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The thing I'll always remember and appreciate most about THE CONJURING that never seems to happen in other horror movies...when Lili Taylor hears a strange noise in the middle of the night, as she checks it out room by room, she turns on Every. Single. Light. in the house.Looking for the sounds of the 80s with a modern edge? The latest episode of my now wave show features tracks by Poppy, The Smiths, Korinthians, Vanguard, Toyah, and more.Boys, Bears & Scares Zones
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Category Archives: Sound Check – The Songs Stuck in My Head
SHUDDER AND SHRIEK: man movies!
Shudder delivered three “movie night with the hubby” flicks, and it was all about men vs. monsters. So what did my sofa sidekick and I think of The Head Hunter, Cold Skin, and Nekrotronic? Let’s find out. THE HEAD HUNTER … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Cold Skin, creature features, demons, horror comedy, Nekrotronic, The Head Hunter
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STREAM QUEEN: three times the infection
I don’t know if it’s the whole Covid thing getting to me, but suddenly I’ve been dragging the hubby back into the zombie/infected world with a handful we’ve not seen before. So here are three more that had some aspects … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged American Zombieland, horror comedy, infected, Last Ones Out, living dead, Mayhem, undead, zombedy, Zombies, zomcom
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Modeling can be murder
It’s a double feature of pretty women falling victim to psychotic, artistic men as I take on Playgirl Killer and Double Exposure. PLAYGIRL KILLER (1967) I had to revisit this one because it was an oldie I watched on TV … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, Double Exposure, gay horror, Playgirl Killer, slashers
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STREAM QUEEN: there are boys and bears, but are these horror comedies funny?
They all have some man meat and at least a couple of laughs, but three of these horror comedies dragged on with plodding dialogue, while the fourth one was nonstop action and humor. Let’s take a look. CORPSE (2019) Based … Continue reading
Aliens, demons, clowns, and killers
This foursome of films has a little bit of everything, from 80s throwback vibes to sequels. So let’s get into my impressions of Rim of the World, Prey, Hell House LLC 3, and Cry Havoc. RIM OF THE WORLD (2019) … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged aliens, creature features, Cry Havoc, demons, found footage, ghosts, Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire, horror comedy, possession, Prey, Rim of the World, slashers, supernatural
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NETFLIX AND CHILLS: 3 tales of the supernatural
How about a little ghostly triple feature? I look very briefly at three I watched on Netflix: DeadCon, Polaroid, and The Car: Road to Revenge—and yes, it’s a sequel. DEADCON (2019) The title of this one had me excited for … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature feature, DeadCon, ghosts, Polaroid, supernatural, The Car: Road to Revenge
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The horrors of Showtime February 2020
Showtime is the premium channel with the most On Demand horror titles, so I check it every month or so to see what’s new. Here’s a look at five selections from my latest Showtime horror marathon. SELFIE FROM HELL (2018) … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged cannibals, demons, ghosts, Harpoon, horror comedy, I'll Take Your Dead, Selfie from Hell, slashers, supernatural, The Young Cannibals, Tone Deaf
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Halloween horrors and a Valentine song stealer
Although it’s February, I discovered a couple of Halloween selections on Prime that I had not seen. Meanwhile, Hulu offers a new “Valentine” installment of Into the Dark for February, and it’s the only one here that won’t be landing … Continue reading
My 2019 Holiday Horror Marathon
While Hanukkah isn’t reaching my mailbox until February and Black Christmas remake number 2 is the mainstream movie that everyone is beating to death, I take a look at a whole load of December horror choices to add to the … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Await Further Instructions, creature feature, Darkest Night, demons, found footage, horror comedy, I Trapped The Devil, infected, Into the Dark: A Nasty Piece of Work, I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday, Killer Christmas, possession, Scary Little Fuckers, slashers, Sugarplum, supernatural, Ugly Sweater Party
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Four of the more obscure from 1989 – 1996
I dare to once again travel back to that awful transition period between the end of the awesome 80s horror era to the resurgence of good horror post-Scream. So let’s see how this smorgasbord of varying styles and subgenres holds … Continue reading