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Tag Archives: 1980s
Back to the 80s: Silent Madness vs. Don’t Panic
The 80s really will never end, as even someone like myself, who worked in a mom and pop video store for years and had cable throughout the 80s, is still treated to obscure movies I’ve never seen as they are … Continue reading
For the love of 80s Euro trash horror
This was going to be a general blog about a handful of 1980s horror movies, until I realized all my selections are European films. So let’s get into them! REST IN PIECES (1987) This odd little Euro horror flick reminds … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, Faceless, gay horror, Howl of the Devil, living dead, Oasis of the Zombies, occult, Rest in Pieces, slashers, undead, Zombies
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Stephen King’s killing machine and a giant rat creature
I was a huge Stephen King reader in my early teens, which coincided with his rise to mass popularity and numerous movie adaptations within a matter of years. Of course once the movie studios had tapped some of his best … Continue reading
I’ll take the 80s triple feature with extra cheese on a Blu-ray
The 80s hits (and misses) just keep going Blu thanks to all the indie companies digging them out of the vaults, so it’s time to take on three I just added to my collection: a giallo, a giant snake film, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature features, Delirium, Flesh-Eating Mothers, giallos, infected, slashers, Spasms, Zombies
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It came from 1989…four times
The day I can no longer dig up lost 1980s films I’ve never seen is the day I will stop living in the past. Okay, I’m lying. But this foursome was a delicious dive into first time viewing of horror … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature features, Family Reunion, ghosts, occult, Shocking Dark, Sounds of Silence, supernatural, The Immortalizer, Zombies
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They’re not your everyday 1980s horror films
Every time I think I’ve covered just about all the horror the 1980s had to offer, some lost films resurface. So let’s take a look at The Nesting, The Strangeness, Beaks, and Dream Demon. THE NESTING (1981) Before there was … Continue reading
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
Making a Nightwish for the Laughing Dead to do a Slash Dance
I lived through the 80s, when cable TV was everything and I worked in a video store with a huge horror section, yet there are still films I’ve never seen. Like these three… SLASH DANCE (1989) It’s surprising that it … Continue reading
Back to the 80s—four from 85 to 90
The 80s vaults just keep swinging open, between indie companies digging up lost films for Blu-ray release, streaming services offering poor quality sources of old movies, and even owners of VHS tapes from back in the day uploading them to … Continue reading
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