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Tag Archives: 1980s
Journeying through the 80s era…and stopping at a gay bar along the way
It’s a foursome of flicks I’ve just added to my collection from the best decade of my existence, and even includes some gay stuff, so let’s get into them. NIGHT OF DEATH (1980) It’s so odd to find movies still … 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, cannibals, creature features, gay horror, Goodnight God Bless, home invasion, Lucifer, Night of Death, Siege, slashers, supernatural, The Bride
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Back to the 90s and 80s with Fear Street 1994 and Vicious Fun
It’s hack ‘n’ slash time with some retro vibes in these two throwbacks to the final decades of the last millennium. Sounds like fun…right? FEAR STREET PART 1: 1994 (2021) 1994 is one of those instances in which for everything … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, 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 1980s, 80s, Fear Street Part 1 1994, horror comedies, slashers, Vicious Fun
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Five flicks from two indie horror directors of the 80s
My never-ending hunt for more obscure 80s horror flicks I had yet to add to my movie collection recently resulted in the addition of five from two directors I already have in my collection: Roberta Findlay, who was also a … Continue reading
Posted in In My Write Mind: News About My Writings, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, aliens, Blood Sisters, Blood Theatre, ghosts, Lurkers, slashers, supernatural, The Oracle, The Visitants
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90s horror crawling onto Blu-ray
The indie movie companies keep digging up the obscurities and bringing them to high def, so let’s see what has been brought back from the 90s in recent months. FATAL EXAM (1990) This one has that totally 80s shot-on-video look…because … Continue reading
Time for a four course meal of my favorite comfort food…80s horror
I will devour 80s horror forever, but was this foursome filling enough? Let’s take a look. BEYOND DREAMS DOOR (1989) Clearly inspired by the huge popularity of the Elm Street series, this low budget direct-to-video movie is mostly a nonstop … 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, Beyond Dreams Door, Beyond Terror, creature features, ghosts, Grave Secrets, living dead, occult, supernatural, Transmutations, undead, Zombies
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Was a trip to Boggy Creek fun enough to go back for seconds?
Born in 1969, I was a wee child when my mother and older brothers subjected me to the horrors of UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts, and the occult, which were all the rage during the 1970s. So it’s time to stroll down … Continue reading
Early 80s vs. late 80s horror
I went deep diving for my 80s fix with four in a variety of subgenres. So let’s get right to them. THE LAST SHARK (1981) Falling between Jaws 2 and Jaws 3, The Last Shark put in the effort to … Continue reading
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
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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