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Tag Archives: 1980s
80s oddities: beginning, middle, and end
It’s a trio of lesser-known films from the best horror decade ever–although you wouldn’t know that by watching these three movies. FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND (1981) I cannot process that this film was made in 1981 and not 1961, beginning with the … 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, aliens, creature features, Frankenstein Island, High Desert Kill, Murder-Rock, slashers
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It came from the early 80s and I just bought it on Blu-ray
Bette Davis leads the charge as we enter the eighties with this trio of films I’ve finally added to my collection. Let’s have a look. THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS (1980) The most frightening scenes of this Disney supernatural film … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Deadly Games, occult, Revenge of the Dead, slashers, The Watcher in the Woods, witchcraft, Zeder
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It’s a non-canon Friday the 13th double feature
Jason fans rejoice. A lot of what you’ve been waiting for becomes a reality in these two films about the iconic horror franchise. 13 FANBOY (2021) This film has such a fantastic meta premise, brings together loads of horror veterans … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 Fanboy, 1980s, 80s, Rose Blood: A Friday the 13th Fan Film, slashers
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Crazy for the 80s
My latest selection of six flix to cover includes five I scored on Blu-ray, and a final one that could definitely use an official release on disc—and they’re all lesser-known movies you may have stumbled upon on HBO or on … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, 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, Big Man on Campus, creature features, Curfew, gay horror, Girlfriend from Hell, Graverobbers, home invasion, horror comedies, occult, Scream for Help, The Kindred, Zombies
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The werewolf films of Paul Naschy
Don’t know what possessed me, but I suddenly decided I needed to have every movie by Spanish actor/writer/director/horror hunk Paul Naschy in my movie collection. Considering I only had about four of them, that meant a whole lot more to … Continue reading
Man eaters and model murderers in the 1980s
I’ve just added four more from the 1980s to my horror movie collection. Two are from one of the Blu-ray collections of films by Spanish horror actor/director Paul Naschy, and two are a Euro giallo/slasher series double feature that was … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, cannibals, giallos, Human Beasts, Night of the Werewolf, Nothing Underneath, slashers, Too Beautiful To Die, vampires, werewolves
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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) This is one of those cases in which for everything … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, All-American Murder, creature features, Fatal Exam, Last Gasp, possession, slashers, supernatural, Winterbeast
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