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Tag Archives: 80s
BOUGHT ON DISC: aliens, a killer baby, and a Fulci flick
It’s a look at three of the latest movies I’ve added to my collection, including 2 Blu-rays and a 4k UHD. BABY BLOOD (1990) If you’re looking for a bloody, sleazy good time, this French evil baby flick puts all … 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, Baby Blood, giallos, Lords of the Deep, slashers, The Psychic
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Did the Hammer House of Horror series nail it?
Shifting from period pieces and leaving Frankenstein and Dracula in the past, Hammer Films tried to start the 1980s with an anthology series. But with the Creepshow films and television shows like Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, gay horror, Hammer House of Horror, horror anthologies
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BOUGHT ON BLU & 4k: more obscure 80s films
It’s always a treat to find 80s movies that passed me by back in the day to add to my collection. Gotta thank all the boutique labels for digging these three up. Let’s get right into them. NIGHT SCREAMS (1987) … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Alien from the Abyss, creature features, Hell Comes to Frogtown, Night Screams, slashers
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BOUGHT ON BLU: The 40s, the 60s, the 80s
My latest trio of purchases all happen to come from decades that were 20 years apart, and it was a satisfying shopping spree. CAT PEOPLE (1942) Believe it or not, I had never seen the original Cat People, but now … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Cat People, creature features, Silent Rage, slashers, The Strangler
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BOUGHT ON BLU: vengeful ghost children of the past
It’s been decades since I’ve seen the latest additions to my collection. Conveniently, they make a perfect double feature because the plots are similar, and they remind us that angry ghost children have been haunting horror for years. THE HAUNTING … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday I Read the Book: Literary Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, ghosts, supernatural, The Changeling, The Haunting of Julia
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Bought on Blu and DVD: six degrees of recycled sex and scares heading into the 90s
There’s a reason why I added each of the three films in this post to my media library, so let’s find out why… DANCE WITH DEATH (1992) The director of Demon Wind brings us what is considered a remake of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Dance of the Damned, Dance With Death, slashers, To Sleep with a Vampire, vampires
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It’s almost like he comes to you in your dreams…
It’s a trio of slashers with killers that aren’t quite all there…until it’s time for the killing to start! Kinda reminded me of an infamous baddie we all know and love. BRING ME A DREAM (2020) I checked this one … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Bring Me A Dream, gay horror, occult, slashers, supernatural, The Bloody Man, The Manor
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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
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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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