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Tag Archives: 80s
Camp Slaughter: this is how you capture the spirit of 80s slashers
I really cannot BELIEVE that I’ve seen this 2005 movie TRASHED by those who claim it completely fails in doing justice to the 80s slasher tradition. These people either didn’t grow up on 80s slashers, or don’t remember the 80s. … Continue reading
It’s no Shocker that I completely blacked out Wes Craven’s Shocker
Being a huge fan of A Nightmare on Elm Street from the moment it hit VHS, I was most definitely a Freddy fan rather than a Wes Craven devotee. I never worshipped any movies just because they were made by … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, ghosts, Shocker, supernatural
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Death Valley: He’ll shoot your eye out!
In 1982, a year before A Christmas Story was released, our beloved Ralphie starred in a 1980s slasher—as “the final girl.” Yep. Death Valley is a road trip slasher flick in which the killer is predominantly stalking a little boy. … Continue reading
Before Wes Craven’s Shocker there was…PRISON
Amazingly, this is one 80s horror film I didn’t see in the 80s. It was filmed in 1986 but not released until 1988…and also never showed up on VHS in the video store at which I worked at the time, … Continue reading
The Serpent and the Rainbow; great title for a gay horror film
I never realized how gay Wes Craven’s 1988 film The Serpent and the Rainbow is because I never managed to sit through it and care about it. After trying again, this is what I came up with. Serpent=devil and sin … Continue reading
There are monsters in my TV!!!!
And they’re both on one Blu-Ray disc! 80s classics The Video Dead and Terror Vision have finally made it back to the home “video” market after a long hiatus (aka: the VHS days). So while everyone else was watching the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, aliens, creature feature, gay horror, living dead, TerrorVision, The Video Dead, undead, Zombies
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My kind of video game: zombies, cheerleaders, headless hunks, and 80s love
Forget the story, suspense, or scares of survival horror. Lollipop Chainsaw is a straight up hack n’ slash arcade style video game that is loads of zombie slaughtering fun. It’s just you, a chainsaw, a hot dumb cheerleader sucking on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, arcade games, Lollipop Chainsaw, video games, Zombies
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Bad, Bad, Bad…but the title is actually Bad Taste
The most enticing thing about Peter Jackson’s first film when it came out in the 80s was that there was a picture of a goofy alien flipping the bird on the cover of the VHS box. I don’t even know … Continue reading
What would Gremlins look like if they came from hell?
Gremlins created a monster—and I don’t mean when they ate after midnight. I’m talking about Troll, Critters, the classic 80s film Munchies starring Harvey Korman, and Ghoulies. How this particular film spawned 3 sequels is beyond me. GHOULIES (1985) Take … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Ghoulies, Ghoulies 2, Ghoulies 3, Ghoulies 4, Ghoulies II, Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go To College, Ghoulies IV
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One thing 976-EVIL taught me…
867-5309 will always be the only phone number worth remembering in the 8os. In 1988, Robert Englund decided to direct his own horror film. And what a nightmare it is. I can never remember 976-EVIL until I re-watch it. In … Continue reading