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Tag Archives: 80s
A fistful of reasons Bruce Campbell should have just made Evil Dead 4…
Sure, Bruce Campbell has been in many movies since Army of Darkness in 1992, Maniac Cop being my favorite. But let’s face it. His hardcore fans have been waiting for him to recreate Ash in every movie since then. Many … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Alien Apocalypse, Army of Darkness, Bruce Campbell, Bubba Ho-Tep, David Carradine, Deborah Foreman, Elvis Presley, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, horror comedy, Man with the Screaming Brain, Maxwell Caulfield, My Name is Bruce, Sam Raimi Ted Raimi, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
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80s new wave monster Alice Cooper: his music and movie…
Funny thing about my taste in 80s new wave music—My favorite songs or albums by certain artists are often the very records those artists’ most hardcore fans despise. What most fans label as “sell out” albums, I consider masterpieces. For … Continue reading
Pieces will have you in stitches…
Since this perspective on the 1982 slasher Pieces is mine, naturally it doesn’t matter what the quality is of the film. It is a total treasure simply because it comes from the 80s—there’s even a fricking Ronald Reagan photo hanging … Continue reading
An old school of Piranha…
Naturally with the release of Piranha 3D this summer and the rerelease of Avatar in the theaters, it was a good time to cash in by releasing the original 1978 Piranha on Blu-ray as well as the James Cameron directed flying … Continue reading
Humanoids Go in Deep
HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (1980) What a way to start the 80s horror era. Humanoids from the Deep is everything The Creature from the Black Lagoon wanted to be 25 years before—filled with blood, boobs, an enlightening Native American subplot, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature feature, Emma Samms, Humanoids from the Deep, Robert Carradine
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Motel Hell—it’s more of a camp ground
Aside from slashers, the 80s also spawned various horror films about the use of human flesh as meat to be served to unsuspecting patrons at restaurants, diners, and such. Motel Hell serves up a demented take on the theme and … Continue reading
Mother’s Day: the mother of all horror exploitation flicks?
Back in the day when Friday the 13th and Halloween reigned supreme, right as the 70s were becoming the 80s, low budget horror/exploitation films were being made that were just begging for a market that didn’t involve passing theatrical rating … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, backwoods horror, Mother's Day, slashers
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Dreamscape: A Nightmare OFF Elm Street
Way back in 1984, the same year A Nightmare On Elm Street haunted our dreams, there was another film released with a curiously similar premise. Hot off his groundbreaking role in Jaws 3-D, Dennis Quaid starred in Dreamscape opposite Kate … Continue reading
Return of the Alien’s Deadly Sperm…I mean, Spawn
When I saw this gory little b-movie back in the 80s on VHS, it was titled Return of the Alien’s Deadly Spawn, but the DVD release simply uses the original title The Deadly Spawn, which they apparently changed to cash … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, aliens, creature feature, Return of the Alien's Deadly Spawn, The Deadly Spawn
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