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Tag Archives: 80s
Lost in the 80s: killer kids, another teen wolf, and a guy who can’t get a date
Basically my whole life is in shambles because two out of these three forgotten films of the 80s aren’t available on disc to add to my collection. Take note, kiddies. THAT is white privilege on full display. THE CHILDREN (1980) … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, infected, Lone Wolf, Mindkiller, slashes, The Children, werewolves, Zombies
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When the classic monsters got the last laugh
Once Freddy, Jason, and Michael raised the horror bar in the 80s, the original monsters kind of lost their fear factor…so they gnaw on our funny bones instead! But do these six flix still hold up? TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 (1985) Director … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature features, horror comedies, My Best a Friend Is A Vampire, My Boyfriend's Back, Teen Wolf, Teen Wolf Too, The Monster Squad, Transylvania 6-5000
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For the love of horror anthologies throughout the 80s
Here it is—a blog covering the six final 80s era anthologies in my movie collection that I haven’t yet covered. It’s mostly the biggies, so I’m going to call out my favorite stories from each anthology. CREEPSHOW (1982) The classic … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Cat’s Eye, Creepshow, Creepshow 2, horror anthologies, Tales from the Darkside, The Willies, Twilight Zone: The Movie
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Five that are all over the 80s horror map
I can practically smell the dusty shelves at my video store when I drudge up some of these older 80s horror titles to write about, so nostalgia alone makes me cherish them all…no matter how bad some may be. DISCONNECTED … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature features, Disconnected, From Beyond, living dead, Monkey Shines, slashers, The Lair of the White Worm, The Vineyard, undead, vampires, Zombies
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3 doses of wicked women from the 1980s
I’m close to being tapped of any 1980s horror in my collection that I haven’t yet blogged about, and I cross three more off the list with this nostalgic triple feature. GHOST STORY (1981) I read Peter Straub’s novel in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Dream Lover, Ghost Story, supernatural, The Devonsville Terror
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1980s dolls vs. 1990s blood dolls!
Before Chucky, there was Dolls! And by the time Chucky found a wife, Full Moon had milked killer dolls to death, mostly with the Puppet Master movies, and then with its own rip-off film, Blood Dolls! Seems like Charles Band … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Blood Dolls, dolls, slashers
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Talk to the hand…and beg it not to kill you!
I love giving a good hand blog, so I wrap my fist around three spanning two decades in this one. THE HAND (1981) Hard to believe Oliver Stone directed this rather forgettable 1981 horror flick that feels more like a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Body Parts, horror comedies, Idle Hands, slashers, The Hand
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Dante dabbling in the fun side of horror
With faves like Gremlins, Piranha, and The Howling under his belt, Joe Dante found a way to channel his love of horror into more mainstream flix for a general audience while still appealing to his fan base. For me, Matinee … Continue reading
Where there’s killer pussy there’s…gay dudes and drag queens?
Written and directed by its star, Nicholas Tana, campy indie Hell’s Kitty is a bit of a love letter to people with cunty kitties and an appreciation for “pussy” humor. More importantly, it is loaded with meta goodies for die-hard … Continue reading
What in 80s hell?
Sometimes you just need to take a trip back to the 80s, when we watched fucked up movies loaded with violence, sex, and gore, didn’t have God or prayer in school…yet never shot up our classmates. Having said that, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature features, Don’t Answer The Phone!, ghosts, Panic, Seeding of a Ghost, slashers, Sledgehammer, supernatural
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