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Don’t break down in the cold or the aliens will get you!

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Daniel

A deformed masked killer flick, a chilly thriller from an established horror director, and a low budget alien indie. So did any of these streaming selections win me over? ENGINE TROUBLE (aka: Junior) (2002) What begins as an ominous intro … Continue reading →

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I’ll have the Xtro, hold the Xtra Xtros

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Daniel

Ah, Xtro. One of those drug trips I took as a teen just by watching cable. I miss the 80s, when the shit that happened in a movie could make absolutely no sense yet bombard my young mind, heart, soul, … Continue reading →

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Weird shit through the 80s

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Daniel

From January 1st, 1980 – December 31st, 1989, I didn’t miss a moment of the 80s. I had cable. I worked at a video store. And yet, there are still horror flicks from the decade that I haven’t yet seen. … Continue reading →

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Holiday horror from 2005: The Toybox From Venus

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Daniel

These two films sound much better when you combine the titles. If you’re wondering how you missed a Halloween alien comedy and a Christmas slasher, don’t wonder, because these are pretty obscure films that don’t exactly do their holidays justice…or … Continue reading →

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Horrors from the water, the sky, and…the vents?

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Daniel

This trio of films offers some familiar (and some cute) faces and favorite subgenres, but is that enough to make them worth a watch? DARK HOUSE (2014) Had this one on my “must-see” list for a while because a) delicious … Continue reading →

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STREAM QUEEN: Alien Hunger vs. Antibirth

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Daniel

It’s sort of a creature double feature, but in both cases, the filler far outweighs the freakozoids…. ALIEN HUNGER (2014) Alien Hunger is a SyFy caliber film about aliens terrorizing people in a house in the woods. So basically, it’s … Continue reading →

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Cabins are out, isolated houses in the country are in

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Daniel

Here we go: 3 cases of partying at a house in the middle of nowhere being a really bad idea, in movies that seem like good ideas and then kind of turn into bad ideas as well the longer they … Continue reading →

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Alienween and I Rec U – the wild retro worlds of horror director Frederico Sfacia

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Daniel

It’s always a thrill to stumble upon a director that clearly worships the same era of horror in which you grew up, so after seeing Italian director Federico Sfacia’s Alienween, I immediately checked out his first film I Rec U, … Continue reading →

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Zombie cannibals and claymation aliens in the 1980s

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Daniel

Doctor Butcher, M.D. and Mutilations—the titles go together better than the content, but at least it made for a double feature with some 80s variety. DOCTOR BUTCHER, M.D. (aka: Zombie Holocaust) (1980) This classic cannibal zombie gorefest is better known … Continue reading →

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These three are not your everyday alien encounter movies

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Daniel

I’m not a fan of cheesy sci-fi “alien” movies, but I love chilling films that take a serious approach to the many documented cases of people who say they were abducted by aliens: Communion, Fire in the Sky, The Fourth … Continue reading →

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