Tag Archives: backwoods horror

The 80s SLASHER VAULTS 5: the 80s horror vault inside the vault

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Daniel

For this installment of my 80s Slasher Vault series, I look at some 80s horror slashers that were basically locked in a vault that was then locked in another vault. HORROR HOUSE ON HIGHWAY 5 (1985)   A slasher so … Continue reading →

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Jason Voorhees goes all Ed Gein!

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Daniel

Just the other day I blogged about the 1974 film Deranged, which was pretty much the story of real-life psycho killer Ed Gein, with some fictional horror embellishment and the changing of Ed’s name to Ezra Cobb. It would have … Continue reading →

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Stay away from the woods if your man recently died

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Daniel

Movies The Hike and Run, Hide, Die have a message for women – for fuck’s sake, don’t try to get over the death of your man by having a girls’ weekend in the woods. So which one gets the message … Continue reading →

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Stream Queen: slasher sequel, backwoods horror comedy, and horror anthology

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Daniel

My latest streaming triple feature was a buffet of subgenres, which is always a refreshing way to keep things interesting, especially when I didn’t actually hate any of them (the gore factor helped). But I definitely had a favorite. BLOOD … Continue reading →

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3 random flicks from this decade

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Daniel

My brief look at films about: rednecks with guns (how creative); a murder game taken too far, and kids vs. mom. WRATH (2011) Um…so…a group of friends drives through redneck territory. Hicks with sniper rifles take most of them out … Continue reading →

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IT HAPPENED AFTER SCREAM Part 6: a little bit of everything

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Daniel

This batch of slashers from the decade following the success of Scream has it all: meta teen slasher fun, backwoods horror, and a touch of torture porn to round things out. CHERRY FALLS (2000) Despite some really juicy footage being … Continue reading →

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IT HAPPENED AFTER SCREAM Part 4: wrong turns….

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Daniel

The resurgence of slashers following Scream needed to break the teen horror mold somehow, so it began turning to the old Texas Chainsaw backwoods formula, which was often a convenient way to also work in the growing trend of torture … Continue reading →

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Lumberjack Man – would you like some flesh flaps with those flapjacks?

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Daniel

I had no expectations going into Lumberjack Man, figuring it was going to be another awful slasher only worthy of the SyFy Channel. After catching it on cable, I’ve put it at the top of my “to buy” list. At … Continue reading →

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2 psycho stalkers, 2 psycho families, 2 too talky

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Daniel

It’s a total coincidence that I watched this handful of movies—which have some common characteristics—one after the other. Conveniently, it makes it easy to toss them all into one blog about two psycho stalkers, two psycho families, and two movies … Continue reading →

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Ron Jeremy…scream king?

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Daniel

Without missing a beat, Ron Jeremy wormed his way from porn films to horror. And he has racked up appearances in dozens of horror flicks in the last decade. So naturally, I hunted down as many of them as I … Continue reading →

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