Tag Archives: backwoods horror

So what exactly are the Rites of Spring?

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Daniel

Rites of Spring is another in a growing trend of movies that begin with a bunch of bad guys committing a crime and ending up in a horror scenario (From Dusk Till Dawn, The Cottage, Malevolence, Dead Birds, etc.). Such … Continue reading →

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80s slasher cult favorites

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Daniel

The endless list of 80s slashers pretty much always leads to celebrating the most prominent films of the decade. Then there are those hidden gems you’d find in the video store that no one was talking about, yet they totally … Continue reading →

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Taking out the 80s slash trash!

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Daniel

Digging into the bowels of 80s slashers, I’ve gathered together a handful to cover so let’s get right to it! THE FOREST (1982)   The Forest isn’t your ordinary backwoods cannibal movie. It’s a hot mess! You feel right at … Continue reading →

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What the Muck?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Daniel

Imagine if The Empire Strikes Back was the only Star Wars film ever made. You’d begin and finish watching it wondering, WTF is going on? Right? Apply that bewilderment to the film Muck and you need to turn the WTF … Continue reading →

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Modern horror—the artistic, the routine, and the barely watchable

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Daniel

But I watched anyway! So let’s get right into what I experienced with these three very different films. NEVERLAKE (2013) If you like fancy frights, you might just enjoy Neverlake. This film is beautiful to look at and has the … Continue reading →

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Backwoods horror: Canadian vs. Italian!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Daniel

It was inbreed heaven when I watched a double feature of Canadian flick Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain and Italian film The Last House in the Woods. And here’s why. EVIL BREED: THE LEGEND OF SAMHAIN (2003) Supposedly, Evil … Continue reading →

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Kevin Smith’s “horror” flick that will make you see red…and a pink triangle

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Daniel

I put off watching Kevin Smith’s Red State for a long time because of the heavily politicized title that drags it out of the horror realm and into liberal propaganda territory. And as I suspected, the film in no way … Continue reading →

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Jersey Shore Massacre – boys, babes, and blood. Lots of blood.

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Daniel

After seeing the craptastic Jersey Shore Shark Attack, the first horror flick to cash in on the popularity of Jersey Shore, I was fully expecting Jersey Shore Massacre, executive produced by none other than Jersey Shore alum JWoww, to be … Continue reading →

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There’s man on the menu in Texas…plus a gay buffet!

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Daniel

As a New Yorker, freaky inbred hillbillies, small town psychotic religious folk, and even redneck cannibals have always been the stuff of my horror movie nightmares. And if banjo-playing toothless wonders could do a number on an unlucky straight boy … Continue reading →

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One cannibalistic backwoods Texas family still reigns supreme

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Daniel

A crazy family in Texas forces drifters and illegal immigrants to work as ranch hands. If these scruffy men don’t comply, they are tortured and eventually become beef jerky. You would think a movie about a bunch of sweaty slaves … Continue reading →

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