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Tag Archives: backwoods horror
More than enough reasons to avoid isolated roads in Texas…
I’m not even going to talk about the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre other than to say it took me years to get up the nerve to watch it, and it is a film that still disturbs me today. So … Continue reading
For the love of backwoods horror and deformed killers…
Here are 2 backwoods horror flix that are pretty derivative. So naturally, I’m a fan of both. THE COTTAGE In the tradition of movies like From Dusk Till Dawn, Dead Birds, and Malevolence, the premise of 2008’s The Cottage is … Continue reading
Just when you thought it wasn’t safe to go in the woods…
If you love backwoods horror like Texas Chainsaw, Wrong Turn, Monster Man, 2000 Maniacs, then you will fully appreciate Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, a horror comedy satire that is absolutely in no way a horror film. But it is … Continue reading
Wrong Turn takes a wrong turn somewhere around the middle of part 3
The original Wrong Turn is one of my favorite horror flicks of the Y2K decade. It’s got Eliza Dushku. It’s got that hot guy as her love interest. It’s got deformed backwoods freaks, suspense, gore. That’s all I really need … Continue reading
I got totally plastered last night–and it was kinda scary
Okay, this is really bad situation. I have this 2006 horror film Plasterhead in my collection—and upon rewatching it last night, I can only assume I watched it a first time. Seriously, I don’t remember a SINGLE THING about this … Continue reading
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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Madman—not your ordinary early 80s Friday the 13th ripoff.
Only two years after the release of the original Friday the 13th, Madman was one of many that followed the same summer camp stalker format. But this is one really bizarre backwoods slasher. I instantly loved it because the opening … Continue reading
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