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Tag Archives: backwoods horror
Four horror flicks of the late 1970s
A killer puppet, occult orgies, a big walking fish, and even a gay guy in a backwoods horror. Let’s get into these four from the end of the 1970s. RITUALS (1977) Whether intended or not, Rituals comes across as a … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged backwoods horror, Bog, creature features, gay horror, Magic, occult, Rituals, Satan's Blood, witches
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STREAM QUEEN: a croc, road kill, an electric girl, and a mind jumper
I hit up Hulu, Prime, and even Crackle for my latest movie marathon, so let’s get right into them. BLACK WATER: ABYSS (2020) The director of Black Water is back for the sequel—a Crackle exclusive. The first time around it … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, backwoods horror, Black Water: Abyss, creature features, Possessor, Reborn, sci-fi horror
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PRIME TIME: demons and other creepy creatures
It’s a trio of indie films with varying degrees of chills, thrills, and kills. Let’s take a brief look at A Dark Path, The Evil Rises, and Demons Inside Me. A DARK PATH (2020) If you need a little backwoods … Continue reading
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Tagged A Dark Path, backwoods horror, creature features, Demon Inside Me, demons, possession, slashers, The Evil Rises
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Backwoods horrorthon!
It’s time for one full-length feature just released on Blu-ray, and two short films from an indie directors that are supposedly connected but didn’t really seem to be to me. PLAGUE TOWN (2008) Overall, this film is a disjointed and … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, Plague Town, Spirits of the Pines, The Pig Witch: Redemption
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STREAM QUEEN: a murderer and a monster walk into the woods…
Sometimes you just need to get away from it all, but bloodthirsty killers and monsters get in the way, as in two films on my watchlists that made for a good double feature while offering some variety in the cabin … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, creature feature, Murder in the Woods, slashers, The Millennium Bug
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Direct to streaming and Blu-ray: the horror of Jesse Thomas Cook
I’ve already blogged about several films from director Jesse Thomas Cook (Septic Man, The Hexecutioners, Monster Brawl), so after gravitating to another film of his on Prime, I figured it was time to complete my viewing of all his films…and … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged backwoods horror, cannibals, Deadsight, demons, horror comedy, living dead, possession, Scarce, The Hoard, undead, Zombies
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PRIME TIME: are the ghouls scarier than the movies?
I checked out four flicks on Prime ranging from slasher to supernatural, and they all delivered on the cool creeps—but is that enough? FLIGHT 666 (2018) I’ve seen zombies on a plane, snakes on a plane, demons on a plane…now … Continue reading
When a queer horror short makes me a size queen that wants it longer
Innocent Boy is a strikingly sleek, disturbing yet tantalizing short film that runs just about 11 minutes long—and I imagine you’ll walk away from this one wanting more. The characters and the concepts presented are such a tease, because they’re … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, gay horror, Innocent Boy, LGBTQ horror, queer horror, slashers, trans horror
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STREAM QUEEN: there are boys and bears, but are these horror comedies funny?
They all have some man meat and at least a couple of laughs, but three of these horror comedies dragged on with plodding dialogue, while the fourth one was nonstop action and humor. Let’s take a look. CORPSE (2019) Based … Continue reading
SHUDDER & SHRIEK: four sleek and stylized slashers
From throwbacks to thought-provoking, this Shudder selection hit my watchlist just when I was really in need of a good slasher fix. So which ones did the trick? PARTY HARD, DIE YOUNG (2020) This German language film is available in … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, gay horror, Lake Bodom, Party Hard Die Young, Ruin Me, slashers, The Furies
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