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Tag Archives: creature feature
It’s back to the 90s for a foursome of mostly fun and fear
It’s no secret that the final decade of last millennium almost killed the horror genre (in my and most other people’s opinions), but the 1990s does have its moments. So here’s what went right and wrong for me in this … Continue reading
Two and a Hole Men
Although the trailer on Prime kept my interest, I never expected anything as good as what I got from Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver. That subtitle sounds like it could be the name of a picture book … Continue reading
We have rooms…come stay for the knife…
When you check in At Granny’s House or the Hotel Inferno, are you in for a snorefest or a gorefest? Let’s take a look. HOTEL INFERNO (2013) Giulio De Santi of Adam Chaplin and Taeter City fame takes his nonstop gore to the … Continue reading
Direct to DVD: A Benjamin Cooper/Jeff Ryan/Matt O’Neill triple feature
Approximately every 5 years since 2006, indie director Benjamin Cooper has released a horror film. Since all three were on Amazon Prime and I totally got sucked in by his creature feature Primitive, I decided…BLOG! THE BRINK (2006) For his … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature feature, Edgar Allan Poe’s Lighthouse Keeper, ghosts, Primitive, slashers, supernatural, The Brink
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Masked bitches, zombies, and mutants
If you stream a lot of horror, chances are the name Uncork’d has become a pretty familiar sight at the beginning of a film. It’s another 21st century company keeping the horror genre alive by releasing numerous indie films. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bad Apples, creature feature, Dawning of the Dead, gay horror, horror comedies, living dead, slashers, The Rizen, undead, zombedy, Zombies, zomcom
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Kevin Tenney: in the wake of the great demon incident
I was the guy my boss turned to back in the 80s when the horror movie screeners arrived at our video store—it was my job to watch them and let him know if they were worth buying for the store … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, aliens, Arrival II, creature feature, ghosts, supernatural, The Cellar, The Second Arrival, witches, Witchtrap
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Digging through the 80s horror obscurities
Still chipping away at my ultimate goal to eventually blog about every movie in my personal collection, excluding major horror flicks – unless I find something new to say about them that hasn’t been said ad nauseam by every diehard … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature feature, ghosts, Night of the Demons, Shadow Play, Sister Sister, slashers, supernatural, Truth Or Dare?: A Critical Madness
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The Night Before Halloween isn’t prepared for the holiday
Because the title Mischief Night has already been used for two fun pre-Halloween horror flix, this SyFy original – that aired two nights before Halloween – went with The Night Before Halloween (which means we now officially have horror movie … Continue reading
Alienween and I Rec U – the wild retro worlds of horror director Frederico Sfacia
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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Tagged aliens, Alienween, creature feature, I Rec U
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Real monsters and human monsters from the 1990s
This foursome of films was slapped onto a 15-movie collection I picked up recently. As always, there was one film I’ve been looking for on DVD, some films that weren’t bad, and others that were grueling to get through. So … Continue reading