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Tag Archives: creature features
Creatures and crazies of the early 1970s
Ah. The early 1970s, when I was just a wee toddler and a few short years away from my first dose of horror movies. I wish I could remember what the first genuine horror movie was that I actually watched. … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, Malatesta's Carnival of Blood, Octaman, slashers, The Corpse Grinders, The Creeping Flesh
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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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Was a trip to Boggy Creek fun enough to go back for seconds?
Born in 1969, I was a wee child when my mother and older brothers subjected me to the horrors of UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts, and the occult, which were all the rage during the 1970s. So it’s time to stroll down … 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, Bigfoot, Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues, creature features, The Legend of Boggy Creek
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Will these scary creatures make you scream?
Aliens, a tentacle, a giant croc, and a demon. So which ones deliver on the chills and thrills? ATTACK OF THE UNKNOWN (2020) If SyFy bothered to show anything other than Harry Potter movies these days, this film would be … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Attack of the Unknown, creature features, demons, Into the Dark: Tentacles, occult, Rogue, supernatural, They Reach
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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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Early 80s vs. late 80s horror
I went deep diving for my 80s fix with four in a variety of subgenres. So let’s get right to them. THE LAST SHARK (1981) Falling between Jaws 2 and Jaws 3, The Last Shark put in the effort to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Blood Link, creature features, Dark Tower, ghosts, slashers, supernatural, The House of Usher, The Last Shark
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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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Five from the early 1970s
They came from the same time period as The Exorcist and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but don’t expect them to live up to the two iconic films of the genre from that era. THE DUNWICH HORROR (1970) Based on a … Continue reading
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Tagged cannibals, Carnival of Blood, Chosen Survivors, creature features, House of the Living Dead, occult, slashers, supernatural, Terror at Red Wolf Inn, The Dunwich Horror
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