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Tag Archives: creature features
Horror of the 1980s: beginning, middle, and end
Reveling in some new acquisitions to my DVD and Blu-ray collection, I knew it was once again time to blog about the 1980s. So here’s a selection of flicks I haven’t yet covered spanning from 1980 to 1989. CONTAMINATION (1980) … Continue reading
The 80s obscurities keep on coming
The 80s never really end for me, so here’s yet another blog covering four more lost horror movies of the decade. FIEND (1980) Fiend comes from the director of Nightbeast, and to me it’s like unofficial Night of the Living … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, Deadly Lessons, Fiend, gay horror, horror anthologies, living dead, Night Terror, Razorback, slashers, undead, Zombies
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STREAM QUEEN: random acts of horror…and one that was definitely my fave
For my latest streaming binge, I turned to Hulu, Netflix, and Shudder, for some “refined” horror…which usually doesn’t work out for me. However, nearly half of these four films brought me some horror joy. 1BR (2019) Blech. I’ll get 1BR … Continue reading
STREAM QUEEN: four killer creature films
Although I may not have loved every film in this foursome, I sure enjoyed the variety of styles and tones. Let’s get right into them. DEAD STOP (2011) Overall, Dead Stop is worth a watch for some gore and cheap … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, Dead Stop, Half Moon, It Came from the Desert, Rottentail, slashers, werewolves
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Four horrors of the 1900s
Ha! Sounds like a long time ago, doesn’t it? In fact, the first film in this foursome is nearly 100 years old and its plot is still being ripped off to this day. So let’s see how the past has … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, Horrors of the Black Museum, Mystery of the Wax Museum, slashers, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die, The Crawling Eye
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Four from the Christopher and Cushing era
My late brother was a big fan of the Hammer horror films and anything starring Christopher Lee and/or Peter Cushing, so he left me with a nice little collection of their films. Here’s my first dip into the selection, which … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, Horror Express, supernatural, The Gorgon, The Mummy, The Skull
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Four from the end of the 90s
This proved to be an entertaining selection of four films from between 1997 and 1999 that are a bit of a departure from the sleek, post-Scream craze going on at the time. THE WAX MASK (1997) Fulci and Argento worked … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, ghosts, John Carpenter’s Vampires, Knocking On Death’s Door, slashers, supernatural, The Relic, The Wax Mask, vampires
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STREAM QUEEN: demons be damned
I love me some demon movies…when they’re worth loving. Did any of these four make my heart beat faster? Let’s find out. THE MIDNIGHT MAN (2016) The Midnight Man begins with three children playing a supernatural game in the dark … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged aliens, creature features, demons, Devil’s Gate, Devil’s Revenge, possession, The Evil Down the Street, The Midnight Man
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I’ll take the 80s triple feature with extra cheese on a Blu-ray
The 80s hits (and misses) just keep going Blu thanks to all the indie companies digging them out of the vaults, so it’s time to take on three I just added to my collection: a giallo, a giant snake film, … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature features, Delirium, Flesh-Eating Mothers, giallos, infected, slashers, Spasms, Zombies
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STREAM QUEEN: these killer creatures bit, but not in the good way
There are pterodactyls, a croc, and dogs, but this wasn’t one of my best moments selecting movies for a themed triple feature, so let’s just get this over with. TERRORDACTYL (2016) It shocks me that Terrordactyl never found its way … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, horror comedies, Terrordactyl, The Breed, The Pool
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