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Tag Archives: creature features
A fish man, a swamp man, and a werewolf
This trio of flicks from my streaming watchlists definitely delivers cool creatures, but only one of the three films had a story that drew me in. MONSTER ISLAND (2025) Two men trapped on a deserted island with a reptilian monster? … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, First Moon, Monster Island, Where the Scary Things Are
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TUBI TERRORS: a killer mermaid, vamp camp, and a wrong turn
It’s a trio of indies from my Tubi watchlist, including a horror take on a Disney fave, a vampire buddy action flick, and a desert mutants splatterfest. Let’s find out if this was a triple win for me. THE LITTLE … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Shot, creature features, Desert Fiends, The Little Mermaid, vampires
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Demons, creatures, monsters, and ghosts
Three out of four of these flicks really brought me some horror happiness, so let’s find out which one was the letdown. HOME SWEET HOME: REBIRTH (2025) The hubby and I are desperate for something entertaining to watch together these … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, demons, ghosts, Home Sweet Home: Rebirth, In Its Wake, supernatural, The Dogs, The Moogai
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PRIME TIME: flesh and blood
For a change, I picked three from a streaming service that all delivered on the horror elements I crave, even if one of them had a more substantial plot and was going for an elevated story. Let’s get into them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumed, creature features, Mouseboat Massacre, slashers, Werewolf in a Women's Prison
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Sequels and anthologies
This foursome of flicks features sequels to two films I’ve already covered and two anthology films. Let’s check them out. CORN II: MIND HARVEST (2025) The original C.O.R.N. was a Halloween themed flick, and it was wild and weird, which … Continue reading
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Tagged CORN II Mind Harvest, creature features, Dogman 3 Fight to the Finish, horror anthologies, Lore, The Devil's Vortex
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BOUGHT ON BLU AND DVD: from the 50s to the 90s
Time to cover six horror flicks I’ve added to my collection over the last few months, and they span decades. Let’s get into them. THE MOLE PEOPLE (1956) I love me some black and white sci-fi horror, but despite having … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, Death Mask, Mom, slashers, The Freakmaker, The Mole People, Torso, Until Death
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Alien zombies, a corpse killer, and a mermaid musical
It’s subgenre insanity time as I knock a trio of random flicks off my watchlists. Let’s get right into them. THE LURE (2015) This Polish film is a really dark and sleazy horror musical, landing it on the screamin’ and … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Arisen, creature features, Skinjacker, slashers, The Lure
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A monster and murderers
I actually had a good time with two out of these four flicks. Let’s find out which ones. GET OFF MY LAWN (2025) You really need to go into this one knowing that it’s intended as a campy, dark comedy … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 31 Kills of Halloween, creature features, found footage, gay horror, Get Off My Lawn, home invasion, horror comedies, Monster On a Plane, My First Horror Film, slashers
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A trio of man monster movies from 2005
I needed a good dose of movies from 2005 as a throwback to better times (never thought I’d say that about the Bush era), so it was quite convenient that I found a trio of them streaming. All three happen … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, Mosquito Man, SharkMan, SnakeMan
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Beware the scary women
It’s a trio of flicks in which creepy women…well…creep around. Let’s get right into them. PANDORA (2024) Much of this movie feels like a drug dream, allowing viewers to connect with the confusion and chaos the protagonist is going through…without … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, Demon Slayer, demons, Mermaid's Curse, Pandora, possession, slashers
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