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Tag Archives: creature features
BOUGHT ON BLU: 1970s horror makes its way to Blu-ray
It’s a trio of flicks from the 1970s that recently got the HD treatment for the physical market. But are these three titles worth the purchase? HORROR HIGH (1973) The sappy ballad that opens Horror High tells you immediately you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Ants, creature features, Horror High, Shriek of the Mutilated, slashers
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Killers and creatures of the 60s and I got them on Blu-ray
This foursome of flicks I’ve just added to my library spans from 1959 to 1965 and delivers a masked killer, big creatures, and even vampire aliens. CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER (1959) There’s some question as to whether horror master Mario … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged aliens, Blood and Black Lace, Caltiki The Immortal Monster, creature features, Planet of the Vampires, slashers, The Flesh Eaters, vampires
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SHUDDER AND SHRIEK: women in peril
It’s girls gone wild with sharks, demons, and aliens. THE REEF: STALKED (2022) A sequel to the 2010 film The Reef in name only, The Reef: Stalked is a reminder that the shark subgenre of movies started by the Open … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, creature features, demons, Revealer, sharks, The Reef Stalked, The Seed
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TUBI TERRORS: a shark, a werewolf, and giant maggots!
It’s killer creature time in my latest marathon on Tubi. BLOOD BITE (2020) This Asian shark film feels like a cheesy SyFy mashup of Jaws 3D and Deep Blue Sea. I couldn’t wait to type that sentence. Unfortunately, the film … 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 Blood Bite, creature features, gay horror, horror comedies, Maggots, The Hunting
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DIRECT TO STREAMING: circling back around to some favorite indie directors
Every once in a while I discover a movie in my watchlists is from an indie director whose films I’ve covered in the past. Turns out there were four movies this time from three different directors. TOOTH FAIRY: THE LAST … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, Doctor Carver, slashers, Spider in the Attic, The Jack In The Box Awakening, Tooth Fairy The Last Extraction
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Gator goodness…or a croc of shit?
After tapping into some shark horror at the beginning of the weekend, I ended the weekend with a triple feature focusing gators and crocs. Eek! FRESHWATER (2016) When a killer alligator movie…becomes a slasher? Well, that’s one way to make … Continue reading
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Tagged Alligator X, creature features, Croc, Freshwater
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TUBI TERRORS: a trio of shark flicks
It was another sharkathon with the hubby to usher in the summer season. Let’s see how it went with this trio we checked out on Tubi. BULL SHARK (2022) This is an astoundingly boring shark movie that doesn’t even try … Continue reading
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Tagged Bull Shark, creature features, Dam Sharks, Shark Season
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PRIME TIME: an exorcism, an anthology, and a big bug
I’m nearing the end of my Prime watchlist, so let’s get right into the three I just crossed off it. WHILE WE SLEEP (2021) If you need an exorcism itch to be scratched, you might get a hint of relief … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 Days to Hell, creature features, exorcisms, horror anthologies, possession, The Arbors, While We Sleep
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PRIME TIME: home invasion horror and a Lovecraft creature
Yay! It was a triple feature marathon of movies from my Prime list, and I had a good time with all three of them…and one even features a gay couple. BABYSITTER MUST DIE (2020) The deceiving cover and title make … 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 Babysitter Must Die, creature features, gay horror, home invasion, Knifecorp, slashers, The Deep Ones
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PRIME TIME: dabbling in the occult and bringing out the beasts
Despite being very different in plot and tone, these three films kind of worked together due to some common threads. They made for an absolutely unintentional, logical weekend triple feature–I was merely knocking off the next three flicks on my … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, Flesh, occult, The Believer, The Manor, witchcraft
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