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The Brighter in Darkness vampire saga continues with Lucas Rising

A while back, I blogged about gay horror fantasy Vampires: Brighter in Darkness. Lucas Rising picks up where the first film left off, giving a brief recap, storybook style. But honestly, if you’re going to delve into this world, you … Continue reading

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THE 80s SLASHER VAULTS Part 13: The end of the 80s horror era

I think this is it. I think my 80s Slasher Vaults series comes to an end with this 13th installment of lesser-known titles from the end of the 80s horror era. This one takes us right into the early 1990s, … Continue reading

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Deadly Premonition – talking to the video game voices in my head

While I was between Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Fatal Frame games in the days of PS3/360/Wii, I delved into the budget title Deadly Premonition. Originally an Xbox 360 exclusive, it was eventually released in a slightly expanded “Director’s Cut” … Continue reading

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Zombie Quickies: when you need an undead fix

This flesh-eating foursome – Sound of Nothing, Bunker of the Dead, 5 Years After the Fall, and Isle of the Dead – offers a good dose of zombie variety, including comedy, found footage, military action, and serious survivalist drama. But … Continue reading

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Sex, perversion, and the horror anthology

Time for a trio of raunchy, offensive horror anthologies for those with a taste for tasteless horror. As exploitative as they may seem, some of these tales even explore genuine issues concerning human relations and sexuality. LITTLE DEATHS (2011) I … Continue reading

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THE 80s SLASHER VAULTS 11: they mostly came from 1987

This next trio from 87 (a big year for forgotten slashers and pretty much the year the genre went bust) has a special case—one of the films was released in 1987, but actually has ties to a classic of the … Continue reading

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Backwoods Battle: Voodoo Rising vs. Squeal!

Camping trips and road trips just never end well, so it’s a relief that dumb kids keep going on them. This backwoods battle is between Voodoo Rising and Squeal, two Amazon Prime titles that both run about 80 minutes long … Continue reading

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Sex and the slashers

Despite titillating descriptions of flesh and fear, bodies and blood, almost all four of these films barely brought me to the edge, and often left me shooting blanks. So which one finally provided the release I needed? You’ll just have … Continue reading

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83 and 89 – demons, a costumed killer, a werewolf, and vampires

Cleaning 1980s horror house, here is the latest batch of weird crap I came up with from the VHS era that isn’t the usual slasher. THE ALCHEMIST (1983) Directed by Charles Band, who would go on to create Full Moon … Continue reading

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STREAM QUEEN: for the love of short running times…or not in some cases

My weekend horror included a trio of films with running times well under 90 minutes. Usually, that’s just the right length for my attention span, but two of these three fall short in other areas as well. Conveniently, I happened … Continue reading

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