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Even the 80s can’t save these three…
Yes, I’m guilty of saying (constantly) that anything 80s is perfect, but I will call out the occasional flaws. So here go three occasions. BOARDING HOUSE (1982) When the intro credits to an early 80s horror flick begin with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Boarding House, demons, gay horror, I Married a Vampire, Merchants of Death, supernatural
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IT HAPPENED AFTER SCREAM part 1: three high profile titles
In the decade following the popularity of the Scream franchise, slasher films became a dollar a dozen (inflation), and this fool scooped up loads of them on DVD. So I’ve dug out all the slashers from the 2000s that I … Continue reading
Sex and Scares: It’s horror porn fun!
Before I get to Quad X: The Porn Movie Massacre, I must briefly cover the “prequel,” Quad X: Rise of the Beaver Slayer. QUAD X: RISE OF THE BEAVER SLAYER (2014) This first film is not a horror comedy, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged gay horror, horror comedy, Quad X: The Porn Movie Massacre, slashers
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Bowie, boys, and a gay-themed episode of The Hunger
It wasn’t until I was putting together a tribute to David Bowie for Boys, Bears & Scares after his death that I learned he hosted a horror anthology TV show named after his 1983 vampire film. The Hunger aired for … Continue reading
Are you prepared for what you’ll see in the Hole in the Wall?
Low-budget horror anthology Hole in the Wall is all about the “WTF am I watching?” effect. The wraparound doesn’t make much sense, and the stories aren’t really stories, but you will be bombarded by some fucked up shit. If the … Continue reading
A so-so foursome: ghosts, vampires, a dead killer, and a spreading infection
You know how it is when you watch a horror film that doesn’t quite grab you, yet doesn’t actually suck. Well, I just struck a wave of four of them. DEAD STILL (2014) If the video game Fatal Frame were … Continue reading
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Tagged body horror, Contracted: Phase II, Dead Still, gay horror, ghosts, horror comedy, infected, Lesbian Vampire Killers, slashers, Some Kind of Hate, supernatural, vampires
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Sometimes, predictable is better
Once in a while, if a film tries to do something different and fails miserably, you realize you really just need a good old derivative hack ‘n’ slash to make things better. Which is why I followed up Cassadaga with … Continue reading
Weekend viewings: the good outweighed the bad!
For a change, I watched a half-dozen films during the weekend and came out with more winners than losers. So let’s get to them. MODEL HUNGER (2016) B-movie queen Debbie Rochon gets behind the camera for her directorial debut, and … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, gay horror, horror comedy, Howl, Memory of the Dead, Model Hunger, slashers, supernatural, The Voices, torture porn, Trophy Heads, Unfriended, werewolves
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Ron Jeremy…scream king?
Without missing a beat, Ron Jeremy wormed his way from porn films to horror. And he has racked up appearances in dozens of horror flicks in the last decade. So naturally, I hunted down as many of them as I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Girls: A Satanic Sorority Slasher, Andre the Butcher, backwoods horror, Blood Moon Rising: Lucy’s Revenge, Curse of Pirate Death, demons, Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove, gay horror, horror comedy, living dead, Silent Screams, slashers, Slaughter Weekend, The Haunted Trailer, The Wickeds, undead, vampires, werewolves, Witch’s Sabbath, zombedy, Zombies
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Taking on all four Toxic Avenger films
I’ve probably hit a new low bothering with Toxic Avenger, but I couldn’t stop myself. I hadn’t seen the original in years, so I checked it out again…and I’m a completist, so I had to go through them all. THE … Continue reading