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The Slashening – girls, guys, bears, and pizza boys beware

Add Brandon Bassham, writer and director of The Slashening, to the list of filmmakers who really did their homework before attempting a throwback slasher. Actually, The Slashening is much more than that. Essentially, it’s a retro raunchy sex comedy dropped … Continue reading

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There’s something out there…and it’s kind of gay

Leave it to low-budget indie horror to throw some weird gay stuff—and a couple of porn stars—into the mix. I take a look at Bigfoot at Holler Creek Canyon and Slaughter Party.  SLAUGHTER PARTY (2006) What to even say about … Continue reading

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Demonstrate your horror knowledge and you could win 3 of my novels!

It’s October 2015, my new gay Halloween horror novel Wet Screams has been released, and I’m feeling generous. So you just might get a treat…here’s the trick. If you have picked up a copy of my gay Halloween horror novel … Continue reading

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The Editor – the Astron-6 guys take on Euro horror and giallos

Astron-6, the kings of indie retro horror, have done the whacked grindhouse and exploitation thing. Now, they bring us a film that’s not only a throwback to giallos and Euro horror, but also pokes fun at them. Astron-6 hairy man … Continue reading

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Early 70s horror trash

While solid films like The Exorcist, Jaws, and The Omen brought a polished, big box office look and feel to 70s horror, there was some acid trip insanity created as well. Here are four fucked up alternatives to iconic 1970s … Continue reading

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Sometimes a film needs half as much title and half the subplots

Along with basically needing to settle on one title, House of Horrors: The Gates of Hell has a great basic premise that is marred by too many irrelevant side stories that water down some pretty damn good scares. Basic story: … Continue reading

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The gay horror novels of John Inman

Looking for some thrills, chills, and a splash of queer camp in your gay horror fiction? Here are four novels from author John Inman that you should definitely check out. HOBBLED Hobbled is pure page-turning fun. It’s also plays out … Continue reading

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2 quirky horror indies that may have passed you by in 2006

It took me almost ten years to find out that the films Joshua and Delivery even existed. I’d say they are sadly overlooked. Perhaps it’s because they’re low budget, maybe because they don’t play by the most obvious rules of … Continue reading

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Three modern indies—demons, a cannibal killer, and the occult

Here goes: three more indie films that have nothing in common. One is an oddball backwoods creature feature, another a throwback slasher. And the third is a short film of magic, love, and death—and possibly a gay crush…. NIGHT OF … Continue reading

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Another Troma 80s horror trash trio

Who can explain why studios like Troma and Full Moon have been able to turn out crap for decades? Not me. I also can’t explain why I continue to watch their films. Although, people with the same dilemma as me … Continue reading

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