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Don’t Go to the Reunion: a retro throwback to retro throwbacks
With the 20-year anniversary of Scream coming up, It was inevitable that a generation of filmmakers would start making movies celebrating the late-90s slasher reboot era just like Kevin Williamson was celebrating the 80s generation of slashers when he wrote … Continue reading
Grindhouse goes gay with Father’s Day
If you prefer something grittier than shirtless hotties and drag queens prettying up and camping up gay horror, you might want to check out the gruesome grindhouse flick Father’s Day from Troma. I was wary going into it because of … Continue reading
Hellbent: the Halloween slasher for gay dudes
In the 2004 film Hellbent, director Paul Etheredge put all his energy into creating a true slasher that just happened to have gay characters instead of going for farce or camp. This is simply the tale of four “dudes” who … Continue reading
Campy gay horror double feature from author Rob Rosen
When I ordered Rob Rosen’s books Queerwolf and Vamp, as much as I wanted to jump into reading them as soon as they landed in my mailbox, Vamp arrived first. It was also his newer title. I had a funny … Continue reading
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A Little Bit Zombie is a little bit horror and a lot of comedy!
I really cannot get into deep, serious movies about the emotional, physical, and psychological trauma a single person suffers when becoming a zombie. It’s a fricking zombie! Shoot the fucker in the head! I don’t give a shit how he … Continue reading
Direct-to-DVD: the nasty little flix of Richard Griffin
After seeing the trailer for The Disco Exorcist, I realized I needed to see a load of director Richard Griffin’s films. Much of it is b-movie madness that will appeal to fans of trashy, campy 70s and 80s films. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Atomic Brain Invasion, Beyond the Dunwich Horror, Creature from the Hillbilly Lagoon, Debbie Rochon, Dr. Frankenstein's Wax Museum of the Hungry Dead, Exhumed, Feeding the Masses, gay horror, horror comedy, Jamie Dufault, Ken Foree, living dead, Murder University, Necroville, Pretty Dead Things, Raving Maniacs, Richard Griffin, slashers, Splatter Disco, The Disco Exorcist, undead, Zombies
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Vindication: a portrait of how a slasher killer is born
The 2006 indie film Vindication begins as a disturbing psychological horror drama before getting to the slasher elements. It follows a (really cute) young man with deep emotional problems. He begins with a cutting habit—which means his hot naked body … Continue reading
Everyone Must Die, including the gays!
In the tradition of no other slasher movies, Everyone Must Die! had me cracking up at the sheer willingness of the cast and crew to just have fun, act silly, and finish a goofy horror-comedy while they were at it. … Continue reading
Someone has taken her love of making horror films one step too far
Peaches Christ, queen of the midnight movies, set out to make a midnight movie. And damn did she succeed. 2010’s All About Evil is a perfect indie film that makes you feel like you are AT the theater with all … Continue reading