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Horror queen Sadie Katz made me do it
I selected the films for my latest triple feature simply because indie horror queen Sadie Katz is in them. They offered different doses of Sadie, so let’s find out if I was satisfied by the scares even without much Sadie … Continue reading
Been there, done that, but did these three make it worth doing it again?
I’m all for familiar frights, but none of these films hit the mark for me. Let’s get right into them. CHEAT (2023) I was at first totally engrossed in this throwback to girl ghost movies of the early 2000s. After … Continue reading
Attack of the killer Bs
In what turned out to be a sort of throwback to the horror of the early years following the turn of the millennium, my latest triple feature included ghosts, a syringe-wielding killer, and a fishman. THE LAST INN (2021) I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, ghosts, Needlestick, slashers, supernatural, The Last Inn, The Red Tide Massacre
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Clash of the subgenres
Each of these films features a curious combination of subgenres that makes them all rather unique when taken as a whole, yet simultaneously cliché in how the individual subgenres are presented and play out in each movie. FOG CITY (2023) … Continue reading
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Tagged body horror, Companion, Control Freak, demons, Fog City, ghosts, infected, supernatural, Zombies
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Cautionary tales about the supernatural side effects of being around white people
This was a pretty fun marathon of movies featuring Black main characters in paranormal peril due to bad choices made by white people. BLACKSTOCK BONEYARD (2021) Blackstock Boneyard is apparently based on a true story of two Black men that … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackstock Boneyard, demons, ghosts, Mama Bear, possession, slashers, supernatural, They Whisper
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Three holiday horrors and a gay horror flick!
My latest weekend marathon featured two Halloween-themed horror flicks, a killer bunny flick good for an Easter horror marathon, and a mainstream gay horror flick that premiered on HBO MAX, making for a bunch of new titles for the holiday … 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 aliens, creature features, Full Moon Fever, gay horror, ghosts, Killer Witches from Outer Space, possession, slashers, supernatural, The Bunny Man, The Parenting, witches
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NETFLIX AND CHILLS: a trio of Asian horror flicks
I was due for an Asian horror ghost girl fix, and since Asian horror seems to be all the horror Netflix carries these days, finding three was easy. Let’s get into them. SUMALA (2024) This Indonesian film isn’t your … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian horror, Death Whisperer, ghosts, Sumala, supernatural
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Tapping into the supernatural and occult with this trio of flicks
In my latest hunt to find three horror movies to watch on streaming services, it started with, “Which movies look good?” but then in an instant became, “Ooh! These three movies all have covers in red, black, and white.” Yes, … Continue reading
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Tagged Conjuring the Cult, ghosts, Hideout, occult, supernatural, The Hopewell Haunting, trauma porn
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Of females and frights
It’s a trio of flicks about girls getting into scary situations, but I wasn’t fully satisfied with any of these. Let’s find out why. LET’S SCARE JULIE (2019) We’ve scared Jessica to death, now it’s time to scare Julie! I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloody Trip: The Equinox Killer, ghosts, home invasion, Let's Scare Julie, possession, supernatural, The Curse of the Necklace
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There’s something queer in the scare
It’s a trio of flicks featuring gay, lesbian, and queer characters in a variety of subgenres. TIME CUT (2024) Apparently, Time Cut first went into production like two years before Totally Killer even existed, but then the filmmaking process slowed. … 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 Clickbait: Unfollowed, gay horror, ghosts, horror comedies, LGBTQ horror, queer horror, slashers, supernatural, The Exorcism of Saint Patrick, Time Cut, torture porn, trauma porn
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