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PRIME TIME: 3 quirky horror flicks with neon colors in the poster art
When I see neon in a horror movie poster, I have high hopes for some silly throwback horror fun. Did this selection from my watchlist–The Happy House, 1 Must Die, and Distiller–deliver? DISTILLER (2016) This one looks and feels like … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1 Must Fall, Distiller, ghosts, horror comedy, slashers, supernatural, The Happy House
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SILLY STREAM: did you mean to be funny?
Did I laugh, scream, or yawn? Find out which of these three—Slaw, Girl On The Third Floor, and The Zombie Club—satisfied and which disappointed. SLAW (2017) The director of A Zombie Invasion takes on a parody of Saw. I prefer … Continue reading
I desperately needed a good horror fix, and the third time was a charm
With my latest self-isolation triple feature I was going for darker and scarier rather than predictable fun, but only one of these three satisfied. Was it Bloodline, Door in the Woods, or Shiver? Let’s find out. BLOODLINE (2018) Bloodline is … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bloodline, creature feature, Door in the Woods, ghosts, serial killers, Shiver, supernatural
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NETFLIX AND CHILLS: 3 tales of the supernatural
How about a little ghostly triple feature? I look very briefly at three I watched on Netflix: DeadCon, Polaroid, and The Car: Road to Revenge—and yes, it’s a sequel. DEADCON (2019) The title of this one had me excited for … Continue reading
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Tagged creature feature, DeadCon, ghosts, Polaroid, supernatural, The Car: Road to Revenge
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PRIME TIME: 4 films that starts with “The…”
Corona is causing my watchlists to shrink drastically, so for this blog I took on a foursome of films simply because they all begin with the word “the”: The Tombs, The Terrible Two, The Recall, and The Russian Bride. So … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged aliens, demons, ghosts, possession, slashers, supernatural, The Recall, The Russian Bride, The Terrible Two, The Tombs
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Making a Nightwish for the Laughing Dead to do a Slash Dance
I lived through the 80s, when cable TV was everything and I worked in a video store with a huge horror section, yet there are still films I’ve never seen. Like these three… SLASH DANCE (1989) It’s surprising that it … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, demons, ghosts, Nightwish, Slashdance, slashers, supernatural, The Laughing Dead, Zombies
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Mirror Mirror 2, 3, and 4…
Leave it to 90s horror to make a 4-film franchise out of an already unimpressive movie from 1990 (my blog here) and drag it through the decade, even after Scream reinvigorated the genre. Here’s what you can expect from the … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, ghosts, Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance, Mirror Mirror 3: The Voyeur, Mirror Mirror 4: Reflections, supernatural, witches
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Revisiting the terror of Corman’s horror shop, blood bucket, and wasp woman
Along with William Castle, Roger Corman was one of the most prolific horror directors of the 50s and 60s and introduced what would become some of the most popular actors in the horror business over the decades. So, with yet … Continue reading
HULU HORRORS: Six flicks
Cleaned out my Hulu watchlist, and here are my brief thoughts on what I got out of the six flicks in it. BEAST OF THE WATER (2017) Once in a while I need a SyFy level creature feature with some … Continue reading
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Tagged Beast of the Water, creature features, demons, ghosts, Hunting Evil, Out of the Dark, Pure, slashers, supernatural, The Remains, Wounds
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The horrors of Showtime February 2020
Showtime is the premium channel with the most On Demand horror titles, so I check it every month or so to see what’s new. Here’s a look at five selections from my latest Showtime horror marathon. SELFIE FROM HELL (2018) … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged cannibals, demons, ghosts, Harpoon, horror comedy, I'll Take Your Dead, Selfie from Hell, slashers, supernatural, The Young Cannibals, Tone Deaf
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