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Stream Queen 9: a bunch of horror comedies

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Daniel

With this foursome, I got a little of everything: low budget to well-polished; zombies to the supernatural; good to bad. ZOMBIE WEREWOLVES ATTACK! (2009)   It can only be uphill from here. The animated horror intro gave me high hopes … Continue reading →

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Stream Queen 8: Halloween in February!

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Daniel

I’m always seeing memes about how we should skip Valentine’s Day and just have a second Halloween in February, so it’s quite convenient that I found a bunch of streaming stuff that takes place on Halloween. But are they Halloweenie … Continue reading →

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The movies of the “Films to Keep You Awake” box

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Daniel

I originally bought this DVD boxed set of 6 Spanish films for the movie The Xmas Tale, which I blog about here. Now, having watched the remaining 5 films, I can say this is pretty much like an anthology show … Continue reading →

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A so-so foursome: ghosts, vampires, a dead killer, and a spreading infection

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Daniel

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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Sometimes, predictable is better

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Daniel

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 →

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Cleaning out the DVR 2

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Daniel

This trio depletes my current stash of recorded movies. That’s the good news. Bad news is, only one of them was worth my personal time and taste. ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (2013) Only Lovers Left Alive, about a vampire couple … Continue reading →

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Crazies—at a clinic, in the attic, and on the phone

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Daniel

It’s another case of “2 out of 3 ain’t bad” in my latest viewings, so let’s get right to them. THE CALLER (2011) If Back to the Future and The Twilight Zone had a baby, it would be The Caller. … Continue reading →

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Stream Queen 7

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Daniel

What better way to start off the New Year than with a bunch of disappointing movies? Here’s a trio I watched, including found footage, a backwoods slasher, and a—well, I don’t know what. Let’s get right to it. GRADUATION DAY … Continue reading →

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Cleaning out the DVR part 1

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Daniel

So many cable channels, so many crap horror movies I never would have discovered otherwise. Shockingly, I actually found a couple of goodies in this trio as I was making room on my DVR for 2016! AFTER (2012) If you … Continue reading →

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Poltergeist lite?

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Daniel

In an age when Hollywood haunted house movies are all the rage, the remake of Poltergeist has its fun moments but brings nothing new to set it apart from the original—or make a stronger impact than all the other ghost … Continue reading →

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