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Tag Archives: ghosts
Bald heads and bagged heads
Actually, the scary guy in each of these movies is bald, but the one in Hayride 2 wears a bag over his head…. THE PACT 2 (2014) How do you cash-in on a darkly intense indie that succeeded in leaving … Continue reading
A dream come true: Kat Dennings as a goth chick in a horror comedy
Suburban Gothic is the kind of movie I would have watched repeatedly on cable back in the 1980s as a teenager (Do kids still do that?). It’s quirky, a little dirty, and even has some thrilling scary scenes. Not to … Continue reading
Ghosthouse and Witchery – the curse of late 80s horror hops on a boat to Italy….
It was sad watching the awesomeness of early to mid-80s horror become the crap that flooded the direct-to-video market at the end of the decade and led to the shit of the early 90s. It’s even more depressing when you … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Ghosthouse, ghosts, supernatural, Witchery, witches
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Modern horror time wasters
You know that feeling when you get to the end of a horror film and think, “I could have watched something so much better if I hadn’t given this one a chance and seen it through to the end”? Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Adam & Evil, backwoods horror, Don’t Look Up, gay horror, ghosts, High Lane, Mother’s Day Massacre, Resurrection County, slashers, supernatural
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A psycho killer, the boogeyman, and a ghost
It’s the battle of the bad boys! I take a quick look at The Basement, Boogeyman, and The Summoning. THE BASEMENT (2011) This indie film wastes no time in getting to the action—and then becomes kind of actionless for quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Boogeyman, creature feature, ghosts, slashers, supernatural, The Basement, The Summoning
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Don’t give away the ending!
What to say about these three horror films without giving too much away? It will be tricky, so I’ll be brief. THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME (2013) Supernatural dramas aren’t usually my thing, but Venezuelan film The House … Continue reading
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Tagged Come Back to Me, demons, found footage, ghosts, home invasion, possession, supernatural, The Atticus Institute, The House at the End of Time
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Early 90s horror vs. late 90s horror!
In this look at 90s horror, I take on a little of everything—killer baboon, The Warrens before The Conjuring, killer lizards, serial killer tutor, and computer time travel. SHAKMA (1990) Shakma is a perfect 80s to 90s transition movie. It … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1990s, 90s, Aberration, Bloodletting, creature feature, ghosts, Shakma, slashers, supernatural, The Haunted, The Thirteenth Floor
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You’ve seen it all before, but is it worth seeing again?
Familiar fear can be comforting. So I take on 2:13, Almost Human, and The Canal! 2:13 (2009) In the tradition of Seven, the Hannibal films, and every other serial killer profiling movie you’ve ever seen, star and screenplay writer Mark … Continue reading
The Haunting vs. The Haunting
The Haunting, based on the classic Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House, is a story that is much more focused on the human psyche than it is on the paranormal. So if the mysteries of the mind scare … Continue reading
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Tagged ghosts, supernatural, The Haunting, The Haunting of Hill House
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IT HAPPENED BEFORE THE 1970s….
Here goes. One each from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s! FREAKS (1932) Infamous at the time of its release for using real sideshow “freaks” as its cast, this film, which runs little over an hour, isn’t really a “horror” … Continue reading