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Deadly Dourif, a Jack Black clone vs. zombies, and another crawly demon girl
And here goes another mish-mosh of movies. And they weren’t so bad this time. DEATH AND CREMATION (2010) Death and Cremation reminded me of Stephen King’s The Apt Pupil, only without all the Nazi stuff. The old man this time … Continue reading
Mixing things up with 5 films loaded with evil forces, cannibals, and found footage
It was time to knock a bunch of films off my “need-to-see” list. Turns out several of them were definitely on the wrong list…. BANSHEE CHAPTER (2013) You can just move on from this one if you’ve seen dozens of … Continue reading
A haunted house, a hellish cave, and a hairy beast
Once in a while, you have a good streak on a weekend—one satisfying movie after another, even if they are all in completely different horror subgenres. Actually, that’s kind of what makes it even more satisfying, as with these three: … Continue reading
And my new favorite haunted house comedy is….
It took one single clip of the film The Selling (aka: The Selling of Scarry Manor) on cable for me to know I needed to add it to my DVD collection. I had no idea just how crucial an addition … Continue reading
Psychosis will give you Screamtime flashbacks
If you rented every horror movie that ever existed in the 1980s, chances are you saw the anthology film Screamtime at some point (blog here). My favorite story from that collection of short films was “Dreamhouse.” In a very unusual … Continue reading
Quick looks at modern horror time killers 10
The hits and misses never end. Here’s a new handful of horror goodies (and baddies). THE DARKEST HOUR (2011) Emile Hirsch, the cutie from teen flick The Girl Next Door, comes to Moscow with his buddy for a business meeting. … Continue reading
Quick looks at modern horror time killers part 9
This trio of films has its flaws, but I would definitely not pass up any of them. Each one has its own very distinct personality for sure. HELLBENDERS (2012) Hellbenders is a pretty fun premise—a bunch of deadbeat messes join … 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 demons, Devil’s Tower, gay horror, ghosts, Hellbenders, horror comedy, possession, The Babadook, Zombies
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Quick looks at modern horror time killers part 8
Time mutilators might be a better term with this batch. So here goes. CRAVINGS (2006) Hello! I’m not a vampire movie…I’m false advertising! Cravings is a dark, depressing drama disguised as a horror film. … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Beneath, Cravings, creature feature, demons, ghosts, Lovely Molly, Wolf Town
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The Visitors and Monster High – obscure ghosts and aliens from the 80s
Here are two 80s flicks I’d seriously never heard of until one showed up on the Chiller Network and another showed up in a 4-in-1 DVD horror boxed set I purchased. So I look at The Visitors and Monster High! … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, ghosts, horror comedy, Monster High, The Visitors
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Quick looks at modern horror time killers 5
Executed killer’s soul lives on. Ghosts/aliens. Something’s in the water (maybe). A horny psychic possessed chick. I take on four more modern films. HOLD YOUR BREATH (2012) Hold Your Breath is pretty much your typical slasher, with a group of … Continue reading