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Modern horror impulse buyer beware part 4

Four more films…and not much in the way of good news. THE ABANDONED (2006) The Abandoned has a fairly creepy setup; a woman returns to Russia when she is informed that the home of her parents has been found. When … Continue reading

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Rigor Mortis – crouching ghosts, hidden vampire

Rigor Mortis apparently reunites cast members from a popular vampire franchise from Hong Kong in the 80s called Mr. Vampire. But that doesn’t really matter, because this is a stand-alone movie. But, is it a vampire movie? A ghost story? … Continue reading

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A completely random horror triple feature

So I’m plowing through a stack of horror DVDs my brother gave me, and while the fact that he’s getting rid of them should be cause for concern, I’ve actually liked a few, especially since they were free. But were … Continue reading

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Trinity of terror?

Without even planning it, I watched three modern horror films in a row that all had messages about heaven, hell, and everything in between. But are they scary? THE PRESENCE (2010) What happened? How did Mira Sorvino go from making … Continue reading

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Direct to DVD: the horror of Maurice Devereaux

After watching and loving director Maurice Devereaux’s End of the Line, which I blogged about here, I had to check out some of his earlier stuff. He’s a uniquely versatile creator in the horror genre, because no movie is like … Continue reading

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Deep, Dark, Def Demon and other hideous creatures

Conveniently, the 1990 film Def by Temptation and the 2014 Chiller Network original Deep in the Darkness feature black protagonists. But that wasn’t the reason I lumped these two films in one blog. I just happened to watch them both … Continue reading

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Make a pact not to go in the woods

A slasher musical and an indie ghost story. Are either worth a watch? DON’T GO IN THE WOODS (2010)   Someone has taken their dreams of wanting to go solo too far! Don’t Go in the Woods is a musical … Continue reading

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Results of getting to the video store too late in the 80s Part 1

Those were the days. Either your last minute decision to rent movies on a Friday night found all the new releases and hot titles were gone…or you had been systematically renting everything in the horror section over time and were … Continue reading

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The Supernaturals – night of the Civil War zombie ghosts!

The Supernaturals has Civil War ghosts re-enacting the Civil War and a modern day military platoon paying because southern ghosts are a bunch of sore losers. Sounds like everything a Dan movie shouldn’t be. On the plus side, it came … Continue reading

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Low-budget ghost horror marathon

Okay, I watched these 4 films because they came on one of those bargain bin collections. You know. The types of films where the entire budget seems to be used for kick ass DVD artwork. All of these films are … Continue reading

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