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Quick looks at modern horror time killers 2

The latest batch from the modern horror shelves! GRAVE ENCOUNTERS (2011) Grave Encounters is yet another found footage film, but in the style of those ghost hunting shows. The crew goes on a hunt at an abandoned mental hospital. A … Continue reading

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Supernatural comedies to put you in high spirits

Ghosts, spirit guides, laughs, and 80s icons! I take on three fun and cheesy flicks: Vibes, High Spirits, and Haunted Honeymoon. VIBES (1988) What a cast! Jeff Goldblum, Julian Sands, Peter Falk, and Cyndi Lauper. Sadly, I think Vibes was … Continue reading

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Quick looks at modern horror time killers 1

Hoping to make forgettable flicks a little more memorable so I won’t forget to never watch them again, here are my takes on 5 movies that include ghosts, demonic possession, zombies, and psycho killers! LEFT FOR DEAD (2007) Left for Dead … Continue reading

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What’s behind the door of Room 33?

On the way to a competition, a group of roller derby enthusiasts picks up a stranded couple so that they can all get stranded together…in an abandoned old folks home…with a killer apparition…that likes to gouge out victims’ eyes. So … Continue reading

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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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