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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
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
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, ghosts, Haunted Honeymoon, High Spirits, horror comedy, Vibes
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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
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged demons, Descendents, ghosts, Left for Dead, living dead, Needle, Séance: The Summoning, The Morgue, undead, Zombies
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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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Tagged ghosts, Room 33, slashers, supernatural
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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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Tagged ghosts, possession, Rigor Mortis, vampires
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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
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
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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Tagged demons, ghosts, Lady of the Lake, possession, slashers
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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

