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HORROR PRIDE 2023: movies and more
I rounded up some gay features to cover just in time for queer pride 2023 (most of which land on the homo horror movies page). BOB (2017) This silly, supernatural, 25-minute short is produced, written, and directed by the couple … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bob, Brooklyn 45, Fire Island, gay horror, ghosts, horror comedies, Out of Body, slashers, supernatural
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HULU HORRORS: ghosts, bloodsuckers, and a home invasion
It’s a buffet of subgenres I picked from my Hulu watchlist, so let’s get right into them. GHOST TEAM (2016) This supposedly satirical comedy about ghost hunting shows succeeds in doing one thing—reminding us of how charismatic Justin Long is … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Alone at Night, Blood, Ghost Team, ghosts, home invasion, horror comedies, vampires
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Bad things always happen in the middle of nowhere
Whether it’s a motel, a country house, or a forest campsite, people just never learn. So which of these three isolated locations worked best for me in my latest triple feature? Let’s find out. MYSTERY SPOT (2021) If you come … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged backwoods horror, creature features, demons, Demons at Dawn, Freak, gay horror, ghosts, Mystery Spot, supernatural
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All the single supernatural ladies
It’s a trio of films that took me back two decades to the days of vengeful girl ghosts skulking around claiming victims. They may not be groundbreaking, but I was glad to indulge in a comfort marathon of familiar horror … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged ghosts, Lullaby, Mara, supernatural, The Inhabitant
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Catching up with some indie horror creators
Filling in my viewing gaps of films featuring horror actor Nick Damici and movies by indie director Charlie Steeds, I ended up doing a marathon of four films, so let’s get into them. WE ARE WHAT WE ARE (2013) Director … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Blood Conscious, cannibalism, creature features, demons, Freeze, gay horror, ghosts, home invasion, occult, supernatural, The Haunting of the Tower of London, We Are What We Are, witches
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STREAM QUEEN: vampires, zombies, and a funny ghost
My latest triple feature was a smorgasbord of subgenres. SLAYERS (2022) Slayers is not only a satire of young people in horror movies making obviously stupid decisions, it also covers issues of doing anything for fame and fortune, control and … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Eyes of the Dead, ghosts, horror comedies, living dead, Slayers, supernatural, undead, vampires, We Have a Ghost, Zombies
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PRIME TIME: a triple feature of familiar faces
What’s in a horror name? The hope that the name will get people to watch your indie movie, that’s what. Let’s take a look at three flicks with veteran actors installed to lure us in. #Unknown (2021) The director of … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged #Unknown, Damon's Revenge, ghosts, Room 9, slashers, supernatural
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An Asian horror triple feature
My recent excursion into the entire Ju-On/The Grudge series had me itching for some new Asian horror, so I went on a little binge with these three flicks. My conclusion is that they just don’t make Asian horror like they … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged ghosts, Howling Village, supernatural, The Wailing, The Whole Truth
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3 flicks with poster art that uses the same color palette
Yep. The similarities in the poster designs are the only reason I lumped these three together. DEEP HATRED (2022) This is like a supernatural backwoods slasher that forgets the slashing. After an opening scene of a man being tossed in … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged backwoods horror, Deep Hatred, ghosts, Habitual, slashers, supernatural, The Toybox
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I’m not one to hold a Grudge…or 13 Grudges
It’s been years since I dared to delve into covering every single Ringu/The Ring movie, so I’ve finally decided I needed to do the same for the Ju-On/The Grudge franchise. I’ve already covered Sadako vs. Kayako (Ringu vs. Ju-On) on … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged ghosts, Ju-On, supernatural, The Grudge
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