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Tag Archives: horror anthologies
When you slap together 3 indie films and call it a Christmas horror flick…
…you get Santa’s Sickest: Tales of Terror, Torture, Murder and Gore! Sure there’s an evil Santa on the DVD case. Sure, the blurb on the back reads: “…when Santa goes off the deep end and decides it’s time to exact … Continue reading
Talking with the guys who give you Night Terrors…and facials
I recently blogged about a horror DVD impulse buy I made simply because there was a killer Santa on the cover. Night Terrors is a horror anthology that pays homage to old school direct-to-video indies. I know. Everyone with an … Continue reading
Made-for-TV horror, Halloween 2014!
It was a big year for made-for-TV horror flicks. Unfortunately, I missed the one film I really wanted to see and it wasn’t repeated. So I had to settle for three other flicks. And they had me wishing that 1970s … Continue reading
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Tagged dolls, Finders Keepers, horror anthologies, occult, The Dorm, The Fright Night Files
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Two times the Three Extremes!
When Asian horror swept the U.S. in the 2000s after the release of the American version of The Ring, it really brought back a feeling I hadn’t gotten from horror in a long time: dread. Every time I watched a … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 Extremes, 3 Extremes II, Asian horror, horror anthologies, Three Extremes
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Chilling Visions returns with 5 STATES of fear
A while back I blogged about the horror anthology film Chilling Visions: 5 States of Fear when I was covering the films of director Eric England, which you can read here. It looks like it’s becoming a franchise, because it’s … Continue reading
Results of getting to the video store too late Part 2
It’s another segment covering movies you’d rent on a Friday night because all the hot titles were gone or you’d already seen all the best stuff in the horror section! VICIOUS LIPS (1986) The first thing you hear is new … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, After Midnight, demons, Evilspeak, Forever Evil, gay horror, Gothic, horror anthologies, slashers, Sue Saad, Vicious Lips, Zombies
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Return of the killer Troma trash!
Troma trash, the sequel! I suffered through 5 more Troma films, and I actually had some favorites in this batch. EVIL CLUTCH (1988) This Italian horror flick is one of my faves of the bunch. If you love Evil Dead, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Beyond Evil, Chillers, demons, Evil Clutch, gay horror, horror anthologies, living dead, possessed, Space Zombie Bingo, The Newlydeads, undead, Zombies
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Tom Holland’s series Twisted Tales compiled into a horror anthology
In the tradition of Creepshow and Tales from the Darkside, Tom Holland’s Twisted Tales consists of nine short films that were part of a FearNet series and have been compiled into a movie that runs over 2 hours long. The … Continue reading
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Direct to DVD: the horror of Eric England
While watching a short Halloween-themed horror film on YouTube, I discovered that the director, Eric England, was also responsible for the film Contracted, which was already in my pile of films to watch. Time for another segment of Direct to … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, body horror, Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear, Contracted, gay horror, horror anthologies, infected, Madison County, slashers, The Trick or Treater, Zombies
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Direct-to-DVD: the psychotic throwback films of Alan Rowe Kelly
Over a decade ago, I wrote a review of Alan Rowe Kelly’s first film I’ll Bury You Tomorrow for a DVD website. Alan Rowe was pleased with the review I imagine, because he contacted me and took me to lunch … Continue reading