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Tag Archives: horror comedies
Boys battling beasts from beyond
Here are two very different types of indie horror comedies about goofy guys thrust into otherworldly situations. So did they charm the pants off me? ORCS! (2011) I have to admit, despite being a horror diehard, I loathe any sci-fi … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, Chainsaw Maidens from Hell, creature features, demons, horror comedies, Orcs!
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Take a Hard Ride to Hell and enter the Devil’s Den
It’s always fun finding lesser-known indies packed with horror veterans being dropped into familiar scenarios, to see how they’ll handle shit we’ve seen before with different actors. For instance, these two films… DEVIL’S DEN (2006) Director Jeff Burr has decades … Continue reading
STREAM QUEEN: dead in the woods and dead under the wheels
Hey. When horror keeps coming at you in a never-ending stream, you’ll watch anything. Maybe that’s dulled my senses, but I didn’t hate either of these films. SUPER HYBRID (2010) The director of the U.S. version of One Missed Call … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, creature features, Get Dead, horror comedies, slasher, Super Hybrid
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The rest of Vincent Price in the 80s
The king of horror left his mark on the 1980s simply by leaving his mark on the title track from the king of pop’s massive album Thriller. But he also continued to appear in horror flicks, most of which I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Bloodbath at the House of Death, Escapes, gay horror, horror anthologies, horror comedies, occult, slashers, Vincent Price
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THE HYPE MONSTER: The Void vs. Bloody Muscle Body Builder In Hell
Word of Internet mouth can be a horror flick’s best friend or seriously oversell it. So here’s a look at two films that were getting major attention on the Web, leading to me blind buying both of them. Do I … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bloody Muscle Body Builder In Hell, creature features, demons, horror comedies, living dead, occult, possession, supernatural, The Void, undead, Zombies
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Slashing, scratching, and spoofing through the body count in the early 80s
Every once in a while, a batch of films I select for a blog remind me that not even nostalgia can save a 1980s triple feature. SHADOWS RUN BLACK (1984) I can honestly say I had no idea what the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, horror comedies, National Lampoon’s Class Reunion, Shadows Run Black, slashers, The Black Cat
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STREAM QUEEN: Spoofing the Scares
Some horror comedies have plenty of laughs but also intend to scare you. Not this trio of films—although things sure do get gory at times. CHIP & BERNIE’S ZOMANCE (2015) This curious movie runs 70 minutes long and feels more … Continue reading
STREAM QUEEN: 3 from the mid-2000s
Remember a decade ago when Netflix would send you a DVD, you would watch it, then mail it back, then be sent another one, and so on? Imagine all that work if you weren’t even guaranteed a great viewing experience … Continue reading
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Tagged Doomed, Fright Club, horror anthologies, horror comedies, living dead, Netherbeast Incorporated, undead, vampires, werewolves, Zombies
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Hey Easter Bunny, why are all the eggs red this year?
There was so much dying to be done this year that the Easter Bunny needed the whole weekend to take care of business. It’s my blog about two very different killer bunny slashers – The Night Before Easter and Easter … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter Sunday, gay horror, horror comedies, slashers, The Night Before Easter
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