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Has the corporate world made you into a cubicle zombie?

The 2009 horror comedy Office of the Dead offers a pretty good premise for a satire that hadn’t really been tackled yet in the zombie genre: the lifeless drone that office life can make us. Add in the Shaun of … Continue reading

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Combine gay humor with a slasher formula and you get The Trouble with Barry

Right off the bat, The Trouble with Barry has a major advantage in the low-budget campy gay comedy horror genre. Barry is played by Peter Stickles, who is indie gold! His resume includes an intriguing list of films: Shortbus, Cemetery … Continue reading

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When you go into a franchise fully expecting a turkey and come out with a turd

I was psyched for ThanksKilling. We have been so in need of a bad Thanksgiving slasher, and what better way to do it than a talking, murderous turkey?  THANKSKILLING (2009) I couldn’t have asked for more from ThanksKilling. It’s only … Continue reading

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A CGI slasher, an 80s throwback, and a horror comedy

Headless Horseman, The Revenant, and Bloody Homecoming. Which was my fave? HEADLESS HORSEMAN (2007) Headless Horseman takes the classic story…and makes it a backwoods slasher. A group of kids is headed for a party. There are some pumpkins in their … Continue reading

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The zombedy that’s actually about flesh-eating demons

Dead Before Dawn is a teen comedy that happens to have demons in it. Although, they are really just zombies being called demons. So this kid’s grandfather owns an occult shop, and there’s this skull urn the kid has been … Continue reading

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For a good time on Halloween, enter the Scare Zone!

It’s official. I found a new favorite horror comedy to watch at Halloween time. I can’t believe this little slice of indie fun from 2009, about a bunch of kids running a Halloween horror house attraction, hasn’t gotten more buzz. … Continue reading

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The horror of 80s comedy My Demon Lover

Sometimes I watch old movies from the 80s and say to myself, “What were we thinking?” followed immediately by, “I’m so glad we were thinking it.” If My Demon Lover was supposed to launch the film career of Scott Valentine, … Continue reading

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Boys, Boobs, and Booze. What could possibly go wrong?

Bachelor Party Massacre is one of the most likeable, simplistic slashers I’ve ever seen. There is nothing extreme about the film as the exaggerated title suggests. It’s a plain old buddy movie with plenty of goofy laughs, a couple of … Continue reading

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If it’s a revolting zombie chicken musical, it has to be Troma

Without any sign of human decency, Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman takes on the directing duties to go where no Troma film has gone before…the inside of the toilet bowl at a fast food restaurant. The opening scene of sex and … Continue reading

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Return of the teen romantic vampire comedy

Remember movies like Once Bitten and My Best Friend is a Vampire back in the 80s? If you grew up on those and still have somewhat of an adolescent palate, the 2011 flick My Sucky Teen Romance will satiate your … Continue reading

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