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Tag Archives: horror comedy
C. Thomas Howell is the Soulless Man in the zombie hood!
Crappy low-budget zombie comedies plague the direct-to-streaming and direct-to-DVD market these days. But Mutant Vampire Zombies from the Hood is an example of the reason I watch them all. It lands immediately on my list of zombedy favorites and earns … Continue reading
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Tagged horror comedy, living dead, Mutant Vampire Zombies from the Hood, undead, zombedy, zomcom
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Vincent Price madness!
My Vincent Price marathon continues (my other blogs covering his movies are here and here) with the perfect number of films: 13! I wish the number had been 14, but I’ve yet to get my hands on a copy of … Continue reading
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Tagged creature feature, Cry of the Banshee, Dr. Phibes Rises Again, gay horror, horror anthology, horror comedy, House of the Long Shadows, House of Wax, Madhouse, Return of the Fly, Scream and Scream Again, slashers, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, The Bat, The Comedy of Terrors, The Mad Magician, Theatre of Blood, Twice Told Tales, Vincent Price, witches, Witchfinder General
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When I’m in the mood for some nice big, erect hairy beasts….
Horrifying hardcore werewolf movies rule, but once in a while, you need a good campy movie featuring an upright, talking werewolf with personality. WolfCop and Wolves make the perfect double feature. WOLFCOP (2014) WolfCop had me at the werewolf dick … Continue reading
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Tagged horror comedy, werewolves, Wolfcop, Wolves
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Modern horror—the artistic, the routine, and the barely watchable
But I watched anyway! So let’s get right into what I experienced with these three very different films. NEVERLAKE (2013) If you like fancy frights, you might just enjoy Neverlake. This film is beautiful to look at and has the … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, horror anthology, horror comedy, Neverlake, supernatural, The Boneyard Collection, The Sacrament
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Summer of Blood – a vampire with a snarky attitude
If you’re a fan of the biting, sarcastic, and dry humor trends—think Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, The Office—then vampire comedy Summer of Blood is not to be missed. The story of a city dude who’s really bad at interpersonal … Continue reading
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Tagged gay horror, horror comedy, Summer of Blood, vampires
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A double feature of different (in a good way)
Despite being pretty unwavering in which subgenres of horror I most prefer to consume, once in a while, a film that doesn’t fit the usual “Dan movie” criteria (or as my friends call them, BDMs—bad Dan movie), catches me off … Continue reading
Triple bite from a decade of vampire comedies
The 1980s ushered in a new decade of horror spoofs, and one creature of the night that was often took the brunt of the joke was the vampire. Conveniently, three vampire comedies from that era have hit Blu-ray simultaneously, so … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, gay horror, horror comedy, Love at First Bite, Once Bitten, vampires, Vampire’s Kiss
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1 and 1/8 Halloween low-budget horror flix
Center your horror movie around Halloween and I’ll watch. But do Babysitter Massacre and Mr. Hush offer a warm and fuzzy Halloween horror experience? BABYSITTER MASSACRE (2013) Babysitter Massacre is mega-indie territory. It definitely has plenty of Halloween spirit because … Continue reading
A double dose of zombie love
Zombies have been done to death, right down to living/dead romance horror. You know the kind; one human tries his or her best to continue a relationship with a lover that has returned from the grave. I’ve pretty much hated … Continue reading
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Tagged horror comedy, Life After Beth, living dead, undead, zombedy, Zombie Honeymoon, Zombies
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Deadly Dourif, a Jack Black clone vs. zombies, and another crawly demon girl
And here goes another mish-mosh of movies. And they weren’t so bad this time. DEATH AND CREMATION (2010) Death and Cremation reminded me of Stephen King’s The Apt Pupil, only without all the Nazi stuff. The old man this time … Continue reading