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Tag Archives: occult
An occult drug experiment, a kid-killing mother and son duo, and undead Danny Trejo
This was a fairly fun triple feature I selected from my Tubi watchlist, with movies in a variety of subgenres. THE RITUAL (2024) The Ritual is like Flatliners with occult, body horror, and slasher aspects. There are some really good … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged horror comedies, living dead, occult, Seven Cemeteries, slashers, supernatural, The Candy Store, The Ritual, undead, witches
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Low-tech scares…going back to basics by dabbling in the occult
Cults, the occult, and a witch? Sign me up! But…did I get what I signed up for with this trio of selections from Tubi that rely on simple incantations, rituals, and sacrifices? Let’s find out. EVERWINTER NIGHT (2023) With a … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Everwinter Night, folk horror, home invasion, occult, revenge horror, The Book of the Witch, The Burned Over District, witches
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Tapping into the supernatural and occult with this trio of flicks
In my latest hunt to find three horror movies to watch on streaming services, it started with, “Which movies look good?” but then in an instant became, “Ooh! These three movies all have covers in red, black, and white.” Yes, … Continue reading
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Tagged Conjuring the Cult, ghosts, Hideout, occult, supernatural, The Hopewell Haunting, trauma porn
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It all happened in the last twenty minutes
There are all kinds of terrors in the latest triple feature from my streaming watchlist, but all three movies have one thing in common—nothing really happens until the final act. Let’s find out if it was worth watching the first … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Ashburn Waters, creature features, Dagr, Deep Fear, found footage, occult, undead, Zombies
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Harvests and Axes
In my latest movie marathon, I was only disappointed by one choice from my streaming watchlists. Let’s find out which one and why. BLOOD HARVEST (2023) This 80-minute film is astonishingly uneventful and offers absolutely no chills or thrills. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Blood Harvest, ChadGetsTheAxe, found footage, Night Harvest, occult, slashers
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STREAM QUEEN: they came from Hulu, Prime, and Tubi
The latest trio of films I watched were plucked from three different streaming services, and it was quite a variety. THE INHERITANCE (2024) This Hulu selection is somewhat of a slow burn, and it’s not a terrifying experience, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, Don't Look at the Demon, Nowhere Land, occult, possession, The Inheritance
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BOUGHT ON BLU: it happened in 1971
This is an influential but forgotten trio of flicks I bought on Blu-ray that ironically all came from 1971, and one of them has some homoerotic content, landing it on the does the gay guy die? page. FRIGHT (1971) I … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Blue Sextet, Fright, gay horror, home invasion, I Drink Your Blood, infected, occult, satanism
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A trio of Lovecraft inspired features
I can’t say that any of these films is a true adaptation of Lovecraft’s fiction, but they are all trippy and weird. Does that mean they’re good? Let’s find out. HP LOVECRAFT’S WITCH HOUSE (2021) Based on the same story … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday I Read the Book: Literary Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, H.P. Lovecraft, Monster Portal, Necronomicon, occult, Witch House
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The undead, demons, and delusions
The latest mish-mosh of films from my streaming watchlists had its moments, but only one truly satisfied me. DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS (2024) This is a pretty good if familiar setup that suffers from a few issues. First, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond the Chamber of Terror, demons, Don't Turn Out the Lights, occult, possession, supernatural, The Exorcists, undead, Zombies
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HALLOWEEN HORROR ROUND-UP 2024
As far as I can tell after months of Halloween horror movie hunting, these should be the last four flicks out there that celebrate the season for this year and get added to the complete holiday horror movies page, so … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Carved, creature features, gay horror, ghosts, Halloween Massacre, Haunted Ulster Live, occult, possession, slashers, The Town Without Halloween
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