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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
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
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
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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Women vs. scary stuff
It turns out this trio of flicks I watched on Tubi all feature women in perilous horror situations. Shocker, I know. More shocking is that two out of the three really worked for me. THE DEAD GIRL IN APARTMENT 03 … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, ghosts, Lair of the Killer Clowns, occult, slashers, The Dead Girl in Apartment 03, Violett
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PRIME TIME: Bigfoot, a supernatural stalker, and a psycho sideshow act
It’s always a treat when I finish a movie marathon from my streaming watchlist and don’t find any real duds among the selection, as in this case. So let’s get into these three. HOAX (2019) This is how you start … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, Bigfoot, Hoax, occult, supernatural, There is a Monster, Where the Devil Roams
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Holiday horror in August!
It’s never too early to start preparing for the holiday horror season, and I’ll be adding most of these to the holiday horror page, but should they be added to your must-see list? Let’s find out. SANTASTEIN (2023) Much like … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Christmas Craft Fair Massacre, Final Girl: Halloween, gay horror, Granny Krampus, occult, Santastein, slashers
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PRIME TIME: killers and crazies
It wasn’t on purpose, but the titles of the three latest flicks I picked from my Prime watchlist for a movie marathon happen to begin with the letters L, M, and N. I had a favorite of the trio, so … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, Mister Sleep, Night Explorers The Asylum, occult, slashers, The Legend of Lake Hollow
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TUBI TERRORS: backwoods horror, Lovecraft creatures, and sex and violence at a frat house
This is one chaotic trio of films, but they sure did hold my attention. Let’s get right into them. THE CAMP HOST (2024) This little film is so odd that I found it quite entertaining. It at first seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged backwoods horror, demons, gay horror, Guys at Parties Like It, occult, slashers, supernatural, The Camp Host, The Old Ones
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TUBI TERRORS: fairytale horror, occultist home invasion, and a modern Frankenstein
It’s three more films from Tubi, the only place where I have a substantial watchlist, and this is a total smorgasbord of subgenres. ALICE IN TERRORLAND (2023) Trauma porn meets fairytale horror in a film that relies mostly on a … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Alice in Terrorland, home invasion, Las Vegas Frankenstein, Night of the Bastard, occult, satanism
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