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A little bit horror, a little bit queer…
The most recent trio of films I knocked off my “to see” list have two things in common—varying degrees of scaries and fairies. So just how fearific and queerific are The Killing Gene, Safe Inside, and Mister White? THE KILLING … Continue reading
Some creatures you can see, others not so much
Once again I was put to the “it’s what you can’t see that’s scariest” test…and once again, the results have me as a guy who needs money shots. Loads and loads of them! Actually, of the four films in this … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bad Blood, Clawed, creature features, demons, Devil in the Dark, occult, supernatural, The Ritual
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Now on Blu-ray: a flashback foursome spanning a decade
The hits and obscurities just keep coming to Blu-ray – in many cases films that never even made it to DVD – thanks to some great companies digging into the vaults. And if it came from the 80s or 90s, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdamned, creature features, HP Lovecraft, occult, slashers, Tenement, The Resurrected, The Slayer
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Head trip horror at the beginning and end of the 2000s
Sometimes you just have to give in to the pleasure of the horror even if you’re not sure what the frick is going on. As with this double feature I took on, which happens to bookend the first decade of … Continue reading
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
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, Bloodbath at the House of Death, Escapes, gay horror, horror anthologies, horror comedies, occult, slashers, Vincent Price
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Weird shit through the 80s
From January 1st, 1980 – December 31st, 1989, I didn’t miss a moment of the 80s. I had cable. I worked at a video store. And yet, there are still horror flicks from the decade that I haven’t yet seen. … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, aliens, Born of Fire, Incident at Raven’s Gate, Las Vegas Blood Bath, occult, Scream, slashers, supernatural, torture porn
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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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STREAM QUEEN: trying to get a grip on reality
If you’re in the mood to just kick back on the couch, lights out, a big bowl of popcorn and a 2-liter of cherry cola in hand, and be scared silly with some mindless horror fun, then this is not … Continue reading
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Tagged found footage, It Watches, occult, Pinwheel, supernatural, torture porn
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DIRECT TO STREAM: the horror of Daniel Falicki
After watching Accidental Exorcist, which Daniel Falicki directs and stars in, I was intrigued enough to search out more of his work, and found three other titles of his available for streaming. Based on the four films I viewed, I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 3:33 A.M.: The Witching Hour, Accidental exorcist, And Hell Awaits, Awaken the Devil, Daniel Falicki, demons, occult, possession
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STREAM QUEEN: undeniably compelling haunted attraction double feature
As bad as they can be, I’m a total sucker for low budget horror that pretty much looks like it was filmed over a weekend at some haunting attraction in the director’s hometown during the month of October. So I … Continue reading