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SHUDDER AND SHRIEK: a devil child, a witch, and kidnapped kids
There’s a whole lot of trouble for young boys in this trio I checked out on Shudder. Let’s see what you can expect from each one. SON (2021) This polished “son of Satan” flick from the director of The Canal … Continue reading
Gender-bending, Bette Davis, and redneck witchcraft in the 1970s
It’s back to the early 1970s, when I was just a wee child, for a threesome of films featuring female horror veterans. DR. JEKYLL & SISTER HYDE (1971) You’d never expect Hammer Films to challenge the norm in one of … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, Hex, occult, Scream Pretty Peggy, slashers, witches
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Triple feature from the 1950s and 1960s
Dusting off the decades to bring you this flashback of fear…or not. Let’s get into them. IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953) It’s a thrill that an old sci-fi flick based on the writings of Ray Bradbury was made in … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged aliens, Eye of the Devil, It Came from Outer Space, occult, The Brain Eaters
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NETFLIX AND CHILLS: making all kinds of sacrifices for better or worse
This trio of films is a good reminder of why Netflix is personally not my go-to place for a horror fix. I much prefer the less polished and much more fun indies Prime gets by the dozen. But since I … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, occult, Rattlesnake, supernatural, The Old Ways, The Swarm
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Three from the early teens
Thirsty pretty people, a crazy poor Asian, and Satan’s baby back again. Let’s get into these three. THIRST (2010) As a fan of Lacey Chabert and Mercedes McNab in horror flicks, I can safely say it’s okay for those who … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream Home, occult, Rosemary's Baby, satanism, slashers, Thirst
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Halloween and Christmas horror round-up…in February
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, but somehow a bunch of October and December horror flicks gravitated my way—finally, months after I needed them to. Therefore, it’s time for a belated seasonal celebration of flicks to add to the … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Another Evil Night, dolls, For the Sake of Vicious, found footage, Hell on the Shelf, occult, Red Snow, satanism, Sheitan, slashers, The Trick or Treaters, vampires
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Crazy for the 80s
My latest selection of six flix to cover includes five I scored on Blu-ray, and a final one that could definitely use an official release on disc—and they’re all lesser-known movies you may have stumbled upon on HBO or on … 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 1980s, 80s, Big Man on Campus, creature features, Curfew, gay horror, Girlfriend from Hell, Graverobbers, home invasion, horror comedies, occult, Scream for Help, The Kindred, Zombies
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STREAM QUEEN: underground dwellers, a classic monster match, and a killer cult
My latest streaming marathon of indies was quite entertaining, so let’s get right into them. IT CAME FROM BELOW (2021) Just check this one out if you need a creature feature fix and are a fan of The Descent. There’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Baphomet, creature features, Frankenstein vs. The Mummy, It Came from Below, occult, satanism
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Still scraping the bottom of the 80s barrel
Once again I return to the 80s with five films that have landed in my personal collection in recent months. So let’s see what goodness the worst of the 80s turned up this time. JULES VERNE’S MYSTERY ON MONSTER ISLAND … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Black Candles, creature features, Jules Verne's Mystery on Monster Island, occult, possession, satanism, slashers, The Power, The Secret of the Mummy, The Seven Vampires, vampires
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Paul Naschy: the millennium revival
We come to the end of my Paul Naschy marathon by moving into the new millennium for his final decade of horror films before he passed away. In the mid-2000s, Paul tapped into the cheesy direct-to-DVD market with several movies … Continue reading
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Tagged A Werewolf in the Amazon, Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood, creature features, Empusa, gay horror, occult, Rottweiler, supernatural, The Valdemar Legacy, vampires, werewolves
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