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Tag Archives: slashers
BOUGHT ON BLU and 4K: two sequels and a Hammer film
It’s all about being a completist with my latest purchases, which include a sequel to an 80s slasher, a sequel to a 70s slasher, and a Hammer film with Christopher Lee in the cast. MUTILATOR 2 (2023) When I was … Continue reading
Not my best selection of flicks to watch for Halloween
Good thing there were dependable classics to watch in between watching these three new films on Halloween weekend, because they were mostly duds. Let’s find out why. DR. GIFT (2025) I have been waiting for this one to be released … Continue reading
Chucky’s latest competition? It’s three creepy doll movies
I never get tired of deadly dolls, so I added three more to my watchlists for a triple feature. Let’s see how that worked out for me. ROB1N (2025) A killer robot doll with a number in the name of … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged dolls, Morgan Killer Doll, Rob1n, slashers, The Rule of Jenny Pen
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A woke and wacky family, a sexualized mutant, a towering killer, and expanded Halloween horror
I had varying degrees of fun with the latest foursome of flicks from my watchlist, one of which lands on the holiday horror page (kind of for the second time), another of which scores a spot on the does the … 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 Brute 1976, creature features, Die'ced Reloaded, gay horror, Match, Mauler, slashers
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2025 HALLOWEEN HORROR ROUND-UP
I was beginning to think I wouldn’t have many Halloween horror flicks to add to the complete holiday horror page this year, but I scoured my streaming services for a handful of new ones I hadn’t yet seen, plus I … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 10/31 Part 4, Coffintooth, creature features, Helloween, home invasion, horror anthologies, Night of the Reaper, Pumpkinhead, slashers, The Kick Back, VHS Halloween, WNUF Halloween Special
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Cabin possession, a witch curse, and another killer Popeye
I love demonic possession, I love wicked witches, and I love sailor men, but I had a favorite in this trio of subgenre horrors. Let’s find out which one. SPIRIT SPRINGS (2025) This homage to Evil Dead takes almost an … Continue reading
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Tagged Popeye The Slayer Man, possession, slashers, Spirit Springs, Unholy Song, witches
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Three degrees of slashing
This is definitely an uneven selection of slashers I picked from my streaming watchlist, but are any of them worth a watch? Let’s find out. AMERICAN SCARECROW (2020) If only this film had recognized the opportunity embedded in its unintentional … Continue reading
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Tagged American Scarecrow, slashers, The Omicron Killer, Torture the Flesh
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Evil children, psycho seniors, and a deformed killer
It’s a trio of indie horror flicks, and each one had at least a little something to keep me entertained, but there was definitely a winner for me. MY FIRST YEAR OFF CAMPUS (2024) The IMDb description of this is … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Beware the Children, Camp Terror, gay horror, My First Year Off Campus, slashers
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Mothers and others
This trio of films about mothers and monsters offers a variety of familiar subgenres, including evil children, backwoods slashing, and possession. But do they also deliver on scares? THE OTHER (2025) The director of the gay slasher classic Hellbent takes … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, exorcisms, home invasion, possession, slashers, supernatural, The Beast Inside, The Other, Womb
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PRIME TIME: flesh and blood
For a change, I picked three from a streaming service that all delivered on the horror elements I crave, even if one of them had a more substantial plot and was going for an elevated story. Let’s get into them. … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Consumed, creature features, Mouseboat Massacre, slashers, Werewolf in a Women's Prison
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