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Tag Archives: slashers
This is HUGE: another lost 80s slasher finally on DVD
1982’s Humongous is yet another Friday the 13th rip-off I saw on cable back in the day, and waited over a decade for it to be released on DVD. I can’t wait until the day I have EVERY 80s slasher … 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, Humongous, Janet Julian, Janet Louise Johnson, Nancy Drew, Page Fletcher, Paul Lynch, slashers
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Is Blade in the Dark a euphemism—or are you just happy to kill me?
In true 80s-Italian-horror fashion, director Lamberto Bava, son of director Mario Bava, proves that film creators are more psychosexually messed up than the characters in their films. I’m taking on 1980’s Macabre and 1983’s A Blade in the Dark not … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, A Blade in the Dark, Lamberto Bava, Macabre, slashers
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Bereavement—apt title for the prequel to the awesome slasher Malevolence
I just went back and read the blog I wrote about the 2004 slasher movie Malevolence. I loved the hell out of that throwback to the original slasher era that is clearly inspired by the 1978 classic Halloween. So it’s … Continue reading
Guys just want to get Laid…to Rest
The reason you watch the Laid to Rest films is really for the fantastically grisly kills. While each film has a couple of intense suspense scenes, both movies are total chaos!!! But the extreme gruesome face mutilations in these movies … Continue reading
80s slash-back: The Dorm That Dripped Blood
1982’s The Dorm That Dripped Blood has also gone by the name Pranks, which was the title of my DVD copy—which I just upgraded for the newly released Blu-Ray edition when I found out the DVD was an edited version!!! … 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, Daphne Zuniga, Pranks, slashers, The Dorm That Dripped Blood
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The three Ps: The Pool, Popcorn, and Prey
In random news, I’ve just watched three movies in a row that are alphabetically listed under P in my horror collection, and since none of them motivated me to write a full dissertation as usual, I’ve crammed them all into … Continue reading
I got totally plastered last night–and it was kinda scary
Okay, this is really bad situation. I have this 2006 horror film Plasterhead in my collection—and upon rewatching it last night, I can only assume I watched it a first time. Seriously, I don’t remember a SINGLE THING about this … Continue reading
A creepy doll and a heinous old lady mask = classic 1983 slasher
Curtains is just one of dozens of slashers I saw way back in the early 80s on cable. As with every other person who actually knows of this film, I was forever scarred by the ice skating scene. And it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Curtains, dolls, John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, slashers
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Some Nightmares are a nightmare
It’s an 80s “Nightmare” 2-fer blog! Actually, the 1980 film was originally known as Stage Fright, while the 1981 film also goes under the title Nightmare in a Damaged Brain. Both films try to pull-off the then huge slasher genre, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Nightmare, Nightmare in a Damaged Brain, Nightmares, slashers, Stage Fright
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All the Boys Love Mandy Lane—except me
That absolutely isn’t a typical Dan gay joke. This 2006 ‘horror’ movie has been hyped for so long as a standout slasher that I was dying for it to be released in the U.S. I finally blind bought the region-free … Continue reading