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Tag Archives: slashers
80s oddities: beginning, middle, and end
It’s a trio of lesser-known films from the best horror decade ever–although you wouldn’t know that by watching these three movies. FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND (1981) I cannot process that this film was made in 1981 and not 1961, beginning with the … 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, creature features, Frankenstein Island, High Desert Kill, Murder-Rock, slashers
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A double feature of gay horror for 2022
So glad to see two new queer films hit streaming in one month, neither of which shies away from queer sex content, but don’t go into these expecting fun midnight popcorn movies for your big gay sleepovers. THEY/THEM (2022) If … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged demons, gay horror, Hypochondriac, slashers, They/Them
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BOUGHT ON BLU: 1970s horror makes its way to Blu-ray
It’s a trio of flicks from the 1970s that recently got the HD treatment for the physical market. But are these three titles worth the purchase? HORROR HIGH (1973) The sappy ballad that opens Horror High tells you immediately you’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Ants, creature features, Horror High, Shriek of the Mutilated, slashers
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Killers and creatures of the 60s and I got them on Blu-ray
This foursome of flicks I’ve just added to my library spans from 1959 to 1965 and delivers a masked killer, big creatures, and even vampire aliens. CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER (1959) There’s some question as to whether horror master Mario … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Blood and Black Lace, Caltiki The Immortal Monster, creature features, Planet of the Vampires, slashers, The Flesh Eaters, vampires
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TUBI TERRORS: a variety of home invasions
Don’t open the door, because you never know who or what you’re letting in with this satisfying trio of flicks I checked out on Tubi. WHY? (2021) This is a slasher/stalker film focused on suspense, the cat and mouse tension … Continue reading
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Tagged Clowns, Crimson, found footage, home invasion, slashers, Tooth Fairy: Queen of Pain, Why
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When the harvest season is a triple dark threat
It’s pretty telling that all three films in this “series” came out in the same year. In other words, the films were distributed and renamed to create the sense of a worthy first film deserving of sequels… DARK HARVEST (2004) … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Harvest, Dark Harvest 2, Dark Harvest 3, slashers
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I came for the kills!
It was time once again to scratch my slasher itch with a trio of films I found on Prime and cable, so let’s get right into them. STUDENT BODY (2022) This is one of the most agonizingly cliché teen films … Continue reading
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Tagged Getaway, Hell Trip, slashers, Student Body
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These wicked women are woke!
Yay! It’s four films to drive white straight male wingnuts even crazier—explorations of women’s issues, women’s feelings, and the way women are treated in a patriarchal society. SOUND OF VIOLENCE (2021) This is a trippy, almost psychedelic and artsy horror … Continue reading
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Tagged slashers, Sound of Violence, The Columnist, The Stylist, Witch Hunt, witches
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Hate spreads misery throughout the holiday season
One masked killer scores spots on both the Halloween and Christmas sections of the holiday horror page with this double feature. HAUNTED HAY RIDE: THE MOVIE (2008) This New Jersey film definitely has its cheap homemade movie charm. The plot … Continue reading
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Tagged Hate's Haunted Slay Ride, Haunted Hay Ride: The Movie, slashers
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Time for another Amityville marathon…sort of…
The bogus Amityville movies are being pumped out fast these days, and I found four of them on Tubi, so naturally I had to subject myself to the torture. AMITYVILLE IN THE HOOD (2021) I’m hoping perhaps indie director Dustin … Continue reading
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Tagged Amityville Cop, Amityville Cult, Amityville in the Hood, An Amityville Poltergeist, demons, ghosts, occult, possession, satanism, slashers, supernatural
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