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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
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Tagged Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, Hex, occult, Scream Pretty Peggy, slashers, witches
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HULU HORRORS: cannibals, swimming ghosts, and a slasher
I haven’t tapped into the Hulu horror selection in a while, so it’s time to check out a few of their newer offerings. FRESH (2022) Fresh is Boxing Helena meets Hannibal—with a very Gen X soundtrack thrown in for good … Continue reading
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Tagged cannibals, found footage, Fresh, ghosts, Lantern's Lane, slashers, The Deep House
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HOLIDAY HORRORS: a killer leprechaun, a killer bunny, and a killer on Halloween
Three holidays, three movies to add to the holiday horror page. Let’s get right to them. THE LEPRECHAUN’S CURSE (2021) The sequel to The Leprechaun’s Game is its own story, so you don’t need to see the first film to … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter Bunny Massacre, gay horror, Jack Lantern, slashers, The Leprechaun's Curse
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The 1970s horror of Pete Walker
Although I was most familiar with his 1983 horror comedy House of the Long Shadows, in which he brought together horror icons Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and John Carradine, director Pete Walker made the bulk of his horror … Continue reading
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Tagged Frightmare, House of Mortal Sin, House of Whipcord, Schizo, slashers, The Comeback, The Flesh and Blood Show
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A journey back to the horror of the early 2000s
Can you believe it has been twenty years since we entered a new millennium? It was a great time for horror…simply because we were leaving 90s horror behind! Unfortunately, you wouldn’t know that by most of the movies I picked … Continue reading
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Tagged Dard Divorce, Feardotcom, ghosts, slashers, supernatural, The Last Winter, The Mangler 2, The Mangler Reborn, torture porn
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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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The 90s: when most horror was direct-to-video
I once again struggled my way through a bunch of 90s crap I’d never seen, and I actually found a couple that had their charms—one of which was a total winner for me. THE INHERITOR (1990) There’s a good idea … Continue reading
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Tagged Ebola Syndrome, ghosts, horror anthologies, infected, Necronomicon: Book of the Dead, slashers, Steel and Lace, supernatural, The Inheritor, witches
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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
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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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STREAM QUEEN: a sausage fest, a killer bunny, and a Ouija sequel
I had a lot of fun, some fun, and no fun with this trio. Let’s find out why. COLD FEET (2019) What a treat to stumble upon an indie horror comedy that the hubby and I both enjoyed and that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold Feet, gay horror, ghosts, Happy Little Bunnies, horror comedies, Ouija: Deadly Reunion, slashers, supernatural
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