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Tag Archives: slashers
Eureka! A totally satisfying triple feature for a change!
It took three platforms—Prime, Showtime, and Hulu—but I at last hit a quarantine high with big killer spider fun, a nasty infected remake with plenty of hunky bodies, and a slasher sequel with a gay lead character. Let’s see what … 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 creature feature, gay horror, horror comedy, infected, Itsy Bitsy, Pooka Lives!, Rabid, slashers
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PRIME TIME: 3 quirky horror flicks with neon colors in the poster art
When I see neon in a horror movie poster, I have high hopes for some silly throwback horror fun. Did this selection from my watchlist–The Happy House, 1 Must Die, and Distiller–deliver? DISTILLER (2016) This one looks and feels like … 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 1 Must Fall, Distiller, ghosts, horror comedy, slashers, supernatural, The Happy House
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PRIME TIME: 4 films that starts with “The…”
Corona is causing my watchlists to shrink drastically, so for this blog I took on a foursome of films simply because they all begin with the word “the”: The Tombs, The Terrible Two, The Recall, and The Russian Bride. So … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged aliens, demons, ghosts, possession, slashers, supernatural, The Recall, The Russian Bride, The Terrible Two, The Tombs
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Back in Black Christmas
I had a sneaking suspicion that as soon as the latest iteration of Black Christmas hit theaters and got completely trashed by virtually everyone, I would probably love it. And so I can now say that I don’t even slightly … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Black Christmas, occult, slashers
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PRIME TIME: a trio of slashers
Which of these three films scratched my slasher itch…or did they all? Let’s take a look at Pickaxe, Scream For Summer, and The Stalker Club. PICKAXE (2014) If you just want a good trashy slasher that plays by the most … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Pickaxe, Scream for Summer, slashers, The Stalker Club
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Making a Nightwish for the Laughing Dead to do a Slash Dance
I lived through the 80s, when cable TV was everything and I worked in a video store with a huge horror section, yet there are still films I’ve never seen. Like these three… SLASH DANCE (1989) It’s surprising that it … 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 1980s, 80s, demons, ghosts, Nightwish, Slashdance, slashers, supernatural, The Laughing Dead, Zombies
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PRIME TIME: which of these six gets my last laugh?
It was a quirky horror marathon for me in a variety of subgenres, including cartoon crazies, a demon detective, a killer camera, reaper hunters, Halloween found footage, and a village of vamps. So which one entertained me most? TERROR TOONS … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bad Ben 7: The Haunted Highway, Butcher the Bakers, Demon Squad, demons, found footage, horror comedy, Killer Camera Monsters, slashers, Strigoi, Terror Toons 3, vampires
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Back to the 80s—four from 85 to 90
The 80s vaults just keep swinging open, between indie companies digging up lost films for Blu-ray release, streaming services offering poor quality sources of old movies, and even owners of VHS tapes from back in the day uploading them to … 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, cannibals, Cut and Run, Deadly Manor, Edge of the Axe, Nightflyers, slashers
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Death Drop Gorgeous—the title is the only headline needed for this gay slasher
I’ve been following this upcoming drag slasher for quite some time, and at last it is on its way to being unveiled to the world—and hopefully released on DVD so I can add it to my gay horror collection (I’ve … Continue reading