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Tag Archives: slashers
Hey Easter Bunny, why are all the eggs red this year?
There was so much dying to be done this year that the Easter Bunny needed the whole weekend to take care of business. It’s my blog about two very different killer bunny slashers – The Night Before Easter and Easter … 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 Easter Sunday, gay horror, horror comedies, slashers, The Night Before Easter
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But will we ever get Psycho Cop vs. Maniac Cop?
It has finally happened! Psycho Cop Returns has as last come to Blu-ray thanks to Vinegar Syndrome. As a bonus, you even get a copy of it as Psycho Cop II on DVD. You know what would have been an … 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, Psycho Cop, Psycho Cop II, Psycho Cop Returns, slashers
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Holiday horror from 2005: The Toybox From Venus
These two films sound much better when you combine the titles. If you’re wondering how you missed a Halloween alien comedy and a Christmas slasher, don’t wonder, because these are pretty obscure films that don’t exactly do their holidays justice…or … 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 aliens, From Venus, gay horror, horror comedies, slashers, The Toybox
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Horrors from the water, the sky, and…the vents?
This trio of films offers some familiar (and some cute) faces and favorite subgenres, but is that enough to make them worth a watch? DARK HOUSE (2014) Had this one on my “must-see” list for a while because a) delicious … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged aliens, creature features, Creature Lake, Dark House, found footage, slashers, supernatural, Thirst
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Makeup man making movies in the new millennium
With a massive horror makeup effects career dating all the way back to 80s classics like Night of the Creeps, Evil Dead II, The Hidden, Phantasm II, 976-EVIL, Halloween 5, Bride of Re-Animator, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 5, … Continue reading
Wishmaster wishes he had been as iconic as his predecessors
Not a year after Scream reinvigorated the horror and slasher scene at the end of the 1990s, Wishmaster came along and…well, it kind of treaded the same ground 90s horror had been walking all along, with just some spit shine … Continue reading
Head splitting headbangers and paranormal punk rockers
The guts, guitars, ghosts, and even gays in this trio of indie films deliver a variety of subgenres, yet all three films offer a touch of nostalgia for the days of high hair and mosh pits. HEAVY MENTAL (2009) … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged backwoods horror, Death Rot, gay horror, ghosts, Heavy Mental, horror comedies, slashers, supernatural, Teenage Ghost Punk
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STREAM QUEEN: killer clown on Halloween vs. scary bear in the woods
If it’s Prime time, it’s usually major indie time, as with these two films. Only thing they really have in common is that they each run about 70 minutes long. Are they worth a little more than an hour of … Continue reading
Slashermania – multiple maniacs slash through T&A and LGBT to the sounds of 80s new wave
As a GenXer, I get the distinct pleasure of saying “you had to be there” to those who didn’t live through the 80s. Well now, you can get a taste of the 20th century’s most totally awesome decade if you … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday I Read the Book: Literary Thoughts, Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, gay horror, Slashermania, slashers
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STREAM QUEEN: holiday horror double feature
Easter is around the corner, Fourth of July isn’t…but it’s always good to plan ahead. So here goes. EASTER BUNNY BLOODBATH (2010) So far, there hasn’t been a definitive Easter horror flick for me, although my holiday horror page has … 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 Easter Bunny Bloodbath, horror comedies, slashers, You Are Not Alone
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