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Tag Archives: slashers
Can the gay save the day during this Savage Weekend?
1979 slasher Savage Weekend got totally lost in between the release of Halloween in 78 and Friday the 13th in 80, due in large part to the fact that it fails pretty miserably as a slasher, even though all the … Continue reading
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Tagged gay horror, Savage Weekend, slashers
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Bloody Knuckles – when Idle Hands go gay
Artsploitation Films is a movie company to keep an eye on. Not only do they make instant classics like Wither (my blog here), they also don’t shy away from blatant gay themes in horror films such as Der Samurai (my … Continue reading
The homo and horror of Cruising
Cruising. It’s the infamous movie that infuriated gays in 1980. I was just eleven, not a sign of gayness in my life as I danced around my room, singing the Xanadu soundtrack…. Even when I finally saw Cruising years later … Continue reading
Do you dare enter The Devil’s Woods?
Indie backwoods horror flick The Devil’s Woods combines a bit of 1970s occult with 80s slasher. This is shocking for me to say, but I think this hour and fifteen-minute movie needed to be longer to tackle and fully realize … Continue reading
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The Slashening – girls, guys, bears, and pizza boys beware
Add Brandon Bassham, writer and director of The Slashening, to the list of filmmakers who really did their homework before attempting a throwback slasher. Actually, The Slashening is much more than that. Essentially, it’s a retro raunchy sex comedy dropped … Continue reading
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There’s something out there…and it’s kind of gay
Leave it to low-budget indie horror to throw some weird gay stuff—and a couple of porn stars—into the mix. I take a look at Bigfoot at Holler Creek Canyon and Slaughter Party. SLAUGHTER PARTY (2006) What to even say about … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigfoot at Holler Creek Canyon, creature feature, gay horror, horror comedy, slashers, Slaughter Party
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Demonstrate your horror knowledge and you could win 3 of my novels!
It’s October 2015, my new gay Halloween horror novel Wet Screams has been released, and I’m feeling generous. So you just might get a treat…here’s the trick. If you have picked up a copy of my gay Halloween horror novel … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, gay horror, slashers, werewolves
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All Hallow’s Eve – the schizo film about a schizo movie director
I try to find some redeeming value in all the horror movies I watch, so here’s what I’ll give you here: the fall scenery is spectacular and there are a couple of Jack o’ lanterns. Of the numerous movies titled … Continue reading
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90s horror – 1990 vs. 1998!
For no reason other than I watched two movies from each year, I take on these four 90s horror films from 90 and 98, covering various subgenres. BEYOND DARKNESS (1990) This is the last gasp of awesome 80s Euro horror … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond Darkness, Brad Dourif, demons, ghosts, Grim Prairie Tales, horror anthologies, slashers, supernatural, The Curve, The Landlady, witches
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Is she everything she’s slit up to be?
Another scary Asian lady to terrorize us. The legend of the slit-mouthed woman comes to life, and it’s really scary…at first. A city is on lockdown after children begin sighting a creepy woman with long black hair in the park. … Continue reading