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Observance and The Perfect Husband – it’s man vs. woman in these two from Artsploitation Films
One is sort of supernatural, the other sort of slasher, they’re both slow burners that see man pitted against woman, both feature characters dealing with the loss of a child, and they both deliver some thrills, chills, and twists. I … Continue reading
The 80s SLASHER VAULTS 7: On and Off Campus
Sex, nudity, new wave music, parties—there’s just something special about the student body being slaughtered by a killer in 80s slashers. So it’s time for six of them. FINAL EXAM (1981) I would say the best thing about Final Exam … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Cutting Class, Final Exam, Girl School Screamers, slashers, The House on Sorority Row, The Initiation, Welcome to Spring Break
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Does the Reeker stink?
The Reeker films have floated around cable for years, and I finally watched them. Honestly, based on the title, I seriously thought they were about a rancid odor cloud that kills people. But I was so wrong. It’s really just … Continue reading
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Tagged No Man’s Land: The Rise of the Reeker, Reeker, slashers
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Most Likely to Die vs. The Tenant
One is as straightforward as slashers get, the other takes a very odd structural approach to the genre. I was pretty surprised by which one I liked better. MOST LIKELY TO DIE (2015) Director Anthony DiBlasi is racking up the … Continue reading
The 80s SLASHER VAULTS 6: 80s horror spanning the decade from 80 to 89
They’re good. They’re bad. These five are some of my favorite 80s horror flix from the VHS slasher era, for better or worse. FUNERAL HOME (1980) Directed by William Fruet (The House by the Lake, Spasms, Killer Party, several episodes … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Blood Diner, Funeral Home, horror comedies, Intruder, slashers, The Funhouse, Tobe Hooper, Visiting Hours
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Perkins: still a psycho in the 1990s
Right up until his death in 1992, Anthony Perkins continued appearing in horror films and thrillers…and almost had his own horror TV show! I covered several of his psychotic non-Psycho roles here, so how about some more? DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS … 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 Daughter of Darkness, horror comedies, I'm Dangerous Tonight, In the Deep Woods, slashers, The Ghost Writer, vampires
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The 80s SLASHER VAULTS 5: the 80s horror vault inside the vault
For this installment of my 80s Slasher Vault series, I look at some 80s horror slashers that were basically locked in a vault that was then locked in another vault. HORROR HOUSE ON HIGHWAY 5 (1985) A slasher so … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, backwoods horror, Berserker, Blood Harvest, Blood Tracks, Horror House on Highway 5, slashers
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Jason Voorhees goes all Ed Gein!
Just the other day I blogged about the 1974 film Deranged, which was pretty much the story of real-life psycho killer Ed Gein, with some fictional horror embellishment and the changing of Ed’s name to Ezra Cobb. It would have … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield, slashers
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A trio of 70s cult horror flix
Zombies, a docu-horror based on an infamous mama’s boy killer, and a killer croc! I take a look at Garden of the Dead, Deranged, and Eaten Alive. GARDEN OF THE DEAD (1972) This is basically a 58-minute prison movie in … Continue reading
Stream Queen: ghosts gone wrong
Not your everyday haunted house movies…unfortunately. These three ghost movies are ultimately disappointing in their attempts to be unique rather than to just serve up some good old scares. ALTERGEIST (2014) When will I learn to just stop watching movies … Continue reading
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Tagged Altergeist, ghosts, slashers, supernatural, The Inhabitants, Trace
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