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Tag Archives: slashers
2008 – 2011 and still going for that 80s slasher feel!
Will filmmakers’ attempts to recreate the vibe of 80s horror films ever be replaced by—I don’t know—homages to Asian horror of the 2000s or imitations of mainstream ghost films of the 2000-teens? We’ll just have to wait and see. Until … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Blood Junkie, Gutterballs, Mental Scars, Raymond Did It, slashers
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Stream Queen 11: Not your typical masked killer slashers
Each of these three psycho killer flicks—horror comedy, cabin in the woods slasher, and found footage—cover various styles and subgenres. And have notable moments, but none of them fully won me over. Here’s the good and the bad of each. … 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, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Cut/Print, found footage, gay horror, horror comedies, Hot Blood Sundae, Ice Cream: The Remix, slashers, The Killing of Jacob Marr
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The man of your dreams wants to stick it to you. Get the lube…and body bag!
A good sense of humor is a great trait in a guy, but what if your man has a wicked sense of humor? Hell, over two decades later, I still wonder if my hubby fears my constant horror quips could … Continue reading
IT HAPPENED AFTER SCREAM Part 4: wrong turns….
The resurgence of slashers following Scream needed to break the teen horror mold somehow, so it began turning to the old Texas Chainsaw backwoods formula, which was often a convenient way to also work in the growing trend of torture … Continue reading
IT HAPPENED AFTER SCREAM PART 3: the legacy of the Bloody Murder movies
After Scream spotlighted the slasher classics of the 80s, the next decade saw the resurgence of Michael Myers, Freddy, Chucky, Leatherface, and Jason Voorhees in sequels and reboots. It also provided ample opportunity for filmmakers who grew up with these … Continue reading
Lumberjack Man – would you like some flesh flaps with those flapjacks?
I had no expectations going into Lumberjack Man, figuring it was going to be another awful slasher only worthy of the SyFy Channel. After catching it on cable, I’ve put it at the top of my “to buy” list. At … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged backwoods horror, horror comedies, Lumberjack Man, slashers
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Stream Queen 10: from supernatural to slashers
My latest streaming selections include a prison with an unseen presence, a slumber party slasher with plenty of half-naked babes, and a Euro horror film that has it all—a psycho killer, ghosts, and the undead! INSIDE (2012) Is it a … Continue reading
IT HAPPENED AFTER SCREAM Part 2: David DeCoteau cashes in….
In the years following the release of Scream, when slapping a bunch of pretty faces across a DVD cover was all the rage, David DeCoteau gave the practice his personal touch, making most of those pretty faces those of boys. … Continue reading
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Tagged Final Stab, gay horror, Ring of Darkness, slashers, The Frightening, Zombies
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They’re not Freddy’s Nightmares unless Freddy makes an appearance
Only a few months after A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master hit theaters in 1988, Freddy was welcomed to prime time, bitch! Okay, not exactly prime time. The anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares was on syndicated channels, and … Continue reading
If you didn’t catch them when they were released for Halloween 2015…
I’d highly recommend you check out these two horror anthologies and put them on your Halloween party playlist for 2016. In the Dark and The Horror Network are very different in tone, so you get a great variety of horror … 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 gay horror, horror anthologies, horror comedies, In the Dark, slashers, supernatural, The Horror Network
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