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Tag Archives: slashers
The must-see X-mas Tale few have scene
With all the Christmas horror out there, 70-minute Spanish flick X-mas Tale from 2005 gets sorely overlooked, possibly because it’s thrown into one of those budget 6-on-1 DVDs. X-mas Tale is like The Monster Squad with a killer Santa. It’s … Continue reading
Fear Town, USA is a fun town…and kinda Queer Town
Before his movie The Slashening (blog here), indie director Brandon Bassham brought the sex and slashing with horror comedy Fear Town, USA. I’m hooked on his brand of spoof slashers—raunchy, bloody, and loaded with jokes that work. Fear Town, USA’s … Continue reading
80s horror and sci-fi garbage
Sometimes, you just want to watch a bunch of crappy lost 80s horror movies that have been transferred directly from old VHS tapes to DVD and sold at ridiculous budget prices. These four flicks are so worthy of this special … 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 1980s, 80s, David DeCoteau, Dreamaniac, Mutant Hunt, Prisoners of the Lost Universe, slashers, Warriors of the Wasteland
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Horror buffet: a haunted house, a serial killer, and a bloodsucker
This one’s going to be short, because nothing in this eclectic mix did it for me. SILENT HOUSE (2011) This remake of a Spanish language film is recognized for being shot in a single take that follows every move of … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, ghosts, Scar Tissue, Silent House, slashers, supernatural, vampires
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STREAM QUEEN 6
Streaming services often remind you that you get what you pay for, thanks to the dozens of bad horror titles they offer. So here are the 3 most recent time killers I checked out. THE HOUSE WITH 100 EYES (2013) … Continue reading
Is the worst of 80s horror worthy of Blu-ray?
So much 80s horror trash wasn’t even worthy of DVD release…yet is all making its way to Blu-ray now…with disclaimers noting that they aren’t in HD and not sourced from original prints. So essentially, they are full screen VHS tapes … Continue reading
Posted in 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 1980s, 80s, Breeders, creature feature, Killer Workout, Shock ‘Em Dead, slashers
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The year of the final girl…
With slasher-baiting titles like Final Girl, The Final Girls, and Last Girl Standing, how could any long time fan of the genre not check them all out? I did, and here’s what I found. FINAL GIRL (2015) If you go … Continue reading
Posted in 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 Final Girl, Last Girl Standing, slashers, The Final Girls
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Tortured transgender souls or cis psychos?
Horror history features plenty of films about cross-dressing killers—Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, Homicidal, Hide & Go Shriek, and Cherry Falls, just to name a few. But if asked to name a balls out movie in which the killer is … Continue reading
Slasher comedy vs. vampire comedy!
Time to take on two modern horror comedies—and there’s not a zombie in sight this time! I look at the slasher Dead Body and the vampire flick Bloodsucking Bastards. DEAD BODY (2015) Dead Body feels like a nod to Scream … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bloodsucking Bastards, Dead Body, horror comedy, slashers, vampires
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