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Christmas and April Fools horror…both in December!

Well, this is confusing. Dismembering Christmas is a natural for December viewing. But when to watch Bloody April Fools? It takes place on December 28th, not April 1th! But there’s a reason…. BLOODY APRIL FOOLS (aka: Los inocentes) (2013) This … Continue reading

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80s crap vs. 90s crap!

Once again, it’s back to the VHS days. This time, I take on four flicks spanning from 81 – 96, and featuring, demons, aliens, a killer hand, and a naked psycho with a knife. DEMONOID (1981)   The ultimate unintentional … Continue reading

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Tales of Halloween Hell – holiday double feature time!

Every October, more and more filmmakers try to take advantage of the Halloween holiday and use it as the backdrop for their movie. And I eat them all up. Unfortunately, many of them have to be spit back out because … Continue reading

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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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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

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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

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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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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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