Tag Archives: slashers

Modern horror buffet time!

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Daniel

Once again, a rundown of a variety of fear flix in various subgenres, including zombies, demons, slashers, possession, a Halloween anthology, and more! THE LOST (2006) I groaned out loud when I saw that The Lost was another film based … Continue reading →

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Stream Queen 2: horror anthologies

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Daniel

Horror anthologies are all over the place these days thanks to streaming services. Chances are loads of them are going to be crap, but there’s always the possibility of finding a good story here and there. So I blasted through … Continue reading →

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Forget Short Circuit…these robots have a screw loose

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Daniel

If you like your cute robots to draw blood, here’s the perfect double feature: robot movies with slasher plots! And honestly, Chopping Mall and Evolver look like they may be siblings…. CHOPPING MALL (1986) Back in the day when every movie … Continue reading →

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Lessons in horror from the new millennium

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Daniel

I’m a big fan of cutie Justin Urich—Robert Urich’s nephew and the obnoxious character in one of my favorite horror movies: Monster Man, which I blog about here. So when I went looking for his “101” teen slasher in my … Continue reading →

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Serial killers vs. killer animals—which will be king of the comic jungle?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Daniel

How much hilarity do you like with your horror? Here are two very different horror comedies that don’t take themselves seriously. HOW TO BE A SERIAL KILLER (2008)   How to be a Serial Killer is a satirical look at … Continue reading →

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Bald heads and bagged heads

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Daniel

Actually, the scary guy in each of these movies is bald, but the one in Hayride 2 wears a bag over his head….  THE PACT 2 (2014) How do you cash-in on a darkly intense indie that succeeded in leaving … Continue reading →

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Urban slashers and holiday horror

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Daniel

April Fools and Somebody Help Me 1 & 2: three more films to add to the “urban horror” genre, and they’re all slashers! APRIL FOOLS (2007) It’s a holiday horror flick, but don’t expect it to have a prank reveal … Continue reading →

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Bad boys vs. evil girls

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Daniel

I’m already nostalgic for the new millennium decade because it brought back the fun of sexy scary 80s horror and teen films, two art forms that seem to be neglected these days. Teens today don’t know what they’re missing. Mid-2000s … Continue reading →

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Modern horror time wasters

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Daniel

You know that feeling when you get to the end of a horror film and think, “I could have watched something so much better if I hadn’t given this one a chance and seen it through to the end”? Here’s … Continue reading →

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The Unseen and Unhinged – when trios of girls made wrong turns in the 1980s

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Daniel

It’s The Unseen vs. Unhinged! UNHINGED (1982) Classic early 80s bizarr-o horror! Unhinged isn’t a formulaic teen slasher with a masked killer. It’s more like a backwoods family horror film that takes cues from Psycho and Homicidal. It even predates … Continue reading →

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