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Tag Archives: slashers
You’ve seen it all before, but is it worth seeing again?
Familiar fear can be comforting. So I take on 2:13, Almost Human, and The Canal! 2:13 (2009) In the tradition of Seven, the Hannibal films, and every other serial killer profiling movie you’ve ever seen, star and screenplay writer Mark … Continue reading
So what exactly are the Rites of Spring?
Rites of Spring is another in a growing trend of movies that begin with a bunch of bad guys committing a crime and ending up in a horror scenario (From Dusk Till Dawn, The Cottage, Malevolence, Dead Birds, etc.). Such … Continue reading
Tooth Fairy double feature!
Two witchy old ladies that exchange teeth for gifts, have hideous faces and wear black cloaks, and just love to kill children. Fun, fun, fun! It’s Darkness Falls vs. The Tooth Fairy. DARKNESS FALLS (2003) Darkness Falls came out at … Continue reading
Pinocchio’s Revenge vs. Dolly Dearest!
In the wake of Child’s Play, Chucky left a trail of bodies, sequels, and copycat films. Such as Pinocchio’s Revenge and Dolly Dearest, two of the more memorable ones. PINOCCHIO’S REVENGE (1996) Sounds bad, right? So why give it a … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged dolls, Dolly Dearest, Pinocchio’s Revenge, slashers
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A smorgasbord of horror subgenre movies!
Possession (supposedly), psychic power slasher, wrong place wrong time horror, and a road trip slasher! So let’s get right to it. THE POSSESSION OF DAVID O’REILLY (2010) So I think this is a film that isn’t found footage but looks … Continue reading
80s slasher cult favorites
The endless list of 80s slashers pretty much always leads to celebrating the most prominent films of the decade. Then there are those hidden gems you’d find in the video store that no one was talking about, yet they totally … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, Alone in the Dark, American Gothic, backwoods horror, gay horror, slashers, Stagefright, The Fan
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They’re both Silent But Deadly – but do they really stink?
Would you believe me if I told you there are two slasher comedies called Silent But Deadly that came out a year apart? And would you believe me if I said neither of them has anything to do with farts? … Continue reading
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Tagged horror comedy, Silent But Deadly, slashers
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Three Asian horror films that haven’t gotten the American makeover
Forget The Ring, The Grudge, Pulse, Shutter, The Eye, Dark Water…Jeez. We’ve remade so many Asian horror films here in the U.S. But not these three films! GUROZUKA (2005) Imagine if a scary tape turned you into a masked … Continue reading
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Tagged ghosts, Gurozuka, Infection, Reincarnation, Rinne, slashers, supernatural
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Beast Within and Devil’s Prey – kids in peril double feature
Groups of young friends know how to have all the stupid fun…and get into some cheesy horror trouble at the same time. Let’s see what happens when they come face-to-face with killer birds and a satanic cult in Beast Within and Devil’s Prey. … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Beast Within, Devil’s Prey, infected, occult, slashers, Zombies
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STREAM QUEEN 1: Cropsey, Rabid Love, The Employer, The Butchers
You see the movie art whenever you search horror on your favorite streaming service. And even though you aren’t paying per movie and have already seen all the big horror films, you’re still wary of wasting the time to give … Continue reading
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Tagged Cropsey, documentary, Rabid Love, serial killers, slashers, The Butchers, The Employer
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