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Tag Archives: slashers
Quick looks at modern horror time killers 14
I’ll make these quick. Real quick…. HAZMAT (2013) Basically, an episode of Scare Tactics goes horribly wrong in Hazmat. A group of people is in on the prank in an old chemical plant, the small crew is in a safe … Continue reading
Halloween and anthology horror done with unique indie twists
Once in a while, there’s a prize for sitting through endless indie horror films–style, substance, entertainment, gore, and directors with a clear vision of what they were going for. But to get two prizes in one weekend is like winning … Continue reading
A Betsy Russell camping horror double feature
If you grew up in the 80s, you saw Betsy Russell ride naked on a horse in Private School. You saw her as a vengeful prostitute in Avenging Angel. And you saw her fix cars in Tomboy. If you grew … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, Bloody Pom Poms, Camp Fear, Cheerleader Camp, slashers
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Lovers Lane – get hooked on love for Valentine’s Day
In the wake of the post-Scream slasher resurgence, a little movie from 2000 called Lovers Lane squeezed its way in between I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend, and Valentine—and mashed up all three films in the process. … Continue reading
Double feature fun time with demons and witches
There’s nothing like watching horror flix back to back and having simple, cheesy, gory fun with the double feature. Like when I sat down to watch The Demon’s Rook and Hansel & Gretel Get Baked. THE DEMON’S ROOK (2013) … Continue reading
Gnome Alone – the Mini-Me monster
Move aside Leprechaun. There’s a new little monster in town. It’s Verne Troyer! In Gnome Alone, Verne gets to pretend to act like he’s a pervy creep when he’s really just being the same guy he was on The Surreal … Continue reading
David DeCoteau’s Horror Divas are a triple threat
Back in the 1980s, David DeCoteau used to work with b-movie scream queens like Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, and Michelle Bauer in crap classics like Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama and Nightmare Sisters. Then, in the 2000s, he began … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1313: Cougar Cult, 3 Scream Queens, David DeCoteau, gay horror, Knock Em Dead, shapeshifters, slashers
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4 “interesting” approaches to horror
Sometimes, you watch a horror film and you can’t help wonder, “Is this really a horror movie?” Sometimes you watch an intelligent horror film and think, “This intelligent horror film is an insult to my lack of horror intelligence.” And … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Attack of the Morningside Monster, exploitation, I Saw the Devil, In Fear, Kill List, Nicholas Brendon, revenge film, slashers, Tiffany Shepis
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Taking on two dreaded slashers
Okay. So The Town That Dreaded Sundown from 1976 got a sequel. So let me get through this quickly. THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976) I honestly had never seen the original before the sequel came around, so I figured … Continue reading
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Tagged gay horror, slashers, The Town That Dreaded Sundown
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A high school horror double feature
It’s Haunted High vs. Tormented! Time for a big bloody student body count. HAUNTED HIGH (aka: Ghostquake) (2012) Sy-Fy quality Haunted High slaps together some familiar horror names, a school setting, a little occult ritual, and a couple of demon-ghost … Continue reading