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Tag Archives: slashers
Battle of the indie slashers: Gore, Quebec vs. Sledge!
I love me some backwoods slasher indies with that 80s throwback feel. So I had to make Gore, Quebec and Sledge a double feature based on the titles alone! But they’re two very different experiences. GORE, QUEBEC (2014) Gore, Quebec … Continue reading
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Tagged Gore Quebec, horror comedy, slashers, Sledge
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(brain)scanning the 90s for a unique take on the slasher…
The 1994 flick Brainscan is one of those forgotten 90s horror films that’s actually better than most of the crap that came out in the early part of that decade. Young Edward Furlong, who’d already begun his horror career with … Continue reading
Quick looks at modern horror time killers 5
Executed killer’s soul lives on. Ghosts/aliens. Something’s in the water (maybe). A horny psychic possessed chick. I take on four more modern films. HOLD YOUR BREATH (2012) Hold Your Breath is pretty much your typical slasher, with a group of … Continue reading
Big horror names, little horror movies
From George A. Romero to Danielle Harris, I take on two horror flicks that aren’t even a blip on the radar despite iconic names in the horror genre. BRUISER (2000) I can see why George A. Romero opted to … Continue reading
WHO IS THAT MASKED MURDERER?
There are so many iconic slasher masks we recognize immediately thanks to mainstream popularity and repeated viewings over the years. But how good are you at recognizing the masks from more recent slasher flix? Answers below. ANSWERS: Slash Valentine The … Continue reading
Sweatshop – you can almost taste the sleaze and gore
Indie flick Sweatshop spits at the concept of a tight script, making it one wacky, sleazy, disgusting, bizarro experience. A bunch of punk rockers are preparing for a rave at an empty warehouse in which resides a big butcher wearing … Continue reading
Quick looks at modern horror time killers part 4
This latest installment appears to have a hospital theme, which was totally unintentional. I look at Dark Feed, Red Mist, Nurse 3-D, and Grave Encounters 2. DARK FEED (2013) Dark Feed, about a film crew making a movie in a … Continue reading
Halloween: choose your own adventure
I don’t know if there has ever been a horror franchise with more branching storylines and alternate endings. There are so many ways to watch the Halloween franchise. You could make it pure and simple. You could just watch the … Continue reading
A triple feature of gay slasher fiction!
Thanks to Boys, Bears & Scares, I’ve become familiar with a whole lot of fellow gay horror authors who grew up on 1980s slasher movies as I did. Just like me, these guys have taken their love of scary movies…and … Continue reading
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Splatter University – an 80 slasher that breaks the mold!
Splatter University looks like one of those typical 80s VHS horror flix. You know the kind. Hot, macabre cover art but probably a piece of shit when you watch it. Okay, so it might even appear to be a piece … Continue reading