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Tag Archives: slashers
Nikos the Impaler – get impaled with horror hunk Joe Zaso
Joe Zaso has been doing low-budget indie horror for decades, but in Nikos The Impaler, he gets to work with scream queen Felissa Rose! The pair plays college professors who go to a museum with a bunch of students. Before … Continue reading
Sister Mary – a gay boy band and a killer nun walk into a club…
The punch line is the 2011 gay “slasher” comedy Sister Mary, a pretty funny little flick that brings back the spirit of 1990s gay indie films. There are cute young boys, campy humor, and jabs at the Catholic Church. Plus, … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged gay horror, horror comedy, Sister Mary, slashers
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A mish-mosh from a midnight movie collection
I scored another 8-pack DVD collection of “midnight horror” because I wanted the flick Office Killer and it was cheaper to get it with 7 other movies than to get it as a singe disc. Of course, I already had … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, horror comedy, Office Killer, slashers, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, The Mesmerist, The Shadow
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The Shaun of the Dead boys are back
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost became an instant favorite horror duo of many after Shaun of the Dead was released. Who knew they were going to stick together and release a stream of great geek movies, including the awesome Paul—which … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, horror comedy, Hot Fuzz, slashers, The World’s End
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Modern horror impulse buyer beware part 3
As a victim of my own disease—impulsiveness—many are the times I’ve bought horror just because it was there and maybe the cover looked good or I had nothing better to buy. So here are some more overviews of some modern … Continue reading
The horror of Joe D’Amato
A man who makes nasty horror films and hardcore porn is okay by me. No. I’ve not seen any of Joe D’Amato’s porn (I think it’s all straight stuff), but I will talk about his heinous horror flicks! BEYOND THE … Continue reading
Results of getting to the video store too late Part 5
Even more movies you’d rent from the almost empty video store shelves on a Friday night out of pure desperation in the 80s. But could you make it through this trash trilogy? DEATH SPA (1989) The sights and sounds of … Continue reading
Direct to DVD: the horror of Maurice Devereaux
After watching and loving director Maurice Devereaux’s End of the Line, which I blogged about here, I had to check out some of his earlier stuff. He’s a uniquely versatile creator in the horror genre, because no movie is like … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, ghosts, Lady of the Lake, possession, slashers
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Make room for stepdaddy!
The end of the 80s, when horror was running out of new and inventive identities for slasher killers. Since wicked stepmothers were old news, why not make stepdad a prick? Terry O’ Quinn of Lost is a man who just … Continue reading
Zombies, a crazy killer, or demons….
Which subgenre delivers the horror scares this time? The living dead in Dead Season, the psycho in Inhuman Resources, or the hellish creatures of The Shrine? DEAD SEASON (2012) Dead Season isn’t as bad ass or fun as the DVD … Continue reading