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Tag Archives: supernatural
NETFLIX AND CHILLS: Asian vs. American vs. German horror
It’s a trio of horror flicks from my watchlist, two that have been there for a while because I often find Netflix’s “higher end” selection of horror movies to be a huge disappointment—like two of the three movies I watched … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Aftermath, demons, possession, supernatural, The 8th Night, The Privilege
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Ghosts on a boat, a killer girl group, and sexy vampires
I’ve added a handful of new movies to my Blu-ray collection, mostly from the 2000s, but I’ll reach back to the 90s once for this post due to an original/remake double feature. Let’s get into them. GHOST SHIP (2002) You … Continue reading
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Tagged Embrace of the Vampire, erotic horror, Ghost Ship, ghosts, Poison Ivy: The Secret Society, supernatural, vampires
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NETFLIX AND CHILLS: making all kinds of sacrifices for better or worse
This trio of films is a good reminder of why Netflix is personally not my go-to place for a horror fix. I much prefer the less polished and much more fun indies Prime gets by the dozen. But since I … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, occult, Rattlesnake, supernatural, The Old Ways, The Swarm
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It happened in the woods
This trio of films from the late teens offers found footage, a home invasion, and bewitching behavior…and it all happens in the woods. FOUND FOOTAGE 3D (2016) Found Footage 3D is a meta movie about a group of filmmakers trying … Continue reading
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Tagged found footage, Found Footage 3D, home invasion, possession, supernatural, Teenage Wasteland, Witches in the Woods
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A journey back to the horror of the early 2000s
Can you believe it has been twenty years since we entered a new millennium? It was a great time for horror…simply because we were leaving 90s horror behind! Unfortunately, you wouldn’t know that by most of the movies I picked … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Dard Divorce, Feardotcom, ghosts, slashers, supernatural, The Last Winter, The Mangler 2, The Mangler Reborn, torture porn
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The 90s: when most horror was direct-to-video
I once again struggled my way through a bunch of 90s crap I’d never seen, and I actually found a couple that had their charms—one of which was a total winner for me. THE INHERITOR (1990) There’s a good idea … Continue reading
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Tagged Ebola Syndrome, ghosts, horror anthologies, infected, Necronomicon: Book of the Dead, slashers, Steel and Lace, supernatural, The Inheritor, witches
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Asian horror remade in the new millennium Part 3
I bring my series of posts about Asian horror films that were remade for the U.S. market in the 2000s to an end with a look at The Eye movies! THE EYE (2002) The Eye to me is like Exorcist … Continue reading
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Tagged ghosts, horror comedies, supernatural, The Child's Eye, The Eye, The Eye 2, The Eye 3
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Asian horror remade in the new millennium Part 2
I caught all four missed calls—3 Japanese installments and the American remake—but should I have missed them? ONE MISSED CALL (2003) It’s like they took the phone call aspect of The Ring, the techno ghost transmission aspect of Pulse, and … Continue reading
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Tagged ghosts, One Missed Call, supernatural
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STREAM QUEEN: a sausage fest, a killer bunny, and a Ouija sequel
I had a lot of fun, some fun, and no fun with this trio. Let’s find out why. COLD FEET (2019) What a treat to stumble upon an indie horror comedy that the hubby and I both enjoyed and that … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Cold Feet, gay horror, ghosts, Happy Little Bunnies, horror comedies, Ouija: Deadly Reunion, slashers, supernatural
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Asian horror remade in the new millennium Part 1
As we move towards the 20th anniversary of the trend of Hollywood remaking popular Asian horror films—most notably The Ring and The Grudge—I decided to do some comparing and contrasting of a few of the lower profile adaptations. So let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ghosts, Shutter, supernatural
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