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Tag Archives: supernatural
Sometimes, predictable is better
Once in a while, if a film tries to do something different and fails miserably, you realize you really just need a good old derivative hack ‘n’ slash to make things better. Which is why I followed up Cassadaga with … Continue reading
Weekend viewings: the good outweighed the bad!
For a change, I watched a half-dozen films during the weekend and came out with more winners than losers. So let’s get to them. MODEL HUNGER (2016) B-movie queen Debbie Rochon gets behind the camera for her directorial debut, and … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, gay horror, horror comedy, Howl, Memory of the Dead, Model Hunger, slashers, supernatural, The Voices, torture porn, Trophy Heads, Unfriended, werewolves
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Cleaning out the DVR 2
This trio depletes my current stash of recorded movies. That’s the good news. Bad news is, only one of them was worth my personal time and taste. ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (2013) Only Lovers Left Alive, about a vampire couple … Continue reading
Crazies—at a clinic, in the attic, and on the phone
It’s another case of “2 out of 3 ain’t bad” in my latest viewings, so let’s get right to them. THE CALLER (2011) If Back to the Future and The Twilight Zone had a baby, it would be The Caller. … Continue reading
Cleaning out the DVR part 1
So many cable channels, so many crap horror movies I never would have discovered otherwise. Shockingly, I actually found a couple of goodies in this trio as I was making room on my DVR for 2016! AFTER (2012) If you … Continue reading
Poltergeist lite?
In an age when Hollywood haunted house movies are all the rage, the remake of Poltergeist has its fun moments but brings nothing new to set it apart from the original—or make a stronger impact than all the other ghost … Continue reading
A mish mosh of stuff I saw on cable this month
Honestly, I didn’t have the motivation to come up with something more inventive to lump these five together. We have a psycho boy, a werewolf, found footage, a memory invader, and mutants. So let’s get to it. THE BOY (2015) … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna, found footage, infected, Mutant World, Nightlight, supernatural, The Boy, Werewolf: The Beast Among Us, werewolves, Zombies
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The Keep vs. The Believers
Sometimes, you revisit 80s movies that remind you it wasn’t all slashers back then…and also remind you of just why slashers dominated the horror genre. Some of this other shit is boring! Of course, for me, it’s also evidence that … Continue reading
Horror buffet: a haunted house, a serial killer, and a bloodsucker
This one’s going to be short, because nothing in this eclectic mix did it for me. SILENT HOUSE (2011) This remake of a Spanish language film is recognized for being shot in a single take that follows every move of … Continue reading
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Tagged Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, ghosts, Scar Tissue, Silent House, slashers, supernatural, vampires
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13 Seconds and Dark Remains – two from the new millennium of indie horror
When DVDs gained popularity in the early 2000s, the 80s “direct-to-video” craze came back full force. Eye-catching horror art on the DVD cases of these indie movies were so enticing, and the movies were usually priced at about half the … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 Seconds, Dark Remains, demons, ghosts, possession, supernatural
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