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Six while I was sick, and most of them were worth a watch

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Daniel

What better to do when you’re home sick lying on the couch all day? I watched six horror flicks in one day, and lucky me—most of them were good! ROSEWOOD LANE (2011) It’s been over a decade since we’ve gotten … Continue reading →

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A so-so foursome: ghosts, vampires, a dead killer, and a spreading infection

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Daniel

You know how it is when you watch a horror film that doesn’t quite grab you, yet doesn’t actually suck. Well, I just struck a wave of four of them. DEAD STILL (2014) If the video game Fatal Frame were … Continue reading →

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Ron Jeremy…scream king?

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Daniel

Without missing a beat, Ron Jeremy wormed his way from porn films to horror. And he has racked up appearances in dozens of horror flicks in the last decade. So naturally, I hunted down as many of them as I … Continue reading →

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Cleaning out the DVR 2

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Daniel

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 →

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Life Blood – a lesbian vampire New Year’s Eve party!

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Daniel

It could have been a blast, but rather than delivering dykes and death, Life Blood takes itself too seriously and turns out to be a pretty standard vampire flick. However, I didn’t hate it, mostly because Sophie Monk (The Hills … Continue reading →

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Horror buffet: a haunted house, a serial killer, and a bloodsucker

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Daniel

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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The indie horror camp of James Balsamo

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Daniel

Sometimes when I’m watching micro-budget, direct-to-DVD horror crap, someone catches my eye and I wish that he or she would have been the star of the movie, or will at least go on to do other films. A while back, … Continue reading →

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Slasher comedy vs. vampire comedy!

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Daniel

Time to take on two modern horror comedies—and there’s not a zombie in sight this time! I look at the slasher Dead Body and the vampire flick Bloodsucking Bastards. DEAD BODY (2015) Dead Body feels like a nod to Scream … Continue reading →

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TRILOGY OF THE CRYPT

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Daniel

Just before the TV series went the way of the crypt, there was a plan to make a franchise of Tales from the Crypt movies. That idea fell apart, probably because Demon Knight ruled, Bordello of Blood was okay, and … Continue reading →

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How do you take your horror comedy?

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Daniel

Dark and mean, light and musical, or frickin’ scary with subtle humor? I look at three totally different types of horror films with varying levels of humor. THE LOVED ONES (2009) The overwhelming positive response I’ve seen online to this … Continue reading →

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