Tag Archives: werewolves

Burying the Ex and What We Do in the Shadows – a double dose of undead comedies

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Daniel

It’s vampire vs. zombie in this look at two modern horror comedies. WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014) What We Do in the Shadows is highly reminiscent of Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows, only much funnier. It also feels more … Continue reading →

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A unique horror trio from the first three years of the 80s

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Daniel

Breaking the slasher, werewolf, and vampire molds, it’s Fade to Black, Wolfen, and The Living Dead Girl. FADE TO BLACK (1980) Fade to Black totally caters to movie geeks, with nonstop horror film references, movie posters, and actual film clips … Continue reading →

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Stream Queen 2: horror anthologies

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Daniel

Horror anthologies are all over the place these days thanks to streaming services. Chances are loads of them are going to be crap, but there’s always the possibility of finding a good story here and there. So I blasted through … Continue reading →

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Witches, wolves, gypsies, and zombies!

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Daniel

It’s time for some stupid fun with modern horror featuring classic monsters and creatures! WITCHES’ NIGHT (2007) Witches’ Night is fun, fun, fun low-budget occult horror reminiscent of cheesy flicks from the 1970s. It’s sort of like Deliverance…with witches. It’s … Continue reading →

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When I’m in the mood for some nice big, erect hairy beasts….

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Daniel

Horrifying hardcore werewolf movies rule, but once in a while, you need a good campy movie featuring an upright, talking werewolf with personality. WolfCop and Wolves make the perfect double feature. WOLFCOP (2014) WolfCop had me at the werewolf dick … Continue reading →

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A Spanglish Adrián García Bogliano horror double feature

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Daniel

When you’re bored with the predictable horror films Hollywood is turning out, I’d suggest you turn to the horror of director Adrián García Bogliano, who deservedly had a segment in The ABCs of Death. I recently blogged about his film … Continue reading →

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The Wolves of Kromer – a different kind of gay hairy beast

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Daniel

Before True Blood made vampires a metaphor for gay panic and before In the Flesh made zombies the same, the 1998 art film The Wolves of Kromer used werewolves as the monster of choice. And it also featured Boy George … Continue reading →

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A haunted house, a hellish cave, and a hairy beast

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Daniel

Once in a while, you have a good streak on a weekend—one satisfying movie after another, even if they are all in completely different horror subgenres. Actually, that’s kind of what makes it even more satisfying, as with these three: … Continue reading →

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The Company of Wolves – beware the big bad hairy…

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Daniel

The 1984 film The Company of Wolves is essentially a horror fairy tale with a moral message; men are not pigs—they’re big hairy werewolves! Beware, or their evil testosterone will be the death of you! No wonder I hated this … Continue reading →

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Getting into Hal Bodner’s gay horror novel series

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Daniel

If you pick up a novel title about a gay vampire feeding on men in West Hollywood, you kind of expect that it’s going to be campy fun. The opening kill of Bite Club may give the impression that this … Continue reading →

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