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Tag Archives: witches
I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER vs. BLAIR WITCH
Which of these two high profile titles was less torture for me to sit through? Let’s get right to it. I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER (2016) I seriously thought I was going to have an ADHD meltdown trying to … Continue reading
The Brighter in Darkness vampire saga continues with Lucas Rising
A while back, I blogged about gay horror fantasy Vampires: Brighter in Darkness. Lucas Rising picks up where the first film left off, giving a brief recap, storybook style. But honestly, if you’re going to delve into this world, you … Continue reading
Don’t look in the basement at home because they’re watching
My latest streaming marathon—three very different subgenres of horror—left me wanting more, even if each movie had its moments. DON’T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT 2 (2015) This is pretty cool. This direct sequel to the 1973 film Don’t Look in … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Don’t Look in the Basement 2, ghosts, Home, supernatural, They’re Watching, witches
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STREAM QUEEN: A wacky movie per decade: the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s
We can’t get away from the lasting impact of films like 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, or 1996’s Scream, so it’s always fun to take a look at films that had absolutely no … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, demons, Dust Devil, Mystics in Bali, Spawn of the Slithis, witches
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The movies of the “Films to Keep You Awake” box
I originally bought this DVD boxed set of 6 Spanish films for the movie The Xmas Tale, which I blog about here. Now, having watched the remaining 5 films, I can say this is pretty much like an anthology show … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 6 Films to Keep You Awake, A Real Friend, ghosts, slashers, Spectre, supernatural, The Baby’s Room, The Blame, To Let, vampires, witches
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Halloween thrills – The Hollow vs. The Guest
Imagine this: the horror flick titled The Hollow has nothing to do with the Headless Horseman and has less Halloween holiday spirit than the thriller titled The Guest. Let’s take a look. THE HOLLOW (2015) Made for the SyFy Network, … Continue reading
90s horror – 1990 vs. 1998!
For no reason other than I watched two movies from each year, I take on these four 90s horror films from 90 and 98, covering various subgenres. BEYOND DARKNESS (1990) This is the last gasp of awesome 80s Euro horror … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Beyond Darkness, Brad Dourif, demons, ghosts, Grim Prairie Tales, horror anthologies, slashers, supernatural, The Curve, The Landlady, witches
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New millennium horrorthon
Fiction and video game adaptations, slashers, witches, zombies…here’s a mish-mosh of crap from the first decade of the 2000s. RIDING THE BULLET (2004) Based on a Stephen King novella, Riding the Bullet will really only work for you if you … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday I Read the Book: Literary Thoughts, Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Alone in the Dark 2, gay horror, living dead, Mortuary, Museum of the Dead, Riding the Bullet, Stay Alive, Stephen King, supernatural, survival horror, undead, Venom, video games, witches, Zombies
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Ghosthouse and Witchery – the curse of late 80s horror hops on a boat to Italy….
It was sad watching the awesomeness of early to mid-80s horror become the crap that flooded the direct-to-video market at the end of the decade and led to the shit of the early 90s. It’s even more depressing when you … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Ghosthouse, ghosts, supernatural, Witchery, witches
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Digging through the 80s horror archives
From TV to video, witches to psycho killers, I look at four 80s horror flicks you may have missed. THE PIT (1981) The Pit has a nice sleazy feel to it. A weird kid has no friends in school so … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, Bay Coven, creature feature, Midnight Offerings, slashers, Sweet Sixteen, The Pit, witches
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