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Category Archives: Movie Times & Television Schedules – Staying Entertained
On the prowl for a forgotten 80s slasher?
1981’s The Prowler is almost a perfect lost slasher. It has a distinctly “My Bloody Valentine” vibe to it. It has a lead chick with a distinctly Amy Steel vibe to her—she even hides under a bed and has a … Continue reading
There’s a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills on my 80s Tuff Turf…
1985, the year that brought us the epic masterpiece The Last Dragon, was also the year I first adored Demi Moore as the husky-voiced 80s bitch with the flowing locks in the movie St. Elmo’s Fire. But 6 months before … Continue reading
Prophecy is giving me flashbacks…
Before there was the film with Christopher Walken, there was the 1979 classic about the mutant bear in the woods. Mom took us to see this PG rated movie at the theater that summer because we were one big horror-loving … Continue reading
The anti-Silent Night, Deadly Night
Like a child on Christmas morning, I couldn’t wait. I did not heed the title’s warning, but instead opened Don’t Open Till Christmas in March. This 1984 British horror film was released on DVD a few months back, just in … 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, Caroline Munro, Don't Open Till Christmas, Silent Night Deadly Night, slashers, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
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Direct to DVD: Jim Mickle’s vampire apocalypse film Stake Land
Zombieland with vampires? Not exactly. Several years ago, the zombie film Mulberry Street became one of my favorite zombie films of all time! It was directed by Jim Mickle and written by Mickle and Nick Damici (who also stars in … Continue reading
These dead aren’t living, walking, evil, or even ‘un.’ They’re just plain old Dead.
2010’s The Dead takes me back to old school zombie films and undead African cannibal exploitation films of the 1970s. The blow-by-blow of pretty much every moment an individual spends trying to survive in a world overrun by zombies may … Continue reading
For the love of backwoods horror and deformed killers…
Just added 2 films from the backwoods horror genre to my collection—and naturally, they’re pretty derivative. So naturally, I’m a fan of both. In the tradition of movies like From Dusk Till Dawn, Dead Birds, and Malevolence, the premise of … Continue reading
Do people really believe any of the Prom Night sequels are better than the first?
There’s no point in discussing the original Prom Night. It is a classic of not only the slasher genre, but of the Jamie Lee Curtis scream queen era—although it seems to get a shitload of hate thanks to a world … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged A Nightmare on Elm Street, Brock Simpson, Carrie, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Jamie Lee Curtis, Prom Night, Prom Night 2, Prom Night 3, Prom Night 4, Prom Night III: The Last Kiss, Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
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Just when you thought it wasn’t safe to go in the woods…
If you love backwoods horror like Texas Chainsaw, Wrong Turn, Monster Man, 2000 Maniacs, then you will fully appreciate Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, a horror comedy satire that is absolutely in no way a horror film. But it is … Continue reading