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Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror
Cursed Mountain: Emphasis on the Curse…LOTS of them
Cursed Mountain on the Wii had the potential to be the best survival horror game of this generation to capture the feel of the classics from a decade ago. Only one thing held it back. It’s on the Wii. With … Continue reading
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
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City: this zip code will never be the same…
Let’s face it. The Survival Horror genre hasn’t, well, survived the horror of game companies obsessed with satisfying action fans. Recent outings of Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Alone in the Dark have mostly disappointed long time fans of these … 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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