The best genre, the horror… the horror
Blood Vessel (2020) Once and awhile, I will follow along with a prompt I find on social media for some fun. For the month of May, it’s the Horror Move ABC Challenge. I am trying to watch movies I haven’t … Continue reading Movie Review – Blood Vessel (2020)
Wreck was marketed as a comedy slasher series. Scream on a cruise ship. The ingredients are certainly there. The first episode introduces a killer in a duck costume, a saintly protagonist, hateful authority figures and an attractive ensemble of potential … Continue reading LGBT Media: Wreck (2022)
Ghostface stalks the survivors of the previous films in New York City in the latest installment of the franchise. If Ghostface can make it there, they can make it anywhere! Discuss the trailer in this thread. Who do you think … Continue reading Scream 6 Trailer Discussion Thread
M3gan’s easy to pitch. Android babysitter goes berserk! Evil doll learns to dance! When the trailer went viral, I assumed I’d already seen the best material. It took rave reviews and some rowdy gay friends to get me in the … Continue reading Spoil Sports: M3gan (2023)
In which I wonder if the movie is trying to be ironic Continue reading Late to the Party: Predator (1987)
In the Flesh premiered on BBC Three in March 2013. We visit a Britain that survived a zombie apocalypse. A drug was developed to cure the undead of their brain munching cravings. The “partially deceased” must now re-integrate into society. … Continue reading LGBT Media: In the Flesh
Hitchcock gives a most unusual home tour. Continue reading Ad Space – Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Psycho
2004’s Hellbent was called the “first gay slasher.” Let’s say it’s the first openly gay slasher. Four queer friends are stalked by a masked killer at a Halloween Carnival. The men are likeable and it’s sad to watch their fates. … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Hellbent (2004)
We are currently in an era where remakes are everywhere. Sometimes they make sense, like with Yakuza Kiwami because the original’s gameplay needed some upgrades. Other times it does not make sense like with The Last of Us Part 1, … Continue reading Late to the Party: Dead Space
Public Domain Theater brings you a spooky classic from the Silent Era of cinema! Continue reading Public Domain Theater (Halloween Special): The Golem
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Much Ado About Boimler”
It’s Spooky Season and time for a scary story, or at least another pulp-horror enterprise set in the same setting (albeit a different time and place) as the other Punk Fiction stories. This one is 5000 words, a but gorier … Continue reading Punk Fiction
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Persistence of Vision”
The Results are in, and most were the Blow Outs (not nominated) we expected. Halloween and Psycho both decimated The Wicker Man and Ravenous 32 – 4. Alien scared away Sleepy Hollow 24 – 6. One of my personal favorite … Continue reading Favorite Horror Movie / TV Score Sweet 16
The 2002 “zombie” movie that revitalised the genre – does it hold up after 20 years? Continue reading Late to the Party: 28 Days Later
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “The Alternate”
Dan Futterman plays an insomniac who wanders through Manhattan. He collects urban legends from the strangers he meets. Urbania is a strange film with an interesting cast. The episodic nature keeps it from building momentum. The protagonists’ motivation is unclear … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Urbania (2000)
Celebrating horror season with the original haunted house from hell. Continue reading Judging a Book by its Covers: The Haunting of Hill House
Attention on heck! Don’t try to adjust your viewscreens, person-hell and boo-tenants! What you’re seeing isn’t a creepy clone, a hellish hologram, or a strangely specific alternate universe! For the month of October, we’ll be taking a spine-chilling stroll through … Continue reading You Spooky Trek to Me? – “Identity Crisis”
Presenting a gruesome 70’s horror flick, plus a ghost-themed comedy classic from Buster Keaton! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Don’t Look in the Basement (& “The Haunted House”)
October is approaching and every year, I like to post this thread to help those planning their horror movie list for the 31 Days of Halloween. The Avocado has such a diverse and eclectic taste in cinema and I appreciate … Continue reading Horror Movie Recommendations 2022
