God Hates Stupid Children!
So here we are, the triumphant return of VHS Fridays. First tape off the top of the pile was Doug Jackson’s 1994 thriller The Paperboy.Weirdo twelve-year-old Johnny (Marc Marut) goes to increasingly...
View ArticleHorror Movie Guide: Abbott & Costello Double Bill.
So, here we go with my inaugural post of the Horror Movie Guide Checklist. The first two listings in the book were a pair of Abbott & Costello flicks, the 1948 picture where they Meet Frankenstein...
View ArticleBedlam Indeed!
This week's VHS is Vadim Jean's 1994 Brit horror Nightscare aka Beyond Bedlam.When scientist Dr. Lyell (Elizabeth Hurley) decides to test an experimental mind-altering drug on dangerous convict Gilmour...
View ArticleRum Vs. Curacao
Here are some souvenirs from Serena's Freddy Vs. JasonDrunken Cinema screening last night.Art by Tony Smerek.Duelling cocktails were on offer. So I got both naturally!Place Your Bets... on gettin'...
View ArticleHorror Movie Guide: Alison's Birthday
The next unwatched listing in the Guide was Ian Coughlan's 1981 Ozploitation picture Alison's Birthday. I'd never heard of this movie and I'm pretty impressed that a film that was likely fairly obscure...
View ArticlePsychic or Psycho?
This week's tape is Stefan Avalos& Lance Weiler's 1998 faux documentary The Last Broadcast.David Leigh (David Beard) documents his search for the truth behind the murders of three filmmakers in the...
View ArticleHorror Movie Guide: And Now The Screaming Starts.
The next movie in the Guide was 1973's And Now The Screaming Starts. Now again, like the aforementioned Abbott & Costello movies, I wasn't a big Hammer or Amicus watcher as a kid. My childhood was...
View ArticlePuzzled.
The next tape off the pile (after watching 15 minutes of The Nesting and realizing I'd already posted about it in 2017) was Jag Mundhra's 1989 thriller The Jigsaw Murders.Impossibly tan detective Joe...
View ArticleJan 2023 Horror Trivia Screening List
To all those who came here from the Storm Crow FB page, welcome! I am Jay, one half of the horror trivia quizmasters and this is my humble blog.If you heard a title while at the January event and...
View ArticleHorror Movie Guide: Ape Double Bill.
The next entry in the Horror Movie Guide was the 1940 Boris Karloff film, The Ape. Additionally, since the next listing was Bela Lugosi's subsequent picture, 1943's The Ape Man - and each over just an...
View ArticleInsert Medical Pun Here.
This week's VHS is the 1992 ham-fest Dr. Giggles. It wasn't exactly a first watch, but I hadn't seen it since it came out so it might as well have been. I probably snagged this copy from my video store...
View ArticleHorror Movie Guide: The Attic
The next entry in the Guide was George Edwards' 1980 picture The Attic. I had a vague recollection of the coverbox, mainly because of that monkey with the cymbals that seemed to be everywhere in the...
View ArticleIn The Year Two Thousaaaaand...
It occurred to me last week that I inadvertently took the piss out of Full Moon. So this week I decided to pull one of Charlie Band's offerings off the pile, a very cheap looking cassette containing...
View ArticleHorror Movie Guide: Bedlam
I had intended today to post about Charlton Heston's 1980 archeological horror - and next entry in the Guide - The Awakening, but it was unavailable (I was wondering how far I was going to get until...
View ArticleDog's Breakfast
This week's VHS was one I've had for a while, but only now just got around to watching. Those familiar with crusty video store horror sections will no doubt remember this coverbox from back in the...
View ArticleHorror Movie Guide: Before I Hang
I am beginning to wonder if this Horror Movie Guide should have just been titled The Complete Filmography of Boris Karloff. I'm barely in the B's and I've already seen like four of his movies. I'm not...
View ArticleFeb 2023 Horror Trivia Screening List
To all those who came here from the Storm Crow FB page, welcome! I am Jay, one half of the horror trivia quizmasters and this is my humble blog.If you heard a title while at the February event and...
View ArticleValentine Reunion, Part Three
It seems like only yesterday, I was at Take One and Take Two of the My Bloody Valentine Reunion. Oh well, I guess technically it was;Fun was had by all!
View ArticleHMG: The Best of Sex and Violence
The next entry in the Horror Movie Guide was a title I was actually shocked I was able to find. It was Ken Dixon's Wizard Video trailer reel entitled The Best of Sex and Violence.On those two things I...
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