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John’s Horror Corner: Rabid Grannies (1988), a fun, low budget, slapstick...
MY CALL: This movie isn’t the raunchy trashy film I expected, but rather a cheap-yet-effective effects-driven slapstick schlock flick that was pretty fun for this B-movie fan. MOVIES LIKE Rabid...
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John’s Horror Corner: Night of the Creeps (1986), bringing you space zombies...
MY CALL: Perhaps not a true horror classic, but a cult classic for sure! This is a fun, feisty and energetic 80s horror flick about zombifying space slugs. MOVIES LIKE Night of the Creeps: Hmmm… I’d...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Vineyard (1989), bringing Big Trouble in Little...
MY CALL: Basically, Big Trouble in Little China part 2: Lo Pan does Napa Valley (and zombies), this film is B-movie GOLD. It’s hardly horror and can’t decide if it favors mysticism over fist fights....
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John’s Horror Corner: The Willies (1990), a hokey kid-friendly-ish horror...
MY CALL: Basically, this is a young adult horror anthology a step scarier than Nickelodeon’s Are you Afraid of the Dark (1990-2000). It’s not bad, but the gore and “scares” are nonexistent (to adult...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Endless (2017), a science fiction “cult movie” with...
MY CALL: Having absolutely loved Spring (2014), I was stoked to see anything by Moorhead and Benson. This film opens with much promise and introduces cool ideas that felt largely unexplored—leaving me...
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John’s Horror Corner: Cold Skin (2017), elegantly mixing Dagon (2001) with...
MY CALL: Come for the fish people, stay for the visual depth. I expected to love this, and I did, but not for the reasons I anticipated. MORE MOVIES LIKE Cold Skin: Rather than suggesting Lovecraftian...
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John’s Horror Corner: Spider Labyrinth (1988; aka, Il nido del ragno), an...
MY CALL: It’s not the worst Italian B-movie I’ve seen (not by a long shot), and it was worth it just for the zany monster at the end! MOVIES LIKE Spider Labyrinth: For more “enjoyable” B-movie Italian...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hereditary (2018), an emotionally heavy family therapy...
MY CALL: Emotionally challenging and strikingly acted, this film is really different in all the ways I like. However, its ending wanders perhaps too far into the deep end for some viewers’ taste....
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John’s Horror Corner: Summer of 84 (2018), a reimagined Disturbia meets a...
MY CALL: Equal parts nostalgic and endearing, with the throwback soundtrack being the best things about this film. Everyone on the internet is saying “if you love Stranger Things then you’ll love...
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John’s Horror Corner: Critters 2: The Main Course (1988), the gorier...
MY CALL: Every bit as fun as part 1 and a satisfyingly fun creature feature for fans of Gremlins (1984) and Ghoulies 2 (1988). Loads of off-the-wall inventiveness, some blood and boobs, and likably...
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John’s Horror Corner: Mara (2018), a sleep paralysis demon using The Ring’s...
MY CALL: If you really want to see more creatures like Lights Out (2016) and Mama (2013) and you’re feeling adventurous on trying a film with a significant risk of disappointment, then this is it. I...
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John’s Horror Corner: Critters 3: You Are What You Eat (1991), an inferior...
MY CALL: Sure, it’s still entertaining. But it’s also exceedingly dumb, watered-down, devoid of gore and completely uninspired compared to parts 1-2 that I wouldn’t recommend it or even consider it...
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RoboCop (1987), Paul Verhoeven’s ultra-violent cyborg cop movie.
MY CALL: If you love really violent, really bloody 80s movies that don’t dote on people’s sensitivities while providing some social commentary, then this is for you. Want cybernetic cops out for...
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John’s Horror Corner: Pyewacket (2017), atmospheric rituals summoning demons...
MY CALL: This is one of those films that’s all about atmosphere, tension and anticipation over the monsters and macabre. As such, the pacing is a bit slow even if the cultivation of dread is...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Editor (2014), a wonderfully gory and raunchy yet...
MY CALL: If you love Italian Giallo films and would love to see them mocked in an extremely awkward film, then you are in luck! Otherwise, this film will likely confound or alienate viewers who either...
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15 Images for 15 Years of Horror, Part 4 (2003-2017): some of the greatest,...
Greetings, horrorounds! We spend so much of our time complaining about re-used, recycled, unoriginal, tired-out horror tropes and stories and stale archetypal horror character roles presented by...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Bye Bye Man (2017), PG-13 horror at its...
MY CALL: Well this was a waste of time and a waste of Doug Jones. This is among the few horror movies that actually are at their worst during their effects-rich final act. MOVIES LIKE The Bye Bye Man:...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Unnamable (1988), a Lovecraftian version of Night...
MY CALL: If you enjoy movies like Night of the Demons (1988), then you’d probably enjoy this. It’s equal parts decent (enough) acting and writing, boobs and blood and guts, and a neat monster. Just...
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John’s Horror Corner: Apostle (2018), an inspired “folk horror” Netflix...
MY CALL: An inspired horror film worth any adventurous film-goers’ time, but boasting the sort of bonkers ending that didn’t really work for me (more in that it didn’t fit the film, in my opinion)....
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Transformations (1988; aka Alien Transformations), a...
MY CALL: Every bit as silly and bad as the movie poster suggests. But this honestly is a very fun B-movie with good pacing and a lot going on, including several classic SciFi callbacks/riffs. Lots of...
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