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Bad Movie Tuesday: Witchcraft II: The Temptress (1989), just boring, boobs...
MY CALL: Like part 1, only witchcraft could compel me to watch this movie again. There are bad movies (that are fun to watch), and then there are just plain awful movies. But hey, at least it’s better...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Unseen (2017; aka Amaurosis), a British thriller...
MY CALL: This film sews tropes of both horror and thriller at first, leaving us curious as to where we’re being led. Overall, I’d say this is not for horror fans, but for fans of crime or...
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John’s Horror Corner: Tales from the Crypt Season 1 (1989), a wonderful...
MY CALL: Even watching it again 30 years later, this is still my favorite horror anthology series. The tone is generally light, the cast and director line-up will conjure wonderful nostalgia (beyond...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Crawlers (1993; aka Contamination .7), perhaps the worst...
MY CALL: This movie is terrible. I was so bored… MORE MOVIES LIKE Crawlers: Watch Ticks (1993) or Mosquito (1994) if you want to see radioactive nature turn on mankind in a really fun B-movie. The...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: The Dungeonmaster (1984; aka Ragewar), another sword and...
MY CALL: A terrible yet terribly amusing B-movie that has nothing at all directly to do with Dungeons & Dragons despite its misleading title. MOVIES LIKE The Dungeonmaster: Do you like this 80s...
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John’s Horror Corner: Pig Hunt (2008), a slow-starting B-movie about a giant...
MY CALL: After a terrible hour, this managed to turn into something I actually enjoyed. The gore and creature effects are great, even if limited to the last 20 minutes. MORE MOVIES LIKE Pig Hunt: For...
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John’s Horror Corner: Boar (2017), Nathan Jones goes mano-a-mano with a giant...
MY CALL: After a worrisome slow start, this developed into the kind of B-movie that I not only enjoy, but that I love. This is the “B+” movie I want to own and add to my well-curated collection of...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Phantom of the Opera (1989), Robert Englund’s gory...
MY CALL: If someone used a more serious Freddy Krueger to ambitiously reimagine Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic… and it’s actually pretty decent. MORE MOVIES LIKE The Phantom of the Opera: Easily A Cure...
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John’s Horror Corner: Lake Mungo (2008), an Australian documentary-style...
MY CALL: Not to be confused with found footage, this documentary-style horror film is completely objective and circumvents the jumpy, silly and annoying tropes of the genre. This would best be...
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John’s Horror Corner: Splinter (2008), delivering twitchy plant zombies and...
MY CALL: Brutal, gory, well-paced and well-acted, this practical effects-driven monster movie was an absolute pleasure! MORE MOVIES LIKE Splinter: The style of the gore reminds me strongly of Cabin...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hagazussa (2017), a gorgeously shot German folk horror...
MY CALL: Not sure how to describe this one… the film isn’t pretentious, but pretentious cinephiles are gonna’ love it. More arthouse than horror, more style than substance, and more gorgeous...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Blood Beat (1983), a boring Samurai possession B-movie in...
MY CALL: This movie is terrible! I think a film student had a Samurai costume and erected a terrible film round it. MORE MOVIES LIKE Blood Beat: Maybe Ninja III: The Domination (1984). That’s all I’ve...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dolls (1987), a heavy dose of 80s-nostalgic murderous...
MY CALL: This might be the first killer doll movie featuring several stop-motion dolls. And even if it’s not, it’s fun and gory and clearly influenced many of our favorite subsequent evil dolls films....
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Xenophobia (2019), a clunky Sci-Fi anthology film about...
MY CALL: Among the worst Sci-Fi anthologies or Sci-Horrors through which I’ve suffered—it ranks among the worst of modern “bad movie” fare. WHAT TO WATCH INSTEAD: Much better alien abduction fare can...
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John’s Horror Corner: Wolf Creek (2005), a brutal Australian slasher film...
MY CALL: Based on a true story (or so says the internet and the DVD cover, I have no idea and wasn’t about to dive down that rabbit hole), this is a truly brutal slasher for fans of credibly cruel,...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Curse of La Llorona (2019), watering down the...
MY CALL: The actors all did fine, the writing was fine, but everything on-screen involving La Llorona felt more watered down than the lack of effective use of the weeping woman’s tears. MORE MOVIES...
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Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019), where Super Mario Bros. (1993) and Journey...
MY CALL: It doesn’t measure up to Iron Sky (2012), but what movie ever could? This sequel strikes me as distinctly inferior, yet still definitely worth the time of any fan of part 1! MORE MOVIES with...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hell House LLC (2015), a documentary-style found...
MY CALL: Passable (even if forgettable) mindless popcorn fodder. Kinda’ fun, but insultingly bad in terms of intelligent horror film fare. MORE MOVIES LIKE Hell House LLC: For more mockumentary-esque...
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John’s Horror Corner: Terrifier (2016), the brutally mean-spirited evil clown...
THIS IS VERY MUCH NSFW NSFW NSFW Not Safe for Work MY CALL: Top choice for fans of brutal, goretastic and mean-spirited horror. The performance of the villain was darkly inspired, creating a truly...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: 100 Feet (2008), Famke Janssen is haunted by her abusive...
MY CALL: This movie would be 100% not recommended were it not for one awesome scene. Enjoy the brutal GIFs and decide if this is for you based on that alone. MORE MOVIES LIKE 100 Feet: Probably What...
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