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John’s Horror Corner: Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005), not even...
MY CALL: I was really hoping this would be more watchable and enjoyable as a B-movie… but it’s just not. God bless it, it tries. There’s Cenobite-Borg zombies with guns and blades for arms but even...
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John’s Horror Corner: Boys from County Hell (2020), this Irish horror-comedy...
MY CALL: Providing a feisty Irish play on the vampire genre, this odd little film is one I’d readily recommend (even if only for a one-time viewing). While not in league with Grabbers (2012) or Shaun...
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John’s Horror Corner: Outcast (2010), this Irish occult horror weaves dark...
MY CALL: This is a film I somehow hadn’t heard of until this year (11 years after its release), and truth be told it’s nothing wowing in the conventional sense—yet I find it outstanding. It doesn’t...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Alien Dead (1980), if you like zombie movies, skip...
MY CALL: For real, this is an awful zombie movie with absolute zero value even for the time of its release. This is purely for trash cinema connoisseurs. MORE MOVIES LIKE The Alien Dead: Well, for...
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John’s Horror Corner: Tiki (2006), the killer doll movie that just might...
MY CALL: This is bad. Really bad. Like shot on “porn-video-quality” very, very bad. But if you’re looking for that, then I guess this works. MORE MOVIES LIKE Tiki: Well, for more (and much better)...
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John’s Horror Corner: Panic Beats (1983; aka Latidos de pánico), this Spanish...
MY CALL: Really just for those of you seeking a serviceably bad 80s Euro-exploitation. It tries at times, succeeds rarely, and mostly relies on empty nudity to entertain. MORE MOVIES LIKE Panic...
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John’s Horror Corner: Beyond the Door III (1989; aka Dark Train, Death...
MY CALL: This wasn’t bad! Between solid death scene pacing, general zaniness and a lot of bloody decapitations and the like, this is a good “check your brain at the door” one-and-done horror flick....
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John’s Horror Corner: Scanners 2: The New Order (1991), a weaker yet decently...
MY CALL: A somewhat worthy sequel that succeeds in entertaining and advancing the story just enough… and with enough gooey gory chunky head trauma as well. MORE MOVIES LIKE Scanners 2: Well,...
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John’s Horror Corner: Saint Maud (2019), a British religious horror that is...
MY CALL: Patient, quiet, and rich with human frailty, this A24 film plays out like its peers. The relationships are heavy and intriguing, the horror is limited largely to a powerful climactic...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Number 23 (2007), a moderately over-the-top noirish...
MY CALL: A bit too much to be taken seriously as a thriller and not enough to scratch one’s horror itch, this remains an engaging movie if for nothing more than Carrey’s immersively obsessed...
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John’s Horror Corner: Madman (1981), a satisfyingly brutal and mean slasher...
MY CALL: This is a pretty mean slasher with decent kills that we fully see on screen, above board gore, and a monstrously cool-looking psycho killer. Recommended for 80s slasher fans. MORE MOVIES...
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John’s Horror Corner: V/H/S/94 (2021), more substance than style, this is a...
MY CALL: I’m a major anthology fan and a picky critic. That said, this has nothing inspired or clever, but plenty of gory entertainment within its anthology segments. MORE HORROR ANTHOLOGIES: Dead...
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John’s Horror Corner: Snatchers (2019), The Puppet Masters (1994) meets...
MY CALL: Great characters and comedy writing, silly monsters and gore gags, weak horror action. Not surprising given this was Frankensteined together from a TV show. MORE MOVIES LIKE Snatchers: I’d...
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John’s Horror Corner: Antlers (2021), this wendigo movie is not the creature...
MY CALL: This was a big mixed bag for me. The child actor, atmosphere, corpse gore effects and some aspects of the monster were truly outstanding. However, the overall impact of the monster, its...
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John’s Horror Corner: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), a distant sequel to...
MY CALL: If you enjoyed the 2003 TCM reboot, then this should somewhat to your preference. Actually, with my expectations adjusted to simply expect a solid intense slasher movie instead of a TCM...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982), a raunchy slasher...
MY CALL: Ah, the female-crafted genre parody that never was. This film actually has an interesting history behind it. Such a shame the movie itself never got to reflect that. Weak off-screen kills,...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Slumber Party Massacre II (1987), a raunchy sequel to the...
MY CALL: A bit dumber in premise, but much better produced than the original. If you want a goofy killer concept with a demonic guitar offering better death scenes than 1982’s original, you’ll get...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dead Heat (1988), an 80s hidden gem of a zombedy “buddy...
MY CALL: This is more of a hard-R cop movie with healthy doses of humor than a horror movie… but there are zombies… and it does get gory and gross. This gets a pretty strong recommendation from me....
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John’s Horror Corner: Fresh (2022), a charming relationship movie turning...
MY CALL: An excellent choice for people who don’t like horror, yet still very enjoyable for this horror fan—probably because I also enjoy RomComs. Delightful! The first scene of this film is...
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John’s Horror Corner: Pieces (1982; aka Mil gritos tiene la noche), a campy,...
MY CALL: A campy 80s slasher classic that douses the screen in boobs and blood as well as a feisty who-done-it mystery to fill in the gaps between the guts. Strong recommendation for fans of early...
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