Tag: genre
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Ode to the Unsung Slasher (Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2)
The slasher genre is what attracted me to horror in the first place. These days, that particular sub-genre of horror has gotten some nice boosts in my mind with films Like Hatchet and the Hills Run Red, but one I especially enjoyed was Laid to Rest. Today I’m going to tackle Chromeskull: Laid to…
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Ode to the unsung Slashers (The Hills Run Red)
Over the last decade or so, the concept of a slasher movie has become pretty broken. I’ve discussed in earlier posts before that when it comes to the slasher-genre people are quick to point out its flaws. In the 80’s there was a huge slasher boom with studios trying to cash in on the popularity…
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The House on Haunted Hill
For some reason the year (1999) when the remakes of The Haunting and the House on Haunted Hill sticks out in my mind a lot. My brother really wanted to go and see the latter. So we went and I really enjoyed it. It was the very first time I had ever seen that 32…
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (Nine Eternities in Doom!)
Well when I do one thing it makes me think of another and sooner or later you have yourself a theme. We’re going to be showcasing another Vincent Price movie to kick off September and boy do I have a great one. The 1970’s would see a lot of changes in the horror genre and…
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