31 Days of Halloween 2020- The List

It's that time again even though we're already living within some kind of freaky biohazard/contagion real life horror movie anyway! Here's my list for 31 Days of Halloween 2020. Each day I'll be watching and then reviewing the following pieces of celluloid depravity- 1. Blood Link 2. The Honeymoon Killers 3. Day of the Dead …

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‘For A Little Extra Publicity’- An In-Depth Look At The Role of Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Frank Perry’s Mommie Dearest (1981)

Mommie Dearest has the wrong kind of reputation. It was conceived as a movie version of Joan Crawford's adopted daughter Christina's tell-all book regarding her upbringing and the years of abuse she endured at the hands of her mother. Instead, it's now synonymous with being 'campy', 'so bad it's good' and as being one of …

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Poster of the Week- The Exorcist (1974)

William Friedkin tells a great story in his autobiography about Warner Bros' marketing department and how they wanted to market The Exorcist on it's completion. The idea they came up with was a drawing of Regan's bloodied hand holding a crucifix (referencing the infamous masturbation scene) with the tagline 'For God's sake, somebody help her!' …

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Soundtrack of the Week: Prom Night (1980)

Every week I'll be recommending one of my favourite soundtracks and why I like them. Hopefully this will inspire you to investigate more, buy the album or dig it out of your collection if you already have it so that you bask in it's glory again. This week is the turn of the Paul Zaza/Carl …

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Top 10 Horror Movies From 1989

There's a video for this list here. 10. Beware! Children At Play A Troma movie that pushes the boundaries- even for Troma! Children are disappearing in a small town in America. Rather than being abducted, they are, in fact, being recruited to join a religious cult that practices cannibalism. This is Children of the Corn …

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Top 10 Horror Movies From 1988

There's a video for this list here. 10. Rabid Grannies A group of relatives meet to celebrate their elderly relations' birthday (but have disclosed that they are only there so that they may be left something in the old duck's inheritances when they pop their clogs). A black-sheep nephew of the octogenarians who practices the …

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Top 10 Horror Movies From 1985

There's a video for this list here. 10. The Mutilator Family horror here! Teenager Ed accidentally kills his mother whilst cleaning a rifle for his father (imagine what a headfuck that would be). After his father (Big Ed) discovers his dead wife's body, he has a breakdown. Fast forward a few years, and Big Ed …

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Top 10 Horror Movies From 1983

There is a video regarding this article here. 10. Twilight Zone: The Movie An anthology of separate short films from the likes of Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller and John Landis. This homage to the original Twilight Zone TV series, much loved by both television and horror fans, works really well as the spirit …

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Top 10 Horror Movies From 1981

There's a video of my choices on YouTube here. 10. The Burning One of the most notorious films involved in the Video Nasties debacle (but not the most notorious. That honour is reserved for another movie on this list), this was severely cut by the BBFC for cinema and video release. However, Thorn EMI Home …

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