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Christmas Horror Movies
Christmas time; a time for families, giving gifts, kissing under the mistletoe and ….watching horror movies? That seems a bit out of place, well, maybe not. I’m going to tell you that watching horror movies at Christmas m... -
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The sometimes brilliant, but often terrible horror movie adaptions based on the work of Stephen King.
This article has been split into two parts, the first is a look at the various Stephen King adaptions spanning from 1976 to 2012. The second is a list of my top ten King recommendations and a list of ten to avoid for future ref... -
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Top 100 Horror Movies 1982 – 2012.
I thought I’d put together a list of, what are in my opinion, the top 100 horror movies of the last 30 years. Why just the last 30 years? Well, First, for me, the early 80s mark the divide between classic horror and modern horr... -
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Body Horror: Man is the Warmest Place to Hide
After the gritty and subversive exploitation and occult films of the 70s, filmmakers needed a new way to shock audiences. ‘Body Horror’ centric was born of this need and the quickly advancing special effects. The growing popula... -
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The Video Nasties
By 1980 the home video market was taking off, and there was very little censorship or regulation for video distribution in the UK. Censorship from the BBFC only applied to films being showed in theatres at that time and subsequ... -
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Grindhouse Cinema. An Introduction.
During the 1930s, burlesque theatres became increasingly popular in America. These vintage equivalents to modern-day strip clubs included ‘bump and ‘grind’ shows, and subsequently they became commonly referred to as Grindhouse’...
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History of Horror
Christmas Horror Movies
Christmas time; a time for families, giving gifts, kissing under the mistletoe and ….watching horror movies? That seems a bit out of place, well, maybe not. I’m going to tell you that watching horror movies at Christmas m... -
History of Horror
The sometimes brilliant, but often terrible horror movie adaptions based on the work of Stephen King.
This article has been split into two parts, the first is a look at the various Stephen King adaptions spanning from 1976 to 2012. The second is a list of my top ten King recommendations and a list of ten to avoid for future ref... -
History of Horror
Top 100 Horror Movies 1982 – 2012.
I thought I’d put together a list of, what are in my opinion, the top 100 horror movies of the last 30 years. Why just the last 30 years? Well, First, for me, the early 80s mark the divide between classic horror and modern horr... -
History of Horror
Body Horror: Man is the Warmest Place to Hide
After the gritty and subversive exploitation and occult films of the 70s, filmmakers needed a new way to shock audiences. ‘Body Horror’ centric was born of this need and the quickly advancing special effects. The growing popula... -
History of Horror
The Video Nasties
By 1980 the home video market was taking off, and there was very little censorship or regulation for video distribution in the UK. Censorship from the BBFC only applied to films being showed in theatres at that time and subsequ... -
History of Horror
Grindhouse Cinema. An Introduction.
During the 1930s, burlesque theatres became increasingly popular in America. These vintage equivalents to modern-day strip clubs included ‘bump and ‘grind’ shows, and subsequently they became commonly referred to as Grindhouse’...
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