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John’s Horror Corner: Beyond Re-Animator (2003), the weakest of the trilogy,...
MY CALL: Let’s be honest. This film is weak when compared to its two predecessors (in terms of story, characters and execution). However, this is loads of zany, gory, slapstick fun and I was glad to...
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John’s Horror Corner: Seeding of a Ghost (1983; aka Zhong gui), a Chinese...
MY CALL: After an unexpected sexy crime thriller opening (and middle), this eventually mutates into something disgusting, exploitative and utterly ridiculous. To be clear, I liked it. Sure, it starts...
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John’s Horror Corner: Graveyard Shift (1990), Stephen King’s gory, slimy, 80s...
MY CALL: What a surprisingly fun and gory monster movie this turned out to be. This movie held up so much better than I could have imagined. There’s nothing prosaic going on here, just a well-made...
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John’s Horror Corner: Scare Package (2019), a feisty, silly, gory meta-movie...
MY CALL: From segment to segment and filmmaker to filmmaker, this is every bit as much a mixed bag as most horror anthologies. However, the adherence to the playful meta-movie theme really works well...
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John’s Horror Corner: From Beyond (1986), gazing across dimensions into the...
MY CALL: Essentially, if Dr. Herbert West (Re-Animator) had a twin brother who became a physicist—this is that movie. Fast-paced, spectacularly gruesome creature effects, gross chunky gore, and an...
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John’s Horror Corner: Silver Bullet (1985), Stephen King’s horror-LITE...
MY CALL: It’s entertaining… but really it’s just overall mediocre. I’d call this a good horror movie for beginners and younger audiences. MOVIES LIKE Silver Bullet: For more movie adaptations based on...
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John’s Horror Corner: Clownhouse (1989), Victor Salva’s failed attempt at...
MY CALL: Just plain boring and perhaps the least entertaining clown horror I’ve seen. MORE MOVIES LIKE Clownhouse: For more (and far better) evil clown movies, try Killer Klowns from Outer Space...
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John’s Horror Corner: Inferno (1980), another of Argento’s ‘style over...
MY CALL: Despite being a practically witchless witch movie with clunky storytelling, much of Argento’s unique style reserves a place in the halls of classic horror film appreciation. As far as “witch...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Bride (1985), an iteration of Frankenstein that is...
MY CALL: A lovely romantic fantasy about the curious and kind-hearted creations of Doctor Frankenstein. MOVIES LIKE The Bride: If it’s more horror you seek with your fantasy, then Crimson Peak (2015),...
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John’s Horror Corner: Silent Night, Deadly Night part 2 (1987), a Christmas...
MY CALL: The sequel of the “then controversial” cult classic, this story continues and replays the highlights of its predecessor to form the death scene meat and potatoes of the movie. MOVIES LIKE...
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John’s Horror Corner: Black Christmas (2019), the second reimagining of the...
MY CALL: Another remake of the 1974 original, but borrowing little from it. This remake is very light and feisty, best suited for an audience of teenagers or viewers who can’t handle mean, brutal,...
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John’s Horror Corner: All the Creatures were Stirring (2018), a Christmas...
MY CALL: I recommend a hard pass even you if love Christmas horror or anthology horror. Very boring. This film fails to deliver… everything. MOVIES LIKE All the Creatures were Stirring: For more (and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Demonia (1990), Lucio Fulci’s clunky Italian...
THIS IS VERY MUCH NSFWNSFWNot Safe for WorkDeath Scene GIFs are shownNSFWNot Safe for WorkTHIS IS VERY MUCH NSFW MY CALL: Another clunky Italian horror boasting enough chunky gore to earn its hidden...
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Bad Movie Tuesday: Welcome to Sudden Death (2020), the remake/sequel to Van...
MY CALL:A soul-crushing defeat for fans of Michael Jai White and Van Damme. WHAT TO WATCH INSTEAD OF Welcome to Sudden Death: For truly awesome martial arts action, aim for Ong-Bak (2003), The...
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John’s Horror Corner: Monkey Shines (1988), George A Romero’s murderous...
MY CALL: This relationship and character-driven film feels more like an intriguing mystery than horror in its tense atmosphere. A very pleasant surprise and a big change of pace from most 80s horror....
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John’s Horror Corner: Shakma (1990), another killer monkey movie.
MY CALL: Riding the coattails of Monkey Shines (1988), Shakma is the much more basic (and more violent) approach to cash in on another killer monkey movie. MORE MOVIES LIKE Shakma: Monkey Shines...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Beach House (2019), a taste of cosmic horror and...
MY CALL: Among cosmic horror films, this movie does a lot with a little. The budget cannot carry the effects we’d “like” to see, but I enjoyed what I watched anyway. MORE MOVIES LIKE The Beach House:...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Black Cat (1981; Gatto nero), Lucio Fulci’s...
MY CALL: A retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s story in a very wacky “Fulcian” manner. Entertaining for fans of 80s Italian horror—but it doesn’t even make it into my “Top 2” Black Cat movie adaptations....
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John’s Horror Corner: Sputnik (2020), a thoughtful, tense, atmospheric...
MY CALL: This is top-notch science fiction, complete with horror like action and a fantastic monster, and gift-wrapped in an atmospheric thriller. Huge recommendation. I loved this! MORE MOVIES LIKE...
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John’s Horror Corner: Dead in the Water (2018), a serviceable SyFy original...
MY CALL: Although far from great, this was a pleasantly surprising SyFy original TV movie. The acting and creature effects were more than sufficient to entertain me through this otherwise very...
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