80s, Horror, Thriller

The Killing Hour (1982)

AKA The Clairvoyant A woman and two men are found dead in quick succession. Each one of them murdered, and each one of them bound with a pair of handcuffs. The police, headed by Det. Larry Weeks, are afraid there’s a serial killer on the loose, but are unable to link the three individuals, despite […]

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80s, Horror, Horror?, Slasher, Supernatural

Blood Theatre (1984)

AKA: Movie House Massacre The final night of a downtrodden theatre in the 1930s (?) isn’t going so well for the theatre owner. The place is about to be converted into a movie house, and the last performance before the conversion has only attracted a whopping 18 people. On top of that, he’s been disrespected […]

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80s, Horror, Slasher, Uncategorized

The Prowler (1981)

AKA: Rosemary’s Killer In 1945 a love-struck GI is sent a ‘Dear John’ letter by his girlfriend while he’s serving overseas. The lonesome GI takes it in stride, forgives her and starts to rebuild his–…Just kidding. He comes home and stabs his ex and her new beau through the chest with a giant pitchfork during […]

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80s, Comedy, Horror, Monsters

My Mom’s a Werewolf (1989)

Devoted housewife Leslie is the unappreciated spouse of her husband, Howard. She tries to do nice things for him and does her best to get his attention. But all her efforts are ignored in favor of sleep or a football game. Her daughter, Jennifer, can see her mom’s frustration with her oblivious father, and tries […]

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80s, Horror, Slasher, Thriller

A Blade In The Dark (1983)

AKA: La Casa Con La Scala Nel Buio Musician Bruno is doing a score for an upcoming horror film. His director is notoriously secretive about the endings of her films, and as this is Bruno’s first time scoring a horror movie, she wants him to be able to capture the right mood. So the studio […]

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80s, Dance Dance Dance, Horror, Slasher, Thriller

Killer Workout (1987)

We open on a young woman named Valerie, a model who has just learned that she’s set to appear on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine. Valerie is trilled. But her agent (manager?) has told the magazine she’s got a hell of a tan, so she rushes off to the nearest spa for a little late-night tanning session. But something goes horribly wrong (gasp!), the machine malfunctions and she ends up fried to a crisp.

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50s, Comedy, Robots, Sci-Fi

The Twonky (1953)

I love the TCM Underground. In the span of a week it can go from 1970’s experimental Shakespeare to 1950’s Sci-Fi Comedy. There’s no consistency in programming here at all, I tell ya. Not a lick. I admit I like it, though. It’s a good way to keep things fresh. You never know what you’re […]

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90s, Horror, Monsters

The Relic (1997)

The Relic starts off with showing a scene of a tribe in South America performing some sort of ritual while some white guy takes pictures (I presume he is supposed to be a scientist or a photographer for National Geographic). They give him some sort of concoction they’ve made (*sigh* armature) that makes him have […]

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70's, Horror, Killer Children, Thriller

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)

Mrs. Rosie Forrest is a wealthy, but very lonely woman. Her husband has died, and her daughter, Catherine, disappeared mysteriously some time ago. The only real joy she seems to have anymore is hosting an annual Christmas party at her mansion each year for several children at a nearby orphanage. Things change one year when […]

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80s, Horror, Slasher

The Mutilator (1984)

AKA Fall Break Poor Ed Jr. has a troubling past. When he was but a wee lad, a gun-cleaning mishap with his father’s rifle resulted in him accidentally shooting his mother in the back. After that his father, Big Ed, was never the same. Fast forward a few years and Ed Jr. is now in […]

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