Category: Horror Comedy

A RETURN TO SALEM’S LOT: Larry Cohen Hates Nazis Like a Real American!

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Horror, Horror Comedy, Larry Cohen, Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Stephen King4 Comments

Maybe Larry Cohen's just talking about vampires. Or, maybe, just maybe, he's talking about neo-Nazis.

The Horrors of Homelessness in STREET TRASH

On By C.H. NewellIn 1987, Comedy, Film, Gore, Horror, Horror Comedy, Jim Muro, UrbanismLeave a comment

STREET TRASH is just a B-movie with nothing to say. Or, maybe it says a lot of things about NYC in the 1980s. Maybe?

TERRORVISION’s Intellectual Decay

On By C.H. NewellIn 1986, Aliens, Film, Horror Comedy, Sci-Fi, Ted NicolaouLeave a comment

A movie with so much thematic potential doesn't measure up. Still, TERRORVISION is some greasy fun.

Butter Your POPCORN With Metafiction & Revenge

On By C.H. NewellIn 1991, Dee Wallace, Film, Horror Comedy, Jill Schoelen, Popcorn, SpoofLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=779iDWjMVRg Popcorn. 1991. Directed by Mark Herrier. Screenplay by Alan Ormsby, from a story by Mitchell Smith. Starring Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Dee Wallace, Derek Rydall, Malcolm Danare, Elliott Hurst, Ivette Soler, Freddie Simpson, Kelly Jo Minter, Karen Lorre, Ray Walston, & Tony Roberts. Movie Partners/Trans-Atlantic Pictures Rated R. 91 minutes. Horror/Comedy ★★★1/2 There are …

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MOTEL HELL: Farmer Vincent’s Winning Recipe is Satire (And People)

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Cannibalism, Film, Horror Comedy, Kevin Connor, Rory Calhoun, ThrillerLeave a comment

MOTEL HELL is one horror's best satires, of other movies in the genre, as well as food, the industry surrounding it, and the people who eat it.

WAXWORK’s Metafiction Comes Alive!

On By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Dana Ashbrook, David Warner, Film, Horror Comedy, Zach GalliganLeave a comment

An underrated '80s horror, spooky fun mixed with some comedy & metafiction to boot.

Scream Queens – Season 2, Episode 2: “Warts and All”

On By C.H. NewellIn Abigail Breslin, Billie Lourd, Brad Falchuk, Emma Roberts, FOX, Horror, Horror Comedy, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Stamos, Keke Palmer, Kirstie Alley, Lea Michele, Ryan Murphy, Season 2, Slasher, Taylor LautnerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usS8Xjh21yU FOX's Scream Queens Season 2, Episode 2: "Warts and All" Directed by Bradley Buecker Written by Brad Falchuk * For a review of the Season 2 premiere, "Scream Again" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Handidates" - click here With murder on the hospital grounds, Cathy Munsch (Jamie Lee …

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Cooties: It’s Okay to Kill the Children

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Alison Pill, Comedy, Cooties, Elijah Wood, Horror, Horror Comedy, Leigh Whannell, Rainn Wilson, Review, Sub-genreLeave a comment

Cooties. 2015. Directed by Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell & Ian Brennan. Starring Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill, Jack McBrayer, Leigh Whannell, Nasim Pedrad, Ian Brennan, Jorge Garcia, Cooper Roth, Miles Elliot, Morgan Lily, Sunny May Allison, and Armani Jackson. Glacier Films/SpectreVision. Rated R. 88 minutes. Action/Comedy/Horror ★★★★ Officially out …

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