“I’m infested!!!!!!” Loaded with successful actors in various stages of their careers, 1993’s Ticks is a lot better than it should be considering the fact that it was a direct-to-home video release. The movie tells us the story of a group of teens facing various personal demons who go out for a little natural therapyContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Ticks (1993)”
Category Archives: Classic Horror
Thirty-One Days O’Horror 2026!
Thirty-One Favorite Horror Films! You’ve survived 2025’s heaping helping of horror films, but are you ready for 2026! You’ve got less than a year to prepare as next year’s Thirty-One Days O’Horror will be personal! Ken of Ken’s Alternate Universe will be reviewing (and in some cases, re-reviewing) thirty-one of his favorite horror films! SomeContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror 2026!”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Christine (1983)
Let’s Ride #31! Happy Halloween! You’ve successfully made it to the FINAL day of Thirty-One Days O’Horror! For today, yours truly decided to take a quick look at the granddaddy of all killer car/highway horror films, 1983’s Christine! I can honestly say that this film is in the top ten of all of my favoriteContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Christine (1983)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Sadist (1963)
Let’s Ride #29! Three teachers en route to an L.A. Dodgers game have car trouble and wind up face-to-face with a sadistic killer and his young girlfriend in 1963’s tense The Sadist. The film was inspired by a real life duo of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, who went on a killing spree acrossContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Sadist (1963)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Psychomania (1973)
Let’s Ride #27! What happens when you combine frog worshiping cultists, a rich boy with a motorcycle gang, and a desire to live forever? You get 1973’s absolutely insane Psychomania! Known as The Death Wheelers in the United States, Psychomania tells us the story of Tom Latham, a well-to-do bad boy who leads a motorcycleContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Psychomania (1973)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Car (1977)
Let’s Ride #22! After yesterday’s post, I decided to blog about one of the better killer car flicks out there, 1977’s The Car! So what’s The Car all about and why is it so awesome? Basically, a demonic car arrives in a sleepy Utah town and begins killing people. The local sheriff’s department, which isContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Car (1977)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Let’s Ride #14! Trailblazing female director Ida Lupino guides viewers on a thrilling road trip through the deserts of California and Mexico in 1953’s The Hitch-Hiker. The movie, which Lupino co-wrote with Collier Young, is considered to be the first film noir directed by a female. It’s based upon the real-life mass murderer known asContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Wraith (1986)
Let’s Ride #11! Tonight’s post features one of my favorite killer/ghost car films of all time, The Wraith (1986)! The Wraith was actually one of the first films that I ever reviewed for my Thirty-One Days O’Horror series, but I decided to revisit it for this year because, well, it fits the bill and IContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Wraith (1986)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Hearse (1980)
Let’s Ride #6! Hoping to get a break from traumatic events in her life, Jane Hardy decides to move to the quiet town of Blackford for the summer to live in a home given to her by her deceased aunt. When she arrives, she’s given the cold shoulder by the townspeople, attracts the attention ofContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Hearse (1980)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Crash! (1976)
Let’s Ride #4! Kim Denne (Sue Lyon) purchases an ancient Hittite charm that unleashes its fury via a black 1967 Chevy Camaro in the 1976/77 feature film Crash!. In the movie, Kim is married to a wheelchair-bound professor named Marc (Jose Ferrer) who forbids her to leave their home. When she sneaks away one day,Continue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Crash! (1976)”
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