“I’ll burn you up! I’ll fry you!” I was a child way back in May of 1984 and the PG-13 rating was was just a few months away from making its debut with the film Red Dawn. Had Firestarter been released in August instead of May of that year, it quite possibly could have receivedContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Firestarter (1984)”
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Throwback Thursday: Stand By Me (1986)
“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” Based upon Stephen King’s novella The Body, 1986’s Stand By Me may not look like a typical horror story from King but it definitely has horror elements. I’m not talking about vampires or demons or werewolvesContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Stand By Me (1986)”
Day O’Horror #1!
MALACHAI! It’s here! The first night of thirty-one days of devilish deeds! The first entry into my Days O’Horror series is 1984’s Children of the Corn. Based upon a short story by Stephen King, this tale of terror is one of the earliest horror films that I remember viewing as a child. Having watched itContinue reading “Day O’Horror #1!”
