Tag Archives: 80’s

Christmas Evil (1980)

Posted on December 14, 2014 at 4:00 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Multiple versions of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” play prominently throughout Christmas Evil (1980), including a disco cover, but frequently it’s just deranged Harry Stadling (Brandon Maggart, Dressed to Kill) humming it to himself while he implodes, and then … Continue reading →

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Body Double (1984)

Posted on August 3, 2014 at 2:34 am by Jeff Kuykendall

If you’re celebrating the new, extras-packed Phantom of the Paradise Blu-Ray from Shout! Factory’s Scream Factory imprint, you could expand your evening to a double feature by pairing the rock musical/horror/comedy with another Brian De Palma experiment in Hollywood meta, … Continue reading →

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The Black Cauldron (1985)

Posted on July 5, 2014 at 3:50 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

In 1985, I had a tremendous amount of anticipation for The Black Cauldron. Here was a Disney animated film based on the “Chronicles of Prydain” series by Lloyd Alexander, rated PG, and with magic swords, dark castles, and wicked witches; … Continue reading →

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