Month: August 2023

Really Awful Movies: Ep 426 – Top 10 1980s Horror Movies

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Be afraid. Be very afraid.

This week on the Really Awful Movies Podcast, a bit of a departure: The Top 10 Horror Movies from the 1980s.

The 80s were the Golden Era of Horror. Of course, classic horror movies are produced every decade. And right now, we are in a bit of a Golden Era, with new classics being created before our very eyes, Hereditary, Terrifier, Goodnight Mommy, Bone Tomahawk, and many more.

However, the 80s were different. There were so many titles released – and so many iconic franchises were birthed, two of which made their way into the list here.

So tune in, and don’t forget to subscribe to the show. Back to the regularly scheduled straight up review format next week.

 

Really Awful Movies: Ep 425 – No Exit

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This week on the podcast, one of the more obscure films ever covered on the program: No Exit, AKA, Fatal Combat.

This one is a 1995 Canadian action filmed lensed in the Greater Toronto Area and directed by Damian Lee. It stars the excellent Jeff Wincott, an actor/martial artist perhaps best known for his role in Night Heat.

In No Exit/Fatal Combat, the masses are entertained by…what else? A fight to the death TV show! The movie title refers to the title of the show, whose producer/creator brings death games to the airwaves, all from a remote Arctic studio.

The unlikely breakout (literally) star of the proceedings is of all things, a humble university professor, John Stoneman (Wincott).

But, he’s getting more than he bargained for, as this is one tough hombre.

Really Awful Movies: Ep 424 – The Furies

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This week on the podcast, a 2019 Aussie production titled, The Furies.

This is a survivalist/dystopian horror, occupying Battle Royale / Rollerball territory, but a hell of a lot gorier. Billed as Halloween meets The Hunger Games (wholly inaccurately) this one focuses on women who wake up in strange black coffins, only to find themselves in a fight to the death in a mining town hellscape in NSW, Australia.

There’s a harrowing atmosphere, to be sure, but things unravel toward the end, an unfortunately all too common occurrence in horror.

Tune in, check it out!