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Halloween Day by Day: "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" (1978)

The 1970's and 1980's was a bit of a strange time in history.  The threat of Cold War nuclear annihilation was balanced by whimsy and silliness. Oh, and killer produce... Random innocent people are being murdered.  At each scene, there is evidence of tomatoes being present.  Are tomatoes rising up and revolting against humanity?  Can they be stopped?  Will they be stopped?  SHOULD they be stopped? And most importantly... WHO is the singer of the hit song, " Puberty Love "? In an age where parody films consist of mostly vignettes using random pop culture references to tell a loosely coherent story while possibly garnering cheap laughs, it's kinda sad that we have to travel to the late 1970's for a decent, clever- albeit silly, horror parody. " Attack of the Killer Tomatoes " is such a film  It parodies the classic B-movies that came before it, featuring creatures mutating and turning against humanity.  And it does so in a fu...

30 Nights of Paranormal Activity With the Devil Inside The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2012)

In addition to horror, I enjoy comedies.  When the two are combined, I'm usually quite interested in seeing the result.  Other times, I just wind up wanting to drink the memory away... Shortly after moving into the house where her father killed several people (and a dog), Dana and her husband begin to experience supernatural events that will ultimately lead to a confrontation between the family and evil ... " 30 Nights of Paranormal Activity With the Devil Inside the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo " is a parody of horror movies.  Unfortunately, I think the actual concept of a parody has been destroyed by the "Scary Movie" franchise.  It used to mean poking fun at movies, while still respecting the source material... and having a coherent, strong storyline and characters.  Now, it means sticking random vignettes based on popular films together in a sequence that kinda simulates a story. The ACTUAL premise- as stated above could've provided a good starti...