Day 21: Cat People (1982)
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Day 21: Cat People (1982)

It's Day 21 and we're talking about the (apparently) "erotic fantasy" known as Cat People!! We haven't been using movie posters as the title graphic for our reviews, but this one was too amazingly awful to ignore. Does that strike you more as a horror film or a softcore porno you might catch late night on Cinemax? What are they marketing here exactly?! "Love brought out the animal in her." Where to even begin?? You know, I was discussing this movie with Kelley, and I couldn't quite figure out what I would say about it. She, of course, quickly realized…
Day 20: The Fan (1981)
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Day 20: The Fan (1981)

Hello and welcome back! It's Day 20 of our 31 Days of Horror series, and today we're talking about 1981's The Fan, starring the lovely Lauren Bacall. If you've spent much time with me, either in person or via my internet ramblings, you know that I am in a committed relationship with Classic Hollywood. We are not exclusive, per se, but let's face it--I'm not really interested in seeing other people. Charles may take every opportunity to rib me about my love of Barbara Stanwyck (we even did an episode about her on The Good, The Bad, and the Podcast!) and other 1940s actresses of a…
Day 19: The Shining (1980)
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Day 19: The Shining (1980)

Welcome back for Day 19 of our 31 Days of Horror series! We're big fans of '80s movies here at ItsJustAwesome.com, so we are fitting in FOUR reviews from this decade, instead of just three. Today, we're launching that exhibition in a big way with Stanley Kubrick's horror classic, The Shining (1980). The Shining is based on the chilling novel by Stephen King, and it is yet another movie that has permeated pop culture to such an extent that it's impossible not to have heard of it. Even if you haven't seen the movie, there are certain unforgettable moments in it that I'll wager…