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June 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Tubi: Free Films, All Sorts of Madness, Lots of Fun

Tubi…or Not Tubi? I resisted Tubi for a while. A few people mentioned that I might like it, given it has a lot of content, and within that a lot of martial arts and horror films. Tubi is free and easy to install on your smart TV or access via a browser. The catch is […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged All Sorts Of Madness, B-Grade, Blog, Blog Post, Candy Crush, Films, Free, Free Films, Horror, Killer Rack, Los Lobos, Lots of Fun, Movies, Streaming, The Point!, The Toxic Avenger, Tubi, Tubi…or Not Tubi?, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 13, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Campfire Tales at The Royal Hotel: Saturday June 11

Campfire Tales Saturday, June 11 The Royal Hotel, Featherston Campfire Tales, part of this year’s Booktown Festival in Featherston, ran across two nights at The Royal Hotel. A brilliant venue and setting for a set of ghostly stories read aloud by actors under candlelight. I went to Saturday’s show – the second performance. I’m told […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2022, Beware The Moon, Booktown, Campfire, Campfire Tales, Campfire Tales at The Royal Hotel: Saturday June 11, Dramatic Reading, Event, Featherston, Horror, Horror Stories, June 11, Reading, Review, Saturday, Short Stories, Stories, The Royal Hotel, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Writing ·

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May 22, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Apparently The 30 Best Horror Films Of All Time

The list is just a meme, shared recently when it was Friday the 13th, hence that film title is highlighted. But I looked through the list and realised quickly I had seen 29 of the 30. This, according to one million votes, was the list of the Best Horror Movies of All Time. And I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Apparently The 30 Best Horror Films Of All Time, Blog, Films, Horror, Horror Film, Movies, The 30 Best Horror Films Of All Time, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, Top 30 ·

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May 18, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Halloween Kills: DVD

Halloween Kills Director: David Gordon Green Universal Sony Pictures P/I I finally caught up with Halloween Kills – now streaming and on DVD, I had missed its brief cinema run and was disappointed, having rewatched most of the franchise in anticipation.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged David Gordon Green, DVD, DVD Review, Film Review, Franchise, Halloween, Halloween Kills, Halloween Kills: DVD, Horror, Horror Film, Michael Myers, Movie, Movie Review, Reboot, Sequel, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here ·

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April 12, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

X: Film

X Director: Ti West A24 / Little Lamb / Mad Solar Productions Once in a while a film comes along, and you have very high expectations indeed. Almost so much so that it is a bit of a worry. But then, it’s movie night – and not only no worries, your high expectations are shot […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A24, Brittany Snow, Chelsea Wolfe, Film, Film Review, Horror, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Mia Goth, Movie, Movie Review, New Zealand, Slasher, Texas, Ti West, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, Tyler Bates, Whanganui, X, X: Film ·

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March 31, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Reading The Back Cover

In horror movies the villain always comes back. This is because the villain is actually the hero. It’s the special secret of horror films. Special, because it’s not so secret. In life you can never go back, you shouldn’t go back – leave a flat or finish a job or end a relationship and that […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Films, Horror, Horror Film, Movie, Poem: Reading The Back Cover, Reading The Back Cover ·

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March 5, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Possessor: DVD

Possessor Director: Brandon Cronenberg Elevation Pictures / Signature Entertainment Possessor belongs to that dark and wonderful strain of film – the science fiction psychological horror. And director/writer Brandon Cronenberg is royalty within that genre. He’s been bubbling away under his own steam across the last decade. Anything he has grabbed from his father he has […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Brandon Cronenberg, David Cronenberg, DVD, DVD Review, Dystopia, Film, Film Review, Horror, Movie, Movie Review, Possessor, Possessor: DVD, Sci-Fi ·

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March 5, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Aaron Lupton and Jeff Szpirglas: Blood On Black Wax – Horror Soundtracks on Vinyl

Blood On Black Wax: Horror Soundtracks on Vinyl Aaron Lupton and Jeff Szpirglas 1984 Publishing If you’re a fan of horror films at all that probably means you’re a fan of horror movie soundtracks. They are such a crucial element – the mood-maker, the world-builder, they are in fact a character in the film in […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Aaron Lupton, Aaron Lupton and Jeff Szpirglas, Aaron Lupton and Jeff Szpirglas: Blood On Black Wax - Horror Soundtracks on Vinyl, Blood On Black Wax, Blood On Black Wax - Horror Soundtracks on Vinyl, Book, Book Review, Collection, Collector, Collectors, Horror, Horror Soundtracks on Vinyl, Jeff Szpirglas, John Carpenter, LP, Record, Rue Morgue, Rue Morgue magazine, Score, Soundtrack, Vinyl ·

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February 26, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

The Marketing Genius of Friday The 13th

Most of the Friday the 13th movies don’t take place on Friday. It is not the 13th. And Jason is not the killer to begin with. Also, he doesn’t find his ‘look’ until the third film. That’s when he gets his hockey mask. Later in the series they will blast him into other bodies – for […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Brand, Friday The 13th, Horror, Horror Movie, Jason, Jason Vorhees, Marketing, The Marketing Genius of Friday The 13th, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 20, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Freddy Krueger Is White Male Privilege

With Freddy Krueger, it was the finger knives that hooked us, if you’ll pardon that obvious pun. We were so into Freddy – a horror ghoul with no heart and soul of his own – he’d rip open that garish red and green jersey to show you the swirling souls he stole. Quite how they […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Nightmare On Elm Street, Blog, Freddy Krueger, Freddy Krueger Is White Male Privilege, Horror, Horror Movie, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, White Male Privilege ·

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February 20, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Horrorfying: Overdosing On Horror Films To Cure The Frights

When I was a kid a rather stupid movie had a deep impact on me. It’s called Alligator. It’s from about 1980 – and I reckon we saw it a couple of years after that, we didn’t have a VCR any time early, it was always a trip across town to my auntie’s house and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged B-Grade, Blog, Boom! Boom! Deluxe: TeenageJuvenileDelinquentRocknRollHorrorBeachParty, Film, Horror, Horror Films, Horror Movie, Horrorfying, Horrorfying: Overdosing On Horror Films To Cure The Frights, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Movies, Overdosing On Horror Films To Cure The Frights, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 15, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Ghosts

First there is a ghost. Then no ghost. Then there is a ghost again. This is the structure for a horror story. This is every horror story. This is the movement in a writer’s brain. This is every writer. First a a ghost. Then no ghost. Then, there is a ghost again.              In the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Ghosts, Horror, Poem, Poem: Ghosts, Story, Writing ·
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