Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 10hbackyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-horror-...backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Horror Comedies That Screwed Up GenXSo just know that when I say these movies screwed up GenX, really, it was the obliviousness and complete ignorance of our parents that were the real monsters under our beds. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 18hbackyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/candies-th... Yes the candies that screwed up Genx. Deal with it.backyardmoviecritic.substack.comCandies that Screwed Up GenxHalloween candies and the trauma we found by eating them. 001
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026substack.com/@backyardmov...substack.comBackyard Movie Critic (@backyardmoviecritic)I have a confession to make. I understand this may send some of my followers running from me like I'm a rabid, foaming at the mouth dog rampaging through a daycare, but I have to admit this before Oct... 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026As a grown adult, I am still 100% allowed to fear and hate clowns, even on Halloween. 010
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/31-days-of... You might be too afraid to click on this. Probably.backyardmoviecritic.substack.com31 Days of 80s Slashers and B-Horror That Will Change Your Brain: A GenX Crash CourseWARNING: Following this crash course may fill you with enough horror and VHS static to shift your brainwaves toward GenX. Proceed at your own risk. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026substack.com/@backyardmov... Dont you just love these!substack.comBackyard Movie Critic (@backyardmoviecritic)I don’t care what you say. These are awesome and fun to chew, and they taste ok too. Just don’t put them all the way in your belly. 011
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Hey GenX did you ever have a bad babysitter? backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-babysit...backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Babysitting Movies that Screwed up GenXRemember when babysitters, summer camp, television, and even your toys could kill you? Here are 10 horror movies that screwed up GenX. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026As an adult, I am allowed to buy candy for trick or treaters and eat half of it before October even starts, and no one can stop me! 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/the-greate...backyardmoviecritic.substack.comThe Greatest Black-and-White Halloween Watch List Ever MadeFilms Gen X Made Into Cult Classics 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You know you're a Gen X horror fan when the movie starts and you immediately remember where you were when you first saw it. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-fears-t...backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Fears That Screwed Up Gen XThat Probably Weren’t True 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/my-true-gh...backyardmoviecritic.substack.comMy True Ghost StoryThis is a true story. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026ozarkmatt.substack.com/p/the-nights... A must read piece full of intense and masterful writing.ozarkmatt.substack.comThe Nightshade Coven - part 2 of 3by Matthew P. Ankney 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/my-true-gh...backyardmoviecritic.substack.comMy True Ghost StoryThis is a true story. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-horror-... A great piece ti return to for Halloween!backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Horror Movies That Screwed Me UpThis is personal. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I am filled with dread this morning, admitting to myself that I have lied to some of you in this community. I have to be honest with you all, I really hate The Ghost and Mr. Chicken! There, I said it! My terrible truth is exposed! Yeah I’ll still watch it on Svengoolie tonight. 010
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A great man once said, “Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker.” Very good advice. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/the-greate...backyardmoviecritic.substack.comThe Greatest Black-and-White Halloween Watch List Ever MadeFilms Gen X Made Into Cult Classics 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026substack.com/@backyardmov...substack.comBackyard Movie Critic (@backyardmoviecritic)I have a confession to make. I understand this may send some of my followers running from me like I'm a rabid, foaming at the mouth dog rampaging through a daycare, but I have to admit this before Oct... 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026substack.com/@backyardmov...substack.comBackyard Movie Critic (@backyardmoviecritic)I have a confession to make. I understand this may send some of my followers running from me like I'm a rabid, foaming at the mouth dog rampaging through a daycare, but I have to admit this before Oct... 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I have decided to come out in the open and confess to all of you my terrible secret. Before October gets here, I have to admit it. I have to come clean. I love candy corn and eat it all spooky season. Do not look at me. Oh the shame!static.klipy.comSparkling Candy Corn PileALT: Sparkling Candy Corn Pile 042
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/the-greate... Do you like old scary movies? Good list for October! Try it!backyardmoviecritic.substack.comThe Greatest Black-and-White Halloween Watch List Ever MadeFilms Gen X Made Into Cult Classics 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-hallowe...backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Halloween Pranks Gen X Did BestJust for fun, do not do these! I said do not do these! 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/20-things-... Wanna boost your Halloween and make it more GenX? Here is a checklist!backyardmoviecritic.substack.com20 Things to Do to Capture the Halloween Spirit GenX Addition(With a Halloween Checklist!) 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Why do electric cars of today sound exactly like cars in scfi movies from the 80s? How did they know what they would sound like, and did they not think we’d notice? 001
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-special...backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Specials That Made Halloween for GenX10 Specials That Made Halloween for GenX 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/1st-annual... can you write a 6 word horror story?backyardmoviecritic.substack.com1st Annual 6-Word Halloween Contest1st Annual 6-Word Halloween Contest 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This is just a reminder that Halloween season started Sept. 1st. Yes your Halloween decorations should go up this weekend. Argue with me if you want to, and you should be 5 movies into The Greatest Halloween Horror Movie Watch list of ALL TIME: backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/the-greate...backyardmoviecritic.substack.comTHE GREATEST HALLOWEEN HORROR MOVIE LIST OF ALL TIMEWelcome to the Greatest Halloween Watch List of all time. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/50-word-ha... Can you write a 50 Word Horror story? Happy Halloween!backyardmoviecritic.substack.com50 Word Halloween Horror Story ContestBackyard Movie Critic’s 1st Annual 50 Word Halloween Horror Story Contest 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 05/06/2026open.substack.com/pub/backyard... 10 Vietnam War Scenes that seriously screwed us up!open.substack.com10 Scenes from Vietnam War Movies that Completely Screwed Up Gen XGrowing up Gen X meant watching Vietnam play out on the big screen before you were old enough to understand it. Here are 10 scenes from Vietnam War movies that got under our skin and never quite left 030
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 28/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/backyard...open.substack.comStephen King’s Cat’s Eye 80s Power and Control Today on ScareStackBrought to you by The Scarestack Society and Just Say No to Drugs, Just Do It, Be All You Can Be, Winners Don't Do Drugs and even other ridiculous 80s slogans. Oh and also Kyle! 040
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/obsession-...backyardmoviecritic.substack.comObsession a New Horror ClassicYes, yes it is a new horror classic that will be on my horror watch list every Halloween. 020
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 16/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/backyard...open.substack.com10 Romance Movies that Screwed up GenX and Made us Fall in Love with AnythingYou had me at VHS 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-romance... You gotta read it, it's funny. You ever been in love with a sheep?backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Romance Movies that Screwed up GenX and Made us Fall in Love with AnythingYou had me at VHS 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/backyard...open.substack.com10 Romance Movies that Screwed up GenX and Made us Fall in Love with AnythingYou had me at VHS 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/genx-was-n...backyardmoviecritic.substack.comGenX was Never Safe: How We Grew Up on the Scariest Horror Films Ever MadeThe 10 scariest horror films that defined Gen X: Halloween, The Exorcist, The Shining, and more. Why no generation before or since survived what we did 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 09/05/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-horror-... Ok, a confession, these movies screwed me up, so I’m saying it screwed up an entire generation. Deal with it!backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Horror Movies That Screwed Me UpThis is personal. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-movies-...backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Movies You Have to Watch with Your GenX MomYour GenX mom doesn't want a candle. She wants to watch The Goonies with you and cry. Here are 10 movies to watch with her before she disowns you. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026hisforhorror.substack.com/p/geralds-ga... A fun read.hisforhorror.substack.comGerald's Game: The Impossible AdaptationSpring of King #7 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 07/05/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-superhe... A fun read, I promise!backyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Superheroes that Screwed up GenXand maybe millennials 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/ten-more-c...backyardmoviecritic.substack.comTen More Comedies that Screwed Up GenXFrom Tootsie to Overboard 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Mother's Day week on Backyard Movie Critic: movies I watched with my mom. She's been gone since 2008. No plans. I'd wander in, and ask What is this? She never dumbed it down. Those afternoons shaped how I see film. We both loved: 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-movies-... #genx #mothersdaybackyardmoviecritic.substack.com10 Movies You Have to Watch with Your GenX MomYour GenX mom doesn't want a candle. She wants to watch The Goonies with you and cry. Here are 10 movies to watch with her before she disowns you. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Movies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: Friday night, 1980s, watching this, eating pizza, vcr humming. We had a pact. If one of us ever turned into a zombie, the others would do what needed to be done. Middle school friendships hit different watching Dawn of the Dead. 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/dust-bunny... Dust Bunny Review: Influenced by Journey into the West....backyardmoviecritic.substack.comDust Bunny and Journey to the WestCould the 2025 film Dust Bunny be heavily influenced by Journey to the West, the most beloved folk novel in Chinese literature? 000
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Movies that Made Me Love Movies: My wife and I saw this in college with a group of friends. We went to dinner after and talked for hours. A worldwide pandemic? Impossible! A great night, great friends, and a movie that sparked exactly the kind of conversations only the best films can, we loved: 010
Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Some friends just love great movies. I was lucky to have a couple of them. We caught this one at 1am on HBO, many years again, two and a half hours long, up all night marveling at it. One of the most amazing stories ever told on film. We were both completely fascinated. 030