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BLACK CHRISTMAS (2006) movie review
Black Christmas (2006) d. Morgan, Glen (USA) Watching the behind-the-scenes DVD featurette, one almost aches for writer/director Glen Morgan. Here is a filmmaker whose previous directorial effort, the...
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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1959) movie review
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) d. Fisher, Terence (UK) Riding the success of their remakes of Frankenstein and Dracula, Hammer Studios seized upon another opportunity to breathe Technicolor life...
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SWAMPHEAD (2011) movie review
Swamphead (2011) d. Drover, Dustin / Propp, Justin (USA) From the wild woods of Wisconsin comes this four-years-in-the-making DIY feature that could ostensibly be called a slasher save for the fact...
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DETENTION OF THE DEAD (2012) movie review
Detention of the Dead (2012) d. Mann, Alex Craig (USA) From the title alone, you know if this is your particular flavor of undead gutmuncher. Working alongside director Mann, Rob Rinow adapts his stage...
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AAAH! ZOMBIES!!! (aka WASTING AWAY) (2007) movie review
Aaah! Zombies!! (aka Wasting Away) (2007) d. Kohnen, Matthew (USA) When a batch of super-secret-super-soldier-super-serum takes a tumble off a military truck, coming to rest next to a bowling alley’s...
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GOD TOLD ME TO (1976) movie review
God Told Me To (1976) d. Cohen, Larry (USA) Less manic and tongue in cheek than his other horror efforts, writer/director Larry Cohen’s gritty modern fable focuses on NYC cop Tony LoBianco...
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BLACK SHEEP (2006) movie review
Black Sheep (2006) d. King, Jonathan (New Zealand) As surely as Peter Jackson drew inspiration from childhood idols Willis O’Brien and Ray Harryhausen, writer/director King’s admiration for his fellow...
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DIARY OF A MADMAN (1963) movie review
Diary of a Madman (1963) d. Le Borg, Reginald (USA) Vincent Price takes a brief respite in his parade of Roger Corman-directed Edgar Allan Poe adaptations to strut his stuff as a French attorney...
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HABIT (1995) movie review
Habit (1995) d. Fessenden, Larry (USA) The vampire of legend is eternal, and his cinematic brethren are equally durable and widespread. Even before the post-millennial pop culture phenomena of Twilight...
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Fool's Views (5/27 – 6/9)
I know, I know, I'm working on it...Howdy troops, It has been a very slow summer, movie-wise, for the Doc. If it weren’t for blood brother Doug Lamoreux and my unerring dead-ication to the Kryptic...
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THE VAULT OF HORROR (1973) movie review
Vault of Horror, The (1973) d. Baker, Roy Ward (UK) Like the previous year’s Tales from the Crypt, this Amicus anthology based upon William Gaines' EC horror comics provides a impressively solid...
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THE UNINVITED (1944) movie review
Uninvited, The (1944) d. Allen, Lewis (USA) While acknowledged as one of the first films to deal with ghosts and hauntings in a “serious” manner (i.e. not turning out to be a trick played upon the...
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THE WALKING DEAD (1936) movie review
Walking Dead, The (1936) d. Curtiz, Michael (USA) A real disappointment, even for Karloff fans (and especially for those thinking they're picking up source material for the AMC zombie series). Boris...
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Fool's Views (6/10 – 6/23)
Back again, ladies and gents.This week got a little more lively, especially once Artist Ensemble’s production of The 39 Steps got up on its merry feet and started trucking. Not sure what sparked the...
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THE MANSON FAMILY (2003) Blu-Ray Review
Manson Family, The (2003) d. VanBebber, Jim (USA) I first heard about The Manson Family, and its uncompromising creator Jim VanBebber, in 2005 when it made its DVD debut courtesy of DarkSky Films....
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MEN IN SUITS (2012) movie review
Men in Suits (2012) d. Woodward, Frank H. (USA) As any discerning horror fan knows, practical effects will always rule the day over those plinked out on a keyboard. There’s something about the physical...
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STREET TRASH (1987) Blu-ray Review
Street Trash (1987) d. Muro, Jim (USA) In spite of its status as one of the great "melt movies" of our time, it's important to remember the title is not "Tenafly Viper" - the noxious brew that leads...
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THE CONJURING (2013) movie review
Conjuring, The (2013) d. Wan, James (USA) Celebrated real-life paranormalists Ed and Lorraine Warren, central to the investigation of the Amityville Horror case, are the focus of this atmospheric if...
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WORLD WAR Z (2013) movie review
World War Z (2013) d. Forster, Marc (USA) Ostensibly based on Max Brooks' bestseller, one has to wonder why producer/star Brad Pitt even bothered to option the rights considering how far the final...
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Q: THE WINGED SERPENT (1982) Blu-ray Review
Q (aka Q: The Winged Serpent) (1982) d. Cohen, Larry (USA) Small time crook Jimmy Quinn (Michael Moriarty) is having a very bad day. Having not worked in months, he is bullied into handling getaway...
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