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AMERICAN GOTHIC (1988) movie review
American Gothic (1988) d. Hough, John (UK/Canada) 90 min. Set in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, this sturdy “vacationers in peril” tale follows a group of mildly annoying yuppies looking for a...
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GOLDBERG & EISENBERG (2013) movie review
Goldberg & Eisenberg (2013) d. Oren Carmi (Israel) At the end of the 2008 home invasion hit, The Strangers, one of the hapless victims tearfully asks her attackers, “Why us?” The chilling answer,...
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THE FINAL TERROR (1983) movie review
The Final Terror (1983) d. Andrew Davis (USA) A group of male park rangers decide to turn their river clean-up assignment into a little recreational jaunt with their equally outdoorsy lady friends. But...
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THE RAGE: CARRIE 2 (1999) movie review
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) d. Katt Shea (USA) No one would deny that attempting a sequel to Brian De Palma’s sensational screen version of Stephen King’s breakthrough novel is a pretty thankless gig,...
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THE LIVING AND THE DEAD (2006) movie review
The Living and the Dead (2006) d. Simon Rumley (UK) A gut-wrenching exploration of mental illness, social status, age and mortality, writer/director Simon Rumley’s macabre microbudget masterpiece...
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I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2 (2013) Blu-ray Review
I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) d. Monroe, Steven R. (USA) I was a relatively inexperienced exploitation viewer when I first encountered the original 1978 I Spit on Your Grave. As a result, I couldn’t...
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THE HOUSE ON STRAW HILL (1976) Blu-ray Review
The House on Straw Hill (aka Exposé aka Trauma) (1976) d. James Kenelm Clarke (UK) A curiously dubbed Udo Kier plays a high-strung novelist working out the sophomore jitters in his country hideaway...
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HIDDEN IN THE WOODS (2012) DVD Review
Hidden in the Woods (2012) d. Patricio Valladares (Chile) An assault on the senses and the soul, one whose curtain-raiser features a father raping his daughter, then dropping the ensuing infant into a...
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NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR (2013) Blu-ray Review
Nothing Left to Fear (2013) d. Anthony Leonardi III (USA) When a new pastor (James Tupper) arrives with his wife (Anne Heche) andfamily at the dust blown borders of Stull, Kansas to head up the local...
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CHILLING VISIONS: 5 SENSES OF FEAR (2013) Blu-ray Review
Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear (2013) d. Various (USA) The multi-headed anthology film, where a disparate group of filmmakers ally forces (or at least throw their respective hats into the same...
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October Horror Challenge 2013 FINAL RESULTS!!
Howdy folks, Due to a variety of distractions (starting rehearsals for NOISES OFF at Milwaukee Rep, putting the finishing touches on HIDDEN HORROR), the Doc knew he wasn't going to be able to dedicate...
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BODY BAGS (1993) DVD/Blu-ray Review
Body Bags (1993) d. John Carpenter / Tobe Hooper (USA) I’ll be honest, until its recent DVD/BR unearthing by Shout! Factory’s Scream Factory division, I had nearly forgotten this made-for-cable...
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NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984) DVD/Blu-ray Review
Night of the Comet (1984) d. Thom Eberhardt (USA) The good doctor grew up in a house devoid of cable (or even much in the way of network television), so many of the nostalgia items that make up many of...
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CARRIE (2013) movie review
Carrie (2013) d. Peirce, Kimberly (USA) The tagline, “You will know her name” speaks to the very problem inherent to revisiting such iconic material: We already do know Stephen King’s seminal...
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POSSESSION (1981) movie review
Possession (1981) d. Andrzej Zulawski (France) Deliberately abrasive and queasy, idiosyncratic Polish director Andrzej Zulawski’s best known film assails its audience from the opening scenes and never...
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ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976) Blu-ray Review
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) d. John Carpenter (USA) Two elements hang heavy over any critical viewing of Carpenter’s second feature (and his first to be executed over a normal shooting schedule – his...
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EVE OF DESTRUCTION (1991) Blu-ray Review
Eve of Destruction (1991) d. Duncan Gibbons (USA) During an advanced testing session in public, a female android prototype (Eve VIII – looks a bit like “evil,” doesn’t it?) and its keeper find...
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KNIGHTRIDERS (1981) Blu-ray Review
Knightriders (1981) d. George A. Romero (USA) As the recognized godfather of the modern horror era, it’s a bit depressing to realize just how little joy George A. Romero derived from the majority of...
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FOOL'S VIEWS (11/1 - 11/24)
Howdy folks, I suppose I have no one to blame but myself for the back half of 2013’s sluggardly pace as far as cranking out the flicks goes. There’s no denying that I’ve kept myself busy with various...
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THE HORROR SHOW (1989) DVD/Blu-ray Review
Horror Show, The (1989) d. James Isaac (USA) When word rolled around that Shout! Factory would be releasing a Lance Henriksen/Brion James horror flick from the late 80s, I was honestly perplexed at my...
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