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October Horrors 2018 Day 3 – Eraserhead (1977)

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Eraserhead, 1977. Directed by David Lynch. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anne Roberts, and Jack Fisk. SYNOPSIS: Henry Spencer is informed that his longtime girlfriend Mary X has given birth to his hideously disfigured child and the two move in together. After X abandons her lover and her child, Henry is forced […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 2 – The Night of the Hunter (1955)

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The Night of the Hunter, 1955. Directed by Charles Laughton. Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin and Sally Jane Bruce. SYNOPSIS: Shortly before he is executed for murder, young John and Pearl Harper’s father makes the two swear to never reveal the location of the $10,000 he stole from his victims. The […]

Movie Review – Black ’47 (2018)

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Black ‘47, 2018. Directed by Lance Daly. Starring Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Rea, James Frecheville, Freddie Fox, Barry Keoghan, Moe Dunford, and Sarah Greene. SYNOPSIS: Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 1 – Dracula (1931)

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Dracula, 1931. Directed by Tod Browning. Starring Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye and Edward Van Sloan. SYNOPSIS: The mysterious Count Dracula arrives in London from Transylvania and begins to charm his way into the life of the beautiful Mina. However, it soon becomes clear Dracula is something far more sinister than a […]

Movie Review – House of Salem (2016)

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House of Salem, 2016. Directed by James Crow. Starring Jessica Arterton, Jack Brett Anderson, Liam Kelly, Leslie Mills, Robert Lowe, and Dean Maskell. SYNOPSIS: A gang kidnaps a young boy but instead of receiving a ransom they discover they are part of a satanic ritual. Writer/director James Crow’s House of Salem is a film full […]

Movie Review – That Good Night (2017)

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That Good Night, 2017. Directed by Eric Styles. Starring John Hurt, Sofia Helin, Max Brown, Erin Richards, and Charles Dance. SYNOPSIS: An aging screenwriter learns that he is terminally ill and seeks to put his life in order before bringing it to an end at a time of his own choosing. Sir John Hurt was […]

Blu-ray Review – Trespass (1992)

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Trespass, 1992. Directed by Walter Hill. Starring Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler, Ice Cube, Art Evans, Tiny Lister. SYNOPSIS: A pair of firemen searching for loot find themselves in a standoff with a gang of drug dealers. Trespass is a 1992 action/crime film directed by Walter Hill (The Warriors/48 Hrs.) and starring the late, great […]

Movie Review – The Snarling (2018)

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The Snarling, 2018. Directed by Pablo Raybould. Starring Laurence Saunders, Chris Simmons, Ben Manning, and Pablo Raybould. SYNOPSIS: An English village is taken over by a film crew making a zombie movie. A group of locals finds a way onto the production in hopes of getting famous. The real horror begins when something starts killing locals and crew, […]

Second Opinion – A Star Is Born (2018)

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A Star Is Born, 2018. Directed by Bradley Cooper. Starring Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Dave Chapelle, Anthony Ramos and Michael Harney. SYNOPSIS: Legendary rock star, Jackson Maine, is facing the demise of his career because of drink and drugs.  But when he discovers talented singer/songwriter Ally and falls in love, life starts to […]