Film Review: The Ghost Dance (1980)

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SYNOPSIS:

The spirit of a long-dead warrior possesses the body of an Indian medicine man and turns him into a homicidal maniac.

REVIEW:

Day 3 of the the 80′s experiment. I am bloodied but still I rise to insert the next movie into my DVD player and see what my nefarious editor has demanded I review. Today the movie is something called “The Ghost Dance” and as it begins I’m presented with an interesting dilemma.… More

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Gotham City Impostors invades Arkham Asylum

Gotham City Impostors invades Arkham Asylum

Gotham City Impostors players can now enjoy the new Arkham Asylum map available as a free download on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Marketplace and is coming soon to the PC version. The new map takes players to the infamous asylum where players can battle along the outside of the massive structure or take the battle inside to the more confined hallways and rooms found within Arkham Asylum.

This is just one more great piece… More

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Film Review: John Carter (2012)

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Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior.

REVIEW:

John Carter” is a 2012 science fiction movie released under Walt Disney Pictures. It was reported to have filmed in 2009 while wrapping up in 2010. Those who are more familiar with its background… More

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Film Review: God Bless America (2011)

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SYNOPSIS:

On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.

REVIEW:

“A Dream To Some…–A NIGHTMARE TO OTHERS!”
Merlin from John Boorman’s “Excalibur”

The television was too loud. It had to be it was competing with the screaming infant in his mother’s arms. The entertainment report was going on about how even more allegations of Michael Jackson being a child… More

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Book Review: Pavlov’s Dog’s – Authors D.L. Snell | Thomas Brannan

Pavlov’s Dogs
Authors D.L. Snell and Thomas Brannan
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Werewolves! Zombies! Armageddon! Now there’s a good tagline. This is a wonderfully engrossing and satisfying book which has all the hallmarks of a classic horror novel, whilst mixing two beloved beasts in one tale. Despite its title, it’s not about physiologist Ivan Pavlov and his investigations into the gastric workings of dogs, which is probably a good thing.

This is a dark and action-packed story… More

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Trailer: Chronicles of the Dead (2012) Web Series Trailer

Trailer: Chronicles of the Dead (2012) Web Series Trailer

Three friends are caught off guard by a zombie apocalypse and must do what they can to survive in this gruesome nightmare of a world.

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Trailer: Bait (2012) 3D Red Band

Trailer: Bait (2012) 3D Red Band

A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building … along with a pack of tiger sharks.

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Trailer: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) TV Trailer

Trailer: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) TV Trailer

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.

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Film Review: The Great American Serial Killer (2011)

SYNOPSIS:

In the early 1990s, Robert Kemp savagely raped, tortured, and murdered thirty-two people before being caught and sentenced to death. The Great American Serial Killer is the account of the final interview by Dr. Jeremiah Stone. Kemp’s story, in his own words, lets us all see into the mind of the twisted and sadistic mind of a true psychopath.

REVIEW:

My wife constantly watches true crime shows on television. They can… More

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Trailer: 666 Park Avenue (2012)

Trailer: 666 Park Avenue (2012)

If you could make one wish, what would it be? And what would you do to get it? At 666 Park Avenue, all of your dreams and burning desires can come true: wealth, sex, love, power, even revenge.

But just be careful what you wish for, because the price you pay… could be your soul. Welcome to The Drake, the premiere apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper EastMore

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Book Review: Zombie Apocalypse Preparation – Authors David Houchins | Scot Thomas

Zombie Apocalypse Preparation: How to Survive in an Undead World and Have Fun Doing It!
Authors: David Houchins and Scot Thomas
Permuted Press

Oh yes, thank you very much indeed, David and Scot, for putting this delightful thing out there. “Zombie Apocalypse Preparation: How to Survive in an Undead World and Have Fun Doing It!” is a wonderfully entertaining, funny and observant book which does exactly what it says in the title, albeit with… More

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Film Review: Re-Animator (1985)

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SYNOPSIS:

A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.

REVIEW:

It’s pretty safe to say that any real horror fan from the 80′s remembers the release of the “Re-Animator“. A film that also bases itself on the horrific novels of H. P. Lovecraft (Herbert West: Reanimator), is a horror-meets-science fiction gore-fest full of… More

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Trailer: Last Kind Words (2012)

Trailer: Last Kind Words (2012)

Directed by Kevin Barker, 17-year-old Eli (Spencer Daniels) moves with his family to the isolated farm of reclusive Waylon (Brad Dourif), a man whose dark past threatens to overtake him. Eli’s family works to restore the farm’s desolate fields, while he becomes fascinated with its eerie forests. Eli also has what seem to be typical teenager problems

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Trailer: The Addicted – Red Band Trailer

Trailer: The Addicted – Red Band Trailer

The story follows David, who in 1987 was a resident at “The Manor” Drug Rehab Unit. Whilst there he is being kept addicted to heroin by a Clinical Director Chris Hunter whilst he has an affair with David’s wife. Chris eventually poisons David with contaminated heroin leaving him with horrendous facial disfigurement and chronic pain. David soon hangs himself.

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Trailer: The Following (2012) TV Series Trailer

Trailer: The Following (2012) TV Series Trailer 

Centers on a diabolical serial killer who uses technology to create a cult of serial killers, and the FBI agent who finds himself in the middle of it.

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Mass Hysteria Unfolds in ‘The Secret Village’

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A slew of new pics and update in the “Secret Village” production leeks on over – check out below

Currently filming in The Berkshires, MA….The Secret Village is directed by Swamy Kandan, and stars Jonathan Bennett (Memorial Day, Van Wilder:Freshman Year, Mean Girls), Ali Faulkner (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1), SAG nominee Stelio Savante (A Million Colours, Stealing Roses, Ugly Betty) and Richard Riehle (Bridesmaids, Halloween II, A Very Harold and Kumar 3D… More

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80′s Horror Film Reviewers – HorrorNews.net Seeking!

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While we are always adding new reviewers and seeing old ones move onto other things (life…that is), we are adamant about providing a horror resource for fans of the genre in the form of intelligent and insightful film reviews.

Some films are well known while others might only exist on tape in someone’s garage sale somewhere. Regardless, we provide a community service of flagging those worth watching and those best left not.

Certainly you can… More

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Trailer: The Possession (2012)

Trailer: The Possession (2012)

A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit.

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