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Dan Kappa

An Australian comedian, raised on 80s action flicks and raunchy British comedies, Dan watched his first horror at age 12 and never looked back. An avid fan of the gory, the quirky, the twisted and the comical, Dan enjoys nothing more than a warm cup of coffee and a severed head (or two) bouncing on his TV screen. Favourite films: Army of Darkness, Tucker & Dale vs Evil, Dead Alive and Bambi.

Film Review: Isis Rising: Curse of The Lady Mummy (2013)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Teens on a museum field trip accidentally awaken the soul of ISIS, an ancient Egyptian sorceress seeking to resurrect her dead lover. REVIEW: Director: Lisa Palenica Writers: Ted Chalmers, Annie T. Conlon, Lisa Palenica Stars: Priya Rai, James Bartholet, Michael Alvarez, Lisa Palenica Isis Rising: Curse of The Lady Mummy is an E-grade horror staring Priya …

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Film Review: A Good Marriage (2014)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband’s sinister secret? REVIEW: Director: Peter Askin Writer: Stephen King Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Joan Allen Stephen King. We all know him. He’s given us a litany of great tales like Cujo, Creepshow, etc, etc, etc. When I found that A Good …

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Film Review: The Editor (2014)

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: A one-time (and now one-handed) master film editor toiling in the cinematic sweatshops of 1970s Italy becomes the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders, in this loving tribute to/parody of the gory giallo thrillers of Mario Bava and Dario Argento. REVIEW: Astron-6 is a genre outfit known for their attention to detail, skewed sense of …

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Film Review: Class of Nuke ‘Em High Part 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid (1994)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The fully grown and muscular, yet only two- year-old offspring of a human father and subhumanoid mother, Adlai Smith must protect his beloved Tromaville from an evil corporation and his evil twin brother hell-bent on turning the town into a toxic wasteland. REVIEW: When you watch a Troma movie you are not going into it expecting …

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Film Review: Madhouse (2004)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works. REVIEW: Director: William Butler Writers: William Butler, Aaron Strongoni Stars: Joshua Leonard, Jordan Ladd, Natasha Lyonne, Lance Henriksen Madhouse is a horror/thriller which straddles the fine line between cliché and, er, non-cliché. Utilizing a cast of horror regulars, Director, William Butler …

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Film Review: Clean Break (2014)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A psycho girlfriend, Tracy, moves in with her boyfriend Scott and his two roommates, Cam and Dan, only to start targeting them when they get in the way of her plans for the perfect relationship. REVIEW: CLEAN BREAK is the second feature from writer Corey Brown and director Tricia Lee, both writing and helming thriller SILENT …

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Film Review: Blood Ransom (2014)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A young woman fights the monster she’s becoming to save the life of the man she loves. REVIEW: Director: Francis dela Torre Writer: Francis dela Torre Stars: Anne Curtis, Alexander Dreymon When I was graciously enveloped into the fold that is the HorrorNews team, I was assigned the honourable role of “crappy film reviewer”. A role …

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Film Review: Deadly Revisions (2013)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: International genre favorite Bill Oberst Jr. plays an amnesiac horror writer who becomes trapped in his own nightmare as terrifying images emerge that may or may not be memories, madness, or both! Remembering can be murder! (source: IMDB) REVIEW: Horror writer, Graf (Bill Oberst Jr.) awakens in hospital after having had seemingly fallen down some stairs. …

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