Author Archives: Jay Alan

Film Review: The First Power (1990)

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Detective Russell Logan (Lou Diamond Phillips) breathes a sigh of relief when the serial murderer the Pentagram Killer (Jeff Kober) is finally caught and executed. But it turns out the detective’s work is far from finished when he discovers that the killer has transferred his soul into another living body. With the help of a psychic (Tracy Griffith), Logan toils at the nearly impossible task of capturing a murderer with an ever-changing identityMore

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Film Review: The Stink of Flesh (2005)

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Wandering a zombie wasteland, Matool survives by his wits and animal instinct, often employing his trusty hammer and gigantic nails to fend off the ravenous hordes of flesh-eating undead. But when he is kidnapped by a mysterious couple, Matool must rely on an entirely different weapon in his arsenal to survive… Written & directed by Scott Phillips (screenwriter of DRIVE), THE STINK OF FLESH is a no-holds-barred splatterfest featuring non-stop action and bucketsMore

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Film Review: The Mutilation Man (1998)

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As a young boy, Terry underwent seeing his own father commit horrendous acts of crime such as rape and murder, even being forced to clean up and bury the mess of his slaughtered mother. The result of all this trauma shows itself all over the body of Terry Pucket in the form of self mutilation. Traveling from place to place putting on repulsive shows of self mutilation, Terry can’t seem to bury hisMore

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Film Review: Regoregitated Sacrifice (2008)

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A girl with disturbing hallucinations continues her downward spiral into hell. Not for the faint of heart.

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Written by: Lucifer Valentine
Directed by: Lucifer Valentine
Starring: Ameara Lavey, The Black Angels of Hell, Isabelle Styles, Honey, Amy Lee, J.J., Belle, Cinderella Valentine and Hank Skinny

Hell-o, vomit mongers and Kurt Co-BANG! Fans. Here, we have the second installment of Lucifer Valentine’s self proclaimed genre, VOMIT GORE. Part one was entitled… More

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Film Review: SAW II (2005)

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Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) desperately tries to catch notorious killer Jigsaw in this suspenseful sequel. Jigsaw stays true to his bloodthirsty M.O. of creating devious plans in which people are forced to kill each other. This time, he kidnaps eight supposed strangers and locks them all up in one room, and it’s up to Matthews to find the demented killer before his bloody plan is complete. Shawnee Smith and Tobin Bell co-star.More

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Film Review: Maniac (1980)

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Although his mother mistreated him and is now dead, Frank (Joe Spinell), a photographer by day, misses her. In a grotesque act of reminiscence, he kills young women at night and puts their scalps on mannequins masquerading around his New York apartment. He befriends a fellow photographer, but soon his day and night lives begin to meld, blurring the lines of reality. William Lustig directs this disturbing tale known for its graphic violence.More

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Film Review: West of Memphis (2012)

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West of Memphis is an examination of a failure of justice in Arkansas. The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers’ unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense, allows the film to show the investigation, research and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking andMore

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Film Review: Devil’s Knot (2012)

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Three children were savagely murdered in 1993. Weeks later, police announced the arrest of three teens accused of committing the murders as part of a satanic cult ritual.

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In 1993, three eight year old Cub Scouts were found bound with their own shoelaces and murdered in a ditch bank, in a patch of woods in West Memphis, Arkansas. The area was commonly known as Robin Hood Hills to the locals. Rumors started… More

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The complete list of Stephen King Adaptations

Bag of Bones
Black House, The (in production)
Carrie/ Carrie re-make/ The Rage:Carrie II/ Carrie: The Musical
Cell
Christine
Cujo
Dark Half, The
Dark Tower, The/ The Dark Tower Comic Book Series (film in production)
Dead Zone, The/ The Dead Zone Television Series
Delores Claiborne
Desperation
Dolan’s Cadillac
Dreamcatcher
Firestarter/ Firestarter II: Rekindled
From a Buick 8 (in production)
It-… More

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Film Review: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)

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A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas and spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released because DNA evidence proved their innocence

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Starring: Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley Jr., Damien Echols, Johnny Depp, Natalie Maines, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky and Eddie Vedder
Directed by: Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky.

Hello, True Crime buffs and seekers of truth, justice and… More

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Horror is No Laughing Matter

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WARNING: The following article may be controversial and objective to some without an open mind. While most of my articles are informative (this is as well) this one is strongly opinionated. A sense of humor is not required….

I just thought I’d unleash some personal opinions on the mixing of the Horror and Comedy genres. Why is there such a combination? Horror is supposed to leave you with an uneasy feeling of dread, fright and… More

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The Horror Genre’s Inspiration On the Music Industry

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From the early nineteen seventies, horror movies have inspired different bands. In a way, Horror films have inspired a genre of music in itself, Heavy Metal. The one band that inspired and began the metal movement was inspired themselves, by the Horror genre. They are called Black Sabbath. The guitar player has taken his love for Horror one step further with recently making his own Horror franchise entitled ominously enough… Black Sabbath.


 Not only… More

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Murder, Media, Macabre Collectibles and Killer Publicity

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What is America’s fascination with holding cold blooded killers’ status at a celebrity level? The higher the body count, the more fame is pasted to the infamous name. Many choose to write books on them, make movies about them and even make fan clubs or websites devoted in their honor (or in some cases, freedom, such as Charles Manson or Tex Watson). Is this dark fascination (and sometimes extreme obsession) with these criminals growing in… More

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Film Review: The Shining (1997)

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A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.

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Written by: Stephen King
Directed by: Mick Garris
Starring: Melvin Van Peebles, Pat Hingle, Wil Horneff, Shawnee Smith, Sam Raimi, Mick Garris, Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Courtland Mead and Stephen King

Based on the novel by: Stephen King

Hello, “constant viewers.” This is for what some would… More

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Film Review: The Amityville Horror (1979)

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This 1979 chiller is based on the reportedly true story of George Lutz (James Brolin) and his wife, Kathleen (Margot Kidder), who move into their Long Island dream house with their children. But the Lutz’s lives turn into a hellish nightmare as the legacy of a murder committed on the premises gradually affects the family. Even the priest they call in, Father Delaney (Rod Steiger), cannot exorcise the demonic presence from the home.More

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