SYNOPSIS: Four troubled teens, with nothing to do in their empty lives and no one to turn to for guidance, are tormented by all facets of society, including their parents and teachers, forcing them to become men much faster then the world is ready for. The result – destruction. REVIEW: You can always sense a great film right from the …
Read More »Film Review: The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist …
Read More »Film Review: Lock Up (1989)
SYNOPSIS: Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day REVIEW: Sylvester …
Read More »Christopher Saint’s New Book PARANOIA Takes us Into the Spectral World
Personal note from author Christopher Saint Booth. I am very proud to announce the completion of my first book entitled PARANOIA – The Strange Case of Ghosts, Demons and Aliens. It spans from my first ghostly encounter at a young age through my work with Syfy and goes behind the screams of this spiritual adventure. With 28 chapters covering 18 locations …
Read More »Film Review: Requiem for a Vampire (Vierges et vampires) (1971)
SYNOPSIS: Two pubescent, pig-tailed, virgin schoolgirls, Michelle [Mirielle d’Argent] and Marie [Marie Pierre Castel], run away from their school and find themselves lost in a cemetery which leads to a chateau inhabited by vampires and naked women in chains. The girls try to escape, but they are bitten by the vampires’ aging Master. The Master decides to initiate the girls …
Read More »Book Review: Last Train to Deadsville – Author Steve Niles
LAST TRAIN TO DEADSVILLE (TPB) Written by Steve Niles Artwork by Kelley Jones Published by Dark Horse Publication Date: 2005 Format: color with 144 pages Price: $2.95 Something about the graphic novel “Last Train to Deadsville” feels classic. I can’t put my finger on it but when you read it you expect to see some old detective calling everyone “dame” …
Read More »Film Review: Deadball (2011)
SYNOPSIS: Japan’s most dangerous juvenile delinquent leads a team of hardened criminals onto a deadly baseball battlefield in this wild and crazy splatter comedy! REVIEW: Another dynamically visual product from the Sushi Typhoon gang, “Dead Ball” adds a zany flair to the art of throwing baseballs combined with prison life. It may come as a surprise but the term “dead …
Read More »Book Review: The Devil Onscreen – Author Charles P. Mitchell
by Charles P. Mitchell Published by McFarland & Company Publication Date: 2002 Format: Black /White – 344 pages Price: $15.99 You don’t see hard cover releases as much these days. and that’s a shame. though with a film book dedicated to Mephistopheles a hard cover is well deserved. Unlike other horror books, this one concentrates solely on the inclusion of …
Read More »Book Review: The Empire of Death – Author Paul Koudounaris
The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses “The Empire of Death”, is quite an achievement. First off before we get into the book itself, “The Empire of Death”” in my opinion represents the example of a perfect book. It’s $50 price tag may seem intimidating but what you get is a hardbound edition with full …
Read More »Film Review: The Pact II (2014)
SYNOPSIS: A woman who is plagued by nightmares involving a serial killer learns her dreams have a horrifying connection to the real world. REVIEW: The Pact, the first film to come out of this series, blew me away. I thought it had just enough tension and substance to earn it a place in my favorites list for that year. …
Read More »Film Review: The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
SYNOPSIS: The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.
Read More »THE BLACKLIST: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON – Arrives August!
NBC’s top-rated drama returns to Blu-ray and DVD when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases THE BLACKLIST: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON on Aug. 18. Three-time Emmy® winner James Spader (“The Practice,” “Boston Legal”) leads the cast as Raymond “Red” Reddington in this action-packed crime series. Picking up where season one left off, The Blacklist continues to uncover even more corruption. Red …
Read More »Film Review: Hidden 3D (2011)
SYNOPSIS: The English-language horror/thriller is about an abandoned experimental medical center that harbors a deadly secret. It only becomes known when a restoration project begins. REVIEW I’m always taken aback when a film is titled with 3D tagged on the back end. The version I have is 2D but is very apparent that there were several shots that were intended …
Read More »Book Review: Celluloid – Author Dave McKean
I was starting to get worried that Mckean had retired his book creation activities. Though low and behold, author / artist Dave Mckean has returned with a spanking new fantastic visual eye candy release. (though you expected different?, not likely) Dave has created a new treat for the adults. That means, yep a few p*rnographically illustrated images to boot. As …
Read More »Book Review: Zombie Cat: The Tale of a Decomposing Kitty – Authors Isabel Atherton | Bethany Straker
Zombie cat, zombie cat where are thou…zombie cat. No not Shakespeare, but still a fun little picture book. If you’ve picked this up, it’s because you were intrigued as I was about a childrens-looking book that follows the life of a cat infected by a zombie viral outbreak. The title alone makes you want to break into song about nasty …
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