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Film Review: Jigoku (1999)

SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl (who just happens to be a member of a dangerous cult) is taken to Hell by a mysterious older woman and witnesses what happens to the many poor souls that end up there for all eternity.  REVIEW: Jigoku (which translated means “Hell”) is a weird little fever dream of a movie and while it may not be …

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Film Review: Breeding Farm (2013)

SYNOPSIS: After a night of partying, four friends are kidnapped by a mysterious man. The friends wake up in a basement, and realize they are part of something horrifying. A human breeding farm. They are to be milked, bred, and much, much worse. REVIEW:  With so many films being released each year, it’s becoming more and more difficult to decide …

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Film Review: Inferno of Torture (1969)

SYNOPSIS: High demand for tattooed geisha generates an entire industry for their “production”. Europeans pay more for tattooed beauties. Against this background, and considering the gorgeous tattooed women develop the history of confrontation between two highly skilled masters of tattoo. REVIEW: Directed by Teruo Ishii Starring Teruo Yoshida, Asao Koike, Masumi Tachibana, Yumiko Katayama, Mieko Fujimoto My first thought watching …

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Chiller Films Releases “DEMENTIA 13”!

I’ve been reading a lot about this one as of late, and now it’s almost here! It might sound like a daunting task trying to remake a film with the reputation that Francis Ford Coppola’s DEMENTIA 13 has, but Chiller Films has gone ahead and done just that! And come October 6th (theatrical release) and October 10th (VOD/Digital HD), we’ll …

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Film Review: Alien Vs. Zombies (2017)

SYNOPSIS: Joe Alien fulfills a dream of coming to Earth to find that it’s overrun by zombies. Finding an ally in young Parker, he attempts to save the world! REVIEW: It takes courage to be an actor. I’m not talking about the kind of courage it takes to leap onto an IED to save your squadron or to go running …

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Film Review: At Granny’s House (2015)

SYNOPSIS: Marion Rogers (Granny), an elderly lady in the small town of Haley, reluctantly accepts the mysterious Rebecca Torrance as her live-in caregiver, but eventually the two form a strong friendship. Rebecca soon sells Granny on the idea of turning the house into a guest house for travelers looking for free accommodations., which, in turn, leads to revealing Rebecca’s dark …

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What Nightmares Are Made Of – The Real-Life Inspiration Behind Freddy Krueger

Historical events directly impact what filmmakers create and monsters notoriously tend to reflect the perils of the times. Blending fact with fiction, film draws inspiration from folklore, various cultures and universal humanistic themes, to world events in order to create stories that allow audiences to escape reality for fun as well as fear. Common influences in horror films tend to …

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Scumdance Film Festival 2017 Official Line-up features Red Christmas

Scumdance Film Festival August 5th, 2017 Here is the full festival line up/ schedule: 12 Noon – Festival kick off and greetings. 12:30 Red Christmas – Feature Film in which Christmas day becomes a hellish homecoming in this unusual Australian horror/comedy gorefest featuring the legendary Dee Wallace (The Howling, The Hills Have Eyes, and E.T.) and Gerard O’Dwyer 2:00 PM …

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Elvira Pop! Giveaway from Entertainment Earth

Horrornews.net & Entertainment Earth have teamed up once again and this time we’re giving away an Elvira Pop! Vinyl Figure Please email joyhorror@msn.com and put “Elvira Giveaway” in the subject line and your full name and complete address in the body of the email.   We will pick a winner within a few days.  United States & Canada ONLY. Elvira …

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QUIET RIOT Premiere Video For “Can’t Get Enough”

QUIET RIOT Premiere Video For “Can’t Get Enough”   New Album “Road Rage” Out August 4th via Frontiers Music Srl Quiet Riot continues their historic journey in 2017 with their new album, “Road Rage”. Led by drummer Frankie Banali, who is joined by veteran bassist Chuck Wright (who has been in and out of the band since 1982), guitarist Alex …

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Film Review: Scream Park (2012)

SYNOPSIS: A failed amusement park owner devises a plan to commit gruesome murders in the park as a publicity stunt to sell tickets. REVIEW: The plot, much like this movie, is paper thin.  A bunch of kids work at an amusement park that’s closing down and decide to have an after hour’s party on premises.  Two men show up wandering …

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Film Review: Zombie Hunters (2008)

SYNOPSIS: In this future, nature is restricted and virtual games now provide both the landscapes and the hunting grounds. A group of hunters will make it outside for a traditional hunt

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Film Review: Nazi Dawn (aka Black Ops, Dead Water) (2008)

SYNOPSIS: When a WWII-era transport ship, reactivated and deployed in the Persian Gulf for black-op interrogations, falls radio silent, an elite Marine task force, along with an NCIS investigator and two scientists, are sent to apprehend the terrorists… Only to find a more devious enemy REVIEW: Written by: Ethan Wiley & Roel Reine Directed by: Roel Reine Starring: Lance Henriksen, …

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List of Greek Mythological Creatures

Amphisbaena Argus Panoptes Athos Calydonian Boar Centaur Cerberus Ceryneian Hind Charon Charybdis (Kharybdis) Chimera Chiron (a centaur) Chrysaor Clytias (Klytias) Cretan Bull Cyclopes (Kyklopês) Echidna Empusa Enceladus (Enkelados) Erymanthian Boar Fates- see the Moirae Furies Geryon Euryale Delphi Demigod Immortals Medusa Stheno Graeae Griffins Gigantes Harpies Hippocampus Hydra Ladon Laelaps (see also Teumessian fox) Lamia Manticore Mares of Diomedes Minotaur …

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