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Book Review: The Conveyance – Author Brian W. Matthews

THE CONVEYANCE By Brian W. Matthews JournalStone Publishing 255 Pages The sleepy hollow of Emersville is not quite as serene and uneventful to the unsuspecting eye. Dr. Brad Jordan, a psychologist struggles to help determine the mental malady of a childhood patient named Doug. As the psychological layers are peeled back one mystifying circumstance is unfolded after the next. Could …

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Film Review: Snowpiercer (2013)

SYNOPSIS: “The nation’s release the substance CW-7 with the intention of controlling the global warning, but accidentally it results in another Ice Age destroying Earth. The only survivors live in the train Snowpiercer which is driven by a perpetual motion engine created by the millionaire Wilford that lives in the engine part. In 2031, after seventeen years, there is a …

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Film Review: The Final Destination (2009)

SYNOPSIS: After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one. REVIEW: From the initial scenes of thunder and lightning accompanied by the opening bars of the suspense driven soundtrack you know what to expect. The casual horror film …

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Film Review: The Host (2006) – Review 2

SYNOPSIS: “The film revolves around Park Hee-bong, a man in his late sixties. He runs a small snack bar on the banks of the Han River and lives with his two sons, one daughter, and one granddaughter. The Parks seem to lead a quite ordinary and peaceful life, but maybe they are a bit poorer than the average Seoulite. Hee-bong’s …

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Film Review: Mystics in Bali (1981)

SYNOPSIS: Researching a book that takes her to Bali and the black magic cult of Leák, Cathy meets an evil witch which promises to train her in the dark arts. Tricked, Cathy is turned into a Penanggalan; a flying vampire with internal organs hanging from her neck. It is now up to the local holy men who are then enforced …

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Film Review: Drone (2017)

SYNOPSIS: Ideologies collide with fatal results when a military drone contractor meets an enigmatic Pakistani businessman. REVIEW: Have you ever wondered how to make a thriller with not a single fleck of suspense? Have you ever wondered what Sean Bean has been up to since Game of Thrones? Drone answers these questions. Drone is an interesting film (in theory) as …

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Film Review: Voice from the Stone (2017)

SYNOPSIS: Set in 1950s Tuscany, Voice from the Stone is the haunting and suspenseful story of Verena, a solemn nurse drawn to aid a young boy who has fallen silent since the sudden passing of his mother.

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Film Review: Battle Royale II (2003)

SYNOPSIS: Three years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students are sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara. REVIEW: If you do a casual search for “best Asian horror movies,” there are a handful of titles that will appear on nearly every list. Oldboy, …

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Top 10 Reasons H.P. Lovecraft is a Master of Horror

Greetings my little monsters and to the uninitiated I say welcome to you as well. Today I’ll be giving you ten examples of how the work of H.P. Lovecraft has impacted the horror genre and why it’s not only worth your time, but why you should definitely start reading it. So with no further delay let’s dive right into our …

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American Gods SSN1 Descends on Digital HD 10/6 and Blu-ray/DVD 10/17

“You won’t be able to turn away.” — RogerEbert.com  Either the World Is Crazy . . . or You Are. Season One  Faith Will Be Restored When “American Gods” Season One Descends from Above on Digital HD October 6 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD October 17 from Lionsgate  The critically acclaimed Starz fantasy series “American Gods” Season One, produced by …

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Film Review: The Land Unknown (1957)

SYNOPSIS: “Navy Commander Hal Roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to Little America in Antarctica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discovered a decade earlier. His helicopter and its small party, including beautiful reporter Maggie Hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater by a fierce storm. They find themselves trapped in a lush tropical …

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State of Horror – The Demise of Reality-based Horror

  Having noticed over the years the various forms the horror genre has taken, I find myself wondering what has happened to reality-based horror films. I miss them, I really do.  I miss the energy and excitement, as well as the creativity and the vision, of the ones that hit the mark, that had me squirming in my seat, my …

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