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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: 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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David Lynch and Twin Peaks Part 8: Giving The Crown of Master To The Visionary of the Greatest Horror of 2017

David Lynch. There are so many things about this unique man which come to mind when his name is mentioned. Everyone has their own individual feelings about who he is and where his projects stand in their own hearts and minds. Praise such as he is one of the most important visionaries of our generation, is beloved the world over …

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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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Frontières 2017 Buyers Showcase Selection UNTOLD HORROR Signed to The Wolper Organization at Warner Bros.

Frontières 2017 Buyers Showcase Selection UNTOLD HORROR Signed to The Wolper Organization at Warner Bros.  According to this press release, Untold Horror, the in-production docu-miniseries featured in the 2017 Frontières Buyers Showcase for works-in-progress, has been signed to The Wolper Organization at Warner Bros.

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

Rate this Film 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 …

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