SYNOPSIS: “During the late 19th century, legendary vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing is a man cursed with a past he cannot recall and driven by a mission he cannot deny. Van Helsing finds a land still mired in the past, where legendary creatures of darkness come to life. A place ruled over by the evil, seductive and unbeatable vampire, Count …
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Film Review: Odd Thomas (2013)
SYNOPSIS: In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces REVIEW: Originally a novel by Dean Koontz, Odd Thomas is a great little film about a guy with the special ability to be able to communicate with the dead, as well as seeing the evil invisible creatures …
Read More »Film Review: Deep Rising (1998)
SYNOPSIS: A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first. REVIEW: There has always been a fascination with sea monsters, simply take a look at Jules Vern. However, unlike the …
Read More »ODD THOMAS Gets An Odd Release
Every now and then one of these films come along. It gets financed, shot, edited and then NOTHING! It sits there collecting dust for an extended period of time until eventually someone gets off their ass and picks the project up. ODD THOMAS is one of those films, kind of. Directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Anton Yelchin (that’s the …
Read More »So Whatever Happened To ODD THOMAS? I’ve Got Your Answer
One of the most popular series of horror novels out there are Dean Koontz’s ODD THOMAS works. Forever ago it was reported that Stephen Sommers was helming a big budget adaptation of the popular series and then it just kind of vanished. Well, it turns out that major legal woes have been and continue to plague the project. THR got …
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