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Archive for October, 2009

Just Before Dawn

Posted by MJ under Horror, MJ, Reviews (No Responses)

The plot is simple (as you’d expect from a slasher.) Five teens go camping in the woods, they’re warned to leave by several people, they don’t, they die. It’s something you’ve seen dozens of times, but Just Before Dawn, from 1981, comes from right at the start of the slasher boom of the 80s. Unfortunately, [...]

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Hellraiser: Bloodline

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When the Directors Guild of America and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers allow a film to be credited to Alan Smithee you know there is a problem.
When it’s a story spanning generations of the same family tied to a mysterious puzzle box which is the gateway to hell… Well, you’ve got bigger [...]

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Vampirology

Posted by MJ under Horror, MJ, Reviews, TV (No Responses)

Rex is a young, glamorous, popular fixture at many London bars and clubs.  He’s also a vampire.  He has allowed a documentary film crew to follow him round to see what a day in his life is like.  Through Fly-on-the-wall filming and interviews with his friends we get to see just how a modern [...]

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Children of the Living Dead

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John Russo, Tom Savini, Zombie and Pennsylvania are all words that can be found on the box for this movie. All things that tie in to Romero’s Dead movies. Must be good, huh? Well, keeping in mind this was made before Land and Diary, you’d think it might be worthwhile.
But then, you realize that “Bred [...]

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Head Cheerleader, Dead Cheerleader

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“This is a message for Jeff and I’m really disturbed about the movie he’s making. My daughter is a Cheerleader and if anything ever happens to her and the perpetrator says that he watched this movie… I think Jeff is gonna get sued”

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