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House of 1000 Corpses

But who’s counting? Rob Zombie grew up a Monster Kid, watching all the horror classics, reading Famous Monsters of Filmland and putting together Aurora model kits. A psychotronic soul if there ever was one, his interests expanded into the usual esoteric … Continue reading

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The Happiness of the Katakuris

Mike like Miike Guest Review by Mike Flores The film is about a dysfunctional Japanese family trying to pull itself together by running a bed and breakfast in the hills, far from anyone. A cross between The Sound Of Music … Continue reading

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Dracula / The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde DVD

Curtis TV horror on disc After the runaway success of his gothic TV soap opera Dark Shadows, producer Dan Curtis sought to expand into made-for-TV movies. To further mine the vein of horror, he decided to produce films based on … Continue reading

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Lady Frankenstein DVD

Only the monster she made could satisfy her strange desires! One need only view the trailer to see why Lady Frankenstein jumps to the top of monster fans’ “guilty pleasures” lists. Rarely are so many strange and eccentric elements contained in … Continue reading

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Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Greatest Show on Middle Earth It’s been 30 years since I read J.R.R. Tolkien’s massive follow-up to The Hobbit, but Peter Jackson’s colossal screen adaptation of the first third of the novel makes it feel like only yesterday. Some details … Continue reading

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Monsters Crash the Pajama Party Spook Show Spectacular DVD

Ghosts-a-poppin’ at the midnight chasm of spasms! Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and witness something that few eyes have seen before: a true DVD masterpiece! On this slim disc you will find not only a collection of the craziest … Continue reading

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Jeepers Creepers

A new Boogeyman in town It may be a bit early to call this one a horror classic, but Jeepers Creepers has a lot of the same spirit of invention and old fashioned scare tactics as Halloween, if you can … Continue reading

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Dracula’s Daughter / Son of Dracula DVD

Vampire offspring Universal double feature For the 2001 crop of Universal Monsters classics on DVD, they appear to be getting down to the “B-squad” titles. Thus, they’ve generously decided to give our wallets a slight break and combine this wave … Continue reading

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Jurassic Park 3

Return to JP From the start, the Jurassic Park series has built in an underlying theme, purposefully exploring the comparison between big summer movies and amusement park thrill rides. While this attitude does well by those of us that enjoy … Continue reading

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

The sequel to Next to Last Fantasy This isn’t the first all-CGI animated film. No, those are old digital hat and common as pixels in a bitmap these days. Plus, a lot of “live-action” films now contain a great deal … Continue reading

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