Monthly Archives: April 2001

The Forsaken

Plagiarism after Dark In 1987, Katherine Bigelow’s Near Dark brought big changes to the languishing vampire genre, presenting a gun-toting outlaw gang that roved around terrorizing the modern American West. The shadow of Near Dark is still cast over horrordom, … Continue reading

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Awakening of the Beast DVD

Banned for more than 30 years! Despite extreme difficulties with the Brazilian censor boards (both nationally and in local municipalities), José Mojica Marins managed to get his horror films into theaters. Once there, they became a sensation across the country, … Continue reading

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At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul DVD

Coffin Joe on DVD! It cannot be stressed enough that before 1963’s At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul there had never been (to the best of my knowledge) a horror film made in Brazil. There had been a version of … Continue reading

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