Tag: Horror
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‘We Have Such Sights to Show You’: More Spooky Season Reviews
Here is the second of the social media reviews for the month of Halloween One review a day. I am collecting them here in Part Two. Enjoy. Or not. Whatever floats your boat. Just remember, Jason Vorhees waiting under the water for you. The Black Cat (1934) Seattle down. This is an Edgar Allan Poe…
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“What the Hell Are You Watching?” – Spooky Season 2022. Part One.
I haven’t posted all that much in blog form recently. My apologises. I decided, on a whim, on the 1st of the month, to write a short review of no more that 350 words on a different horror film every day this October. And I’ve been posting them to my Facebook and Instagram pages. But…
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“They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara.” A few Thoughts on Night of the Living Dead.
Yeah, I know. More talented and thought-provoking writers, critics and academics have talked about and analysed this film. This George A Romero film was a game changing classic of the horror genre, of course people would at least bring it up in conversation, if they’re fans. I think any one of the books and documentaries…
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“Look a Prehistoric Bird” – House 2: The Second Story.
“It’s getting weirder.” Yeah, no shit. When you make a sequel to a successful film, it’s a given that the sequel will not be as good from the audience standpoint or from the critics’, compared to the original anyway. Its kind of like the law of diminishing returns of the film industry. Musicians are victims…
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In The Beginning There Was Light.
In the beginning there was indeed light. It was the beginning of the first and greatest obsession of my life. The light was that of a film projector, I was sitting in a big room with other people. My Dad was next to me, we shared the most amazing snack I had ever tasted in…
Exploiting Wonderland 