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Rare Exports by Dusty

Description from Netflix: In the frozen beauty of Finland, local reindeer herders race against the clock to capture an ancient evil: Santa Claus.  A single dad and his son are caught up in the chaos as scientists dig for artifacts.  What they find endangers the entire village. Things I liked: 1. Basing the movie around […]

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Black Christmas 1974

This year the holidays are so crammed together, the holiday spirit seems to be escaping us. We had Thanksgivukkah and Christmas is biting at it’s heels a mere three weeks later. To remedy my lack of spirit I spent some quality time with Black Christmas recently. I’m speaking of the original 1974 film and not […]

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13 Top Moments In Horror Movies by Chassity

I love Friday the 13th. It’sa chance to pretend it’s October for a day and indulge in horror. For most people, that means a marathon of all the Friday the 13th movies. But I say there is no need to limit horror to this one franchise just because it shares the same name as the […]

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Cruelty and the Beat – Danzig III How the Gods Kill

        Trampled, Scratched and Covered in Cobwebs but still it Spins         Danzig III;         How the Gods Kill         1992 Def American recordings   Track Listing: Godless Anything Bodies How the Gods Kill Dirty Black Summer Left Hand Black Heart of the Devil Sistinas Do you Wear the Mark When the Dying Calls   […]

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Friend of Mine

Friend of Mine     I can remember when first I laid eyes on you It was across the crowded room our eyes met I’ll admit it took a moment for me to catch my breath Friend of mine   It only took you months to steal my heart If truth be told I was […]

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Enough with the goddamn zombies already!

  No, really! Enough with the zombies! I’m really sick of the all the books and movies about crusty, rotten, nonliving creatures of the apocalypse meandering around looking to eat “BRRAAAAIIINNNSSS”. I like the classics like everyone else (Night, Dawn, Day, Return of…)and I respect Romero for everything he has done with our industry. I even […]

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Creature of the Night by Sarah Ashley

This creature of the night, Lies down by my side, Waiting for his evening to come.   The moon shines on, As the evening is here, Bringing me out of my sleep.   I look and see, I see him smiling, No reflection anywhere to be found.   “Mirror, oh, mirror, tell me why, you […]

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Inside Shadows

Short synopsis (from the film’s website): When a young couple move into a converted shop, they are filled with excitement and ideas as to how they will make the house their own.  But it would appear the property is still clinging to its past, and unbeknown to them they are living inside its shadows. My […]

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Nobody Can Cool

Indie thriller “Nobody Can Cool” is the first feature from DPYX.  Who is DPYX you ask? This is the writing, producing and directing team comprised of Marcy Boyle and Rachel Holzman. Filmed over the span of fourteen days in Castaic, Ca on a small budget, “Nobody Can Cool” is a smart and tidy “woman in […]

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TWD S4, E8: Too Far Gone

The Governor begins this episode by doing a brilliant job of placing blame on the group in the prison for the demise of his former utopia. He spoke grandly of not wanting to hurt people and kind of sounded like a logical guy. Of course, these people have no idea that Hershel and Michonne are […]