Rich Cosgrove

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The Cutting Room: Lost Soul

Lost Soul In 1996 an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1896 novel The Island Of Doctor Moreau was released to indifferent reviews, with many critics speculating that it could have been so much more. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau is the story of just how much more it could have …

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The Cutting Room: The Shelter

The Shelter On a star-filled night, widower and homeless man Thomas finds shelter in a vast two-story house with the lights on and an inviting open front door. Figuring that he’s caught a lucky break he helps himself to the comforts of home before getting some shut eye. All is well until he wakes up in …

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The Cutting Room: Alien 5

Alien 5 Toothy, acid blooded xenomorph terrorises various citizens of the galaxy, and quite possibly an old nemesis. Why we’re looking forward to this: After the somewhat lackluster Alien Resurrection and the unforgettable duo of Alien vs Predator films (we’ve tried, believe us!), you’d have thought that the world would have been done with the …

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The Cutting Room: Leatherface

Leatherface The film which you are about to read about is the account of a young man who grew up to be a chainsaw wielding, cannibalistic maniac who was responsible for one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history. Why we’re looking forward to this: We’ve got to be honest from …

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The Cutting Room: Ash vs Evil Dead

Ash vs Evil Dead Everybody’s favourite chainsaw-handed, convenience store deadbeat is back to face off once again versus the nefarious Evil Dead. We say “Groovy!” Why we’re looking forward to this: You have to ask? Just kidding. The first two Evil Dead films are masterpieces of modern horror, and the third one was pretty good …

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The Cutting Room: Tales From The Darkside

Tales From The Darkside Back from the dead, one of the most famous and best loved anthology series of all time is being resurrected by the CW Network. Expect horror, science fiction and fantasy in hour long easily digestible morsels. Why we’re looking forward to this: We’re great fans of anthologies here at This Is …

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The Cutting Room: The Walking Dead (Season Five: Part 2)

The Walking Dead (Season Five: Part 2) Rick Grimes and his band of not so merry men and women continue to fight for survival in a post zombie apocalyptic world. Things recently took a turn for the worse, and it doesn’t look like they’re getting better any time soon as season five of The Walking …

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The Cutting Room: The X-Files

The X-Files Two FBI Special Agents are thrown together to investigate unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. One is a skeptic, possibly placed there to debunk the theories of the other, who is a believer. As they investigate baffling cases their relationship turns from one of mistrust to one of mutual respect. Why we’re looking forward …

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The Cutting Room: Nekromantik

Nekromantik Street cleaner Rob brings home a decomposing corpse to spice things up a little in the bedroom with his wife Betty. When Betty decides that she loves the corpse more than she loves Rob and runs off with it, however, Rob finds his sanity fraying as he hunts down a replacement and descends ever deeper …

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The Cutting Room: Friday The 13th

Friday The 13th Jason Vorhees returns to terrorise more young adults who have had the misfortune to rock up to Camp Crystal Lake (or whatever it’s called these days). Expect running, screaming and teens being despatched in an ever increasing variety of ways. Why we’re looking forward to this: Stop anybody in the street and …

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