Rich Cosgrove

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Book Review: Strangers by David Moody

“Dark, disturbing and visceral.” After releasing his superb Autumn novel back in 2001 David Moody became known as the premier British zombie writer, which is no bad thing given his innovative and intelligent take on the genre, but as he’s been keen to display in the last few years, there’s much more to Moody than …

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The Cutting Room: Jennifer Help Us and Jurassic World

Jennifer Help Us “Jennifer Help Us is a story about a vengeful high school senior, whose violent kidnapping of a fellow student, collides with her town’s haunted house and its brutal past. The feature length movie was shot in the tradition of the late 70′s early 80′s style horror films.” Why we’re looking forward to …

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The Cutting Room: Big Driver and The Stand

Big Driver Tess Thorne (Maria Bello), a famous mystery writer who gets sidetracked during a long drive home from a book signing. After deciding to take a shortcut, she becomes stranded on a lonely New England road when her tire blows out. Thorne encounters another driver (Will Harris) who turns out to be a serial …

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The Cutting Room: Dario Argento’s The Sandman

This week in The Cutting Room we’re looking forward to a collaboration between a couple of legends… The Sandman The Sandman tells the story of Nathan, a young student in the city who struggles to forget his childhood trauma at the hands of the serial killer dubbed “The Sandman”. Nathan killed The Sandman years ago, …

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The Cutting Room: Backcountry and Burying The Ex

Backcountry Alex (Jeff Roop), a seasoned outdoorsman, persuades his corporate lawyer other half Jenn (Missy Peregrym) to let him take her on a camping trip deep into the Canadian wilderness to one of his favourite spots, the secluded Blackfoot Trail. On the first night of their trip the couple have an unsettling encounter with with …

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The Cutting Room: Into The Dark and The House at the End of Time

Into The Dark Struggling to find her way after the recent death of her parents, Sophia Monet (Mischa Barton) finds that her life is turned around when she meets Adam Hunt (Ryan Eggold), a charismatic man who ignites Sophia’s sense of purpose. However, when Adam mysteriously disappears Sophia and Adam’s roommate Astrid, along with a …

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The Cutting Room: Halloween 3

To celebrate Halloween this week, The Cutting Room gets into the Samhain spirit. Halloween 3 Masked killer Michael Myers stalks and kills a bunch of young people. Probably. Oh, and no Rob Zombie. Yep, that’s really all we know for now, but what more do we really need to know? Why we’re looking forward to …

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The Cutting Room: The Walking Dead Spin Off

To herald the triumphant return of The Walking Dead for its fifth season, we’re taking a look ahead to another corner of that universe. The Walking Dead Spin Off The world has been overrun by the walking dead. Sean Cabrera and his teenage son Toby are thrown together with thirtysomething Nancy Thompkins, her teenage kids …

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Look Out For…Revival by Stephen King and Zombie Apocalypse! Endgame by Stephen Jones

Revival by Stephen King “When he’s firing on all cylinders there are few to match his storytelling abilities.” In a small New England town, over half a century ago, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister. Charles Jacobs, …

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The Cutting Room: Mercy and A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night

Mercy When two young boys move with their mother to a decrepit farmhouse to look after their dying grandmother, they discover that there are dark forces at work. As they begin to suspect that their Gramma Mercy may have encountered an evil spirit they find themselves fighting for their lives. Why we’re looking forward to …

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