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Frightfest 2013 Film Review: Odd Thomas

November 28, 2013
2 mins to read

“This is a wonderful and fun film that deserves a sequel with the same cast!” For fans of the Dean Koontz novels about a short-order cook that can see and assist ghosts in passing over, this adaptation from Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) will please immensely. Anton Yelchin stars as Odd, the resident weirdo of Pico …

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Cabin Fever

November 28, 2013
7 mins to read

I recently did something that I’ve always dreamt about doing; I rented a little cabin in a forest and hunkered down for a month of uninterrupted writing. As a city girl, I’ve always been attracted to the idea of wilderness and isolation. My favourite stories involve characters on the periphery of the civilised world, in …

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FrightFest 2013 Film Review: Banshee Chapter 3D

November 28, 2013
2 mins to read

“Genuinely creepy; the fact that these experimental drugs exist adds an unsettling air to proceedings!” Based on real documents, Banshee Chapter tells the story of an internet journalist’s investigation into the U.S government’s testing of a mind-altering drug in 1963. Since nobody appears to have the sense to leave these occurrences well alone, we’re invited …

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FrightFest 2013 Film Review: I Spit On Your Grave 2

November 28, 2013
2 mins to read

“The unnecessary sequel to the 2010 remake!” What do you do when a film is successful? Remake it, of course. And when the remake does well? You release a sequel/rehash, throw in a new location and a brand new gang of asshole rapists, and Bob’s your mother’s brother. I Spit on Your Grave 2 is …