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Film Review: Scanners III: The Takeover (1992)

August 14, 2013
4 mins to read

“Zany!” This second sequel cuts all ties with the previous outing, and therefore with Cronenberg’s. The previous film had been a direct sequel to the first, and even attempted, not always successfully, to retain and even expand on that film’s more interesting ideas. Scanners III makes no such efforts. After a failed mugging unleashed her …

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Film Review: The Initiation (1984)

August 13, 2013
4 mins to read

“It really should have been a decent addition to the genre.” When sitting down to watch a slasher film from any decade, you shouldn’t expect to have your mind blown. What you should expect is blood, boobs, and bad acting. You see, while slasher films may not be wholly original thematically (often copy-and-pasting John Carpenter’s …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles – 12 August 2013

August 12, 2013
3 mins to read

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. You want great horror articles? This is the place to find the best the web has to offer. This week: Original versus Remake: The Amityville Horror Ten Things That Make Horror Films Unrealistic Rosemary’s Baby and the Politics of Women’s Bodies Six Things a Horror Game Needs Horror …

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News Round-up Week Ending 9 August

August 9, 2013
2 mins to read

Short Cuts to Hell announced FrightFest, Movie Mogul and Horror Channel have announced the six finalists of their 666 Short Cuts to Hell film competition. The six films are Six Degrees of (Limb) Separation, 6 Seconds To Die, 6 Shooter, 6th Sense, 6 Feet Under and Six Feet Under. The winning film will be revealed …