Scare-A-Thon 2012: Criminally Insane, The Boxer’s Omen, Giallo, ATM

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I should note that I will be dealing heavily in spoilers for some of these movies, but in general those are movies I would absolutely not recommend another human being actually watch. Still, fair warning. Also, films denoted with an asterisk are first-time watches. Films denoted with TWO asterisks before the title are available on [...]

Scare-a-Thon 2012: Music Box of Horrors

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I should note that I will be dealing heavily in spoilers for some of these movies, but in general those are movies I would absolutely not recommend another human being actually watch. Still, fair warning. Also, films denoted with an asterisk are first-time watches. Films denoted with TWO asterisks before the title are available on [...]

Scare-a-Thon 2012 – Spasmo, Vampires, and Sorcerers

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I should note that I will be dealing heavily in spoilers for some of these movies, but in general those are movies I would absolutely not recommend another human being actually watch. Still, fair warning. Also, films denoted with an asterisk are first-time watches. Films denoted with TWO asterisks before the title are available on [...]

Scare-a-Thon 2012: Horror in the 80s & 90s

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I should note that I will be dealing heavily in spoilers for some of these movies, but in general those are movies I would absolutely not recommend another human being actually watch. Still, fair warning. Also, films denoted with an asterisk are first-time watches. Films denoted with TWO asterisks before the title are available on [...]

SCARE-A-THON 2012: Cinema Wasteland

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I should note that I will be dealing heavily in spoilers for some of these movies, but in general those are movies I would absolutely not recommend another human being actually watch. Still, fair warning. Also, films denoted with an asterisk are first-time watches. Films denoted with TWO asterisks before the title are available on [...]

SCARE-A-THON 2012: The Beginning

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I should note that I will be dealing heavily in spoilers for some of these movies, but in general those are movies I would absolutely not recommend another human being actually watch. Still, fair warning. Also, films denoted with an asterisk are first-time watches. Last October, my charity was the Kentuckiana Pug Rescue. I watched [...]

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88:88 Makeup and Vanity Set

In the world of short film, “proof of concept” shorts that filmmakers create in the hopes of gaining enough interest in their project to attract funding for a feature-length version are fairly common. They come in all types of forms: faux trailers are fairly popular, and sometimes a filmmaker will create a “highlight reel” of [...]

Freedom, Fun and Fine Transportation: A Brief Guide to Vansploitation Cinema Part 4

Freedom, Fun and Fine Transportation: A Brief Guide to Vansploitation Cinema

While On the Air Live with Captain Midnight was released in November of 1979 by Columbia Pictures, the film’s credits end with a copyright year of 1977. Whether this means the film was made in 1977 independently and then later purchased by Columbia for distribution or produced by Columbia and then shelved for two years [...]

Freedom, Fun and Fine Transportation: A Brief Guide to Vansploitation Cinema Part 3

Freedom, Fun and Fine Transportation: A Brief Guide to Vansploitation Cinema

Supervan (1977, dir. Lamar Card) If the message of The Van is “Yes, vans are awesome, but eventually you have to get over that and grow the hell up,” the message of Supervan is “Yes, vans are awesome, totally awesome, vans forever, my van has lasers, come check out my vaaaaaaaaaaaaan!” Supervan is the point [...]

Rip It Up and Start Again: The Cabin in the Woods as a call to arms

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[NOTE: This article assumes you've seen The Cabin in the Woods. If you haven't, you really shouldn't read this until after you've seen it (which you absolutely need to), mostly because it won't make any sense unless you've seen the movie anyway. Seriously, don't read this if you haven't seen the movie. Go here if [...]