Posts Tagged ‘ House ’

Midnightshowing.com Presents Alex’s Top 10 (+1) movies of 2009 (In no particular order except for the top 2!) from Alex S on Vimeo.
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In keeping with the seasonal theme, here is Tales From the Crypt and the quite festive episode they produced in 1989, I believe.  Keep a close eye on the credits, as Fred Dekker (Night of the Creeps, Monster Squad) wrote this episode, and Robert Zemeckis (Cast Away, Beowulf, dozens of other big budget Hollywood...
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Sometimes the children aren’t the only ones who get what they want for Christmas… Rating:
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“The Halloween Tree is a 1993 feature-length animated film based on Ray Bradbury’s 1972 fantasy novel The Halloween Tree. It tells the story of a group of trick-or-treating children who learn about the origins and influences of Halloween when one of their friends is spirited away by mysterious forces. This cartoon is often featured...
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Satan’s little helper is a relatively new (2004 ) film that takes place on Halloween and looks to combine its own brand of irreverence and humor while working within the vague confines of a slasher picture.  The only problem is that it jumps around from idea to idea so much that the narrative becomes...
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“The faux-documentary that aired in 1992 and sent a nation in to a panic, Ghostwatch is the tale of a single mother being haunted in her Northolt home by a mysterious figure called “pipes”. Events appear to be fabricated by the family when BBC reporters investigate, but then all hell breaks loose in a...
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Greasepaint and Gore is a two-part documentary exploring the special effects used to create some of the most memorable creatures in the Hammer horror movies. Part one explores the creations of Phil Leakey, the first effects guy employed at Hammer and the first makeup artist, ever, to get his name in the credits of...
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Jake West is quickly becoming one of my favorite British” horrody” directors (that’s a word I made up for horror comedies, do you think it will stick?).  My love affair began when I saw Evil Aliens (review forthcoming) and has now been cemented by his latest offering Doghouse.  Where Evil Aliens was a splatterific...
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The wait is finally over.  Trick ‘r Treat, hyped since early ’07 (and to my knowledge, even a bit before that) to the next big thing is seasonally anchored horror cinema, is an anthology horror film that takes viewers on a blissfully entertaining and brisk jaunt through Warren Valley, Ohio where Halloween is one...
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The trailer for A Nightmare On Elm Street 2010 (the ‘remake’) is now online! Not only does it show us one Mr Frederick Krueger pre-torching, it also show’s Freddy POST-torching! Left is a snapshot from the trailer (which I’ve brightened) showing the new Freddy make-up. While the face looks OK, it’s his voice which...
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