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Posted IT'S A ZOMBIE OUTBREAK! FILM FESTIVAL THAT IS and on the bill is TIFF sensation COLIN! to News
Horror Society ain't nothin' but good folks who've worked hard to put on fun horror related events Chicago fans could rally around and they have been especially kind to the independent horror film scene. If you are a horror fan...
November 10, 2009 5:21 PM
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Posted WANT TO ATTEND THE MIDWEST PREMIERE OF REC 2, MEET FRED DEKKER, EDUARDO SANCHEZ AND WENDY ROBIE ALL FOR $12?! to News
This is the first of a few stories I'll run on this event cuz I'm truly excited about it. So be on the lookout for a ticket giveaway, interviews and some other press. Chicagos own TERROR IN THE AISLES 3...
November 9, 2009 4:44 PM
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Posted ARTISTS INSPIRED BY STEPHEN KING UP FOR PRE-ORDER to News
While I'm getting my holiday gift guide together I thought I'd make special mention of the amazing work being done over at Centipede Press. I was so intrigued at the variety and quality of work being done there that I...
November 9, 2009 4:06 PM
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Posted Vertigo Crime Imprint shows strength with DARK ENTRIES to News
DARK ENTRIES Besides the nifty small hardcover format this John Constantine novel catches me at a disadvantage. I can't imagine fans won't dig it and my own unfamiliarity with the character (I've only seen the movie and read one graphic...
November 8, 2009 3:59 PM
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Posted To Hellboy And Back to get the Library Edition Volume 3 to News
Okay. First things first. I'm a bit of a freak about Hellboy. I have the Sideshow life-size bust, life-size replicas of Big Baby and The Samaritan (exclusive version). I also have a wearable life-size Right Hand of Doom, a faux...
November 8, 2009 3:32 PM
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Posted For suspense it's best to head NORTH BY NORTHWEST to News
New version. Looks better, sounds better and has all the special features from the last version along with several great new documentaries. The Masters Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style, a feature length documentary Cary Grant: A Class Apart, and a look...
November 8, 2009 3:25 PM
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Posted Can an ORPHAN be entertaining AND still not make much sense? to News
Fans of movies in The Bad Seed vein will want to check this out. There's some real suspense here, good performances, and even if the final twist will be too much for some to buy into, there's no doubt this...
November 8, 2009 3:18 PM
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Posted A Purchase would be Sagacious: Saga of Swamp Thing Book 1 to News
This came out last February but since volume two will be coming down the pike this December I thought I'd remind everyone just how awesome this Swamp Thing series was. When it comes to monster comics Swamp Thing - especially...
November 4, 2009 5:00 PM
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Posted Time to get out that PLASTIC MAN The complete collection!! to News
Plastic Man was always one of my very favorite heroes. It just seemed to me that if you wanted a super power that his would be the most fun. I remember how excited I was when this show hit the...
November 4, 2009 4:38 PM
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Posted How late is it? Too late for Eleventh Hour The Complete Series to News
Maybe I just have X Files on the brain but the whole paranormal investigator thing just seems to have taken over fantastic television. Could Fox and Scully really have been that influential? The truth is XF wasn't the first show...
October 27, 2009 4:50 PM
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Posted Fables The Deluxe Edition to Reviews
FABLES THE DELUXE EDITION Friends had been after me to read this Vertigo series for a long time. Now that I have, I'm sorry. I don't read comics as they come out, preferring to wait for collections. Now I have...
October 27, 2009 4:33 PM
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Posted Got Vertigo? These Absolute Editions will be the Death of me. to Reviews
Does it get anymore absolute than Death? I certainly believe it does in a metaphysical sense but there is no doubt that Death makes a great Absolute Edition. Collecting all of Neil Gaimans Death stories is accomplishment enough but this...
October 27, 2009 4:26 PM
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Posted Primeval, Vol. 2 (Series 3) to News
Officially cancelled at the end of its third season I'm betting this show might resurface. Each season has gotten better and more dangerous than the last and while this is still the sort of silly twonky nonsense the BBC has...
October 27, 2009 12:15 PM
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Posted BABY GOT FLASHBACK!! CHI-TOWN HORROR SHOW HITS FRIDAY OCTOBER 23-25!! to News
Kickin off Chicago-ween early (or late as the case may be) is one of the premiere horror conventions of the year. FLASHBACK WEEKEND boasts an awesome guestlistRobert "Freddy Krueger" Englund himself is signing copies of his new book Hollywood Monster...
October 22, 2009 1:51 PM
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Posted Halloween Bargain Watch: Haunted Histories Volume III to News
The great thing about the Haunted Histories collection is the way they feed that spooky little itch and hunger for history at the same time. These short hour long docs make for lively party conversation and novel double features with...
October 21, 2009 4:55 PM
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Posted I Spy in my British Eye: The Spy Collection Megaset to News
This is a great way to introduce yourself to some vintage British TV without throwing all your eggs in one basket. You get four episodes of The Prisoner, 13 episodes of The Persuaders (starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore), 15...
October 21, 2009 4:23 PM
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Posted Look Over Your Shoulder: Monster Quest Season Two is back there to News
Even if you didn't grow up watching stuff like In Search Of.... there's no escaping the nostalgic wonderment shows like this provide. At their heart they carry on the tradition of P.T. Barnum and Robert Ripley of Ripley's Believe...
October 21, 2009 2:59 PM
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Posted The Hell you say?! Lionsgate opens THE GATE with an SE DVD release to News
Lionsgate deserves some love. However you feel about their inexcusable treatment of Midnight Meat Train they have opted to give the classic eighties horror flick The Gate a solid, special edition DVD release this Halloween. If you've never seen The...
October 21, 2009 2:03 PM
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Posted Halloween Must Watch: The William Castle Film Collection releases on DVD to News
This box set is simply outstanding. If you have all the other William Castle movies out there this still has three that have been previously unavailable, including 13 Frightened Girls, The Old Dark House, and Zotz!. In addition, all the...
October 21, 2009 12:00 PM
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Posted Completists Rejoice!! Friday the 13th The Series: The Final Season releases!!! to News
Oh yeah. As somebody who can't get enough of horror TV I have a special place in my heart for a show like Friday The 13th The Series. This should never have lasted three seasons. It had all the earmarks...
October 21, 2009 11:34 AM
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Posted Ready to go One Step Beyond? The Official First Season finally hits DVD to News
One Step beyond is often thought of as the red headed step child of the Twilight Zone but in fact pre-dates it by almost a year. The series created compelling docu-dramas out of documented unexplainable occurrences involving the paranormal....
October 21, 2009 11:11 AM
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Posted Razor in the Apple Department: Warner releases Trick r' Treat on DVD to News
DVD release instead of theatrical? It stinks. No substantial extras on the DVD? Stinks. Optional for Halloween viewing? Absolutely not. Beg, borrow, rent, steal this movie and watch it with a bunch of friends. Trick r' Treat really is the...
October 16, 2009 3:37 PM
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Posted Warner Archive says Don't Be Afraid of the Dark this Halloween. to News
If you are old enough to remember the golden age of the made for TV horror film then the title Don't Be Afraid of the Dark brings a serious shiver of delight. Well the good folks at Warner Archive have...
October 16, 2009 3:12 PM
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Posted Must Have Halloween Goodness! Tales From The Darkside The Second Season Releases to News
Are we really going to wind up getting all these? I don't even know which season of Tales is considered best but I'm soooo happy to see Paramount/CBS continuing here. This show was the modern day horror version of the...
October 16, 2009 2:53 PM
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Posted New Edition of Natural Born Killers (Director's Cut) is Packed with Bonus Content to News
Is this worthy of the 'ween? I'm not sure if I would call Natural Born Killers a Halloween film but it is a great film that I would watch over and over just for the discussions it provokes and the...
October 16, 2009 2:21 PM
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Posted Dark Sky Films Deadgirl is one Twisted Sister to News
Consider yourself warned. This is strong stuff, especially if you start thinking about it afterwards. Deadgirl takes the concept of coming-of-age and attaches it to a narrative that can only be described as stomach churning. Two truant teenagers discover a...
October 16, 2009 1:33 PM
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Posted It's Alive on DVD to News
Legendary director/writer Larry Cohen actually had a hand in this remake of his classic 1970s horror film and it shows. What could have been a complete debacle is handled with a degree of intelligence. Make no mistake this is still...
October 16, 2009 1:13 PM
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Posted GRACE on DVD to News
As Halloween approaches those who enjoy a more thoughtful approach to their scary fare should definitely check out Grace. The plot involves a woman determined to give natural birth after her baby dies in the womb. Willing the child back...
October 16, 2009 11:38 AM
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Posted HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME On DVD to News
The real news here isn't just a re-release of this already fun eighties slasher classic but that for the first time fans will be able to enjoy it at home with the original soundtrack in place. Trust me. It makes...
October 16, 2009 11:28 AM
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Posted Surveillance to Reviews
Im betting Jennifer Lynch will make better movies than Surveilance in her career. I haven't even seen her new Bollywood horror film Hiss but this leaves me looking forward to it. Surveilance is a solid thriller featuring bone chilling performances...
October 14, 2009 5:02 PM
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Posted Ghosts of Girlfriends Past to Reviews
I'll keep this short and to the point. Is there a reason to watch Matthew McConaughey with a shirt on? Actually yes. He's a solid actor when the material gives him something to build on. Frailty is one example. But...
October 14, 2009 4:47 PM
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Posted Observe and Report to Reviews
Not only is Observe and Report laugh out loud funny and completely over the top it's also one of the smartest such comedies in recent memory deftly unpacking and satirizing the way American society abandons individuals to the pursuit of...
October 14, 2009 4:38 PM
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Posted BATTLE OF THE WARRIORS to Reviews
Dragon Dynasty rules. Now I say that as a martial arts fan in the loosest sense. Believe me I know there is a case to made for multi region DVD players, better overseas DVD releases and special features etc. But...
October 14, 2009 4:27 PM
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Posted NORTH 40 ISSUES 1-3 -WIldstorm Comics to Reviews
South of nowhere seems pleasant enough until two locals crack open a book which in turn cracks open reality. Soon the formerly good and simple folk of Conover County find themselves up to no good, turned into monsters, cursed and...
October 13, 2009 5:26 PM
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Posted TRICK 'R TREAT TPB- Wildstorm Comics to Reviews
by Marc Andreyko, Mike Huddleston, Fiona Staples, and Grant Bond Trick R Treat is easily one of the best films ever made about Halloween and though it is major league sad to see it get a measly DVD release...
October 13, 2009 5:11 PM
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Posted High Moon to Reviews
Written by David Gallaher; Art and cover by Steve Ellis Zuda Comics High Moon is the first winner in the Zuda Comics online monthly competition and follows bounty hunter Mtthew Macgregor to the god forsaken town of Blest, Texas. What...
October 13, 2009 5:00 PM
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Posted DOGVILLE COLLECTION 2 DISC SET Warner Archive Collection to Reviews
Film historians talk alot about the emergence of the talkies but you seldom hear them mention the "barkies." Granted they weren't quite as historically groundbreaking but they were housebroken. Bad puns aside the Dogville Collection offers 9 shorts that were...
October 2, 2009 5:21 PM
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Posted JOHN LANDIS by Giullia D'Agnolo Vallan to Reviews
M Press I first saw this book at a horror film convention and wept that I just couldn't swing the price. Happily I have a much better chance to examine it now and testify to what a wonderful overview it...
September 30, 2009 4:54 PM
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Posted CREEPY ARCHIVES VOL. THREE to Reviews
When I first heard that Creepy and Eerie would finally be made available I crossed my fingers. Would somebody really commit to getting all those issues out in the manner they deserved? So far Dark Horse has done just...
September 30, 2009 4:49 PM
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Posted THE DEADLY PERCHERON: by John Franklin Bardin to Reviews
Centipede Press From time to time a book is so cinematic it begs to be reviewed on Twitch. A more unusual book I haven't read in quite some time. A deadly serious excursion into identity formation and the psychology of guilt...
September 30, 2009 4:29 PM
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Posted VIDEODROME: Studies in the Horror Film by Tim Lucas to Reviews
Centipede Press I giggled a little bit when I picked up Tim Lucas' new book. Let's face it. After Mario Bava: All The Colors of the Dark any book by Lucas is going to seem a little.... well, little. But...
September 30, 2009 4:14 PM
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Posted FRINGE THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON 9/8/09 to Reviews
BUY IT NOWThe reviews I'd read of this show prior to checking it out for myself were all dismal. So it was nice surprise to have so much fun with it. Fringe won't win any awards for scientific (or narrative)...
September 23, 2009 5:13 PM
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Posted WIN TIX: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SCREENING MIDNITE 9/25 to News
Live in Chicago? Wan to attend the Paranormal Activity screening September 25 Friday 12:01 AM at the Music Box Theatre 3733 N. Southport Ave.? All you have to do is meet ME- Dave Canfield at 11 pm outside the box...
September 23, 2009 11:20 AM
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Posted WIN TIX: Music Box Massacre 5 in Chitown STUART GORDON IN PERSON to News
I look forward to this every year and if you live in Chicago and are a Horror fan you should too. 24 hours of great vendors, a great venue, great guests and great movies make this one of the greatest...
September 23, 2009 11:11 AM
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Posted SUPERNATURAL THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON to Reviews
RELEASE DATE 09/01/09 Who would have guessed that a simple weekly scarefest starring two very WB type guys would actually turn into a solid, often compelling, TV show. Supernatural has always had good occasionally unnerving horror imagery but after...
September 11, 2009 5:19 PM
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Posted CALIFORNICATION THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON to Reviews
David Duchovny is one of those actors that refuses to just go away and start doing the convention circuit. As a result he has had significant parts in no fewer than three critically acclaimed TV series. Californication is easily the...
September 11, 2009 4:50 PM
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Posted NCIS THE COMPLETE SIXTH SEASON to Reviews
As a show approaching middle age NCIS could be said to be a complete success. But how much can a critic invest in a show whose very title can be rearranged to show the title of the TV series that...
September 10, 2009 4:01 PM
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Posted DEXTER THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON to Movies
September 10, 2009 3:48 PM
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