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HENRY; PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
Henry was definitely not the first serial killer movie. For that, you need to go back to Fritz Lang’s M (1930), maybe further. But it came out early…
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THE SEVENTH VICTIM
The Seventh Victim is a unique movie experience– in many, many ways. Some may find it highly scary…others may find it more creepy than scary. Others…find it neither. Like…
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I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE
“You have to accept this one on its own terms.” This definitely applies to I Walked With a Zombie. But doing it may not be easy. My…
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BEDEVILLED
You watch, helpless, as a woman transforms into a mass murderer. You can read her thoughts…it doesn’t take amind reader: People are going to grind you into the…
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FRANKENSTEIN
Frankenstein dates back a long time, all the way to the dawn of talking pictures. Because so many of its themes have been borrowed or expanded on since…
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CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF
How can our search for love, and a violent outcome, be chained together so intensely? How many of us can remember and regret, hurtful things we’ve said…
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CAT PEOPLE
Like I Walked with a Zombie, Suspiria, and many more, you need to accept Cat People on its own terms. Not everyone, especially younger people, will find it…
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DELIVERANCE
Deliverance is not a movie you find in the horror section of the video store. My feeling though; if this isn’t a horror movie, what is. …
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PEEPING TOM
Most of the movies I write about, that move me– tend to be unique. But even among those, Peeping Tom is a singular experience…one that will leave you…
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LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Once in a while, you watch a movie that is so good you doubt you can do it justice in a review. Let the Right One In is…
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MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964)
Not everyone will agree, but I think the creators of Masque of the Red Death saw a rare opportunity. A chance to produce a movie that made big…
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EYES WITHOUT A FACE
(Caution—Spoilers near end.) In 1959, a French director, known mostly for documentaries, was offered the chance to make a horror movie. He could make it as scary as he knew…
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THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN
What do The Andromeda Strain, Deliverance and Cape Fear have in common? This question is not for film-freaks only; It’s not “The art directors of these movies all…
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Pigeons from Hell- Boris Karloff’s Thriller Episode
Many people remember the Pigeons from Hell episode of Thriller as the scariest prime time show we ever saw, period; possibly the best episode of anything scary on TV. …
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THE BODY SNATCHER
To be honest, being scary is not The Body Snatcher’s strong suit. It was one of nine movies produced by Val Lewton for RKO Pictures during the 1940’s. …
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THE EXORCIST
The Exorcist was a courageous movie for its time and place— the United States in the early 1970’s. Even though William Peter Blatty’s novel had been a best-seller,…
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