Archive for November 2011
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Book Review: Scarecrow & The Madness by Craig Saunders & Robert Essig
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Two Novellas of Terror from Blood Bound Books. “Scarecrow” tells the tale of a married couple who get tangled up with a group of gypsies who are passing through their small town. “The Madness” is about a man who takes refuge at a strange families home during a huge blizzard…
Chillerama (2011)
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The screams — and laughs — come fast and furious in this anthology of four tongue-in-cheek horror tales, each from a different writer/director. The baddies range from a gang of gay “werebears” and a monster sperm to Nazi madmen and zombies.
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011)
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Friends on a winter break snowmobiling excursion make a wrong turn during a snowstorm and get lost in a nightmare. Seeking shelter in a presumably abandoned sanatorium, they awaken the horrific residents, including former patients and cannibals.
Book Review: Trick or Treat by Richie Tankersley Cusick
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Martha knew there was something evil about the house she was moving into. It was so cold…and creepy. And it wasn’t just the house that was giving her a weird feeling. Martha was sure someone was following her…watching her every move. Then the practical jokes began–the scarecrow with the carving knife in its head, the fire, and the phone calls. It was October, but these were no Halloween tricks. Someone would be coming home this year with more than just a bag of treats. And Martha was the prize.
The Ward (2010)
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Master of horror John Carpenter returns to form — and to the director’s chair — for this chilling thriller in which a young woman, Kristen (Amber Heard), is sent to a mental institution with a past as dark and haunted as her own. Terrorized by a ghost, each of the other patients in Kristen’s ward begin to disappear, and that’s just the beginning of her long nightmare. Jared Harris (“Mad Men”) and Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th) also star.
Book Review: Helter Skelter by Bryan Cassiday
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Evildoers run riot across the sun-drenched Southern California landscape in Helter Skelter. Zombies, vampires, and other wicked creatures wreak mayhem and carnage in these shocking horror short stories by Bryan Cassiday. Not all of these tales feature supernatural creatures. Some of the evil creatures are human–perhaps the most terrifying creature of all. These stories defy logic, yet they obey their own inexorable logic of fear.
