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October 21, 2014
Galaxy of Terror: one planet is hardly a galaxy
Day 21: Judging a book (movie) by its cover (poster) The following was originally posted ( slightly less wordy version) on Flick Attack, 29 August 2012. First off; take a gander at that poster to the right. I mean, look at it! Click it to make it bigger! Save it... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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October 20, 2014
Seven short films about The Shining
Day 20: Let’s remake a classic! If anyone disputes that Stephen King’s novel The Shining is a classic I’ll fight them, right now. No takers? I knew it. The Internet is full of cowards. Kidding. About the fight. Not the classic status of the novel. Nor the vast collection of cowards on the Intertubes.... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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October 19, 2014
Why monsters are necessary
Day 19: Life is far more terrifying than zombies, vampires, or blobs This piece originally appeared in The National Post (online), 22 October 2012. There’s a dude sitting at the table next to mine. The guy looks suspicious; he’s been typing on his computer a bit too determinedly. Probably he’s... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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October 18, 2014
Halloween in either two minutes or a goodly chunklet of your life
Day 18: Speed dating a horror icon Fun fact: if you were to sit through all ten (!) Halloween films, from beginning to end, it would take 15 hours 47 minutes from your life? And that’s not taking into consideration all the director’s/producer’s/television/unrated cuts that are floating in the Hollywood ether.... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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October 17, 2014
Forget your troubles, c’mon, get zombie!
Day 17: toe-tapping horror! Look at this, a twofer! A horror entry and a musical entry! Who sez I don’t treat you right, baby? Anyways, some time ago I was contacted by Kate Ferris, a musician who had recently completed as Artist in the Schools residency. Being, obviously, a... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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October 16, 2014
What to do with a jar of antichrist
Day 16, wherein we discover Mephistopheles to be a glorified lava lamp The following originally appeared on Flick Attack, 20 March 2012. There are seven reasons why the immortal John Carpenter’s Satan-on-the-rise movie Prince of Darkness is utterly awesome: 1. The narrative revolves around the discovery of an aged glass container of sickly green... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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October 15, 2014
Disney goes to Hell
Day 15: Walt Disney violates my childhood! The following originally appeared on Flick Attack, 16 July 2013. Three movie scenes utterly traumatized me as a youngster: the reveal of the “star child” in 2001: A Space Odyssey (nightmarish!); the rabbit attack in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (see here for more on that); and the... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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October 14, 2014
Werewolves finally get some love
Day 14: the legendary lunar-liking fuzzybeast finally gets his due The following originally appeared on Flick Attack, 8 November 2011. Set in the Scottish highlands, the inexpressibly splendid werewolves vs. army guys movie Dog Soldiers proves three things: despite recent Hollywood attempts to bury the genre, the werewolf movie ain’t dead; a talented filmmaker... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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October 13, 2014
Where horror stories took me
Day 13: Going where I fear to tread When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. I’m not a fan of quoting the Bible, but in this instance... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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October 12, 2014
Monsters just want to be appreciated
Day 12: monsters with low self-esteem The following was originally published on Flick Attack, 21 June 2012. If there’s one cinematic behemoth I’ve ever truly felt sorry for, it’s The Ancient Enemy. Most monsters don’t get much in the way of inner conflict or psychological depth. Phantoms (1998), however, provides an in-depth study... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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