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Shocktober 2024: The Oracle (Roberta Findlay, 1985)
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Jennifer and Ray, a young couple, move into an apartment in Manhattan (and before you shout ”movie magic”, this takes place in the 80’s when that was possible!). Turns out the old lady who used to live there — the… Läs mer
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Shocktober 2024: Godzilla Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki, 2023)
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It feels good to watch a proper Godzilla movie during Shocktober — and one of the most lauded in years to boot. This is a prequel of sorts to the original from 1954 (hence the clever title), and starts at… Läs mer
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Shocktober 2024: Suitable Flesh (Joe Lynch, 2023)
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The stats are not encouraging — if you come across a movie adaptation of an HP Lovecraft story, it is likely not that great. But I’m a sucker, so of course I wanted to see this newish Heather Graham-starring thriller… Läs mer
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Shocktober 2024: The Devil Bat (Jean Yarbrough, 1940)
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Dr. Carruthers, a humble but proud chemist working for a cosmetic company in a small town, receives a bonus check for $5 000 from his greedy bosses — a slap in the face considering that his work has helped the… Läs mer
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Shocktober 2024: In a Violent Nature (Chris Nash, 2024)
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What if you made a Friday the 13th-esque slasher movie, complete with deep woods, dumb teens and a big, silent killer à la Jason Vorhees, but shot it primarily from the killer’s perspective, in 4:3, with no music or attention-grabbing editing,… Läs mer
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Shocktober 2024: Back from the Dead (Charles Marquis Warren, 1957)
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A swanky beach house somewhere in California. A disembodied female voice sets the stage: ”Before I knew about this house, and what went on inside those dark walls, I refused to believe that such things existed. Certainly not now, in… Läs mer
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Shocktober 2024: The Phantom of Mar-a-Lago (Vic Berger IV, 2024)
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Just in time for spooky season — not to mention the US presidential election — Vic Berger is back, doing what he does better than anyone: skewering Donald Trump and the whole MAGA Extended Universe using found footage from cable… Läs mer
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Shocktober 2024: Tendre Dracula aka The Big Scare (Pierre Grunstein, 1974)
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A legendary horror actor, MacGregor, has announced his retirement from scary movies — all he wants to do from now on is ‘romances’. Two screenwriters are ordered by their boss to visit the famous thespian and try to make him… Läs mer
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Shocktober 2024: Night of the Creeps (Fred Dekker, 1986)
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As we all know, the greatest time to be alive, according to boomer filmmakers in the 80’s, was the 50’s. And what better way to connect the decades, if you don’t have access to a time-travelling DeLorean, than to make… Läs mer
