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Playing Horror Catch-up Vol 1

You don’t think I’m going to let Bob have all the fun, do you? Not likely! One of these years I’m going to get to stop using the “horror catch-up” title, because I will be caught up. At least of all...

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A Month Of Horror – Chapter 4

. It slices, it dices and it delivers horror!   Man In The Attic (1953 – Hugo Fregonese) This 1953 retelling of Jack The Ripper, even at a fairly lean and condensed 82 minutes, feels a bit stretched –...

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Shorts Program: Une nuit sur le Mont Chauve (1933)

Cinefamily played this animated short last week before their feature silent presentation, and I loved it. It’s a bit on the experimental side, one of the earliest films (1933) from animation pioneers...

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A Month Of Horror – Chapter 5

. Just for the record, Elisha Cook Jr. is awesome. I thought that needed to be said.   Dead Of Night (1977 – Dan Curtis) No, not the classic 1945 anthology of horror stories called Dead Of Night, this...

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Playing Horror Catch-up Vol 2

Another swath of horror films seen over the past couple of weeks, including a few that I’ve been meaning to see for a very long time: yep, I finally get to cross Carrie, The Wicker Man, and Eyes...

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A Month Of Horror – Chapter 6

. I‘ve had my eye on Toronto After Dark the last few days (and the next few as well), so the output has been a bit slower. Some good solid movies in this batch though…   Pin (1988 – Sandor Stern) Pin...

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Saturday Morning Cartoons: Hair-Raising Hare (1946)

    What better way to celebrate Halloween weekend than with a little classic Chuck Jones animation? This is one of my absolutely favorite Bugs Bunny cartoons, with some of Jones’ best...

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A Month Of Horror – Chapter 7

. Here’s a sneak peek at the most recent batch of horror films from my month long bender (which will fall far short of last year’s number due to Toronto After Dark switching back to October):   The...

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Music in Film: Suspiria (1977)

Dario Argento’s Suspiria is justly celebrated for its bright, bloody set-pieces and flamboyant use of color, but it’s hard to imagine the movie being nearly as assaultive without the nearly...

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Playing Horror Catch-up: Vol 3

One last set of horror capsules from me, and relatively on time, too! Go me. I would actually have had it ready yesterday except I knew we were going to watch Friday the 13th last night and I wanted to...

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A Month Of Horror – Chapter 8

. Yeah, I’m surprised October’s over too…32 horror films in the month is my final count – a 33% drop from last year’s total. I blame Toronto After Dark for keeping me busy… The last four for the...

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A Short Video Summation of an October of Horror

As a final wrap-up of my October horror viewing spree, here’s a short compilation of scenes from each movie I watched (2 clips from each film not including the bonus snippets at the end):  

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A Month Of Horror 2012 – Chapter 1

. Don’t look so shocked – it’s another October, so it’s time for another feast of horror films. Here are my first four of the month:   Blue Sunshine (1978 – Jeff Lieberman) Let’s be honest, the reason...

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A Month Of Horror 2012 – Chapter 2

. Freddy is checking you out…   A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988 – Renny Harlin) Seriously though, that above image is one of the reasons I could never quite get into the Elm Street...

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A Month Of Horror 2012 – Chapter 3

. Eight-inch floppy disks! Aaaaah!!   Silk (2006 – Chao Bin-Su) Within the first 20 minutes of Silk you’ve seen ghosts, a discovery that may lead to anti-gravity, a cop with incredible eyesight and a...

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A Month Of Horror 2012 – Chapter 4

. Almost halfway through the month and I’m still transfixed on all manner of freaky films.   Amityville II: The Possession (1982 – Damiano Damiani) Though this sequel (or prequel depending on what you...

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A Month Of Horror 2012 – Chapter 5

. Batten down the hatches and prep for battle – the horror is among us again…   The Hole (2009 – Joe Dante) Part of me thought this would be a great “first” horror film for my 12 year-old. The...

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A Month Of Horror 2012 – Chapter 6

. For today’s lesson…   The Mummy’s Hand (1940 – Christy Cabanne) A poor cousin to the Universal Monster classic The Mummy, this short cheapie may lack in characters, story and humour (not that it...

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Blindspotting #4 – The Mummy and The Wolf Man

. One of the keys to coming to older horror movies (particularly those of the 30s and 40s) is not to go in to them expecting to be “scared”. I don’t mean this as a way of belittling those movies – in...

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A Month Of Horror 2012 – Chapter 7

. This guy can’t believe October is over, but I still have one more chapter left in my month’s viewing to follow…   Pet Sematary (1989 – Mary Lambert) A good half of this adaptation of yet another...

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