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  The House 2016

  ★★★ Watched 04 Mar 2019

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  In the aftermath of World War 2, countless atrocities have been uncovered about the Nazi’s, beyond the expected horrors of war. There was torture, murder, and unthinkable experiments carried out across Europe and inside the various concentration camps. In the new film The House (Huset), by Norwegian filmmaker Reinert Kiil, Christmas Blood, a different kind of WWII horror story is woven.

  Inspired by and filmed in an actual haunted house, it is set against the Nazi invasion of Norway. It…

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  The City of the Dead 1960

  ★★★½ Watched 13 Mar 2019

  The Horror Crew reach deep down into the muck and pulled out three witch flicks. Forest rewatched the Joe Bob Briggs commentated Warlock Moon, Rhiannon covers Virgin Witch, a movie likes less every time she watches it. Cory falls down the rabbit hole chasing Horror Hotel, only realizing until it was too late that it's actually The City of the Dead.

  There is also much chat about the new Captain Marvel movie and it's surrounding controversy - most of which…

Popular reviews

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  American Movie 1999

  ★★★★½ Watched 23 Jun 2017 1

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  By Forest Taylor
  The independent filmmaker should be considered one of the tragic heroes of our time. They put in years of their lives, untold numbers of hours and put themselves in tremendous debt all in the pursuit of making a film that will most likely be completely forgotten before it even comes out. For every Evil Dead, Bad Taste or Clerks there are thousands of indie films that just end up getting lost in the shuffle. The incredible documentary…

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  Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini 1989

  ★★½ Watched 16 Aug 2013

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Horror Effects is an interesting meet and greet style conversation with effects legend Tom Savini. He recounts some of his favorite effects from thought the years and how he accomplished these effects. We also see on set, and behind the scenes footage from Savini’s personal collection from Dawn of the Dead, Monkey Shines, Creep Show and more.

  Horror Effects covers not only make-up and sculpted puppets, but the animatronics that give life to horror movie monsters, as well as how…