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Arnie Carvalho

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Saw III

Jigsaw's brain is exposed in a room THAT dirty? Even if i...

Reviewed Nov 20, 2009
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scrambles to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard. Genres: Crime, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Saw II

Wouldn't you try to find a mirror before slicing off a pi...

Reviewed Nov 13, 2009
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Detective Eric Matthews is thrust into a high-stakes investigation. To his surprise, apprehending Jigsaw seems almost too easy, but what he doesn't realize is that being caught is merely another piece of Jigsaw's intricate puzzle. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

No Doors, No Windows by Joe Schreiber

If there are no doors, how do you get in?

Reviewed Oct 26, 2009
When madness is your inheritance, how do you escape it?Scott Mast thought he got away--first from a family haunted by a dark fate, then from a dull career writing greeting cards in Seattle. But now he has come back to his New Hampshire hometown only to find that his family is in ruins, his nephew needs a home, and a shattering truth is clawing its way into the light.Fifteen years ago, Scott's mother died in a fire. And now the shadowy circumstances--the bodies buried beneath the ashes, the lives ripped apart that fateful day--are starting to be revealed. The answers unspool in the pages of a peculiar old manuscript--an unfinished ghost story written in his father's own hand that beckons Scott out to a strange house in the woods with a lightless corridor that cannot be seen from the outside. Here Scott Mast will uncover all that has been hidden--and perhaps finish his father's unspeakable work.From the Trade Paperback edition. Genres: Family secrets, Haunted houses, Horror, horror tales, Suspense
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Nobody doesn't like Jamie Lee!

Reviewed Oct 9, 2009
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller
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Halloween II (1981)

Think of the bright side. If he does attack you here, you...

Reviewed Sep 4, 2009
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

When playing with your Terminatrix, always remember the s...

Reviewed May 21, 2009
It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered to finish what T-1000 started. Good thing Connor's former nemesis, the Terminator, is back to aid the now-adult Connor … just like he promised. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Time Travel
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The Terminator

The only things that can make it through the time machine...

Reviewed May 14, 2009
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine? Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Time Travel