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Trick or Treat

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Reviewed Nov 25, 2016

Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of his unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings the rocker back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...It's life and death. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Music

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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Reviewed Nov 24, 2016

After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister. Genres: Comedy

The Elephant Man

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Reviewed Nov 22, 2016

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London. Genres: Drama, History

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Deadly Friend

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Reviewed Nov 18, 2016

When tragedy strikes his remarkable robot and the beautiful girl next door, lonely teenage genius Paul tries to save them by pushing technology beyond its known limits into a terrifying new realm. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Eraserhead

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Reviewed Nov 15, 2016

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

The Fly II

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Reviewed Nov 11, 2016

Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Doctor Strange

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Reviewed Nov 8, 2016

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

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The Fly

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Reviewed Nov 4, 2016

When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

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Reviewed Oct 31, 2016

Five carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Sinister 2

Bagul Who Walks Behind the Rows!

Reviewed Oct 30, 2016

A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death. Genres: Horror

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Vamp

Strip club rules. Vampire consequences.

Reviewed Oct 28, 2016

Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires. Genres: Comedy, Horror

Pet Sematary II

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Reviewed Oct 25, 2016

The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather. Genres: Horror

Sinister

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Reviewed Oct 23, 2016

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

April Fool’s Day

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Reviewed Oct 21, 2016

On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer. Genres: Horror, Mystery

Pet Sematary

A Legend of Zelda like you've never seen before..

Reviewed Oct 18, 2016

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery. Genres: Horror

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Chopping Mall

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Reviewed Oct 14, 2016

High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short-circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers! Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Christine

Does Arnie love Christine as much as Arnie loves Christine?

Reviewed Oct 11, 2016

Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other. Genres: Horror

House

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Reviewed Oct 7, 2016

A divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

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Reviewed Oct 4, 2016

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

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The Hitcher

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Reviewed Sep 30, 2016

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision. Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller

Creepshow 3

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Reviewed Sep 27, 2016

This follow-up to the George Romero/Stephen King-launched anthology series features five new tales of horror and a wraparound. The main stories deal with alternative realities ("Alice"), possessed communication devices ("The Radio"), vampires and serial killers in lust ("Call Girl"), mad inventors ("The Professor's Wife"), and hauntings from beyond the grave ("Haunted Dog"). Genres: Comedy, Horror

Curse of the Fly

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Reviewed Sep 23, 2016

The son of the inventor of a matter-transporter, which turned him into a monster when he tried to transport himself along with a tiny housefly, continues to pursue his father's experiment, while his own two sons attempt to extricate him, themselves and the family name from further disaster and scandal. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Blair Witch

The Witch is Back!

Reviewed Sep 20, 2016

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Return of the Fly

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Reviewed Sep 16, 2016

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into a horrible half-man, half-fly creature. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction