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Monthly Archives: October 2014

The Shining (1980)

October 31, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, director Stanley Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing settings, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of […]

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Film, Literature

Locke and Key, vol. 6

October 31, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The shadows have never been darker and the end has never been closer. Turn the key and open the last door; it’s time to say goodbye. The final arc […]

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Literature

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

October 30, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Now Hear The Ghost’s Story, In Her Own Words. A prequel to the hit Stephen King’s Rose Red, The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer unveils a story of the twisted […]

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Film, Television

Room 237

October 29, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Many ways in, no way out. In 1980 Stanley Kubrick released his masterpiece of modern horror, The Shining. Over 30 years later we’re still struggling to understand its hidden […]

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Film

Rose Red

October 28, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Every House Has A Story To Tell… This One Will Kill You. The chilling tale of Dr. Joyce Reardon (Nancy Travis), an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team […]

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Television

The Shining (1997)

October 27, 2014by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: 110 empty hotel rooms-filled with horror! Jack Torrance (Steven Weber) and his family (Rebecca De Mornay and Courtland Mead) move into the sprawling, vacant Overlook Hotel to get away […]

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Literature, Television

The Cure: Greatest Hits

October 26, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s simple. Without The Cure, modern rock, and modern videos as we know them, would not exist and the irrefutable proof is all right here in their new collection. […]

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Music, Television

The House of Seven Corpses

October 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A film crew. An evil spirit. And seven dead bodies. Seeking a truly inspiring site, a film crew shooting a horror movie has found the prime location: a real […]

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Film

Army of Darkness

October 24, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Trapped In Time. Surrounded By Evil. Low On Gas. Bound in human flesh, inked in blood – and amazingly hard to pronounce – the ancient “Necronomicon” (Book of the […]

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Film

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

October 23, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The doors are locked at midnight! William Castle’s gimmick-laden horror thriller is a fairground fun house come to life. Vincent Price stars as a suave, eccentric millionaire married to […]

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Film

Evil Dead II

October 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Kiss Your Nerves Goodbye Ash (Bruce Campbell), the sole survivor of The Evil Dead, returns to the same isolated cabin deep in the woods with and again unleashes the […]

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Film

13 Ghosts

October 21, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: 13 Times The Thrills! 13 Times The Screams! 13 Times The Fun! It’s 13 Ghosts, a ghoulish fright-fest from producer/director William Castle. When an eccentric uncle wills a huge, […]

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Film

The Evil Dead

October 20, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Ultimate Experience In Grueling Terror Ever-present, ever-listening, the Evil Dead lie in wait for the one ancient incantation that will give them license to possess the living. Watch […]

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