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Monthly Archives: November 2015

The People Under the Stairs

November 30, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Wes Craven, the director of The Serpent and the Rainbow and Shocker, locks you inside the most terrifying house on the street. Trapped inside a fortified home owned by […]

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Crankenstein

November 29, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: BEWARE OF CRANKENSTEIN! Who is Crankenstein? HE IS A MONSTER OF GRUMPINESS THAT NO ONE CAN DESTROY! MEHHRRRR!!! HE’S ALIVE! He may look like any ordinary boy, but when […]

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Literature

The Strangers

November 28, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Explore your worst fears imaginable with this shocking suspense thriller inspired by disturbing true events. After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and a haunting voice, Kristen McKay […]

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iZombie, vol. 1

November 27, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Gwendolyn “Gwen” Dylan is a 20-something gravedigger in an eco-friendly cemetery. Once a month she must eat a human brain to keep from losing her own memories, but in […]

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Literature

The Old Dark House (1963)

November 26, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An American car salesman living in London, is invited to spend the weekend at the Femm Estate. The Femms, trapped in the house due to an ancestor’s will, live […]

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Film, Literature

Ghostopolis

November 25, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: A page-turning adventure of a boy’s journey to the land of ghosts and back. Imagine Garth Hale’s surprise when he’s accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, […]

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The Old Dark House (1932)

November 24, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Weary travelers find shelter in a mysterious Welsh manor in this definitive “Old Dark House” thriller and cult movie favorite by horror pioneer James Whale. Greeted with an animal-like […]

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Film, Literature

The War at Ellsmere

November 23, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Zombies Calling creator Faith Erin Hicks brings her manga-fueled art style and pop-culture sensibilities to girl’s boarding schools in her latest book The War at Ellsmere. Jun is the […]

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The Cabin in the Woods

November 22, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A rambunctious group of five college friends steal away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country cabin, only to be attacked by horrific supernatural creatures in a […]

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Saturday the 14th Strikes Back

November 21, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Eddie Baxter (Jason Presson) is a normal, average teenager with a normal (well, almost), average family. But when the Baxter family moves into a house left to them by […]

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Vault of Horror

November 20, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Get ready for to descend into the darkness of horror! In this “frequently macabre and eerily funny” (Cue) collection of tales, five unsuspecting hotel guests step out of an […]

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Nobody Gets Out Alive

November 19, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hunter Isth has his life turned upside down when his young daughter is killed by a drunk teenage driver. In mourning, depressed and angry, Hunter disappears and is rumored […]

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Creature Tech

November 18, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Good battles evil, and the world hangs in the balance! Resurrected by the Shroud of Turin, the zombified Dr. Jameson intends to finish what he started 150 years ago […]

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