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Tag Archives: Crime

The Haunting (1999)

January 1, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this edge-of-your seat supernatural thriller featuring Hollywood’s hottest stars, a study in fear escalates into a heart-stopping nightmare for a professor and three subjects trapped in a mysterious […]

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Film, Literature

Hack/Slash: Omnibus 1

December 30, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: At the end of every horror movie, one girl always survives… in this case, Cassie Hack not only survives, she turns the tables by hunting and destroying the horrible […]

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Literature

Psycho (1998)

December 29, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Criminal on the run, Marion Crane take refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates – a troubled man who’s victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of […]

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Film, Literature

Murder Ahoy

December 26, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A seagoing whodunit-with the spinster sleuth showing why she was Ladies National Fencing Champion of 1931! *********************************************************************** Murder Ahoy 6.75 eyelights: the intrigue. eyesores: Margaret Rutherford’s mugging. Lionel Jeffries’ […]

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Film, Literature

My Amityville Horror

December 23, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For the first time in 35 years, child eyewitness Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. His parents story of […]

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Film

Murder Most Foul

December 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Curtain up! Miss Marple joins an acting troupe to find a killer. Based on Mrs. McGinty’s Dead. *********************************************************************** Murder Most Foul 7.0 eyelights: the plot. the setting. eyesores: the […]

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Film, Literature

Murder at the Gallop

December 19, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Rutherford and Robert Morley find suspense and comedy at an equestrian hotel. From After The Funeral. *********************************************************************** Murder at the Gallop 6.75 eyelights: the basic plot. eyesores: Margaret Rutherford’s […]

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Film, Literature

Murder She Said

December 15, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) poses as a housemaid to clean up a murder case. Based on Agatha Christie’s 4:50 From Paddington. *********************************************************************** Murder She Said 7.25 eyelights: the setting. […]

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Film, Literature

Association de malfaiteurs

December 12, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Gérard (Christophe Malavoy) and Thierry (Francois Cluzet) are business partners who are accused of stealing a safe from a tycoon. The owner of the safe calls the police. The […]

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Film

Affaire de famille

December 10, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An ordinary father, a devoted wife, a studious daughter…The life of this seemingly content family is turned upside down by the discovery of a sports bag full of bank notes. […]

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Film

Imogène McCarthery

December 8, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Scottish-born Imogène McCarthery is working as the Secretary to the Admiralty in London, where she lives and pines for her native land. To her surprise and delight, she is […]

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Film, Literature

Associés contre le crime…

December 5, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Belisaire (Andre Dussollier) and Prudence Beresford (Catherine Frot) are tasked with investigating what happened to a Russian heiress who has disappeared. *********************************************************************** Associés contre le crime… 6.75 eyelights: Catherine […]

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Film, Literature

Rifftrax Live: House on Haunted Hill

December 4, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Is there any possible downside to accepting an invitation from Vincent Price to spend an evening in a creepy mansion that was built on something called “Haunted Hill?” If […]

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