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Tag Archives: Holidays

Tōkyō Goddofāzāzu

December 24, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family. From acclaimed director Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress) and Japan’s leading animation studio Mad House (X, Vampire Hunter D, Ninja Scroll) comes this […]

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A Christmas Horror Story

December 23, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s the season of joy, peace, and goodwill… unless you live in Bailey Downs. Last Christmas Eve, two teens came to a grisly end in a school basement. Now, […]

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The Ref

December 22, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He’s taken them hostage. They’re driving him nuts. MTV’s Dennis Leary stars in one of the year’s most outrageous and highly acclaimed comedy hits. Leary plays an unfortunate cat […]

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Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland

December 21, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Joe Hill’s New York Times bestselling novel, NOS4A2, introduced readers to the terrifying funhouse world of Christmasland and the mad man who rules there: Charlie Talent Manx III. Now, […]

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101 Reykjavík

December 20, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: He finally met the perfect woman…Unfortunately, so did his mother. A young man’s sexual impulses go haywire when he discovers that the woman he has just been to bed […]

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Krampus

December 19, 2016by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed […]

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Film

Houppeland

December 18, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Just imagine celebrating Christmas on every day that the good Lord creates, and even on the ones He does not. Funny hats, serpentines and confetti as you like it. […]

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Literature

More American Graffiti

December 4, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: More laughs, more music! Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith and Paul Le Mat return in this laugh-filled follow-up look into the lives of the gang from George […]

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Blood Rage

November 24, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: What do you get if you combine Thanksgiving, American TV star Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), killer 80s synths and some truly gruesome special effects courtesy of Ed […]

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The Lovecraft Anthology, vol. 2

October 23, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: A graphic anthology of tales featuring collaborations between established writers and artists and debut contributors, The Lovecraft Anthology showcases Lovecraft’s talent for the macabre. *********************************************************************** The Lovecraft Anthology, vol. […]

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V/H/S

October 1, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: V/H/S is a point of view, found-footage horror film from the perspective of America’s top genre filmmakers. A group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to […]

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An Affair to Remember

February 4, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this poignant and humorous love story nominated for four Academy Awards, Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each […]

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Sleepless in Seattle

February 3, 2016by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew, was the only someone for you? Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in Nora Ephron’s […]

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