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Tag Archives: Horror

The Thing (1982)

February 25, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell’s outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter […]

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Bad Island

February 24, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Something on this island is up to no good . . . When Reese is forced to go on a boating trip with his family, the last thing he […]

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Literature

RiffTrax Live: Sharknado

February 17, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Considered by many critics to be one of the greatest movies ever made in the “Tornado full of sharks” genre, Sharknado debuted in 2013 to unprecedented buzz. Not since […]

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Ed the Happy Clown

February 12, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: In the late 1980s, the idiosyncratic Chester Brown (author of the much-lauded Paying for It and Louis Riel) began writing the cult classic comic book series Yummy Fur. Within […]

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Literature

The Strain, vol. 2

February 7, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: A vast conspiracy has made it nearly impossible for the CDC’s Dr. Ephraim Goodweather to convince the world that there’s a vampiric epidemic spreading across Manhattan. His only hope […]

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Literature

Alien: Resurrection SE

February 6, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Witness the resurrection. Two hundred years have passed since Ripley made the ultimate sacrifice on Fiorina 161. But over the years, and after seven horrific failures, scientists have finally […]

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Film

The Strain, vol. 1

February 3, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK International Airport and goes dark on the runway, the Center for Disease Control, fearing a terrorist attack, calls in Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and […]

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Literature

RiffTrax Live: Birdemic – Shock and Terror

January 22, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Relive what critics are calling “Definitely one of the top two RiffTrax Live events of 2012!” If you loved the live show the first time you saw it or […]

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Film

Alien: Resurrection

January 21, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sigouney Weaver and Winona Ryder star in this terrifying, highly-anticipated sci-fi action thriller! Ellen Ripley died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later, she’s […]

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Dead, She Said

January 17, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Detective Coogan knows well that there are some pretty shady freaks out there in the big city… but he doesn’t know that some of those freaks aren’t human! He […]

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Literature

The Birds II: Land’s End

January 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This is the official sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’, again having Tippi Hedren on the run from rather nasty seagulls. Director Rick Rosenthal distanced himself from the finished […]

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Film, Television

The Birds

January 5, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nothing equals The Birds for sheer terror when Alfred Hitchcock unleashes his foul friends in one of his most shocking and memorable masterpieces. As beautiful blond Melanie Daniels (‘Tippi’ […]

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Film, Literature

The Monstrous Collection

January 3, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: From the creator of 30 Days of Night comes a collection so terrifying, so huge, so gritty and raw that it had to be called MONSTROUS! Collecting the collaborations […]

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Literature

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