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Tag Archives: Horror

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

October 2, 2017by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: In 1968, director George A. Romero brought us NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. It became the definitive horror film of its time. Eleven years later, he would unleash the […]

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Night of the Living Dead (1990)

October 1, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s a new night for terror… and a new dawn in horror movie-making when special-effects genius Tom Savini (creator of the spectacularly gruesome make-up in FRIDAY THE 13TH and […]

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Night of the Living Dead (30th anniversary edition)

October 1, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 30 years ago in the quiet Pennsylvania countryside, the dead began to walk. Fueled by an insatiable hunger for living human flesh, the ghouls ghastly quest inadvertently brought together […]

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The Hunger

September 29, 2017by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Miriam Blaylock collects Renaissance art, ancient Egyptian pendants, lovers, souls. Alive and fashionably chic in Manhattan, Miriam is an ageless vampire. “Vampire” is not a word you’ll hear in […]

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Les avaleuses

September 28, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Countess Irina of Karlstein resides quietly in a hotel on the island of Madeira, where she sustains her immortality by feeding on the life essence of men and women. […]

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Vampyres

September 27, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “They share the pleasures of the flesh, and unleashed the horrors of the grave!” screamed the ads. The beautiful Marianne Morris and stunning Playboy centerfold Anulka star as bisexual […]

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Daughters of Darkness

September 22, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: International screen icon Delphine Seyrig (of LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD fame) stars as Elizabeth Bathory, an ageless Countess with a beautiful young ‘companion’ (Goth goddess Andrea Rau) and a […]

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Vampyros Lesbos

September 21, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From Jess Franco, the filmmaker The Vatican called “the most dangerous director in the world”, comes the most celebrated movie of his legendary career: Stunning Soledad Miranda stars as […]

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Et mourir de plaisir

September 20, 2017by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Young Carmilla is jealous of her friend’s engagement, and her obsession leads her to the tomb of a female vampire. The tale of her obsession with her family’s history […]

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Mars Attacks!

September 19, 2017by The Thorn 8 Comments

Synopsis: AWAKE, EARTHLINGS! It’s later than you think. Don’t miss this hilarious frenzy as Tim Burton (Batman, Beetlejuice) directs – and Mars Attacks! SEE! Stars that shine across the galaxy. […]

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Operazione paura

September 11, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Giacomo Rossi-Stuart and Erica Blanc star in Bava’s final gothic masterpiece, the hallucinatory tale of a remote village tormented by the specter of a dead little girl. Despite it’s […]

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Midnight Movie Massacre

September 5, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: ATTACK FROM MARS tells the terrifying story of a handful of people that fight off a fearsome vampire creature from the planet Mars when it invades the local movie […]

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Terrore nello spazio

August 28, 2017by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Get sucked into a “chilling” (Film Daily) black hole of cosmic creepiness when an evil alien race zeroes in on a crew of unsuspecting astronauts, turning them into zonked-out […]

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