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Isabel

March 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This moody Canadian thriller follows the beautiful Isabel (Geneviève Bujold) as she leaves Montreal and returns to the coastal Quebec farm where she grew up. Discovering that her mother […]

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La Belle et la Bête

February 13, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a […]

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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 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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The Visit

November 12, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Writer/director/producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable) and producer Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Insidious series) welcome you to Universal Pictures’ The Visit. Shyamalan returns […]

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Ghosted, vol. 1

November 9, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: A HORROR/CRIME MASHUP THAT’S EQUAL PARTS OCEAN’S 11 AND THE SHINING. Jackson T. Winters is one of the greatest criminal masterminds to ever live…except he’s rotting in jail after […]

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Literature

In the Dark

November 5, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: A monstrous collection of all-new, original terror tales from the darkest and most brilliant minds in comics. IN THE DARK contains over 20 all-new, original horror stories, an introduction […]

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Literature

It Follows

November 4, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For 19-year-old Jay, fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange visions […]

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Film

Scream 4

October 24, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: New decade. New rules. Directed by suspense master and director of the first trilogy, Wes Craven, Scream 4 is the newest installment in the acclaimed franchise that ushered in […]

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Film

Scream 3

October 23, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The most terrifying scream is always the last. Stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette are back for more in the chilling final chapter of this phenomenally […]

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Scream 2

October 22, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far. Here’s the incredible follow-up to the smash hit phenomenon “Scream!” Away at college, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) thought […]

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Film

Scream

October 21, 2015by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: A teenage girl (Neve Campbell) becomes the target of a killer who has stalked and killed one of her classmates. A tabloid news reporter (Courtney Cox) is determined to […]

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Film

Secret State

October 4, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: After a major industrial accident kills dozens of people in the north of England, deputy prime minister Tom Dawkins (Gabriel Byrne, The Usual Suspects) takes on a giant American […]

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