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Tag Archives: Science Fiction

Judge Dredd

March 4, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In The Future…One Man Is Judge, Jury and Executioner! In a time when all-powerful and coldly efficient “Judges” act with the supreme authority of both the police force and […]

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Escape From New York

March 2, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Kurt Russell (Stargate) stars in a high-velocity sci-fi action-thriller from director John Carpenter (co-written by Nick Castle) that sets the screen ablaze with heart-stopping suspense, outrageous stunts and imaginative […]

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The Thing (2011)

February 27, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s not human. Yet. From the producers of Dawn of the Dead comes the chilling prelude to John Carpenter’s cult classic film. When paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) […]

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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

The Thing From Another World

February 23, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Arctic researchers discover a huge, frozen spaceling inside a crash-landed UFO, then fight for their lives after the murderous being (a pre-Gunsmoke James Arness) emerges from icy captivity. Will […]

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Film, 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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Film

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

Alien vs. Predator – Requiem: Unrated

February 4, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Packed with adrenaline-pumping action, heart-stopping suspense, plus seven additional minutes of unrated, blood-soaked footage too shocking for theaters, this unrated version of AVP-Requiem escalates the war between sci-fi’s scariest […]

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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

Alien vs. Predator: Unrated

February 2, 2015by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The deadliest creatures from the scariest sci-fi movies ever made face off in Aliens vs. Predator. The incredible adventure begins when the discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in […]

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