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Tag Archives: Suspense

3615 code Père Noël

December 25, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Thomas (Alain Musy) is living with his mom and granddad in a huge country house. He makes a teltext phone call requesting that Santa Claus visit his house for […]

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The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town

December 15, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For five groundbreaking seasons, Canadian-bred comic prodigies THE KIDS IN THE HALL stretched sketch comedy to its ultimate limits with hilariously off-the-wall results. Now they’ve returned with THE KIDS […]

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Papurika

December 12, 2017by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination – where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a […]

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Kidnapped

December 11, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It was to be the most startling film of Bava’s entire career: After a botched payroll heist, a trio of vicious criminals take hostages in a desperate getaway that […]

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Cani arrabbiati

December 11, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Imagine Quentin Tarantino remaking LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT inside a speeding car…That’s Mario Bava’s RABID DOGS (Cani Arrabbiati), a brutal and ironic kidnapping story whose unflinching realism makes […]

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Pāfekuto burū

December 5, 2017by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Pop singer Mima Kirigoe looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually-charged […]

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The House of Exorcism

December 4, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Tourist Lisa Reiner (Elke Sommer) encounters the Devil himself (Telly Savalas) while vacationing in Toledo, Spain. Recognizing in her the soul of a damned spirit that escaped him, the […]

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Lisa e il diavolo

December 4, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: While visiting Toledo, Spain, American tourist Lisa Reiner (Elke Sommer) experiences a feeling of déjà vu when she sees an ancient mural of the Devil carrying away the dead. […]

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La casa con la scala nel buio

November 28, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Bruno (Andrea Occhipinti of NEW YORK RIPPER) is hired to compose a new horror movie and rents an isolated villa to concentrate on his work. But when several beautiful […]

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Cheers: Season 4

November 25, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s the cozy little Boston bar where everybody knows your name…welcome to Cheers – the Emmy® Award-winning, smash-hit television series that kept the laughs uncorked for 11 years. For […]

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Nightmare at Shadow Woods

November 23, 2017by 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 of the most gruesome special effects in […]

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Macabro

November 21, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this horrific tale of murder, madness and perverse passion, a New Orleans wife and mother carries on a torrid affair behind her family’s back. But when a violent […]

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Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga

November 20, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An American student’s family curse, an ancient Austrian castle of torture and a demonic incantation that resurrects the infamous 16th Century sadist known as ‘Baron Blood’. Director Mario Bava […]

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