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Tag Archives: Suspense

I Saw What You Did

October 4, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: William Castle’s original “Teen Scream” classic!!!! Two teenagers make prank calls to strangers, and become the target of terror when they whisper “I saw what you did” to a […]

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Film, Literature

When a Stranger Calls

October 3, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Every Baby-Sitter’s Nightmare Becomes Real. A terrified young baby-sitter… an incessantly ringing phone… and whispered threats set the stage for one of the most suspenseful chillers ever filmed. Carol […]

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Film

Nailbiter, vol. 1

October 2, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: “Where do serial killers come from?” and why has Buckaroo, Oregon given birth to sixteen of the most vile serial killers in the world? NSA Agent Nicholas Finch needs […]

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Literature

V/H/S

October 1, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: V/H/S is a point of view, found-footage horror film from the perspective of America’s top genre filmmakers. A group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to […]

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Film

Star Trek: Nemesis

September 29, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A Generation’s Final Journey Begins… Set a course for a galaxy of unparalleled action and adventure as Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his Starship crew battle a chilling […]

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Film

Star Trek: First Contact

September 15, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They call themselves the Borg-a half-organic, half-machine collective, with a soul purpose: to conquer and assimilate all races. Led by their seductive and sadistic queen (Alice Krige), the Borg […]

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Film, Television

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Special Edition

September 6, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Enterprise leads a battle for peace in a spectacular Star Trek adventure that’s “impossible to resist” (James Veniere, Boston Herald). The Federation and the Klingon empire prepare for […]

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Film, Television

Into the Forest

September 3, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Two sisters (Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood) struggle to survive in a remote country house after a continent-wide power outage, in this gripping apocalyptic drama from director Patricia […]

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Film, Literature

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

September 1, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Enterprise leads a battle for peace in the most spectacular Star Trek® adventure ever! After years at war, the Federation and the Klingon empire prepare for a peace […]

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Film, Television

Fatale, Book 5

August 28, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The final book in ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS’s best-selling horror-noir epic. The secrets of the immortal Femme Fatale and her adversary come to light before their final explosive […]

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Literature

Temptation of Eve: Good Wife

August 10, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this sexy and provocative drama based partially on Roman Polanski’s Bitter Moon, film director Jin Young meets an attractive woman and spends the night with her. When he […]

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Film, Television

Nightcrawler

July 30, 2016by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Nightcrawler is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers […]

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Film

Black Rock

July 23, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Not every island is a paradise. Three young women – Sarah (Kate Bosworth), Abby (Katie Aselton) and Lou (Lake Bell) – get together for a private campout at one […]

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Film

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