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Tag Archives: Suspense

Serial Experiments: Lain

February 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Close the World. Open the Next. Decades before the internet was something people carried around in their pockets, these words introduced anime fans to a surreal existence where computer […]

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Television

The Lost Room

February 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Some doors are better left closed. A mysterious event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into indestructible objects with extraordinary powers. Detective Joe […]

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Television

Locke and Key, vol. 5

January 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Tyler and Kinsey Locke have no idea that their now-deceased nemesis, Lucas “Dodge” Caravaggio, has taken over the body of their younger brother, Bode. With unrestricted access to Keyhouse, […]

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El espinazo del diablo

January 16, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From The Director of Hellboy THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE is a stylish and unpredictable supernatural chiller from director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade 2) which deftly mixes horror, suspense and […]

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V for Vendetta

January 10, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Freedom! Forever! Who is the man who hides his scarred face behind a mask? Hero or madman? Liberator or oppressor? Who is V – and who will join him […]

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Gravity

January 8, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award® winners Sandra Bullock (“The Blind Side”) and George Clooney (“Syriana”) star in “Gravity,” a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep […]

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Film

Red State

January 4, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Love thy neighbor Three teenaged boys are lured to the town of Cooper’s Dell with the promise of a party. But instead of enjoying the night of their dreams, […]

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Film

Terror Train

December 31, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Boys & Girls Of Sigma Phi. Some Will Live. Some Will Die. Take an excursion into terror with Jamie Lee Curtis and Ben Johnson in this classic shocker […]

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Film

Millions

December 26, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From The Imagination Of Danny Boyle It’s holiday season and seven-year-old Damian believes he’s received a divine gift from above when a suitcase filled with cash literally falls out […]

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Sint

December 17, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: An original and delightfully gruesome slasher film, Saint re-imagines the jolly old saint as a bloodthirsty bishop fulfilling a grisly prophecy every 32 years under the Christmas full moon. […]

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NOS4A2

December 16, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns. Victoria McQueen has a […]

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Locke and Key, vol. 4

December 14, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s Locke & Key unwinds into its fourth volume in Keys to the Kingdom! With more keys making themselves known, and the depths of the […]

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Locke and Key, vol. 3

December 10, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The third storyline in the Eisner-winning series by Joe Hill (Horns) and Gabriel Rodriguez. The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is […]

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