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Tag Archives: Suspense

Treed Murray

July 30, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Smart, savvy advertising executive Murray Roberts (Hewlett) is in control of his urban world. But a run-in with a would-be mugger and his gang in a large metropolitan park […]

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Män som hatar kvinnor

July 29, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found and her beloved […]

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The Bat

July 16, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When it flies, someone DIES! Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder (Agnes Moorehead) has rented a remote mansion for the summer. One night, a prowler tagged “The Bat” invades the […]

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The Dark

July 15, 2010by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: You Don’t have To Be Scared Of The Dark. Just Of What’s In It…! Well-acted, wild, cross-genre mix of sci-fi and horror starring William Devane as a writer who […]

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Near Dark

July 13, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Pray For Daylight In the dusty heart of the American southwest, innocent country boy Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar of Mysterious Ways) is seduced by a beautiful girl (Jenny Wright) […]

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The Usual Suspects

June 15, 2010by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: In a world where nothing is what it seems you’ve got to look beyond… The Usual Suspects. The most hardened criminals in the world fear no one… except Keyser […]

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Psycho II

June 10, 2010by The Thorn 1 Comment

Synopsis: It’s 22 years later, and Norman Bates is coming home. Psycho II is the terrifying sequel to one of the most suspenseful films of all time, Alfred Hitchock’s Psycho. […]

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Peur(s) du noir

June 1, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It has been hailed as the most visually stunning and unsettling anthology in modern animation history: Artistic director Etienne Robial brings together six of the world’s leading comic and […]

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Silver Streak

May 25, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The most hilarious suspense ride of your life! In this wild comedy adventure, rail passenger George Caldwell (Gene Wilder) finds that a romantic escapade with a sultry secretary (Jill […]

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Smash Cut

May 23, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The special effects on director Able Whitman’s (David Hess, The Last House On The Left) new shlock-horror film just aren’t cutting it. – until he starts killing people and […]

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Psycho (1960)

May 20, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Alfred Hitchock’s landmark masterpiece of the macabre stars Anthony Perkins as the troubled Norman Bates, whose old dark house and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a […]

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Shadow of a Doubt

May 4, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When Uncle Charlie comes to visit his relatives in the sleepy town of Santa Rosa, the foundation is laid for one of his most engaging and suspenseful excursions. Joseph […]

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The Return of Count Yorga

April 29, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Robert Quarry reprises his role as the “exceptionally dapper vampire” (The Hollywood Reporter) in this heart-stopping thriller with a surprise climax that will “scare you right out of your […]

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