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Tag Archives: War

In Real Life

June 6, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It’s a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, […]

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Literature

Witchfinder General

May 11, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: As superstition and fear sweep the Middle Ages, an educated rogue named Hopkins (Vincent Price) wanders from town to town proclaiming to be an official witch finder. Town leaders […]

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The Midas Flesh, vol. 2

May 9, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: We’ve all heard of the Midas Touch. You know, the Greek myth about the man who did a number on himself by wishing everything he touched to turn to […]

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Literature

The Midas Flesh, vol. 1

April 25, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: We’ve all heard of The Midas Touch, who better to turn that tale on its head with a heavy dose of Sci-Fi than Adventure Time’s Ryan North? Fatima and […]

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Literature

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

March 25, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Everything Is Under Control Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep, along with Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Liev Schreiber, mesmerize a whole new generation of audiences in […]

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Film, Literature

RoboCop vs. The Terminator

February 28, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: For the first time ever, Dark Horse is proud to collect Frank Miller and Walt Simonson’s classic RoboCop vs. the Terminator comic books in graphic novel format! Comics’ greatest […]

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Literature

The Trollenberg Terror

February 21, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Scripted by Hammer stalwart Jimmy Sangster and starring Forrest Tucker, this British chiller was based on a popular TV series. A scientist, Alan Brooks (Forrest Tucker) arrives at the […]

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Film

Stargate

February 7, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It will take you a million light years from home. But will it bring you back? When a mysterious woman makes Professor Daniel Jackson (James Spader) and offer he […]

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Film

Rocketeer Adventures, vol. 2

January 31, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The second all-new, all-great Rocketeer Adventures anthology is crammed with great creators doing terrific Rocketeer stories by these high-flying talents: Marc Guggenhein, Sandy Plunkett, Peter David, Paul Dini, Bill […]

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Literature

Rocketeer Adventures, vol. 1

January 17, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer was an instant hit the moment it hit the spinner rack in the earl 1980s. Stevens’ lush and distinctive artwork and fun, action-driven story was […]

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Literature

Jag är nyfiken – en film i gult

January 11, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Seized by customs upon entry to the United States, subject of a heated Supreme Court battle, banned in cities around the world, Vilgot Sjöman’s I Am Curious—Yellow is one […]

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Film

Ocean’s 11 (1960)

December 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas. Roulette wheels spin, cards snap, slots chime, champagne fizzes, the shows go on…and the lights go out. It’s the perfect time to steal […]

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Film

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

December 26, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In this captivating, exhilaratingly skewed World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima (In The Realm Of The Senses, Empire Of Passion), David Bowie (The Man Who Fell To Earth, […]

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