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Monday | DreadCentrol.com

Tom Holland and David Chackler Bring Horror Fans Dead Rabbit Films

Horror buffs beware! A new production company has been formed by a couple of the most influential minds in the entertainment industry.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Fright Night, Child's Play, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Chris Sarandon, Culver City, CA

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Associated Content

Spending the Night at the House of the Devil

There was a time when horror movies were fun. They were full of dark scenes and built suspense and the directors remembered some standards set by the greats of the horror genre in years past.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween

Mon Nov 16, 2009

FANGORIA

Palisades Tartan Video's Terror Pack Vol. 1

I'm not going to lie, I typically hate box sets. They're more often than not, a dumping ground for DVD's that have spent one too many years collecting dust in some old warehouse that their distributers are just a little too eager to get off the shelves.

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Related Topix: Ghosts of Mars, Horror Movies, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Escape from New York, Escape from L.A., Thriller, Adventure, Ice Cube, Rap, Black Entertainment

DreadCentrol.com

The Night SHE Stayed Home: Judith: A Halloween Tribute Film

Despite its low budget, a mostly then no name cast, and age many fans out there still find John Carpenter's original masterpiece Halloween to be one of the best film's our genre has ever seen and we completely agree.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Life, Holidays

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

Coolest thing seen online tonight or this morning! Seriously cool

Hey folks, Harry here with a couple of things of note. Earlier tonight - a friend and semi-delusional dwarf - sent me the following video: After watching that I was thrilled! I mean... holy shit that's a talented crazy awesome guy! I love the LEDs that are there for no other reason other than to just be badass.

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Related Topix: Escape from New York, Action Movies, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

The Real Halloween

By that, of course, I mean the John Carpenter film . Seattle-based Parallax View has begun performing, under the editorship of Sean Axmaker , an invaluable service to film scholarship: publishing the entire back catalog of Movietone News on the web.

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Related Topix: Thriller, Horror Movies, Halloween

Mon Nov 02, 2009

XLR8R

Download: Gatekeeper "Forgotten"

With everyone gearing up for Halloween tomorrow, this gothy disco track from Chicago's Gatekeeper is perfect for getting into the spook-tacular spirit.

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Related Topix: Thriller, Horror Movies, Halloween

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

Dawna Lee Heising and Joycelyne Lew Star In October Episode of AS...

Asian-American Actresses Portrayed Rival Soap Opera Actresses in Television Series Written, Directed and Produced by John C. Alsedek HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, October 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dawna Lee Heising and Joycelyne Lew of "Eye on Entertainment" on Time Warner Cable will be starring in the October 30 episode of the horror anthology series ...

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Related Topix: Huntington Beach, CA, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, Kurt Russell, Tales of the Gold Monkey

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Horror in high-def

Now that you have a big-screen TV and a Blu-ray DVD player, this could be a great weekend to revisit some of Hollywood's best horror flicks in gory high definition.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Life, Holidays, Teenagers, Family, Jamie Lee Curtis

411mania.com

411 Movies Feedback: What is Your Favorite Movie to Watch on Halloween?

Though it might be a cliche, I always enjoy watching John Carpenter's Halloween on Halloween, but over the past few years, I find myself popping in Neil Marshall's The Descent without fail.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Movies, Entertainment

Post Tribune

Critics find different kind of horror in some horror films

Horror movies can be frightful -- in a bad way. They can be frightful as in ... really not scary.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Psycho, Anne Heche, Merrillville, IN

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Ottawa Sun

For the small scream

Creepy, crazy, scary and funny, Michael Dougherty's Trick 'r Treat re-invigorates the Halloween horror season.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Life, Holidays, Family, Kids, Dead Snow, Orphan

Contra Costa Times

Your guide to spooky Halloween music

Movie buffs act like they own Halloween. If you want to properly enjoy Oct. 31, they'll tell you, then watch some horror movies.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Life, Holidays, Boris Karloff

Calgary Sun

Scary rock songs for Halloween

The children of the night ... what music they make. They aren't alone. From Alien Sex Fiend to The Zombies, almost every band has a scary-good Halloween song.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Life, Holidays, Hard-Rock, Black Sabbath, Music, Entertainment

Daily Herald

Last-minute Halloween mayhem

Those who dare can tour the Mausoleum of Terror and mingle with some creepy characters at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Life, Holidays, Gurnee, IL, Home Gardening, Home, Jamie Lee Curtis

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

'Rocky Horror' served up on film, in flesh

While my personal Halloween ritual consists only of revisiting John Carpenter's original 'Halloween' , 'The Rocky Horror Show' and its celluloid step-child, 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' have captured a massive cult following.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Life, Holidays, Cedar Rapids, IA, Davenport, IA, Des Moines, IA

Texas Gigs

PegStaff's Halloween horror movie favorites, part deux -- and film guy's new gourmet picks

How else can you explain the fact that two years down the road from our first staffer survey of all-time favorite Halloween horror movies, several of the same titles remain on the list? A total of 10 fearful souls here in the office participated in this year's survey, with the results demonstrating a spooky trend: M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth ...

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Life, Holidays, Village of the Damned, Science Fiction Movies, Coraline, Family, Kids

Athens Banner-Herald

Cinema File: Old favorites guarantee horror-filled Halloween

My favorite thing to do on Halloween is go out to see a scary movie. It's a tradition that started in the basement of my house in Doraville during those years when I was too old to go trick-or-treating but wasn't old enough to get into R-rated movies.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Life, Holidays

Wed Oct 28, 2009

FANGORIA

Great list so far.Glad to see Meg Fos...

Given man's unwavering fascination with woman, it's no surprise that the female star acts as the anchor to a dominant portion of horror pictures.

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Related Topix: Ami Dolenz, Children TV, Animated TV, Beetlejuice, Entertainment, Television, Fairuza Balk, Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Miami New Times

Halloween: Horror DVDs turn your pad into a haunted house

Apart from the stray slasher flick, Halloween is traditionally a dead spot on the Hollywood calendar.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Halloween, Action Movies, They Live, Science Fiction Movies, Kurt Russell, Shocker, Wes Craven, Movies, Entertainment

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