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Ghastly Gems: Werewolf of London (1935)
Forgive the pun, but Werewolf of London is a strange beast of a film. It preceded the much more well-known The Wolf Man by six years and established a fair amount…
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Ghastly Gems: The Invisible Man (1933)
Just two years after James Whale changed the landscape of horror cinema with Frankenstein, he directed The Invisible Man for Universal in 1933, where he would focus on revolutionary special…
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Ghastly Gems: Dracula (1931)
With Universal Pictures recently launching their “Dark Universe” series of rebooted monster movies (starting with Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy), now is as good a time as ever to look back…
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151 Proof Movies: Monster Trucks Drinking Game
From the moment we first saw the Monster Trucks trailer, we knew it was a film destined for 151 Proof Greatness! There are just some movies that scream to us to…
Top 7 Slasher Flick Kills
Nothing defines cinematic horror quite like the “slasher” flick. The sub-genre that Psycho begot went full steam ahead after Halloween became a smash hit, and has spawned a large number…
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Shin Godzilla Review
When Shin Godzilla (AKA Godzilla Resurgence) was originally announced in late 2014, it was difficult not to be skeptical. After all, Western filmmaker Gareth Edwards proved earlier that same year…
Review: Saw VI & Saw 3D
Saw VI (2009) After the dismal, filler-laden Saw V, it was clear that changes had to be made to keep the series relevant. For a horror series with annually-released entries…
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Review: Saw IV & V
Saw IV (2007) Considering the events that transpired at the end of the surprisingly decent Saw III, you would expect the next movie to be all about…
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Review: Saw II & III
Saw II (2005) After the surprise success of Saw, producers scrambled to begin work on a sequel so that it could be released the following October. With series creators James Wan and…
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Review: Saw (2004)
Say what you will about the movie that kickstarted the "torture porn" horror film craze, but with a budget of just over a million dollars and a final tally north…