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Galaxy of Terror (1981)

I was slightly reluctant to revisit the 1981 Roger Corman production Galaxy of Terror, but quickly realized, five or six minutes in, that the film I remembered disliking – that which I’d seen on cable a long time ago – … Continue reading

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The Tingler (1959)

“I’m William Castle, the director of the film you’re about to see.  I feel obligated to warn you that some of the sensations, some of the physical reactions which the actors on the screen will feel, will also be experienced, … Continue reading

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Hellraiser (1987)

When I was a teenager, I thought Clive Barker was the bee’s knees.  The blood-spattered bee’s bloody, bloody knees.  I first encountered him through Weaveworld, which I’d expected to be a sex-and-violence fantasy novel; instead I was initiated into the … Continue reading

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