Author Archives: Denise

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About Denise

Professional nerd. Lover of licorice.

31 in 31: Cabin Fever – Patient Zero

Story: Some guy is getting married to some rich chick. Why not have a bachelor party boat trip? And why not dock on an island not on the map, where a secret biohazard research team is working on the cure … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: Lon Chaney – Behind the Mask

Story: A look at the life and work of horror actor extraordinaire, Lon Chaney. Scares: If you’re old enough to remember Chaney’s films when they first came out? Maybe. And congratulations on finding the internets! Splat factor: Zero. It’s a … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: Ouija

I decided to kill two birds with one horror movie this go-round; cross-posted at Geek for e, clicky the hyperlink for that post! Movie review: Ouija It’s Hallow-Month!  So horror movies are naturally the way to go. Want to get … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: Burke and Hare (2010)

I missed a ’31 yesterday, so why not continue with grave robbing today?  Here goes, with Burke and Hare! Story: Back in the early 1800s, medical colleges in Scotland had a shortage of bodies.  When there’s a market, there are…enrepreneurs! … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: I Sell the Dead

Story: Arthur Blake is jailed for grave robbing and murder.  Before he’s beheaded, a monk comes in and asks him to confess.  Roll the backstory of how he came to do what he did, and all the strange and scary … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Birdman

Actually, the title is Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance, just so you know.  But Michael Keaton as an actor who played a superhero!  Meta much?  Yeah, this sounds cool.  BIRDMAN or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance TRAILER: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/birdman/ … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: Cockneys vs Zombies

Story:  A group of pathetically stupid (but hilarious) bank robbers try a heist.  Meanwhile, zombies are popping up around the old folks home.  How are these two disparate groups gonna survive the apocalypse? Scares: A few nice chills and Day … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: The Sacrament

Story: Remember the Jonestown Massacre? Well, The Sacrament is Eli Roth’s weak attempt to make that tragedy into a horror movie. Scares: Not a one. A decent sense of dread in the beginning, but then it all peters out. Splat … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Story: A princess takes a trip to Japan, but her plane blows up.  Later, a woman that looks just like her is on the streets of Japan, warning everyone of upcoming monster invasions.  What’s going on?  Who cares — bring … Continue reading →

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31 in 31: Shivers (1975)

Story: A dirty old man murders a beautiful young student.  But the dirty old man is actually a medical professor, and the beautiful young student is actually someone he infected with a parasite that was a combination venereal disease/aphrodisiac.  But … Continue reading →

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