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31 in 31: The Bay

  Story:  Ahh, the Eastern Shore of Mur-land.  Home to crabbing, Natty Boh, boatin’ on the water hon, and isopods that have gotten a serious dose of steroids from the local chicken farm runoff (eew, poop.)  A newbie reporter is … Continue reading

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31 in 31: Stake Land

Story: A plague has broken out. People turn into vampires, and they’re hungry. A young boy is saved by a mysterious stranger called Mister, and together with a few other survivors, they look for “New Eden”. Unfortunately, vamps aren’t the … Continue reading

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31 in 31: Friday the 13th (1980)

Story: We are the CITs so pity us. The kids are brats, the food is hideous! We’re gonna smoke and drink and fool around! We’re…oh wait. No, not Camp North Star. Camp Crystal Lake. And these guys are dooooooomed. Scares: … Continue reading

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31 in 31: Nosferatu (1922)

Story:  Just a guy.  Standing over a girl.  Trying to bite her neck.  Sounds like Dracula?  Of course not!  *pauses*  Why, do you think they’ll sue? Scares: Surprisingly effective for a silent film.  Echoes of my earlier review of The … Continue reading

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31 in 31: Room 237

Story: Film historians & other interested parties people with way too much time on their hands obsess over minutiae in Kubrick’s The Shining. Scares: Only the fact that people go frame by frame to find a scene where an actor’s … Continue reading

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31 in 31: The Haunting of Sorority Row

Story: College! Sororities! Pledge Week! Somebody died during a hazing ceremony last year! Oops. I’m sure her ghost won’t come back for revenge on the four Sisters that covered it up…. Scares: A few fun jumpy moments, and the death … Continue reading

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31 in 31: Night of the Demons (2009)

Story: I’m broke – I know, I’ll throw a huge Halloween party! But my partner stole the take and I got fined by the po-po because I never got a permit. And now I just got bit by a skeleton … Continue reading

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31 in 31: Play Misty For Me

Story: Lucille Bluth was a controlling psycho even in the 70s. Case in point? Here she calls herself Evelyn Draper and stalks a DJ until he sleeps with her. She gets crazier and crazier until he cuts her off. Think … Continue reading

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31 in 31: Hotel Transylvania

  Story: Dracula is a single dad whose years of keeping daughter Mavis away from “scary” humans are threatened when a backpacker stumbles upon his sanctuary. Scares: Only if you’re an adult. The idea of having as many kids as … Continue reading

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31 in 31: The Mummy (1932)

Story: Being an archeologist is fun! Especially when you’re in Egypt and have found a cool new tomb! Look, a mummy! Gee, I wonder if he ever had a girlfriend? What’s this; a curse to anyone who opens this box … Continue reading

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