Tag: Mystery

The Device (2014) – Film

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“The Device”

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Abby and Rebecca are sisters who have been estranged since a fight they had as teenagers, leading to an event that changed both of them.  Trying to rebuild their relationship, they return to their family cabin, spread their mother’s ashes, and hope to start over.  The ladies find some wreckage in the woods when Abby follows Rebecca who has wandered off.  In the midst of that wreckage is a mysterious device. Continue reading “The Device (2014) – Film” →

Claudia Qui (2012) – Film

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“Claudia Qui”

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This is a thought provoking, creative, artistic piece of film making which explores the subtleties of what happens to artist and photographer, Claudia Piovani, after an experience which seduces and possesses her.   Continue reading “Claudia Qui (2012) – Film” →

My Demon Lover (1987) – Film

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“My Demon Lover”

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Denny is sweet, guileless, naive woman who is  unlucky in love, with a habit of taking in strays.  Kaz is a homeless young man with a secret.  After Kaz defends her from her ex boyfriend, Denny decides to help Kaz, by letting him stay with her.   Continue reading “My Demon Lover (1987) – Film” →

Jake Speed (1986) – Film

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“Jake Speed”

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When Margaret Winston’s sister is kidnapped, Grandpa knows just who to contact to rescue her.   Unfortunately, Jake Speed is a fictional character from a pulp novel series.  Or so everyone believes. Uncertain of his claims, but unwilling to give up hope, Margaret is swept away by the real life Jake Speed in the adventure of a lifetime, she travels to Africa to save her sister from slavery. Continue reading “Jake Speed (1986) – Film” →

The Last Exorcism (2010) – Film

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“The Last Exorcism”

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Previously available at Found Footage Flicks, which was discontinued as of 09/01/2014.

Cotton Marcus, a man who became a Preacher as a child, has suffered a crisis of faith and become discouraged.  After years of preaching with his father and performing exorcisms for the church, Cotton’s personal doubts, combined with recent news of children dying while allegedly being exorcised, have convinced him to expose them for the frauds his experience has shown them to be.  He, with a documentary film crew, travel to the Switzer farm in Ivanwood, LA to perform an exorcism hoping to help a troubled family and show the tricks of the trade.  While there, Cotton and the film crew discover there is far more serious problems happening with this dysfunctional family. Continue reading “The Last Exorcism (2010) – Film” →

The Amityville Haunting (2011) – Film

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“The Amityville Haunting”

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Previously available at Found Footage Flicks, which will be discontinued as of 09/01/2014.

So, in 2011, The Asylum decided to jump onto the found footage bandwagon and Amityville franchise and offered up “The Amityville Haunting. Thirty-two years after the events that the Lutz family experienced at Amityville, a new family moves into the infamous house. What you expect to happen does. The Amityville story is familiar and only needs be mentioned with a brief updated background to set the stage. Continue reading “The Amityville Haunting (2011) – Film” →

Twixt (2011) – Film

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“Twixt”

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Hall Baltimore, a novelist, goes to a book signing in a small town and finds himself drawn into a murder mystery by the local sheriff.  That night, he dreams of a beautiful young girl.  Every night, the dreams progress, each step closer to solving the murder, and closer to finding the end of his new book. Continue reading “Twixt (2011) – Film” →

John Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns (2005) – TV

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“John Carpenter’s Cigarette  Burns”

#22 of the 31 days of horror challenge.  (These reviews will be more raw due to the nature of the challenge.)

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An eccentric, wealthy, film collector with a terminal illness hires a talented, but nearly bankrupt, theater owner with a torrid past, to find a print of an infamous movie, “Le Fin Absolue du Monde” which was long believed destroyed.  The only screening of this film had driven its audience into madness and murder.  Continue reading “John Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns (2005) – TV” →

Thale (2012) – Film

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“Thale”

#13 of the 31 days of horror challenge.  (These reviews will be more raw due to the nature of the challenge.)

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Two crime scene cleaners, Leo and Elvis, discover a hidden basement during a routine job.  Full of unusual equipment and recording of the man who lived there, they also find a lovely young woman hiding.  While waiting for assistance to arrive, they attempt to discover who she is… and what. Continue reading “Thale (2012) – Film” →

The Invoking (2013) – Film

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“The Invoking”

A feature film featured at the 2013 Oshkosh Horror Film Festival.

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Sam, who was adopted when she was 5-years-old, has inherited a house from a family she has never known.  She and 3 friends decide to take a vacation and check out the house, giving Sam a chanced to try to figure out what happened to her biological parents and why she was put up for adoption.  When they arrive, Sam begins to have flashbacks of long repressed memories.  As the group’s friendships begin to fall apart, so does Sam’s sanity. Continue reading “The Invoking (2013) – Film” →