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Horror Reviews 1987

Horror Movie Review: Prince of Darkness (1987)

24/03/202024/03/2020 Liam 'Raptures Lost' Fisher Alice Cooper, Alive Films, Apocalypse Trilogy, Carolco Pictures, Dennis Dun, Donald Pleasence, in the mouth of madness, Jameson Parker, John Carpenter, Larry Franco Productions, Lisa Blount, Prince of Darkness, The Thing, Universal Pictures, Victor Wong

Prince of Darkness is the second instalment in what John Carpenter calls his “Apocalypse Trilogy”, which began with The Thing (1982) and concludes with In the Mouth of Madness (1994).

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Horror Reviews 1994

Horror Movie Review: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

05/11/201917/10/2019 Sally 'Fleshmechanic' Powell apocalypse triology, arcane publishing, charlton heston, David Warner, hobb's end, in the mouth of madness, John Carpenter, john trent sam neill, julie carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, linda styles, michael de luca, sutter cane, The Thing

An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer’s books have on his fans is more than inspirational.

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Horror Reviews 1983

Horror Movie Review: Christine (1983)

02/07/201823/06/2018 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher Adaption, Christine, horror, Horror Movie, Horror Movie Review, Horror Review, John Carpenter, John Stockwell, Keith Gordon, Stephen King

A horror movie about a sentient car shouldn’t be good but thanks to great direction by John Carpenter and great acting (Keith Gordon and John Stockwell) Christine really impresses.

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Horror Reviews 1993

Horror Movie Review: Body Bags (1993)

08/05/201804/05/2018 Sally 'Fleshmechanic' Powell 0 Comments alex datcher, An American Werewolf in London, anne, Attila, bill, body bags, brent matthews, cathy, cathy matthews, charles napier, coroner, dan blom, david naughton, David Warner, Deborah Harry, dr bregman, dr lang, dr lock, eddie velez, eye, george buck flower, gregory nicotero, hair, Halloween, Horror Comedy, john agar, John Carpenter, kim alexis, lucy boryer, Mark Hamill, megan, molly cheek, morgue, peter jason, richard coberts, robert carradine, Roger Corman, Sam Raimi, sheena easton, Stacy Keach, the gas station, tobe hooper, Tom Arnold, twiggy, Wes Craven

The epitome of a late night horror movie you’d catch on a random channel, only to try to be bewildered by all the eccentric cameos.

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Horror Reviews 2005

Horror Movie Review: The Fog – Remake (2005)

22/05/201715/05/2017 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher 0 Comments 2005, Antonio Bay, Debra Hill, DeRay Davis, John Carpenter, Maggie Grace, Remake, The Elizabeth Dane, The Fog, The Fog Remake, Tom Welling

Widely considered to be one of the worst remakes ever, The Fog fails in every department lacking tension, excitement & scares.

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Horror Reviews 2017

Horror Movie Review: The Void (2017)

13/04/201712/04/2017 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher 0 Comments 80s Horror, Clive Barker, cult, Gory, horror, Horror Movies, Horror Reviews, John Carpenter, Monsters, Practical Effects, The Thing, The Void, Violent

The Void combines the monster effects of The Thing, with the madness that comes from Clive Barker’s mind with a little 80’s horror style sprinkled over it.

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