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Category: 1988

“Beware the beast”: Demonic Repression & Sex as Religion in CATACOMBS

On 07/29/2020 By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Film, Horror, Ian Abercrombie, Jeremy West, Laura Schaefer, Religion1 Comment

A demon, a woman, and a chocolate bar-eating monk walk into an abbey. Stop me if you've heard this one...

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THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW: Wes Craven’s Political Zombies

On 10/12/201810/12/2019 By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Wes Craven, Zakes Mokae, ZombiesLeave a comment

THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW proves Wes Craven was as political as any of his contemporaries while remaining totally horrific

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Prayers to a Consumer God: American Decay + Ideological Control in THEY LIVE

On 07/30/201804/13/2019 By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Action, Advertising, Film, Horror, John Carpenter, Keith David, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Sci-Fi, Thriller, UrbanismLeave a comment

Generally disregarded by the mainstream, John Carpenter's THEY LIVE ('88) is a prophetic piece of sci-fi cinema.

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PUMPKINHEAD: A Gruesome Fairy Tale

On 10/28/2017 By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Dark Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Film, Folk Horror, Horror, Lance Henriksen, Stan WinstonLeave a comment

A fantastic slice of the late '80s, like a dark fairy tale set in the South, the horrific stuff of folklore.

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WAXWORK’s Metafiction Comes Alive!

On 10/02/201710/02/2017 By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Dana Ashbrook, David Warner, Film, Horror Comedy, Zach GalliganLeave a comment

An underrated '80s horror, spooky fun mixed with some comedy & metafiction to boot.

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THE SEVENTH SIGN’s Psychological Book of Revelations Horror

On 10/02/201612/14/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Book of Revelations, Demi Moore, Drama, Fantasy, Film, George Kaplan, Horror, Jürgen Prochnow, Michael Biehn, Peter Friedman, Religion, Thriller, W.W. WicketLeave a comment

Need a dose apocalyptic, biblical horror?

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Existential Deaths in SPOORLOOS

On 03/27/201509/11/2018 By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Blu ray, Criterion Collection, Film, Foreign Films, George Sluizer, Kidnapping, Spoorloos, The Golden Egg, The VanishingLeave a comment

SPOORLOOS a.k.a THE VANISHING will remain one of the best mysteries with the most shocking end ever.

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