Will You Accept The Invitation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-mp77SZ_0M The Invitation. 2015. Directed by Karyn Kusama. Screenplay by Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Aiden Lovekamp, Michelle Krusiec, Mike Doyle, Jordi Vilasuso, Jay Larson, Marieh Delfino, Tammy Blanchard, Michael Huisman, Lindsay Burdge, John Carroll Lynch, Toby Huss, Danielle Camastra, Trish Gates, & Karl Yune. Gamechanger Films/Lege Artis/XYZ Films. Unrated. …

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The Path – Season 1, Episode 3: “A Homecoming”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgtCSfOED6w Hulu's The Path Season 1, Episode 3: "A Homecoming" Directed by Michael Weaver Written by Annie Weisman * For a review of the previous episode, "The Era of the Ladder" - click here * For a review o the next episode, "The Future" - click here Further down the spiral we go, alongside Eddie …

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The Path – Season 1, Episode 2: “The Era of the Ladder”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgtCSfOED6w Hulu's The Path Season 1, Episode 2: "The Era of the Ladder" Directed by Mike Cahill Written by Jessica Goldberg * For a review of the previous episode, "What The Fire Throws" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "A Homecoming" - click here After the first episode, Hulu's The Path continues on …

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The Path – Season 1, Episode 1: “What The Fire Throws”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CJGX50Pt4s Hulu's The Path Season 1, Episode 1: "What The Fire Throws" Directed by Mike Cahill Written by Jessica Goldberg * For a review of the next episode, "The Era of the Ladder" - click here The new Hulu series begins in New Hampshire. A desolate landfill-type location, some sort of disaster area, with various …

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Kristy: Lower V. Upper Class Horror

Kristy. 2014. Directed by Oliver Blackburn. Screenplay by Anthony Jaswinski. Starring Haley Bennett, Ashley Greene, Lucas Till, Chris Coy, Mike Seal, Lucius Falick, Erica Ash, James Ransone, Mathew St. Patrick, and Al Vicente. David Kirschner Productions/La Sienega Productions/Electric City Entertainment. Rated R. 86 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★ There's nothing absolutely unique to Kristy. I can't say there's …

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Carpenter, Cults, & Cruel Hauntings in Last Shift

Last Shift. 2015. Directed by Anthony DiBlasi. Screenplay by Anthony DiBlasi & Scott Poiley. Starring Juliana Harkavy, Joshua Mikel, J. LaRose, Natalie Victoria, Sarah Sculco, Kathryn Kilger, and Mary Lankford Poiley. Skyra Entertainment. Rated R. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2 Marketing has dubbed Last Shift as a cross between Satanic style horror and John Carpenter's amazingly tense/low …

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True Detective – Season 2, Episode 1: The Western Book of the Dead

HBO's True Detective Season 2, Episode 1: "The Western Book of the Dead" Directed by Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow) Written by Nic Pizzolatto * For a review of the next episode, "Night Finds You" - click here To start, this is NOT a repeat of True Detective True Detective Season 1 - the show is trying to …

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APOCALYPTIC(ally Bad)

Apocalyptic. 2014. Directed & Written by Glen Triggs. Starring Jane Elizabeth Barry, David Macrae, and Geoff Pinfield. Dark Epic Films. Unrated. 84 minutes. Drama/Horror ★ A lot of people seem to have had more than their fill of found footage. Me - I'm not quite done with the sub-genre. Of course, that's me, I like …

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