American Horror Story – Hotel, Episode 2: “Chutes and Ladders”

FX's American Horror Story Season 5, Episode 2: "Chutes and Ladders" Directed by Bradley Buecker Written by Tim Minear * For a review of the previous episode, "Checking In" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Mommy" - click here After the first and at times devastating premiere episode in Hotel, "Chutes and Ladders" …

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American Horror Story – Hotel, Episode 1: “Checking In”

FX's American Horror Story Season 5, Episode 1: "Checking In" Directed by Ryan Murphy Written by Brad Falchuk & Ryan Murphy * For a review of the Season 4 Freak Show finale, "Curtain Call" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Chutes and Ladders" - click here Opening this new season, there are …

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31 Days of Horror for Halloween Season

In an effort to try and diversify, I've done my best to not include anything I included on last year's Halloween List. Not to worry: plenty of horror for you here. Wade on in to find yourself something creepy; one title for every day of the month in no particular order but merely numbered for …

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SUMMER OF BLOOD: Unlikeable Hipster Vampires

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAtJwbxIrec Summer of Blood. 2014. Directed & Written by Onur Tukel. Starring Onur Tukel, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Vanna Pilgrim, Jason Selvig, and Melodie Sisk. Dark Sky Films. Not Rated. 86 minutes. Comedy/Horror ★★1/2 Erik Sparrow, played by writer and director Onur Tukel, seems to have a stable life - he has a nice job, he …

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Bela Kiss: Prologue – Because Literary Terms Be Damned

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt_f_0Djlq4 Bela Kiss: Prologue. 2013. Directed & Written by Lucien Förstner. Starring Kristina Klebe, Rudolf Martin, Fabian Stumm, Ben Bela Böhm, Janina Elkin, Angus McGruther, Julia Horvath, and Jörg Koslowsky. 4Digital Media. Rated R. 106 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller 1/2★ There are movies which sometimes fool me, for one reason or another, into thinking they'll turn out to …

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