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Anatomy – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 4

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This 2000 German release is about a medical student (Franka Potente) that gets awarded a place a prestigious med school only to uncover a secret society which is involved in questionable medical practices. Ok thriller with not many thrills. It shares many of the same themes as the 1996 film Extreme Measures starring Gene Hackman and Hugh Grant. Once the majority of the secrets had been revealed, the film tries too hard to continue the suspense with unnecessary attempts at story depth and … [Read more...]

Forbidden World – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 3

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Have you ever wondered what Alien would have looked like if it had been produced by Roger Corman? Wonder no more. I present you, Forbidden World. After being awaken from a deep hyper-sleep to help fend off enemy ships, a federation marshal is summoned to a research space station where gene-splicing is practiced and the wearing of bras has been outlawed An experiment goes wrong and creates a mutant that starts to run amok throughout the space station. The mutant cocoons frequently yet they … [Read more...]

Jug Face – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 2

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This film focuses on a backwoods community. Very early on, a hillbilly stereotype is revealed - so yeah, it's that kind of movie. The community worships a ominous pit and offers it sacrifices in exchange for its healing powers. The pit speaks through a simpleton potter whom then fabricates a clay jug that would resemble the next person to be sacrificed. When the sacrifice cycle gets interrupted due to a stolen jug, the pit starts to kill indiscriminately. Surprisingly effective horror … [Read more...]

Howling, The – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 1

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Classic '80s werewolf flick, originally released only 4 months prior the werewolf benchmark film, An American Werewolf In London. The transformation scenes are similar between the two movies (future multi-Oscar winner Rick Baker started on this picture before hopping onto AAWIL,) but still different enough to stand on their own. The bladder effects work reminded me of The Beast Within which came out a year after. Solid screenplay by John Sayles who would go on write such films as Eight Men Out … [Read more...]