The Conjuring 2 opens with the well-known Amityville case which took place in the late 1970s. The Warrens are gathered in the living room where a seance is about to begin. Lorraine goes into a trance which reminds me of The Further where she witnesses Ronald DeFeo murdering his own family of six with a …
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Having invited a date over for dinner, James struggles to hide from her the monster that has been haunting him for weeks. It’s Not About Fear is a creepy horror short about two people with their own “monsters”, manifested because of something that happened to them in the past. Director: Clément Jochem Writer: …
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Has it gone ten years since the release of this modern haunted house classic already? Oh my. Ed and Lorraine Warren are more commonly known now than ever, but here’s a quick summary of this oddly fascinating and charming couple. Ed Warren was a self taught demonologist and his wife Lorraine was a clairvoyant …
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It only took sweet sixteen years but here it is. The turkey is finally served. And it tastes delicious. Even Gordon Ramsay would agree. No donkey business here. So let’s eat! Just for some clarification: the film is nothing like the Grindhouse trailer where the grainy, low-tech aesthetics are concerned. Nor is the film …
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In a cabin lost in the woods, Isaac undergoes strange transformations when night falls. During the day his father Aarón heals his wounds and protects him while the two of them accept that Isaac is transforming into a monster. El Monstruo is a creepy horror short about a man who slowly comes to an …
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The year is 1947, and Hercule Poirot has retired and lives his lazy days in Venice. He’s lost his faith in both God and humanity and has decided to not take on any new cases, but on Halloween the mystery writer Ariadne Oliver visits him and convinces him to attend a Halloween party where a …
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The year is 2047, and the rescue vessel Lewis and Clark is dispatched to investigate the distress signal from a starship called Event Horizon. This starship disappeared seven years ago, during its maiden voyage to Proxima Centauri, and now it has mysteriously appeared in a decaying orbit around Neptune. The eerie distress signal consists of …
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A woman leaves her AI robot M.I.A. to prepare the thanksgiving turkey. The problem is, M.I.A. starts malfunctioning. Thanksgiving is a fun horror short reminding us that perhaps we should not be too trusting towards AI technology… Director: Alex Magaña Writer: Alex Magaña Country & year: USA, 2023 Actors: Cat Hamm, Clara Carlo, …
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Laura is a woman who once was adopted from an orphanage in Spain, and is now returning to the place with her husband Carlos and their seven-year-old son Simón. It’s been 30 years since Laura was adopted from there, and the orphanage is now closed. She plans to reopen the place and turn it into …
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Dr. Henry Jekyll is an English doctor in Victorian London, who is head over heels in love with his fiancée Muriel Carew. They both want to get married as soon as possible, but her strict father orders them to wait as he’s obviously not considering the good doctor to be quite good enough for his …
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