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Interview With the Vampire Podcast Episode

New episode is up and we discuss the 1994 film adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire as well as the excellent TV adaptation.

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31 Days of Halloween 10/31: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Kind of a sequel to Night of the Living Dead, the film tells the story about a group of people trying to fend off a zombie outbreak over the 4th of July weekend. Groundbreaking in the fact that the film introduced talking and fast moving zombies. There are several sequels but the first is the best by far. The Return of the Living Dead grade: A+ Hope you have a happy Halloween and that you…

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31 Days of Halloween 10/30: The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

College students fend off a variety of creatures while lab technicians manipulate everything from an underground lair. This movie is a real treat and a ton of fun. The Cabin in the Woods grade: A

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31 Days of Halloween 10/29: Chopping Mall (1986)

For a film entitled Chopping Mall, there’s very little “chopping” going on as teenagers spending the night in said mall are stalked by malfunctioning killer security robots (which is why the original title was Killbots). Ridiculous premise? Of course! However, the film is just a whole bunch of fun and I love every minute of it. Bonus is that the film features tons of genre stars like Kelli…

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31 Days of Halloween 10/28: The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

Father-and-son coroners experience supernatural phenomena while examining the body of an unidentified woman. This film is almost 10 years old and still does not get anywhere near the recognition it deserves as it’s fantastic from beginning to end. The Autopsy of Jane Doe grade: A+ Bonus song just for fun:

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31 Days of Halloween 10/27: Black Christmas (1974)

Predating Halloween by 4 years, Black Christmas revolves around a sorority terrorized by an unknown threatening caller/killer during the Christmas season. I usually save this until the Christmas season but it’s a great Halloween choice as well! Black Christmas grade: A

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31 Days of Halloween 10/26: The Descent (2005)

Six women on a spelunking expedition must survive against humanoid creatures who live in the caves. There’s a US ending and a UK ending, the latter of which (I think) is better. The Descent grade: US version (B-), UK version (A) Nothing to do with the film, but here’s a cool song where the title may apply.

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31 Days of Halloween 10/25: The Wraith (1986)/The Car (1977)/Christine (1983)

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31 Days of Halloween 10/24: Paranormal Activity (2007)/Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

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31 Days of Halloween 10/23: The Gravedancers (2006)

Friends mourning the loss of a college friend read from a poem mysteriously left at the grave. Afterwards, they find themselves haunted by evil spirits. As part of the 8 Films to Die For series, this was arguably the best. Most of them flew under the radar but if looking for something different, this is the one to check out. The Gravedancers grade: B

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31 Days of Halloween 10/22: The Fly (1986)

A remake of the 1950’s film, this one really amps up the gore when a scientist’s accidental gene splicing experiment goes horribly awry. Directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, The Fly was just one of the 1980s remakes that far surpassed the original. The Fly grade: A+

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Review: Black Rainbow (1989)

Rosanna Arquette (Desperately Seeking Susan, Pulp Fiction) is Martha Travis, a medium who travels from town to town doing shows with her father, Walter (Jason Robards, All the President’s Men, Melvin and Howard). Though meant to be a scam, Martha begins to relay messages to audience members from their departed loved ones in the afterlife. The problem is, none of these people are dead…yet. The…

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31 Days of Halloween 10/21: Carnival of Souls (1962)

Following a car accident, a woman relocates to a new city where she has trouble fitting in and finds herself drawn to an old carnival pavilion. She is also stalked by a mysterious figure played by director Herk Harvey. Carnival of Souls is a low budget horror movie that doesn’t skimp on the scary. Carnival of Souls grade: B

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31 Days of Halloween 10/20: Theater of Blood (1973)

A terrible Shakespearean actor exacts vengeance on critics using methods from Shakespearean plays. Another one I watched as a kid and while it didn’t scare me anywhere near as much as other films, Theater of Blood is a real treat with a fantastic cast headlined by Vincent Price and Diana Rigg. Theater of Blood grade: A

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31 Days of Halloween 10/19: 1408 (2007)

Based on a Stephen King short story, the film focuses on a skeptical author who investigates haunted places and decides to stay in room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel to debunk any notion of paranormal activity. The room just might turn him into a believer. One of the better adaptations of King’s work. 1408 grade: B+

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31 Days of Halloween 10/18: Fear Street 1994/1978/1666 (2021)

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