The film attempts to show a sympathetic body snatcher while telling a story of forever love, resistance, and perseverance. It dies trying. It is a galactic conceit that the alien souls have colonized twelve planets and yet never considered that hosts would care about their presence or eradication.
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Torrin, on the other hand, is the more speculative of the two, Mulder to Bobby’s Scully, using every loophole at his disposal and acting on deep gut hunch and instinct. All the while doing the wrong thing too, in the end, only to do the right thing. What Torrin could have become had he not been sticking his finger in the cocaine bag to begin with is the greatest mystery of all.
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Miskatonic University is a cosmic horror short film written with a cliff-hanger. It introduces Professor Thomas Highland, a World War I veteran, who comes to the fictional town of Arkham, …
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Max Brooks, author of the hugely successful World War Z, wrote the complete guide to staying alive during an outbreak of zombies: The Zombie Survival Guide. From attack to zombie, Brooks covers every conceivable angle in his quest to help his reader avoid death and reanimation.
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Let’s be clear, while most of us live safe in our protected borders, this is no guarantee that you will never have to fight for your survival against a decaying corpse. Solid knowledge of what to expect and basic preparation could save your life, so I recommend the practical and easy-to-follow Zombie Combat Manual: A Guide to Fighting the Living Dead.
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David Cronenberg is known to be the most prominent representative of what is called Body Horror, a sub genre of horror that explores the fear of having the body and …
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Created by nerd icon and legend Joss Whedon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a television show that transcends genre, medium, and time to connect on a human, visceral level with those that pay attention to what happens beneath the jokes, the gore, and the first season. Buffy: The Making of a Slayer is a beautiful volume that celebrates Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the artistic geniuses who created it.
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Hold onto your stomach and your brains as the infection is spreading! Infected by Scott Sigler introduces a mysterious virus of unknown origins that spreads, infecting people, bodies, minds and horror readers’ imaginations alike.
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Braaaiiiiinnns. Wooookiieee braaaiiinns. Slavering, hungry undead monsters and soulless, Imperial troopers populate the pages of Death Troopers and it is delectable. I love genre mashing, and am an ardent supporter of taking known characters and universes and throwing them into chaos. That is what happens with Death Troopers, to the last howling scream and crunch of bone.
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When you come across films that are as ambitious in scope (26 directors all directing a short film corresponding to a letter of the alphabet) as this one, you are almost guaranteed …
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Locke & Key might be the single best comic book on the stands right now – a roiling, captivating puzzlebox/family drama/supernatural generational struggle. If you’re a fan of King, Barker, Gaiman, …
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Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman named Iris (Brittany Snow) agrees to compete in a game hosted by the aristocrat Shepard Lambrick (Jeffery Combs). Iris and seven other just-as-desperate guests will be competing for the chance to have all their worries taken care of. Of course it isn’t as simple as this […]
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