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Thrift Store Finds: Chainsaw Terror, or Come the Night

Adrienne Clark

When Chainsaw Terror comes up in conversation among horror novel fans, it’s usually the story of the book’s publication that takes center stage.

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Homebound Horror

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All Work and No Play: 6 of the Best Homebound Horror Movies

Evelyn Jackson

When people are housebound in a horror movie, it’s typically due to the snow and not a disease. And look, I get it, we’re not exactly snowbound due to COVID-19, but, for most of us, this is the

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Single White Female

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Single White Female Seeks Same

Anthony Darnell

Erotic thrillers are a dying breed, but there was a special time in the late 80s and early 90s when they ruled the box office; titles like Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction, and The Last Seduction

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A rosey red apple bleeds from a stab wound in this close up of Darryl Zudeck's cover illustration

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Thrift Store Finds: The Substitute Teacher

Adrienne Clark

There is a very thin line between educator and

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8 Horror Movies To See In 2020

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8 Horror Movies to See in 2020

Phantastiqa Staff

With films like The Lodge, The Invisible Man, Color Out of Space, and Livescream kicking off the year, 2020 is shaping up to be another monumental year for horror films. The way we look at it, it’s

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Satanic chalice with a demon's face

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Thrift Store Finds: Worship the Night

Adrienne Clark

Remember the time your mom found you masturbating? One minute you were just sitting in your closet, wedged between your old stuffed animals, minding your own business, so to speak, and the next you

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livescream review

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Livescream: Would you die for a video game?

Anthony Darnell

In the age of streaming and the never-ending flow of content that’s direct-to-VOD, it may seem like original horror stories are becoming a rare breed. How many movies can they make about creepy

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The Night God Screamed

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The Night God Screamed

Bob

The Night God Screamed is an underloved, neglected little horror/exploito trash culture grab bag from 1971. It’s the type of threadbare production that perfectly encapsulates scuzzbucket Americana

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Nomi Malone shows off her switchblade in the opening scene of "Showgirls"

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Showgirls: Just the Tip

Adrienne Clark

For twenty-five years, film lovers have been trying to understand why they can’t get enough of Showgirls. While other movies can simply be dubbed favorites without dissection, Showgirls has never

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Grindhouse Glory: The Archivist

Evelyn Jackson

I’ve said it time-and-time again, but those fellas over at the Academy don’t want a little lass like me promoting a movie called The Archivist. And, why is that, you ask? Well, it’s the kind of

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