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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Jacob’s Ladder 30 Year Anniversary
Jacob’s Ladder: 30 Years of Existential Horror In 1990, Jacob’s Ladder grabbed horror fans by the throat. Thirty years late, it still won’t let us go. Directed by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, Lolita, and yes, Flashdance), brought Bruce Joel Rubin’s intense and unyielding nightmare from page to screen. Although the movie didn’t fare well in…
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We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders by Susan Leighton
When Found Footage Gets Real: The Visceral Appeal of We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders “Found Noir” is the description that has been given to Australian filmmaker, Josh Reed’s latest effort, We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders. The director knows his way around a horror film having helmed the 2010 production, Primal which cemented his…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Origin Stories
Origin Stories: The Good, the Bad, and the Horrible Origin stories can make or break a franchise. Granted, the horror genre is prone to introducing the back story of a character during the first film, but even that can prove fatal. Leading off with the origin stories for The Ring and Brightburn may have resonated, but did…
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Never Hike In the Snow by Jonny Numb
Never Hike In the Snow: Creative Energies I’ll be honest: I was a bit hesitant to take a look at the Friday the 13th fan film, Never Hike in the Snow. For a while now, I’ve had a dismissive attitude toward “fan films” on a purely conceptual level. Why not channel your creative energy into…
