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THE LAST KNOCK presents: The Ruins 10th Anniversary
The Ruins Celebrates Ten Years of Horror For some reason, Carter Smith’s The Ruins hasn’t earned the accolades it deserves, but with its ten year anniversary, maybe fans should give it another go – or take a gander for the first time. Based on Scott B. Smith’s best selling novel, Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore, Jena…
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Tobe Hooper and the Aesthetics of Madness (Part 2) by Jonny Numb
The Aesthetics of Madness – Chainsaw Style You need not look further than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 for a full-bore taste of Tobe Hooper’s subversive aesthetics-infused spirit. The fact that some viewed the film as a kitchen-sink mess and others saw it as a cheeky, gory commentary on ‘80’s excess underlined the persistent divisiveness of…
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The Ruins (2008) by Billy Crash
The Ruins 2008: Far from Cliché A triumph? The Ruins 2008 is based upon the novel by Bruce B. Smith, who also wrote the screenplay. The beginning offered the usual, hackneyed fair: four American college students on a trip to Mexico. Snooze. Thankfully, I hung on, and witnessed one great dramatic tale of foreboding. Our college…
