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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Those We Lost 2017
THOSE WE LOST The saddest part about the start to a new year is during one’s head around to look back at Those We Lost. The actors, directors, writers, artists, musicians, and film crew members who brought us great horror films, books, art, and songs are to be celebrated, and THE LAST KNOCK does just…
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Digging Up Pet Sematary Two (Part 1) by Jonny Numb
THE GROUND IS SOUR Like some abominable distortion of animal or man rising from the Micmac Burial Ground, Pet Sematary Two is a horror sequel that refuses to stay down. Is it great? Not at all. It’s reckless at best, and careless at worst. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a certain amount of potential…
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Crash Reports: Ode to the Austin Film Festival by Paul J. Williams
The Adventures of a First-Timer at the Austin Film Festival When my phone rang one day this past September with an Austin, Texas area-code, I thought it was just another robo-call from “Jennifer” trying to sell me solar panels for my house, or “Tim” offering me a chance to consolidate my debt, but no, it…
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Crash Reports: Suspiria at the Senator Theatre by Jonny Numb
The area around the Senator Theatre was bathed in a warm glow accentuated by drizzling rain on the evening of Thursday, November 9. Apt, I thought, for Suspiria – a film that opens and closes in a downpour-saturated landscape. The Senator is hard to miss – with a classical outdoor marquee (each letter of each…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Macabre Milestone: Prince of Darkness
Macabre Milestone: Prince of Darkness Thirty years ago, horror master, John Carpenter unleashed a new tale of terror. Prince of Darkness presented a unique premise for a narrative about the world’s end, where science and religion meet to make sense out of the nightmare to come. A group of doctoral candidates from a nearby university…
