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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Siege Horror
Siege Horror: Can You Hold Out and Survive? What makes horror work is bringing the fear. Yes, the uncanny and “the other” are present – but suspense and desperation also make for one hell of a ride. In the intense sub-genre of siege horror, action and angst conspire to keep audiences on edge. We’ve seen…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents Horror Theater
Horror Theater: A Trip to the Movies In a quarantined world thanks to COVID-19, watching the new great horror on a giant screen at your local theater has been interrupted. Well, temporarily at least. And even if you’re not a fan of heading out to the movie house, maybe this The Last Knock episode will…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Cults
Cults R Us Horror cinema is no stranger to cults in horror, and we’ve seen them from early films to the present. Even if a cult isn’t the center of a horror film, it does exist and should leave us feeling uncomfortable. After all, cults are usually strange and different, and may support something that…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Alien
Alien: 40th Anniversary On June 22, 1979, Ridley Scott’s Alien was unleashed upon a global audience. What should have been a B-movie venture, proved to be a worthy, quality driven film for both horror and science fiction fans alike. The film’s success solidified Scott’s position as a solid director of genre films, while launching the careers of…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Satan
The Devil Didn’t Make Us Do It After talking about horror television, and John Glover’s role of Satan in the short-lived Brimstone series, we decided to dedicate a show to the devil. Whatever you want to call Satan (nemesis), whether it be Old Scratch, Old Nick, Little Horn, and on and on, he’s the symbol…
