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Halloween Kills by Jonny Numb
Halloween Kills: The Specter of Looming Expectation (This review contains SPOILERS) The real boogeyman hanging over 2018’s Halloween was not Michael Myers, but the specter of looming expectation. After all, this was the film that wiped the prior sequel-slate clean to deliver what was thought to be the definitive sequel to 1978’s Halloween. Director David…
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THE LAST KNOCK podcast presents: Hodgepodge Horror XVI
Hodgepodge Horror XVI: Sweet Sixteen Celebration Crash and Numb or Numb and Crash or whatever weird law firm we may be, brings you Hodgepodge Horror XVI! In our longest running series, The Last Knock takes a look at ten horror films for Halloween! The Films Well, there’s no fun for the episode if we just…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Numboween
Numboween: ‘Tis the Season A chill in the air. Trees shedding their leaves. The days shortening as the world shifts into fall. To quote Al Jourgensen, “Every day is Halloween!” Or at least it can be, if you’re one of the worldwide horror obsessives who live and die by black T-shirts, spooky interior decoration, and…
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Ghosts of Mars: An Appreciation by Jonny Numb
Ghosts of Mars: Love for the Red Planet Not too long ago, Billy Crash christened Ghosts of Mars John Carpenter’s worst movie. Rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube had similarly negative feelings toward it. Even Carpenter himself went into self-imposed exile for 9 years after the film’s release (and subsequent box-office failure). Out of 108 tallied reviews on…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Blood for Dracula
Blood for Dracula: A Unique Take As it approaches its 50th anniversary, Paul Morrissey’s Blood for Dracula remains an idiosyncratic take on the Bram Stoker mythos. Shown in a variety of cuts – and under various titles – through the years, July saw the release of a definitive 4K/Blu-ray package courtesy of the tireless genre preservationists…
