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Digging Up Pet Sematary Two (Part 3) by Jonny Numb
A HORROR INITIATION The marketing campaign for Pet Sematary Two went for the jugular, and even the trailer, while hinting at a more rambunctious tone, erred more on the side of dead seriousness. Taken out of context, Gus’ parallel-universe-iconic line “No brain, no pain” delivers a chill akin to Judd’s (Fred Gwynne) “Sometimes dead is…
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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 2) by Jonny Numb
MARRED BY INDECISION There comes a point in digging up Pet Sematary Two where Outten, the producers, or Lambert (or all) steered the story in a direction that dropped the intriguing avenues it established, in favor of something more forthright in its outrageousness. And not in a good way. I recall having similar feelings when the…
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Tobe Hooper and the Aesthetics of Madness (Part 3) by Jonny Numb
Tobe Hooper Keeps Dancing… Jak and Boxx (Ryan McDonald) are post-apocalyptic rebels without causes, living the dropout life in a world that has given the cold shoulder to notions of civility, decency, and human survival. While Jak is a sincere foil to Peggy’s small-town-girl skepticism, his wide-eyed optimism is shrouded in a questionable, drug-propelled haze.…
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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…
