Tourist Trap (1979)

A group of college kids on vacation get a flat tire and one of them goes missing trying to get it fixed. As the others search for him, they have car trouble and come across a weirdo who owns a waxwork/mannequin museum. The weirdo offers to help them fix their car, but you know it's too good to be true. A masked killer starts…

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Village of the Damned (1995)

From cinematic master John Carpenter comes this Stephen King-esque movie about kids with glowing eyes and special psychic killing powers. After a strange event leaves most of a small town unconscious for six hours, an alarming number of women are suddenly pregnant after waking from the "blackout." The babies are all born in a short time and develop faster than normal children. As the…

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Bride of Chucky (1998)

I've always had a soft spot for the little murder doll, Chucky. The premise has always been slightly creepy and monumentally absurd. But, hey, just roll with it. I rather like this installment because of how campy and over-the-top it is. Having come out 7 years after the third Child's Play movie, it had to essentially reboot the franchise to keep things fresh. It…

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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

The third in the franchise about the murderous hillbilly cannibal family from Texas. This one returned to the grittier roots of the first movie, and abandoned the campy tone of the second one. Though, there is still a little bit of camp (and we welcome it). The story follows Michelle and Ryan (human fodder), a couple who are travelling through Texas on the way…

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Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)

In 1999, there was a fun little movie called "House on Haunted Hill" that was a remake of the 1959 Vincent Price movie. This movie is the 2007 direct-to-video sequel to the 1999 movie. Let me start by asking the question: "Has there ever been a good direct-to-video movie?" The answer is that most times the movie is dog shit and releasing to video…

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Body Snatchers (1994)

Based on the 1955 novel by Jack Finney, a planet-wide alien takeover begins on the down low by replacing people with emotionless clones grown in pods as the people sleep at night. Teenage girl, Marti, moves to a military base with her family, makes friends with a rebellious Army brat, and finds an unlikely love interest in the form of a hunky chopper pilot.…

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NFL Power Rankings – Week 4

The Bucs came through with a huge upset on the Rams to move up 10 spots. The Chiefs snuck past my Lions, in what may have been the game of the week, to hold onto the number one spot. The 6 winless teams and the Falcons are fighting feverishly for last place. [table id=/87]

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