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Witchboard / Night of the Demons

Written and directed by Kevin S. Tenney, the 1986 chiller begins at a party held by couple Jim (Todd Allen, Django Unchained) and Linda (Whitesnake video vixen Tawny Kitaen). Her ex (soap actor Stephen Nichols) brings a Ouija board, proceeds to contact the spirit of a 10-year-old boy, and thus uncorks a shitstorm of trouble. […]

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Sleigh Bells — Reign of Terror

This stuff combines all my dirtiest, guilty-pleasure pop secrets into a single, distinct sound with a stylistic aesthetic to match (captured by the awesome bloodstained Keds album art). In fact, for funsies, why don’t we run through that checklist of cheesy things I love?• ’60s girl-group vocals from a super-hot lady? Yup.• Drippy Rick Springfield […]

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Midnight Movie: The Killer Cut

Well, forget that. Director Jack Messitt would rather you spring $12.99 for his new, “streamlined” version, subtitled “The Killer Cut.” Not having seen the original, I can’t compare the two, but what I saw on this alternate release can be recommended to horror hounds, with some reservations. That simple plot boils down to Lamberto Bava’s […]

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