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Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead

          I need to step away from zombies for a long time.  That’s the ultimate compliment I can give to John Skipp’s massive collection of undead stories, Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead.  It’s the most … Continue reading

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Con Report: Chiller April 2012

        The Sprawling Chaos     Chiller Theatre, Parsippany, NJ   April 28 at the Parsippany Hilton     I take stock of last weekend’s Chiller convention, and here’s what I come up with:  I met five … Continue reading

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Boyd Banks- The Romero Retrospective (Audio)

        Last August, I was supposed to interview Boyd Banks at a convention.  Unfortunately, I never made it to the con.  Yesterday, I finally got to meet Boyd at the Chiller Theatre convention in Parsippany, NJ.  He … Continue reading

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THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

        Ed. note– Mike Cucinotta and I followed our breakfast buffet today with a showing of CABIN IN THE WOODS.  Dimming our experience, both literally and figuratively, was the theatre’s projectionist.  As Mike explained to me, he … Continue reading

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LAND OF THE DEAD

        2005 was a great year for horror.  It marked not only the return of George Romero, but after 20 years, a new film in his Dead saga.  And it did so in grand fashion.  LAND OF … Continue reading

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WAXWORK

        As the first part of the Deborah Foreman Double Shot, Phil looks at WAXWORK, an In Its Own Universe flick that takes 40s era screwball comedy and graphic horror and never manages to integrate them slightly. … Continue reading

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SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD

        Only one to go!  Phil’s review of LAND OF THE DEAD won’t make it in on time for the end of February, but here’s his review of SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD.  Romero’s last film to date, … Continue reading

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Death Ensemble Turns 1

          A year ago today, I gave birth to Death Ensemble.  After three years of writing for Icons of Fright, the site was self-destructing.  Power struggles had taken a nice gig and turned it into a … Continue reading

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TWO EVIL EYES

        George Romero wanted to make an AIDS parable out of “The Masque of the Red Death.”  Italians forced him to make another film instead.  A decent effort, but a great example of “what could have been.” … Continue reading

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THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X

        In 1956, Kevin McCarthy starred in INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.  His most famous film, it rages against the evils of conformity and how we lose everything when we sacrifice those things that make us individuals.  … Continue reading

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