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August 25th, 2013: Alligator (1980)

Aug25 by Professor Mortis

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May 6th, 2013: Return to Glennascaul

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on an Urban Legend, Black and White, Ghost, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Short Tagged abandoned house, Best Short Subject Nominee, Dublin, ghost story, haunted house, hitchhiking, Ireland, Orson Welles

Alligator (1980)

Jul25 by Professor Mortis

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December 21st, 2011: Black Christmas (1974)

Dec21 by Professor Mortis

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