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January 7th, 2013: The Brood (1979)

Jan7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Killer Kids, Mad Scientist, Monster, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi Tagged abusive mother, abusive relationship, alcoholic, Art Hindle, asylum, before they were famous, body horror, Canada, Canadian Film Development Corporation, child abuse, David Cronenberg, Estranged parent, group therapy, Howard Shore, insanity, mad psychologist, Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, therapist

October 31st, 2012: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

Oct31 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Coming of Age, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Stalker, Thriller, Uninvited Guests Tagged AIP, burial, Canada, cellar, child abuse, child killer, child molestor, co-production, cops, cyanide, ethnic stereotype, France, Halloween, Halloween costumes, Italians, Jodie Foster, landlord, low-budget, Martin Sheen, Mort Shuman, murder, poison, precocious teen, prejudice, professors, Scott Jacoby, small town, sword cane, trick or treaters, WASP

March 28th, 2012: Capturing the Friedmans

Mar28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Crime, Documentary, Movie of the Day Tagged Best Documentary Nominee, child abuse, child molestor, child pornography, clowns, dysfunctional family, HBO Documentary, Long Island, teachers

February 2nd, 2012: The Shining (1980)

Feb2 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Ghost, Horror, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged alcoholic, axe murders, Barry Nelson, blood, child abuse, ghost story, haunted hotel, hotel, insanity, Jack Nicholson, Joe Turkel, mountains, psychic, recovering alcoholic, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, snow, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, twins, Warner Brothers, winter

December 2nd, 2011: Suburbia (1983)

Dec2 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Drama, Independent, Issue Film, Juvenile Delinquent, Movie of the Day, Music Tagged abusive father, before they were famous, child abuse, child death, child molestor, cops, Drive-In, feral child, Flea, grindhouse, live performance, low-budget, New World Pictures, Penelope Spheeris, punks, Roger Corman, squatters, suburbia, teens, traumatized children

The Ward (2010)

Nov2 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Full Reviews, Ghost, Horror, Independent, Mystery, Period Film, Reviews, So-Bad-It's-Bad, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged Amber Heard, asylum, child abuse, child molestor, domineering nurse, insanity, it's not over, John Carpenter, ModernVideo Film, nurse, orderly, psychiatrists, repressed memories, rip-off, teens

Mommie Dearest (1981)

Feb3 by Professor Mortis

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5 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Based on a Book, Biopic, Drama, Full Reviews, Melodrama, Reviews, So-Bad-It's-Bad Tagged alcoholic, child abuse, children of famous people, Faye Dunaway, Hollywood, homage, Howard Da Silva, Paramount Pictures, Steve Forrest, traumatized children, Xander Berkeley

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