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October 27th, 2014: C.H.U.D. (1984)

Oct27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original Tagged "ripped from the headlines", bureaucrats, corrupt cops, cover-up, Daniel Stern, diner, dogs, flamethrowers, Frankie Faison, homeless, incompetent cops, Jay Thomas, John Goodman, John Heard, Jon Polito, Kim Greist, kindertrauma, mutants, natural gas explosion, photographer, radioactive waste, reverend, spineless bureacrats, subway, SWAT, underground creatures

October 18th, 2014: The Changeling (1980)

Oct18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Ghost, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery Tagged Barry Morse, Canada, composer, cover-up, Eric Christmas, George C. Scott, ghost story, haunted house, historian, historical society, Jean Marsh, John Colicos, kid ghost, less famous spouse, Melvyn Douglas, musicians, Peter Medak, politician, professors, seance, Senator, Tax Shelter Film, Trish Van Devere, twist, vengeful ghost, wheelchair, William Gray

August 6th, 2014: The Blob (1988)

Aug6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Blobs, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Sci-Fi, Uncategorized Tagged annoying kid, Art LaFleur, bad boy, Bill Moseley, blobs, Candy Clark, Chuck Russell, cold kills the monster, cover-up, Donovan Leitch Jr., Erika Eleniak, Frank Darabont, germ warfare, Jack Nance, Joe Seneca, Kevin Dillon, movie theater, Paul McCrane, preacher, satellites, secret military project, sewer lair, sewers, Shawnee Smith, small town, TriStar Pictures

July 4th, 2014: The Bay (2012)

Jul4 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Animals Attack, Disaster, Ecological Disaster, Found Footage, Horror, Independent, Indy, Issue Film, Mockumentary, Monster, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Thriller Tagged "We Can't Close the Beaches!", 4th of July, activists, bacteria, Barry Levinson, boat, body horror, Chesapeake Bay, chicken farm, cover-up, crustaceans, cub reporter, eating contest gone wrong, ecohorror, ecological warning, factory farming, festival, hospital, infection, isopods, marine biologists, Maryland, massacre, mutants, ocean, outbreak, parasite, pollution, radiation, reporter, runoff, underwater photography

April 22nd, 2014: The Host (2006)

Apr22 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Ecological Disaster, Horror, Issue Film, Kaiju, Monster Tagged archery, cover-up, Korea, river, South Korea

November 7th, 2013: Murder by Decree

Nov7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Crime, Detective, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Serial Killer, Thriller Tagged Anthony Quayle, Bob Clark, Britain, Canada, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Christopher Plummer, co-production, conspiracy, cover-up, David Hemmings, Donald Sutherland, Famous Players, Frank Finlay, Genevieve Bujold, insanity, Jack the Ripper, James Mason, John Gielgud, London, prostitutes, psychic, serial killer, Sherlock Holmes, Victorian era

September 10th, 2013: The Night Stalker (1972)

Sep10 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Made for TV, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Serial Killer, The Original, Thriller, Vampires Tagged ABC, Claude Aikens, cops, cover-up, Dan Curtis, Dan Curtis Productions, Darren McGavin, FBI, Larry Linville, Las Vegas, newspaper, overbearing boss, Ralph Meeker, reporter, Simon Oakland, twist

August 20th, 2013: An American Werewolf in London

Aug20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Horror, Lycanthropy/Jekyll and Hyde, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, Tragedy, Werewolves Tagged "it's all in their heads-or is it?", "The Moors", backpackers, Best Makeup, Brian Glover, Britain, college students, cover-up, cranky ghost, curse, David Naughton, doctor, dream sequence, Elmer Bernstein, Frank Oz, full moon, Griffin Dunne, hospital, in-joke, Jenny Agutter, John Landis, London, mix-tape soundtrack, Muppets, nightmares, nurse, older woman, panic, PolyGram, porn theater, punks, Rick Baker, Rik Mayall, stealth remake, transformations, undead, unfriendly locals, warnings from townsfolk, werewolf

October 19th, 2012: The Constant Gardener

Oct19 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Espionage, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Thriller Tagged "ripped from the headlines", activists, Africa, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Bill Nighy, Britain, children of famous people, China, co-production, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, corruption, cover-up, Danny Huston, double cross, Fernando Meirelles, Focus Features, Germany, John Le Carre, Kenya, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, UK Film Council

October 10th, 2014: Plan 9 From Outer Space

Oct10 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Aliens, Black and White, Horror, Independent, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged "day for night", aliens against the bomb, Bela Lugosi, conspiracy, cover-up, Criswell, Dudley Manlove, Edward Wood Jr., Gregory Walcott, low-budget, Lyle Talbot, quotably bad dialogue, science lecture, stilted dialogue, stock footage, Tor Johnson, Vampira

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