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#149
May
2009
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Stranger Than Truth
The Rise of "Fictuality"
J-HORROR author David Kalat's essay on reality
trends in current fantastic cinema looks at the
reasons for it, traces it back to its origins in the
silent cinema, and considers how films like
CLOVERFIELD,
DIARY OF THE DEAD and
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST have sharpened the cutting edge
of horror and fantasy.
DVD Spotlight
HAMMER FILMS
ICONS OF HORROR COLLECTION
Kim Newman
reviews the latest batch of Hammer classics from
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:
THE GORGON,
THE CURSE
OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB,
SCREAM OF FEAR, and a version of Terence Fisher's
THE TWO FACES OF DR.
JEKYLL more
complete than any previously released in England or
the United States.
Plus Reviews of...
A
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET in Blu-ray
BARRACUDA
BLOODSUCKERS FROM OUTER SPACE
BURST CITY
CAREFUL
CHOCOLATE
DEATH RACE: UNRATED
DONNIE DARKO THE DIRECTOR'S CUT in Blu-ray
DRAINIAC!
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
EDEN LAKE
ELECTRIC DRAGON 80000V
THE FABULOUS BASTARD FROM CHICAGO
FORTRESS OF THE DEAD
FREDDY VS JASON in Blu-ray
THE FURY OF JOHNNY KID
THE ICE HOUSE
IN THE FOLDS OF THE FLESH
ISLAND FURY
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH 3D
JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
LIFE THE WAY IT IS
MAGDALENA'S BRAIN
MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION
M SQUAD: THE COMPLETE SERIES
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR
NO MERCY, NO FUTURE
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
R-POINT
SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING
SEEDING OF A GHOST
THE SIGNAL
SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
TIMECRIMES
And...
Award-winning novelist Ramsey Campbell
on Juan Piquer Simon's
PIECES.
Audio Watchdog
Douglas E. Winter's reviews the latest
soundtrack CDs, including Hans Zimmer's THE DARK KNIGHT,
John Murphy's SUNSHINE, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis' THE
ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES and more.
Biblio Watchdog
A Super Hero selection of book reviews:
SUPERMAN VS. HOLLYWOOD, JOHN PHILLIP LAW: DIABOLIK ANGEL
and
THE AMAZING TRANSFORMING SUPERHERO.
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