ABC of Horror- Day 11- K- Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

A film for everyone who finds clowns really sinister and scary (or sexy because of that). A young couple are busy making out at Make Out Point when they see what looks like a falling star and, so, go to investigate. It’s there that they find, of all things, a circus tent. The alien beings …

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ABC of Horror- Day 9- I- I Spit On Your Grave (1978)

New York writer Jennifer Hills relocates temporarily to a lakeside idyll in Connecticut to write her first novel. A local gang of four men attack, humiliate and r*pe her. They then order one of the gang to go back and kill her. He lies to them and says he has but they then learn that …

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ABC of Horror- Day 8- H- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Micheal Myers (1989)

A recap as to how I would rate the previous films in the Halloween franchise- -Halloween (1978)- 5 out of 5 stars -Halloween 2 (1981)- 4.5 out of 5 stars -Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)- 4.5 out of 5 stars -Halloween 4: The Return of Micheal Myers (1988)- 1 out of 5 stars …

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ABC of Horror- Day 7- G- The Gate (1987)

This film depicts three kids who are left alone for three days and the carnage that can happen when such an event happens. They see that an uprooted tree has left in its place a gateway for demons previously buried beneath to enter the outside world. This is a great horror film that seems more …

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ABC of Horror- Day 6- F- Final Destination (2000)

Alex Browning is boarding a flight to Paris with his classmates. He has a vision that the plane will explode after it has taken off. He leaves the flight with a few other classmates who are agitated that he has freaked out and caused them to be taken off the flight too. However, after the …

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ABC of Horror- Day 5- E- The Evil Dead (1981)

The Evil Dead is just as infamous for the furore surrounding the film as it is for the actual content. I grew up in the midst of the Video Nasties storm in a teacup in which the Tory government led by Herr Thatcher thought that the commoners who watched certain horror movies would grab a …

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ABC of Horror- Day 4- D- Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Dawn of the Dead takes place ten years after the events of Night of the Living Dead. The mysterious phenomenon of the dead coming back to life to feed off the living has continued unabated. Social order is dissipating and the situation is becoming worse. Fran, a TV producer is planning to escape with her …

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ABC of Horror- Day 2- B- The Burning (1981)

Cropsey, a summer camp caretaker is burnt alive as an unfortunate consequence of a prank that goes horribly wrong. After five years he returns to the summer camp with vengeance in mind. This is the slasher movie that helped form Miramax Films and gave a young Harvey Weinstein a career as a film producer. The …

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