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The Lords of Salem (2012)

by Joshua Skye: “They’ve been waiting, they’ve always been waiting.” Horror-inspired rock musician Rob Zombie has become a horror director, the results of which are often mixed bags of sorts, and usually quite polarizing. With the exception of “Halloween 2,” [...]

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Girls and Monsters

by Joshua Skye: “Girls and Monsters” is an anthology of young adult scary stories by new author Anne Michaud. I really wanted to love this collection, but like most anthologies it was a bit of a mixed bag for me, [...]

Arts and Literature
American Mary

American Mary (2012)

by Joshua Skye: Katherine Isabelle, of “Ginger Snaps” fame, plays Mary, a financially struggling med student who makes the tough decision to supplement her income by seeking seedy employment in the sex industry. During the initial interview at a particularly [...]

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The Basement (1989)

by Joshua Skye: Don’t be fooled by the low rating, this is an entertaining and eccentric little DIY Super 8 from the 80’s that will satisfy any fan of such grungy cinematic treasures. To be sure, there will be many [...]

Entertainment

[The Twilight Saga] Breaking Dawn: Part 2 (2012)

by Joshua Skye: At last it’s here, the blockbuster final chapter of our beloved chronicle, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.” The gothic romance between human and vampire has never been so flawlessly presented on film. It is both [...]

Entertainment

Zombies Gone Wild!

by Joshua Skye: Zombies have invaded! Oh, not literally of course but they have conquered pop culture in ways no other horror fiend ever has. There’s an Emmy nominated primetime television show, a cavalcade of tee-shirts, bumper-sticker slogans and matching [...]

Arts and Literature

[The Twilight Saga] Breaking Dawn: Part 1 (2011)

by Joshua Skye: The single greatest aspect of “The Twilight Saga” is its defiance of convention. From the books to the big screen the narrative has beautifully, courageously rebelled against the pop culture stereotypes and absurdist clichés that have turned [...]

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Midnight Son (2011)

by Joshua Skye: Scott Leberecht’s “Midnight Son” is the gruesome breath of fresh air the overdone vampire genre has been desperately waiting for. It is the dark, moody, melancholy tale of Jacob, a young man forced to dwell in shadowy [...]

Entertainment

Legends of the Night: Horrors of War

by Joshua Skye: I want to start my review by stating openly that I’ve grown very weary of zombie stories, they are a dime-a-dozen with few, if any, offering anything new to the sub-genre. We either get varying degrees of [...]

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