Buried Alive Janet is a new teacher at Ravencroft Institute, an all-girl boarding school for juvenile delinquents. She’s intrigued about the progressive new policies the school offers and is optimistic that she’ll not only be able to help children, but that the change in scenery will be a calming balm for her anxiety issues. But […]
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The Initiation Kelly has been plagued by disturbing nightmares involving strange men, mirrors and fire, ever since she bonked her head and lost her memory when she was 9-years-old. A local professor who studies dreams at her school offers to try to help her decipher these recurring night terrors, but when she tells her parents […]
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The Flying Serpent AKA: Killer With Wings Professor Andrew Forbes has recently found the location of the fabled Montezuma’s treasure. But along with the crates of gold, he’s also discovered the fabled Aztec flying serpent known as Quetzalcoatl, which has been guarding the treasure for the last 300 years. But instead of advertising his monumental […]
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River’s Edge In a small Northern California town, high schooler John has just strangled and killed his girlfriend, Jamie. John is not horrified, ashamed, or even phased by this act. Quite the opposite. He seems almost proud of it, in fact. So proud that he immediately tells his friends what he did and takes them […]
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Mom Emily Dwyer is a kindly old widow living in Los Angeles whose children are all grown up. Looking for a little companionship, and really just someone else to talk to, Emily offers one of her spare rooms for rent. Enter Nestor, a soft-spoken blind drifter, who claims he’s just looking for a place to […]
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Cold Light of Day Jordan March is a middle-aged civil servant living in a third-floor flat. He appears to be the quiet, mild-mannered type who goes out of his way to help his neighbors and doesn’t bother anybody. But looks can be deceiving. Because recently Jordan has taken up the practice of strangling young men […]
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Haunted Dormitory: White Paper Girl Yuyan has recently become haunted by disturbing nightmares. Some time ago her best friend, Susu’s affections for their mutual friend, Xue Jun, were rejected. And after learning that Yuyan and Xue Jun were dating, Susu, overcome with feelings of betrayal and rejection, committed suicide by drowning herself in a nearby […]
Read moreIf you read the title and immediately asked whether there is a cat in this giallo, I’m happy to inform you that yes, there is indeed a cat. Often times gialli have animals referenced in their titles but don’t actually use them; that’s not the case here. There’s a cat walking around, and guess how […]
Read moreLet me just read you a few names from the cast list: Michael Fassbender, Charlotte Gainsbourg, J. K. Simmons, Toby Jones, Chloë Sevigny, James D’Arcy, and Val Kilmer. Sure, some of these folks have made some questionable movies, but to put it mildly, it’s amazing that they’re all a part of this massive train wreck […] […]
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The Orphanage AKA: El Orfanato After being adopted from an orphanage 30-years ago, Laura returns to the now closed facility with her husband and son, with the hopes of re-opening the orphanage for disabled children. She’s initially excited by the prospects, but she quickly comes to regret her decision, as outside forces seemingly cause her […]
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