A widower moves into an ill-used mansion and quickly becomes entangled in a haunting that’s related to a 60+ year-old tragedy and coverup.
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Bad Moon (1996)
A misguided man with a vicious case of lycanthropy puts his sister and nephew in mortal peril by parking his camper behind their house and chaining himself to a tree each night so that he doesn’t go on a bloody rampage. The family’s only defense is Thor, their overprotective German Sheppard, who clearly has a suspicion that the newcomer could be a serious threat to his happy home.
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Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed (2004)
Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed AKA: Ginger Snaps II AKA: Ginger Snaps: Unleashed Immediately following the events of Ginger Snaps, Ginger’s younger sister Brigitte has since been infected with the same malady that affected her sister. To combat this, she’s been injecting herself with Wolfsbane. But, as the hallucinatory images of her sister keep pointing out, […]
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The Brain (1988)
The Brain Jim Majelewski is a delinquent teen that has pulled one too many pranks at his school. In order not to be expelled, the principal insists on getting to the root of Jim’s disruptive behavior, and to do that the school insists on some good, old fashioned therapy. As it just so happens, the […]
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Things (1989)
Things Don and his friend Fred head out to a remote cabin in the woods to visit Don’s brother Doug, and his pregnant sister-in-law, Susan. The trip starts off being predictably uneventful, but unbeknownst to Don and Fred all is not right in the little cabin in the woods. Desperate for assistance to help them […]
Read moreJesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
Canada has given us many fantastic things over the years: comedians, beer, embarrassing photographs of their prime ministers, hockey supremacists, more beer, the list goes on and on. And most of those things are good. But are they truly great? Well…yes, ok, Canada has given the United States some truly great stuff. Awesome job, guys. […]
Read moreThe Corpse Eaters (1974) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
The Corpse Eaters as a title has a double meaning: eating corpses and corpses that eat. Clever, Canada. The film begins with a flash forward to a funeral home, where the greedy love child of an alternate universe George Romero and Angus Scrimm accepts a late night body to be prepped for burial. He drives […] […]
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Sasquatch (1976)
AKA: Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot A group of scientists and local guides mount an expedition into the rarely traveled, rugged Canadian wilderness in search of the elusive creature known as Bigfoot. “Okay, so we’ll be there, and the Kraft Services food station will be set up over here….” You know, you’re not fully aware […]
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Ghost Keeper (1981)
A group of friends decide to spend their New Years vacation up in the Canadian Rockies. Three members of the group splinter off from the rest to explore the local area on a couple of snowmobiles. While out on their little excursion they become stranded at a seemingly empty lodge they discovered off the beaten […]
Read morePsycho Goreman (2021) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
Ever wonder what twisted thoughts lurk in the darkest corners of Canada? If you figured it included Saturday morning Sentai shows, troubling family dynamics, and aliens potentially questioning their sexuality, then you know a lot more about Canada than I do. And you’d also somehow be right, which just makes this weirder. After deftly crushing […] […]
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