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The Haunting (1999) – Review

Posted on September 13, 2024September 12, 2024 by Mike Brooks

In 1963 Robert Wise helmed an adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, which was a wonderfully executed psychological thriller with subtle horror aspects, flash forward to 1999 when Jan de Bont, the director of Twister, helmed a new take on the novel, one that didn’t bother with pesky little things like subtlety.

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Disney’s Tower of Terror (1997) – Review

Posted on October 28, 2022October 26, 2022 by Mike Brooks

When you think about it, turning a theme park attraction into a motion picture is a pretty strange idea, as most rides only last a few minutes it would seem hard to stretch that into a feature film, but back in 2003 Disney took one of their most popular rides and turned it into the…

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The Ghost Breakers (1940) – Review

Posted on February 19, 2021August 7, 2023 by Mike Brooks

With the success of 1939’s The Cat and the Canary, Paramount Pictures were quick to re-team Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard for another go and what better way to ensure success than star them in another horror-comedy, one with both a spooky local and nefarious villains for our leads to run from.

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13 Ghosts (1960) – Review

Posted on October 27, 2020October 26, 2020 by Mike Brooks

When it comes to filmmakers William Castle will never be regarded as one of the best because even though his producing credits include the classic horror film Rosemary’s Baby he’s mostly known for low budgeted B-movies that relied on a variety of goofy gimmicks, such as “Emergo” a skeleton on wires that floated over the…

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The Haunted Mansion (2003) – Review

Posted on July 3, 2020September 10, 2023 by Mike Brooks

Basing a movie on a novel or stage play would be considered to be a rather common origin for many productions while basing a movie on a theme park ride is anything but normal. Enter Disney Studios who just so happened to own the most famous theme parks in the world.  With corporate synergy being…

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