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FeatureThrough the Past Darkly: Western Reflections

Confronting the many fears of an unknown, undiscovered land

Lately I have become interested in the idea of Western and have been delving into this vast and fascinating genre. There is something ominous and menacing about the western genre that I find most interesting. Westerns are eerie. Sometimes theyre even a little bit spooky. Imagine a tumbleweed blowing ...

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FeaturePreview: 'Haven' Has Potential, But Flaws Exist

New Syfy series based on the Stephen King novel 'The Colorado Kid'

Stephen King is an amazing author to read, but I have to hand it to television and movie producers: Adapting King's work is probably one of the toughest jobs to do. The beauty of King is that his words allow you to create pictures and scenarios in your mind that is almost unique to every single r ...

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FeatureThrough The Past Darkly: Reflections On Horror

Could two subsets of the genre start to dwarf the rest?

Vampires are all the rage lately, with seemingly endless variations of the vampire myth being retold in unique ("American Vampire") and downright terrifying (I will sparkle you with love) ways. One cannot walk into a bookstore, movie theatre, or rent/buy a movie or video game without coming into ...

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FeatureThrough The Past Darkly: A New Biweekly Column

TJ Rosene will look at the history of horror and its wonderfully creepy culture

Editor: "Through the Past Darkly" is a new biweekly column published Tuesdays. Welcome to the column titled Through the Past Darkly, a new space dedicated to conversing with the dead. Well no, we wont really be conversing with the dead, but it will be a column dedicated to unearthing older, lesse ...

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FeatureSupernatural- Hammer of the Gods

Too many gods spoil the Apocalypse

By Dan Compora Supernatural followed up its milestone 100th episode with a superb offering that brought in gods from other religions, featured an appearance by Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) and saw the death of Archangel Gabriel (Richard Speight Jr.). During a terrible storm, Sam (Jared Padalecki) ...

FeatureA Return To 'Twin Peaks'

20 years ago David Lynch brilliantly twisted the foundations of TV drama

Set in a dreamy Washington town where the owls are not what they seem, and a cup of dame fine coffee carries near mythic gravity, "Twin Peaks" rocketed into American popular culture, deceptively propelled by the question of "Who killed Laura Palmer?" Twenty years ago this month, David Lynch ("Era ...

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Feature'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Pops On Blu-ray

Rabid Doll takes an early look at the April 13 release of the classic 1984 film

Stepping confidently into the wildest dreams of New Line Cinema, Fred Krueger single-handedly secured a movie studio's future and terrified audiences in the process. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is director Wes Craven's horror masterpiece. Arriving on Blu-ray April 13, the 1984 film features an ic ...

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FeatureCelebrating April Fools Responsibly

Rabid Doll shares its views on how news media should treat the day

When I was a teenager, April Fools was my favorite holiday. I loved playing pranks. I enjoyed trying to locate gullible people, and I was challenged to fool people who were a little more resistant to such jokes. But those days are long gone. It's not that I don't enjoy the fun of April Fools ...

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FeatureThe Vampire Diaries- Children Of The Damned

While searching for the witchs cookbook, the cooking gets a bit spicy

A few big questions were raised in this weeks episode, such as: Can there be such a thing as a good vampire? And are all vampires cursed with eternal loneliness? Looking back through time again to when Katherine (Nina Dobrev) ruled the Salvatore brothershearts and walked with apparent impunity th ...

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FeatureFrozen' Presents Harrowing Tale Of Survival

Rabid Doll gives an early review of Adam Green's new film, in theaters Friday

Trapped on a chairlift and lashed by icy winds, three skiers face true despair in "Frozen," a cringe inducing descent into desperation. "Hatchet" director Adam Green helms "Frozen" based on a script he wrote, which strands a couple and their friend on a chairlift, forgotten by the ski resort as a ...

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FeatureThe Vampire Diaries- 162 Candles

Be careful what you wish for on a vampire's birthday

This article may contain spoilers. Stefan's (Paul Wesley) birthday started off well enough, but then fell into a complete abyss. With his old vampire chum Lexie (Arielle Kebbel) visiting it should have been a night of meaningless fun; instead it turned out to be a night to remember for all the wr ...

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FeatureDexter- Blinded by the Light

Trinity strikes again as Dexter stalks a vandal

By Melissa Girimonte This review may contain spoilers. Dexter is stranded in suburbia when Rita takes away his keys following his car wreck. Unable to party it up with his Dark Passenger, Dexter is forced to attend a neighborhood watch meeting about a vandal on the loose. After the meeting, De ...

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FeatureSupernatural- Changing Channels

Laugh out loud funny at times, dead serious at others

By Dan Compora This article may contain spoilers. What started out as a seemingly silly episode at the outset turned serious by the end. The result was one of the most memorable episodes of Supernatural in its five year history. May, or may not be the funniest episode the series has offered, b ...

Feature'Sanctuary' - Hero

A goofy but powerful superhero plagues Magnus and crew

This article may contain spoilers. Sanctuary takes a page from Nacho Libre this week. Magnus (Amanda Tapping) and crew are trying to help an overweight spandex-wearing superhero named Walter (Chris Gauthier) whose suit is fussed to his body. If that isnt bad enough, its also made of bugs, and kil ...

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FeatureAn Early Look At This Week's 'Supernatural'

Rabid Doll watches 'Changing Channels,' an amusing trip into a TV show nightmare

This preview may contain spoilers. Sam and Dean have endured a variety of surreal supernatural encounters over the years, but tonight's "Changing Channels" episode may be one for the record books. TV shows come to life as the Winchesters endure an annoying trap they can't escape. Reluctantly t ...

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