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Hexing the Hegemonic: Willow as Watcher
Guest Post: Ash of Horror Vanguard Giles gets off easy from the greater BtVS fandom. His lovable, “sexy fuddy-duddy” nature eclipses his...
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May 18, 20193 min read


LSJTD: The Grudge
May 2019 I never followed the trend of Japanese horror remakes when it was popular. I remember seeing The Ring and it terrified me. The...
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May 14, 20191 min read


LSTJD: Hatchet
June 2019 What can I say about this ridiculous film? Hello, boys of the 2000s! We got the emo looking sensitive young man something...
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May 14, 20191 min read


Warrior Women: Death & Resurrection
Post by Kelly I have watched the ending of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season five, many, many times. The epic sacrifice Buffy makes by...
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May 12, 20195 min read


"She needed a Hero. So that's what she became"
Post by: Jessica "In every generation, there is a chosen one... she alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of...
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May 5, 20194 min read


Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Review by Kelly “200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone. Along with a crew of space...
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Apr 25, 20195 min read


Breaking Quarantine: Ripley and Reproductive Rights
Post by: Jessica with contribution from Kelly This has been an idea that I have been ruminating about for the past few weeks and feel...
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Apr 20, 20197 min read


LSJTD: Apollo 18
April 2019 This film freaked me out! A found footage film in Space! Fuck that. While watching it I felt claustrophobic and terrified for...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read


Xtro
Review by Kelly “A man who was abducted by aliens returns to his family three years later, but his presence affects them negatively.”...
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Apr 14, 20194 min read


“This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off." - Ellen Ripley
Post by: Jessica Okay, so don’t shoot me, but I had really only became a fan of the Alien franchise about four years ago. I had always...
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Apr 7, 20194 min read


Europa Report
Review by Kelly “An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest...
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Apr 5, 20193 min read


Dark Star
Review by Kelly "In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously...
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Mar 24, 20192 min read


The Unimaginable Horror of H. P. Lovecraft
post by: Jessica When I first discovered the work of H.P. Lovecraft, I was in my second year of university and I did not know what I was...
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Mar 23, 20193 min read


Assault on Precinct 13 (1978)
Review by Kelly “An unlikely partnership between a Highway Patrol Officer, two criminals, and a station secretary is formed to defend a...
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Mar 17, 20193 min read


LSJTD: Christine
March 2019 I was disappointed by this film. I went into it expecting something marvelous by John Carpenter, but I ended up feeling bored...
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Mar 14, 20191 min read


Ghosts of Mars
Review by Kelly “In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the...
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Mar 10, 20193 min read


The Original Dangerous Women and the concept of evil women in John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
Blog post : Jessica The supernatural elements in the horror genre are often associated with the concept of moral evil. Elements of the...
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Mar 9, 20195 min read


The Ward
Review by Kelly “An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.” For the month of March, I will be reviewing the...
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Mar 3, 20192 min read


Spinning Some Thoughts about WiHMX 2019
Post: Jessica The month of February has always been a conflicting time of year for Spinster # 1. This has been due to the fact that some...
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Feb 22, 20193 min read


LTJTD: WihM Edition - RAW and Trouble Everyday
February 2019 For WIHM 2019, Kelly got me to check out some New French Extremity with both RAW and Trouble Every Day. Both films...
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Feb 14, 20191 min read
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