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My Guardian Angel

Sam Hain Winchester

My Guardian Angel

Synopsis: Twin sisters Hannah and Angel (played by Libby Hill), have always been very close to each other, but after Angel's death, Hannah is about to experience a completely new type of bonding with her beloved sister. So the synopsis doesn't really give you a lot to go on, but a need to step away from over explained horror synopsis drove me the watch My Guardian Angel , after all what did I have to lose after my last disappointing choices? Although more on the darker side,

Girl on the Third Floor

Sam Hain Winchester

Girl on the Third Floor

Synopsis: Don Koch (Phil CM Punk) tries to renovate a rundown mansion with a sordid history for his growing family, only to learn that the house has other plans. Even though the poor, unimaginative synopsis, I thought, why not! It was late, I felt like a haunting type horror and choice wasn't really something that had the luxury of time. Honesty the intro titles were hard to read, given the ill-spaced Old English Victorian feel font and movement, so I skipped them all togethe

House of the Dead (Directors Cut) - You'll Die Laughing (NOT)

Sam Hain Winchester

House of the Dead (Directors Cut) - You'll Die Laughing (NOT)

Synopsis: It's Spring Break and these typical college kids just want to have fun - killing Zombies! This 'side splitting' directors cut of House of the Dead features new dialogue, alternative takes, popup commentary, animation from the original video game and commentary from the director. Even the most hardcore fans of the original cult classic will relish this hysterically tasteless funny version. Wow, what a disappointment of a film! There were one or two jokes that were de

HOUSE OF WAX - DEFINATELY A KEEPER

Sam Hain Winchester

HOUSE OF WAX - DEFINATELY A KEEPER

Synopsis: Thrills and Chills ooze all over you in House of Wax, from Dark Castle Entertainment and legendary horror producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis (Gothika, House on Haunted Hill). When their car breaks down on a road trip, six college friends are sidetracked into an eerie backwoods town. Curiosity gets the better of them, when they are intrigued by its macabre House of Wax. They soon find out the town is not what it seems and they find they must find their way out

My Soul to Take - Worth Watching

Sam Hain Winchester

My Soul to Take - Worth Watching

Synopsis: In the sleepy Massachusetts town of Riverton, legend tells of a tells of a serial killer who swore he'd return to murder seven children born on the night he died. Now 16 years later, people are disappearing again. Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the night he was left for dead? Adam 'Bug' Heller, (Max Thieroit), cut from his dead mothers womb, on the last night the Riverton Ripper, wreaked havoc, is unaware of the ter

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 - Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Sam Hain Winchester

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 - Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Synopsis: A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world. Starring Robert Englund, Mark Patton and Kim Myers. Mark Patton, who played Jessie Walsh, a teenage boy tormented by Freddy Kruger (Robert Englund), did a really good job in this role. Everything from the facial expressions, to the way he delivered his dialogue echoed what his character was going thro

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 Original)

Sam Hain Winchester

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 Original)

Synopsis: The monstrous spirit of a slain child murderer seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers whose parents were responsible for his untimely death. A Nightmare on Elm Street was the first horror film, I ever watched and honestly the reason I feel in love with horror. I know there's a lot of controversy regarding the comparison with the Original Nightmare on Elm Street and the 2010 Remake with the same title. Although I have see the remake, I will wait until I re

Ghosts of Goldfield - aka Accursed Blood

Sam Hain Winchester

Ghosts of Goldfield - aka Accursed Blood

Synopsis: A group of five led by Julie (Marnette Patterson) set up their filming equipment in the hotel of the derelict town of Goldfield, hoping to capture footage of the ghost of Elisabeth Walker, a maid tortured and killed in room 109. Troubled by visions, Julie discovers that a necklace handed down to her by her grandmother, is somehow connecting her to the tragedy. Anyone who knows me, know that I am definitely a fan of a good 'ghost story', so when I accidently spotted

Something Beneath - Highly Underrated

Sam Hain Winchester

Something Beneath - Highly Underrated

Synosis: When the panic starts to spread, so does the slime - pulsating, dripping and oozing around the conference site, awaking everyone's worst nightmares. A massive cellular organism, highly intelligent and deadly, is living in the sewer system beneath the conference centre. As unexpecting attendees of the Clean Planet Conference are picked off one by one by a mysterious oily black slime, a group of scientists band together to try and stop it in its tracks. Starring Kevin

Drag Me To Hell - Better the Second Time Around

Sam Hain Winchester

Drag Me To Hell - Better the Second Time Around

Synopsis: Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is on her way to having it all: a devoted boyfriend (Jason Long), a hard earned job promotion and a bright future. But when she is forced to make a tough decision, that evicts and elderly woman from her home, Christine becomes a victim of an evil curse. Now she only has three days to dissuade a dark spirit from stealing her soul before she is dragged to Hell for an eternity of torment. Director Sam Raimi (Spiderman, Evil Dead Trilogy)

Devils Prey (2001) - Better than Expected

Sam Hain Winchester

Devils Prey (2001) - Better than Expected

Synopsis: Five friends on a joy ride - David (Charlie O'Connell), Samantha (Jennifer Lyons), Eric (Bryan Kirkwood) Joe and Susan - hit a young woman as she crosses a country road. Fawn, the woman, dressed in bloody rags and screaming "The Shadows, the Shadows!", is bundled into the car and the group of friends are unwittingly drawn into a web of horror. In a rural community, the mysterious Father Seth (Patrick Bergin) and the town sheriff hide a deadly secret.... who are the

Deep Blue Sea (1999) - Shark phobia? It will have you running for the hills.

Sam Hain Winchester

Deep Blue Sea (1999) - Shark phobia? It will have you running for the hills.

Synopsis: Scientist Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) has been experimenting with the brains of Mako Sharks, cold blooded killing machines, known for their speed and ferocity. Violating all ethical codes, she has genetically re-engineered their DNA, creating massive, super fast, highly intelligent creatures - with attitude. When a storm hits the floating laboratory, the sharks escape their tanks, stalk the crew and unleash a reign of terror more frightening than your worst ni

City of the Living Dead - The dead shall rise!

Sam Hain Winchester

City of the Living Dead - The dead shall rise!

Synopsis: In the new small town of Dunwich, a priest hangs himself in the Church Cemetary. This sacrilegious act opens the gates of Hell - allowing the dead to rise. A New York City reporter joins forces with a Physic and they travel to New England. There they team up with a psychiatrist and his patient and the battle begins to close the the Gates of Hell before All Saints Day - for if they fail, the dead will rise up and kill the living. Although not for the squeamish, this

Cursed - Beware the Full Moon.

Sam Hain Winchester

Cursed - Beware the Full Moon.

Synopsis: Frightmaster Wes Craven brings you the terror of Werewolves and a cast of today's hottest young stars in Cursed! Christina Ricci, Jesse Eisenberg, Joshua Jackson, Judy Geer and Milo Ventimiglia find themselves caught up in an unimaginable horror - a werewolf loose in Los Angeles! Unstoppingly frightening and undeniably fun, it's the latest thriller, from director Craven and writer Kevin Williamson - the team that thrilled you with scream. Also starring Portia De Ro

5ive Girls - It will have you Possessed!

Sam Hain Winchester

5ive Girls - It will have you Possessed!

Synosis: When the long abandoned St Mary's Catholic Reform School for Girls is reopened under the watchful glare of a domineering head mistress, (Amy Lalonde) and a troubled priest (Ron Perlman), five rebellious new students are about to find themselves on a crash course in demonic possession. Discovering that they each possess a supernatural skill, they must unite their otherworldly talents if they are to escape Legion, the ancient evil demon who holds thrall over the school

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Finally!

Sam Hain Winchester

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Finally!

Based on the best selling novel by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame Smith! Synosis: In it's truth universally acknowledged that the ladies in Regency Britain must be accomplished in all areas of society. Fortunately Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) and her four sisters can sing, dance, and when required chop off the heads of the walking dead. It has become an essential life skill, ever since The Black Plague turned the English countryside into a war zone and the dead have come back

Lovely Molly - Guaranteed Boredom!

Sam Hain Winchester

Lovely Molly - Guaranteed Boredom!

Synopsis: When newly wed Molly Reynolds (Gretchen Lodge) returns to her long abandoned family home, frightful reminders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. A malevolent force, whether her own haunted past or some supernatural thing, tirelessly seeks to overwhelm her. Alone and isolated in a centuries old manor, she soon begins an inexorable descent into depravity. Somewhere in the house, in a terrible space between psychosis and possession, lies an evi

Ripper Letter from Hell - An underrated masterpiece

Sam Hain Winchester

Ripper Letter from Hell - An underrated masterpiece

Synopsis: By the time she was 16, Molly (A.J. Cook) had already lived to tell a very bloodcurdling tale: She was the only survivor of a violent massacre while on an island holiday with friends. Disturbed by her horrific past, she focuses all her energies on researching the psyche of Serial Killers. This leads her to the forensic science program at Berkley, under the famed author and man hunter Martin Kane (Bruce Payne). Before long, the evil that had claimed Molly's friends i

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