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October 22

The Bodysnatcher (1945 RKO Radio Pictures Film)

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Not to be confused with The Body Snatchers, this is a completely different movie based on Robert Louis Stevenson‘s short story of the same title, The Body Snatcher.  The movie based on this Stevenson’s story was made in 1945 and would be the very last film in which film legends Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi […]

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October 20

Dracula (1931 Universal Film)

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Happy Birthday to LEGENDARY Bela Lugosi.  Our favorite Hungarian practically jump started the horror movie!  To many he will forever be the face of Dracula.  Today Begla Lugosi would be 133, not bad for the Prince of the Undead!  So to honor the man who put a face on the horror movie genre we present […]

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October 19

Dawn of the Dead (1978 United Film Distribution Film)

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You ever wake up one morning, brew yourself some coffee, then go outside to get the morning paper and you see a goddamn zombie in your front yard eating your poodle?  That shit really pisses me off!  George A. Romero must share my hate for these things cause he make a really kick ass movie […]

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October 15

The Omen (1976 Fox Film)

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We all know that Satan is the ultimate badass when it comes to villains.  Some movies do a horrible job of portraying the Prince of Darkness, however there are those exceptional few that really make you realize just why he was thrown out of heaven to forever torture us people here down on earth.  One […]

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October 12

The Wolfman (1941 Universal Film)

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The Wolf Man is a 1941 American drama horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as a werewolf named “The Wolf Man” and features Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Béla Lugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya in supporting roles. The title character […]

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October 10

The Mummy (1932 Universal Studios Film)

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The Mummy is a 1932 Universal Studios picture starring the uber-legendary Boris Karloff and directed by Karl Freund.  The film was inspired by the discovery of Tutankhamun‘s tomb in 1922.  The tomb had parchment with a Curse of the Pharaohs inside of it, which producers and Universal could not resist using as a basis for […]

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October 04

Night of the Comet (1984 Film)

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Probably on the list of guilty pleasure of every horror movie enthusiast in the world.  Night of the Comet is a 1984 disaster film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt.  It’s considered one of the bloodiest movies in the genre of doomsday horror.  However, some how, it retains a PG-13 rating despite the violence and […]

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October 03

Re-Animator (1985 Film)

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Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s “Herbert West-Reanimator”, Re-Animator is a 1985 film that plays on zombie science fiction, horror, and goofy comedy.  Re-Animator is the first in a trilogy of films and has since become the very definition of a cult film.  The cult hysteria of the film is largely driven by fans of Jeffery Combs, […]

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October 03

Re-Animator (1985 Film) Review

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Re-animator (1985) is a cult classic that is a rare gory treat for for horror movie enthusiasts. It’s loosely based off of H. P. Lovecraft‘s “Herbert West—Reanimator,” that was published in 1922. The short story was the first story to introduce zombies as uncontrollable scientifically re-animated corpses. I honestly believe that this movie, as well […]

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October 01

Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965 Amicus Productions Film)

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Filmed using the cinematic process known as Techniscope,Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors is a 1965 British horror film from Amicus Productions. Directed by veteran horror director Freddie Francis and written by Milton Subotsky.T he film stars legendary duo Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. This was the first attempt by Amicus Productions to produce a series […]

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September 28

The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (1974 Hammer Film)

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Two of my favorite movie studios got together in 1974.  Hammer Studios and Shaw Brothers Studio hacked  and kicked each other in the face to create one of the greatest cult movies ever.  The Legend of the 7Golden Vampires.  In North American it was called The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula.  It has a third, lesser […]

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September 25

Person of Interest Season 1 (2011 Television Serial Review)

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Person of Interest is an excellent TV drama/new world order/science fiction from CBS. I was hooked from episode one and have progressed to season three. A computer genius Howard Finch (Michael Emerson), who seemingly has no past, hires Mr. Reese (Jim Caviezel), a former CIA operative with a tragic past, to help people from behind […]

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September 24

We Want Your Work!!!

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Cryptic Escape Magazine is always looking for the best in quality science fiction and horror to give to our readers. If you’re a writer who is starving and you need to be published and you feel you have the right stuff then please submit your work to us!  Send your work to MakeYourCrypticEscape@gmail.com. What We […]

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September 23

The Ride Vincent Vayne

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The Ride of Vincent Vayne Ride into Hell as fast as you can!  Then ride out even faster!  Grab your bible, sprinkle the holy water, and lock n’ load!  The pits of the damned have been opened up as a demonic plague and eldritch horrors have unearthed themselves bringing damnation to the Wild West.  Sin, […]

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September 20

Cryptic Escape’s Hallloween Movie Extravaganza! Sept. 28-Nov. 2

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Greetings boyz and ghoulz!  Join Cryptic Escape this October for a nightly movie of chills, terror, and horror!  The classics are resurrected from the grave to haunt your waking hours!  Join us from September 28 – November 2 for this longer than a month long event!  We cannot wait to startle you!  We always celebrate […]

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September 18

Bunraku (2010 Film) Review

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Bunraku, was written and directed by Guy Moshe (of 2006’s Holly). It’s set in a post-nuclear-war world in which guns have been banned.  Banned by who? One of the many unexplained plot holes in the film and are basically left for you to figure out. Most all violence in Bunraku is carried out with mostly melee […]

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September 17

Killing Me Darkly

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Killing Me Darkly Sometimes justice is a jail cell.  Sometimes justice is a noose.  Other times it’s two bullets to the back of the head.  What happens when you know all of your government’s secrets?  What happens when every elite assassin in the world is hunting the bounty on your head?  All hell breaks loose!  […]

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September 16

Bloody Cherry

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Bloody Cherry The world ended on October 25, 1962.  The world itself became extinct and barren.  Nuclear weapons ignited and burned the atmosphere away leaving its cities a ruined necropolis.  Humans are no longer top of the food chain.  The nuclear winter wasn’t even the worst of it.  Now factions of humans fight for survival […]

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September 15

Star Crashed

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Star Crashed Carson Crash has been thrown far into the future and across the universe into another galaxy.  Lost and alone he is forced to befriend aliens, star lords, and demigods in an attempt to return to his own time and place.  Away from his daughter, he has to cope with his wife’s death and […]

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September 14

Crossing Jack Cross

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Crossing Jack Cross A private dick is thrown into a world of darkness, eldritch horror, and supernatural intrigue as he tries to unravel the mystery of  Noweyr.  Around every corner, antediluvian terror stalks the innocent and brave alike.  Jack Cross, a down on his luck detective who has lost all pride and filled with consuming […]

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May 26

47 Ronin (2013 Film) Review

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I love Samurai flicks!  I love Samurai stories!  I love Samurai mythology!  For a long period of my life I ate, drank, and peed Samurai mythology.  Those Japanese know how to tell a story!  That being said: No other story is more crucial to a country’s national identity than the story of the 47 Ronin.  […]

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