“The Brain” is a horror film about totalitarianism. In the age of divoC, it is fitting that the forces of totalitarianism would be represented in […]
Continue readingThe Gate (1987)
Two boys, Glen and Terry, discover a hole in Glen’s backyard that acts as a gateway to Hell. Through a series of coincidental events, they […]
Continue readingThe Stand (1994)
The Stand was a made-for-TV movie about a plague that causes most of humanity to die. The few survivors are locked into a struggle between […]
Continue readingDead and Buried (1981)
Dead and Buried is a 1981 cult film that combines mystery, psychological terror, and horror with a twist ending. It’s about a quaint coastal town […]
Continue readingCommunion (1989)
Whitley Strieber, the author of “Communion” (upon which the 1989 movie is based), claims that he was abducted from his cabin in upstate New York […]
Continue readingPedophilia, Satanism, and Snuff Films Part III
The most shocking chapter in DeCamp’s book is the one entitled “Kathleen Sorenson’s Story.” Kathleen Sorenson became a foster parent for Nelly and Kimberly Webb […]
Continue readingFlesh Eating Mothers (1988)
Mothers is set in Suburbia, a metaphor of 1980s America. The characters in this American drama include a promiscuous man carrying on multiple affairs with […]
Continue readingPedophilia, Satanism, and Snuff Films Part II
Throughout the 1980s, Lawrence “Larry” King had been described as a “GOP high-roller” and “the fastest rising African-American star” in the Republican Party. He campaigned […]
Continue readingPedophilia, Satanism, and Snuff Films Part I
This first installment in this series is an introduction to The Franklin Cover-Up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska by John DeCamp. The Franklin […]
Continue readingSlumber Party Massacre (1982)
“Slumber Party Massacre” is an interesting movie with parallels to real life mass murderers, presented in an offbeat style. The story takes place in Venice, […]
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