Halloween Review– The Rocky Horror Picture Show

You’re a hot dog, but you better not try to hurt her,
Frank Furter.

The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien’s bizarre tribute to horrors past, did well enough on stage to catch Hollywood’s attention. Although not terribly successful in its initial run, the movie adaptation gradually became the definitive cult film. Fans still look forward to each screening with antici….

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Halloween Review– Ginger Snaps

They don’t call it the curse for nothing.
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Back in Februrary, I had unkind words for Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed, the first of a batch of Ginger Snaps sequels. The original‘s best moments, however, make it must-see lycanthrope viewing. Witty, funhouse-scary, and extremely bloody, Ginger Snaps takes I was a Teenage Werewolf far beyond the comfortable horrors of the 1950s drive-in.

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