How to Avoid Crazy Security Guards While Trapped in a Parking Garage

So last night, since I couldn’t watch the Super Bowl (thanks Dish Network for not carrying my local NBC affiliate…bastards), I went through my Netflix Watch Instantly queue and added P2. I thought, you know what, why not a bad horror movie to celebrate not being able to see the big game? So, I cranked [...]

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REVIEW: ‘Silent Hill: Homecoming’ Part II

Previously, we’d lauded many of the excellent aspects of Konami’s sixth installment of the Silent Hill series. Those praises remain, but we must now address a few of the less than wonderful aspects of the game.
Cast and Voice Acting
One thing that even the most avid fan of the Silent Hill series must work really hard [...]

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REVIEW: ‘Silent Hill: Homecoming’ Part I

Today, we begin the first in a series of posts that will act together as a complete review for Konami’s latest addition to the Silent Hill game series.
By now, if you don’t know your Uncle Clever is a huge fan of (quality) horror, then you’ve been reading some other site called ‘Hey! Media!’ (Who knew!).
We’ve [...]

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‘[REC]‘ and ‘Quarantine.’ Wait, Are These the Same Damn Film?

Jaume Balagueró’s [REC] is a fine example of mindless, fun terror set in a claustrophobic environment. It’s got it all: infected people who turn into ravenous monsters at the drop of a scene change, terrified, all but idiotic people contained in a tight environment dealing with a situation only a horror writer could think of. [...]

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REVIEW: ‘Quarantine’ Doesn’t Take Itself Too Serious. Neither Should You

A remake of Jaume Balagueró’s [REC] (2007), Quarantine tells the sometimes overacted, sometimes incoherent, often irritating story of some folks trapped in an apartment complex while a virus runs rampant and government agencies make all attempts to contain the virus—by locking everyone inside.
Here’s the thing: if you’re one of those pedantic pinheads from IMDB who [...]

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