Haunted

When a boarder at the Mariell manor reportedly sees ghosts, Professor David Ash (Aidan Quinn) makes a house call to investigate. As he attempts to rationalize the possibility of ghosts, he falls for the alluring Christina Mariell (Kate Beckinsale) and soon finds himself spotting specters as well. < br > < br > Based on the novel by James Herbert, HAUNTED is director Lewis Gilbert's first endeavor into horror, and he succeeds spectacularly. The film features his quick-paced style of action, evinced in his James Bond films, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, MOONRAKER, and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, but is also reminiscent of his noir-like films, CAST A DARK SHADOW and TOUGH GUY. A drastic departure from his previous film, 1991's light, feel-good STEPPING OUT, HAUNTED is a modern take on an old-fashioned macabre tale and an essential film for any horror fan.

Haunted House of The Mind !!

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Robert Englund does a great job in his role of Freddy, sometimes it seems the glove is another character in the movie as well. Everybody else does a great job as well mostly playing victims for Freddy. As you can probably guess there as not many recurring characters in these movies. Freddy (Robert Englund) pretty much kills everything but there are a couple that make multiple movie appearances (usually the survivors of the previous film) some of these characters are Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon and Lisa Wilcox. I won?t go into detail as I don?t want to spoil it but Wes Craven?s New Nightmare is very unique and very entertaining. When it first came out it was one of them movies that made you say "that was really freaky stuff", very enjoyable.

Music Review: The Haunted - The Dead Eye

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It takes some serious balls to dink around and get all experimental with your tried and true sound, a sound that is beloved by so many fans from all over thrash's good green earth. From the opening notes of the first At The Gates album to The Haunted's 2004 comeback special, rEVOLVEr, ...

Music Review: Watermelon Slim & The Workers

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Editor's Note: This review is the first in a series of albums and artists nominated for 2007 Blues Music Awards (full list of nominees). Watermelon Slim & The Workers are nominated for six BMA's. When I think of the blues, I think of the haunted wail of Robert Johnson, Otis Rush’s ...

DVD Review: Tower of Evil (1972)

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This movie was also known as Beyond The Fog and Horror on Snape Island, but it could easily have been called Don't Go In The Lighthouse!A quintessential teen horror movie and an almost perfect case study as a link between the old and the new - the rules of old Hollywood haunted house films, and ...

Book Review: Skylight Confessions: A Novel by Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman’s new novel Skylight Confessions is a tragic fairytale for adults. Spanning  three generations, it tells a story of Arlyn Singer, the enchanted, fiery-haired daughter of a steamboat captain. Haunted by the loss of her father, 17-year-old Arlyn vows to love the first man to ...

Movie Review: The Gravedancers

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Harris (Dominic Purcell) and Allison (Clare Kramer) are a young, attractive couple dealing with all the problems of young, attractive couples. They worry about money, his ex-girlfriend stalking him, him cheating on his wife with the ex-girlfriend, losing friends and being haunted by three ticked ...

DVD Review: Ghost Stories (2000)

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This is a welcome release of the animated Japanese TV series, Gakko no Kaidan, which literally translates as 'School Ghost Stories'. Although it's set around a haunted school, this anime isn't connected to the four live-action films called Haunted School (1996 to 1999).The ...

The Road by Cormac McCarthy - Book Review

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McCarthy’s new novel, The Road, combines Blood Meridian’s terse, poetic meditations on the horrific depths of human depravity with the taut, thriller writing found in his most recent work, No Country for Old Men. What separates The Road from his other works is McCarthy’s ability to capture moments of lyrical and emotional beauty in a father and son’s haunted relationship even as a silent cloud of death covers the world in darkness.

Movie Review : Superman Returns (2006)

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Sorry, Superman, but Batman is the badass. Christian Bale, star of last summer's Batman Begins, didn't mince words or spare feelings on June 3rd when he accepted the MTV Movie Award for Best Hero from Brandon Routh, star of this summer's Superman Returns. Bale put audiences to the test: Are you with the haunted Dark Knight or the saint inside the Man of Steel?