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The Amityville IP: 1990 Canuxploitation Sequel ‘The Amityville Curse’ Is Watchable, But Forgettable

Joe Lipsett Amityville, Cassandra Gava, David Stein, Dawna Wightman, Editorials, Jan Rubeš, Kim Coates, Rodney Gibbons, The Amityville IP

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” Less than a year after the possessed lamp made its debut, Canada delivers the fifth entry in the Amityville franchise…and the result is a little ho-hum. I’m […]

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‘Rufus’ Is a Compelling Coming-of-Age Vampire Story [Horrors Elsewhere]

Paul Lê Dave Schultz, David James Elliott, Editorials, Horrors Elsewhere, Hunted, Kelly Rowan, Kim Coates, Merritt Patterson, Movies, Richard Harmon, Rory J. Saper, Rufus

Dave Schultz set out to make “a vampire picture that wasn’t really a vampire picture” when he wrote Rufus (also known as Hunted). Given other vampire-centered stories at the time, the Canadian filmmaker was sure to include the fundamentals. More specifically, the brooding and beautiful bloodsucker who takes a fierce liking to a human, and […]

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