October Scare-A-Day: Horror Effects Hosted By Tom Savini Video On Demand

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In an October Scare-A-Day post last week, we mentioned Tom Savini for his work on Dawn of the Dead (1978).   Tom Savini is a master of movie makeup, gore, special effects, and visual effects. You have also seen him acting in several spooky/gorey flicks such as From Dusk Till Dawn, Planet Terror, and even in a… Read more »

October Scare-a-Day: Night of the Living Dead DVD 5729

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There’s no escaping Night of the Living Dead‘s ghouls roaming the countryside. Not that you’ll have to run very fast or anything. These poor shambling living-deads will eventually make their way to you, unlike their track star modern incarnations who can sprint Usain Bolt style. Nope, these zombies will give you some time to sit… Read more »

October Scare-a-Day: Mockumentary

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Over the past few years as media technology becomes more available to the every day person, horror mockumentary has grown into a definitive style and sub-genre within horror, to connect to this new generation of technology and how we relate to it. Shaky cam, retroscripting, low budget, independent films remade across countries, all these elements… Read more »

October Scare-A-Day: An American Werewolf in London DVD 4870

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Your pulse starts racing. Your body heats up. It feels like you’re about to burst into flames. Your bones twist and crack and stretch painfully. Fur sprouts painfully from your skin from head to toe. What’s that noise? It’s a piercing howl… and it’s coming from you! You are… a werewolf!   That’s what happens… Read more »

October Scare-a-Day: A Nightmare on Elm Street Series DVD 314-320

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If there were a Mount Rushmore of slasher movie villains, I’d place Freddy Krueger in George Washington’s position. What really sets him apart from the others is Krueger’s ridiculous one-liners and his trademark pointy glove and fedora. If you compare an old time hockey mask to a fedora, the fedora always comes out the winner… Read more »

Labor Day Part II: “Have you tried turning it on and off again?”

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In yesterday’s post, we explored some films  that pay tribute to the worker and the working class experience. Today we lighten the mood with a selection of films and television programs available for checkout at the Media Library that celebrate the fun, the heartbreak, and the boredom of working.    Office Space (1999) (DVD 1267) This… Read more »
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