Unlike other films that I see lying on the more than occupied shelves of my local video rental store, it took me awhile to muster up enough interest to rent "Shadow of the Vampire". I must have paced back and forth among the thousands of movie titles, reading the synopsis to "Shadow of the Vampire" almost 10 times. Finally, having finally rented it, I can now explain to you, the reader of this review, how much I liked this film.

"Shadow of the Vampire" is about F.W. Murnau, a German Director who has set his mind to making one of the scariest, and true to life Vampire movies ever made. Having been turned down the rights to re-make Bram Stokers 'Dracula', Munau decides to create his own original film entitled "Nosferatu". Little does Murnau's crew know, that he has found an actual true to life Vampire, Max Shrek, to play the part of Count Orlock, the fictional Vampire. The films plot drives on the insane mind of Murnau, as he takes directing too far, all for a film.

"Shadow of the Vampire", was based on the true story of the making of "Nosferatu the Vampyre", filmed in 1922. This movie was also known as "Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror". To tell you the truth, I had seen Noseratu before I had seen "Shadow of the Vampire", and admitt that upon seeing "Shadow of the Vampire" you should go out and rent "Nosferatu". In all honesty, they should have included the full length motion picture on the "Shadow of the Vampire" DVD.

This film struck me as generally dark, and very disturbing. Disturbing in the sense that a director would even dream of going as far as Marnau had done for his Vampire film. It also frightened me because for all I know, Max Shrek "IS" really a full fleged Vampire.

Generally, Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich both brought this film to such greatness. Willem Dafoe breaths such life into Max Shreks character of Orlock. So much to the point of me being totally, and utterly envious and terrified of his character. His acting was unaquivically superb, bending all of the rules. Not only did he deliver a riviting performance, but also had to withstand the daily applications of make-up, which did not seem to be a very comfortably thing to do.

Malkovich was superb also as Marnau. He had the ability to make me extremely upset towards his character, to the point that I wanted to smash through my T.V. set and strangle him, yet I didn't because I still had 5% compassion towards him, don't ask me why. The only problem that I had with his character was that his German accent did not carry throughout his whole sentences, it was weird! It was like, German was spoken and then that theatrical Malkovich voice came through. This kind of turned me off until I got used to it.

Another character appeared in this film. It was the guy who played Robin Hood from "Robin Hood: Men in Tights". I think his name was is Fritz Wagner. When he arrived in this film, I was first stunned, but got used to the fact that he was on screen. I think he was totally out of place in this movie. Stick to comedies FRITZ!

Overall, some intellegent aspects of this film included the old boxed black and white camera that Marnau used to film the movie. When the camera rolled, the screen became black and white, and the picture seemed to be cut into a black circle like the actul film is. There are many of these black and white sequences, giving this film a classy, sophisticated look.

This film was only lacking in one aspect, its length. While some movies are unbearably long, "Shadow of the Vampire" was way too short. It left me wanting and yearning for more movie! It did not fill my desire for the evening. There was much story yet to be revealed.

Basically, "Shadow of the Vampire" kept my interest. There were moments when it lost me for one reason or another, but all in all, this was an witty film worthy of a rent.

Ten years ago, moviegoers across America met Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a psychologist with an intense lust for human flesh. His character was developed in the film Silence of the Lambs, which will forever remain a classic in the horror genre.

For those of you who have not seen the film, I am not going to spoil it for you, but I will say that its cinematography and suspense far surpassed any film of its kind.

Now, in the year 2001, Hannibal, who has for the last ten years remained dormant in the recesses of Florence, Italy, emerges from his quiet slumber. He is summoned by Detective, Clarice Starling, the same person who tried to put him away in the first film. Many people may be disappointed that Clarice is not played by Jodie Foster, but rather by the very talented Julianne Moore.

As the plot of the film thickens, we come to realize that the only known survivor of Hannibal's wrath, Mason Verger, is heading the search for the man that had once abused him and left his face deformed. The entire film focuses on the character of Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins.

Just like the first film, he is up to his old antics. After being discovered in Italy, Hannibal returns back to his homeland of America. He once again makes contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI official as well as the media. Hannibal will stop at nothing to find Clarice, for one last "Dinner Engagement." This meal would consist of fried brains and some hearty vegetables.

Throughout the movie, there are numerous scenes filled with blood and gore intertwined within a clever and original story line. This is what makes the movie really interesting. The director, Ridley Scott (Gladiator) has developed the personality of Lecter in "Hannibal." The story itself does have violence in it, but Ridley Scott, while depicting an integral part of the story, handled the violence tastefully.

Many are probably asking, is it as good as the original, Silence of the Lambs?

The two movies are very different. In Silence of the Lambs, we were dealing with a caged monster whose intensity was extremely focused. Here, we have a monster on the loose gallivanting around in a great big world, free to indulge in his passions. These passions are not always pleasant, but at times can tend to be interesting.

Anthony Hopkins is, as usual, brilliant. What else are we to expect from an Oscar caliber actor? As Clarice, Julianne Moore was sexy and strong; but, of course, she did not even come close to Jodie Foster's performance in the first film.

Hans Zimmer provided for an engrossing and mesmerizing soundtrack, which set the ambiance for a truly creepy film. The music definitely made the movie scarier, adding an extra layer of terror.

While it is not another Silence of the Lambs, it is a new and fresh sequel that I enjoyed until the bitter end. Of course, like all other hit movies, the ending of Hannibal opens itself up for a third film. You can mark my words that if there is another sequel, I will reserve my ticket far in advance!

"ALLISON'S BIRTHDAY " This movie had no gore in it. Yet, it frightened me very much and its very cleaverly made. The director starts the films as you see a group of girls who are summoning the dead on Allisons Birthday. You watch in terror as one of the girls becomes possessed by an evil spirit who tells Allison that all her birthdays will be hell from now on. The film then skips 10 years in her life and we see Allison absolutely terrified that her birthday is coming up. She does know that if anything happens then her boyfriend will protect her....wont he? Well it unfolds when Allison decides to find out why her life has been so evil and demonic for the last 10 years. But when Allison gets too close, a deadly cult will stop at nothing to stop her from finding out the truth. The ending will amaze you and shock you. One of the scariest endings I have seen. Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"AMITYVILLE HORROR" A classic film that was in fierce compitition with the Exorcist in the 70's. Its a tale about a house that has a very eerie legend to it. The legend went like this: A man one night went crazy, he couldn't stand living anymore. So what happened was, he went from room to room in his house. First he killed one of his daughters then the other with a shot gun. Then he blew apart his wife. Shortly after, he killed himself. This is how the movie starts out. Then you see the story unfold as a new family with two kids move into the house. Once they move in, strange things start to happen. Money is put down on a table for the wedding that day, and is mysteriously missing, never to be found again. After awhile of living in the house, the house itself starts to get violent. It gets into the childrens brains and the husbands. It even posseses one of the children to lock a poor young babysitter in the closet and turn the lights out. The ending is predictable but the story itself is a timeless classic. It is definatly a scary movie if your looking for a good one. Worth a rent in your local video store. Available on VHS.

"APT PUPIL " The story of a boy who finds out that his neighbor was really a Nazi. Once he finds this out, he goes over to his house one day and asks him for the stories of what it was like to be a Nazi in World War 1. Telling the stories though, sparks a flame of passion in the old mans mind. He once again gets visions of death and killing and tries to ever put his cat in the oven!!! He even tries on a Nazi uniform and starts to march in place. It was scary because it could happen any day. Your next door nieghbor could be a Nazi!! I don't recomend this movie to be watched by Jewish families at all. It is a truely disturbing ride into the depths of terror. It streaches the limits in some terms. It definatly freaked me out. That means its worth a rent or even a buy for horror fans. Also, I rented this movie on DVD and the picture and sound quality was superb as always. It was also a full screen picture not widescreen. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

"Halloween" A classic in horror movie history. This movie is about a killer named Michael Myers who is after a teenage girl (Jamie Lee Curtis. He stalks her, hunts her and tries to kill her. What I thought was great about this film is that it doesn't have much gore at all, yet its the suspense that is scary. What is around that dark corner? Is it Michael, or just a broom ready to fall down? I think this film will be best known for its chilling climactic scenes and spine tingling twists. Is Michael dead after falling out of that window from the second floor? He looks like her is, but, wait?!! He's gone!!! This movie will forever go down in history as one of the BEST ever. Rated: R. Available on VHS, DVD, and Laserdisc. HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!!

"Halloween: 4" This is an interesting movie, but not worth renting if you really like the Halloween series. It is a disapointment because it is so predicdable and cheezy! The only reason that I recomend you to see this movie is if you want to view all 7 of the Halloween series, but other then that.......this movie is not worth buying or renting. Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT " No gore what-so-ever, yet it left me feeling unsafe. This movie is basically about the dangerous and sickening people of the world. In the film directed by the well aclaimed director Wes Craven, two girls are out on a walk. One of them comes up with a wacky idea. She came up with a challenge. Whoever could get someone on the street to give them drugs first would win. Yet, one man, invited the girls into his house. They are then brutaly tortured and left for dead in the room. The movie doesn't end there. Then the men come back after days, and the girls are still alive!!! Then the men take the girls into the woods and tell them to do all sorts of horrible things. If the girls don't do the things they want, they are shot. I felt that this movie was a call out to people everywhere, to watch out for all these people in the world that can hurt them and to watch out when doing drugs because they never get you anywhere but dead. No matter how you rent or buy this movie, it will never have all the footage in it because a directors cut was never allowed in the U.S. The only audience that saw the directors cut was in the theaters when it came out. I would advise you only to rent this if you are prepared for what you will see. Yet, nothing can prepare you for it. If you are a horror fan though, go rent this film. Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"Urban Legend" Can eating pop rocks and drinking pepsi make your internal organs explode? I saw this one i the theaters. It didn't scare me at all, but I thought it was entertaining. It was all about Urban Legends that somehow all came true at a college. The killer found out all about Urban Legends and killed people according to them. You see people dying one by one. Thats basically all I have to say about this movie except the ending when the killer is revealed is totally unexpected and scary. Its worth a rent, but not a buy. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

"FROM DUSK TILL DAWN" Think of the craziest plot and story line ever, and you get this movie. I thought it was TERRIFIC!!! Its about 2 guys who are running from the law and somehow end up in a strip club after taking a girl, her brother and her father hostage. After a few hours at the club though, everyone including the girls turn into vampire's and kill the visiting horn-dogs of men in the club, turning them into "fellow Vampires". Soon everyone in the club is transformed, except for the two men (George Cloony and Quintin Tarentino) the girl and her father. So here they are, fighting a bunch of zombies by themselves!!! Its crazy!!! Eventually it ends in a bloodbath that you will have to rent this movie in order to see. I highly recomend it to horror and movie lovers alike. No matter who you are, if you are under the age of 50, you'll love it!!!! Rent it or buy it now. A new DVD has just came out too!!! I'll rent it very soon. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

UPDATE FROM MASTER PAT: I recently recieved "From Dusk Till Dawn" on DVD from a friend. The special features on the disc include a theatrical trailer and 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound. First off, commenting on this DVD is hard to do. Let us start off with sound quality. The rear speakers provide and exciting and in depth surround that will make you jump out of your shorts. The center channel is a diffrent story. I felt that it lacked the intensity and mood. This ment that the voices could not be heard that strongly. If you like this, then this movie is for you. The sound effects, including the spurting blood are evident throughout the entire movie and are flawless. Some of the best effects, I have heard on this DVD. These effects can best be tested out on the first scene of the movie when the two brothers shoot up and burn the guy in the convenience store. Now for picture quality. I felt that the dark scenes of this film (Mostly the whole film) were lacking rich textures and didn't blend very well. This didn't bother me that much, but may disturb others (If the movie doesn't do it first). Since this is a letterboxed version of the movie in 1.85 matte, you may see things that you havn't seen before in the video full screen version. In all honesty, this was a very entertaining DVD, and a great gift to recieve. If your looking for a new DVD to put in your collection this is a good choice. I feel that the director could have put more special features on the disc, like behind the scenes etc, but he didn't. Maybe a new one will come out in the future with all that stuff on it, who knows. Rated: R.

"Creepshow" I thought this movie was very original because it took 4 stories and focused on them. The stories come out of a magazine and are each intensly different in there own ways. They all have tons of gore and frighten you out of your mind. I wont tell you all the stories cause I don't want to give anything away. One story is about a man played by ironicaly Leslie Nielson. He is a sicko and buries a man and his wife under the sand at low tied and the water comes rushing up and drowns them. Yet, its not over. The dead bodies get their revenge and come back to his beach house. At this point they are zombified and they kill Leslie for what he did to them. One other story is about a Meteor that crashes in the back yard of a mans farm house. The man goes out to investigate and decides to touch the meteor. After doing this he goes back to his house. After a few hours, moss and grass starts to form on his body and he freaks out. It doesn't stop there. The grass and moss keeps growing and by the middle of the night, the man is totally covered in grass and moss. I wont give any more away. Its worth a rent though. Available on VHS.

"Silent Night, Deadly night: UNCUT VERSION"...........This movie is definatly worth renting, but ONLY if it is the UN-CUT version. The UN-CUT version has about 20 or so minutes of additional footage. I can't tell you what is in it because I don't want to give it away. I can tell you though that if you like gore or violence ......this is a movie for you! Available on VHS in "R" rated and "NC-17" rated versions. HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!!

"Sleepaway Camp" It starts out as you hear voices of children who have died around a barren camp. Desolate is a better word to use. All of the cabins lay vacant and the fields remain empty. The camara then fades to a shot of two teenagers pulling one of there friends along on a jet ski. The girl asks her boyfriend if she could drive the boat for awhile. Although he remains skeptic, the boy lets her drive. Not knowing that soon, she would end up killing people. The rest of the movie takes place at camp Arawak. A girl named Angela is the main character (If you can even call her a girl). She is a quite type who doesn't talk. All the girls at the camp harrass her for being so mute. As camp days press on, children begin getting killed. The first to get killed is a boy who gets drowned by the killer. There is also a scene where the chef in the camp gets VERY badly burned when the killer pushes the tub of hot boiling water on him. THIS SCENE IS NOT FOR THE SQUIMISH!!! Basically, at the end of this horror flick which I though was quite good, you find out whom the killer is. Believe me, it is a suprise. On top of that you find out a little note about our friend Angela that will shock, amaze and disgust you. I felt this film had great cinematography from begining to end and it held my interest for the whole film. I have to say there is much more nudity and gore in the second film, but if your in for a scary movie at a sleepover, then this movie is great for you. Worth a rent or buy. A new version of this film will be released soon on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

"Sleepaway Camp 2" "Sleepaway Camp 2" is a terrific and gory sequel to "Sleepaway Camp." It contains Mutilations that may be unsuitable for most and viewer discretion is advised! This movie is about a woman (Who is actually a guy) that killed many in a camp two years before this movie. Her name is Angela, and she needs everything, including perfection from her campers or its off with there heads...........and hands, and feet, and jaws. An interesting movie worth a rent. Also the ending will suprise you, wait till you see what becomes of all the dead campers!! Its not for the squimish. Rated: NC-17. Availabe on VHS.

"Sleepaway Camp 3" DO NOT RENT THIS MOVIE! "Sleepaway camp 3" is a boring completion to the trilogy. I watched this in my room at night and was so bored I fell fast asleep! Not worth a rent, not worth a buy. It is about Angela again, and she is back to kill more campers. Boring, tastless, Stupid. Rated: NC-17. Available on VHS.

"Dead Alive" One of the greatest movies I have seen in my life. It is all about these people that die, but wierdly come back to life! This New Zealand made splatter comedy, opens with an interpid zoo official making off with a captive Sumatran Rat Monkey from Skull Island. The creature is taken to a New Zealand zoo where a series of fateful occurances lead to nerdy Lionel's domineering mother being bit by the foul fiend. HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!! The bite doesnt agree with Lionel's mother who wastes no time turning into a gruesome,zombie mess. It doesn't take long before half the village follows suit. It is up to Lionel and his Spanish girlfriend, Paquita, to clean up the mess--most of which is handled by Lionel's lawnmower-hint, hint. It is one of the goriest films ever made and is never afraid to offend. Needless to say this film is not for everybody but if you're reading this, you can probably handle it. It also contains alot of "DARK" humor. A MUST SEE! I bought it, it was so good. Don't buy or rent the "R" rated version though, it has too be the "UN-CUT VERSION" or 20 minutes is cut out maybe more. a great movie, you gotta see it. Rated "NC-17" and "R". Available on VHS, DVD, and laser disc.

"Dead Alive: UNCUT LETTERBOX DVD- This is the movie that will forever change the face of splatter and horror films. Yet, when on VHS, was lacking something. Now, finally comes the DVD as the horror movie of the year. "Dead ALive is back in letterbox, in all of its uncut glory. When I got a DVD player for x-mas, I was so excited, but when "Dead Alive" came out on DVD I was jumping for joy. So I marched down to Coconuts and bought a copy. I popped it in my player and a super cameo menu showed up with eerie music. This disc contains 24 tracks (So you can get to that lawnmower scene faster than ever before) and a theatrical trailer. The only thing that is wrong with this movie is that the picture is way too bright and the picture is washed out in the day scenes, but all of the gore can be seen in its greatness. I would advise that all horror movie fans go out and buy this film, because it only 24 bucks and its truely the greatest. Rated: NC-17. Available on VHS, DVD and Laser disc. HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!!

A GREAT Dead Alive page: Pictures and much much more

"Evil dead 2" As good as the first. This one had some humor. As sick as the first though. The Zombies are back again for another feeding frenzy. Bruce Cambell (The director) is a geniouse. This is a classic horror movie. In this one, the main character "Ash" cuts his hand off at the wrist! Truely awsome, because he puts a chainsaw in place of the hand. When this happens, it makes it easier to decapitate and destroy all the Dedites! Rated: NC-17. "BANNED": In Finland! Available on VHS and DVD.

"Evil dead 3" Army Of Darkness: This is actually a bad movie compared to the other Evil deads. It definatly does not have as much gore. It is also not as much of a classic. It takes place in the medival times, long long ago. It's not in the cabin anymore. The only good thing about this Evil Dead is that it has lots of kewl skeletons and a battle occurs with good against evil. "Army of Darkness" is a feel good monty python type movie. It contains alot of funny elements. WATCH THIS MOVIE AND PLEASE DO NOT TRY ANY OF IT AT HOME! Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

UPDATE From Master Pat: I have recently found the DVD copy of "Army Of Darkness!" It is too kewl for words. You can skip to any scene you want! Plus, it has some interesting extra features. Monty Python and Evil Dead fans alike should purchase this movie on DVD. There is also a rumor that the optional deleted ending is on the disc, but I have not yet found it. E-mail me with any information!

"The Serpent and the Rainbow" Wes Craven delivers another one with this movie. It has to do with a very interesting issue and that is voodoo and the bringing back of the dead. From the moment this movie was released in theaters it was an instant classic. How I found out this movie existed was when I walked into the video store, I asked one of the guys working there for a really good horror film. He went strait to the horror section and picked up this movie. I said "It better be good" and I purchased it and walked out. That night I put it into my VCR and played it. It was in fact creepy because of the whole potion thing that brought back the dead. Basically in this movie a man goes into the jungle in search of some reason that people were mysteriously dying. He found out why, but you have to rent the film to see why. It is definatly worth a rent. Rated R: Available on VHS.

"WAXWORK" This is one of the all time greatest horror movies. A group of teenagers are invited to a WAXWORKS show. The only thing is that the wax has a mind of its own. A forcfield around the wax scenes suck the teenagers into the setting. VERY scary. A bit too graphic for youngsters. I give it 5 out of 5 starz! Available on VHS in and "R" rated and "NC-17" rated version.

"In Dreams" A truly creepy film. This one stars Robert Downy Jr. He plays a Phsycotic killer who stalks a woman and her family. The terror begins in this film on the night of one of her daughters school plays. After the play, he daughter is kidnapped, killed and then a few days later, found beneath a lake in her small town. Under this lake, a small village is also found. The village had been totaly emersed in water a few years back and has stayed that way ever since. The Phsyco doesn't quite after killer the womans daughter. He then torments and gets into her moms head. I'll stop there, lets just say that this film is creepy and very scary when it wants to be. I loved Robert Downy Jr. in this film though. He was totaly on drugs when it was made so he looks wasted through the whole movie. For that very reason, he is a very scary character. The ending is a suprise too, don't we all love suprise endings!!! Well, i know I do. This film is worth a rent. I decided to buy it on VHS and not DVD because I didn't feel like spending 30 bucks. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

"IT" This is one of Stephen King's better more interesting movies. It is about a clown that comes up every 40 years and feeds on little children. I give this one a 4 out of 5. This is because the make-up could have been much better, and it is a made for TV movie. The clown is played by the well known Tim Curry. Tim also starred in Home Alone 2: lost in New York, and the movie "Clue". Rated: PG. Available on VHS.

"Night Of The Living dead" I personally loved this movie because it is a REAL classic. It is the first zombie movie ever made in the USA. George Romero is the director and I have to give him tons and tons of credit for making this movie. WE LOVE YOU GEORGE! This movie may be known for the Famouse line "There coming to get you barbara!" It is also known as A really scary movie and I give it a 5 plus, plus, plus! Zombie movies are the greatest! Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

"Night Of The Living Dead 90'" This is a re-make of the 1968 version and I say it is much better than the black and white one. It has soooo much more special effects and detailed guts and gore. What I always say is that "The Gore Makes A Good Horror Movie!" I say everyone should rent this one. It never gets boring and is always fast paced and disgusting. George Romero once again is a geniouse. I would defiately not watch this movie with the lights out! Rated: NC-17. Available on VHS and DVD.

"Night Of The Living Dead 2" I have to say this movie was a great sequal for a horror movie. NOLD 2 has great special effects. Also whats good about this movie is the dense fog. It makes the setting spooky and scary. The ending is superb and this movie is worth a rent or even two. Available on VHS in "R" rated and "NC-17" rated versions.

"Dawn of the Dead" AWSOME!!! George Romero hits another gold mine in this classic. If you love LOTS of gore and zombie flicks, then BUY this one. Its basically all about zombies. A group of four go into a mall at night that is infested with zombies. They hide out in this room, in a nook of the mall. For months they live there, with zombies all around them. Until the fun begins. They decide one day that they are going to lock all the doors and kill all of the zombies, one by one and lock them up. What they want to do Basicaly is get the mall all to themselves. So they raid the gun shop, shot all the zombies in the heads and lock them up in a room so they wont smell up the place. There lives are going well, until a bunch of out-of-control motorists decide to break into the mall, letting more zombies in. Lets keep it at that and let you find out what happens next if you buy the movie or rent it. Its one of my favorite movies to watch and has finally been released in a theatrical wide-screen formate on DVD. I hear the picture quality is terrific and the sound and eerie music has to be awsome too. I loved it. BUY IT. Probably George Romero's best. Rated: R. Available on VHS, DVD and Laser Disc.

UPDATE from master Pat: I recently purchased the "Dawn of the Dead: Collecters Edition, Directors cut". The directors cut of the DVD, has a 30 minutes more of footage. The total runtime is 142 minutes!!! The DVD is presented in a matted 1.65 aspect ratio. This means that the bars on the top and bottom of the screen were added, either by the director or by the makers of the DVD. Now for my verdict on the new DVD of Dawn. I felt that the DVD had a nice clear picture. Some of the scenes don't work out though. Such as the scene in the boiler room. It just didnt work out. The colors in the picture were saturated with too much black. This made is hard for the peoples faces to come though completly. Also on some parts of the DVD, the picture shifts as if the film that was used was old and run down and the film in coming off the reel. Other than that, the scenes throughout the actual mall were bright and crisp. The next dissapointment with this DVD, came with the Dolby soundtrack. It was probably the worst soundtrack i have ever heard in a movie. It was totaly drained out and it had a limit. If a put my volume up to a certain loudness, the sound became distorted and broken up. I felt that the DVD of Dawn was not a terrific acomplishment. Yet, their is another side to why I am happy in having bought the DVD. First off, the DVD contained four rare trailers from Germany and the US. All trailers run 3 minutes each. The other reason this DVD is awsome is because of the extra footage! OVER 30 MINUTES OF IT!!! the extra 30 minutes is just more gore and zombie slaying. Also, there is an alternative dock scene. Once again though, the bad things about this DVD outnumber the good. I hated the fact that you had to turn this disc over after the end of the first part of the movie. You actually have to get your butt off the couch and flip the stupid disc over!!! Oh well, maybe another version will come out. Until then, I cant solute Anchor Bay for coming out with this DVD version of the film. Sorry!

Unofficial Dawn Info Site: Lots of info on the film and the versions of it on sale!

"Night Of The Demons" You know, some movies live in your hearts forever. This movie is one of them. Its about a group of high school students who decide to throw a party at an old abandond house called "Hull House". Once there, they turn the music one and start to dance, until one of the girls named Angela decides to hold a meeting to call the dead. She does this and Demon spirits are raised and break out of an old mirror. One by one all the kids at this party are possesed by demons. It's not a movie for the weak at heart, but it an unforgettable movie. Once again, you have to buy the original DIRECTORS CUT version to appriciate the movie greatly. The only DIRECTORS CUT version available is on Japanese Laser disk and now VHS. Look out for the scene with the magic marker if you rent or buy this movie. Rated: R and NC-17. Available on VHS and Laser Disc.

"Night of The Demons 2" An OK movie. It has good special effects and a cheezy plot. I give it a 3 out of 5 because of the lame plot. It takes place at a co-ed Catholic college and involves about 6 main characters. When Halloween comes, the College throws a part and the nuns don't even let anyone slow dance!!! So what happens is, these 6 kids ditch the party and go to Hull house to have there own little shin-dig. The only problem is, one of the demons gets out of the house and posseses a girl who goes back to the party. She lures boys into the bathroom for sex and then kills them. I liked the fact that in this one the Demon sang a demonic song. I also like the voice of the demon in this movie and the ending is "TO DIE FOR!" Lets just say it has something to do with a snake. Rent it. Not worth a buy unless you are a horror movie GURU like me. Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"Night of The Demons 3" A good movie. This movie has better special effects than all the others. It takes place in Hull house once again, and a bunch of no-minded kids decide to have a party there. What a bad mistake, because they are killed and possesed by Demons. This film tended to look alot like the first. It was probably the one I liked the least. Of course the first was the scariest. The marker scene in the first is unforgettable as I stated in my review before this one. I wouldnt recomend waching this movie with the lights OUT! It is also not a good movie for little children under the age of 14 or 15. I think that this could have horror movie potential if it ads more gore and suspense and a bit of humor. Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"Scream" A great horror movie of the 90's. Scream has set a new standard of horror and has undoubtably become a classic. If you haven't seen it, it is about a man dressed in a ghost suit who goes around killing people....or is it two men? you'll have to see the movie! Scream is cleverely swave and sophisticated. Billy loomis probably makes the movie, he is strangely creepy. Also, stu, he brings a little bit of comedy to the movie and helps it out. Rent or buy this movie. I own it on DVD, the new copy had just come out. It has alot of tracks and a theatrical trailer. PLUS, a comentary by Wes craven. If you have a DVD, it is worth a buy. I think of this movie as a great movie, but after repeated viewings gets boring, unlike "Dead Alive". O well, Wes Just doesn't have as much power as Peter Jackson does. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

"Scream 2: Scream again- This was by far better than the first. I can watch this one one hundred times and not get board of it at all! I wont tell you who the killers were in this one, but heres a hint "The killer is a woman". Look for the scene where the kid gets up on the table and starts singing to his girl. SO ROMANTIC! Wes deserves two thumbs up for this one! There was also more gore and violence in this one. Rent it, buy it, watch it. Rated: R. NOW ON DVD and VHS.

"DISTURBING BEHAVIOR" Why do we have to be perfect? This is the question that this movie poses. A local town school wants to take all of the children in the school and implant something in there heads to make them 100 percent perfect. They act like mature 40 y/o adults, yet they are neglegent 16 and 17 year olds. To cut the story short, these kids eventually go haywire and start to become evil beings and they try to overpower and murder all of the non-perfect teens. The ending is interesting, yet, i cant call it a real horror movie, it just didn't cut it. None of it was scary and I shouldn't have rented it. I don't think anyone should rent it if they are looking for a really good horror movie. If you decide to rent it, get it on DVD because the DVD has about 10 deleted scenes and it may be cool. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

Lucio Fulci's "ZOMBIE"- This movie is actually a sequal to another zombie movie by the Italian horror film director Lucio Fulci. This film is set on the an island. This island looks normal to everyone elses eyes, but, Zombies lurk in the dark corners behind the trees and they come out at night to feed on human flesh. This film is not for the squirmish, expecialy a scene where a piece of wood splinter goes right into a womans eye. This movie sets standards for all Zombie flicks and should get and honorable mention. It is a fun and suspenseful film that has an eerie touch. The first time I saw this film was July 3, 1998 and I thought it was a fun movie. Rent it, but there is really no need to buy it unless you really love Zombie flicks. Rated: NC17. Available on VHS and now on DVD.

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Don't go in the house!" This movie, I found to be quite disturbing. After killing his mother (by burning her I might add) a man starts luring victims into his house! Each victim he kills in a different a unique way! Did I mention that he kills these people because of abuse in the past? Well, thats why he kills them. Every bit of this movie is eerie and I was truely haunted and disturbed by this character of a sick physcotic man. Then, neer the end of the movie, he sticks all the burnt, decapitated and mangled bodies in one of the guest rooms. I would say this movie frightened me because of the reality of it. None of the scenes looked fake! so, I would say that you should not buy this movie because of legal and moral issues, but, you should definatly go to your local video store and give it a rent. Rated: NC-17. Available on VHS.

"The mardi Gras' massacre" There is really no way to explain this movie. A man, goes to bars during the mardi gras and picks up hookers. The only thing wrong is that he is into grotesque things like say.....cutting someone open with a knife and sacrificing the bodily organs to the gods. This man is part of a cult that is into wierd rituals. I wouldn't advise that this movie whould be watched, it tended to be a bit boring and fake. Yet, the director had no problem with the nudity factor. Worth a rent. Rated: NC-17. Available on VHS.

"Harvest of the blood farmers" This movie was undoubtably the worst piece of crap I have ever seen. The gore was fake, the film was REALLY boring, and the movie was just bad. Rated: NG- for "NOT GOOD!" Not worth a rent or buy. Available on VHS.

"The video Dead" I loved this movie. It is about a group of three kids. One day a strange looking T.V. set arrives at their home, but wait a second? They didn't order a T.V. set! The fed ex dude has the kid sign for the T.V. and leaves in a big hurry. This is when the trouble begins. One of the kids decide to turn on the set one day. He flicks on the T.V. and there is a good ol' horror movie. The title of the movie "Zombie Bloody nightmare". The kid thinks "O well, this looks like a good movie", but, this is the only movie the set gets, on every channel! The kid falls asleep with the T.V. on and when he wakes up, the T.V. is smashed on the floor and a strange mist is coming out of it. Guess what the mist is? The zombies have escaped, out of the set and into the childrens home. What will they do to stop these vile zombies? Rent or buy it to find out. I thought this movie was interesting, entertaining and scary (Even in the daytime!). Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"Deadtime Stories" This movie definatly one of my favorites. It is about a young boy and his uncle. The young boy keeps telling his father to tell him a bed time story. "Tell me a bedtime story? says the boy. His uncle sits down in his big chair next to the bed. And tells him three stories. The first story, having to do with witches resurecting the dead body of there sister. The second story has to do with a girl resembling little red riding hood. The third, none other than Goldylocks. I wont even go into that one. Contains interesting special effects and gorey scenes. Some nudity involved, keep away from young children. Have fun. Rated: NC-17. Available on VHS.

"One Dark Night" This film is unrated, and suitable for all ages. It is one of those movies that arent that gorey, but really scary. It is about three girls that tell a geek that if she wants to be in the "Sisters club" she would have to stay in the morgue overnight. I wont tell you the rest, but you will just have to rent or buy it. Guess what, Adam West is in this movie (The original Batman)! Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU" This movie was very cool and we also get to see the return performance of the original godfather (Marlon Brando). He plays a terrific part in this sci-fi thriller. It is about a scientist who arrives on an island VIA a wooden plank. Since there is no way off, he finds out that the "MAD" scientist (Marlon Brando) is gene splicing genes of animals with humans and the island is filled with these disgusting creatures. Eventually they turn on the "MAD" scientist and every known human on the island ending in a finale of epic perportions. Its a very original movie with twists and turns to make your mind blow. Worth a rent. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

"Wild Things" All I have to say is that this movie had the most twists of any film ever made. It stars Nieve Campbell, Denise Richards and Kevin Bacon. Its too complicated to explain so I wont go into it, but it starts out when Denise Richards acuses her teacher of sexually abusing her. Yet, he never even touched her. I think that the director of this is very talented and he deserves an oscar. This film has been released on DVD too and the DVD has deleted scenes!!!!! I'm thinking about renting that too. Worth a rent or buy. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

"Class Reunion Massacre" Hmmmm. This movie left me wondering. What kind of stupid, idiotic, demented, #$%$ed up individual could put this movie on the shelves or even waste the tape used to make this movie. It was about some wierd topic that baffled me. I don't get it. Don't even think about this movie. If you see it on the shelves then don't buy it, tell the store owner to burn it. Rated: NC-17. Available on VHS.

"The Texas Chainsaw massacre" One of my top recomendations. This movie is and will aways remain a classic for all times. It is about a crazy guy with a mask named "Leather face" that lures people into his farm house and brutally slaughters them. It is not rated and is very scary. Watch it with the lights on! Please! Rated: R. Available on VHS, DVD, and laserdisc.

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"I know what you did last Summer" Now this is definately a true horror movie. It has all the elements. Suspense, Gore, on the edge of your seat terror and humor. It is basically about 4 teenagers that kill a man in a slicker on the side of the road. They dump him in the ocean and make a pact that noone will breath a word about the incident for the rest of there lives. One year passes. A note comes to one of the teenagers doors. The note reads "I still know!" The rest of the movie is on the edge of your seat entertainment that you do not want to miss. The movie stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Rent it of buy it if you dare. Rated: R. Available on VHS, DVD and laser Disc.

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"I STILL know what you did last summer!" This is the sequel to the first. I think (To tell you upfront) that this was much better than the first. Jennifer Love Hewitt makes the movie, she is such a great actress. Anyway, in the sequel, Jennifer and her friend played by "Brandy", get a phone call from their favorite radio station 96.7. If they name the capital of Brazil than they win an all expense paid trip to an island in the Bahamas. What happens? You guessed it, the girls win. Wait a second though? Rio isn't the capital of Brazil! Something is terribly wrong here. You have to rent the movie to see what happens. I would recomend that if you have a DVD player than you should rent this film or buy it on DVD. It is very clever and tricky to figure out. If you enjoy horror movies, you will definately enjoy this flick. Rated: R. Available on VHS, DVD and Laser Disc.

"The Mummy-1999" This film had terrrific special effects and a hauntingly eerie feel. I went to see this film with my father and we arrived at the theater at about 7:15. The show was at 7:45, but still there wasn't a line at all! We got great seats and eventually the theatre was packed. Teenagers and adults alike watched in terror. An also great element to this film was the use of comedy. Here and there something was extremly funny. Brendon Fraiser did a terrific job in the movie also, I couldn't have picked a better actor to be the fearless explorer. Now available on DVD and VHS. Rated: PG-13.

"Copy Cat" I just bought this one on DVD. I feel that the only way to describe this film is to tell you that it is very suspensful. It is about a Copy Cat killer who is after a woman. After he is jailed, the killer hires another man to do the job. The picture quality on the disc is superb and so is the sound. I felt that this movie also had many twists and turns just like Halloween. Rated: R. Available on VHS and DVD.

"Don't Go in the Woods!" I recently viewed this movie last weekend. I felt that it lacked the acting aspect. This was a classic B-movie about a group of campers that go into the woods and get hacked appart by a man dressed in leaves and covered in mud. The man carries a machetti and slices them all up. I wouldn't recomend a view for this one, just because it gets too boring. Also, when watching this movie, everyone was running too much. There were terrible shots of people just running and running and running from who knows what. Not worth a rent. Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"The Gate" Me and my best friend Ned both agree, that this is by far the scariest movie since Evil dead. Its about a group of kids. There parents go away for a week on vacation, leaving them the house. Upon there parents exit, wierd things start to happen in the house. Lights go on and off, the house shakes. No problem, but, the real entertainment begins when creatures start to emerge from underneath the house in the basement. Dead bodies apear in the closet. These little creatures from below, kill some of the kids and leave the others with the task of driving them back into the ground. The only way this is possible, is with the good ol' bible. I wont give away any more. All I have to say is that it gets pretty damn scary from there. Its worth a rent. I'm thinking about renting it again. Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"When the Screaming stops" This movie was originaly Italian and english was dubbed in to have the movie make sense. It was about this demon that comes out of the sea and manifests it self to look like a beautiful young lady. By doing this, she tricks everyone into thinking she is normal. The target for this demon is a girls school. The monster rips all the girls hearts out, while killing some villigers along the way. One thing I liked about this movie was that it had red flashes on the screen before the really sick parts are shown. I think this movie is worth a decent rent. Rated: R. Available on VHS.

"Killer Clowns From Outer Space" Truely one of the wierder movies that I have seen. It is all about these clowns that come from the outer rings of the planets and stalk and kill there victems. Although many may think of this as a comedy it was a VERY scary movie. And if you hate clowns, don't watch this film in the dark. I was frieked out at one part when a clown came out of a hamper and attaked the girl. At the end, it all comes down to a brawl in a Big Top circus tent. Rated R: Available on VHS and Laser disc.

"Wishmaster" A Wes Craven film that has it all. The movie is about a girl played by Denis Richards who finds a rare red gem that upon inspecting releases a demonic genie that grants her three wishes. Yet, all the wishes somehow turn out bad. The girl is haunted by him, until she comes out with the idea of wishing his to blow his brains out. So he does and you actually see the brains come out!!! It ends in a gore filled experience that only Wes Craven could deliver. I knew when I saw this film on Pay-per-view that it would be interesting and it was. I think its also one of Wes Cravens best films since the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. I also hear rumors that there is a "Wishmaster 2" out their somewhere. If anyone has any information on it then e-mail your info to me. For the record, Wishmaster is worth a rent. Available on VHS and DVD.

"Carnival of Souls-1999" I viewed this movie last night and it was eerie and VERY creepy. It is about a girl, whos father molests her very young. Her father happens to be a circus clown that her mother met at a circus one day. The plot gets wierder as she starts seeing her dead father and evil deamons. It all ends when she goes back to the circus where her mother met her demonic father. When she enters the fun house at the end of the movie, she confronts more terror than can be imagined. This film is definatly worth a rent. I felt that it scared me, mostly because I hate clowns and also because carnivals freak me out totally. If this is true for you, then this is the first horror movie you should rent before any other. Cotton candy anyone?? Rated: R. Available on VHS and now on DVD.

American History x" This film moved me, shocked me and definatly sent chills down my spine. It is about a group of modern age nazi skin heads. They murder and kill everyone that is colored, Jewish and others. Basically, they are like a group of Hitlers. I felt that this was very wrong and it frusterated me to see them kill and beat these other races. Yet, in the end, one of the younger members in the group, writes a sotry called "American History X". At the end, he comes to realize that other races are just like us and the ending is moving and terrifing. I rented a DVD of this picture and I would recommend that if you have a DVD player like me than you should rent it on DVD. The picture is VERY clear and the audio track on this film is terrific. The DVD is in WIDESCREEN letter-boxed format. I think this film is worth a rent or two. Rated: R. Available on DVD, Laserdisc and VHS.