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Reincarnation Reincarnation concerns a director making a film about a massacre that occurred over 30 years prior, where 11 people were murdered in a small hotel. The film seems to stir up the spirits of the original victims, who begin targeting their reincarnations in an apparent attempt to avenge their deaths. I originally watched this film upon its release in the mid-2000's as part of the initial run of After Dark Horrorfest's 8 Films to Die For series. Upon my first viewing, I was less than impressed, finding the film un-engaging and a little confusing. I recently decided to give it another go and am happy to say, I really enjoyed it this time. Most of the parts I found confusing were cleared up upon a second viewing, and I discovered that Reincarnation is actually a stylish, suspenseful film, with some particularly compelling creepy doll imagery. Recommended for fans of J-horror. Ju-On: The Grudge 2 The first time I saw this, I actually enjoyed it better than the first Ju...

On the Night Border by James Chambers is an excellent collection. There is a wide variety of horror stories here, something for every taste. It's also a great introduction to Chambers's writing; I will definitely be checking out more from him. Some highlights include: "A Song Left Behind in the Aztakea Hills" - I did my junior year high school term paper on the Beat poets, so this story involving Jack Kerouac was right up my alley. A lonely artist reminisces on his friendship with Kerouac and the night they experienced something strange in the wooded hills behind the artist's hometown. The artist confronts this mystery again when he ventures back into those woods following Kerouac's death. "The Many Hands Inside the Mountain" was a Halloween set story and one of my favorites in the collection. A man plans his revenge on his fiancé's wealthy father, but all doesn't go according to plan when he witnesses the family's annual Halloween ritua...

This horror anthology opens with a kidnapped girl being forced to tell her abductor scary stories in an effort to put him to sleep so she may escape. This wrap around segment is somewhat suspenseful although it's probably the least interesting part of the film. The first story concerns two young children home alone, forced to contend with not only a legitimately creepy intruder but also a ghost haunting their apartment building. This is by far the creepiest section of the film, adequately conveying the terror young children often feel when home alone. It suffers from a somewhat muddled plot however, including a bit that oddly, and needlessly, appears to be just a dream. The story's resolution unfortunately only adds to the confusion. The second tale concerns a serial killer being transported to Seoul on a plane. He gets loose thanks to what must be Korea's most oblivious police officers, but then has to contend with a resourceful flight attendant and the ghost of one of his...

It is a shame if not an actual crime that more people are not reading this book. Orford Parish Murder Houses: A Visitor's Guide  is an insanely clever, funny, and occasionally actually chilling faux-guide to the New England town of Orford, apparently famous for its murders. The book is divided into segments based on the different locations of murders, and each section gives an account of the crime occurring in the house as well as the subsequent hauntings or other mysterious, potentially supernatural occurrences that have since occurred. These mysterious events occasionally dip into the Lovecraftian and account for the book's more legitimately unsettling moments. This short collection is only about $5.00 on Amazon ($1.00 for a Kindle copy) and only 50 pages long, so you have no excuse for not reading it. Horror and weird fiction fans will eat this one up, and I highly urge everyone with an interest in the genres to check this out. You will not be disappointed.