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“One thing that seems clear to me, looking back at the films that truly scared me, is that most really good horror films are low-budget affairs with special effects cooked up in someone’s basement,” said Stephen King. Now, King has been the source for both clunkers and classics, but it …

Fringe 5.10 “Anomaly XB-6783746” TV REVIEW IF YOU’RE YET TO SEE THE EPISODE, STOP READING NOW! SPOILERS LIE AHEAD Episode 5.10 Writer: David Fury Director: Jeffrey Hunt (opens in new tab) THE ONE WHERE Peter, Olivia and Walter try to unlock the secrets inside child Observer Michael’s head in the …

Each stage focuses on growing the visible balls until they cumulatively reach the total of 100, which is helpfully displayed in progress upon the stark off-white backdrops. Tapping and holding any ball makes it expand, but mindless magnification will only get you in trouble, as touching nearly anything else on …

Supernatural 8.01 “We Need To Talk About Kevin” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 8.01 Writer: Jeremy Carver Director: Robert Singer THE ONE WHERE One year after Dick exploded in their faces (snarf) Dean busts out of purgatory and reunites with Sam, who’s abandoned life as a hunter. It’s …

Like many struggling writers, true-crime novelist Ellison (Ethan Hawke) spends far too much time in his room watching films. What’s harder to swallow is that none of them are Insidious , with which Scott Derrickson’s slick horror shares much of its DNA (not to mention its producers). Both movies feature …

Roughly five minutes in, an incendiary bullet from Judge Dredd’s hand-cannon cooks a thug’s brain inside his own skull. He drops, glowing like a human halloween pumpkin. Dredd grimaces. Call it a statement of intent. The helmet stays on and the gloves are off in screenwriter Alex Garland’s grim, ultraviolent …

The core elements of the Counter-Strike series haven’t changed much since the original Half-Life mod emerged in 1999. That trend continues with the newest update, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, for better and worse. Though the $15 downloadable title keeps the core of the series’ gameplay alive, preserving the traditional maps, gun …

Take a story based on the familiar mythology of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the lightning fast combat of combo action games, the item collecting of a dungeon-crawler, then give it the scope of a Zelda title, and you’ll have an idea of what to expect from THQ’s Darksiders …

Have you ever leaned back in your chair at a laser light show, the music swelling as the Crab Nebula forms above you and thought, “man, if only I could play a video game on this thing?” Well, Amplitude Studios has a game for you. Endless Space (opens in new …

Naturally, it begins with “once upon a time”. And yes, along the way there’s romance, a poisoned apple, a stimulating smooch and a queen with a heart as black as coal. But despite Kristen Stewart’s pasty-faced princess catching the covetous moongazes of at least two would-be suitors, this fantasy epic’s …