After Dark Horrorfest 2007
1 - The Deaths of Ian Stone
In this byzantine psychological thriller directed by Dario Piana, working stiff Ian Stone (Mike Vogel) finds himself trapped in a bizarre reality: Every day he dies a horrific death at the hands of a killer, only to be resurrected and murdered again. Can Ian get to the bottom of the mystery and break the recurring cycle of death and rebirth? Christina Cole, Michael Feast and Jaime Murray also star.
Horror · R · 88 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 02/05/2010
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2 - Nightmare Man
Soon after receiving an African fertility mask, Ellen (Blythe Metz) tells her husband, William (Luciano Szafir), that she's been attacked by the Nightmare Man. As Ellen's paranoia increases, William must determine whether the attacks are real or Ellen needs professional help. Horror fans will enjoy this hair-raising film from writer-director Rolfe Kanefsky, creator of the comedic chiller The Hazing.
Horror · R · 89 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 02/06/2010
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3 - Mulberry Street
A mysterious virus creates pandemonium as it spreads through the Big Apple in this eerie creature feature that gives new meaning to the term rat race. On a scorching day in Manhattan, the denizens of a tumbledown tenement on Mulberry Street grouse about the heat, but as night falls, they find themselves battling a horde of mutants turning powerless New Yorkers into a bloodthirsty new species. Nick Damici, Kim Blair and Bo Corre star.
Horror · R · 85 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 02/27/2010
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4 - Unearthed
An archaeologist's excavation in the American Southwest unwittingly awakens a ravenous creature with a taste for human flesh in this Tribeca Film Festival selection from director Matthew Leutwyler. As the beast picks its way through the residents of a small unsuspecting town, mangled bodies pile up in its wake. Can the town's sheriff (Emmanuelle Vaugier), who's usually soused, rise to the occasion and shield the survivors?
Horror · R · 94 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 03/07/2010
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5 - Borderland
A weekend getaway turns into a hellish encounter for three college buddies in this unnerving shocker based on a true story. Setting off to chase skirts and get soused, Phil (Rider Strong), Ed (Brian Presley) and Henry (Jake Muxworthy) head south of the border, where Phil soon finds himself held captive by satanic drug smugglers looking for a human sacrifice. Sean Astin delivers a disturbingly sadistic performance in a career-altering turn.
Horror · Unrated · 104 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 03/19/2010
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6 - Tooth and Nail
In a postapocalyptic world, a small band of survivors who call themselves Foragers plan to rebuild civilization from their headquarters in an empty hospital. But they're soon forced into a face-off with the Rovers, a brutal gang of cannibals. As the Rovers take them out one at a time, the Foragers must draw on all their resources to stay alive. Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Robert Carradine and Rachel Miner star in this futuristic thriller.
Horror · R · 94 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 05/24/2010
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7 - Lake Dead
Director George Bessudo makes his feature film debut with this horror tale of greed and murder. Following the death of their estranged grandfather, three sisters, along with some of their friends, pay a visit to his home, hoping to claim the man's inheritance. They get far more than they bargained for when they find a deranged family ensconced at their grandfather's house intent on a murderous rampage.
Horror · Unrated · 92 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 05/31/2010
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8 - Crazy Eights
When six childhood friends gather for an old pal's funeral, they find a map leading to a time capsule they buried two decades ago. But the former playmates discover a shocking secret when they dig it up: the corpse of a young child. Now, they're literally haunted by their past as they try to uncover the truth before it kills them. Traci Lords, Frank Whaley and Gabrielle Anwar star in this creepy spine chiller.
Horror · R · 80 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 06/13/2010
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9 - Frontiers
As riots break out all over Paris after a right-wing government is elected, reluctant thief Yasmina (Karina Testa) recruits a few friends to exploit the bedlam by looting. With the police on their tail, the gang splits up and regroups at a hostel near the Luxembourg border to divide their haul. But the decision proves fateful when the innkeepers turn out to be neo-Nazi freaks who want to make Yasmina the brood mare for a new Aryan master race.
Horror · Unrated · 108 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 08/30/2010
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