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FeatureBizarre Origins Of Movie Sound Effects

Sound designers often have to resort to unorthodox methods

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Sound effects in films have the power to startle and excite audiences. The roars and growls of the Tyrannosaurus rex in "Jurassic Park" were ferocious, but where did they come from? Sound designers often have to resort to unorthodox methods to deliver realistic audio effects. Audiences are s ...

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FeatureDiary From An Indie-Horror Film: No. 7

John Vincent takes on 'killing my brother not so softly'

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Hello again faithful reader. When last we met, I was regaling you with the tale of woe that was shooting in the worst location I have ever used -- the basement of an old crematorium. Dust, human ash, cold and tons of spider webs all made for just a miserable experience. Seriously, it was bad. ...

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FeaturePhyleology - 'The Originals'

Spinoff of 'The Vampire Diaries' shows a lot of promise; series premieres this fall

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Banking on the success of its mother show, "The Originals" will focus on the eldest immortals and their intrigues in New Orleans. While the primary players in any "modern" story arc would by necessity be the currently living trio of Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies) and Rebekah (Cla ...

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FeatureDiary From An Indie-Horror Film: No. 6

John Vincent takes on 'the worst location on Earth'

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OK, I might be exaggerating a wee bit with the title of this article, but not by much. Last time I explained how we managed to get lots of good footage of our team of explorers descending into an abandoned insane asylum as part of a graduate level anthropology class. The location we lucked into w ...

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FeatureFailed 'Dune' Helped Birth 'Alien'

French effort to adapt Frank Herbert's novel impacted Ridley Scott's classic film

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“Alien” is perhaps the most famous sci-fi horror film ever made. It made instant stars of its cast and director -- Ridley Scott -- and became one the strongest tent pole franchises in 20th Century Fox's arsenal. It also made made H.R. Giger an international fine-art star as his hideous, yet ...

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FeatureThe Rise Of Dark TV: 'The Following'

Haunting themes, plot-lines gain traction

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Some people are into comedies like "New Girl" and "Family Guy." Others are into talk-show hosts like "Chelsea Lately" and "Ellen" who highlight the "these are hilarious" pics and videos of celebrities, news and the Internet. But there has been a push in popularity to the darker side of entertainm ...

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Feature'World War Z': The Good, The Bad, The Missing

What works on print doesn't always translate to the big screen

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2013 is a fantastic year for zombies. "The Walking Dead" finale raked in record numbers which, according to Cable.tv, were already 10 million strong to begin with when Season 3 premiered in 2012. And now we only have to wait a few short months for "World War Z," the apocalyptic zombie epic b ...

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FeatureDiary From An Indie-Horror Film: No. 5

The plot thickens and woe is the focus puller

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Last time we met faithful readers, we killed the puppet master Ted. Well, he was already deadish, so it wasn't too hard. The dust, dirt, and low hanging ceilings with sharp-as-heck fire suppression spouts has already dinged everyone 6 foot or taller, but we were getting some very nice establish ...

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FeaturePhyleology: Why Horror Isn't Scary, But Thrillers Are

The changing face of fright

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The young woman running through the woods, pursued by a madman with a chainsaw. A group of co-eds camping by the lake where a spectre hunts and butchers humans for vengeance or sport. The endless stream of urban legends-made-real that deliver gore and death en masse. Nosferatu bent menacingly over ...

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FeatureWhat's The Future For 'Vampire Diaries' Season 5?

The CW's hit show returns next season for more mayhem in Mystic Falls

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This story may contain spoilers. “The Vampire Diaries” executive producer Julie Plec generally plays it close to the chest when it comes to upcoming plotlines. But she does give TVLine some deliciously juicy hints that are worth sinking our teeth into. “Stand by Me,” ...

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FeatureDiary From An Indie-Horror Film: No. 4

Ted's dead as John Vincent documents the challenges of filming his latest project

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When last I left you, we had started production of my fifth feature film “Stalhgeist.” With one weekend successfully "in the can," the cast and crew are looking forward to the nitty-gritty as we descend into the location that will serve as the first level of our haunted insane asylum, which in a ...

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FeatureDiary From An Indie-Horror Film: No. 3

John Vincent documents the challenges of filming his latest project

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So we have a cast and a location, but the decision to make the film a traditional narrative (as opposed to a found-film-styled film) means we'll need a script. And fast. While we have a very strong strong story that's been worked out minute-to-minute, that's not the same as a script. Enter Tim "T ...

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FeatureDiary From An Indie-Horror Film: No. 2

John Vincent documents the challenges of directing his latest project

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Despite having a daughter who fractured her thumb hours before our casting call, a mini-blizzard and another (bigger) film casting on the other side of the state at the same time, we managed to get a wonderful cast in November. So now what? Well, for one thing, there is no script. Yup, just like ...

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FeatureDiary From An Indie-Horror Film: No. 1

John Vincent documents the challenges of directing his latest project

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Day 1 -- Auditions About a year after I finished post on my last feature, "Vampireland," I'd been having bad hankerings to shoot another horror movie. After thinking about it and raising $1,000, it's time to dive back in. A thousand dollars isn't much, but I already have all the equipment - ...

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FeatureFright-Flick Countdown: No. 1

John Vincent spotlights the genre's top ghost films

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All Hallows' Eve has arrived, so what better time to snuggle up and watch a ghost movie? So few of these films are made and even fewer actually have the power to scare. So without further ado, here are my picks -- one a day at a time leading up to Halloween -- for the scariest 28 ghost movies eve ...

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