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A Year Before ‘Home Alone,’ We Had ‘Deadly Games’ (1989) – 30 Years Later

December 11, 2019 Retro Reviews Comments Off on A Year Before ‘Home Alone,’ We Had ‘Deadly Games’ (1989) – 30 Years Later

I always am drawn to horror films that are foreign, resurrected by Alamo Drafthouse, or have myriad alternate titles. Deadly Games OR Dial Code Santa Claus OR Game Over OR 36.15 code Pere Noel is a French holiday-themed film from Filmmaker Rene Manzor (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV series) that …

French Film ‘Dial Code Santa Claus’ Is Holiday Horror Done Right

January 7, 2019 Movie Reviews, Retro Reviews Comments Off on French Film ‘Dial Code Santa Claus’ Is Holiday Horror Done Right

Holiday horror has been one of my favorite genres of film for as long as I can remember. I read about the protests against Silent Night Deadly Night being screened in theaters back in 1984. Taking a jolly holiday family icon and twisting him into a psychopathic killer didn’t sit …

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