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Andre Toulon's days before he became the Puppet Master were spent running an avant-garde puppet theater in pre-WWI Paris. When he witnesses the murder of Afzel, an Egypian sorcerer, who has stolen the Secret of Life from an ancient god, Sutekh, he is forced into a life and death struggle with the servants of Sutekh.
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After learning that Andre Toulon's puppets have no strings and seem to have a life of their own, Dr. Hess, a WWII Gestapo henchman, sends his officers to kidnap them. During the melee, Toulon's wife Elsa is killed, but the puppets fight back and escape with their leader. Toulon creates a new puppet, Six Shooter, models Blade after a Nazi and uses Elsa's essence to create Leech Woman. The army is ready. Body part by body part, revenge will be theirs--Container....
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"A young scientist working on an artificial intelligence project is the target of strange gremlin-like creatures, who are out to kill him and thus terminate his research. By coincidence, in one of the rooms he uses, there's a mysterious case containing the puppets of the "puppet master". When the puppets are brought to life, they help destroy the creatures."--Container
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The author addresses the topic of what makes horror horrifying and what makes terror terrifying. King delivers one colorful observation after another about the great stories, books and films that comprise of the horror genre--from Frankenstein and Dracula to The exorcist, The twilight zone and Earth vs. The flying saucers.
8) Dead calm
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A young yachting couple pick up a stranger drifting at sea and he soon begins to terrorize them.
9) Horror story
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"When seven youngsters challenged each other to spend the night at the infamous hotel at the heart of the city little did they know that this will turn out to be the most horrendous night of their life, rather the last night of their life"--Container.
10) Scare package
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Chad Buckley is a lonely horror aficionado, spending his days overseeing a struggling video store and arguing with his only customer, Sam. When an unsuspecting job applicant arrives, Chad sets out to teach him the rules of Horror.
11) Thir13en ghosts
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After a tragedy strikes, a family discovers that the home they've inherited from an eccentric uncle is inhabited by sinister phantoms. Once the 12 ghosts are unlocked from the basement of the house, there is only the need for one more fresh ghost to fulfil an evil prophesy. Which member of the family will it be?
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Little shop of horrors: In a flower shop's basement a timid employee discovers a ferocious, talking, rapidly-growing plant, which forces him to lure victims to satisfy its taste for human flesh.
Terror: A young officer in Napoleon's army is washed ashore on the Baltic Sea. He is rescued by a beautiful, mystifying woman, Helene, who leads him on an eerie trail to an old baron's castle. It seems that this baron is an impostor, the real one having been...
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"In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick. The weird part? Only three of the film's scenes were ever released to the public, but Horror Movie has nevertheless grown a rabid fanbase. Three decades later, Hollywood is pushing for a big budget reboot. The man who played "The Thin Kid" is the only surviving cast member. He remembers all too well the secrets...
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Clear Rivers, the only surviving passenger of the ill-fated Flight 180, is certain Death will claim her. Kim, who has begun to display precognitive powers, is driving along the highway when she has a vision involving a terrible highway accident. Moments later the accident occurs, but Kim has saved herself and seven others from death. She inadvertently has put a rift in Death's design. Now Death will track down the souls he meant to take that day....
15) Near dark
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Horror film about a naive young country boy who is lured into a secret clan of savage vampires who prowl the night seeking victims.
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"Grave encounters was a found-footage horror phenomenon that many people believed was just a movie. Film student Alex Wright is out to prove them wrong. Alex is as obsessed with the first film, as are the 20 million people who viewed its viral trailer on YouTube. While he and his friends research the events and visit the real psychiatric hospital from the original film, they find themselves face-to-face with unspeakable evil, banking on the hope that...
17) Eraserhead 2000
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"Is it a nightmare or an actual view of a post-apocalyptic world? Set in an industrial town in which giant machines are constantly working, spewing smoke, and making noise that is inescapable, Henry Spencer lives in a building that, like all the others, appears to be abandoned. The lights flicker on and off, he has bowls of water in his dresser drawers, and for his only diversion he watches and listens to the Lady in the Radiator sing about finding...
18) Sea of fear
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A peaceful weekend getaway quickly becomes a nightmare when the boat's navigator vanishes without a trace. One by one the five stranded passengers and captain are brutally murdered.
19) Cursed films
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A five-part documentary series which explores the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood's notoriously 'cursed' horror film productions. From plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist, these stories are legendary among film fans and filmmakers alike. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances?
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Laurie Strode, using an assumed name and now the dean of a Northern California private school, is still struggling with the horrifying 20-year-old memories of the maniacal killer Michael Meyers. When he reappears, she must conquer her fears and battle him one last time, for the life of her son hangs in the balance.
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