The 1970s are remembered by many as a decade where self-expression and identity took hold in popular culture.
But not everyone took that as a sign of peace.
On Halloween night in 1963, a six-year-old boy murdered his older sister without any purpose or logic.
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This new depiction makes the titular invasion far wider, grittier, and ultimately more hopeless in scope.
The Carters are your average American family on a road trip to San Diego.
In a far-off future, the industrial ship Nostromo accepts a distress call from a seemingly abandoned spacecraft.
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As Thorn talks with the church, it soon becomes apparent who Damiens father really is.
Carrieis the first of many film adaptations ofStephen Kings work, andits easily one of his best.
Its a classic revenge story of what happens when the quiet girl is pushed around one too many times.
Despite sores covering her body and violent fits, no medical practitioner can explain whats wrong with her.
Based on the book byWilliam Peter Blatty,The Exorcisthas become infamous in every sense of the word.
In other words,it set the standard for what a modern horror film could and should be.
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‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (1977)
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