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Online editor at Contagious magazine.
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Four Overhated Horror Remakes!

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By James Swift Verified
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Horror fans rarely have strong opinions about remakes. Indeed, anytime a beloved ‘70s or ‘80s classic is rebooted or revamped for modern audiences, the online horror community remains polite and reserved and never makes any assumptions about the newer films. Oh wait, everything I said in the opening paragraph is the opposite of what really happens.
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An All-Star Tribute To Altered Beast!

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By James Swift Verified
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Altered Beast is largely remembered as a Sega Genesis game — and for good reason. When the 16-bit console was initially released in 1989 Altered Beast was its pack-in game; i.e., the title meant to showcase all of the technological capabilities of the new hardware. If you were an early, early adaptor of the Genesis (known as the Mega Drive pretty much everywhere except the U.S.) Altered Beast was probably the very first game on the system you ever played.
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In Defense Of: Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

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By James Swift Verified
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Cannibal Holocaust is a rare horror film that has never stopped being controversial. It was controversial when it was first released in 1980 and it’s just as controversial today — if not more so. It’s the ultimate polarizing genre movie. People who hate the film don’t just loathe it, they consider it genuinely criminal. It’s a film that’s almost universally condemned, even by people who actually like it as a motion picture.
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