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< Blood Salvage [VHS] > < Slaughter High (The Lost Collection) > < Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection) > < Happy Birthday to Me > < The Burning > < Night of the Demons 2 >  price：$8.12   Magnum(1990-10-10)   customer 's review (it was alright) (Embarrassing to watch!) [good things] The story in all was pretty good, I loved the overall atmosphere of the movie. It reminded me a lot of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre/Wrong Turn type movie. The movie did have another brilliant performance by genre superstar John Saxon. The movie, while staying creepy as hell, added a lot of fun and humor, without going way too far. I really enjoyed the two redneck sons, they really added a lot of humor to the movie and it made the really slow parts easier to watch. [the bad] The movie was really tame, there were scares, but nothing to write home about. Barely any blood, and very few deaths. Realistically, none of that really took away from the movie. The movie is marginally good, but with a good amount of deaths, blood and gore, the movie could have been a genre/cult classic. [final thoughts] The movie in no way is great, and it isn't bad. It's just another movie in the endless stack of direct to video snoozers. The movie did have a very short theatre run, from what I understand, but was jerked out of the theaters with an abysmal opening weekend. The movie had a lot of good parts in it. The two redneck sons, both idiots, one dumb, the other wise-cracking, added a lot of humor. When I watch movies like this, memorable characters always gets be back to watching the movie again. This wasn't much different. I have seen it many times, and continue to be a guilty pleasure of mine. The movie did have some cameos too, one by the late Ray Walston, and the other by Evander Holyfield, who was also the Executive Producer of this film. If you can get your hands on this for cheap, do so. Even though it is nowhere near being a great classic, it's one of those movies that you sort of want to watch every now and then. Some movies are just bad. So bad, in fact that you feel sorry for the people who are in them, because you know that they know the movie they are in is a complete turd. This is one of those cases. I can hardly believe that Ray Walsten actually has a cameo in this. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Rerations < Blood Salvage [VHS] > < Slaughter High (The Lost Collection) > < Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection) > < Happy Birthday to Me > < The Burning > freaks < Children of the Corn 7 - Revelation [VHS] > < Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return > < Children of the Corn 4 - The Gathering > < Children of the Corn 5 - Fields of Terror > < Children of the Corn 3 - Urban Harvest > < Children of the Corn >  price：$14.99   Walt Disney Video(2001-10-09)   customer 's review (Excellent for one of these) (BORING!) (This Wasn't Bad At All!) (Children of the Condo) (NO MORE, PLEASE!) Don't get me wrong; "Children Of The Corn: Revelation" isn't what you'd call a great movie. It is a decent horror movie, and as far as a "Children Of The Corn" film goes, it's excellent. Different standards apply here, but it's one of the best in the series. It has atmosphere, plenty of it, and a good lead performance. The beginning is extreamly boring but the end I would give five stars. The music was good too but other then that BORING! This one was one of the better CotC movies. ''Children of the Corn 7 - Revelation'' really shaped the series up after the poor 666 and 5. This one is another good horror related stub, this one, the CGI Effects were actually pretty good in this film. But the thing is, there was 0% bloddy deaths in this one. No blood or gore! Which really sucked. But this one didn't have to do with the corn too much. Nobody Got Killed! When the people die, they turn back into kids and start the cult up again and that is what 'revelation' means. AKA ''Children of the Corn 7 - Ressurection'' I really liked this one. Children of the Corn (CotC) scripts may have never been literary masterpieces, but for some reason, CotC 6 and 7 have scripts that seem like very early drafts--or even as if they were only partially complete and the directors decided to just wing it for the rest of the film. It's a shame because both films otherwise had the potential to be quite good. For CotC7, a relatively oblique path was chosen (probably to the chagrin of those predisposed to purism)--it's more or less a "haunted house" film. This was promising to me, as by the time you get around to the seventh entry in a series, a change of pace is refreshing, and haunted house (really, haunted anything) films are probably my favorite horror subgenre. For the first 45 minutes or so, CotC7 was satisfying to me. In fact, for the first 10 or 15 minutes, it seemed reminiscent of the more recent 1408 (2007), which I loved. It had a good setting, a good premise, good atmosphere, creepy scenes, a bit of eye candy, and even a bit of odd humor. But right about the halfway mark, it starts to unravel. Mysterious characters (many supernatural) are never explained, and they keep growing in number. A couple scenes featured supernatural characters that don't cohere with the rest of the film--for example, one has a zombie or adult burn victim. The film starts getting choppy, and it begins to feel more like a series of pointless and disconnected "scary" set-pieces. Worse, there was a stable of interesting human characters who were never explored enough--we're just teased with them and then they're usually quickly dispatched with relatively generic horror film deaths. And the crux of the story--Jamie's (Claudette Mink) missing grandmother--remains murky through the end. The biggest tragedy is that the ball was dropped. With just a bit more work on the script--another two or three drafts, maybe--this could have been one of the better entries of this uneven series. I am getting sick and tired of people making uneeded sequels to movies like the original C.O.T.C. Quit this sequel crap, please. If you want to se a good sequel running series, watch Friday The 13th. Rerations < Children of the Corn 7 - Revelation [VHS] > < Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return > < Children of the Corn 4 - The Gathering > < Children of the Corn 5 - Fields of Terror > < Children of the Corn 3 - Urban Harvest > freaks < The Thing [VHS] > < An American Werewolf in London > < The Thing from Another World > < 12 Monkeys (Special Edition) > < The Shining > < Army of Darkness >  price：$2.35   Universal Pictures(1992-03-01)   customer 's review (Classic sci fi) (Just how I remembered it....) (moderately satisfied) (One of my best purchases !!!) (If You Liked 'Alien,' You'll Like This) This is one of the coolest looking movies out there. The special effects are all props, no cg except for the very first stupid shot. It looks great and is still scary after all these years. Decent direction, but slip shod editing and poor acting at times mar this one. Other than that, a classic all around. I really enjoyed the gore although the movie was a bit short but still good. didn't really mind that there was no cover (i think that was in the details that I didn't read) but it took a week longer than it should have to get here. I needed it for a project so I ended up having to buy another copy at best buy. Only reason I'm not more miffed is that I needed another copy anyway. Perhaps one of the best sci-fi movies ever. The commentary with Kurt Russel and John Carpenter is awesome. I highly recommend this. This intense sci-fi film is almost horror in nature, a la "Alien" as it features a tremendous amount of suspense. In fact, if you liked "Alien," you'll probably like this, the main difference of the two films being the different setting and a different cast. The cast may be different but the characters are the same: scientists-heroes who are all profane low-life-types who you would never see in professions and positions like this. Only in the world of film do you see sleazy people like this in high-tech intelligent positions such as astronauts or scientists. Who better to exemplify this in the 1980s than self-proclaimed macho man Kurt Russell? Back to the positives: besides the great suspense, the story is an involving one that hooks you in fairly early and never lets go. I have a widescreen VHS copy which looks nice, too, since the visuals definitely warranted a widescreen viewing experience. I suspect a Blu-Ray verson of this would really look great. Howard Hawks's original 1951 production ofThe Thing from Another Worldcan be glimpsed playing on a TV that fateful October evening in John Carpenter's blockbuster hit,Halloween(1978). A few years later, Carpenter reteamed with hisEscape from New Yorkstar Kurt Russell to do a remake. But while the first movie version ofThe Thingwas in atmospheric black and white, Carpenter's 1982 version is in widescreen, full color, and features some of the most revoltingly explicit, surreally imaginative special effects (courtesy of FX-meister Rob Bottin) that have ever been seen on the screen. Researchers in the remote Antarctic dig up the remains of a spacecraft that has long been frozen in the ice. But the alien life unthaws and infects the living (not only humans but sled dogs too), living and gestating inside them. (This horrific concept was also explored in the two versions ofInvasion of the Body Snatchersand theAlienmovies.) ThisThingis chilling in every sense of the word, with plenty of terrifying, adrenaline-pumping moments that build it to a powerful and shockingly nihilistic conclusion. It's a harsh and uncompromising movie (hewing more closely to the original 1930s story "Who Goes There?")--so much so that it probably never would have been given a green-light by any studio in the more cautious and doggedly upbeat 1990s.--Jim Emerson Rerations < The Thing [VHS] > < An American Werewolf in London > < The Thing from Another World > < 12 Monkeys (Special Edition) > < The Shining > freaks < The Wolf Man - The Legacy Collection (The Wolf Man / Werewolf of London / Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man / She-Wolf of London) > < Frankenstein - The Legacy Collection (Frankenstein / Bride of / Son of / Ghost of / House of) > < Dracula - The Legacy Collection (Dracula / Dracula (1931 Spanish Version) / Dracula's Daughter / Son of Dracula / House of Dracula) > < The Mummy - The Legacy Collection (The Mummy/Mummy's Hand/Mummy's Tomb/Mummy's Ghost/Mummy's Curse) > < Creature from the Black Lagoon - The Legacy Collection (Creature from the Black Lagoon / Revenge of the Creature / The Creature Walks Among Us) > < Invisible Man - The Legacy Collection (The Invisible Man/Invisible Man Returns/Invisible Agent/Invisible Woman/Invisible Man's Revenge) >  price：$3.99   Universal Studios(2004-04-27)   customer 's review (A Werewolf Collection, yes. The Wolfman Legacy, no.) (WEREWOLF FILMS!!!!!) (The Legend Lives on) (The Wolfman -The Legacy Collection) (The WolfMan) Until now, Universal has done an amazing job with their legacy collections, condensing every Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy, Invisible Man, and Creature from the Black Lagoon film into single, easily affordable volumes. Unfortunately, the Wolf Man Legacy collection is where that all goes wrong. This volume only contains two of the four Wolf Man films and, in place of the last two installments, includes two Universal werewolf films that have no relationship to the Wolf Man series at all. The true crime here is that the Larry Talbot Wolf Man series is, undoubtedly, the strongest and most consistent of the Universal monster franchises. It is the only series where the monster is played by the same actor each time, and it's the only series where we actually see that character develop in believable and logical ways with each installment. Larry Talbot begins as a frightened child of a man who has no idea what to do with the cruel fate that has been inflicted upon him. By the time of Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, he has become a stronger and more resolved character, desperately working in search of a cure. In the two remaining sequels not included in this collection (House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula), this progression goes even farther, ultimately finding Larry as a tragic hero, resigned to work toward killing himself in order to save society. It's rich, character-intensive stuff; the kind of thing you wouldn't normally expect to see in a Universal monster film, let alone a franchise sequel. House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula are (presumably) not included in this collection because their titles suggest that they are Frankenstein and Dracula films, but this is not the case. The Frankenstein monster plays an entirely insignificant role in House of Frankenstein, being literally reanimated at the very end of the film. House of Dracula, on the other hand, features Dracula prominently throughout the film, but it is still clearly a Larry Talbot story, with Larry playing the central character with whom we identify. More importantly, while both of these films include significant character development for Talbot, they do absolutely nothing to further the stories of Count Dracula nor the Frankenstein monster. These are Wolf Man films, through and through, and they are as important to "the Wolf Man Legacy" as the first Wolf Man film included in this volume. Well, enough whining. So long as you know that you're going to have to buy two other Legacy collections in order to follow the full Wolf Man story, here's the break down of what IS included here. Despite my low marks for this "Wolf Man Legacy Collection," all of these films are worth a viewing: *The Wolf Man: The first film in the Larry Talbot series is possibly the least interesting. The action is slow-moving, and Larry is a bit too childish and helpless for my taste. However, Claude Rains plays a wonderfully menacing father and brings tremendously rich conflict and emotion to the story. With his help, The Wolf Man becomes a deeply psychological film, more about the conflicted relationship between prodigal son and estranged father than a blood-thirsty monster that kills people (but don't despair, monster fans! There's plenty of the latter, as well). Viewed in this light, the ending of the film is stunning in its significance. *Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man: Possibly the best of the Wolf Man films. Here, the focus is still fixed entirely on Larry as he becomes a darker, more tragic figure, mature beyond his years, and bearing a heavy weight about him. Cheney rises to the occasion nicely, and the plot (which is far more busy and exciting than in the first film) certainly meets him part way. *She-Wolf of London: Though the film begins as if continuing from a previous story ("The Allenby curse had almost been forgotten..."), it is entirely original and has no relationship to any other Universal werewolf picture. It's an unusual film in that the focus is neither on action nor monster make-up. In fact, you never actually SEE the She-Wolf at all. However, this slow-moving film filled with two-dimensional arch-types does one fascinating thing -- it leaves us doubting. The original plan for the first Wolf Man film was that they were never going to show the werewolf. They wanted to keep you guessing as to whether Larry really was transforming or was actually losing his mind. She-Wolf of London runs with that idea, keeping you guessing about June Lockhart's supposed transformations, and the revelation at the end is quite brilliant. If you pay careful attention, you'll probably see it coming. *Werewolf of London: Universal's first werewolf film, pre-dating The Wolf Man by six years. It's incredibly well cast and features surprisingly strong acting for a monster picture. It also contains a lot of subtlety, such as when a drunk woman at a bar orders drinks for "two ladies" and then comically reveals that she is the two ladies. This tangential episode runs parallel to, and offers thematic insight into, a far darker aspect of the story. There's also some stunning psychological undertones, as the main character's fear and rage about losing his fiance to a former lover seems to take its form in the shape of the werewolf. It's a highly intelligent and complex script, far more than you might bargain for in a Universal monster film. Really, all that weighs the film down is the werewolf, himself. He's less of a monster, and more of an ill-tempered hairy man in a three piece suit who attacks people. He can be knocked out with a blow to the head and killed with a bullet. Theater-goers of the time complained that the film was too much like the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde (that film had been in theaters only a few years earlier). They were certainly on to something. So, all in all, this is a collection of excellent werewolf films, but it loses major marks for not being the full "Wolfman Legacy." I recommend purchasing this set. You will enjoy it. But the Larry Talbot story does not end here. There's so much more worth seeing in House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula, but you'll have to shell out another $45.98 for the Frankenstein and Dracula Legacy Collections in order to find this out for yourself. This set has great prints and I had no problems with the discs. It was great having Universal's werewolf films in one set. Good extras. I couldn't believe that the movies wre on dvd. I'm a huge fan of werewolves and this is perfect for any werewolf fan. The quality of the movies were excellent and were worth the money. A Must Buy. I rate this dealer a 5 star rating, the service was very fast, the merchandise was in great condition. My husband loved the movie. I hope to be doing more business with them in the future. I would recommend them to anyone and everyone. Personally, this is a great set. But two of the film are not very entertaining at all. My rating of these films are listed below. The WolfMan- *****: The 1941 classic starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the cursed Larry Talbot. Frankenstein Meets The WolfMan- ****: The WolfMan fights the Frankenstein Monster is this classic Monster battle. The She-Wolf of London- **: Less entertaining yarn of a lycanthrope The Werewolf of London- **1/2: Another less impressive lycanthrope movie that was released six years before The WolfMan (1941) For the first time ever the original The Wolf Man film comes to DVD in this extraordinary Legacy Collection. Included in the collection is the original classic starring the renowned Lon Chaney Jr. and three timeless sequels featuring legendary actor Bela Lugosi and others. These are the landmark films that inspired an entire genre of movies and continue to be major influences on motion pictures to this day. System Requirements: Running Time 281 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC Rating: NR UPC: 025192445828 Manufacturer No: 61024458 Rerations < The Wolf Man - The Legacy Collection (The Wolf Man / Werewolf of London / Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man / She-Wolf of London) > < Frankenstein - The Legacy Collection (Frankenstein / Bride of / Son of / Ghost of / House of) > < Dracula - The Legacy Collection (Dracula / Dracula (1931 Spanish Version) / Dracula's Daughter / Son of Dracula / House of Dracula) > < The Mummy - The Legacy Collection (The Mummy/Mummy's Hand/Mummy's Tomb/Mummy's Ghost/Mummy's Curse) > < Creature from the Black Lagoon - The Legacy Collection (Creature from the Black Lagoon / Revenge of the Creature / The Creature Walks Among Us) > freaks < Van Helsing (Full Screen Edition) > < The Mummy (Widescreen Collector's Edition) > < The Mummy Returns (Widescreen Collector's Edition) > < Serenity (Widescreen Edition) > < Underworld - Evolution (Widescreen Special Edition) > < The Chronicles of Riddick (Theatrical Widescreen Edition) >  price：$2.99   Universal Studios(2004-10-19)  Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (Amazon Service&Product Quality) (I love this movie -- just ordered the new blu-ray release!!!!!) (rubbish.....) (B.S.Ending!) (No one's seeing it for what it is!) I am a loyal customer a Amazon.com, I am very glad to mention to all of the global customer that i am very much impressed with the picture quality, product quality, and the awesome service provided by the amazon globally, i truly recommend to all the global customer to take the advantage of the amazon. It seems that people either LOVE or HATE this movie -- there's no real middle ground for this one. I love it and just wanted to add my positive vote!! I actually ordered the new blu-ray release, and that says a LOT, because I rarely buy dvds. I just love the special effects in this movie -- the vampires are so much fun to watch -- I love the lights constantly going in Frankenstein's head -- can't wait to see the blu-ray version on my new 65 inch TV!! ... simply put......... rubbish. The amount of Money spent on this film....... decadently sickening! The Script....... flawed, flat, numb. The Direction........ Lame!!!!! The actors....... tried hard to save it! but failed miserably! The Computer FX.......... beyond woeful! ....this stretchy, movement blur thing is ruining all the reality of film - give me practical fx anyday! ...you losers who enjoy this green screen fake reality - go play a COMPUTER GAME! Films were meant to be real - sets - locations - special effects = aimed to extend our perception of reality - not this lifeless, dull, gamer orientated rubbish which upon conclusion, really just ends up being disrespectful to the old horror masters they tried to impress! If someone aims to HOMAGE the classic HORROR films of the golden age of horror - for godsake don't sell out like these fakers.... go buy the original classics and put this where it belongs.... the bin! This just shows that Hollywood can't think of a dawm thing to put on the Big Silver Screen. DRACULA KILLED by a bite from the Wolfman, what a load of Bull S. Dracula is a shape shifter who can change to any creature of the night including Werewolves. So, why the you know the F#*@ would Werewolf bite kill a being that's already dead or undead? Because Hollywood couldn't think of a way for the villian to be disposed of dramaticlly. Hollywood stick to the source material and stop creating a lot of BULL!!! Van Helsing is one of the most over the top action movies I've ever seen. It's got in your face CGI and a ridiculous plot with cheesy acting. But that's what makes it so damn good. Like other reviewers have said who liked it, it's a nod to the oldies with the new technological makeover and it's a helluva lot of fun to watch...again and again. I understand how people don't like this movie. I may seem like I have horrible taste in movies by loving this, but I like a good Se7en, Silence of the Lambs, or The Shawshank Redemption, much smarter, much more mature and provocative works that stay with you for a while. This movie is the kind where I can just relax, not think too much, and just enjoy and adrenaline-filled, visual effects laden, awesome adventure. I thought the production design was super cool, and at least I could tell a lot of people working on this movie put love into what they were doing. Haha I know that sounds so stupid but I thought so. I'm just puttin down my thoughts on this because I don't want everyone to expect and judge this movie because it's not as smart or well constructed as other, better movies. This one is just F-ing fun. Pardon my French. Legendary monster hunter van helsing is summoned to mysterious transylvania on a mission that will thrust him into a sweeping battle against the forces of darkness! Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/18/2007 Starring: Hugh Jackman Kate Beckinsale Run time: 132 minutes Rating: Pg13 Like a roller coaster ready to fly off its rails,Van Helsingrockets to maximum velocity and never slows down. Having earned blockbuster clout withThe MummyandThe Mummy Returns, writer-director Stephen Sommers once again plunders Universal's monster vault and pulls out all the stops for this mammoth $148-million action-adventure-horror-comedy, which opens (sanscredits) with a terrific black-and-white prologue that pays homage to the Universal horror classics that inspired it. The plot pits legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) against Dracula (the deliciously campy Richard Roxburgh), his deadly blood-sucking brides, and the Wolfman (Will Kemp) in a two-hour parade of outstanding special effects (980 in all) that turn Sommers' juvenile plot into a triple-overtime bonus for CGI animators. In alliance with a Transylvanian princess (Kate Beckinsale) and the Frankenstein monster (Shuler Hensley), Van Helsing must prevent Dracula from hatching his bat-winged progeny, and there's so much good-humored action that you're guaranteed to be thrilledandexhausted by the time the 10-minute end-credits roll. It's loud, obnoxious, filled with revisionist horror folklore, and aimed at addicted gamers and eight-year-olds, but this colossal monster mash (including Mr. Hyde, just for kicks) will never,everbore you. A sequel is virtually guaranteed.--Jeff Shannon Rerations < Van Helsing (Full Screen Edition) > < The Mummy (Widescreen Collector's Edition) > < The Mummy Returns (Widescreen Collector's Edition) > < Serenity (Widescreen Edition) > < Underworld - Evolution (Widescreen Special Edition) > freaks < Seaquest DSV - Season One > < Seaquest DSV: Season Two > < Earth 2 - The Complete Series > < Stargate: Continuum > < Stargate - The Ark of Truth > < Sliders - The First and Second Seasons >  price：$35.99   Universal Studios(2005-12-26)  Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (One old guy's review) (Great Sci-fi) (Great) (I loved this show.) (Entertaining) Brought back alot of memorys, wish the set had contained a few more extra's, other than that the quality was great, and the box set was very compact which was very nice. Seaquest is a fun and entertaining series that has some decent special effects and an okay storyline. I remember watching it years ago and it is one of several old sci-fi series that I have purchased for those times when I just want something fun to watch. One of the best shows ever. Taking time to perverse the seas and oceans while educating is a wonderful thing. I can only remember watching this season of SeaQuest DSV. So far I like this season over the second. And I haven't seen any episodes of season three. I can't wait for them to release season three. Scheider and Brandis are the main draw here because I've always been a fan of their work. The Bridger/Lucas dynamic is very compelling in this season. I'm trying to collect shows from my childhood and as far as I can tell the quality of shows past is vastly superior to what is on T.V. today. We have always enjoyed Seaquest and I was delighted to see that it was on DVD. It is still as entertaining as it was when it first came out. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes to be entertained. Set in the year 2018, this futuristic sci-fi series revolves around mankind's attempts to colonize the earth's waters. As various underwater colonies are set up, conflict arises between different communities fighting for common resources. Assigned the task of keeping the peace by the United Earth Oceans (UEO), a submarine known as SeaQuest DSV is sent underwater for the purpose of preventing war. The ship's diverse team includes Captain Nathan Bridger (Roy Scheider), teenager Lucas (Jonathan Brandis), and even a genius dolphin. The Emmy Award-winning show's debut season is presented here. SEAQUEST DSV: SEASON ONE contains 23 episodes and features guest stars Seth Green, Kent McCord, Kellie Martin, Charlton Heston, and William Shatner. An enormously ambitious television series from executive producer Steven Spielberg and series creator Rockne S. O'Bannon (Farscape,Alien Nation),seaQuest DSVmade a valiant attempt to present a thoughtful and socially conscious science-fiction series on par withStar Trekto a '90s audience (which had already latched ontoStar Trek: The Next Generation), but struggled with mediocre scripts and special effects for most of its three seasons (1993-96). The first season, however, embodies much of the ambition and scope its producers envisioned, starting with the two-hour television movie to introduces retired officer Cmdr. Nathan Bridger (a grim-faced Roy Scheider) to the crew of the underwater vessel seaQuest DSV. The pilot feature is well helmed by Scheider, and offers an agreeable mix of fiction and fact (oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard served as technical advisor for the series), as well as considerable action and excitement for an expensive network series. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the cast (which included Stephanie Beacham as the ship's fetching doctor and the late Jonathan Brandis as a teen science whiz), the show's momentum faltered under the weight of corny embellishments such as its talking dolphin, Darwin (a genetically engineered human with gills would join the fray in the show's second season) and episodes like "Knight of Shadows," which offered a hoary possession storyline, or "Photon Bullet," which hinges on underwater computer hackers. The series would alternate between intriguing stories (like the suspenseful "Games") and ill-advised ones for much of its remaining seasons, which also saw cast changes (most notably, the departure of Scheider) in an attempt to revive audiences' flagging interest. All 23 episodes of the first season are included on this four-disc set, as well as a decent selection of deleted scenes from nine episodes, including the pilot.-- Paul Gaita Rerations < Seaquest DSV - Season One > < Seaquest DSV: Season Two > < Earth 2 - The Complete Series > < Stargate: Continuum > < Stargate - The Ark of Truth > freaks < Sunset > < Dead Reckoning: Dawning of the Dead > < As The World Dies: Fighting To Survive: A Zombie Trilogy > < Dead Tide > < Oasis > < Rise of the Dead > J. J. Ritonya  price：$13.95   CreateSpace(2008-11-12)  Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (When everyone died, it was only the beginning of the nightmare ...) (Not your typical Zombie novel) (has promise but too expensive) In a sudden apocalyptic event with no warning, 99% of the world's population dies - instantly. For the 1% who survive, the inexplicable deaths of everyone around them and their new isolation in a dead world are like a nightmare. But forty-eight hours later, the nightmare gets worse when the dead rise and begin to walk. Attracted to light and sound, the mindless zombies instinctively kill any living thing they find. Sunset is a novel narrating the experiences of several intriguing survivors in various regions of the U.S. - a twenty-something failure-to-launch who worked at a video store in Kansas, a computer programmer enjoying a vacation in Las Vegas, a retired cop in New York City, and a terrorist who was just about to blow up a building, along with himself and thousands of other people, before something pre-empted his act. (I thought it was rather daring to include this character in his line up.) As the survivors come out of their own personal shock and begin to seek other survivors, they find that the living can be more dangerous than the dead. Given an event that destroys the fabric of civilized society, the violent and immoral individuals immediately rise up and begin to destroy those people still clinging to an illusion of law and order. The mindless zombies are little threat composed to the predatory living humans who have taken up arms against fellow survivors. Although I found Sunset an interesting book, this particular aspect stretched my credibility. One would think that the instinct for species survival would prevent most people from shooting other survivors on sight. I wanted a little more background from the author on this behavior, and I felt that the plot of the book suffered because it was not there. Sunset is appropriate for adult audiences who enjoy horror, zombies, and stories of a post-apocalyptic world. Reviewed by Dianne Salerni For POD Book Reviews and More I am not a regular reader of horror fiction and would start by saying this is not what I expected from a horror fiction novel. It is set in a world where 98% of the population has been turned into flesh-craving zombies. I expected the book to focus on the survivor's battle against this enemy like so many other zombie-based books or movies do. But, in fact, the author takes this story in a pleasingly different direction. Although the nightly appearance of the zombies plays a significant role throught the story, the zombies become a much less menacing foe to the survivors as the survivors in the story begrudgingly face the reality that they need to turn their energies to protecting themselves from their true antagonist, other survivors. It becomes a story about the struggle of "good" survivors against the brutal tactics of other non-zombified humans who were also spared by the apocalyptic catastrophe that occurred. The story is written from the persective of 3 different survivors and takes you into their approach to living day-to-day in this new world. The author presents two opposing ideas about survival when facing the aftermath of an apocalyptic event and what living in a world without law and order means to different types of people all of whom are facing an uncertain future. Very descriptive with an astute attention to details. The ending left me hoping that a sequel will soon follow not many post apocalyptic books out there. story has a decent theme but needs proofreading (not spellcheck but the logical type). i would have bought the full book if it was discounted at 2 or 3 dollars. Follow the path of three different men in three different cities as they deal with the end of civilization as we know it. In a matter of hours, ninety eight percent of the Earth's population was exterminated. Forty eight hours later, the dead have disappeared. For the survivors, existence has become a massive struggle. However, survival becomes much more difficult after....... Sunset Rerations < Sunset > < Dead Reckoning: Dawning of the Dead > < As The World Dies: Fighting To Survive: A Zombie Trilogy > < Dead Tide > < Oasis > freaks < Classic Ghost Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) > < A Bottomless Grave: and Other Victorian Tales of Terror (Dover Thrift Editions) > < Great Ghost Stories > < Detection by Gaslight: 14 Victorian Detective Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) > < Great American Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) > < The Best Ghost Stories Ever (Scholastic Classics) > Wilkie Collins,M. R. James,Charles Dickens,J. S. LeFanu,Mrs. Henry Wood,Amelia B. Edwards,Robert Louis Stevenson,Fitz-James O'Brien,Henry James  price：$3.50   Dover Publications  Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (This was an excellent book!) (A Good Solid Book) This was a very excellent book&I had a hard time putting it down to do my chores. Very well worth the purchase! If you are looking for just a simple book of classic ghost stories, thie this is a good book to buy. Cheap and small it contains works by classic authors. Not a a bad buy at all Compiled from the works of the finest masters of the genre, these tales of terror include Mary E. Wilkins’ "The Lost Ghost," Robert Louis Stevenson’s "The Body-Snatchers," "Mrs. Zant and the Ghost," by Wilkie Collins, and other gripping works by Charles Dickens, Henry James, J. S. LeFanu, Ralph Cram, Mrs. Henry Wood, Amelia Edwards, Fitz-James O’Brien, and M. R. James. Rerations < Classic Ghost Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) > < A Bottomless Grave: and Other Victorian Tales of Terror (Dover Thrift Editions) > < Great Ghost Stories > < Detection by Gaslight: 14 Victorian Detective Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) > < Great American Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) > freaks < BADASS HORROR > < Serial > < Afraid > < Assassin's Apprentice > < Red Mars > Gerard Brennan,Garry Kilworth,Ronald Damien Malfi,Michael Hemmingson,Gord Rollo,Davin Ireland,Michael Boatman,Federico Dallochio  price：$5.99   Dybbuk Press  Usually ships in 24 hours customer 's review (Fair) (Awesome!!!) (Badass Horror) (Another solid anthology from Dybbuk Press) (Delicious Horror) Maybe I was hoping for more. Worth reading if you find it on the discount rack. The only reson I didn't give this 5 stars is its too SHORT ! Not a very long anthology. Can easily be read in one long day. Not for the squeemish! Almost like the old "splatterpunk" but more modern habitats. A definite for your collection! I picked up this book and couldn't put it down until I read the last sentence. Each story had that car crash curiousity that kept me hooked through even the most stomach turning paragraphs. Definitely not one for the faint hearted but horror fans will love it. Does exactly what it says on the tin. The second book from Tim Lieder's Dybbuk Press, the follow-up to the solid anthology edited by Lieder, Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre, is another anthology of horror stories (more or less) edited by Michael Stone and Christopher J. Hall. Gerard Brennan starts off the volume with "Pool Sharks," a story where metaphor meets extreme violence when Northern Ireland meets the south in a game of pool to the death. Brennan's tale reeks of authenticity (I get the feeling he's spent a good deal of time in pool halls) and moves quickly, up until its ending, where it turns philosophical and trite and just about loses all the punch it brought in the beginning. Endings are notoriously hard, but this one was too soft. Next up is Garry Kilworth's "The Stray," an is-it-or-isn't-it, what-am-I-supposed-to-be-thinking kind of tale about a fellow named Tom who hangs around a brothel. To say much more would give the point away, but it's kind of a one-joke piece anyway. Kilworth is a solid wordsmith, though, and doesn't waste time getting to the point. My main complaint is that it's not a horror tale (but, then, Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre wasn't the epitome of truth in advertising, either). Then, "Hardboiled Stiff" by Michael Hemmingson ups the title factor significantly. Hemmingson offers up a blend of the private-eye and zombie genres that works surprisingly well. Arthur Gideon awakens with two bullet holes in his chest, covered with dirt, no memory, and a inexplicable craving for fresh brains. We follow Gideon as he discovers how he got into this state, finding things out as he does. Hemmingson throws in some necrophilia for good measure (dead guys have needs, too!), but the effect is lessened by the fact that the whole thing reads like a first draft. (Editors, don't be afraid to do your jobs, even for someone so widely published.) Next comes the highlight of the anthology, "All the Pretty Girls" by Ronald Damien Malfi. Some people worship cars, but monastery groundskeeper Pablo Santiago is taking things a little bit too far. Malfi really knows his craft, creating a protagonist who remains engaging no matter his actions, a gripping premise, and a good measure of suspense toward how it will all turn out. The conclusion is direct and fits all the pieces together, and though the here-we-go-again epilogue is cliche (it has become a standard of the horror genre), it actually imparts more needed information for the reader. Plus, he has a real ear for dialogue, giving each character a discernible speech pattern. "All the Pretty Girls" is like Mary Poppins: "practically perfect in every way." But Davin Ireland's "The Essences" really gives it a run for it money. There's real storytelling brilliance here. The beginning is not only a grabber, but is also cleverly deceptive -- and I love surprises in fiction; they are so rare. A stakeout gone awry leads Paul Gemson onto the abandoned thirteenth floor of an office building, and to the Keeper of the Essences. The pure imagination involved in this story was stunning and it is not only readable but also brought back memories of old-time radio with its taut delivery. My only complaint is that it should have ended (as I thought) prior to the accompanying illustration, instead of (as I discovered the next day) on the following page. That last page does nothing for the tale itself and its meandering tone actually detracts from it. (Speaking of the illustrations, there are eight that appear throughout the book by artist Federico Dallochio, and some are repeated on the book's final pages. Every story is illustrated -- except "The Stray," and for good reason -- and "Pool Sharks" and "All the Pretty Girls" each get two, if you include the cover. They don't all come off equally well, though; the monochromatic design of the book often makes the blacks too black and the whites too white, causing a loss of detail. They are successful as often as not, however, and are a good addition to the anthology.) I first read Gord Rollo's work in an anthology called Tooth and Claw, Volume One that put humans "at the bottom of the food chain." Rollo's piece in that anthology, "Friends of a Forgotten Man," focused on an uncommon manner of revenge, as does his story here. "Moving Pictures" is the story of Ronnie, a protection-racket enforcer trying to redeem himself to his boss, extorting a free tattoo out of a small-businessman in the process. Don't people know you never anger a tattoo artist? Only bad can come of it. Rollo's talent lies in details, in his description of Ronnie's inner thoughts, and especially in the directness of the closing paragraph. "Moving Pictures" is a throwback to the pulps, and a damned good one. If you know the name Michael Boatman, it's as likely from movies like Hamburger Hill or TV shows like Spin City as from reading books, though his short work has been widely anthologized and he has published two novels. His entry, "Bloodbath and Landsdale Towers," is a perfect closer; I can't imagine one having such a complete sense of finality as this one. Filled with purely despicable characters, the horror comes not from their deaths (which are actually welcome) but from their vile actions toward each other. Sex, drugs, and violence abound. The title is a nice (though misspelled) tribute to Joe R. Lansdale, since Boatman's characters are so obviously influenced by this master of attitude-horror. This thinly veiled inspiration makes it difficult to take the story on its own terms, but Boatman is at the very least an excellent mimic -- though I do wonder what he's like when he writes in his own voice. Coming in at 145 pages, this is a slim volume, but a tightly packed one. The average story length is twenty pages, the ideal length for short fiction in my experience. Editors Michael Stone and Christopher J. Hall have done their book a service by picking only the very best to represent them, instead of padding out the length with less effective ones just to up the page count (and most likely the price). Kudos to Dybbuk Press for another fine volume of genre fiction; this and Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre speak well for their future. Now, if we can only get a novel out of them .... Sporting a dark, powerful cover and delicious illustrations that shed a menacing light on the corresponding text, the seven stories featured here, by writers hailing from Maryland, California, Ireland and Holland, among other places, oscillate between the brutal and the sensitive, earthly violence and fantastic gore, moronic mafia men and funny zombies. A follow-up to Teddy Bear Cannibal Massacre, the debut release from Dybbuk Press, Badass Horror is a tremendous improvement. Everything looks better this time, from the choice of material to the graphic design, from the layout and typesetting to the overall production. My favorite is Michael Hemmingson's "Hardboiled Stiff," an impressive tribute to classic detective fiction that employs all the familiar conventions of the genre in a refreshing, self-referential way: the mysterious broad who kicks off the plot with a sexually charged visit to the private eye's office, the witty dialogue, the missing daughter of a rich senator, hippie orgies, and the inevitable clash between conservative politics and free love - only this time Vietnam victims are rising from the dead, determined to take control over the streets of Miami and punish those who sent them to die. Another good story is Gord Rollo's "Moving Pictures," an urban-oriental legend about a deadly Chinese tattoo with a life of its own, an intense piece that abounds, like most of the stories here, in elaborate metaphors, stubborn adjectives and adverbs, and charming, out-of-control similes: "Ronnie's smile fell off his face like an outcropping of ice dropping from the edge of a glacier into the cold dark sea" (102). Or: "Ronnie's cocky attitude wilted and died, fear literally squeezing the breath from his lungs, like a hug from a world record Boa Constrictor" (103). An interesting effort from an original press that promises to deliver regular doses of disturbing fiction. This collection of horror stories will slap you in the face, kick you in the teeth and burn cigarette holes in your couch. These stories of pool halls, whiskey, junkies, and angel-tinged lunacy reach to the edge of human endurance and push all the harder. A detective wakes up in a shallow grave with a bullet hole in his chest and a taste for brains. A drug dealer tortures the privileged. A whorehouse keeps a strange "pet" and a man discovers the secret to all human passion. These seven stories, written by some of the best writers of modern fiction including Garry Kilworth, Ron Damien Malfi, Michael Boatman and Michael Hemmingson, will dull the pain of the hole that Hubert Selby jr.'s death left in your nasty bitter heart. Rerations < BADASS HORROR > < Serial > < Afraid > < Assassin's Apprentice > freaks

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