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There are many animals associated with the world of darkness: bats, rats, black cats, hooting owls and slithering snakes are all horror film fixtures. But, consider the humble primate — humanity's clever cousin, benign enough to help out around the house, or entertain families under the big top. As friendly as Hollywood makes these animals seem, they have proven to be excellent villains. In anticipation of the Stephen King film The Monkey, here are ten of cinema's most terrifying simians.

Though King Kong is clearly the reigning champion of hominid horror, this collection of underrated evil apes, homicidal chimps, and human-primate hybrids will keep horror fans busy until The Monkey arrives on February 21. Readers can even use this list of films by the likes of Peter Jackson and George Romero to enjoy a monkey movie marathon while they wait for the latest Stephen King adaptation to hit the big screen.

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These days, Peter Jackson is best known for directing big budget spectacles. He took the Hobbits to Mordor, he cast Benedict Cumberbatch as a dragon, he brought us the sight of a motion-capture King Kong smacking around a bunch of dinosaurs. But when he was just getting his career started, he was making very different kinds of movies: horror comedies that were drenched in blood and pretty much every other bodily fluid you can think of. In 1992, he brought the world what may be the bloodiest film ever made: a zombie comedy he would call Braindead, but many fans know it as Dead Alive. And if you haven’t seen this one yet (you can watch it Here), it’s the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw.

Peter Jackson never had any formal film school training, and not just because they didn’t have such courses in his home country of New Zealand.

Fast zombies redefine horror genre by introducing relentless, terrifying undead threats in recent films. Classic horror comedies and action horrors showcase the evolution and danger of fast-moving zombies. Movies like "Train to Busan" and "28 Days Later" explore post-apocalyptic fast zombie scenarios in thrilling ways.

Fast zombies were terrifying creatures that have frightened filmgoers in plenty of nail-bitingly tense zombie movies in recent years. While the zombie horror movie genre dates as far back as White Zombie in 1932 and its modern incarnation can be traced to George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead in 1968, these earlier movies featured slow-moving, lethargic zombies that were easily outrun when compared to more sinister fast-moving zombies. While fast-moving zombies have their origins in 1980s horror, they truly came to the forefront in 21st-century horror movies that featured undead creatures.

From horror comedies like The Return of the Living Dead to truly tense...

Director Roger Donaldson has enjoyed a rewarding Hollywood career, but he began in New Zealand where this fantasy mini-epic about resistance to a political takeover became the first Kiwi picture to win an international release and launch a national film industry. The film’s young star didn’t do too badly either — the ‘ordinary guy’ who becomes rebel terrorist is played by none other than Sam Neill. Sold as an action thriller, the show is really a primer on how a democracy can be turned into a police state, with the public’s full approval.

Sleeping Dogs

Blu-ray

Arrow Academy USA

1977 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 107 min. / Street Date April 17, 2018 / 39.95

Starring: Sam Neill, Nevan Rowe, Ian Mune, Warren Oates, Ian Watkin, Clyde Scott, Donna Akersten, Bill Johnson, Don Selwyn, Davina Whitehouse.

Cinematography: Michael Seresin

Film Editor: Ian John

Original Music: Mathew Brown, David Calder, Murray Grindlay

Written by Ian Mune, Arthur Baysting...

Top 100 horror movies of all time: Chicago Film Critics' choices (photo: Sigourney Weaver and Alien creature show us that life is less horrific if you don't hold grudges) See previous post: A look at the Chicago Film Critics Association's Scariest Movies Ever Made. Below is the list of the Chicago Film Critics's Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time, including their directors and key cast members. Note: this list was first published in October 2006. (See also: Fay Wray, Lee Patrick, and Mary Philbin among the "Top Ten Scream Queens.") 1. Psycho (1960) Alfred Hitchcock; with Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam. 2. The Exorcist (1973) William Friedkin; with Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow (and the voice of Mercedes McCambridge). 3. Halloween (1978) John Carpenter; with Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Tony Moran. 4. Alien (1979) Ridley Scott; with Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt. 5. Night of the Living Dead (1968) George A. Romero; with Marilyn Eastman,...

Rank the week of October 4th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Fast Five

(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #803

Win Percentage: 57%

Times Ranked: 5781

Top-20 Rankings: 40

Directed By: Justin Lin

Starring: Dwayne Johnson • Vin Diesel • Paul Walker • Jordana Brewster • Elsa Pataky

Genres: Action • Action Thriller • Chase Movie • Crime • Drama • Thriller

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Scream 4

(Blu-ray & DVD | R | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #1420

Win Percentage: 49%

Times Ranked: 6843

Top-20 Rankings: 26

Directed By: Wes Craven

Starring: Alison Brie • Neve Campbell • David Arquette • Hayden Panettiere • Courteney Cox

Genres: Horror • Mystery • Slasher Film • Thriller

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Submarine

(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2010)

Flickchart Ranking: #2772

Win Percentage: 60%

Times Ranked: 1079

Top-20 Rankings: 10

Directed By: Richard Ayoade

Starring: Craig Roberts • Yasmin Paige • Sally Hawkins • Paddy Considine • Noah Taylor

Genres: Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama

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Classics & Re-releases Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom

(Criterion Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 1976)

Flickchart Ranking: #4386

Win Percentage: 43%

Times Ranked:...

Title: Dead Alive (aka Braindead) Directed by: Peter Jackson Starring: Timothy Bale, Diana Penalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin Running time: 97 minutes, Unrated, Available on standard DVD Peter Jackson’s 1992 cult horror masterpiece has finally been released on Blu-ray. The story of Lionel and his overbearing mother Vera, who gets bitten by a Sumatran rat monkey at the zoo. Vera becomes extremely ill from the bite and quickly decomposes, and has a new-found appetite for live flesh. She eats Lionel’s girlfriend’s dog and several members of the community…however the people who meet their demise at the hands of Vera don’t stay dead for long. Yes kiddies, Peter Jackson made movies...

Home Invasion is a weekly article that we post to compile all the DVD & Blu-Ray Releases for this week that might be of interest to you. Included are links back to Amazon.com to purchase the item(s). We also included the descriptions and Specifications of the discs – if provided.

DVD & Blu-Ray Releases for October 4th, 2011:

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: Season One

Scary doesn’t get any sillier than Season 1 of the hit Nickelodeon show Aaahh!!! Real Monsters! These monsters-in-training make fright a hoot as they try to learn the tricks of the scary monster trade. Check out Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm and their herculean efforts to master The Gromble’s class on proper scare techniques. So pull up a seat in the Monster Academy, the scariest (Not!) place under the city dump, and get ready for lessons so bizarre, they’re scary!

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Usually, this spot is reserved for our weekly rundown of the new movies available to stream on Netflix Instant but August is a dead month and there is nothing notable streaming this week. Doesn’t look like there will be for another couple weeks either, so let’s pick the best horror movies available to stream on Netflix right now:

Let Me In / Let the Right One In

Let Me In

Rated R | 2010

Flickchart Ranking: #482

Times Ranked: 9558

Win Percentage: 63%

Top-20 Rankings: 22 Users

Let the Right One In

Rated R | 2008

Flickchart Ranking: #63

Times Ranked: 78814

Win Percentage: 65%

Top-20 Rankings: 404 Users

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The Exorcist

Rated R | 1973

Flickchart Ranking: #281

Times Ranked: 309191

Win Percentage: 49%

Top-20 Rankings: 4116 Users

Directed By: William Friedkin

Starring: Ellen Burstyn • Max von Sydow • Lee J. Cobb • Linda Blair

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The Evil Dead

Rated Nr | 1981

Flickchart Ranking: #350

Times Ranked: 129936

Win Percentage: 49%

Top-20 Rankings: 511 Users

Directed By: Sam Raimi

Starring: Bruce Campbell • Ellen Sandweiss • Betsy Baker...

40 year old Julie Watkins baffles the judges on tomorrow night’s Britain’s Got Talent, with her weird performance.

Talking to Ant & Dec before her audition, she reveals that she is a cleaner in a police station but has always dreamed of becoming a professional singer. The chances of that seem slim, as after she sings Michael Jackson’s ‘One Day In Your Life’, Amanda Holden describes her as “threatening”, while Louis Walsh compares her to a character from The Exorcist!

What do you think of Julie’s singing? Have a watch of the clip below.

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