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    <title>Monsterfest</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2007-12-20:/monsterfest//11</id>
    <updated>2008-07-03T16:30:17Z</updated>
    <subtitle>Horror Movies, News, Discussion</subtitle>
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    <title>Tokyo Gore Police Review - Can You Handle This Movie?</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10364</id>

    <published>2008-07-04T04:14:59Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-03T16:30:17Z</updated>

    <summary>You think that it&apos;ll have some police, some gore and it&apos;ll be set in Tokyo and that&apos;s something you can deal with. Wrong.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Grady Hendrix</name>
        
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        You think that it&apos;ll have some police, some gore and it&apos;ll be set in Tokyo and that&apos;s something you can deal with. Wrong.
        
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<entry>
    <title>Scott Sigler - Celebrating the Monster-Americans Who Love Their Country</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10338</id>

    <published>2008-07-03T04:00:01Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-03T19:38:24Z</updated>

    <summary>This Fourth of July, let&apos;s take a moment to appreciate our Monster-American countrymen. </summary>
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        <name>Scott Sigler</name>
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        This Fourth of July, let&apos;s take a moment to appreciate our Monster-American countrymen. 
        
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<entry>
    <title>Stacie Ponder - Let&apos;s Take the Shark Attacks Out of the Water</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10286</id>

    <published>2008-07-02T04:00:06Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-03T19:40:20Z</updated>

    <summary>The greatest shark-related shenanigans ever committed to celluloid don&apos;t even appear in a shark attack movie</summary>
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        <name>Stacie Ponder</name>
        <uri>http://finalgirl.blogspot.com</uri>
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        The greatest shark-related shenanigans ever committed to celluloid don&apos;t even appear in a shark attack movie
        
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<entry>
    <title>Chuck Palahniuk Talks Choke and the Return of Not So Happy Endings</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2008/07/chuck-palahniuk-choke.php" />
    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10261</id>

    <published>2008-07-01T18:05:37Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-01T19:31:33Z</updated>

    <summary>When Choke debuts later this summer, it will have the honor of being Chuck Palahniuk&apos;s first big-screen adaptation since Fight Club</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Tom Blunt</name>
        <uri>http://hermitosis.com</uri>
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        When Choke debuts later this summer, it will have the honor of being Chuck Palahniuk&apos;s first big-screen adaptation since Fight Club
        
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<entry>
    <title>Ren &amp; Stimpy Creator John Kricfalusi Prefers Monster Classics to Modern Day Gore</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10260</id>

    <published>2008-07-01T04:00:56Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-30T20:59:52Z</updated>

    <summary>Kricfalusi would beg his babysitter to let him stay up late. </summary>
    <author>
        <name>Tom Blunt</name>
        <uri>http://hermitosis.com</uri>
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        Kricfalusi would beg his babysitter to let him stay up late. 
        
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    <title>Horror Power Ranking List - June 30, 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10252</id>

    <published>2008-06-30T04:00:20Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-29T21:15:52Z</updated>

    <summary>With the recent announcement of Fantasia Fest&apos;s line-up, there&apos;s a whole bunch of new horror movies on the List to start getting excited about.</summary>
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        <name>Alex Zalben</name>
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        With the recent announcement of Fantasia Fest&apos;s line-up, there&apos;s a whole bunch of new horror movies on the List to start getting excited about.
        
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<entry>
    <title>Before He Was Moff Tarkin in Star Wars, Peter Cushing Played Other Cold-Hearted Villains</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.9948</id>

    <published>2008-06-28T01:30:36Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-27T17:42:29Z</updated>

    <summary>In 1957 Hammer Productions released The Curse of Frankenstein, and with it, kicked off a long line of films that have since become &quot;required reading&quot; for anyone interested in horror.</summary>
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        <name>Qais Fulton</name>
        
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        In 1957 Hammer Productions released The Curse of Frankenstein, and with it, kicked off a long line of films that have since become &quot;required reading&quot; for anyone interested in horror.
        
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    <title>Dementia 13 Review - Evidence of Francis Ford Coppola&apos;s Genius to Come</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10155</id>

    <published>2008-06-27T04:00:01Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-26T17:22:13Z</updated>

    <summary>This stylish, stiff Psycho rip-off is typical of the debut work that the other great directors did for Roger Corman.</summary>
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        <name>Grady Hendrix</name>
        
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        This stylish, stiff Psycho rip-off is typical of the debut work that the other great directors did for Roger Corman.
        
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<entry>
    <title>The Brodys Should Have Left Amity - How Jaws Lost Its Bite</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10138</id>

    <published>2008-06-26T04:02:40Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-26T14:58:57Z</updated>

    <summary>What the heck happened to this franchise? When Jaws hit the theaters in 1975, it scared the collective living crap out of an entire country.</summary>
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        <name>Scott Sigler</name>
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        What the heck happened to this franchise? When Jaws hit the theaters in 1975, it scared the collective living crap out of an entire country.
        
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<entry>
    <title>Lon Chaney Reveled in Bringing His Misshapen Characters to Life</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2008/06/lon-chaney-man-of-a-thousand-faces.php" />
    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10116</id>

    <published>2008-06-25T05:15:02Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-25T14:52:42Z</updated>

    <summary>His contributions to the early days of the horror have left us with some of the most enduring images in the genre.</summary>
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        <name>Stacie Ponder</name>
        <uri>http://finalgirl.blogspot.com</uri>
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        His contributions to the early days of the horror have left us with some of the most enduring images in the genre.
        
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<entry>
    <title>Scare Tactics Creators Terrify People Everyday, but Still Find The Exorcist Believable </title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2008/06/scare-tactics.php" />
    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10096</id>

    <published>2008-06-24T19:30:28Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-26T04:01:44Z</updated>

    <summary>With setups and special effects far more elaborate than anything Candid Camera ever dreamed up, creators Scott Hallock and Kevin Healey have found a way to wring fresh shock and entertainment from the films they grew up with.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Tom Blunt</name>
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        With setups and special effects far more elaborate than anything Candid Camera ever dreamed up, creators Scott Hallock and Kevin Healey have found a way to wring fresh shock and entertainment from the films they grew up with.
        
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<entry>
    <title>Hellraiser&apos;s Clive Barker Speaks Out About the Mistreatment of Midnight Meat Train</title>
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    <published>2008-06-24T04:00:52Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-24T16:27:33Z</updated>

    <summary>Two decades after writing the short story that inspired it, Clive Barker is still working to make sure we get the Midnight Meat Train we deserve.</summary>
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        <name>Tom Blunt</name>
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        Two decades after writing the short story that inspired it, Clive Barker is still working to make sure we get the Midnight Meat Train we deserve.
        
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<entry>
    <title>Horror Power Ranking List - June 23, 2008</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2008/06/horror-power-ranking-june-23.php" />
    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10082</id>

    <published>2008-06-23T04:00:12Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-23T16:30:11Z</updated>

    <summary>If you do one thing this week, tell everyone you know who Stan Winston was, and what he did.</summary>
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        If you do one thing this week, tell everyone you know who Stan Winston was, and what he did.
        
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<entry>
    <title>For Omen 2, William Holden Changed His Mind About Working With the Devil</title>
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    <published>2008-06-20T21:25:40Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-20T20:35:18Z</updated>

    <summary>Oscar-winner William Holden turned down the lead role in the original Omen film, claiming he didn&apos;t want to star in a film about the Devil.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Tom Blunt</name>
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        Oscar-winner William Holden turned down the lead role in the original Omen film, claiming he didn&apos;t want to star in a film about the Devil.
        
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<entry>
    <title>Hell&apos;s Ground DVD Review - A Pakistani Movie that Proves Horror Teens Are Dumb in Any Culture</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2008/06/hells-ground-review.php" />
    <id>tag:blogs.amctv.com,2008:/monsterfest//11.10038</id>

    <published>2008-06-20T15:29:10Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-20T15:15:47Z</updated>

    <summary>Hell&apos;s Ground never got a formal release in Pakistan, but it played plenty of illicit engagements and young people flocked to it in riot-sized mobs.</summary>
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        Hell&apos;s Ground never got a formal release in Pakistan, but it played plenty of illicit engagements and young people flocked to it in riot-sized mobs.
        
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