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Unveil New Visions of Horror From the Middle East in “RUE MORGUE #198 Jan/Feb 2021” Issue

by Rue Morgue ManorDecember 18, 2020
RUE MORGUE kicks off 2021 with a spotlight on NEW VISIONS OF HORROR FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, featuring Keith Thomas’ THE VIGIL, in which an ancient Jewish funerary custom is the gateway to horrors from a distant land, and Kourosh Ahari’s Iranian/American co-production THE NIGHT, along with other contemporary middle eastern fright flicks!
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Also features: the B-movies of BRIAN TRENCHARD-SMITH; Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s KAIRO and Sion Sono’s SUICIDE CLUB turn 20; RIP 2020 the Year in Review; PSYCHO GOREMAN; Bowen on the THE BEES (1978); STING OF DEATH (1965); BOUTIQUE DU VAMPYRE – North America’s oldest vampire-themed store; J. BLake Fischera’s SCORED TO DEATH 2; the monstrous imaginings of DAN BRERETON and lots more!
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All this and the latest film, book, comic book, music, game and toy releases!
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