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July 25, 2018July 25, 2018

HULU’S CASTLE ROCK [SDCC 2018, Pilot Review]: All Hail The King.

At any given time there’s an estimated thousand Stephen King adaptation projects in development at any given moment in Hollywood, and yet Castle Rock still stands out for its interesting premise and gripping execution. The show, created by Dustin Thomasan and Sam Shaw, is an original narrative but it all takes place within a Stephen …

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September 6, 2017

IT [Review]: Gazing Into the Deadlights.

Many people (to include myself) have fond memories of the ‘90s TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s It as well as Tim Curry’s portrayal of the sinister clown demon Pennywise. While there are some iconic scenes from that version, unfortunately it has not aged well. Director Andy Muschietti (Mama) helmed this modern version and it.. …

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March 29, 2015March 30, 2015

ULTRA COMICS / HIT 1957 / DARK TOWER / REGULAR SHOW [Reviews]: Handboning & Hummus!

Greetings, congregation! This week's Stash has a few interesting surprises, from a trip to the lurid streets of 1950's Los Angeles, to a trip through the Multiversity. Winter's chill is finally nothing more than a memory, and as spring arrives, so do some of this season's newest titles! What say we start off with an …

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July 28, 2013July 28, 2013

SDCC [Chapter II, Verse I]: For both SOA & UTD, call it ‘Death in the Family’!

A couple of the hottest closers on Sunday's San Diego Holy Day offered a varying display of mayhem. Knowing Moody wanted to take the day off in reverence of Mr. Exhibit Hall and the lord himself (*cough* himself), leave it up to The Divine One to take care of business. And, why not? Coming to …

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June 27, 2013June 27, 2013

Under the Dome [Pilot Review]: The ‘King’ holds viewers hostage.. uh-gain.

So, yet another show set in a small town where weird stuff starts happening... This time: a transparent forcefield violently appears (out of nowhere) and causes chaos for all its residents, cutting them off from the outside world. Hold your horses. Under the Dome comes from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television, executive produced by Jack Bender (who …

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