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February 1, 2017

Horror Review: Bornless Ones

Who doesn’t love The Evil Dead? It’s the cult classic that keeps on giving. It’s certainly been referenced in many films since its release, but it’s also really a wonder why it hasn’t spawned as many imitators as you’d think. Well, in the press release for writer/director Alexander Babaev’s Bornless Ones, it makes no attempt to hide Babaev’s inspiration. “The Evil Dead return in Bornless Ones“, and “In the tradition of The Evil Dead…”. One wonders if Raimi is (or should be) getting some kickbacks for this. I’m never a fan of indie films pulling this sort of stunt, since to me it’s an indication of a mediocre film hiding behind its marketing that will never live up to its potential. But okay, I’ll bite. After the loss of their mother (Gwen Holloway) in an accident, Emily (Margaret Judson) is left as the sole caregiver of her cerebral palsy-afflicted brother, Zach (Michael Johnston). In order to be closer to her brother while he’s at a longterm care facility, Emily purchases

January 18, 2017

The Bornless Ones Will Be Unleashed February 10

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Don’t you just hate it when you move to a spooky dilapidated house and it turns out to be haunted? Some say you should have expected it by now. The hapless stars of next month’s horror flick Bornless Ones would apparently disagree. Margaret Judson (The Newsroom) stars as Emily, whose poor brother has to be sent to an institution. Because she doesn’t want to leave him alone, she moves near the area and purchases a cheap house — as you might guess, it’s the kind of run-down thing people only enter in horror movies. Weirder still, there are all these symbols painted on the house’s walls and windows. Who did that? Might as well clean them off…..oh wait, they were wards to prevent demonic spirits from possessing the house dwellers! D’oh! To make matters worse, Emily invited a few of her friends over to help her unpack, and they’re all one by one turning into possessed monsters with glassy eyes and weird tongues. Can Emily reverse the curse of the