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Grant's Top Ten Horror Movies of All Time

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     There's a lot of scary things in this world; the never ending  threat of nuclear destruction , the knowledge of our own mortality and the thought that maybe, just maybe, all those ghost stories and myths might have some truth in them. It's with this in mind, and the spirit of the Halloween season that I present my favourite * horror films:  THE TOP TEN HORROR FILMS OF ALL TIME by - Grant Kanigan - 10. The Blair Witch Project, (1999):         Although it may seem dated in the post- Paranormal Activity age, hand-held, first-person films weren't a thing until this 1999 masterpiece of low-budget scares hit the scene. Writer/Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez hit cinematic and box-office gold with their film, fooling audiences into thinking the "project" was real; a simple, believable myth, non-actors having their wits pushed to the breaking point, and a mysterious video, so oddly shot, it had to have been shot without professional g

In Order of Disappearance

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In Order of Disappearance (Kraftidioten) (2016) Directed by :  Hans Petter Moland Written by :  Kim Fupz Aakeson Starring:   Stellan Skarsgård, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Pål Sverre Hagen, Bruno Ganz Rating:   18A Release Date:   August 26th, 2016* Stellan Skarsgård & Kristofer Hivju have a laugh in In Order of Disappearance Image Source       It's tough to see what would draw people to live in a cold, dark and desolate place like Norway, yet I say that never having been there. If In Order of Disappearance  is any indication, it's just like everywhere else; corruption, cynicism, revenge, violence and despair run rampant. It's only the sheer force of a father's love that can stamp out evil where it lies - in it's cold dead heart. And what better place for such an organ than the cold, dead heart of Norway. Although Hans Moland's film is most definitely soaked in Norwegian culture as well as originality, the film also has a lot to say a