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Chaos, madness, train wrecks and unhealthy relationships are all topics of discussion in our review of “The Invisible Man,” starring the voice of Claude Rains. [Aggregate score 8.33]

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TLS unearths some recurring themes, a couple fine performances and a creepy love triangle from the sarcophagus of 1932’s “The Mummy.” [Aggregate score 6.75]

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Angry mobs with torches, the titular doctor’s madness and a nameless monster in love, bring discussions of creators and creations in 1931’s “Frankenstein.” [Aggregate score 7.6]

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A new moon, wolfsbane in bloom and a voyeur’s intent is thwarted by a band of gypsies, a wolf and a discussion on the duplicity of the human condition in our review of 1941’s “The Wolf Man.”  [Aggregate score 7.75]

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TLS scare up Universal’s oeuvre of monsters for this year’s MOTS-O-Ween, starting with a discussion of vampires, stalkers and European economics in 1931’s “Dracula” starring Bela Lugosi. Leave the bugs, bring the garlic.  [Aggregate score 8]

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Just in time to lead into our annual MOTS-O-Ween marathon, the latest entry in the grandfather of horror franchises returns for the modern age and manages to recapture what made it great in the first place.  [Aggregate score: 9.5]

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In keeping tradition, TLS closes off this season of Games & Games Culture with a discussion on horror games, this year focusing on their mechanics and design features via this article from Gamasutra.

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Travel through time with TLS as we attempt to parse out how best to integrate the conceit of time-travel in videogames, narratively and/or mechanically.

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TLS sees specters and reevaluates their own misconceptions in an AFI review of M. Night Shyamalan’s original horror/thriller.

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TLS slithers along with Sony’s live adaptation of Marvel’s Venom in all it’s sub-par glory.

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