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House of Forbidden Secrets (2013)

It's Jacob's first day on the job as a security guard at the Shadowview Manor. He comes in for work and gets introduced to the colorful group of people who stay in the building after hours. One of which is a clairvoyant woman who does occasional séances for people in the building. Although Jacob is very superstitious about messing with the occult he joins in on the circle after a bit or peer pressure. The séance quickly goes awry when the medium begins to lose control and an entity begins to speak aggressively through her vessel. Upon awakening she can't remember anything about what happened. Luckily there was a small crew present to film the event. Shaken to the core the woman who the séance was performed for leaves in a hurry. Once in her car she is attacked by one of the many tortured souls that are inhabit the Shadowview Manors grounds.

Everyone involved in the séance is ready to evacuate the building but they soon realize that the spirits have other plans for them. With no way to escape they are trapped in this haunted house for the long haul. Due to the séance the veil that separates our world from another with terrifying otherworldly inhabitants has been spread paper thin and the sinister possibilities are endless. With the wall being broken our small group begins their hellish descent into the vicious past of the Shadowview Manor. Hideous events had taken place there in the 1930's back when the building was used as a brothel. The group finds themselves decreasing in numbers and encountering things that the eyes can't unsee.

Directed by: Todd Sheets

Howard Maurer - Dyanne Thorne

Lew Temple

Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)

Ronald Reagan had his fair share of comedies during his stay at Warner Bros. as a contract player--but it wasn't until he went to Universal for Bedtime For Bonzo that he took so much kidding for appearing in what is actually an amusing comedy co-starring him with a chimp, especially after he became president. However, the film does have a good share of laughs and Reagan acquits himself in professional fashion.

What little plot there is hinges on Reagan's determination to raise Bonzo in a loving environment and prove that with nurturing and a sense of family, he can teach the chimp to respect rules and develop a moral sense of behavior. He and pretty Diana Lynn play the mama and papa roles with Diana gradually falling in love--and Reagan not realizing he's engaged to the wrong gal.

It's all very predictable but fun while it lasts, mainly because Bonzo gets to wreck havoc in a number of amusing scenes.

Director: Frederick De Cordova (as Frederick de Cordova) (IMDB Neil Doyle)

Dr. Satan Versus Black Magic (1968 Mexico)

Dr. Satan Versus Black Magic (1968)

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Dr. Satán y la magia negra

Doctor Satan y la Magia Negra (English translation: ‘Doctor Satan vs. Black Magic’) is a 1968 Mexican horror film directed by Rogelio Gonzalez (who notably helmed the bizarre Ship of Monsters in 1960). This film stars Joaquin Cordero, Sonia Furio, Noe Murayama.

This was the second film about the occult adventures of the mysterious Doctor Satan, a mystical character endowed with supernatural powers and the ability to communicate with Lucifer himself.

From the original promotional pressbook: ‘In the infernals of hell, the King demon orders Dr. Satan to return to earth to destroy Yei Lin, a powerful Wizard of black magic, and steal the formula that transforms all metals into gold in order to become the master of the world.’ horrorpedia.com