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Halloween Day by Day: "Jaws" (1975)

  Aquaphobia is the fear of water- including the fear of swimming.  I myself tend to panic when I'm in water that's above my chin, and myself and members of my family will wear floatation devices if we want to go into the deep end of the family pool. Galeophobia is the fear of sharks... which often contributes to people having Aquaphobia. 1975's " Jaws " has, over the years, contributed to BOTH of those phobias... The small town of of Amity Island is a nice place for a weekend summer vacation.  Nice beaches, calm waters, shopping, and sharks. When a great white shark invades the waters off of the town, the sheriff and an old sea captain must team up to hunt it... but what if the shark is actually the one doing the hunting? This movie scared the living shit out of people when it was released.  Although, sharks aren't really known to go on a terror campaign against swimmers, the possibility- reinforced by some real-life shark attacks, were enough to send people ...

The Drownsman delivers a creepy trailer

A month ago we showed you the way cool poster for Chad Archibald 's intriguing horror flick The Drownsman. Now we take things up a notch and show you the way creepy trailer for the same. Way cool. Way creepy. We're way into saying way in The Basement today. But I digress.

Check out this way cool poster for The Drownsman

Here's a movie that slipped completely under The Basement's radar . . . until now. And if The Drownsman is half as decent as the image below, then horror fans are in for a treat. I mean, this poster needs a place of honour in my screening room. It will be mine. Mark my words, it will be mine.