Images of Halloween!
Here's a little gallery of some of my pictures from Halloweens long past...My buddy Richard as Dead Oscar Wilde at one of my Halloween parties.Stephanie as a bloody ghost and Richard out of his Oscar...
View ArticleThe Video Vault of Mora Tau 10/22/14!
Here's a quick look at several horror hosts who were on the air in the 80's...I travelled a bit back then and actually saw a few of these hosts' shows - I always loved that...Thankfully there are still...
View ArticleSpotlight on Boris Karloff!
1931: A Star is Born. The movie: Frankenstein. Born William Henry Pratt, the renamed Boris Karloff had been acting in small parts since the silent era.Here's Boris taking in the sights in one of his...
View ArticleBuddha Man: Death by Invitation!
"Death by Boredom is more like it."This horror flick gets off to some kind of start by giving us a flashback to 1671 - as the members of the Vroot family are joined by several other people (fellow...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 10/25/14!
Who cares what picture we see?Richard Lynch would have - don't you think? Well, in any case, this weekend marks the 2014 edition of the Crazy Movie Weekend: Halloween Horrorfest 4 - and this movie will...
View ArticleCrazy Movie Weekend: Halloween Horrorfest 4!
October 24-26 marked the fourth edition of my weekend long horror movie marathon (itself within an all month long horror marathon)!I took the whole day off this year - cleaned the house and trekked out...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #187!
The Atomic MonsterĀ (aka Man-Made Monster)Ā Ā (Universal Studios, 1941)Realart re-released this Universal Studios flick - and apparently it was in the 1950's if that retitle is any indication. This is a...
View ArticleRandom Stew 10/28/14!
It's the season, and these ads are part of the reason...Everyone I ever trick or treated is so lucky they didn't give me a packet of Kool-Aid. Soooooo lucky....Cheap parenting at its best...Jack Frost...
View ArticleBuddha Man Meets Vincent Price!
The Fly (1958) In a novel opening to a 50ās sci fi flick ā we start off as Andre DeLambre (David Hedison) lies dead, his head and arm crushed to paste in a hydraulic press at the factory owned by his...
View ArticleTales from the Script: Hospitality!
An excerpt from my scary screenplay Hospitality...The story opens with a convenience store robbery perpetrated by a trio of ne'er-do-wells, Cory, Annie, and Vern. Things do not go as planned, and...
View ArticleHappy Halloween!
Closing out a month long Horrorfest - here's everything I watched in horror this month - along with some cool photos...The Name of the Game is Kill!The Veil: "Destination Nightmare"BlaculaĀ *Tales from...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 11/1/14!
Who cares what picture we see?Lloyd Bochner would - I think. In any case - to step away from horror after 31 straight posts - let's fly our exploitation flag with this one...I'm not sure what kept me...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #188!
Ā Ā Theme Week!Ā Ā 1 Movie, 3 Posters!Earth vs the Flying SaucersĀ (Columbia Pictures, 1956)Ray Harryhausen got away from animating dinosaur figures for this sci fi disaster flick - and his effects are...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 11/8/14!
Who cares what picture we see?Cec Linder simply would, no question - so we're picking this one tonight:I like Dr. No a lot. I love From Russia with Love. But it's with the third Bond movie that I think...
View ArticleCelebrity Endorsement: Ted White!
He's one of my very favorite Jasons from the Friday the 13th series - He's also a very nice man who's had a helluva career - and even in his late 80's he still walks tall with a twinkle in his eye -...
View ArticleI Was A Teenage Production Assistant: The Walkie Talkie!
This may seem like a weird sideline post - but the walkie talkie is a hugely important piece of equipment on set - and to put all the info about them into any one show post would inflate it...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #189!
The ApeĀ (Monogram Pictures, 1940)In the 1940's - Karloff kornered the market on playing kindly old scientists whose inventions and breakthroughs are used by bad guys. This got him going down that road...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 11/15/14!
Who cares what picture we see?Virgina Vincent most likely would, and I will I check to see for sure, let's make tonight's choice this one...A valiant effort at a creepfest, this gives classical actor...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #190!
Cry Baby KillerĀ (Allied Artists Pictures, 1958)Roger Corman produced it - and it's the film debut of one Jack Nicholson. I'd watch it anytime, given the chance.Blonde BlackmailerĀ (Allied Artists...
View ArticleThe Video Vault of Mora Tau 11/19/14!
Let's find a fun video clip....Oh sure, in the end it's given over to the guy who won the award - but look at the trio who gives it to him!Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta...
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