Monster of the Day #469
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Monster of the Day #469

They must mean it's the Seven Deadly Sins one, because I know it ain't the other kind. UPDATED: Since you guys are being such pills, here's more shots of the beastie looking much more sloth-like:
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Illinois Amazon tax overturned…

This has happened in other states, too, so clearly the law (at least as they have been drafted) is problematic. We'll see if Amazon believes the issue settled enough to return the Amazon Associate program to Illinois residents like myself. If so, I' m sure I'll be bothering you with Amazon links again on…
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Amazon Deal of the Day: Thriller…
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Amazon Deal of the Day: Thriller…

Sadly, I can no longer exploit you all financially. Even so, I thought I should mention this terrific deal. Today only Amazon is featuring the Boris Karloff anthology series Thriller for $52.50, which is 65% off the $150 list price. The set contains 56 hours of content, 67 episodes, so on that basis its…
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Monster of the Day #465
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Monster of the Day #465

1952! A good decade before the Marvel superhero revolution, Marvel was doing monster, romance and Western comics. I think from today's perspective we sometimes fail to understand how revolutionary it was to import this sort of thing into superhero comics; the Thing and Hulk could have easily been just rote monsters back in this…
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Open Post-Weekend Thread…
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Open Post-Weekend Thread…

It was a short weekend for me, in that I worked Saturday. In recompense I'll have next Friday off, though. I figure that will give me a whole weekend on top of going down to the Portage next Sunday to see their aforementioned triple bill of giant monster movies. I'm also tentatively planning on…
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Monster of the Day #464
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Monster of the Day #464

  The approaching release date for The Avengers has me in a classic Marvel frame of mind. Let's run with that for a bit.
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This Week on TCM…
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This Week on TCM…

Some stuff that caught my eye, but always check their schedule for more. All times CST. Monday A morning of Laurel & Hardy Shorts! Yay! Don’t  be put off by the silent ones, they includes some of the Boys’ best work. Unsurprisingly, they’ve scheduled really strong shorts, here. Especially noteworthy is Big Business (7:30…
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