Monster of the Day #1992

Monster of the Day #1992

This is a flawed but very interesting film, followed by a couple of flawed but interesting sequels. I briefly (for me) wrote up my thoughts on the first couple of films in my very old, pre-site Halloween Flicks compendium, which I am now realizing isn't posted here. I should probably repost that. There's a…
Monster of the Day #1991

Monster of the Day #1991

Man, pretty much everything was sequels back in 1991. This, however, was RIGHT in my wheelhouse. They eventually made a sequel to this, too...the first sequel movie HBO had ever made...and completely screwed it up by recasting Ward with Dennis Hopper. (????) Also it was a whole McCarthy thing which BORING. And moving the…
Monster of the Day #1990

Monster of the Day #1990

This was a no-brainer. 1990 wasn't a great year for horror/monster movies, but we did get this classic. Hard to believe that it (and Darkman) are nearly 30 years old now. Even none of the sequels or TV show embarrass themselves, although as the beasties got more evolved (and CG) I tended to find…
Monster of the Day #1989

Monster of the Day #1989

1989 was a pretty lame year for horror movies. Most of the horror flicks that came out were remakes. (Thank goodness those days are over!) There were a few decent little flicks (Shocker, Warlock), but of all the movies that came out that year, I would go with this one, which I personally consider…
Monster of the Day #1986

Monster of the Day #1986

Yeah, what he said. Here's a great monster from 1986. One of the last great screen musicals, and a tremendous beastie.