Monster of the Day #3105

Monster of the Day #3105

  People today don't remember Santo's then legendary feud with Mick Jagger after the latter slept with the wrestler's girlfriend. Ironically, Jagger and El Santo are both widely considered to be inspirations for Carly Simon's You're So Vain.
Monster of the Day #3102

Monster of the Day #3102

  Hmm, I swear this reminds me of something.... Sorry! I had taken an extra day off and just never got to my computer. Anyway, we're back. As a reminder, a double-day T-Fest (since we skipped the spring fest) will be held on Friday October 2nd and Saturday the 3rd. It'll be here before…
Monster of the Day #3101

Monster of the Day #3101

First, sorry, Rock. No dub for this one. K. Gordon Murray brought many Mexican horror movies north of the border, but this wasn't one of them. Maybe because the heroine looks like this: ...and it was suspected DC Comics' lawyer might possibly get involved. Now, of course, you can make flat out porn "parodies"…
Monster of the Day #3100

Monster of the Day #3100

There's are a myriad of hidden gems on YouTube. Yesterday I came across a channel, Horrorwitz, that has posted an ongoing (?) series of 15 minutes videos documenting the history of Mexican Vampire Cinema (that's the search term). How cool is that?
Monster of the #3099

Monster of the #3099

Sometimes (a lot of the time), you just want something...goofy. And nobody does goofy horror like Mexico back in the '60s. There's a somewhat washed-out copy of World of the Vampires on YouTube, and it's exactly what you think it is, but maybe even goofier than most Mexican vampire films. Also, it features one…

Misc Viewing: The Art of Action

I thought when I saw a video or video Channel that I thought folks might enjoy, I'd mention it. If you have anything to add, please do. I recently came across The Art of Action, a YouTube channel hosted by Scott Adkins. I'm not familiar with his work, but he seems to be a…
Monster of the Day #3098

Monster of the Day #3098

Rather a change from yesterday, we have Bert I Gordon's best movie, for what that's worth. It's definitely kiddie fare, but it's a fun bit of sword and sorcery, and Gordon definitely isn't afraid of the monsters. The best is this gorgeous giant dragon prop. It doesn't move very well, but damn. It's available…