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Monster of the Day #695
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsI realize this still makes it look like they’re something interesting in Ghosthouse…DON’T FALL FOR IT! The beastie here looks a lot more impressive in the still than it does in the film, maybe because it’s awkward movements reveal it’s... -
Amazon starts royalties for fan fic arm….
Posted on May 22, 2013 | 2 CommentsSo far they are solely working with Warners and have only licensed three teen-oriented properties; Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girls and Vampire Diaries. However, if this works, I expect to see an explosion in this sort of thing. I can... -
Monster of the Day #694
Posted on May 22, 2013 | 13 CommentsWe continue our look at Ghosthouse. Notice the reappearance of the doll, who periodically–by which I mean, every four or five minutes–appears like this with the ghost of this little girl. It’s like they assembled the movie from a Spooky... -
Monster of the Day #693
Posted on May 21, 2013 | 11 CommentsSorry for my absence yesterday; Joe Bannerman was visiting, and we spent much of the extended weekend (get ready) watching bad movies…actually, we watched more good movies, so it was weird that way. Back to back (albeit one in the... -
Monster of the Day #692
Posted on May 17, 2013 | 12 CommentsHard to get more Gothic than this. Blacula was pretty close, but the whole ‘black Dracula’ thing still injected a very modern note into things. This is one of those films (Warlock is one of the best of them) exploring... -
Monster of the Day #691
Posted on May 16, 2013 | 5 CommentsI haven’t actually seen this one, but I’ve only heard good things. Of all the ’70s revisionist vampire films, this one might be the most revisioniest. Related PostsMonster of the Day #614 (Jan 2, 2013) Monster of the Day #613... -
Monster of the Day #690
Posted on May 15, 2013 | 8 CommentsWhat a wonderful film. So far ahead of its time that if they revived it now, it would be considered utterly derivative. (Plus they would completely ruin it.) This is one of those projects, like Buckaroo Banzai or Remo Williams,... -
Monster of the Day #689
Posted on May 14, 2013 | 7 Comments’70s exploitation offered examined the intersection of traditional, gothic monsters with (then) modern American scene. Today this fish out of water element is largely forgone; vampires and werewolves are more likely to be love interests than atavistic monster. Surely the... -
NBC adds a Dracula show….
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 30 CommentsAside from Ironside, NBC is raising even more undead. I understand mileage varies, and I hold no contempt for anyone who disagrees with me on this, but man, that strikes me as a real piece of shit. I can’t f*ckin’... -
Monster of the Day #688
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 5 CommentsWell, I mentioned this flick in the last MotD, so it’s a natural segue. Not Quarry’s more famous character, of course, but this is floating around on DVD for completists. And again, not a bad double bill with Werewolves on...