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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 | 31 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... -
Agents of SHIELD teaser…HOLY CRAP!!
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 6 Commentsvideo platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Oh my goodness, is that friggin’ LUKE CAGE?! That’s Luke Cage, right? How the hell is Marvel making all my childhood dreams come true like this?* Thank goodness I’m not a DC fan! [*OK, I'd... -
Stuff….
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 19 CommentsNBC has passed on a pilot based on the incredibly cool horror western comic The Sixth Gun. In a way, I’m relieved. In theory, there should have been no way they could have screwed the pooch no this. The comic... -
Cool Kickstarter…
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 1 CommentWhile we wait for Sandy to start his new Kickstarter for the board game version of his Cthulhu game (he ran a round of the prototype during T(ween) Fest weekend a few weeks ago, and it looked incredibly fun), there’s... -
Monster of the Day #687
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 11 CommentsWe close out ’70s Wolfmen Week with this oddity (which, unlike yesterday’s subject, is available on DVD). Genre-crossing films were a lot rarer back then, although this film is a lot like Robert Quarry’s Deathmaster, made during the same period... -
Monster of the Day #686
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 10 CommentsOddly, I couldn’t find a good color still of this. This seems like the old Sam Arkoff sort of thing, where they thought of a title and then made the movie around it. For all that, it’s pretty good. It... -
Monster of the Day #685
Posted on May 8, 2013 | 22 CommentsTake that, Nixon! Related PostsMonster of the Day #618 (Jan 8, 2013) Monster of the Day #617 (Jan 7, 2013) Monster of the Day #616 (Jan 4, 2013) Monster of the Day #615 (Jan 3, 2013) Monster of the Day... -
RIP Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013)
Posted on May 7, 2013 | 7 CommentsRelated PostsMonster of the Day #476 (May 9, 2012) RIP Harry Morgan (Dec 9, 2011)