Monster of the Day #1443

Monster of the Day #1443

Sorry, Internet issues yesterday. I've seen nearly none of these movies. Pre-1980, and certain pre-1970, I have a fairly comprehensive knowledge of at least American and British horror movies, and fancy that I've seen a sizable majority of them. When the made-for-video age began, however, it augured a veritable flood of product and I…
Monster of the Day #1442

Monster of the Day #1442

Yep, it's Ye Olde Haunted Object time. Hey, it's economical, right. You know what else was economical back in 1990? Nudity! It seems at least a few of the film's three (!) sequels also featured The Cheapest Special Effect.
Monster of the Day #1441

Monster of the Day #1441

Nudity was so much more common in these things back in the day. This softcore riff on Beauty and the Beast was quite popular on cable, as I recall, probably because its female (and much nude) starlet was one of the main cast on the big TV hit Twin Peaks.
Monster of the Day #1440

Monster of the Day #1440

I saw this in theaters back in the back. It was well enough made, but it has one of those endings I just hate. For a lot of bizarre factors, the Cubs game last night was allowed to end in a tie. You don't see that in baseball very often.

Open Thread While I’m gone….

After all, I'm sure the six of you still coming here will need a place to hang out. Look, I realize this is partially a generational thing, as audience expectations shift in what they expect and want from films. (Although Hollywood does some of the shifting, so it's not entirely organic.) Horror movies still…
Monster of the Day #1435

Monster of the Day #1435

I still occasionally have one of those "Wow, I'm old!" moments. One was when I realized Roger Corman's heralded returned to directing occurred twenty-six years ago.