Monster of the Day #486
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Monster of the Day #486

So the Legion of Monsters lay dormant after their one appearance in the '70s (as seen yesterday), but were apparently revived recently. Man-Thing and Ghost Rider were not to be found, but Morbius the vampire and Jack Russell (seriously), the Werewolf by Night, came back. Added were, apparently, the Living Mummy and a gill…
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Monster of the Day #485
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Monster of the Day #485

In the '70s, the voluntary Comics Code weakened, and supernatural characters came roaring back. Marvel here attempted to make a super-team of some of their monster characters, which obviously failed, since they never reunited. (Although recently the team was revived with several of the original monsters.) I have this comic--duh, it had Ghost Rider…
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Steel Justice (1992)
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Steel Justice (1992)

Pretty much from the beginning of this site, and thus way back in the days of the VHS tape, I maintained that the last, great untapped source of Jabootu fare was the bad TV pilot. Sadly, these have historically been nearly impossible to track down. A few were released to VHS, but few indeed…
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UPDATE: Monster of the Day #484
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UPDATE: Monster of the Day #484

  I hope no one finds this too facetious, but in honor of Memorial Day yesterday, let's remember that even monsters hated the Nazis. UPDATE: BC queried in the comment below, "I can’t tell from the image, but is the vampire wearing a uniform?" I don't know, but here's a scene where I think…
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Monster of the Day #482
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Monster of the Day #482

I actually had bought this comic as a kid. I think you can probably guess why. It wasn't as exciting as the painted cover promised, but then, it was a Gold Key comic. I'd love to have that original painting, though.
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G-Fest Film Line-up (mostly)
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G-Fest Film Line-up (mostly)

This is at the historic art deco theater The Pickwick, here in Park Ridge, a Northwest suburb of Chicago. The theater, handily, is right across from where I work, which is great because I'll be working that day right up until the first movie starts. Anyone who wants to come into town for the…
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Tuesdays with Lorre: They Met in Bombay (1941)
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Tuesdays with Lorre: They Met in Bombay (1941)

It’s a crapshoot looking at lesser known studio films.  Occasionally you find a diamond in the rough, or even a sleeper classic. More often you stumble across mediocrity. I can’t say They Met in Bombay is really bad. I’d like to think it’s the worst film I’ll watch in my quest to view previously…
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