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We started Saturday's T-Fest (the 17th, I think) with Lon Chaney's The Unknown. I don't want to go into many plot details, because you should look the film up and watch it. Pre-code films would be surprisingly perverse, and Lon Chaney pre-codes could be exceedingly perverse. Great little movie, and it only lasted an…

We finished Friday night with The Oily Maniac, which was basically What if the Shaw Brothers made Toxic Avenger as a straight horror/revenge/superheroish sort of movie. Here a guy who's been wronged by many people (especially the women, who he focuses his wrath upon) gains the power to become a sentient oil slick and…

Well, back from the dead. I was back halfway last week. However, I was exhausted, and blindsided at work by something which meant I've barely started getting caught up yet. So this will be a busy workweek, especially since I'm planning to take off all of next week in conjunction with Thanksgiving. I love…

OK, off to Texas this afternoon. So no MoTD until next Wednesday or Thursday, when I get back. I hope to see some of you this weekend. Have fun, everyone. Great movie, by the way.

The Legend of Hell House is one of the last traditional ghost stories, before everything went to shock cuts and loud music stings and CGI beasties overtly killing people. Poltergeist, I guess, is the fulcrum point between The Haunting (1963) and the modern Paranormal Activities kind of stuff. Even in 1973, though, while the…

This is one of the earliest 'classic' ghost movies. I have to admit, it's not my favorite. First, I generally like some ambiguity in my ghost movies, and this has none. Also, I've never been the biggest Ray Milland fan. It's certainly not bad, but this won't make my list of favorites, that's for…

So Friday for the first time in two years (and I missed the last one, so it's been a three year gap for me) my old libraries friends and I had our Halloween party. I showed Ship of Monsters (ahhhhhhh) for the goofy first movie, and for the more series second film I finally…

Happy Halloween, everyone! This weekend watch something spooky--stupid is optional. Remember if you want a theater experience that Fathom Events will be showing The Invisible Man and The Wolf Man as a double bill nationwide tomorrow afternoon. Enjoy!