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Roger Corman (strictly a producer by then) was not afraid to follow trends. In fact, he insisted upon it. So Humanoids of the Deep contained copious gore and nudity and an entire plot built around monsters raping women, who then were ripped apart from the inside during, er, monster birth. (Wonder where they got…

I haven't seen everything, of course, but I feel I've seen a solid majority of all English language horror movies made prior to, oh, 1980. Then the video age came about and I gave up even trying. So I haven't seen a lot of the 80s stuff (plus it was the age of gore,…

Sorry, computer issues plus getting up a bit late, so no MotD yesterday. Friday's Watch Party was sparsely attended. I hope it's because people were busy for holiday stuff (like Gamera) but I know the problems we've had with Kast (since Amazon dropped their Watch Party feature) have chased people off. Or maybe it's…

Never saw Night of the Creeps, but I think it's well regarded and it has Tom Atkins in it. One of these days, maybe.

The 80s was the last golden age for monster movies. They really seem to have fallen out of favor. (I think because most monsters are done via CGI now rather than played by actors.) Still, I haven't seen a lot of these because it was also the golden age of gore movies, which was…

I don't know Art, but I know what I like.

New evidence suggests how the Americans won the Revolutionary War.

Japan seems to me to be a conflicted country when it comes to women. On the one hand, as late as World War II the soldiers of that country were establishing rape camps in their conquered nations. (One among many atrocities, mostly unacknowledged to this day.) However, Japanese horror cinema--and folklore--is rife with the…

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. For myself, as every year for several decades now, I'm extremely thankful for all the friends I've made from this site. God bless you all. This is a real mural powerwashed onto Iwayagawauchi Dam in Saga Prefecture. How great is that? Japan, you crazy kids, never change.