Bowery at Midnight (1942)
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Bowery at Midnight (1942)

Although not as much fun as such other Bela Lugosi poverty row features as Devil Bat or The Invisible Ghost, Bowery at Midnight provides a decent amount of entertainment over its spare hour-long run time. Aside from Bela, the only other really notable names are actor Tom Neal, star of Edger Ulmer’s fatalistic Noir…
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The Rev’s B-Fest Diary 2017 Part 1
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The Rev’s B-Fest Diary 2017 Part 1

  Hello, all.  It's your friendly neighborhood Rev. here to tell you about B-Fest 2017.  Much like the last time I did this, I'll be providing a travelogue of sorts, full of restaurant opinions as well as a rundown of the fest itself and anything else that I fancy may make for interesting reading.…
The Rev’s B-Fest Diary 2017 Part 2
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The Rev’s B-Fest Diary 2017 Part 2

Click Here to Read Part 1 The Gong Show Movie You may not believe me, but this is akin to Stunt Rock.  That movie had a fictionalized story about a journalist trying to interview a fake world-famous stuntman, portrayed by an actual world-famous stuntman, and spiced things up with actual stunt footage as well…
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Monster of the Day #1389
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Monster of the Day #1389

Yesterday I stumbled across a Half Price Books (sparse on the ground up here) and foolishly went in. I knew I was in trouble when I saw a graphic novel display right in front of the door. My eye was immediately drawn to six or seven or eight hardcover volumes of reprints of old…
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The Corpse Grinders (1971)
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The Corpse Grinders (1971)

We’re returning to familiar ground here. This is the third film from Ted V. Mikels’ Golden Age (1966-1973). Of course, golden ages are relative. We’re not talking John Ford here by any means. Yet in those seven years Mikels made six films that have maintained a good level of clunky charm. This is the…
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Jabootu Repost: Strays (1991)
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Jabootu Repost: Strays (1991)

Plot: Night of the Living Dead, only with housecats instead of zombies. For whatever reason, the killer cat genre remains a surprisingly robust one. I mean, I can understand movies being centered on killer dogs, because dogs could actually, you know, kill you. In contrast, killer cat movies—by which I mean films featuring regular-sized…
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Fantomas in the Shadow of the Guillotine (1913)
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Fantomas in the Shadow of the Guillotine (1913)

Before there was Mabuse, there was Fantômas. The thing about movies is that they haven’t been around that long. Although a majority of the very earliest films are lost, you can still largely go back to the beginnings of cinema and see the foundations for the great art form of the 20th century being…
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T-Fest 2012: The Rev.
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T-Fest 2012: The Rev.

Editor Ken: It should be noted that the Rev. has been sending me pieces a lot faster than they've been going up. Notice this one is for T-Fest 2012. In the future, I'll just post them (more or less) immediately. Humongous Hooters, Hoses and Horror-- Reflections on T-Fest 2012 Oh look, another fest report…
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Challenge of the Superfriends (Episode 16): Doomsday
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Challenge of the Superfriends (Episode 16): Doomsday

BANDED TOGETHER FROM REMOTE GALAXIES ARE 13 OF THE MOST SINISTER VILLIANS OF ALL TIME: THE LEGION OF DOOM. DEDICATED TO A SINGLE OBJECTIVE, THE CONQUEST OF THE UNIVERSE. ONLY ONE GROUP DARES TO CHALLENGE THIS INTERGALATIC THREAT… THE SUPERFRIENDS. [Here I find further evidence that the assemblers of the Challenge of the Superfriends…
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T(ween)-Fest Diary 2012: The Rev.
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T(ween)-Fest Diary 2012: The Rev.

The Rev’s Fest Reflections T(ween)-Fest 2012:  Diary of a Madman Yes, boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, and movie freaks of all ages.  The Rev. is here to once again invade Ken’s domain with a rundown of the fun, excitement, and agony of another T(ween)-Fest.  This is the third one now, so things are…
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