Posts Tagged: Monster of the Day

I haven’t actually seen this one, but I’ve only heard good things. Of all the ’70s revisionist vampire films, this one might be the most revisioniest. Related PostsMonster of the Day #3702… Read Article →

What a wonderful film. So far ahead of its time that if they revived it now, it would be considered utterly derivative. (Plus they would completely ruin it.) This is one of… Read Article →

’70s exploitation offered examined the intersection of traditional, gothic monsters with (then) modern American scene. Today this fish out of water element is largely forgone; vampires and werewolves are more likely to… Read Article →

Well, I mentioned this flick in the last MotD, so it’s a natural segue. Not Quarry’s more famous character, of course, but this is floating around on DVD for completists. And again,… Read Article →

We close out ’70s Wolfmen Week with this oddity (which, unlike yesterday’s subject, is available on DVD). Genre-crossing films were a lot rarer back then, although this film is a lot like… Read Article →

Oddly, I couldn’t find a good color still of this. This seems like the old Sam Arkoff sort of thing, where they thought of a title and then made the movie around… Read Article →

Take that, Nixon! Related PostsMonster of the Day #3679 (Feb 19, 2025) Monster of the Day #3678 (Feb 18, 2025) Monster of the Day #3677 (Feb 17, 2025) Monster of the Day… Read Article →

The prime time movies of the week back in the ’70s tended to be pretty solid. The studios supplying the networks eventually fed the maw by creating TV movie units. Like the… Read Article →

So, ’70s wolf man week, because…I don’t know, I found five pictures? Sure, why not. I don’t recall this as being any great shakes–we wait until the end to see the werewolf,… Read Article →

So…many…puns! I think Sandy went for the Hydra, but this is my favorite beastie from the movie. Related PostsMonster of the Day #3663 (Jan 15, 2025) Monster of the Day #3662 (Jan… Read Article →