Monster of the Day #3219

Monster of the Day #3219

We opened this year's spring T-Fest with The Brute Man, a neat efficient semi-horror starring the tragic Rondo Hatton.  Next we got our first monster film, the extremely weird anthology flick Horror and Hamsters. It delivers exactly what the title promises; short (if eventually not short enough) vignettes of horror with dollops of black…
Monster of the Day #3218

Monster of the Day #3218

Friday night continued with Fly Away Baby, a film from the Torchy Blaine B-movie series. Torchy was, as GalaxyJane noted (she provided the film from the set of them she owned), "Lois Lane who never met Clark Kent." It's weird, because we know there were never strong, spunky female characters until the current generations…
Monster of the Day #3217

Monster of the Day #3217

So, anyway, T(ween) Fest 2021. A roaring success, in that we had basically everyone return (who was just regularly available) after cancelling one event last year and having limited attendance--for obvious reasons--last fall. Back to normal, baby. Apparently the Houston Group of myself, Jeff and Kirk and Patty missed the very first unofficial flick…

People Still like Comics, but…. Top 20 Graphic Novel Sales for April 2021

It's subtle, but see if you can find the commonality on the top 20 graphic novels sold in this country in April. Per the ICv2 website: "NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan covers approximately 85% of…
Video Cheese: The Ape (1940)

Video Cheese: The Ape (1940)

Perhaps due to my recent trip to Texas, where I actually watched *gasp* films instead of anime (or anime films), I actually broke down and watched one of the zillions of Blu Rays/DVDs I keep buying. In this case, it was Kino Lorber’s Blu Ray of The Ape. I should note that although the…

Monster of the Day #3216 / A Happy Day for Ken….

Man, I've been waiting for this forever. While not one of the four animes I've watched (out of hundreds, yes, I have no life) that I'd rate 10 out of 10, Overlord is one of my top five favorite anime. Anyway, word from supposedly reputable sources in Japan have confirmed that work has started…
Monster of the Day #3215

Monster of the Day #3215

I really wanted to see Godzilla vs Kong before I left for Texas, so that if people mentioned it I wouldn't be the guy frantically shushing them because I hadn't seen it yet. It was pretty good, but frustrating because with a little work it could have been much better. Just a little tweaking…
Monster of the Day #3214

Monster of the Day #3214

Sorry for the blurry photo, there are weirdly few good still of this statue. Still, I think you get a sense of how cool it is. It's pretty massive, too, maybe 16 to 18 inches tall. I used to have it on my desk at the library, since that is in a secure room.…
Monster of the Day #3213

Monster of the Day #3213

  This again is sitting around my house somewhere, unopened. It's a very traditional Abomination from the Hulk comics. I never got the opposing Hulk figure; Bowen statues (this is about 18 inches tall, a pretty hefty size) sell out pretty quickly. On the other hand, they will never lose value and you can…