Monster of the Day #645
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Monster of the Day #645

Damn, I miss the days when they made movies where one flick would cover an entire week of Monster of the Days. I *think* this is the same guy under different lighting; maybe it's a publicity still rather than an image from the movie? Either way, bless the men who actually constructed these fabulous…
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Monster of the Day #644 (Updated)
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Monster of the Day #644 (Updated)

  As I've noted about this movie before, it's pretty much EXACTLY the kind of thing you surfed around the UHF and VHF channels on a Saturday afternoon hoping to come across. A cool monster covers a multitude of sins, and this one is pretty damn sweet. One of the only successful Fish Man…
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Albert Pyun triple bill / personal appearance on March 9th…
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Albert Pyun triple bill / personal appearance on March 9th…

I had mentioned this amongst the omnibus post of things happening in Chicago, but Mr. Pyun was kind enough to stop by (!!) and leave a kind note--glad I wasn't too snarky!--so it seems a bit more of a spotlight of his event is the least I can do. Mr. Pyun was a mainstay…
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Chicago’s Alamo Drafthouse? (TONS of stuff)

Although it's only a matter of time before Chicago's lovely venerable Portage Theater falls to its Evil Empire new owner and is changed into an awful, crime-ridden music venue (like another the same guy already owns), a few other theaters seem to be trying to establish themselves as at least some sort of analogue…
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24 Hour Sci-Fi Marathon on March 9th…
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24 Hour Sci-Fi Marathon on March 9th…

Sweet! At the Portage Theater in Chicago. Free parking in the nearby Sears lot. Anyone in Chicago planning to attend, let me know. Special Guests: FRANK HENENLOTTER (dir. of Basket Case, Brain Damage, Frankenhooker)! JAY BONANSINGA (co-author of THE WALKING DEAD: RISE OF THE GOVERNOR & WALKING DEAD: ROAD TO WOODBURY))! NOON - ATTACK…
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The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985)
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The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985)

1981 was shaping up to be a big year for werewolf fans. Long neglected except for cheesy drive-in fare like Werewolves on Wheels or The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, lycanthropy was due to return to the silver screen in a big way. Fans remain divided on the results. John Landis’ American Werewolf in London…
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Monster of the Day #640

Probably no theme this week, I haven't had time to stockpile MoDs since abandoning--or more accurately, being abandoned by--Photobucket. Anyway, that's the stuff. And he's good for Lent, I suppose.
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