Monster of the Day

I think I've made it pretty obvious that I thought John Carradine was a nearly perfect actor to play Dracula. No, he never would have been as sheerly iconic as Messrs. Lugosi and Lee. Still, it's hard to think of another role that Mr. Carradine was better suited for. The genuine shame for me…

  This week was in the works anyway, due to my recent Billy the Kid vs Dracula review. Then Christopher passed away, and it seemed even more appropriate. If I remember correctly, I started Monster of the Day with Karloff's Frankenstein Monster. The second day was Lugosi's Dracula. Everyone's Dracula is a separate monster…

  Seriously, I again call for a Tales of the Crypt-type anthology series adapting crazy comic book stories, of which there are a ton in the public domain. Dammit, SyFy, do something cool for a change. (In this case, Warners, get on it. Oh, wait, then they'd be all grim 'n gritty.)

Now we know what Betty Boop would have looked like as a dinosaur lady.

Sweet!

The central illustration is so utterly gorgeous that I actually find myself resenting the oversized frame.

Jurassic World comes out this week (I think). I'm an old fart who hates anything new, and the whole genetically engineered dinos makes me tired, like something from a SyFy original movie. At least its only two hours and change, which is fairly short these days. For the record, I do like Chris Pratt,…

Out of Dwellers in the Mirage stuff, but this is pretty sweet.

Yet another cover for the book. Since I'm having trouble getting an Internet connection in the morning, I'll jump ahead and post tomorrow's tonight. So consider this Thursday's.

Here's a nifty painted cover for another edition of the same book.