Monster of the Day

Yeah, I have the same reaction to mirrors.Happy Friday, everyone! No Watch Party tonight (the first time in seven weeks!) Indeed, we'll only have one this month, because I'll be Texas two Fridays from now and attending a bad movie party the day after Thanksgivings. So I hope to see you there next week.Enjoy…

Wow, cigarettes really *are* bad for your health.Happy Friday Eve, everyone!

The Deadly Clown. 4.7% scarier than a normal clown.Actually, I am old enough that I remember when people liked clowns. Weird how things have changed.

The film for the final (six in a row) October Watch Party was The Boogens. I really like The Boogens, it's sort of my go-to film showing how well a small, independent movie can be made. I can't say it's great in any aspect, but it's really good in all of them; script, direction,…

Sadly, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (surely a lifelong dream of his) was made for Netflix. It is getting a limited theatrical release starting today, but will be in theaters shortly and not playing everywhere. Why? I don't know. Also, Netflix is premiering it next week, because, you know, why would you release an expensive,…

I hope everyone has their treats ready for Friday.

I'm pretty sure we've done this one before, but hey, can't skip Halloween without some vintage art. Man, that's great stuff.

Friday's Discord Watch Party featured The Norliss Tapes, basically Dan Curtis' alternate version of The Night Stalker. Both feature writers recording their supernatural adventures on tape cassettes. The BIG difference is that Roy Thinnes (The Invaders) is no Darren McGavin, and that's to radically understate things. Still, the movie is pretty decent by itself…

Yesterday, I listed some Universal classics presently available on Amazon Prime. Yet I could almost hear some of you protesting, "Ken, we're young hep cats who don't grok those cheesy old movies! We want something more, like, Now!, man, more up to date and with it!"Luckily, Prime is prepared for such heresy, as they…