Season Four begins with a song from my childhood. They don’t use it. It’s in my head, which is a dark and scary place, but everybody knows me there. The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle And the hills the greenest green in Seattle Opening lines to … Read More
As a horror movie fan, we all know about “Night of the Living Dead.” We all know the plot. We all know the lines “They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara.” We all hear the screams. We all see the flesh being eaten. It has become part of our shared … Read More
Well, it is about time I faced this. I have made it a point to see every possible giant monster film in creation. And it doesn’t matter where the film is from! When someone says “Ragnarok”, Thor immediately comes to mind. Maybe someone else’s mind. I think of the … Read More
Just because I finished the ‘A to Z’ Series on Short Films, it doesn’t mean that I stopped watching them! Often, we take life very seriously, sometimes, too seriously. Zombies spreading across the world has always been a worry and should be the cause of great concern. Or, should … Read More
(Japan, 2017, Toho Company, et.al., animated) Years into the future and the human race has been defeated several times by the new ruling force of the planet: “kaijus”. And the ruler of that force is Godzilla, The King of the Monsters. Humanity is in such defeat, plans to leave … Read More
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it is time to focus on Christmas. Okay. I know that Christmas stuff started showing up on shelves at stores the day before Halloween. I was just as sickened by it as you likely were. Believe me, there is a warm place in Hell … Read More
Our story begins in 1886, in Oakland, California, at the home of the O’Brien’s. A boy was born. His parents named him Willis and, although no one knew it at the time, he would be father to one of the greatest children in movie history, King Kong. After a number … Read More
Let’s talk about sewing body parts together. Let’s grab the other necessary elements: a hunchback, an abnormal brain, lightning and really big shoes. And for dessert, let’s add some angry villagers carrying pitchforks and torches. Sounds like dozens of movies that we have all seen, dozen it? Yet, how … Read More
“Count-less” films have been made about the antics of Count Dracula, the quintessential vampire who sleeps in a coffin in a couple inches of soil from his native land and only comes out at night. For many, Bela Lugosi is our first exposure to this icon, who has haunted … Read More
Normally, I put together a list of all the horror, science fiction and fantasy films that are being shown on and around Halloween. It is an enormous list, tallying in excess of 400 films. One of the first places to find a schedule for Halloween is Turner Classic Movies. … Read More
