by Shawn Garrett | Oct 27, 2019 | Retrospective
HORROR HOST #7: GET VAMPED WITH STELLA, THAT MAN-EATER FROM MANAYUNK (Philadephia, 1984-1990) The horror host has had a long and storied history in radio, comic books and local television. I thought I might compose a series of essays about this latter manifestation,...
by Shawn Garrett | Oct 18, 2019 | Retrospective
REDISCOVER THE MAGIC OF THE HALLOWEEN CLASSIC “MAD MONSTER PARTY?” Probably one of the least seen of the Rankin & Bass puppetoon musical presentations (as it was a feature film and not a made for TV movie like RUDOLPH, et al.), 1967’s MAD MONSTER...
by Shawn Garrett | Oct 6, 2019 | Review
MOVIE REVIEW: “GAGS THE CLOWN” needs more gags GAGS THE CLOWN (2018) Starring: Lauren Ashley Carter, Tracy Perez, Aaron Christensen Directed by: Adam Krause Written by: Adam Krause, John Pata Doppelganger Releasing And so the welter of “evil...
by Shawn Garrett | Sep 26, 2019 | Retrospective
KRUEGER ALSO-RANS #4 – GAME OVER WITH TRICKSTER IN “BRAINSCAN” (1994) After the box-office bonanza of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987), every big studio wanted a horror movie franchise cash cow character. And, in particular, some...
by Shawn Garrett | Sep 17, 2019 | Review
REVIEW: “3 FROM HELL” (OR…ROB ZOMBIE CASHES IN) 3 FROM HELL Starring: Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie & Sid Haig Directed By: Rob Zombie Written By: Rob Zombie Lionsgate Distribution 14 years later, the seemingly fatal ending of THE DEVIL’S...