Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: Captain Nolan (Richard Harris), a financially desperate fisherman attempts to capture a live Orca in the hopes of selling it to a marine park. Sadly, he unwittingly kills a pregnant female. The dead Orca’s mate declares war on Nolan, pursuing him to a remote fishing village. REVIEW: It’s fair to say that all shark movies owe their …
Read More »Film Review: Heavy Traffic
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In this adult animated feature, aspiring cartoonist Michael falls in love with Carol, an African American bartender. The couple struggle to escape their hellish urban environment, but fate isn’t on their side. REVIEW: The seventies represented a golden decade for filmmaking, spawning some of the most important and personal works ever committed to celluloid. Taxi Driver, …
Read More »RainForest Horror: A Cinematic Trek in the Green Inferno – Part 2
Welcome back for part 2 of our expedition into that emerald green hell known as the rainforest. This leg of our journey is equal parts arthouse and grindhouse. Each of these films in some part helped shape my novel Primeval Waters. We’ll kick it off with an overlooked nail biter from the director of The Exorcist. Missed Part 1? Click …
Read More »RainForest Horror: A Cinematic Trek in the Green Inferno – Part 1
Scholars say there are four primary conflicts in literature—man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs. self and man vs. God. Well, no backdrop better combines all these elements than the Amazon Rainforest—an untamed jungle populated with hostile tribes where all of God’s creatures are out to devour you, if your own fear and ignorance doesn’t kill you first. That’s …
Read More »Film Review: Down on Us (Beyond the Doors) (1984)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: To quote George Bernard Shaw, “Assassination is the sincerest form of flattery.” In director Larry Buchanan’s alternative history drama, a sinister cabal within the US Government plots to kill those three ‘pied pipers of rock and roll,’ Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison to ensure Nixon’s re-election. REVIEW: Today I’m reviewing a film, that, prior …
Read More »FRIGHTENING FUN FACTS 3 has Arrived!
Learn the evil truth about SEA MONKEYS. Explore the mating habits of BIGFOOT. Meet the macho man behind KING KONG. And learn why SCORPIONS are nature’s superheroes. All that and more packed into six incredibly strange minutes! PLUS a chance to win a free eBook.
Read More »TV Review: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Series (TV Series) (Season 1) (2020)
Rate This Movie SERIES SYNOPSIS: A trio of dim witted 1960’s stoners ingest a mystical strain of marijuana, sending them into Rip Van Winkle comas. They awaken in the year 2021, to a brave new world where pot is legal but the populace is too zombified by mobile devices and technology to care. Their adjustment is, to say the least, …
Read More »FRIGHTENING FUN FACTS – Check out These New Clips!
A new series of short videos for horror fans titled FRIGHTENING FUN FACTS. They’re five minute long, safe for work funny pieces. EPISODE ONE Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpW_bVUOngo&t=125s DESCRIPTION: Hungry for some intriguing, funny and occasionally creepy facts? Check out the first episode of FRIGHTENING FUN FACTS! Was Plan 9 From Outer Space director Ed Wood a government agent? What famous actress …
Read More »Keeping The Pulp Fires Burning: An Interview with Author James Mullaney
James Mullaney is a literary renaissance man, dedicated to keeping the spirit of pulp literature alive—and I consider the term “pulp” to be high praise. He kick-started his writing career by authoring 26 novels in the popular adventure, semi-superhero series “The Destroyer.” His association with that character carried over to collaborating on a big-screen adaptation with screenwriter Jim Uhis (Fight …
Read More »13 Forgotten Halloween Classics – Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of our Halloween inspired “Songs from the Crypt,” playlist, though I think these songs are winners any day of the year. We’ll kick things off with a semi mainstream number and let things get weirder from there. Zevon’s “Werewolves of London,” is a mainstay of Halloween playlists and drunken sporting events, but for my money …
Read More »13 Forgotten Halloween Classics
Halloween always means tons of candy, horror movie marathons, naughty nurse costumes, and, of course, holiday song lists. These “horror rock” rundowns usually put “Don’t Fear the Reaper” and “Pet Semetary” near the top, alongside a parade of Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie tunes. But, to shake things up, I’ve hit the vinyl boneyard to unearth a few …
Read More »Film Review: Zu, Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: During the Tang Dynasty, an army deserter is saved from vampires by a mysterious swordsman, only to be enlisted in his hunt for the Blood Devil. They are aided by a whirlwind of celestial spirits and master swordsmen… OR, in the other version, a modern Hong Kong student, studying in England finds himself whisked back to …
Read More »The Most Overplayed Game! A Century of Hunting Humans on Film – Part 2
It’s time to load the crossbows and unleash the hounds for Part 2 of The Most Overplayed Game. We’re running down the endless parade of Most Dangerous Game knockoffs. After that we’ll jump in the Hum Vee for a real-life human safari. Hard Target (1993) Director John Woo’s English language debut suffered from star Jean-Claude Van Damme’s creative interference, including …
Read More »Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-1968)
Gerry Anderson’s, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-1968) holds two distinctions. Firstly, it contains some of the most dazzling miniatures and special effects created for television. But it’s also one of the most violent shows to be broadcast before cable loosened the reins of censorship. Oh, did I mention Captain Scarlet was a puppet show for children? It’s a genuinely …
Read More »Film Review: Robot Jox (1989)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In a post nuclear holocaust world the global powers have outlawed war. In its place, disputes between the two major powers, The Market and The Confederation, are settled in trial by combat bouts between giant robot fighting machines. The champions piloting these machines are known as Robot Jox. After a tragic accident The Market’s greatest …
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