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Posted on 10.21.13 by Widge @ 10:45 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Well, Day 22 has traditionally been set aside for your friend and mine, Peter Cushing. So we'll begin with a small bit of promotional film--only a fragment, alas--but I think tabletop gamers everywhere will be rather excited to see it. Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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Posted on 10.20.13 by Widge @ 11:00 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Well, since we did a Lugosi serial last year about this time (The Phantom Creeps), it only makes sense to go back to the serial well and bring you something else along those lines. More on that in a moment. First up, I think many of our readers will know about the Roald Dahl-led British series, Tales of the Unexpected. I did not realize, however, that a similar show ran for fourteen episodes stateside. In typical American nomenclature it was called Way Out. Here we have the episode "William and Mary," which has been adapted from Dahl's story multiple times (including once for Tales). Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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Posted on 10.19.13 by Widge @ 7:00 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Again, before we get to our Blaxploitative feature film for this evening, we spend some quality time with The Shat and his appearance on the Ray Bradbury Theater episode, "The Playground." Would anyone who frequents this site honestly consider all aspects of childhood to be flowers and sunshine and Atari 2600s? No. And your Uncle Ray knows this. Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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Posted on 10.18.13 by Widge @ 10:37 pm
Comments on this: 2 so far. Add your own.  Tonight, before we get to the madness of our feature presentation, we pay a visit the 1980s reworking of The Twilight Zone, to one of my favorites of that series. It's "Nightcrawlers," the answer to what would have happened had Stephen King been the author of First Blood. (It was based, actually, on a short story by Robert R. McCammon.) Incidentally, the trooper is played by James Whitmore Jr. Yes, son of Shawshank Redemption's James Whitmore. Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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Posted on 10.17.13 by Widge @ 10:43 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Yes, we'll get to our friends up top in a second. First up, we have the second episode of Kolchak, The Night Stalker (found via Rox, naturally). In this, our hero finds himself dealing with an old woman who's brought her son back from the dead so he can go around getting revenge for his murder. And anybody who gets in the way of that, well, it's going to be rough. And yes, if you only know Darren McGavin as The Old Man from A Christmas Story, shame on you. Get to know Kolchak. The series is available on DVD here. Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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Posted on 10.16.13 by Widge @ 11:00 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Before we get to some Belgian/Italian horror, we go first to New York City. A couple of years back, I posted a bit about The Procession of the Ghouls, which happens every year at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. A bunch of costumes and puppets make their outlandish way through the cathedral, coupled with (this year) a screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. I decided to see what they had been up to recently. This home movie from 2012 I'm sure is just about half as cool as these things actually look. One day, I'm going to be there for this. Info on this year can be found here. Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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Posted on 10.15.13 by Widge @ 11:21 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Tonight's a silent movie night and we'll get to that in a moment. First of all, let's sit back, relax, and enjoy Vincent Price giving you some badass spoken word fun. This is Witchcraft Magic: An Adventure in Demonology. Sample it if you're lacking time but it's Price, so it's worth checking out. Yes, even for an hour and forty minutes. If you want to save it for later, remember that it's on Spotify here. Or you can snag the whole thing as an MP3 bundle for just $5. Nice. Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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Posted on 10.14.13 by Widge @ 9:19 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  In a short while, we'll be going to schlocksville to do battle with a blob. To sort of offset this, let's aim for some culture. Previously, I did a recording of Macbeth for 32 Days, and looking back over the archives I was reminded of this: the Patrick Stewart as Macbeth production which aired on PBS. This is freaking fantastic, Halloween aside, but watch until about three minutes in and see some of the best transition work I've witnessed in a while. The PBS player won't let you skip ahead. But trust me, it's worth it. It's available on DVD but hey, if you're an Amazon Prime member, it's free streaming. You know, in case you want to see it on a bigger screen. (And you can sign up for a free 30-day trial of Prime here. Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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Posted on 10.13.13 by Widge @ 10:37 pm
Comments on this: just one. Add your own.  Yes, we're hanging with Karloff in tonight's feature presentation. But before we get there, another Rox of Spazhouse find--and damn, it's an excellent one. Someone put together a short tribute video for this year's Peter Cushing centenary. And as far as I'm concerned, they get huge points for not forgetting his turn in Top Secret! Well played. Then, it's story time. Jeffrey Combs, known for playing Herbert West in the movie version of Lovecraft's Re-Animator, reads the whole story in six parts. As I mentioned when I did the same thing, the language and attitudes of the story are considerably dated. So don't be surprised. And for some reason, this appears to be completely out of print and unavailable. Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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Posted on 10.12.13 by Widge @ 10:17 pm
Comments on this: just one. Add your own.  Well, today's been a fairly crap day. We had to say goodbye to our very own Hellpuppy Kora, after an extended battle with cancer. In her honor and memory, we present an array of hound-related media for your enjoyment. We begin with a cheese-ridden favorite: Zoltan: Hound of Dracula, in which man's best friend becomes man's best fiend. It's sort of like Benji but with more vampires. After that trailer, we switch over to a given: the Twilight Zone most appreciated by animal lovers everywhere--"The Hunt." Categorized as: 32 Days of Halloween
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