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A local church has a sign in front of it, that sets my teeth on edge. The slogans they put up there are intended to be catchy. but more often, they tend to be more hopelessly misguided than pithy. And they have a tendency to play fast and loose with grammar and punctuation that makes […]

And nine days late, of course. Although blogging regularly in October, in Novemeber I am already behind. I finished the last two days of October, with a horror movie glut. The Revenge of Frankenstein. And Frankenstein Created Woman (Hammer time. Hammer studios, that is.) Shaun of the Dead (Another perfect movie) The Crazies (The new […]

October 25th Creature from the Black Lagoon Going back to an old favorite. Campy fun, with nice underwater photography, and Seahunt era bathing suits. As usual, a Creature goes after the girl, and things end badly for him. October 26th Them! This movie has held up better than all the other creature features from its […]

October 20th Phantasm I saw this move when it came out in theaters, in 1979. I hated it then. It spawned a series. I don’t understand why. I watched it again, figuring every thirty years or so, one should offer a second chance. Or maybe not. #2 son wanted to know why the hero’s hair […]

October 17th Suspiria I don’t get it. No really. This is supposed to be a classic of Italian horror. The sets were ugly. The lighting was ugly. The acting was bad. It had a sound track that made me want to punch someone. And the villain hummed along with it. As it is explained in […]