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Classic Horror: The Black Cat (1934)

New, Dark, Classic Welcome to the first post in a new series that I’ve decided to take a stab at: Classic Horror. Along with Throwback Thursday, Tunes, and Focus On, this new series will be sporadically laced throughout my normal blog posts. It will focus on classic horror films released prior to the year 2000.Continue reading “Classic Horror: The Black Cat (1934)”

Fright Rags Tee Of Mystery!

I dared to open the package…. Last week I decided to order a Tee of Mystery from Fright Rags. It was my first purchase from the company and I figured that the best way to gauge just how good their products were was to buy a shirt on the cheap and check out the quality.Continue reading “Fright Rags Tee Of Mystery!”

Dune 2020 Revealed

Can Chalamet Pull It Off? With much anticipation, film goers and fans of Frank Herbert’s legendary epic have been waiting for information on the upcoming Dune film. Vanity Fair released new images and an interesting article about the film and you can check it out here. The movie will star Timothée Chalamet as Paul AtreidesContinue reading “Dune 2020 Revealed”

Going Back With “Back To The Future”

Lake Charles, LA, July, 1985 I fondly remember seeing 1985’s wildly successful Back To The Future with my friend, Brent, in Lake Charles, LA when I was kid. The only bit that I’m not sure about is whether I saw the film at the old Prien Lake Mall Cinema I, II, and III, or theContinue reading “Going Back With “Back To The Future””

“I Bid You Welcome…”

Tomorrow, Facebook Live, My Page Join me tomorrow at 3PM CST on my Facebook page for Bela Lugosi, The Universal Count! I’ll be taking a look at the life and work of Bela Lugosi as a part of CyPhaCon’s 2020 Virtual Convention! Hit up their Facebook page to to check out all of the otherContinue reading ““I Bid You Welcome…””

Throwback Thursday: Super 8 (2011)

A Throwback’s Throwback I’ll be completely honest and say that I never saw J.J. Abrams’ wonderful film, Super 8, until just a few days ago. It’s one of those films that slipped through the cracks for me. It was released in 2011, a year in which a large number of popular debut films and sequelsContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Super 8 (2011)”

King Kong (1933)

TCM Big Screen Classics Over the weekend Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events presented a showing of 1933’s memorable classic King Kong. Featuring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot, the film blazed a trail in special effects led by the work of Willis O’Brien and utilized the music of Max Steiner. According to aContinue reading “King Kong (1933)”

I Saw That!

The Invisible Man (2020) Remember way back in February when I listed a bunch of movies that I was going to see during that month? Yes? Well, here’s my review of the only one that I’ve actually been able to see (excepting the original King Kong, which I’ll review later today). Elisabeth Moss heads upContinue reading “I Saw That!”

Bad News…

Lafayette, LA Louisiana Comic Con has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Louisiana. They posted the cancellation just minutes ago. Their official post is located on their Facebook page that you can visit here. Here’s the official statement as of this afternoon: Louisiana Comic Con 2020 canceled due to abundance of caution overContinue reading “Bad News…”

Toss A Coin To Your Blogger…

The Witcher Spins A Wonderful Tale Outside of the occasional advertisement for the popular video game based upon it, I was completely unfamiliar with Andrzej Sapkowksi’s book series, The Witcher. I knew that the game looked cool, but I’m not much into modern gaming as I am the old school console games, so my knowledgeContinue reading “Toss A Coin To Your Blogger…”