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Weird Jon
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Aug 08 2009
The (Vincent) Price is Right
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Onion AV Club recently posted an article devoted to Vincent Price, and the films starring him that were most likely to make viewers devoted fans. I link to this both because I agree with the movie choices they list and because the users comments offer a wealth …
Jul 28 2009
It Came From Wikipedia
Even Wikipedia isn’t the most accurate source of information in the world, I still find myself browsing through when I’m bored and need to kill a little time online. I checked the information found in the links below using other resources and can guarantee that they’re all true. Even though I’m not a fan of …
Jul 22 2009
Christmassacre in July
Jul 20 2009
You’re curiously attractive for a fish-man…
A discussion with a friend of mine regarding Monster Force led to us talking about Darkstalkers. Not to be confused with the Japanese OVA series Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge, (although both were based on the same Capcom fighting game) Darkstalkers was an American animated series infamous for its poor quality and unintentional comedy. To learn …
Jul 04 2009
Happy 4th of July!
Since it’s Independence Day, I thought I’d share an interesting fact I learned. It turns out that the movie Independence Day had an audio sidequel about Britain’s response to the alien invasion called Independence Day UK (aka ID4UK). From what I can tell, the play starts off sounding like a real radio program about UFOs …
Jun 29 2009
Cool Cover Art
I love looking at the cover art on old horror movie VHS tapes. From lurid paintings to goofy staged photographs, they have a unique style that today’s DVD covers rarely match. So you can imagine my delight to discover Critical Condition Online’s cover art gallery. Not only does it have tons of cover scans, but …
Jun 21 2009
Happy Father’s Day!
Watching television with one’s father is a time-honored family tradition. So on Father’s Day, why not relive those moments with your father by heading over to Youtube? Both MGM and Lionsgate have uploaded several full length movies and television shows onto their Youtube accounts. GdL readers should be interested in Amityville II: The Possession, Dark …
Jun 17 2009
Grandpa and the Midnight Mutants
In 1990, Atari and Radioactive Software released an interesting action game for the Atari 7800 system called Midnight Mutants. The game dealt with a young boy’s quest to save his grandfather, who has been turned into a pumpkin by Dr. Evil. What’s really interesting about the game is that, as you can see from the …
Jun 12 2009
Is this the end of civilization as we know it?
MGM/Comcast’s “Impact” OnDemand channel is now offering the 1986 post-apocalyptic trash classic Robot Holocaust for free. Yes, as in the one that appeared on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Although the film’s print is very good and has all the footage that was cut from the MST3K version, those who remember Wizard Video’s claim that it …
May 30 2009
Linger Longer II: The Legend of Jimmy’s Gold
Opie and Anthony fans are well acquainted with Jim Norton’s multi-talented character, “Ted Sheckler.” In this installment, Ted looks back on his career as a ghost hunter. First we have the full length (audio only) version uploaded by Yarsh29: For those of you with slower connections, here’s the animated “best of” version by cokelogic (uploaded …
May 28 2009
Oh May! George Takei and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
I recently discovered that May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Seeing as the GdL strives to be all-inclusive, I haven chosen to celebrate by devoting this entry to the famous Japanese-American named George Takei. Although most people think of him as “Lt. Hikaru Sulu” from Star Trek or the funny guy who joked about …
May 05 2009
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
What better way for Gravedigger’s Local 16 to celebrate this fine day than to pay tribute to K. Gordon Murray? Not only was he the son of a funeral parlor director, but he’s also responsible for bringing tons of Mexican horror movies to the America. If not for him, many would not have experienced weird …
May 01 2009
Old news and New news
I was talking with the Abominable N. Oremac recently about the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake and he informed me that Variety has reported that Jackie Earle Haley is going to be the new Freddy Krueger. Although I’m glad the oft-rumored for the role Billy Bob Thornton didn’t get the part, I would …
Apr 30 2009
Cat in the Brain
It seems that Lucio Fulci has directed one gory horror movie too many, as hallucinations plague him at every turn. Being offered steak at a restaurant makes him flash back to a man feasting on human flesh and hacking up a corpse with a chainsaw, while seeing a cameraman filming him for a documentary makes …
Apr 16 2009
Record Store Day is coming!
Mark your calendars: Saturday, April 18th is Record Store Day. Much like how Free Comic Book Day lures people to comic stores in the hopes they’ll do some impulse shopping, Record Store Day seeks to celebrate and preserve the independent record store business. Sales on used CDs and DVDs, live performances, free refreshments and promotional …
Apr 13 2009
Lost and Found
Imagine my surprise when I found a reference to Lionsgate Entertainment releasing a “Lost Collection” tomorrow while reading the Wikipedia entry for Repossessed. Searching for “the lost collection” on Amazon yielded the following movies: My Best Friend’s a Vampire Repossessed Slaughter High For the sake of completeness, here are the non-horror titles in the collection: …