As faithful readers are already aware, June was a rough month for me. Two lengthy articles had to go on the back burner and my computer’s untimely death set back both my GdL and real-life responsibilities, so much so that I had to spend all of July (and some of August) catching up on everything. …
Category: Video
Aug 09 2011
The Man Who Collected Food
Caught a glimpse of this 2010 film a few days ago. THE MAN WHO COLLECTED FOOD came out on DVD & Blu-Ray last month and its generating a buzz for its interesting premise. “Miguel Appet is a serious collector. He must have the color variants, the rarities, the 1950s originals: every food he can find–and …
Jul 29 2011
The Case of the Haunted Hotel
Given the widespread popularity of their sketch comedy videos (my personal favorite being Girls Are Not To Be Trusted), Derrick Comedy requires no introduction. A few years back, they took a break from sketch comedy to shoot the film Mystery Team, which details what happens when a group of grown up child detectives try to …
Jun 25 2011
The Evil Dead, Claymation Style
May 31 2011
Adieu Zombie Awareness Month
Today is the final day of Zombie Awareness Month 2011. As the site’s zombie-related content got rather lean towards the end of the month, I thought I’d share a zombie video to give ZAM the send-off it deserves: I love the way that video ends, don’t you? But don’t worry, I’m not only going to …
May 13 2011
TGIF13 IV: Jas0wned
Remember the guy responsible for creating the “Marik Plays Bloodines” series? Well, LittleKuriboh has unleashed another horror-related comedy video on his Ninjabridge channel, this time combining a clip from Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and the “Guile’s theme goes with everything” internet meme: Personally, the end result reminds me of something out …
May 05 2011
El Santo de Mayo
Since last year’s Cinco de Mayo celebration involved a lengthy look at the life and career of El Santo, I thought I would do something similar (but shorter) this year. While looking for something to post about, I found news that a once lost variant of Santo en el tesoro de Dracula (translation: Santo in …
May 02 2011
Nomination for Official Video
“Greatest” music video – what does this mean? Different people have different tastes so there will never be a consensus on what is the greatest music video. However, if you’re reading this site, it’s likely you and I have similar tastes So I give you this, a Nomination for the Official Video of Gravedigger’s Local 16: The Ramones, “Substitute.” Qualifications: …
Mar 31 2011
The Crispfinder General
When one watches the Vincent Price classic Witchfinder General (aka The Conqueror Worm), the actions and behavior of the titular Matthew Hopkins may make one assume that the decidedly nasty character was a wholly fictional creation. After all, the film was based on a novel. Sadly, Hopkins was all too real. Given his nasty exploits, …
Mar 23 2011
Killer Videos
Some killer videos that have come across my attention as of late. First up, big thanks to the High Priest of H. P. Lovecraft, Toren Atkinson. He linked to the long awaited video from The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. “20 Minutes of Oxygen” is off of their great album Spaceship Zero. It’s unnatural how …
Mar 22 2011
The Ben Stiller Show: Manson/Cape Munster/The Legend of T.J. O’Pootertoot’s
Sometimes, horror-comedy can be found in the strangest of places. The Ben Stiller Show (FOX, 1992-93) is a case in point. The Ben Stiller Show, a top early-1990s destination for Andy Dick and Cops parodies, had its share of horror/sci-fi sketches throughout its brief run. Three of the sketches shall be featured in this entry. …
Mar 03 2011
Ghost Provokers
Ghost hunting shows are ripe for parody, so it was only a matter of time before someone created a comedy series on the subject. Ghost Provokers offers a humorous look at one group’s unique method of dealing with the dead. My personal favorite is the three-part Halloween special set aboard the RMS Queen Mary, which …
Mar 02 2011
Out of this World Alive
Feb 22 2011
Nosferatu – Blue Öyster Cult
Not too long ago, a friend made me aware of the fact that Blue Öyster Cult did a song called “Nosferatu” by linking to this video: Given the massive use of their songs “Don’t Fear the Reaper” and “Godzilla” in countless broadcasts and CD compilations every October, I’m amazed that “Nosferatu” isn’t a Halloween standard. …
Feb 03 2011
Hop-py Chinese New Fear!
In the spirit of last year’s in-depth look at the surprisingly monster-related origin of Chinese New Year, I had wanted to discuss the Jiangshi, more commonly known as the “Chinese Hopping Vampire.” But as the lousy winter weather has robbed me of the time to research and write such an article, I’ll have to go …
Jan 28 2011
Marik Plays Bloodlines
Once upon a time, there was a YouTube user called LittleKuriboh who had an idea. He would reedit episodes of the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! into shortened parodies. Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series became a smash hit and spawned countless other abridged series, along with some spin-off channels. Despite not being a fan of the anime, I …