Record Store Day is scheduled for April 22nd this year and there’s plenty of interesting stuff to be found in the 2017 selection. There a vinyl releases for the soundtracks to The Dark Crystal, Blade Runner, Star Wars: A New Hope, and even a reissue of the audio adventure Doctor Who and the Pescatons with …
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Mar 01 2017
It’s Time For The Rondo Awards!
Voting for the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards has begun! Although we’re currently no longer trying to get on the ballot (let alone win anything), we still hope you participate. Besides, our f(r)iend Dr. Gangrene made it to the ballot in several categories and we hope you support him: Category 9. Best Short Film – …
Jan 23 2017
What Gives?
Toho has been paying money out of their own pocket for English language dubs of Godzilla movies for ages and American distributors rarely create their own Godzilla dubs these days. So why hasn’t Toho edited together and dubbed the Godzilla-related episodes of the television series Zone Fighter into movies they can license overseas? It’s been …
Oct 15 2016
Video Store Day Is Here!
If you somehow haven’t heard of Video Store Day, its official Facebook page has all the basic information you need about the event. But if you know about the event and don’t understand why it’s so important, here’s a little song for you: Admittedly the subject of the song sells rather than rents movies and …
Oct 05 2016
Weighing in on Trunk or Treats
I’m pretty sure most people out there already know what a “Trunk or Treat” is. But just in case you don’t, I’ll explain: a “Trunk or Treat” is when children are taken to a specially chosen parking lot (usually at a town hall, church or shopping area) and go from vehicle to vehicle to collect …
Oct 05 2016
Video Store Day Is Coming!
May 07 2016
It’s Free Comic Book Day!
Free Comic Book Day is here and once again it’s time for our annual unofficial celebration! Here are but a few of the many free comics that might be of interest to our fans: The Stuff of Legend – Th3rd World Studios The Unknowns\Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom – Arcana Comics Junior Braves of …
May 01 2016
Free Comic Book Day is Coming!
May 7th is the date of Free Comic Book Day 2016, so mark your calendars. And if you don’t have one, be sure to print out and mark your calendars immediately! For more details, please head over to Free Comic Book Day’s official website and Facebook page. We’ll also post a reminder on the big …
Apr 16 2016
Record Store Day Is Here!
It’s the third Saturday of April and you know what that means: our unofficial celebration of Record Store Day is finally here! It’s just our way of offering something extra for those who missed out on the official exclusives they had their eyes on (or who just plain don’t have a record store in their …
Apr 04 2016
Record Store Day Is Coming!
This year Record Store Day falls on April 16th and the selection should be of great interest to our readers. Legendary Hammer horror composer James Bernard’s score for the silent classic Nosferatu is getting a vinyl release and Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks is making a return to vinyl, complete with the narration by …
Feb 29 2016
The Importance of “Blacula”
It is far too easy for the uninitiated to regard Blacula as a joke. Considering the low quality of blaxploitation horror movies like Blackenstein, it’s somewhat understandable. The film’s publicity materials also helped add a little fuel to this fire. Here’s one such example from CineGraphic: Although it initially went into production as a comedy …
Feb 25 2016
It’s Time For The Rondo Awards!
Voting for the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards has begun and…Gravedigger’s Local 16 and Six Foot Plus were not nominated. But given how we never got enough votes to even make the “Honorable Mentions,” it’s fine with us. In fact, we still want everyone reading this to keep voting in the Rondos! We don’t even …
Oct 17 2015
Video Store Day Is Here!
Today marks another year in the ongoing battle against blandness in viewing choices. Far too many retail stores are minimizing their physical media selections and that can’t be a good sign for rental stores. Although the stakes are higher than ever, there is still hope for those who enjoy more than just mainstream fare. More …
Oct 14 2015
How To Review Haunted Attractions
Let me start off by stressing how the intention of this article is NOT to make people duplicate my reviewing style. Given the flaws in it which will be shared below, I actually want people to avoid making the same mistakes I did. Step 1: Reading Reviews Reading the work of other haunted attraction reviewers …
Oct 07 2015