Mayfield meets Marvel April 5, 2022 // 0 Comments Beaver had FF#1 I’m a little late in reporting this, but a 1985 episode of the syndicated series “Still the [...]
‘The White Birch’ (1968) February 12, 2022 // 0 Comments Karloff’s dramatic farewell The final dramatic performance of Boris Karloff — I’ll offer my evidence on this [...]
The Beatles meet Dracula September 28, 2021 // 0 Comments … in Saturday-morning cartoons, that is Lately, I began a dive into the Saturday-morning cartoon series titled, [...]
My Lucy ‘Mame’ story September 25, 2020 // 0 Comments A childhood anecdote A friendly warning: The following childhood anecdote does not have a big payoff. When [...]
‘Deadline’ on DVD November 19, 2019 // 0 Comments Ripped from the headlines. Literally. ‘DEADLINE’ Film Chest Media Group, $19.98 39 episodes on 3 discs Running [...]
Peter Tork (1942-2019) March 8, 2019 // 0 Comments The nice one By Mark Voger | Author, “Groovy” As people were learning of the death of Peter Tork at age 77 on [...]
Boris Karloff in ‘The Lark’ January 27, 2019 // 0 Comments Actor’s late-career triumph on Broadway and TV Blogger’s note: Feb. 2, 2019, will be the 50th anniversary of [...]
2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade November 26, 2018 // 0 Comments The ill-fated journey of Red Star #2 “This is for TV!” hollered a gentleman whose mission was to get [...]
Lugosi, Chaney, Vampira on TV July 20, 2018 // 0 Comments Titans of terror in blurry grays Imagine my surprise upon discovering, after all these years, that Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney [...]
More ‘Dark Shadows’ memes May 19, 2018 // 0 Comments Thank God it’s Frid Day Yep, I’m still sending those “Happy Frid Day” messages to my buddy at the [...]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2017) November 26, 2017 // 0 Comments C.J.: The last balloon before Santa By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” I found [...]
‘Dark Shadows’ memes September 29, 2017 // 0 Comments Happy Frid Day to all By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ A [...]
‘Monstrkyd Manor’ July 30, 2017 // 0 Comments Home for aging monster kids By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ [...]
‘Lookwell’ (1991) June 30, 2017 // 0 Comments The Adam West sitcom that should have been I’ve been going down the Adam West rabbit-hole on the web since his passing [...]
Adam West June 10, 2017 // 0 Comments Thanks for making Gotham City safe. I’m very sad today on learning of the death of my hero, Adam West, at age 88 in [...]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2016) November 30, 2016 // 0 Comments Rifles, confetti canons and candy-cane girls on stilts By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster [...]
John Zacherle (1918-2016) October 29, 2016 // 0 Comments Zach made monster-movie-lovin’ fun By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America [...]
Tiny Tim memories January 31, 2016 // 0 Comments I’ve been thinking about Tiny Tim lately, and remembered that a Jersey guy I’ve known for years — actor/singer Michael [...]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2015) December 1, 2015 // 0 Comments How I spent my Thanksgiving By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ [...]
‘Phantoms of Philadelphia’ excerpts November 18, 2015 // 0 Comments Men behind the monsters Much of my talk “Phantoms of Philadelphia” on Halloween at Independence Branch in Philly [...]