‘Invasion of the Saucer Men’ (1957)
The ultimate B.E.M.s When my generation of movie buffs were teenagers — this was pre-Internet, pre-tablet, pre-DVD, and pre-VHS — we would devour the weekly […]
Horror
Scary Stories Book Festival (Oct. 8, 2022)
Seasonal scares in Asbury I had a great time at the Scary Stories Book Festival held on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Capitoline Basement, 639 […]
‘Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster’
‘He never said no.’ By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ Hear ye, fellow Boris Karloff freaks: […]
‘Aztec Mummy’ trilogy
Popoca returns (three times) By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ In opening narration, an authoritative voice […]
‘The Vampire’s Coffin’ (1958)
a.k.a. ‘El Ataud del Vampiro’ By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ The main difference between “El […]
‘El Vampiro’ (1957)
Mexico’s horror noir By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ It’s a fateful day at the Sierra […]
The last spook show
Mexi-monsters, Hypnoscope & sullen teens In 1971, when I was in the seventh grade, I attended an afternoon double-feature of two Mexican monster movies, “The […]
‘Frankenstein’ (1818 novel)
Meet the dæmon By Mark Voger, author “Holly Jolly: Celebrating Christmas Past in Pop Culture” “Frankenstein is the real monster. The creator is the real […]
‘Monster From Green Hell’ (1958)
Pass the wasp repellent ‘Monster From Green Hell: Special Edition’ The Film Detective $24.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 71 minutes plus special features Not rated By […]
‘Dracula’ (1897 novel)
It only took 56 years By Mark Voger, author “Holly Jolly: Celebrating Christmas Past in Pop Culture” Spoilers follow. I bought the novel “Dracula” in […]
‘Frankenstein’s Daughter’ (1958)
Monsters on Main Street ‘Frankenstein’s Daughter: Special Edition’ The Film Detective $24.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 85 minutes plus special features Not rated By Mark Voger, […]
Monster Mash cereal
A pop-culture food moment Thanks to an eagle-eyed friend, I scored a box of limited-edition, 50th-anniversary Monster Mash cereal. It’s been hard to find, but […]
Franken Berry and friends
Seasonal sweetness Whenever Halloween season rolled around, and I would see Franken Berry, Count Chocula and Boo Berry in the cereal aisle, I’d have mixed […]
Sam Sherman remembers
Memoir of a movie maker — and movie lover ‘When Dracula Met Frankenstein’ by Sam Sherman Edited by Tim Ferrante Murania Press 377 pages, $29.95 […]
‘Monster Mash’ in Burbank
Brick-and-mortar sightings Ya got me why “Monster Mash,” the book, ain’t for sale in Cracker Barrel gift shops every October. (Oh, that’s right, the lady […]
‘The Mole People’ (1956)
Underground cinema We 1960s monster freaks have always thought of “The Mole People” as a monster movie. But is it, really? From the distance of […]
‘Beach Girls and the Monster’ (1965)
AIP laughs at this movie This movie is terrible, terrible, terrible. It’s also awesome, awesome, awesome. Jon Hall’s “The Beach Girls and the Monster” straddles […]
‘The Crimson Ghost’ (1946)
Coolest. Villain. Ever. Fans of the Misfits will take one look at “The Crimson Ghost” serial and say, “Hey, they ripped off the Misfits!” Actually, […]
‘Blood of the Vampire’ (1958)
Hammer, this ain’t I’d been warned that “Blood of the Vampire” is little more than a faux-Hammer movie. But I’ve always needed to see it, […]
‘Spider Baby’ (1967)
Lon Jr.’s finest performance Through the years, your perspective changes. In the ’80s, when I first saw Jack Hill‘s “Spider Baby,” I cavalierly lumped it […]