‘Doctor of Doom’ (1963)
A neat little monster movie By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ [...]
‘Monster Mash’ book
‘Aztec Mummy’ trilogy
Popoca returns (three times) By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ [...]
‘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 [...]
‘El Vampiro’ (1957)
Mexico’s horror noir By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ [...]
The last spook show
Mexi-monsters, Hypnoscope & sullen teens In 1971, when I was in the seventh grade, I attended an afternoon [...]
‘Girl on a Chain Gang’ (1966)
That’s exploitation! ‘Girl on a Chain Gang’ The Film Detective and Something Weird Video $24.95 (Blu-ray), [...]
‘Frankenstein’s Daughter’ (1958)
Monsters on Main Street ‘Frankenstein’s Daughter: Special Edition’ The Film Detective $24.95 (Blu-ray), [...]
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 [...]
Franken Berry and friends
Seasonal sweetness Whenever Halloween season rolled around, and I would see Franken Berry, Count Chocula and Boo Berry in [...]
‘Monster Mash’ in Burbank
Brick-and-mortar sightings Ya got me why “Monster Mash,” the book, ain’t for sale in Cracker Barrel gift [...]
John Facenda (1913-84)
Philly icon’s movie-star turn I recently did a deep dive into Paul Wendkos’ riveting 1957 noir “The [...]
Planters Peanuts store
This place was nuts I recently wrote about an engrossing noir from 1957, Paul Wendkos‘ “The Burglar” [...]
Belmar Restaurant Tour 2021
The tour that never was Why would you spend five hours of a cold winter’s day walking? To eat! The Belmar Restaurant [...]
‘Giant From the Unknown’ (1958)
Nice scenery, lame monster ‘Giant From the Unknown: Deluxe Edition’ The Film Detective General release: $24.95 [...]
‘The Man Who Laughs’ (1928)
Move over, Quasimodo Though Universal’s “Phantom of the Opera” (1925) and “Dracula” (1931) are separated by a [...]
Weird (Feb. 1969), Part 2
It’s finally in my hands As I write this (on July 21, 2020 at 7:57 AM EST), the Feb. 1969 edition of the horror comic [...]
Coronavirus memes
Monsters to the rescue By Mark Voger, author “Holly Jolly: Celebrating Christmas Past in Pop Culture” Me and my [...]
Sid Haig (1939-2019)
Remembering a gentle genre giant Let’s face it, 80 is up there. But it was still a shock to learn that we lost [...]
The corner of Clams and Tires
My own ‘Gasoline Alley’ in Berlin, NJ One of the most salient memories of my childhood is the odor of clams [...]
Two trailers
I guess I value directors over stars, because two films — one just out, another due in the fall — got me [...]
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