2022 monster cereals
The return of Frute Brute By Mark Voger, author ‘Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972’ Happy Halloween! It’s always fun […]
Boris Karloff
‘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: […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
‘The White Birch’ (1968)
Karloff’s dramatic farewell The final dramatic performance of Boris Karloff — I’ll offer my evidence on this point shortly — was in a TV movie […]
The Beatles meet Dracula
… in Saturday-morning cartoons, that is Lately, I began a dive into the Saturday-morning cartoon series titled, simply, “The Beatles” (1965-69). Try as I might, […]
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 […]
Zita Johann (1904-1993)
Star burned brightly, but briefly Recently watching actress Zita Johann in “The Sin of Nora Moran” (1933) — just out on Blu-ray and DVD from […]
‘The Sin of Nora Moran’ (1933)
‘Mummy’ beauty Zita Johann’s daring followup ‘The Sin of Nora Moran’ The Film Detective $24.99 (Blu-ray) and $19.99 (DVD) 65 minutes with 20 minutes of […]
Coronavirus memes
Monsters to the rescue By Mark Voger, author “Holly Jolly: Celebrating Christmas Past in Pop Culture” Me and my “Dark Shadows” buddy at the Orange […]
Boris and Basil
When Messrs. Karloff and Rathbone met on screen Today — Feb. 2, 2019 — is the 50th anniversary of the death of Boris Karloff. Not […]
Dick Miller (1928-2019)
Prince Sirki claims ‘Bucket of Blood’ star “I had come out from New York as a writer. After bumming around for a while and not […]
Boris Karloff in ‘The Lark’
Actor’s late-career triumph on Broadway and TV Blogger’s note: Feb. 2, 2019, will be the 50th anniversary of Boris Karloff’s death. I’m marking the occasion […]
‘Monstrkyd Manor’
Home for aging monster kids By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Yep, the 1960s monster kids are […]
In search of ‘Invasion Siniestra’
Some day, my dream will come true: To again watch “Invasion Siniestra,” the (very) last film of Boris Karloff, filmed in 1968 and released in […]
‘Monster Mash’ book trailer
Behold, the ‘Monster Mash’ trailer! By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ BLOGGER’S NOTE: Please pardon the following rant […]
Players in the ‘Mexican Karloffs’
The old master played well with others By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ In Boris Karloff’s final four films, […]
The ‘Mexican Karloffs’ examined
There is gold among the sediment By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972” A look at the final […]
Boris Karloff’s Mexican excursion
Karloff’s screen farewell was an acting marathon By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Once upon a time, Boris […]
‘The Sorcerers’ (1967)
Yeah, baby! Boris Karloff in swinging 1960s London By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ The movies seemed bent on […]