Articles by markvoger
‘G.L.O.W.’
’80s TV lark gets new life By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” I hated just about everything about ’80s […]
Michael Parks R.I.P.
One less great actor in the world By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ It was a sad […]
Strange’s fourth Frankenstein
When I was a kid reading Famous Monsters some time in the 1960s, I came across an article about movies that mentioned one titled “The […]
David Bowie’s ‘Lazarus’
Like the video films we saw After David Bowie’s “BlackStar” video came “Lazarus.” No more videos will come, with the possible exception of lovingly edited […]
David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’
David Bowie’s videos for “Blackstar” and “Lazarus” — which I saw for the first time a week ago, to fulfill a promise to my niece — […]
Chuck Berry (1926-2017)
The first time I heard Chuck Berry was in 1972, over a jukebox in Cafeteria II, one of a pair of huge cafeterias at Cherry […]
Mexico’s ‘Invisible Man’ (1958)
by Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ I love, love, love the Mexi-horror flicks made by Azteca Films in […]
‘L.S. Bumblebee’
In, probably, 1975, I bought the bootleg Beatles album “L.S. Bumblee” from a glorified head shop on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey. It was […]
Overend Watts R.I.P.
One year and five days after the death of Mott the Hoople‘s drummer, Buffin Griffin, comes the death of the band’s bassist, Overend Watts. (Yeah, […]
Posters from my past
How did adolescents express themselves before Spacebook and Instatweet? When I was a little (non) shaver, there weren’t many avenues of expression available. One way […]
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 […]
Lost in 2016
Farewell, Ziggy Stardust, the Green Hornet, Carol Brady … By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ 2016 was […]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2016)
Rifles, confetti canons and candy-cane girls on stilts By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Friends and family […]
Toy exhibit in Union
Popeye, and brainier stuff, at Liberty Hall Museum By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ This nostalgic cat loves […]
John Zacherle (1918-2016)
Zach made monster-movie-lovin’ fun By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ I’m still reeling with grief over the […]
All-Star Super Shock Show
The daymare before Halloween By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Sometimes I get wiped out at huge, […]
‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
A cold day in Chicago By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ A play set in the 1920s has […]
‘Frankie in Newark’
Here come old flat-top, he come groovin’ up slowly By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ I won’t bore […]