Corman brothers quickies
‘Night of the Blood Beast: Special Edition’ Film Masters $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 61 minutes plus special features Not rated By Mark Voger, author ‘Zowie! […]
Horror
‘Euro-Kinski’ double feature
Weird films from far away ‘Creature With the Blue Hand: Special Edition’ Film Masters $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 173 minutes plus special features Not rated […]
‘The Devil’s Partner: Special Edition’
Bloody hexagon, soggy monster ‘The Devil’s Partner: Special Edition’ Film Masters Two-disc set $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 73 minutes plus bonus film and special features […]
‘The Terror’ (1963)
60th anniversary of horror curiosity ‘The Terror: Special Edition’ Film Masters Two-disc set $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 80 minutes plus bonus film and special features […]
‘Beast From Haunted Cave: Special Edition’
Two movies … lotsa snow ‘Beast From Haunted Cave: Special Edition’ Film Masters Two-disc set $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 72 minutes plus bonus film and […]
Carmella Creeper
Another fall, another monster cereal By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ Am I a child? When summer […]
‘The Killer Shrews’ (1959)
‘The Giant Gila Monster: Special Edition’ (includes ‘The Killer Shrews’) Film Masters $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 74 minutes plus bonus film and special features Not […]
‘The Giant Gila Monster: Special Edition’
‘The Giant Gila Monster: Special Edition’ Film Masters $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 74 minutes plus bonus film and special features Not rated By Mark Voger, […]
‘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 […]
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 […]