Horror

Two trailers

July 30, 2019 markvoger 0

I guess I value directors over stars, because two films — one just out, another due in the fall — got me thinkin’ about goin’ […]

Boris and Basil

February 2, 2019 markvoger 0

When Messrs. Karloff and Rathbone met on screen Today — Feb. 2, 2019 — is the 50th anniversary of the death of Boris Karloff. Not […]

Weird (Feb. 1969)

April 27, 2018 markvoger 0

A cover I can’t forget In the summer of 1969 when I was 11, I bought an issue of Eerie Publications’ Weird magazine with a […]

‘Dark Shadows’ memes

September 29, 2017 markvoger 0

Happy Frid Day to all By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ A young friend, much younger and […]

Bender meets Savini

September 14, 2017 markvoger 0

Caricaturist’s surprise customer By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” My old buddy, artist Howard Bender, has quite the resume. […]

‘Monstrkyd Manor’

July 30, 2017 markvoger 0

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 […]

John Zacherle (1918-2016)

October 29, 2016 markvoger 0

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

October 17, 2016 markvoger 0

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, […]

‘Frankie in Newark’

September 15, 2016 markvoger 0

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 […]

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‘The Devil Bat’ (1940)

July 28, 2016 markvoger 0

PRC’s prequel to ‘Bride of the Monster’ By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ If only “kindly” Dr. Paul Carruthers […]

The Rondos

June 7, 2016 markvoger 0

I just got back from attending the 14th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards held June 4, 2016, at WonderFest in Louisville, Kentucky, where “Monster […]

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Rondo Award nomination

February 23, 2016 markvoger 0

It’s an honor to be nominated. “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972” is among nominees for a 2016 Rondo Book of […]

A Very Monster Soaky Christmas

November 30, 2015 markvoger 0

Holiday headwear for horrific hobgoblins Text and photos by Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972” How often has this […]