Brain Creatures From Outer Space
Throughout science fiction cinematic history, alien invaders have always been portrayed as vastly superior in intellect and development. Though we almost always thwart them in their attempts to take over … Read More
MONSTROUS MASK REVIEWS: Sam Unmasked by Trick or Treat Studios
In 2007, film maker Michael Dougherty released a film that would become an instant cult classic and is now a must-see film every October. The film, Trick ‘R Treat, introduced … Read More
FILM BOOK OF FEAR: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
1951 featured quite a few entries in the alien invasion genre, two in particular that are two of the all-time best science fiction films ever released! The first one is … Read More
It’s Rondo Award Season Again!
Since 2002, the Rondos have been fandom’s only classic horror awards — decided by the fans, for the fans. I was fortunate enough to win this award in 2011 for … Read More
OFF THE RACK COMICS: “Ghostly Tales From The Haunted House” (Charlton Comics) from Gwandanaland Comics
I did the majority of my comic book reading in the 70’s and 80’s, at a time when there were really only a handful of companies producing comics. Back then, … Read More
THE BASEMENT BOOKSHELF: “The Big Book of UFO Facts, Figures & Truth” by Stephen Spignesi & William J. Birnes
UFOs. Those unidentified flying objects that have been seen in the sky and reported since before biblical times. This is a subject that I have been fascinated with since I … Read More
MONSTROUS MASK REVIEWS: Da Crawh by House of Horror Studios
I don’t remember the exact time when collecting Halloween masks came into my life. If I had to guess it was around 1982 or 1983, after receiving a full color … Read More
FILM BOOK OF FEAR: Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956)
In this entry of my Film Book of Fear series I am covering a classic from 1956 called EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS! This is an interesting film in that … Read More
THE BASEMENT BOOKSHELF: “Hammer Complete” by Howard Maxford
Let me start by saying that this review has been a long time coming. Why? Because this book is huge! This 2019 release by McFarland is probably the definitive book … Read More
FILM BOOK OF FEAR: Invaders From Mars (1953)
The 50s will go down in history as the greatest decade of all time for science fiction films. During this 10-year period we were introduced to Godzilla, Rodan, giant insects … Read More