B&S About Movies is all about, well, movies. It's owned and operated by Sam Panico. He is the sole proprietor and chief writer. All others are guest contributors.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Return of the Ape Man was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, January 22, 1966 at 11:20 p.m., Saturday, November 5, 1966 at 1:00 a.m. and Saturday, August 8, 1970 at 1:00 a.m. In 1943, Monogram Pictures gave the world The Ape Man. A year later, producer Sam Katzman doubled down on cheap studio […]
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which works to save the lives of cats and dogs across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. Today’s theme: Taiwan Director John Hsu (Detention) has traded the […]
26. THE THOUSANDS: This movie’s title must have a 4-digit number in it. Financed with German tax-shelter money, shot on green-screen soundstages in Montreal, starring an aging legend in his last parody-movie starring role and featuring an international cast where half the actors look like they were dubbed by someone standing in a different room, […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Face at the Window was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, May 29, 1971 at 1:00 a.m. and Saturday, August 10, 1968 at 11:20 p.m. A series of murders happens, with a face appearing at each victim’s window: the image of what people begin to call the Wolf Man. A bank clerk named Lucien […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Horror of Party Beach was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, February 19, 1972 at 1:00 a.m. and Saturday, August 7, 1976 at 1:00 a.m.Shot in two weeks for $50,000 outside Stamford, Connecticut by local producer/director Del Tenney, The Horror of Party Beach was advertised as “The First Horror-Monster Musical.” Tenney would also direct I […]
After her publisher announces his impending retirement, Jessica heads to New York City, where she is wooed at the same time by potential new publishers and a smooth-talking jewel thief. Season 5, Episode 2: A Little Night Work (October 30, 1988) Jessica Fletcher is in New York City attending a posh publisher’s party, but before […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Eye of the Cat was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, September 22, 1973 at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, July 5, 1975 at 11:30 p.m and Saturday, June 18, 1977 at 11:30 p.m. Written by Joseph Stefano (co-creator of The Outer Limits) and directed by David Lowell Rich (The Horror at 37,000 Feet), this feels […]
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which works to save the lives of cats and dogs across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. Today’s theme: 21st Century Horror Something inherently sacred and terrifying […]
25. LET’S GET DIGITAL: For the more graphically inclined viewers amongst us, seek one out with calculator font on the box art or movie poster. If you know what Guinea Pig is, you already know we aren’t talking about standard multiplex popcorn fare. We’re talking about the deep end of Japanese home video shockers—the kind […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Curse of the Living Corpse was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, March 6, 1971 at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 1972 at 11:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 7, 1973 at 1:00 a.m. Not only did Del Tenney write, produce and direct The Curse of the Living Corpse, he was the Living Corpse. Made […]
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