CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Gamera (1965)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Gamera was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, May 4, 1968 at 11:20 p.m. I’ll come clean. As a kid, I liked Gamera more than Godzilla. Sure, Daiei Film Studios was just following the success of Toho’s kaiju superstar, but I always felt a kinship to a monster who could just withdraw into his shell. […]
THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB’S SUPER SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE DAY 25: Death Doll (1989)
October 25: A Horror Film about a Killer Doll (That’s not Chucky or the Puppet Masters) Directed by William Mims (who was in the art department for The Beastmaster and produced and shot plenty of swimsuit videos) and written by Sidney Mims, Death Doll has a poster that promises Chucky and a film that delivers near-giallo. Young […]
2023 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 25: Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2 (1991)
25. FROM THE NIGHT OF: Any movie with “NIGHT OF” or “FROM THE” in its title. James Riffel made this when he was working at a public access station. It combines several movies that he made at New York University, super 8 home movies and some video footage. Never released, it shows up on YouTube. […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2023: A Werewolf In the Amazon (2005)
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 is working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. Today’s theme: Werewolf Paul Naschy* played a werewolf in so […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Killers from Space (1954)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Killers from Space was first on Chiller Theater on Sunday, December 15, 1963 at 11:10 p.m. It aired six more times on June 5, 1965; November 27, 1965; February 11, 1967; April 12, 1969; May 2, 1970 and July 3, 1971. W. Lee Wilder and Planet Teleplays were just cranking out science fiction movies […]
SCREAMFEST LA: The Wait (2023)
Screamfest Horror Film Festival stands as a cornerstone of the horror genre, boasting the largest and longest-running festival of its kind in the United States. You can learn more about this year’s festival by checking out the official site. The Wait played on Tuesday, October 17. Eladio (Víctor Clavijo) watches over the hunting grounds of the […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Night Caller from Outer Space (1965)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Night Caller from Outer Space was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, October 20, 1973 at 1:00 a.m. It also aired on May 18, 1974; February 1, 1975 and October 11, 1975. This is also known as Blood Beast from Outer Space but isn’t the thought that an alien was crank calling in the days before […]
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