Tales from the Darkside S3 E20: The Swap (1987)
Down in the Louisiana swamp lives Bubba (Charles Ludlam), a wealthy oil heir who looks like he was dragged backward through a hedge, dipped in swamp water and left to dry in the sun. He’s covered in hideous, crusty skin lesions, radiates pure slime and spends his days forcing his gorgeous, long-suffering young wife, Anna […]
2026 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 30: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
30. SERIAL BALKS: Any franchise film featuring an exceptionally deceptive character. Dear fat little big glasses wearing me of 1977, Some day, you are going to grow up and the thing you love most right now, Star Wars, will suck. This may seem impossible to you right now. As a five-year-old, you are loving everything […]
B & S About Movies podcast Episode 161: Gregory Dark goes mainstream
Today, lock your doors, dim the lights, and grab a cold drink, because we are diving deep into the filmography of a true master of skin, sin, and VHS neon: Gregory Dark. Long before he was helming mainstream thrillers or slasher flicks, Gregory Dark was a legendary titan of adult cinema. But this week, I’m […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Theater of Death (1967)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Theater of Death was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, October 9, 1976 at 11:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 2, 1979 at 1:00 a.m. Theatre of Death (also released in the States under the wonderfully trashy title Blood Fiend) isn’t a Hammer picture. It was produced by London Independent Producers, distributed in the US […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Giant of Metropolis was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, January 15, 1972 at 1:00 a.m., Saturday, July 28, 1973 at 1:00 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 1975 at 1:00 a.m. and Saturday, January 15, 1977 at 1:00 a.m. Directed by Umberto Scarpelli and starring Denver, Colorado’s Gordon Mitchell as Obro, this flick is […]
IT’S HALLOWEEN ON THE DIA DF
When: Saturday at 8 PM EDT Where and how to watch: Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channels. Just click on those channels and watch the show. We have three segments: the intro, then you watch the movie either on physical media or the links we provide. Then we’ll go back in around 2 hours and do the […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2026: Batas Impian Ranjang Setan (1986)
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: 1980s This is not Satan’s Bed with a […]
2026 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 29: Boogie Nights (1997)
29. LE VOYEUR’S VOYEUR: A scene where you can see a movie (real or fictional) playing in your movie. This is how a twenty-something wunderkind takes the neon-soaked excess of the 1970s and puts it through a gritty, Altman-esque wringer before dropping it into the cold synth-pop dawn of the 1980s. The engine driving this […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, August 21, 1976 at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, November 26, 1977 at 11:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 23, 1978 at 11:30 p.m. Released in late 1971 by Gold Key Enterprises, The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler holds a peculiar badge of honor: it’s widely […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Toys Are Not for Children (1972)
Man, I never would have survived the 1970s. It was too full of sin and sleaze, too many drugs, too many cults. I’m reminded of this every single time I watch a piece of cinematic insanity from that most bonkers of all decades. What can you say about a movie that starts with a young […]
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