EXPLORING: Planet Video and Continental Video
After 21st Century Film Corporation acquired most of the catalog of Dimension Pictures after that company’s bankruptcy in 1981, they started to release several of their new catalogue films as part of the brand new home video market. First, they had their own short-lived label, Planet Video. It only lasted from 1982 to 1983 and […]
EXPLORING: Movies referenced by Electric Wizard
Electric Wizard is a band that either gets people into movies or finds people who loves those films, finds out that the band referenced them and starts to enjoy their music. It’s perfect for people who love occult-based music and film, as well as no small amount of, well, substances. I don’t think leader Oborn […]
Exploring: Making the case for the black giallo
As you know, I watch a lot of Tubi movies. And as I’ve been enjoying them, I started to realize that they just might be giallo. This article is my exploration into them and an attempt at creating a new subgenre. But first, for those not aware of the Italian giallo form, a short history. […]
EXAMINING: The Henchmen of Die Hard
On a recent episode of The Cannon Canon, Geoff and Frank mentioned that the hired bad guys in Die Hard had been in so many of their favorite movies. As I was mentioned in regards to having the facts, now I have to live up to it and write this article. That said, this is the […]
EXPLORING: Sons of Hercules
I’m obsessed with the packages that were sold to UHF channels in the 1960s. Through these collections of movies, which are almost the Mill Creek fifty packs of their time, these small stations got a ton of films that they could show at any time, however they wanted. For an example of another syndicated package, […]
EXPLORING: What’s with all the Zombie sequels?
In the spirit of my deep dives into Demons and La Casa, I was excited to discover just how many movies use the title Zombi or Zombie. As I learned which ones were which, I figured it would be a good idea to share my scholarly research. Dawn of the Dead (1978): Obviously, Zombi is Dawn of the Dead. It was […]
EXPLORING: The movies that shaped The Misfits
Born in Lodi, New Jersey, The Misfits are a horror punk band that were originally around from only 1977 to 1982 — in their original incarnation — before years of legal battles and new lineups finally gave way to a series of reunions that began in 2016. This article will, for the most part, concentrate […]
EXPLORING: Nightmare Theater
EDITOR’S NOTE: This originally ran in Drive-In Asylum #23. Buy it now. One of my obsessions is the memory of not knowing. Now, so many of my movie-watching choices are planned in advance. Yet as I grew up in the 70s, we had the opportunity to be surprised by movies on a daily basis. Sure, you […]
Exploring: The films of Rick Dalton
Rick Dalton was born in the midwest and moved to Los Angeles where he found his initial fame on the TV series Bounty Law before moving on to a Universal contract that saw him make four movies for the studio before returning to TV to play the villain of the week on shows like The Green Hornet, Mission […]
Exploring Ruggero Deodato
Plenty of directors have made extreme cinema. However, only a few have been arrested for murder and owned the title Monsieur Cannibal. Ruggero Deodato started life as a music prodigy, directing an orchestra by the age of seven before quitting once his teacher sent him away for playing by ear. Through his friendship with Renzo […]
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