GRANDSON OF MADE FOR TV MOVIE WEEK: Deadly Lessons (1983)

On March 7, 1983, ABC presented this slasher movie of sorts that’s packed with plenty of great talent and enough twists to get you from commercial break to commercial break. Stephanie Aggiston (Diane Franklin, Better Off Dead, Amityville II: The Possession) is spending the summer at Starkweather Hall, a rich girl’s boarding school. She’s a simple young lady, so she doesn’t fit in […]

GRANDSON OF MADE FOR TV MOVIE WEEK: The Stranger Within (1990)

1974. Grove’s Mill, Minnesota. Widow Mare Blackburn’s (Kate Jackson, Charlie’s Angels) loses her 3-year old son and never sees him again. And that’s just how this movie starts! For sixteen years, Mare has blamed herself for the loss. But now, she’s finally found love again with Dan (Chris Sarandon, Fright Night), who has moved to Minneapolis […]

PAPERBACKS FROM HELL WEEK: Pin (1988)

In Paperbacks from Hell (page 143 to be exact), Grady Hendrix explains what PIN is all about: “Leon and Ursula have lived together ever since their parents died in a car accident. The kids grew up thinking dad’s anatomical model, PIN, was alive, and now Leon throws his voices unconsciously, keeping PIN talking. PIN eats with them, listens to […]

PAPERBACKS FROM HELL WEEK: Will Errickson from Too Much Horror Fiction

Will Errickson’s blog, Too Much Horror Fiction, collects and reviews vintage horror literature (mostly from the 1960s to the early 1990s) and celebrates its resplendent paperback cover art. And it’s where I learned about so many of the books that make up this week’s inspiration, the book Paperbacks from Hell. Will was kind enough to sit down and […]