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The Lightning Bug is the Boss Man of the Moon. When he's not teaching people how to talk like him ("reaaaal sexy") or taking his flying wing out for a spin, he enjoys watching and reviewing all kinds of cult, exploitation, sci fi, b-movies, and horro
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Psycho II (1983): More Psycho Killer? Qu\'est-ce que c\'est ? Indeed.
Even though I’ve heard good things about Psycho II, it’s a film that I’ve avoided for some time. Long time readers will know that I can talk about Mr. Hitchcock and his films ad nauseum, and while Vertigo remains my favorite, Psycho runs a tigh...
Silent Night Deadly Night 2 (1987): All I Want For Christmas Is Two Bushy Eyebrows
A few months back I was at a flea market, and there nestled amongst a heap of video tapes that held no interest for me was a tattered and torn copy of Silent Night Deadly Night 2. I had never had a chance to see this long out of print gem though I wa...
Ladies Night Presents Gremlins (1984) Mogwai? or Mogwai Not?
Gremlins (1984) Directed by Joe Dante Wiritten by Chris Columbus. Starring: Hoyt Axton, Zach Galligan, Frances Lee McCain, Pheobe Cates, and Corey Feldman. Randal Peltzer (Axton) has found the perfect Christmas gift for his bank teller son, Bill...
Kriminal (1966): Mr. Lenzi\'s Kool Kaper
When people talk Italian genre films, some names rise to the top like Argento, Fulci, Martino, and Bava. Then there are the names that come up much less frequently like Soavi, Mattai, and Umberto Lenzi. We’re here to talk about the latter of those ...
Star Knight (1985): Kinski + Keitel × Sci Fi ÷ Fantasy = More Than You Expect
It’s been a couple of weeks since last we checked in with our old friend Klaus Kinski. So tonight, I want to take you on an amazing journey with Klaus, Harvey Keitel, and an alien who came all the way across the Universe to get nearly literally nag...
Abbott and Costello Meet The Killer, Boris Karloff (1949): Who\'s On First? No, Boris Killed Him.
Last month I got to talk about one of my favorite horror comedies, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. This great film united the comedy duo with a trio of Universal monsters, Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolfman, and Frankenstein...
An Evening with Klaus Kinski: Jess Franco\'s Jack the Ripper (1976)
Over the years, there have been many people who’ve tackled the role of Jack the Ripper. From Tom Savini to Ian Holm to Anthony Perkins, many actors have stepped into the role, but when Jess Franco began his production on the classic tale, there was...
B.L.O.G Presents Starcrash (1978) with Caroline Munro
A few weeks back, I started my review of Halloween III by boldly stating that I didn’t care for Michael Myers. This week I’m going to go out on a further limb. I’m not really a fan of Star Wars. Sure, I liked it when I was younger, who didn’t...
I, Madman (1989)- Reading Might Be Fundamental, But It Can Be Murder!
Once again, it’s time to throw open the video tape vaults here at the Lair and delve into another diabolical selection from the world of VHS. That’s right; it’s time for another thrilling installment of It Came From Video Tape. Today’s select...
Buio Omega (1979): Why "Til Death Do Us Part" Is a Good Advice
Hello, everyone. Welcome to the first post of November, and to the first installment of Once Upon a Time in Italy. I’ve covered plenty of Italian films here in the last year, and I wanted to give them a regular home. So each Monday you can stop by ...
Halloween Top 13: The Sequel #8- Phantasm II (1988)
Sometimes when a director has to make a film in the studio system, it means that he’s going to have to reign in his vision, acquiesce to casting demands, and suffer heavy cuts in the editing process. Yet if the director stands tall, then he might g...
Halloween Top 13: The Sequel #10- Troll 2 (1990)
Some people will say that Troll 2 is a stupid film. Some will say it’s poorly made, badly acted, got terrible special effects, and doesn’t deserve to deserve to come in at number 10 on a best sequels list. And a select few will say that it makes ...
Halloween Top 13: The Sequel #13- House 2: The Second Story (1987)
Hello, folks, and welcome to the first of the 13 horrific sequels that I’ll be counting down this year in the Halloween Top 13: The Sequel. I’m starting off with a film that probably isn’t on everyone’s radar as a great sequel, but it’s bee...
Abby (1974): How Did They Not Call This The Blackcorcist?
There’s subgenres and then there’s sub-subgenres. Today’s film falls into that later category. Hitting the screen in 1974, Abby was obviously intended to cash in on the success of The Exorcist (1973), and Warner Brothers Studio even managed to ...
Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948): Bela\'s Been a Baaaaaad Boy
There are things that just go together in the Halloween season, caramel and apples, tricking and treating, or ghosts and goblins just to name a few. There’s another pairing that I always enjoy as All Hallows Eve grows closer, comedians Bud Abbott a...
Ladies Night Presents Blood Feast 2: All You Can Eat (2002)
Very few films have sequels made after nearly forty years have passed years, but very few filmmakers are like Herschell Gordon Lewis. So when the Ladies of the Lair told me they wanted to cover Blood Feast 2:All You Can Eat for this month‘s Ladies ...
Puppet Master (1989) Really Pulls My Strings
There’s a fine line between stupid and genius when it comes to horror comedy, and perhaps no one was more willing, able, and crazy enough to ignore that line than Charles Band. Over the years Band has worn many hats, producer, director, writer, and...
B.L.O.G. Presents Island of the Fishmen (1979) with Barbara Bach
I’ve waxed poetic about my love for Sergio Martino too many times for me to rehash that love affair again, but I will say that no other Italian director so successfully made so many great low budget films in so many genres. In the late seventies, w...
Ladies Night Presents Sorority Row (2009)
SORORITY ROW (2009) DIRECTOR: STEWART HENDLER WRITERS: JOSH STOLBERG, PETE GOLDFINGER STARRING: BRIANA EVIGAN, MARGO HARSHMAN, RUMER WILLIS, JAMIE CHUNG and LEAH PIPES Six sorority sisters work out an elaborate prank to get even with a cheating boyfr...
Beautiful Ladies of Genre: Bloody Mallory (2005) with Olivia Bonamy
When you hear about the French and horror films these days, the conversation inevitably moves towards films such as Martyrs, Ils, or Frontier(s). In 2005, director Julien Magnat embarked on a film that broke from the macabre mold and infused campy hu...
Multi- Monday Gets Beat Dead By Robocop
In 1988, the Soviet Union was crumbling, the Iran-Contra affair was blowing up in the government’s face, Rain Man was ruling the box office, and the literary world mourned the death of Robert Heinlein. Meanwhile, action films were going new places ...
Will Terrifying Tuesday Get Hostile when I Check Out Hostel(2005) ?
I’ve only been abroad once in my life, and it was on a trip to Europe right after I graduated high school. As soon as I descended onto foreign soil, I sought to ingratiate and learn about the cultures I was being exposed to. There were a handful of...
My First Impressions Of The Final Destination
While many horror fans will flock to the opening of Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2, I have to admit that Michael Myers has just never been my cup of tea. For my horror fix this weekend, I headed out to the Cineplex to check out the new 3-D Bonanza The Fi...
Fran Goria Presents: For The Love of Price: Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
Directed by Albert ZugsmithWritten by Thomas DeQuincey(book), and Robert Hill(screenplay)Starring Vincent Price, Linda Ho, Richard Loo and Yvonne MorayRANDOM TRIVIATagline:Dare you enter the nightmare zone of The Incredible? On cover of his scr...
The Original Rise of Cobra (1986)
Beverly Hills Cop is undoubtedly a classic film. Eddie Murphy in his prime and the movie is one of the funniest comedies of the eighties. Much of the credit has to go to the great script by The Big Easy screenwriter Daniel Petrie Jr., but it almost w...
Hitch on the Hump: Marnie (1964)
Marnie is a film driven by a man and his fetish for a woman with a checkered past. The man obsessed is not a new innovation in Hitch's films, just look at James Stewart in Vertigo or Gregory Peck in The Paradine Case. Mr. Hitchcock had his own obsess...
The Grab Bag: Sergio Martino's the Violent Professionals
Argento might have been the artist, Fulci the purveyor of sleaze and filth, and Castellari the master of the action sequence, but there’s a director whose workhorse dedication to film put him in a class all to himself. I’m talking Sergio Martino ...
Ladies Night Presents: I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
It's time to turn the Lair over to the Ladies once again, and this month I picked out quite the film for them. It will be no easy task for the Ladies to take a long look at this one, but I have all faith they can handle it. So without further ado, I ...
Zombie Fancy Issue 3 featuring Zombie Town (2007)
Heya, folks, T.L. Bugg here. That's right! Hot off the presses is another issue of everyone's favorite fake magazine feature, Zombie Fancy! Leaf through it's virtual pages and enjoy as Fran Goria and Ms. Directed take a trip down to....Zombie Town (2...
Zombie Fancy Issue 2 featuring The Mad (2007)
Hello, folks. Another month has passed, and with the Bugg back from vacation, it’s time to take another look at everyone’s favorite magazine that celebrates with your undead pals. So, Ladies and Gents, come on inside, check out what Fran and I th...
