When my daughter was very young she and I set out on a project. We decided to read all of L. Frank Baum’s original Oz books together at bedtime. I enjoyed it a lot, they are interesting books featuring a much bigger world and cast of characters than the ones most people know from the…
We continue with our month of scary movies with the latest episode of the Forgotten Fimcast. This time, Todd is joined by Bernardo Villela from The Movie Rat to talk about a horror movie featuring Linda Blair. No, not The Exorcist! It’s 1981’s Hell Night. Download the Show: iTunes Podomatic Your Listen Show Notes: The…
There are certain movie actors who have come to be known as horror icons. From Lon Chaney to Robert Englund, these are actors who, despite working in many genres, are always thought of for their horror roles first. Our film today features not one, not two, not even three…but four horror icons. Oh, plus one…
One of the things we just don’t see much of anymore is great locally produced television programs. I grew up in the Chicagoland area, which was the home of many great locally produced shows. A favorite of mine was our local horror host, Son of Svengoolie. He’s still on the air today, known simply as…
The title of today’s film does not seem like it fits in a Halloween series. It’s a Betty Boop cartoon from 1932 called Minnie the Moocher. You may recognize that as the title of the signature song for singer Cab Calloway. Most likely you’ve at least seen his performance of the song in The Blues…
Just last night I had a pretty scary nightmare. Most people wouldn’t consider it a nightmare, but to me it was. I dreamt that I was back in college trying to find my dorm room and scared out of my mind that I wouldn’t fit in with the others on my floor. All the fears…
High school was a common setting for movies in the late 80’s, which was perfect for me since I was in high school at the time. Of course, high school can be a scary place, so it figures that it would become the setting for an 80’s horror film. Nope, Ferris Bueller doesn’t wear a…
