When I was a kid, growing up in the glorious 80s, life was centered on old (and current) Horror movies, comic books, and professional wrestling. I discovered wrestling around 1985, when the first WrestleMania event took place, because of Mr. T. I was big mark of T’s due to ROCKY 3 and THE A-TEAM, not… Continue reading Wrasslin’ and Horror
Month: August 2018
On Crime and Horror
The two go hand in hand, I think. The way you’re either a Math and Science guy in school, or you’re an English and History guy. (I’ll give you one guess which of the two I was.) It’s not universal, no; there is no such thing as an absolute, for every rule there is an… Continue reading On Crime and Horror
Movie Review: THE MEG
Did anybody go into this one expecting anything other than a big, silly, fun, over-the-top popcorn flick? It would seem some commoner critics did. My problem is those same critics maligning THE MEG also giving high marks to the SHARKNADO series. (Or, more likely, they said the exact same things about both movies, and ROTTEN… Continue reading Movie Review: THE MEG
Robert Englund Has The Answer
What’s the question? Why, the solution to the conundrum! That’s what we’re talking about. We all want Freddy back. Yet as we learned with the failed NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET remake a few years back, Freddy doesn’t work without Robert Englund. And Englund says he’s too old to play Freddy anymore. I call poppycock, but… Continue reading Robert Englund Has The Answer
Swim With THE MEG
I’m up to my gills in sharks these days. As I type this article, it’s the final day of Discovery Channel’s annual SHARK WEEK. I’ve only watched about half this year’s programs thus far. And I’ve only gotten around to watching about a third of National Geographic’s counterprogramming would-be coup, SHARKFEST. I’ve got ‘em all… Continue reading Swim With THE MEG