Halloween Havoc!: A BUCKET OF BLOOD (AIP 1959)
Originally posted on crackedrearviewer: We can’t have Halloween without a good Roger Corman movie, and A BUCKET OF BLOOD is one of my favorites. This 1959 black comedy is a precursor to Corman’s THE...
View ArticleHalloween Havoc!: ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN...
Originally posted on crackedrearviewer: It’s Halloween, and we’ve finally made it to the Universal Classic Monsters! Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, and The Wolf Man had last appeared onscreen in...
View ArticleA Quickie on a Quickie: KING OF THE ZOMBIES (Monogram 1941)
Originally posted on crackedrearviewer: KING OF THE ZOMBIES is a 1941 Monogram horror quickie that does not star Bela Lugosi. Apparently, the great Hungarian actor was too busy at the time. I don’t see...
View ArticleHalloween Havoc!: CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA (Filmgroup 1961)
Originally posted on cracked rear viewer: Roger Corman satirizes himself in CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA, throwing in everything but the kitchen sink to create one of the most wacked-out goofy...
View ArticleHalloween Havoc!: FRANKENHOOKER (SGE 1990)
Originally posted on cracked rear viewer: Wanna have a good time? Got any money? Then go pick up FRANKENHOOKER, Frank Henenlotter’s tacky tale of terror that sets Mary Shelley’s classic novel on its...
View ArticleHalloween Havoc!: BUBBA HO-TEP (Vitagraph 2002)
Originally posted on cracked rear viewer: Don Coscarelli, the man who brought you the PHANTASM series, scores a bulls-eye with BUBBA HO-TEP, a totally unique film based on Joe R. Lansdale’s novella....
View ArticleHalloween Havoc!: THE SMILING GHOST (Warner Brothers 1941)
Originally posted on cracked rear viewer: A mysterious killer stalks his prey in an old, dark house! Sound familiar? Sure, the formula has been around since Lon Chaney Sr. first crept his way through...
View ArticleA Quickie That Clicks: GENIUS AT WORK (RKO 1946)
Originally posted on cracked rear viewer: Back in 2015, I reviewed a turkey called ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY , which paired Bela Lugosi with the “comedy” team of Wally Brown and Alan Carney, RKO’s cut-rate...
View ArticleLove and Monsters (dir. by Michael Matthews)
Dylan O’Brien is one of those actors that I’ll run to watch anything they’re in. I did so for 2017’s American Assassin, and have been making my way through MTV’s Teen Wolf. The guy oozes charisma, so...
View ArticleWerewolves Within (dir. by Josh Ruben)
Mention the name Ubisoft to most people, and most responses are about their videogames. Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, and my personal favorite, Tom Clancy’s The Division. Ubisoft also has...
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