I will be away for the next 18 months. Several months worth of pre-written posts will be posted but those will eventually run out at which point posting will become intermittent. Fear not, I will return. The Archive page may not be updated
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Scream and Scream Again, 1970.
Strap in, this one is a powerhouse. Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee (of course all of whom barely share screen-time), Yvette Stensgaard, and Michael Gothard from For Your Eyes Only, all under the direction of Gordon Hessler, the man responsible for Murders in the Rue Morgue, at least one episode of Kolchak the Night…
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Toy Review: Delta 17
Let’s try something a little different. I’m a big fan of GI Joes – I used to have a whole whack-load as a kid but gave them to a neighbour. Sometimes I kick myself for getting rid of them but I’m happy knowing that he probably had as much fun with them as I did.…
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Empire of Ants, 1977.
I have long been of the opinion that not only does Dungeons and Dragons need an Appendix N for films, but that 1954’s Them! should be high on that list. Crawling through giant ant tunnels with a flame thrower? This is D&D as it gets. For the longest time I was content to re-watch Them!…
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The Sword and the Sorcerer, 1982.
This probably should have been released as the Sword(s) and the Sorcerer due to the most recognizable feature of this film, a three-bladed sword that shoots its blades kind of like when Link has full health. Actors present aren’t too exciting, though the evil lich dude is played by Richard Moll who was in Evilspeak…
Swords & Schlock 