Monthly Archives: August 2022

Friday Night At The Home Drive-In: Voodoo Island (1957)

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Poster for Voodoo Island (1957)Voodoo Island (1957) by #ReginaldLeBorg

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A SPINE-CHILLING HORROR HIT!!

SEE! Men Turned Into Zombies!
SEE! Woman-Eating Cobra Plants!
SEE! Strange Voodoo Rituals!
SEE! The Bridge Of Death!

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Voodoo Island (1957) is not one of Boris Karloff’s best – or best known – movies. On the other hand, it’s not his worst, either. Karloff plays a bit of an Amazing Randi type; a guy named Phillip Knight who debunks hoaxes. He’s hired by a businessman who’s planning to build a new resort on an island that is rumoured to be a hotbed of voodoo and other supernatural activities. Karloff agrees to check then place out – but says “When I take hold of something, I don’t let go.” Continue reading →

Friday Night At The Home Drive-In: The Wasp Woman (1959)

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Poster for The Wasp Woman (1959)The Wasp Woman (1959) by #RogerCorman
w/#SusanCabot #AnthonyEisley #BarbouraMorris

A cosmetics queen is transformed into a murderous monster after she uses an insect chemical to preserve her beauty.

“A beautiful woman by day – a lusting queen wasp by night.”
“Strong men forced to satisfy a passion no human knows.”

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The Wasp Woman (1959) is a super-fun B-movie by none other than the master himself, Roger Corman. I love Roger Corman. He’s one of my heroes. I was once called “the Roger Corman of Manitoba” and it was the greatest compliment that I could imagine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Roger Corman movie that I didn’t enjoy. And The Wasp Woman is no exception.
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Friday Night At The Home Drive-In: The Initiation (1984)

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Poster for The Initiation (1984)The Initiation (1984) by #LarryStewart
w/ #DaphneZuniga #VeraMiles #CluGulager

Sorority pledges, including an amnesiac who has been plagued by a horrifying dream her entire life, are stalked by a mysterious murderer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.

”They pledge themselves to be young, stay young… and die young.”

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It’s no secret that I love slasher films. I saw films like Halloween (1978)  and Terror Train (1980) when I was fairly young and I was hooked. I watched every made for TV movie that was remotely slasher like (and there seemed to be a bunch back then that were trying to appeal to slasher fans – like Hotline (1982), which I wrote about in passing a while back). And, of course, I rented every slasher film that was available at my local video store.

The Initiation (1984) is one that I remember hearing about – and maybe seeing the ad for in the newspaper – but I didn’t get a chance to watch it back in the 1980s. I’m not sure if my local store didn’t have it – or maybe only had it on VHS (I had a Betamax back in those early days) – but for some reason it eluded me.  Continue reading →

Friday Night At The Home Drive-In: The Giant Gila Monster (1959)

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Poster for The Giant Gila Monster (1959)The Giant Gila Monster (1959) by #RayKellogg

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A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.

“The Biggest Terror Ever Unleashed on the Screen!”

“Only Hell could breed such an enormous beast. Only God could destroy it!”

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#NotQuiteClassicCinema
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My friend Den pointed out to me that the titular beast in The Giant Gila Monster (1959) is not actually a Gila monster. Not being an expert on lizards and such, I looked it up.  According to Wikipedia, it’s a Mexican beaded lizard. Go figure. I guess The Giant Mexican Beaded Lizard didn’t sound as good as The Giant Gila Monster. Continue reading →