by mike | Dec 15, 2022 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
It’s always a hoot to revisit Snakes on a Plane, a slithery cult classic. This post first ran in 2019. When Samuel L. Jackson was asked to star in the 2006 horror/thriller/comedy film, Snakes on a Plane, he readily accepted. As filming began, the producers thought...
by mike | Dec 5, 2022 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Whether you’re a casual or serious fan of horror/sci-fi films (I’m the latter), you probably associate The Blob with the classic B-movie from 1958. After all, it was Steve McQueen’s first starring role. In subsequent years it produced a few sequels, but the first...
by mike | Nov 10, 2022 | Creature Features, Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Nightmares, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
This film provides some big laughs while grossing viewers out. The post first ran in 2019. The 1986 comedy/horror flick, House, not only fits the bill as a film in which the main character is a writer, but more specifically, a horror writer. I’ve written about a bunch...
by mike | Oct 13, 2022 | Creature Features, Fantasy, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Since this post first ran in 2019, TWO new Godzilla movies have hit the silver screen. So why is an old guy like me so excited about the upcoming Godzilla movie? (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, release date May 31st.) Okay, I’m seventy-three (going on thirteen), and...
by mike | Sep 22, 2022 | Books, Creature Features, Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Why’d it have to be snakes! I first presented this slithery post in 2019. Bestselling horror novelist Malcolm Page is on his way to Snake Island—which is also the title of this 2002 creature feature—to gather material for his next book. The other tourists and crew on...
by mike | Sep 19, 2022 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
A gorilla, a wolf, and an alligator walk into a bar. Wait, let me rephrase that. A giant gorilla, a giant wolf, and a giant alligator walk (actually, run and swim) into Chicago. Sounds weird, but if you know what it means, you probably saw the Dwayne Johnson-fueled...
