by mike | Aug 14, 2017 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
When I wrote about the late John Heard last week I mentioned that one of his earliest screen roles was in the 1984 horror movie, C.H.U.D. I would’ve eventually written about this weird film, given that it is one of my Guilty Pleasures—so why not now? HOME SWEET—SEWER?...
by mike | Aug 10, 2017 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
They’ve been talking about a reboot of this awesome film, which I first wrote about in 2013. Dwayne Johnson is supposed to play Kurt Russell’s role as Jack Burton. I like The Rock, but in this case, nothing can top the original, so I’m glad it is still wallowing in...
by mike | Aug 7, 2017 | Death, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
Actor John Heard passed away a couple of weeks ago at the age of seventy-one (exactly one day younger than me). It saddened me to learn of this, given that I’ve always enjoyed his work, in particular three films that are among my (Guilty Pleasure) favorites: horror...
by mike | Jun 22, 2017 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I love movies with anything large and deadly that crawls, flies, slithers, shuffles, swims, etc.—a thought that I shared in this 2013 post. My dear bride is not into my kind of bad movies, so I usually watch them when she’s out. When she’s home, we watch mutually...
by mike | Jun 5, 2017 | Blowing Shit Up, Books, California, Ghosts, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Native Americans, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Renowned director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) has had his share of hits and misses during a long career. Among the latter is Ghosts of Mars, a 2001 sci-fi/horror flick that bombed big-time, both critically and at the box office. A true Guilty Pleasure,...
by mike | May 18, 2017 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
I cannot believe this fun film is approaching four decades in the rearview mirror! This post first ran in 2013. Pardon the adverbs, but this 1981 film could be considered “humorously gross” or “grossly humorous.” Either way, An American Werewolf In London has more...
