Posted on November 28, 2009 by latenighter
While superheroes are all the rage in Hollywood, who is looking to the fertile imaginative world of indie/alternative/underground comics? Lucky for us, no one. Since if they were, they’d probably screw it up. And even if there was someone, they’d never touch Al Columbia’s work.
It’s like a bomb went off in the subconscious of [...]
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Posted on November 28, 2009 by latenighter
So this the spot where I apologize for not doing anything blog-worthy in a few weeks. And throw in some vague nods to projects which refuse closure and we’re on course!
And The Trailer Park Six is on hiatus until after the holidays. Like you care! Like I care!
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Posted on November 28, 2009 by latenighter
Where the hell did November go? Here, have some of this as an olive branch!
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Posted on November 6, 2009 by latenighter
So here’s the rest of my last minute horror marathon. There is no way this is going to be as wordy as my first fugue fest post. I’ll manage a few comments as I go.
My little festival seems to have been swirling around past icons like Price, Lee, & Cushing. They had a charismatic power [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2009 by latenighter
For brevity’s sake, here’s some pictures linking to items concerning the next two films in my fest, 1966’s Kill Baby Kill and 1973’s Horror Express. Enjoy the search, give into your sense of the fugue..
The third and final post in the HFF will be coming soon in the next few days.
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Posted on October 31, 2009 by latenighter
Hope you didn’t think we were done with Halloween! Like all good horror fans, TSFI is ensconced in horror movie marathon. So here’s what has been watched so far…. Do I have to mention here there be discreet linkage? Be sure to explore. If you haven’t been during the 31 posts blog to Halloween, there [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2009 by latenighter
Posted on October 29, 2009 by latenighter
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Posted on October 25, 2009 by latenighter
You can keep your sparkling emo vampires, I’ll take 1958’s The Horror of Dracula. This is a childhood favorite. Here’s some related video. Enjoy!
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