(Originally posted on our old site on December 31st, 2006)

2006 IN REVIEW

In re-capping this last year, I think the best thing throughout the year, still continues to be all the great films that are being released on DVD. Yea, there’s always those 2 and 3 disc special editions of the major blockbusters. But how about that 5 disc special edition of Richard Stanley’s Dust Devil that came out? And for only $20! There were also 2 different Boris Karloff collections, a great collection of classic horror films, including Mad Love, and even some great cheese-fest fun titles like Horror at Party Beach. And of course we have to give a nod to CasaNegra Entertainment for releasing those great Mexican classics like Curse of the Crying Woman, Witch’s Mirror, and Brainiac, in beautiful releases, as well as Dark Sky Films for continuing to put out some amazing titles and in even more amazing releases.

One of the biggest highlights of this year was thanks to the incredible talents of Joseph Vargo and Christine Filipak of Monolith Graphics. They are the ones responsible for creating our logo. Working from just a thought, Vargo came up with an image that fit our site and our “Discover the Horror” tagline perfectly. I can’t thank them enough for their work.  It has really given an recognizable image for this site.

Another highlight from this year, which continues more and more each year, are our friends. Each year at the conventions we see old friends and make new ones. These people really are one of the reasons we have so much fun at the shows. There is Pam and Ken Kish from Cinema Wasteland, to Jill, Andrew & Chris from Lix, to Aaron and Nathan from HorrorHound magazine, Tony from Xploited Cinema, Buzz & Justin from Buzzworks, Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski from Nox Arcana, Steve and Frank the T-shift guys, and to many, many more.

Then there’s the usual suspects that I’m usually in attendance with. Like the ever-allusive Eric Ott, Will Wilson (we will ever get you out to another show???), Tattooed Phil (are you still alive?), Liquid Cheese creator Dave Kosanke, Hoby Abernathy, from way out in the Dakotas, and the man called Stone. We’ve been attending shows together longer than I can remember, and we all are still telling the same stores over and over again too! But doing shows without them just wouldn’t be the same.

And let me not forget one of my newest buddies, Mr. Aaron Christensen. Not only is he a fellow movie addict like the rest of us, but is also a constant supporter of the Krypt, and is always there to give me a hand, shoot some advice or just give me the much needed pep talk I tend to need every now and then. It is much appreciated, my friend.

Lastly, a huge thanks to all of you out there that continually come back here to the Krypt and show support. For all the ones that send in their Mystery Photo guesses, to the ones that participate in our Trivia games, and the ones that stop by our table at the conventions or just drop us a line to say hi and that they have enjoyed their stay at the Krypt. You people are the reason that I’m still doing this after 8 years, and will continue to do so for many more to come. Thanks for making me still enjoy my little outlet here.  It really does help keep the sanity.

LOSSES IN 2006

Let’s take a second to remember those who have passed away this last year, and remember the great contributions that they made to our favorite genre.

Anthony Franciosa,  Al Lewis,  Akira Ifukube,  Peter Benchley,
Darren McGavin,  Dan Curtis,  Alida Valli,  Val Guest,  Mickey Hargiaty,
Nigel Kneale,  Jack Palance,  Basil Poledouris,  and  Don Dohler

One other great loss for local movie fans was when they tore down the Hi-Lite Drive-In Theater earlier this year. While I don’t think there’s anyway to stop this trend, we can at least be thankful that we had the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful experiences that we did have there while it was open.