Continuing to Discover the Horror

Back in October of 2021, the first episode of Discover the Horror Podcast was released. Now, over three years later, and with 86 episodes published, Damien Glonek, Aaron AuBuchon, and I have continued our pursuit in helping other like-minded fans to dig a little deeper into the genre or maybe take another look at a film that they’ve seen before but maybe seeing them a little differently. This last year, we’ve covered subjects like infectious body horror, Japanese vampire films, slashers, women directors, German Expressionism, horror comics, and even Bigfoot! We also covered directors like Wes Craven, Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna, Al Adamson, and Norman J. Warren. We’ve also had some incredible guests on the show, like Zandor Vorkov, Will Morris, Oscar Becher from Vinegar Syndrome, and Severin’s David Gregory!

From the feedback we’ve gotten over these last three years, tells me that what we first set out to accomplish with the show is working, and staying true to that original vision. Not to mention just having a lot of fun with these two guys! I couldn’t be prouder of the work we’ve done and am honored to be a part of this.

A Collector’s Struggle

As a collector of movie memorabilia, as well as horror reference books, it can get a bit expensive. This is nothing new to most of you out there. I liked to think that I am relatively good and keeping my spending to a minimum. For the most part. But there are some things that I just can’t pass up. Like a life-size bust of the severed head from the movie Beast of Blood, beautifully done by Scott Kelley from Alternative Images. I mean, how can you pass up on something like that? Plus, it made a nice companion piece for my other two busts, Frankenstein’s Creature and the zombie from the movie poster of Fulci’s Zombie. Oh yeah, and the little Sumatra Rat-Monkey on the far right. Gotta have one of those.

And as much as I hate Funko Pop figures, I still end up getting a few of them every now and then. When they did a few from John Carpenter’s The Thing, which included the spider-head and the Blair-monster, how could I pass those up? Think about it. Imagine being a little kid and having toys made up of your favorite monster flick? That’s like having a Regan doll (with puking action) and then Father Karras and Father Merrin with an Exorcist action playset with the bed to tie her down and let the adventures begin. Sure, we sort of that have that now, but what if we would have had those in the mid ‘70s. The closest thing we got to that is when Kenner put out that Alien figure. Well, it seems they are doing stuff like that now for us.

I’ve always been a sucker for promo items, especially when they are unique. I’m not talking about a mini poster or T-shirt, but something that has to do with the film itself. For example, I have a flash drive that is in the shape of a silver bullet, from the 2010 film The Wolf Man. Pretty cool, right?

So, when I came across this item on eBay, I knew right away I had to have it in my collection. I don’t think this was from the studio that made the film, but if not, whoever did do it, did an amazing job. Even the box it came in was part of the whole package. If you haven’t seen the film The Substance, then this won’t mean anything to you. But if you have, you’ll know exactly what it is. Got it right at the end of the year and can’t wait to find a place in my display case to put it. Amazing.

But as I always say, it could be worse. Right?

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