Yes, it is Monday once again. The start of another week and another week closer to 2020 being over. We all can only hope 2021 will be a damn site better. In the meantime, let me take a few minutes of your attention for today’s Mystery Photo. But first, let’s review last week’s photo. It was from Cirio H. Santiago’s film Demon of Paradise (1987), another one of these Creature from the Black Lagoon inspired tales that just don’t quite hold water. Got to give them credit for coming up with a fish man monster at least. While we had many incorrect answers (mainly because there are more than a few of these types of films), the only one that sent in the correct title was Hoby Abernathy. Well done.
Now onto this week’s photo. Hopefully you’ll be able to recognize this shot a little easier. Just remember, send your guess to us in an email to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good Luck!
Regulars to the Krypt know my love of soundtracks, especially in the horror genre. Back in 2016, J. Blake Fichera put out a book of interviews with different composers that had worked in horror genre, entitled Scored to Death. This was an amazing read because we got to hear from the people behind these incredible scores that we’ve enjoyed while watching the films, sometimes not even aware of the effect it was having on us! Composers tend not to get the attention that actors, directors, or even special effects people get, but Fichera wanted to change that and he did.
Writer and columnist Joe Kane, more known under his long time pseudonym The Phantom of the Movies, passed away on November 1st, at the age of 73. Being a lifelong movie fan, he was one of those that strived to inform other movie fans of all the wonderful titles out there waiting to be discovered. One of his favorite quotes was “Keep Watching the Screens!”
