Turkey Day 2005

For this marathon, I was not going to have to make this journey alone. I found a sucker…I mean, a fellow movie fan that had the guts to put his love of bad movies to the test. Dr. AC (aka Aaron Christensen) joined me that faithful day to for another festival of B-movies and other such wonders. Though, he must have been pretty trusting of me since we’d only met a few months earlier. Little did he know of the horrors that I was going to put him through….(cue devilish laugh here) heheheh.

bloodfreak1Blood Freak (1972) – Yes, we did watch this film last year. And since this was AC’s first Turkey Day experience, I didn’t want to give him a full frontal assault right away. But I felt that since he had never witnessed Blood Freak before, that we’d have to make that the first film. Sort of breaking him in. Or breaking him down. Not sure which. And even I had watched it last year, watching this movie with a new viewer is almost as fun as watching the film itself for the first time. The look on their faces is always a riot. When the turkey monster first makes its appearance, and they look over at you with this “Are you fucking kidding me?” look….priceless.

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Beyond Terror: Revised Edition Coming Soon!

beyondterrorIf you were a die-hard fan of Lucio Fulci’s work as well as a collector of books on his work, then Stephen Thrower’s 1999 tome Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci was a must have.  But the problem was that finding a copy of it, even the softcover version, wasn’t that easy, at least not without paying $100+ for a copy. But now that all changed because FAB Press is releasing a revised edition later on this year.

According to FAB’s website, Thrower has written “10,000 words of all new writing, plus major revisions to the look of the book made possible through the availability of a mass of new color illustrations.” This hardcover edition is 348 pages, over 800 illustrations with 200 in color. The price is $69.95. I’m sure the shipping from the UK might be a bit pricy so you might be looking close to $100 anyway. But again, it’s not going to get any cheaper.

They don’t have a set release date just yet other than “Autumn 2015”, but I’d start saving your pennies now!

Click HERE to get all the information.

Devilish Driving Tunes

Just read that these two soundtracks are getting a release on CD. All I can say is…Wow. Never thought I would ever see the day that someone would put out the score for the 1977 film The Car. I can still remember seeing the TV trailer for this movie, because I couldn’t get anybody to take me to see the actual movie, so the trailer was all I had. But once I finally did get to see it, I just loved it. But now, thanks to Intrada, we’ll get to hear it. I am very excited to see what this score by Leonard Rosenman is going to entail. I can only hope that one track features that mind-jarring horn from the Car.

Also, Intrada is putting out Billy Goldenberg’s score for Duel, one of the best made-for-TV movies ever.

For more information, head over to Intrada’s website HERE.

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Rondo Award Time Again!

Looks like my column in HorrorHound has been nominated again for a Rondo Award for Best Column! Very humbled to be nominated 3 years in a row now. You can click on the banner below to get to Rondo site to see all of the nominees, including quite a few from my HorrorHound family. So please take a minute to go through the categories and cast your vote. These people are dedicated fans out there that strive to bring attention to the genre, and for that they all should be awarded. Of course, these are but a handful of fans, with countless others out there that are not named here, that are also working hard in their own crypt or dungeon.

So don’t forget and vote now! There are instructions at the top of the Rondo page on what you need to do to vote.

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Turkey Day 2004

For our 2nd Turkey Day Marathon, I was still on my own. But I ventured on, determined that this punishment could only make me stronger. I had our films lined up for the day and were ready to take on whatever horrors await. So I strapped myself in and started the marathon!

BloodFreakBlood Freak (1972) – I wanted to start the marathon off with the ultimate of Turkey Day movies, and this was definitely it. This film was actually commissioned by a religious group to show the dangers of drug use and wanton sex. Steve Hawkes stars in the film that he also co-wrote and co-directed with Brad F. Grinter. Hawkes plays Herschell, an out-of-work vet looking for a job and a place to crash. He stops by the road to help a girl with car trouble. For his help, he is invited back to her home. Her sister just happens to be having a swinging drug party, but that doesn’t put her off as she sits and reads gospel from the Bible. Herschell doesn’t want to partake since he’s trying to impress this girl. But it gets even stranger. Herschell gets a job at a turkey farm and volunteers for a little experiment. He has to eat a turkey that has some laced with a experimental drug to see if it has any side effects. Well, after eating the entire turkey, he turns into a turkey-headed monster that craves blood. The guy basically has a turkey head mask on, with big bulging eyes.It has to be seen to be believed. And even then, it’s hard to believe that someone gave the thumbs up once the mask was put on.

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Turkey Day Marathon

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So just what is a Turkey Day Marathon? Back in the early ‘90s, when Mystery Science Theater was still on and Joel Robinson was still on board the Satellite of Love, Comedy Central would have something on the day after Thanksgiving calling it the Turkey Day Marathon, which would consist of 24 hours of MST3K. Not sure how many years they did it, but I knew I was in front of the TV for it as much as I could.

About a decade later, in 2003, I decided that I was going to something very similar to that. To celebrate all those cinematic shipwrecks, I was going to spend the Friday after Thanksgiving in front of my TV, assaulting my eyes with some of the best in bad cinema. How tough could it be? As much as I tried to get volunteers to join me on this insane escapade, no one was daring enough to do it. So I would have to go it alone. At least for the time being.

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Mystery Photo

Since we’ve switched things around a bit with our updates, looks like we just might go back to our Mystery Photos on a weekly basis. But again, we do ask that you don’t post your answers here, but send me an email.

Our last photo was from the Norwegian film Cold Prey, which I would recommend. In fact, I would also recommend the sequel, Cold Prey 2, which I actually liked more than the first one. I know we didn’t have it up on the site for the full week due to some technical issues, but kudos out to the following that did send in the correct answer: Daniel Brenneis, Gavin Schmitt, Mike Shields, and Kristin Wicks.

Now on to this week’s photo. This is an oldie but a goodie. Shows that even though it might sound like a sci-fi movie, that doesn’t mean you’re not going to get some cool creatures! Okay..maybe not cool…but different!

Just send your guesses to jon@kitleyskrypt.com

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Sharing the Scare!

Zombies-The-Beginning_keyart2Sharing the Scare…what exactly does that mean? Well, it was a term that I believe my good friend Aaron Christensen started, which means that a bunch of like minded horror movie fans get together to watch and enjoy some flicks. Which is what I did yesterday with him, and a multitude of other good friends. I know I hold our annual Turkey Day Marathons every November, as well as other little movie events throughout the year. But honestly, this is really more than just a bunch of friends sitting around watching movies. It really becomes more than that. Depending on the movies, they can be more enjoyable, and in some cases more bearable when watched in a group.

Perfect case in point was one of the films we watched yesterday. It was Italian cult director Bruno Mattei’s last film, Zombies: The Beginning (2007). If I’d been watching that one by myself, there would have been a good chance that I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it that much, other than just being amazed at how much they ripped off James Cameron’s Aliens. But because of the enthusiastic group I was with, it transcended it’s lack of budget and originality and became pretty entertaining.

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Shock Waves Soundtrack Review

shockwavesShock Waves
Released by Howlin’ Wolf Records
29 Tracks, with a total running time of 31:31 mins
Music Composed by Richard Einhorn

I’ve said this many times before, but this is a great time to be a horror fan. And the fact that the Shock Waves original score is available on CD is just one of the reasons that statement is true. I would say that I’ve been waiting for this for decades to come out, but I honestly never thought it would happen. But now, thanks to the amazing people at Howlin’ Wolf Records, we now can enjoy it.

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Archive Site Now Working

I guess it really just depends on getting a hold of the right tech person to tell you what you want to know. After being told last night what I wanted to do was not possible, now it seems that it is after all. Like I said, just need to get the right person.

So by clicking on the Archive Site link on the right side, you’ll be taken to the old site, where you can access all of the reviews, convention reports and everything else. As I mentioned before, I will be slowly moving those over to here.

And thanks for all the followers that have joined today. Much appreciated. Love live the Krypt!