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Fun at the Skyline Drive-In

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This last Saturday, we ventured back to the Indianapolis area, twice in the last two weeks, for this year’s Super Monster Movie Fest at the Skyline Drive-In in Shelbyville, IN. Normally, we are there for both nights of fun, but due to some work issues, we couldn’t make it for the Friday night screenings, but did come out for Saturday. We got to see The Invisible Man (1933), John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), 30 Days of Night (2007), Dead Snow (2009), and The Crawling Eye (1958).

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Mystery Photo 8-28

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Here it is, our last photo for the Summer. How time flies when you’re sweating your butt off! But now that it is almost over, that means Halloween is just around the corner. Well, at least for everyone else because we all know that every day is Halloween!!!

Our photo from last week was from The Blood Drinkers (1964), also released as The Vampire People, from our good friends at Hemisphere Pictures. Kudos out to Bob Hartman, Ken Johnson, Erik Martin, and Alan Tromp for sending in the correct answer. Well done!

Now on to this week’s photo. Might be a little tougher, but I think if you’ve seen this image before, you might remember it! Just remember to send your guess to me in an email, to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good Luck!

Arrow Unleashes Coffin Joe Box Set

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The number of box sets that are coming out lately, specializing on specific filmmakers is nothing short of amazing these days. And now, Arrow has announced Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe, a 6-disc set, featuring 10 films from this strange and bizarre filmmaker, that includes a TON of extras, as well as 4K restorations for all of the films! See below for all the details and then head over to our buddies at Diabolik DVD and pre-order your copy now! It is due out at the end of November.

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New Film from Terrified Director

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In February of 2022, I watched a film that blew me away so much, that I ended up watching 3 times within a couple of weeks. I first saw it on streaming service, then ordered the Blu-ray, watched it again when I got it, and then watched it a third time with my wife to see if she liked it as much as I did. That film was Terrified that came out in 2017. I was so impressed with it that it made my Best Viewings list for last year. It has been a very long time for a film to creep me out as much as this one did. And it was pretty damn original, and never even bothered with explaining what the hell was going on! Just loved it.

The writer / director is a guy named Demián Rugna and the news of his latest film, When Evil Lurks, is coming out this October. It will be in theaters starting October 6th, but then will be available for streaming on Shudder on October 27th. According to IMDB, the film is about “two brothers find a demon-infected man just about to give birth to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the man but merely succeed in helping him to deliver the inferno.”

I think one of the key things about Rugna that might be really helping him to be able to create these highly effective films, is working with Shudder. According to Rugna, “Working with Shudder has been an incredible and seamless experience. They allowed me the creative space to direct freely with the same goal in mind – identify new ways to shock and scare audiences with an innovative approach and a fresh story.”

I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to this!

Music Box Loves Horror!

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I know I’ve sang the praises of Chicago’s Music Box Theatre many times before here, but damn if they don’t make it hard living out in the suburbs when they program so much great stuff during this time of year that makes me want to rent an apartment or something for the month of October!

We already posted about the upcoming Music Box of Horrors, taking place on Oct. 21st, which we will be making our glorious return as a vendor there, but they have added a few more titles to the list. They will be screening Mike Mendez’s The Convent (2000), with Adrienne Barbeau, Dan Curtis’ haunted house epic Burnt Offerings (1976), with an all-star cast of Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, Burgess Meredith, and Karen Black, as well as Child’s Play 3 (1991). All three titles being screened from 35mm prints. Along with the other films already announced, Piranha II: The Spawning (1981), Casper (1995), and J.R. Bookwalter’s Ozone (1995), this is going to be another 24 hours of greatness. For all the latest info on this event, just click HERE.

If that wasn’t enough, they are also having their 31 Nights of Terror, with a huge selection of rare archival screenings, special guests, interactive events, fan favorites and much more. Here are SOME of the titles they have already announced.

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Mystery Photo 8-21

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I know, the day is almost over and I’m just getting this posted. After being at HorrorHound all weekend and coming back to plenty of things to get caught up, this post being one of them, I’m amazed I haven’t collapsed yet! But here it is! Before we get to today’s photo, let’s talk about last week’s pic. It is from Russell Mulcahy’s 1998 film Tale of the Mummy, aka Talos the Mummy, which featured an all-star cast, including Sir Christopher Lee in a small role in the beginning, as well as Sean Pertwee, Jason Scott Lee, Honor Blackman, Shelley Duvall, Jon Polito, Michael Lerner, and even Gerard Butler! Not sure if this ever got a DVD release, at least not in its uncut version, but it is an interesting take on the mummy genre. Kudos to the following for sending in the correct answer: Hoby Abernathy, Rod Barnett, Aaron Christensen, Kevin Hart, Erik Martin, Gary McGuire, Bryan Senn, and William Wilson. Great job, people!

Okay . . . on to this week’s photo. See if this gets you scratching your head. Take a peek and see what you can come up with. Just remember to email me your guess, at jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good Luck!

Discover the Horror LIVE This Wednesday!!!

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In two days, at 8pm (CST), we will be celebrating our 50th episode by doing a LIVE show! The best part is that there will be a chat room, so you are welcome to ask questions, make comments, and maybe even count how many times Jon swears, or has technical difficulties, which then usually leads to more swearing!

Your Hosts:
Jon Kitley – Damien Glonek – Aaron AuBuchon

The plan is to go live at 8pm, and we’ll have a few subjects that we’ll be covering, but the main point of this is to hear from our fans. If you have suggestions for a possible topic, let’s hear it! If there is a particular episode that you really enjoyed, let us know! If there was a movie you watched because of one of our episodes and really enjoyed it, let’s hear it!

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Mystery Photo 8-14

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Halfway through August already, that means that Halloween is just around the corner! You know, when us horror fans can seem somewhat normal for a short time. Then again, we all know that normal is overrated. But not here to talk philosophy, are we? Let’s get down to business. Last week’s photo was from the 1987 film The Kindred, a very underrated little monster flick. If you haven’t seen this one, then make sure you pick up the amazing release from Synapse Films because they have done, as always, an incredible job with that one! Kudos Erik Martin, Gavin Schmitt, and William Wilson for sending in the correct answer.

For this week’s photo, we’re going with a one of the classic monsters. But which film is it from? That is the $64 question, isn’t it? Take a peek and see what you can come up with. Just remember to send your guess to me in an email (so I don’t lose it) to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good Luck!

The Criminal Acts of Tod Slaughter

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Indicator has done it once again with coming up with a box set to celebrate one of the unsung heroes of the horror genre, Tod Slaughter. While he started acting on the stage in 19005, usually playing the villain and really hamming it up, he became a big star known for those types of roles. A lot of these roles were then transferred to the big screen, usually in very cheap and quick versions, to help with Britain’s quota-quickies, which then continued his notoriety.

Known for his over-the-top performances, he still continued to be popular in the film versions, though eventually that lost the charm to more modern-day fans. But thankfully, fans are still becoming aware of Slaughter and his work, and now, thanks to Indicator, it will be even easier.

These are the 8 films being released in this box set:

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