House of Movie Monsters is having a 3-day event at Facets in Chicago, on October 13th-15th, with vendors and movies screening all 3 days! If we weren’t going to be at Monster Bash in PA that weekend, we definitely would be there for all 3 days, so we are very bummed about that. But even though we can’t be there, we wanted to help get the word out because horror fans need to help promote each other!
Here’s is what is playing:
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I think it was back in the mid to late 2000s when I first met John Pata, who had recently made a short film called Better Off Undead (2007). Even after I told him that I usually didn’t like low budget films, he wanted me to see his anyway, which I actually ended up really enjoying. And we’ve been friends ever since. In fact, Mr. Pata was the guy who laid out my book, Discover the Horror. But he’s also continued on as a filmmaker, co-directing the 2012 film Dead Weight, an intense short film called Pity (2014), but has now completed his first feature film as a stand-alone director for the film Black Mold. Pata also wrote and edited the film as well.
Years ago, Pata owned and operated his own printing shop and business was good, but he that wasn’t what he wanted to do with his life. I remember a few conversations with him saying that he’s got a good gig now, one that many people his age (at the time) would love to have. But he wanted to get into film and didn’t take my advice. And I’m so glad he didn’t.
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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).
Continue readingHere 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!
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.
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!
For our 50th episode, as we’ve been advertising, we did a live show this past Wednesday, giving people a chance to make comments and ask questions, which they did! We will have an audio only version on up for the normal means to listen to, but if you want to see it, just click on the link below and enjoy!
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.
Continue readingI 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!
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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