Somewhere in the second half of the ’90s, I found out about this strange Spanish action/comedy/sci-fi flick about a group of handicapped terrorists that basically kidnap the rich and beautiful for ransom or other dastardly reasons. Only problem is that since their boss has been in prison, the rest of them don’t seem to be the brightest and their exploits never seem to go as planned. With a title of Acción mutante (aka Mutant Action) and a logo that shows a person in a wheelchair holding a machine gun, you know you’re in for something completely different, which is exactly what you get. This is one movie that you’ll never seen an American remake of! It was the first feature film by Álex de la Iglesia, which came out in 1993, and I’ve been following his career ever since and have never been disappointed.

That’s right folks, that is my excuse for the lack of updates lately. Last week, my wife tested positive, and two days later, I did as well. Luckily, we were both vaccinated and boosted, so our symptoms were pretty mild. She just basically had a runny nose, while I had a pretty bad cough and slight fever, but that was about it. I know it could have been a lot worse. I’m very grateful we did have our shots because I don’t want to imagine how bad it could have been otherwise, especially for me since I am diabetic. This just shows that this plague is still out there roaming around, so please, PLEASE, stay safe and treat each other with respect. It’s the only way we get to the other side of this.

So, while I’m still quarantined and working from home, I feel better enough to try and tackle the crapload of stuff on my plate here! Obviously, I missed a few things this week, such as a new Mystery Photo, but we’ll be back to that next week. I also missed posting about Paul Naschy’s birthday on the 6th, which really bummed me out, but was just in no condition then to get something out.

So, if you were wondering, that is why it’s been kind of radio silence here for a while. We are doing much better and are on the upswing, so no worries. Hopefully things will get back to whatever “normal” is for me and the Krypt. On a positive note, I did use that time wisely and watched a ton of movies while I was down and out, so not all bad news! So even when you’re sick, you can still Discover the Horror!

(Art used by permission from Don England!)

The Skyline Drive-in in Shelbyville, IN has announced their lineup for this year’s Super Monster Movie Fest and it’s a dozy! They had announced a teaser early with the tag line that “Size Doesn’t Matter”, which had me thinking it was going to be all about giant monsters but turns out I was only half right!

This is a local show for us that I’ve been wanting just to go and check it out for a few years now but finally just decided to get a table and check it out that way. Of course, then the pandemic hit and that put more than a few things on hold. But this weekend, the show is back, and we will be set up there for the first time. This show has been going on for over 2 decades and while it’s not strictly a horror themed show, it does have its fingers in the genre. Not sure what to expect but since it is local, I figured at least we’d have some fun.

So, if you’re in the area, and are interested in things like Pulps, paperbacks, original art, movie memorabilia, and a whole lot more, head on out and check out the show. It is taking place at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, in Lombard, IL. You can check out all the info from the website HERE.

(1987)
Directed by Sui-Tung Ching
Starring Leslie CHeung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma, Wai Lam, Sui-Ming Lau, Zhilun Xue

In the early ‘90s, I was really getting into the Hong Kong action flicks that were just starting to break out here in the underground market, especially the works of John Woo. Around that time, there was a British TV show called Incredibly Strange Film Show (1989-1989), hosted by Jonathan Ross who would interview strange directors and characters from cult and exploitation films, such as Doris Wishman, Russ Myer, Ray Dennis Steckler, and Ted V. Mikels. On one of these episodes, he talked to Tsui Hark, producer of a lot of the early John Woo films, showing clips from the different titles he’s produced or directed. During this montage, they showed some scenes that just blew me away. It had flying heads, a guy with a HUGE tongue, beautiful ghosts, and things I had never seen before. These were from A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), and I knew I had to find to see if it was as amazing as the short clips I saw.

Occasionally the infamous and best magazine devoted to Hammer here in the States will go outside the famous studio to focus on another title or two. They did it previously on the Frank Langella version of Dracula (1979) or Frankenstein: The True Story (1973), and with each of those issues put in as much love and research as any of their Hammer features. So, while I love their work they do on Hammer, I also love when they venture outside there because I know they are going to do it so well!

The new issue, #48, has one of my favorite movies on the cover, The Trollenberg Terror (1958), or as it was known here in the states, The Crawling Eye! Featuring another one of kind cover by artist Mark Maddox, I think it will enjoy looking at you as much as you will looking through its pages!

This is what else if featured in this issue: