Discover the Horror Podcast

Yes, I am finally joining the league of podcasting. Kicking and screaming the whole time, but it looks like actually is going to happen. Had no idea the amount of work going into everything besides the actually recording the episodes, but hopefully in the next week or so, you’ll be able to see the results.

The name of the podcast is Discover the Horror, and your hosts for this, along with myself, are Damien Glonek, co-creatore of The Living Dead Dolls, and Aaron AuBuchon, who teaches film and video production and film studies at Webster University in St. Louis. We all share the passion of the horror genre, so our goal is fire up that same passion in other fans, getting them to seek out films, both old and new, and from around the world. Think of us as tour guides helping you along the path to Discover the Horror!

Stay tuned for updates on when our first episode goes live, which should be in a week or two. In the meantime, here are the links to our social media pages:

www.discoverthehorror.com
http://www.facebook.com/DiscovertheHorror
http://www.instagram.com/discoverthehorror/
http://twitter.com/DiscoverHorror

Happy Birthday Paul Naschy!!!

Today would have been Jacinto Molina’s 87th birthday. But even though we lost him over a decade ago, I still think he is more alive with us than ever. When you think how many of his movies have been released in amazing looking Blu-rays, some titles seeing releases in any format for the first time, and even a few that were thought lost, but now are available for everyone to see. To me, that shows that the last impact of his work still is as powerful, if not more, than before.

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Mystery Photo 8-23

It seems our photo from last week was a bit too easy since we got a ton of correct answers. Or maybe it was my little comment about not starring too long? Or, you guys just know your classic films, especially when we get into Hammer territory? The shot was from The Gorgon (1964), starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and the lovely Barbara Shelley. May not be one of their best, but still a fine piece of entertainment. Kudos to the following for sending in the correct answer: Aaron AuBuchon, Peggy Christie, Dave Fronto, Kevin Hart, Bob Hartman, Troy Howarth, Doug Lamoreux, Gary Laughner, Gary McGuire, Bryan Senn, Michael Shields, William Wilson, and Greg Wojick. Well done!

So this week’s photo might be a wee bit tougher. But we’ll just have to wait and see. Take a peek and see what you can come up with. Just remember to send us your answer, by emailing us at jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good Luck.

Childhood Memories

While I do have a few “toys” in my collection, I wouldn’t say that I collect them. There are so many these days, it would just be way to expensive for me to keep up, and still afford all the books and movies I want to still get. But seeing these two figures that were recently announced, I may have to add them to my collection.

Nothing reminds me of my childhood and the beginnings of my life-long love of the monsters and the horror genre than watching Saturday morning programs like Groovie Ghoulies, Monster Squad, and a mixture of reruns of The Addams Family and The Munsters, besides the late night shows like The Night Stalker, Ghost Story / Circle of Fear, and The Night Gallery. And for obvious reasons, my cereal of choice back then was, of course, Frankenberry. Every now and then I’d throw some Boo Berry into the mix, but Frankenberry was always the go-to. So to have one of those figures sitting on my bookshelf is another easy way to bring back some fond childhood memories in an instance.

After all, isn’t that why we collect what we do? To have that little gateway into our past and the pleasures that it brings?

Sideshow Hammer Figures

I have quite a few famous horror figures in my collection that I’ve picked up over the years. Some are model kits, many of which I actually painted myself. Others are statues I’ve purchased that came painted already. Granted some of these were a bit pricy, but never more than a 2-3 hundred at the most. Granted, the full size bust of the poster zombie from Zombie or Dr. Hill’s decapitated head in a pan were a bit higher than that, but for a figure, I try to shy away from the real expensive stuff, mainly because I personally just can’t invest that much money into something like that.

But now Sideshow Toys has announced a couple figures that are $530 EACH and I’m trying to convince my brain that I DO need to invest in these!

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

I should have posted this after the first comment, but I figured it was just that person. And then someone else mentioned it to me, and then another one over this last weekend, so I figured I’d throw out a little explanation to make sure everyone understands.

It’s about the green font color that I use for my site here. I didn’t realize at first but when it goes out to the ones that have signed up for updates, the background isn’t black, like on the site, but the font color is still green, making it a little difficult to read. Still trying to figure out how I can changed that up a bit, but haven’t gotten there just yet.

So if you do get the update, say on your phone and you have trouble reading it, all I can say is that I apologize, but you’ll have to go to the site, where the black background will make it much easier to read. Or at least until I figure out a better way.

Sleepy Hollow Soundtrack 4-Disc Release!

Back in 1999, the score for Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow, by the one and only Danny Elfman, was released by Hollywood Records. It features a 65-minute score that featured MOST of what was in the film. But now, thanks to Intrada, they are releasing a 4-disc set of this soundtrack! That’s right … 4 discs!

The first disc is the original release from Hollywood Records, with the 65-minute score. Discs 2 & 3 will have the complete 95-minute score, featuring every single note in the film! Then the 4th disc will have over an hour of original and alternate cues, tracks, and versions that were not used in the final score. Some pieces are quite different than what was eventually used.

If you’re a fan of this score, the movie, Danny Elfman, or Tim Burton, then this really is a must buy. Priced at $39.99, it will start shipping at the end of this month. For more information, just click HERE.

Robot Monster in 3-D!!!

A Kickstarter page was created on July 25th, in hopes to get enough money to release a 3-D version of one of the ultimate in Turkey movies, Phil Tucker’s 1953 epic, Robot Monster. Yes, it was originally shot and briefly released in 3-D, but hopes of ever finding and cleaning up a decent release of this never thought possible. Robot Monster is the story of an invasion by a alien in a monkey suit with a space helmet on, with a bubble machine as well. If you’ve not had the pleasure of seeing any version of this picture, you need to change it. It is so much fun.

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New Criterion Blu-Rays

Normally I don’t announce too many Blu-ray releases, namely because there are so many, but these two that Criterion just announced really are must buys for fans, especially for those that have never seen before.

Jack Arnold’s The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), based on the book by Richard Matheson, is usually mentioned in the sci-fi genre, but is one that I will definitely argue that is really a horror film, but is really much more than that. As our hero Scott Carey slowly starts to shrink in size, he battles all sorts of obstacles, from real terrors like a cat or a spider that has now become huge to him, or the psychological impact as he tries to realize exactly what is happening to him.

Kaneto Shino’s 1964 film Onibaba is such an underrated classic that I couldn’t recommend it enough. It is a simple tale of two women struggling to survive in war-torn medieval Japan, having to kill wandering samurai and sell their belongings just to stay alive. An older woman awaits with her daughter-in-law for her son to return from the war, but really starts having doubts when his friend returns alone. Trying to keep her one companion from running off, she puts on a demonic looking mask to scare her and seals her fate.

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Long Live the Drive-In!!!

Wow. Just …. Wow. Within 24 hours of the Mahoning Drive-In Theater posting their cry for help, after learning that their home for the last 72 years, was in peril, the help came in support from around the county. It seems that Greenskies Clean Energy was not completely informed of the situation and once they did, getting and seeing all the comments from the drive-in community, they backed out of the deal, not wanting to shut down what was obviously a successful business. So major kudos to Greenskies for doing the right thing and showing their own support.

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