Welcome to Monday and halfway through February! That just means we’re closer to when convention season starts for us, and we are really looking forward to getting back out on the road! Hopefully we’ll see some of you out there. But let’s get down the business you’re here for. Last week’s photo was from the amazing film, Night of the Howling Beast aka Werewolf and the Yeti from 1975, starring Paul Naschy! One got one correct answer this time out and that was from Erik Martin. Well done, sir!

On to this week’s photo. Hope you don’t mind a little blood. Take a peek below and email me your guess, to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. And Good Luck!

Our photo from last week was from Satsuo Yamamoto’s 1968 ghost story Botan-dôrô aka The Bride from Hades, also known as Peony Lantern. It was recently released on the Daiei Gothic box set, which I would highly recommend picking up. Only got two correct answers sent in on this one, Hoby Abernathy and Erik Martin. Great job, guys! Definitely not a title seen by a lot, but we’ll worth checking out.

This week’s photo might be a little easier. Maybe. But give it a look and see if you can recognize what film it is from. Just remember to send your guess to me in an email, to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good Luck!

Before I forget and get it wrong, last week’s photo was from the highly underrated 1972 TV-Movie The Stone Tape, directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Michael Bryant and Jane Asher. It was written by Nigel Kneale, who is no stranger to British teleplays, writing a ton of original and effective sci-fi and horror work that was brought to life for the viewers at home. Once again, he gives us a slow-paced but highly creepy story here. Kudos to Hoby Abernathy, Bob Hartman, Dada Debaser, Chris Dyer, Troy Howarth, Erik Martin, Michael Pniewski, and William Wilson for sending in the correct answers. If you haven’t seen this one, do yourself a favor and seek it out.

For this week’s photo, we have another classic and creepy tale. But take a look below to see if you recognize it. Just remember to send your answer to me in an email, to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. And Good Luck!

Can you believe we’re almost done with January already? Time just flies when you’re having fun. Right? Pretty soon it will be convention season and we’ll be back to our busy, busy, busy time but at least we’ll be getting to see others and chat in person about the genre we love! That’s right . . . always look for the positive. At least try. Correction…last week’s film was actually Night of the Bloody Apes, not Voodoo Island. Got a little confused there, but thanks to some loyal followers who let me know! Here are the ones that correctly identified the film: Hoby Abernathy, Kevin Hart, Bob Hartman, Erik Martin, Michael Pniewski, Bryan Senn, and Mike Shields. Well done!

Now this week is a little newer than that last one, where we have color and computers! So, take a look and see if you can recognize where this shot is from. Just remember to send us your answer in an email, to jon@kitleyskrypt.com And most importantly, Good Luck!

Welcome to our first photo of 2025! Thank you for all that have participated in our little pictorial puzzles through 2024. I just love giving other fans a little fun thing to think about, as well as hopefully introducing some titles that you might not have heard about. So yes, there is always a devilish plan behind what I’m doing!

For last week’s photo, it was from Starve Acre (2023), but I think it just hit over here in 2024. Either way, great little folk horror film that definitely isn’t full of the warm and fuzzies! Kudos to the following for sending in the correct answer: Hoby Abernathy, Dada Debaser, Erik Martin, and Tim Palace. Well done!

Now on to our first photo of the year! Take a look and then email me your guess, at jon@kitleyskrypt.com Good Luck!

Yes, we’re back and with our very last pictorial puzzle for 2024! I know you’re all as excited as I am. Our pic from 2 weeks ago was from the film Stopmotion (2023). If you’re a fan of stop-motion animation, this is one twisted little flick. Kudos to the following for sending in the correct answer: Hoby Abernathy, Dada Debaser, Chris Dyer, Dave Friedman, Steven Kennedy, Michael LeBlanc, Erik Martin, Jennifer Pike-Cruz, Michael Pniewski, Mickey Thompson, and Greg Wojick!

So here it is . . . our last one for this year. Take a look and let me know what you think. Just send your guess to me at jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good Luck!

Here’s to surviving that first week of December. While here in the Midwest, the temps finally started to drop down in the teens, which mean moving up from just a hoodie to an actual jacket. At least for those real cold days. I mean, why bust out the heavy coats until at least the snow hits, right? Anyway, we only got a few correct answers for our last Mystery Photo. Remember, I did mention all the ones for this month would be relatively new titles, coming out within the last couple of years. Our photo from last month was from Caitlin Cronenberg’s Humane (2024), which really feels like it came from a Cronenberg. It’s one of those films that is scary just in the subject matter, as well as being not too far off from being reality. Kudos to Hoby Abernathy, Erik Martin, and Mickey Thompson for sending in the correct answer.

This week’s photo is another newer film, so keep that in mind as you’re trying to figure it out. Just remember to send your guess to me in an email, to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. And Good Luck!

Welcome to December! Thanksgiving and Turkey Day is over and now we can get prepared for the last celebration of the year . . . spending money! Okay, there might be some other reasons too. But let us get to the reason why we’re here, the Mystery Photo. Last week’s photo was from the later day film by Lucio Fulci, called The Sweet House of Horrors (1989). Not one of the maestro’s best, but it is still his. Congrats to the following so sending in the correct answer: Hoby Abernathy, Scott Bradley, Troy Howarth, Erik Martin, and Tim Palace. Well done!

For the rest of the month, I’m going to try and use films that came out within the last couple of years. The reason is that with so many films that are always coming out, in the theater and especially on the streaming services, titles can get lost in all the titles. So, the ones that we’re going to highlight this month are ones that we feel need to be sought out. If you’ve already seen them, then you will have no issues recognizes the shots, right? Just remember to send your guess to me in an email, to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. And most of all, good luck!

I have to say that by going with something a little bit more mainstream, I thought I would have stumped more of you, but you proved me wrong. The shot was of Michelle Pfeiffer in the bathtub from What Lies Beneath (2000), which I actually think was a pretty decent ghost story. But well done for this lot for sending in the correct answer: Hoby Abernathy, Dave Fronto, Kevin Hart, Erik Martin, and William Wilson. Nice job!

So, to end November, let’s go out on a low note, since it is the time of the Turkey! Take a peek and see if you can recognize what movie this is from. Just remember to send your guess to me in an email, to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. And good luck!