DtH Episode 84: Turkey Day 2024

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Cry Wilderness (1987), From Hell it Came (1957), The Oily Maniac (1976)

It’s Turkey Time once again here at the podcast! And in this one, we have 3 wonderful titles to serve up to you, each one with a different flavor to appease a variety of tastes!

As we’ve mentioned many times before, a “turkey” is not a bad movie. It’s not an intentionally made bad movie. It is a film where the creators did their damnedest to make an honest-to-goodness quality production. For whatever reasons, either lack of budget, time, talent, or whatever, what they delivered might not be as good as they’d hoped, but it is still entertaining. Remember, the only bad movie is a boring one, and Turkeys are not boring. So, tune in to find out about 3 Turkeys that we feel are more than worth watching during your own Turkey Day celebration!

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New Issue of Midnight Magazine

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Need some more reading material for the end of the year? Then click HERE and order the new issue of Midnight Magazine. Issue #12 has another amazing cover from artist Alberto Ugarte covering Al Adamson’s Dracula vs Frankenstein. Inside these devilish pages you’ll find articles by yours truly, along with pieces by Aaron Aubuchon, Mike Howlett, Scott Bradley, Brad Sykes, Terry Alexander, Sean Simonson, Kris Gilpin, and James Turner, and more, with editor in chief Eric Wright holding the chains!

To order your copy, just click HERE!

Mystery Photo 11-25

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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!

Turkey Day Approaches

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For any long-time followers to the Krypt know about my bi-annual Turkey Day Marathons, a celebration of some of the finer titles in cinematic history, the Turkey. No, not the “so-bad-their-good” films because as we all know, the only bad movie is a boring one. So says Stephen Thrower, and I’m a full believer in that statement. No matter what the budget is, how inept the acting might be, the incredible poor written script, if you’re entertained, then it can’t be a bad movie.

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Bill Moseley at the Music Box

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Mark your calendars for two nights of Bill Moseley at the Music Box with screenings of two different features, Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) and Rob Zombie’s House of a 1000 Corpses (2003), with Moseley appearing both nights for a Meet & Greet and a Q&A after each film, brought to you by Chicago’s own Music Box and The Horror House!

Texas 2 will be screening on Feb. 4th, at 7pm in DCP format, while House will be screening on Feb. 5th at 7pm, from a 35mm print. Moseley will be there at 6pm to meet with fans. If you never had the chance to see these cult films on the big screen, now is your chance!

Monster Bash 2024

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To end our very busy “vacation” and our last report on it, we headed to PA for our last convention of the year. While Monster Bash didn’t start until Friday, Nov. 1st, since it is about an 8-hour drive for us, if we can, we try to leave Thursday and just take our time. It doesn’t take away from the long-ass drive, but at least we are not tired as hell come Friday night. It gives us time to unload and set up our booth a bit and just take our time. Honestly wasn’t too thrilled about driving 8 hours on Halloween day, but such is the con-life, you know?

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It’s Alive!

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I think it was around my 45th birthday when I had finally made the decision to get a tattoo. I’d been wanting to for a while, but first couldn’t decide what I wanted, but then I was always worried about any possible issues at work, since I did work in an office. Years ago, that would have been highly frowned upon but that dramatically lessened over the years. Plus, at that point in my life, I just didn’t care anymore. So, I got my first one, I think around 2010. Then for the next 9 years, I would go to a friend’s house for a tattoo party and add another one. From simple stitches around my wrist, to Italian horror, Hammer, and of course, Paul Naschy! But then I stopped, for a variety of reasons. But the itch to get more was always there.

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Mystery Photo 11-18

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Okay, so I may have picked an easy one, since Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957) is one of the greatest Turkeys ever made. And while most critics will just shake their head at this film, I still think there is a little bit of genius here, even having more than a couple really creepy sequences. Even still, for recognizing just a newspaper headline, that is still pretty impressive, so definitely kudos to all of those that sent in the correct answer. And that was a lot of you. In fact, I’m not sure I remember having this many correct answers sent in! So, a big round applause to the following: Vero A, Gregory Avery, Hoby Abernathy, Aaron Christensen, Chris Dyer, Dave Fronto, Kevin Hart, Bob Hartman, Steven Kennedy, Doug Lamoreux, Erik Martin, Lee Marohn, Lee Nattrass, Michael Pniewski, Lisa Rothman, Todd Warren, and William Wilson!

Now for this week’s photo. Take a sec to look below and see if you recognize what films this shot is from. Just remember to send me your guess in an email, to jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good Luck!

Movie Review: Night of the Blood Beast

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Once again, Film Masters has given fans a great little package in their latest Blu-Ray release. Being a huge fan of the sci-fi/horror films of the ’50s, I never get tired of watching films of that era. Here we have two great ones, both directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. One of my favorite things about these early films is that everyone is playing it completely straight. No winking at the camera and never giving it less than 100%. Sure, a lot of them were struggling actors that were trying to get their foot in the door, but they still gave their best and sometimes giving us some very memorable characters. It really shows in the final product, no matter how silly that product might be. As a fan of these movies, I give them a lot of respect and gratitude for doing just that.

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