Halloween Favorites

July 15, 2020 by Jon Kitley in Book News and tagged Beetlejuice, Black Sunday, Cat People, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Curse of Frankenstein, David J. Skal, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Dracula, Frankenstein, Fright Favorites, Get Out, Halloween, Hocus Pocus, Horror of Dracula, House on Haunted Hill, Invasion of the Body Snatcher, Mystery of the Wax Museum, Night of the Living Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, Nosferatu, Phantom of the Opera, Pit and the Pendulum, Rosemary's Baby, Scream, The Birds, The Exorcist, The Haunting, The Mummy, The Shining, Them!, Turner Classic Movies, Wolf Man, Young Frankenstein | 2 Comments

Horror scholar David J. Skal has a new book coming out this fall, just in time for Halloween, entitled Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond. Presented by Turner Classic Movies, Skal takes on 31 films ranging from the silent era, hitting a few titles from each decade through the ’80s, and a few beyond that. Most of these everyone will agree are classics, with a few comedies listed in the later day titles. The description in Amazon says they are “family-friendly” but not sure The Exorcist (1973) and The Thing (1982) are ones I would be screening for 8-year old Timmy! Continue reading →

Super Monster Movie Fest Coming Soon!

August 13, 2019 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged 4D Man, Alligator People, Boris Karloff, David Cronenberg, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Hammer, Island of Terror, James Whale, Jurassic Park, Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney Jr., Man Made Monster, Peter Cushing, Re-Animator, Skyline Drive-in, The Fly | Leave a comment

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In a little less than 2 weeks, the Skyline Drive-In will be hosting their annual Super Monster Movie Fest. This year’s theme is Man Made Monsters and they have posted the final and complete list of titles that are scheduled to play. As always, they have one hell of a great lineup! Here’s is what will be playing: Continue reading →

Super Monster Movie Fest at the Skyline Drive-In

June 26, 2019 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged 4D Man, Alligator People, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, Island of Terror, Man Made Monster, Re-Animator, Skyline Drive-in, Super Monster Movie Fest, The Fly | 1 Comment

What has seemed like forever, the Skyline Drive-In in Shelbyville, IN has finally announced their lineup (well… most of it) for this year’s Super Monster Movie Fest. Earlier, they had mentioned the theme was going to be Man Made Monsters, which lead to a lot of guessing and speculation. But now, other than one more title on each night that is to be announced, we have our titles. And here they are: Continue reading →