FROM HELL IT CAME (1957)- Trailer From Hell

Green Ghost board game

Sometimes I get fascinated by the strangest things and this certainly qualifies. 'Green Ghost' is a game that was first published in 1965 and much like the old 'Life' and 'Mouse Trap' games it was played on a 3D board assembled for each session. The gameboard was Glow In the Dark and the commercials apparently encouraged you to play it in the dark to get the full efect. I wonder if that ever resulted in harmful accidents? In 1997 Marx Toys produced a 30th Anniversary edition of the Green Ghost which means I had more than a few chances to see this game but somehow never, ever did! How did I miss this sucker? I would have loved it as a kid and in the late 1990s I would have found it to be kitschy fun. I may have to locate a copy just to see it for myself.

Ray Milland goes B-Movie!

Ray Milland was a fantastic, often overlooked actor who starred in some amazing movies. THE BIG CLOCK, MINISTRY OF FEAR, THE LONG WEEKEND (for which he got an Oscar), THE UNINVITED, THE MAJOR & THE MINOR and DIAL M FOR MURDER are just a few of the great films he made in his Hollywood player days. But as much as I love Milland's long list of credits from the 1930s through the 1950s I have to say that I prefer his late career plunge into B-cinema that started with the film he also directed- PANIC IN YEAR ZERO (1962). After that excellent apocalyptic tale he was in a number of great movies for Roger Corman and a few terrible ones as well. I mean- no matter how much of a kick I get out the mad sight of Milland's head grafted onto Rosie Grier's shoulder I can't call THE THING WITH TWO HEADS (1972) very good. I know it was supposed to be tongue in cheek but its still pretty bad! But PREMATURE BURIAL (1962) and THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES (1963) are brilliant horror films that are worthy of all the attention they can garner. Of course, I can't defend FROGS (1972) but I get such a kick out of it that I think it blows right past my normal critical objections. 'Today the Pond- Tomorrow the World!

Vampire Tales covers

I'm in the mood for some horror comics! These look good to me. 

Red Letter Media reviews PROMETHEUS (2012)

This is, of course, very funny and although I think several of the questions asked are worthy of the derision this heaps on the movie's plot I also think some of the answers are made obvious in the film. Still- this is good fun!

Oh! This is filled with major spoilers so do NOT watch it unless you've seen the film! You have been warned!

More Robin Hood poster art!

The Bloody Pit #1 - 10 Favorite Movies

This is the first episode of a new podcast and I must say I'm excited to be bringing this to you. The plan for this show is for each episode be on a different subject depending on whatever the participants want to discuss. For the first show I've decided to do a short, solo piece about my ten favorite movies. This will let listeners know where I'm coming from as a film fan and maybe even hint at some of the topics to be covered in the future. I have hopes that this will spark some back & forth as others compose their list of favorites as well. I've also added an older review to the end that I hope will jumpstart some discussion about a certain science fiction franchise. This is short and sweet (?) so I hope you enjoy the first Bloody Pit Podcast! Drop us a line at thebloodypit@gmail.com and let us know what you think. 

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