Retro BLADE RUNNER (1982) trailer!

We take a brief break from the Halloween tinged madness to watch this brilliant black & white trailer cut to make it look like a 1940's style noir. This is gorgeous!

Horror Movies I Have Yet to View!

As I learn more about the depth and breadth of the genre I have realized that I need have no fear of ever running out of horror movies I want to see - all I have to do is find them! This used to bother me but now it only makes me happy as I contemplate the joys in front of me. 

The Bloody Pit #11 - Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Hard on the heels of the last episode of The Bloody Pit comes a second October show! In this one I team up with John Hudson once again to talk about one of our favorite television shows of all time- Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Never given much respect in its original run in 1974-75 it now stands as one of the most influential and entertaining horror series as it set the template for many things that came after it. Having a stellar cast and a smart group of creators the show should have been one of the great successes of its time but its 'monster of the week' format was seen as silly and the distain came even from the talented people  involved. Nevertheless, for those that caught this one season wonder at the time or in countless reruns, Kolchak became one of the great icons of the genre.

We hope to spread the love for this amazing, creepy and highly entertaining 70's TV classic so its great to note that the entire twenty episode run is available for streaming through NetFlix as well as in a pretty inexpensive DVD set. We also talk a little about the books, comics and short story collections that have been published over the last several years so expect some extra geeky about those subjects. If you have any comments or thoughts on this show or any previous ones please drop us a note at thebloodypit@gmail.com and we'll discuss it on a future episode. The show can be downloaded at the link below or from iTunes. Thanks!

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Scarecrows and Jack O'Lanterns!

Why are they always so creepy? 

BODY SNATCHERS (1993)

I'm a huge fan of the third adaptation of Jack Finney's novel The Body Snatchers. Even among the genre fans that are aware of it at all it seems to get little respect resting almost hidden in the shadow of the admittedly superior 1956 and 1978 versions. But Able Ferra's film has much to recommend it and I'm gratified to note that no less a film writer than Roger Ebert also found it to be a fantastic science fiction/horror film. If you have never seen it, this is the perfect time. Now if it would only come out on Blu-Ray.....

Horror Movie Poster Art from Foreign Lands!

Sometimes the rest of the world has much more evocative artwork for films than the United States. Over the past ten years it has become hard to find the kind of great (often painted) poster art I really appreciate so I constantly go back to examples like these to see how it should be done.  

Pumpkins!

I'm thinking about carving one this weekend!