Silly Monster movie Trailer of the week! TARANTULA (1955)

I'm trying to find information about this film for a possible commentary track. If anyone knows of any cast or crew interviews or articles on the movie itself let me know.

MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN (2008)

I finally got to see this Clive Barker adaptation and it was worth checking out. Not a great horror film but a good one and certainly worth a theatrical release. I wondered why this film got crapped on by Lionsgate and luckily this article explains. Corporate BS wins every time, I guess.

It is a shame, though. That something this well done gets shafted but crap like SAW V and a dozen remakes will grace 2,000 screens on their opening weekend. That is pathetic.

THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES in radio form

I recently discovered this radio adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic and was surprised that it came out as the book was published in 1950. I had no idea that this kind of promotional synergy was the going thing that far back! This truncated version of the book contains elements of the stories Rocket Summer, Ylla, –and the Moon be Still as Bright, The Settlers, The Locusts, The Shore, The Off Season, There Will Come Soft Rains, and The Million-Year Picnic. Perfect listening for a cool fall evening. Just download and sit back for a trip back 58 years and into the future at the same time.

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The Simpsons as Addams Family

Maybe a little out of place here but this mash-up of my two favorite TV families is a beaut!

IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA poster art

I had never seen this fantastic poster for this classic Harryhausen film until just last week. It easily the best artwork for the movie I've ever come across. Look at the colorful detail on the tentacles!

Silly Monster movie Trailer of the week! THE GREEN SLIME (1969)

What I watched in September

DEATH RACE (2008)- 3
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1960)- 9 (rewatch)
THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN Pilot film (1973)- 5 (hadn’t seen this since I was a kid)
CRAZY EIGHTS (2007)- 2 (abysmally boring attempt at a horror film)
SEX & FURY (1973)- 7 (the nude swordfight is brilliant!)
THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR (1975)- 6 (Yul Brynner kicks everyone’s ass in a post apocalyptic future)
BLOOD OF DRACULA (1957)- 4 (rife with perfect MST3K moments)
CREEPSHOW 2 (1987)- 5 (rewatch)
BABYLON A.D. (2008)- 6 (can’t wait for the full length DVD)
THE DRACULA SAGA (1972)- 6 (very different take on the old tale)
THE HELLBENDERS (1967)- 7 (good Corbucci western)
PHANTASM 3: LORD OF THE DEAD (1994)- 6
TRANSSIBERIAN (2008)- 7 (Brad Anderson crafts another good thriller)
BLOOD DIAMOND (2006)- 7
P2 (2007)- 7 (solid little thriller)
YOR, THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE (1983)- 3 (rewatch) (so bad its great)
AMAZONS VS. SUPERMEN (1975)- 3 (period superheroics with hidden tramolines, Three Stooges style antics, idiotic sound effects to make things ‘funny’- not my cup of tea)
HOME SICK (2006)- 2
BURN AFTER READING (2008)- 8 (classic Coen Brothers madcap humor)
DRACULA A.D. 72 (1972)- 5 (rewatch)
RIGHTEOUS KILL (2008)- 6 (not great but worth seeing- the equivalent of a trashy crime novel)
BARN OF THE NAKED DEAD (1974)- 3 (terrible but oddly kind of interesting)
THE LAST WINTER (2006)- 8
CHOKE (2008)- 8 (funny and effective oddball tale-fine acting across the board)
HALLOWEEN 6 (1995)- 2 (what the hell?)
THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (1956)- 4 (silly Roger Corman small scale apocalyptic tale- probably filmed over a single long weekend)
DOCTOR X (1933)- 6 (rewatch)

Also finally started watching British sci-fi show PRIMEVAL and its pretty good so far. A bit too slick and I'd love it if characters could have a conversation without walking around pointlessly but overall I like it. I'm interested to see where it goes.