Monthly Archives: October 2013
(Not So) Random Movie Mention: CRY OF THE BANSHEE (1970)
While “CRY OF THE BANSHEE” Is NOT The Best Of The Best…I
…It Does Have Some Plus-Points.
The Main Plus Being Its Star VINCENT PRICE!
He Does All he Can To Give This Flick Something Fun To Showcase.
His Performance Is CLASSIC VINCENT PRICE, Fo SHO!
The Production Values Are Acceptable.
The Direction Is Simply NOT As Top-Notch As One Would Have Hoped, And The Supporting Cast Is VERY HIT&MISS.
That’s Putting It As Mildly As Possible.
HOWEVER… It IS A Fun Flick, Despite Its Glaring Flaws, And An EASY CHOICE For A Random, or (Not So) Random, Mentioning.
If You’re Just Looking For Something Kinda Gory & Brutal, With An AMAZING PERFORMER Headlining The Show…
…You Could Do A Lot Worse Than “CRY OF THE BANSHEE” And THAT’s A BIG FO SHO, Good Buddies!
😉
Random Movie Mention: “THE OBLONG BOX” (1969)
Honestly, My Peeps…
…The Film’s Tagline Says It All.
("SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT BURIED.")
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VINCENT PRICE
…And…
CHRISTOPHER LEE
…Share The Screen Together For The Very First Time…
…In The Film Adaptation Of…
EDGAR ALLAN POE‘s
“THE OBLONG BOX“
(1969)
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While This Flick Isn’t The Very Best Of The “POE-Adaptations”…
…It Nevertheless Brings It’s Own Joy To The Table…
…Especially For Fans Of…
EDGAR ALLAN POE
&
VINCENT PRICE
&
CHRISTOPHER LEE
…As Well As Anyone Who Just Loves A Fun-Fright-Flick.
“THE OBLONG BOX“
…Brings The Joy AND Fun By The Bucketful!
In All Honesty…
…You May Even Find…
“THE OBLONG BOX“
…MORE Entertaining Than Some Of The Other Flicks Of Its Type From…
…”AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL” Studios.
VINCENT PRICE
…Brings His “Horror’ish-“A”-Game” Here…
(Would You…
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Random (Halloween’ish) Movie Mention: “1408” (2007)
Based On The Story By…
…Oh Yeah…
STEPHEN KING
…This Flick…
“1408“
…Is An Utter Delight For Fans Of The Horror/Suspense/Thriller Genera.
It Stars…
JOHN CUSACK
…And…
SAMUEL L. JACKSON
…And Was Directed By…
MIKAEL HAFSTRÖM
🙂
“1408“
…Is Actually A Lot More Fun Than A Load Of The Critics Would Have Led You To Believe.
JOHN CUSACK
…Is Solid As Author “MIKE ENSLIN”…
…Who Writes Books About Supernatural, Spooky Things/People/Places.
CUSACK‘s Performance Is Honestly Noteworthy.
Like I Said…
…This Flick Is Fun.
It’s Spooky.
It Has Its Share Of Thrills And Chills.
SAMUEL L. JACKSON
…Does Justice To His Part As The Hotel Manager.
You See, Kiddies…
…FIFTY-SIX (56) Deaths Have Occurred In Room “1408” Of The DOLPHIN HOTEL…
…And Ole SAMUEL L. Does His Best To Sway CUSACK From Staying In Said Room.
But It Just Wouldn’t Be A Flick…
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“A (Closing) Scene Of Horror” by BRADLEY ALAN (c) 2003 & 2013
“A (Closing) Scene Of Horror“
by BRADLEY ALAN
(c) 2003 & 2013
Philip and Albert (Phil and Al)…
…are trapped together in a building of some sort. Perhaps a Barn or an Older Storage Room/Locker.
Something like that.
Philip is mainly uninjured, but appears to be pinned into a corner…
…Somehow.
…OR…
…Maybe he just doesn’t want to come out of it. Hmm. Nobody truly knows but he, himself.
Albert has a large object crushing his right-leg just above the knee.
Farm Equipment?
Industrial-Sized AirConditioner?
Something large, heavy, and appropriate to the setting that also could have fallen from above and landed on this dude.
They Talk Together.
Simply.
Quietly.
Philip is doing his best to keep Albert as calm as possible.
Albert thinks he’s going to die, and Philip is pretty damn sure Albert is going to die.
There’s no way for Philip to move…
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“A SCENE Of HORROR” by Bradley Alan (Rated “R”)
Alright, My Peeps.
This Is A Tinkered-With Version Of Something I’d Written About A Decade Ago.
In 2003, Actually.
The Tinkering Part Is An Expansion Of The Setting Of The Scene.
The Actual Parts Of The People In The Scene Haven’t Been Much Tinkered-With At All.
I’ll Warn You Now…
…My Dream Of Writing, Especially When Thinking About Potential Movie Scenes, Or Screenplays, Etc, Has NEVER Been Geared Toward The Goal Of One-Day Winning An Academy Award.
Actually…
…I Never Considered Winning Any Awards For It.
I Wanted To Write “B-MOVIES“…
…Ya Know…
…More Like A “SYFY CHANNEL ORIGINAL” Type Of Film.
I’m Not So Good When It Comes To Dramatic Writing…
…Nor Really Comedy Writing, Either.
BUT…
…Boy, Oh Boy, Can I Write Some Quality CHEESE!
This Piece…
“A SCENE Of HORROR“
by Bradley Alan
…Is Exactly That.
It Was Written…
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Random (Halloween’ish) Movie Mention: “TALES FROM THE CRYPT Presents: DEMON KNIGHT” (1994)
“TALES FROM THE CRYPT“
…Was/Is An All-Time Favorite Television Series Of Mine.
If You Don’t Know, It Used To Air New/Original Episodes On The HBO Network.
So When I’d Heard They Were Releasing A Big-Screen Adventure, I Was VERY Ready To Give It A Go.
I Was 14-Years-Old.
I’d Been A Huge Fan Of All Things Horror For About…
…Oh…
…Maybe Seven (7) Years, At That Point.
I’d Been Watching Horror (In Secret) For So Long By 1994…
…I Sincerely Can’t Be Sure How Long It Had Been Going On.
I Was Addicted To A Programing Setup Called…
“USA: UP-ALL-NIGHT“
…On The USA Network.
Anyone Remember That Stuff?
Anyone?!
(*counts hands*)
COOL!
More Of Y’all Than I’d Expected!!
That’s GREAT!!!
Okay, YES…
…The USA Network Was AWESOME Back-In-The-Day.
Ms. RHONDA Used To Host It…
…And They Would Feature All-Sorts Of Horror Flicks.
Yeah, They Were…
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“The BEST Possible Thing In Baseball Is WINNING The World Series. The SECOND BEST Thing Is LOSING The World Series.” — TOMMY LASORDA
My Cardinals just LOST the World Series. 😦
BUT, they did PLAY in the World Series.
Could’ve been worse, eh?! 😉
-B.
Random (Halloween’ish) Movie Mention: “MADHOUSE” (1974)
Since We’re Well Into October, Now…
…I Figure Throwing Out A Little Halloween’ish Cheer Is Totally Called For.
Sooo…
…Why Not Mention A Personal Favorite Of Mine…
“MADHOUSE“
…Starring…
…MY Man…
VINCENT PRICE
…MY Other Man…
PETER CUSHING
…And MY Other Other Man…
ROBERT QUARRY
!!! !!!! !!!
😀
So What’s The Gist?!
Well…
VINCENT PRICE Is “PAUL TOOMBES“
…A Horror Film Star.
He’s Engaged To His Beautiful Co-Star…
…But The Night Of Their Big Announcement Party, The Fiancee Ends-Up DECAPITATED!
When “TOOMBES” Discovers Her, He Goes Insane And Has To Be Sent To An Asylum!
Some Years Later, He’s Declared Sane And Is Released.
His Career In Horror Films As “DR. DEATH” Is Long Over…
…But A Sleazy TV Producer (ROBERT QUARRY) Gives “TOOMBES” Another Shot At Stardom, Along Side His Former Writer…
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