June 2nd, 2014: The Last Starfighter (1984)
A farmboy teenager lives in a moisture farm on a backwater desert planet trailer park. His father is out of the picture and, though he’s a good kid and does his chores, he dreams of attending the...
View ArticleJune 20th, 2014: Doomsday (2008)
When the deadly new "Reaper" virus sweeps through Scotland, the British government takes the unimaginable step of sealing off the entire region, shooting anyone who tries to make it over the wall. When...
View ArticleJune 26th, 2014: The Stabilizer
Peter Goldson (Peter O'Brien) is The Stabilizer, the world's top anti-drug agent. When his arch nemesis (and spiked shoe enthusiast) Greg Rainmaker (Craig Gavin) kidnaps Professor Provost (Kaharuddin...
View ArticleJuly 17th, 2014: Godzilla vs. Megalon
When underground nuclear testing threatens their underwater kingdom, the residents of Seatopia (a state consisting of Lemuria and Mu) summon Megalon (a giant cockroach with drill arms and the ability...
View ArticleAugust 19th, 2014: Blacula (1972)
Manuwalde (William Marshall) is an African prince who wants to end slavery, a noble goal. Unfortunately, his method of accomplishing his goal needs a bit of work. Not only does he think that he'll get...
View ArticleOctober 11th, 2014: The Black Scorpion (1957)
Volcanic activity in Mexico releases giant scorpions from deep within the Earth. The largest kills the others and heads towards Mexico City. Can American geologist Hank Scott (Richard Denning) find a...
View ArticleOctober 16th, 2014: Beginning of the End (1957)
When grasshoppers get into a Department of Agriculture silo of radioactive wheat, the result is a plague of enormous, ravenous insects. Can scientist Dr. Ed Wainwright (Peter Graves) find a way to stop...
View ArticleOctober 26th, 2014: Lady Terminator
What It’s About: The South Seas Queen, a legendary Indonesian figure, kills her husbands mid-coitus. Her 100th husband, however, is wily and defeats her, but not before she proclaims that she will get...
View ArticleNovember 8th, 2014: Dracula’s Dog aka Zoltan, Hound of Dracula
Cast and Crew: Albert Band (Director) What It’s About: Russian soldiers unwittingly unleash Zoltan, the Hound of Dracula and his minder, Veidt (Reggie Nalder). The pair travel to the United States to...
View ArticleNovember 10th, 2014: Hawk the Slayer
n a time when “evil stalked the land”, Voltan (Jack Palance) arrives at his father’s (Ferdy Mayne) castle, demanding the key to his power, and stabbing him when he refuses, then fleeing into the night....
View ArticleDecember 15th, 2014: Incubus (1966)
Succubus Kia (Allyson Ames) attempts to corrupt the soul of Marc (William Shatner), but when she fails she summons an Incubus (Milos Milos) to strike at Marc's sister Arndis (Ann Atmar).
View ArticleThe Professor’s Fall Journal: October Week 3
October 15th: Back in the summer of 2003, Freddy vs. Jason hit the screens and I went to see it along with my friend and then roommate Dr. Kimenstein. In the process I learned that Kimenstein had...
View ArticleProfessor’s Fall Journal: October Week 4
October 22nd: I borrowed the Cujo audio book from my local library’s Overdrive eBook collection. I’ve never seen the film (other than bits of pieces of it that I was either too scared to watch or too...
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