Svengoolie Saturday 12/31/2011

Today on Svengoolie







WCIU at 11 is Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy












on U Too @ 3pm: Enemy from Space

                       on MeTV @ 9pm: The World of Abbott & Costello

Sorry this is sort still not feeling well. I have other Svengoolie news to post later. 

Manos The search for Valley Lodge

Earlier this year at Flashback Weekend I was told about a little old movie that was so bad it was starting to get a following. Of course my buddies know how much I love cheesy film's could not believe I had not heard of this before. That little old movie is Manos: Hands of Fate. Now when I got home I looked into this movie and it  does sound right up my alley. Here is some backround; The movie was made in 1966 for less then $20,000.

 The plot goes something like this: A family driving through a small town gets lost and winds up at a backwoods shack managed by Torgo, who takes care of it while The Master is away. The Master worships Manos, an evil deity, and he also wears a neat cape. When Torgo lets the family stay, The Master awakens and does mean stuff like burning off Torgo's hand and sicking his dog on the family pet. Meanwhile, The Master's wives wrestle for his favor. *Gulp* sounds odd don't it.

Now its so called cult status comes from Mystery Science Theater.  This was one of the single highest selling dvd for the show. In fact they just released a new version earlier this year. So now director Rupert Talbot Munch Sr. is sequelizing the MST3K favorite with MANOS: THE SEARCH FOR VALLEY LODGE. He has also managed to return several of the original’s participants to the scene of the cinematic crime.

After a stint at ComicCon in 2008 Munch showed up in character as Torgo “I kinda felt obligated to display my nerd/acting chops and decided to never break character. For four days, I lived, breathed, fondled and gimped as Torgo! It was a labor of love —and pain.”

“After all of this, on a dare, I agreed to make a sequel to MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE,” Munch recounts. “In MANOS: THE SEARCH FOR VALLEY LODGE, The Master is a powerful sorcerer who gathers his wives—a polygamy cult—to propagate an army to serve the elder god Manos. The wives are ultimately stripped of individuality and converted into demonic types with supernatural strength/powers. In the first film, we were given hints of The Master and his powers, but it was never actually said what he and his followers were. Vampires? No. Undead? Maybe. I figured Torgo as a named demon/satyr type and just took it from there.”

Returning to the sequal are  many of the original cast, and their families. Tom Neyman reprises The Master in THE SEARCH FOR VALLEY LODGE, with his daughter Jackey Raye Neyman-Jones.  Also back as Debbie, a little girl in the first film who is now the grown-up heroine. MANOS ’66’s female lead, Diane Mahree, is also back as the character Maggie.

The late Warren’s son Joe takes over his dad’s role as Michael in the sequel, and William Bryan Jennings III plays Sheriff Mulligan  the son of the lawman his father portrayed in the first MANOS. “We also recruited Bernie Rosenblum, the teenager making out in the car,” Munch adds, “but unfortunately, not two weeks before the El Paso shoot, he suffered a stroke and was unable to film.” Munch himself, of course, is Torgo, and other newcomers in the cast include former WWE superstar Gene Snisky , UFC Fighter Ryan “Big Deal” Jimmo, Playboy Playmate Maria Kanellis, Tara Cardinal  and Rippin’ Richie. Jay Lee, writer/director of the Robert Englund/Jenna Jameson-starrer ZOMBIE STRIPPERS, serves as director of photography.

And if that wasn’t enough, Munch and co. have been busy spiffing up MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE for high definition. “We, the people who represent the original cast and all things MANOS, have been working on the HD restoration for over 14 months,” he says. “Recently, some kid who found a print of MANOS at an auction is trying to cash in with the same idea. Myself and Joe Warren do not acknowledge, recognize, or approve of what this kid is doing. In the end, we just ask that the fans hold onto their money and wait for our version. It will include tons of never-before-seen footage, plenty of extras, cast and crew commentary, interviews…plus surprises. And the proceeds will go back to Joe Warren and the MANOS faithful.” Keep abreast of MANOS: THE SEARCH FOR VALLEY LODGE at its official website.

So there you have it the most bizarre news you will hear today. I'm sure I will keep you up to date on this movie project. Now to move the first one up in my pile to watch soon.

Source Fearnet.com & Manos website

Its never fun to be sick

Sorry for the lack of post's this week been under the weather, I have a lot to catch up on so beware its going to be a heavy post day.

Bob

Hold on to all of your pieces.

Hatchet 2


Rated: UR
Genre: Horror
Release Date: November 2010

Starring:
Danielle Harris - Halloween 4; The Last Boys Scout; Rob Zombie's Halloween

Tony Todd - Candyman; Final Destination

Kane Hodder - Hard bodies; Friday the 13th 7-10

Written and Directed By Adam Green Hatchet; Frozen; Chillerama 

DVD Extras:
Run Time: 85 minutes
Story:  Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher.

Victor Crowley

Hatchet II premiered in Europe on August 26, 2010 as part of London's Frightfest. The film was released unrated in 68 theaters across the United States by AMC Theaters as part of their AMC Independent program on October 1, 2010. The film was scheduled to be released in Toronto and Montreal theaters in Canada on the same day, but it was pulled because it was not rated by the cities' provincial rating agencies. The film was also pulled from U.S. theaters on October 4. Details of why are sketchy and the MPAA, who have been widely believed to be responsible in some way, would not comment. Hatchet II was released on DVD and Blu-ray February 1, 2011. And I have finally received a copy for Christmas. I could not wait to rip this bad boy open.

The last time I watched a movie that was "banned" or had so much of an uproar in the states it turned out to be the one movie that changed my life. That little movie was "Evil Dead"! I could not wait to rent it on VHS none the less. Now I'm not saying that Hatchet will change your life but some young teenager just getting into  horror movies may see it different. Adam Green said that he made Hatchet as a throw back to the early 80's slasher flick. It was all about the death scenes and not so much the plot.

Tony Todd

These movies don't disappoint when it comes to the killings. For example when Victor Crowley was beating a helpless victim to death with the blunt end of his hatchet you would think he is done but no he just keeps going! And the camera work gives it to you in a glorious brutal way! 

And of course the kills keep coming. The big difference this time around was a much stronger plot. Filling in the holes left behind from the first one. In fact the ending to the first Hatchet made me so mad. To me it was the only bad part of the movie. But this movie picks up where that one left off. So already I was in a better mood.

Danielle Harris

Danielle Harris replaced Tamara Feldman as Marybeth. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I like Harris but she wined her way through a few scenes and I found my self telling her to shut up! The rest of the cast is a who's who in horror. And they all fit well together teaming up for some great scenes together.

I could go on and on about this movie and how much I did enjoy it. In fact I would have to say it was an improvement over the first. The kills made it worth while so if you like the first one or have never heard about these movie's but like 80's fun loving no plot killing machine slasher flick. Then you owe it to your self to watch Hatchet 2.

The film itself looks great with a strong plot and a great cast that works well together leaving the fan to love or hate this movie. For this fan its a love fest. Now to sit and wait for parts 3 and 4. As for Victor Crawly he deserves to be up there with Jason and Freddy.

4 Bloody Brains out of 5

Preview on the next page

INTRODUCING: BLITZKRIEG

Full Moon Features teased us this week, releasing a photo of Blitzkrieg. A new puppet for Puppet Master Ten: Axis Rising due out next year.

The Devil Inside Red Band Trailer

In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Andrade) seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists (Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth) to cure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pure evil in the form of four powerful demons possessing Maria.

Many have been possessed by one; only one has been possessed by many.

This still does not look as good as the Exorcist but it seems to be the trend. I will most likely skip it belive it or not this is the type of movie that bugs me.  This movie opens in theaters January 6Th.

Svengoolie Saturday for December 24th

No Sven on MeTv for Christmas BUMMER!

But for those of us watching on WCIU @ 11:00

The Car

While traveling through the desert nearby the small town of Santa Ynez on their bicycles to camp, two teenage bicyclers are murdered by a mysterious black car. Then the car hit-and-run a hitchhiker and the crime is witnessed by the local Amos Clements. Sheriff Everett puts his men in alert and plans road blocks in the area to arrest the murderer. Sooner he becomes a victim of the car and Sheriff Wade Parent begins a hunting of the vehicle that is threatening his town and seems to be impossible to be located. When his beloved girlfriend and teacher Lauren challenges the driver in a cemetery, the car hunts her in her home and Wade realizes that he might be dealing with supernatural powers.
On U-Too at 3


Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which extol the virtues of Santa Claus, start an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only Santa. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to the North Pole and Santa. The Martians then take Santa and the two children back to Mars with them. Voldar, a particularly grumpy Martian, attempts to do away with the children and Santa before they get to Mars, but their leader Lomas stops him. When they arrive on Mars, Santa, with the help of the two Earth children and a rather simple-minded Martian lackey, overcomes the Martians by bringing fun, happiness and Christmas cheer to the children of Mars. 







A little Christmas Cheer from Svengoolie

Merry Freaking Christmas From Kane

Kane Hodder's Christmas Card for you.

Happy Monkey

The things you see when you go Christmas shopping.

There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, no way to stop... THE CAR

Now Showing December 17

On ME-TV The Car (1977)

While traveling through the desert nearby the small town of Santa Ynez on their bicycles to camp, two teenage bicyclers are murdered by a mysterious black car. Then the car hit-and-run a hitchhiker and the crime is witnessed by the local Amos Clements. Sheriff Everett puts his men in alert and plans road blocks in the area to arrest the murderer. Sooner he becomes a victim of the car and Sheriff Wade Parent begins a hunting of the vehicle that is threatening his town and seems to be impossible to be located. When his beloved girlfriend and teacher Lauren challenges the driver in a cemetery, the car hunts her in her home and Wade realizes that he might be dealing with supernatural powers.

Did you know there were three Cars built for filming by Barris Kustoms in North Hollywood, California: all were built of steel and there were no fiberglass replicas made. Two were destroyed during filming; one in the house crash scene, the other in the barrel-roll over the police cars. The gloss-black main CAR was auctioned off in 1983, and assumed shipped to a European collector. All were built on a '69-'71 Continental Mark III. The stunt car, driven by Everett Creach had a locked 4:11 differential (to allow easier spinning), a 460 cubic-inch V8 engine, heavy-duty suspension, roll bar, safety harness, and amber-tinted glass. The top is lowered and the beltline raised. Twelve craftsmen, led by Dennis Braid, built the main Car in six weeks. There was a fourth steel CAR built, which was loosely put together over a late 70's Thunderbird. This car was shot out of a car-cannon for the final scene over the canyon.Car cost $84,000.00 to build.

On WCIU @ 11am Ghost Breakers (1940)

Mary Carter inherits her family's ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats, decides to take possesion of the reputedly haunted castle. She is joined by radio broadcaster Larry Lawrence who, believing he has killed a mob gunsel, flees New York with his butler, Alex. Once on the island the threesome enter the eerie castle and after viewing the ghost of one of Mary's ancestors and fighting off a menacing zombie, they find the key to the castle's treasure but are interrupted by an all-too-human foe.

On U-Too @ 3 The Bat

Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called "The Oaks", which not long ago had been the scene of some murders committed by a strange and violent criminal known as "The Bat". Meanwhile, the house's owner, bank president John Fleming, has recently embezzled one million dollars in securities, and has hidden the proceeds in the house, but he is killed before he can retrieve the money. Thus the lonely country house soon becomes the site of many mysterious and dangerous activities.

Mmm Cookies

OK normally I would not do a Bzzagent post here but I feel the need to review these cookies here for you today. (Sorry) So being a Bzzagent your asked to try a new product and let people know what you think. Do you hate to bake cookies but enjoy the taste of homemade? Do you live by a Kroger? If you said yes then read on. 

This cookie is packed with chocolate chips! And I swear you can taste the butter. Just like my grandma use to bake. It's crazy but it's true. I also like that it is free of added preservatives and artificial color. The size of the cookie is not too shabby as well. Almost 2x the size of other chocolate chip cookies. 

You get 8 to a pack and at $2.79 it is a good deal that is sure to please your entire family. The downfall is it's only available at Kroger, Fred Meyer, and Ralph's stores.

Think I'm full of beans well...

I took a box to work with me the other day and everybody liked them. And commented that they tasted like homemade.

I give these bad boy's 4 stars out of 5.

I did not like how much they would crumble at times.

Now my Seven-year-old did not care for them like the taste of the Jewel Cookies better. She felt they had a funny taste. I don't think she likes the crumb's ether.

My three year could not get enough she really enjoyed the flavor.

So there you have. I have a few coupons for $1.00 off if you would like one shoot me an email with your address and I will get them out to you.  

Time to Make the Ginger Dead Cookies

Source 

With the Ginger dead in the oven its time to watch a few Creepmas style Holiday Haunts. I know what you are thinking why would you watch the Black Christmas remake!

 





  I have looked everywhere for this movie! This looks great but it might have to wait until next year. Now to find the time to get caught up it will be a Merry Christmas.

Creepmas Day 13

Merry Creepmas

Well here it is the last day of Creepmas. I would like to thank Dex over at AIEOU...and sometimes why and Chad Savage of Sinister Vision  for being gracious hosts and the driving force behind a great idea. Also to Tom over at Monsterfink's Midnight Monster Spookshow  for the killer Creepmas Badges. 

I have to admit this as been a lot of fun seeing everybody's take on a holiday mash up. There have been some really great post's. I have joined a few new site's along the way as well as bookmarking a few more.

I look forward to see what a lot of you have to post the rest of the year. You have  been so much fun and for that I thank you.

I already can't wait for next year as new idea's and inspiration's swirl in my head.

Stick around my blog for the year is not over yet and Creepmas just may have to creep along for a few more days.

Thanks again for stopping by everybody and Merry Creepmas to you all.

I was so inspired to decked out the man cave with a creepmas tree and then some. My kids think I'm nuts but when we went shopping they would see something cool for the tree and that made me smile.

See the photos after the jump

We wish you a scary Creepmas!

“Santa vs. Zombies” image by Brazilian illustrator, Victor Negreiro

Day 12 of Creepmas

*sigh* Creepmas Day 11

Not sure why this did not post on Sunday Sorry.

According to Dread Central, the UK outfit North Bank Entertainment is currently developing a new updated version of the cult classic Silent Night, Bloody Night. The Remake comes with a new title "Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Home Coming"

“SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT: THE HOMECOMING will be a modern updating of the original story, but we also want to re-capture the atmosphere of the slasher films from the 1970s and 80s. There will be a keen focus on practical FX, genuine suspense, and compelling storytelling. This could be one of the rare cases when a new version of a classic actually benefits the original film. We hope that by bringing SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT: THE HOMECOMING to a modern audience, they will also seek out the 1974 film and appreciate its importance in horror cinema history.”

Synopsis: 

“The abandoned home of Wilfred Butler, a wealthy but troubled man who committed suicide in 1982, has been willed to his grandson, Jeffrey. The house has sat in disarray since Wilfred’s death, standing in the way of developers who want to turn the property into residential homes. Just before Christmas 2012, some thirty years after Wilfred’s death, Jeffrey and his lawyer appear in town to negotiate the sale of the property. But an axe-wielding maniac has set up residencee in the house, and he doesn’t take kindly to strangers.”

Spend Your Creepmas With Sventa Claus

Merry Creepmas From Sventa Claus

Sventa Claus 

Ah with the tree lights a twinkle fresh snow on the ground. I sit and I wait for Sventa Claus to come to town. This December he has a few cheery treats for me. From Bob to Bela and Martians with no glee. Svengoolie for Christmas will fill all your needs. So settle on in a give the Sven a spin. From Berwyn to Cali this Goul will  sure to make you happy. So to one and to  all Tune in, Tune in, tune in now. So say you can hear him say  Merry Creepmas to all and to all a good Svengoolie night.

Tonight on Svengoolie Me-TV at 9:00 Central Time.

The Ghost Breakers (1940)

Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard) inherits her family's ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats, decides to take possession of the reputedly haunted castle. She is joined by radio broadcaster Larry Lawrence (Bob Hope) who, believing he has killed a mob gunsel, flees New York with his butler, Alex (Willie Best). Once on the island the threesome enter the eerie castle and after viewing the ghost of one of Mary's ancestors and fighting off a menacing zombie, they find the key to the castle's treasure but are interrupted by an all-too-human foe.

Today on WCIU at 11:00 AM Central Time.

Island Of Lost Souls (1932)

After his ship goes down, Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) is rescued at sea. Parker gets into a fight with Captain Davies (Stanley Fields) of the Apia and the Captain tosses him overboard while making a delivery to the tiny tropical island of Dr. Moreau (Charles Laughton). Parker discovers that Moreau has good reason to be so secretive on his lonely island. The doctor is a whip-cracking task master to a growing population of his own gruesome human/animal experiments. He does have one prize result, Lota (Kathleen Burke) the beautiful panther woman. Parker's fortunes for escape look up after his fiancée Ruth (Leila Hyams) finds him with the help of fearless Captain Donohue (Paul Hurst). However, when Moreau's tribe of near-humans rises up to rebel, no one is safe... Also Staring Bela Lugosi as the Sayer of the Law.

And for those of you lucky enough to get UToo at 3:00 central time.

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)

Entertainers Mitchell and Petrillo (Martin & Lewis clones) parachute into the jungles of the Pacific island of Cola-Cola, where they meet primitive tribesmen, the chief's sarong-clad daughter Nona, and mad scientist Dr. Zabor conducting experiments in evolution. Jealous of Mitchell's relations with Nona, Zabor has just the thing to make a monkey of him...




For more Svengoolie info vist http://svengoolie.com/ make sure you sign up for his news letter. Also this week I would like to thank Dave over at the Terror from Beyond the Daves  for letting me use the Sventa Claus picture. If you would like to follow up on your Horror Host's this is the site to check out!

For now I leave you with A Christmas Melody

12 Days of Monster Christmas

Part of Chreepmas Day 9

A Monster, drawn from a random ink blot before your very eyes, comes to life and gives its ghastly rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas. With monster lyrics. Brace yourself.

This is pretty fun and a great idea. Boy I wish I  had talent.

Watch more cool animation and creative cartoons at Aniboom

Naughty List??

OK so Santa must really not like "Creepmas".  He is out to shut me down. He has taken away my followers on my blog and some of my friends blogs but it gets worse I'm not longer a follower of Creepmas! HOW DARE HE!! LOL hope the Krampus does not show up!

Now blogger fix this soon or you will be on my naughty list.

The Stupidest Angel Creepmas Day 8

The Stupidest Angel
A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror

by Christopher Moore

The Stupidest Angel - now with a new chapter!

'Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through the tiny community of Pine Cove, California, people are busy buying, wrapping, packing, and generally getting into the holiday spirit.

But not everybody is feeling the joy. Little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a holiday miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed; no, his dog hasn't run away from home. But Josh is sure that he saw Santa take a shovel to the head, and now the seven-year-old has only one prayer: Please, Santa, come back from the dead.

But hold on! There's an angel waiting in the wings. (Wings, get it?) It's none other than the Archangel Raziel come to Earth seeking a small child with a wish that needs granting. Unfortunately, our angel's not sporting the brightest halo in the bunch, and before you can say "Kris Kringle," he's botched his sacred mission and sent the residents of Pine Cove headlong into Christmas chaos, culminating in the most hilarious and horrifying holiday party the town has ever seen.

Move over, Charles Dickens -- it's Christopher Moore time.

If you have not read this book yet you must!!! I don't re-read books very often but I love to dive back into this every year. This is truly one of the greatest books I have ever read. I love how Moore brings in his characters from his other books into this book. 

We all want Zombie's this Creepmas this book has them! If you like Army of Darkness or Shaun of the Dead then you need no you MUST read this book.

Read an  Excerpt from The Stupidest Angel here. http://www.chrismoore.com/stupidest_angel2_excerpt.html 

And if that was not enough they are filming the movie http://www.tsathemovie.com/

About Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore is the author of Fluke, Lamb, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, Bloodsucking Fiends, Coyote Blue and Practical Demonkeeping.

He's Coming to town! Creepmas day 7

Bonus gift of creepy goodness Basil Rathbone "A Christmas Carol" from 1942.





You can get this over at Kiddie Records Weekly A great little site for old records that you just can't find
anymore.

Also over at Mail It To Team-Up  posted the Santa Claus Conquers The Martians Comic Book as part of there count down to Christmas. Be sure to check it out.

Full Moon Features will help you get into Creepmas Spirt

WIN a $500 Gift Card! Dread Central and Full Moon Features Happy Horrordays Contest!

From Full Moon Horror

Want something SCARY for the holidays? Here it is! The answer to your prayers and the biggest horror-themed holiday giveaway you’ll see this year! Strap in! It’s time for Dread Central and Full Moon Features’ Happy Horrordays Contest!

We’re teaming up with Dread Central for our first Holiday giveaway to celebrate the launch of Full Moon Horror!

Since something red creeping down the chimney while you sleep sounds incredibly scary to us, we’re wishing you Happy Horrordays with a chance to win some FANTASTIC PRIZES! You have until TUESDAY, December 20th, at MIDNIGHT (PST) to win! (How’s that for a creepy deadline?)

So what the heck are you waiting for. Click Here to see how to Enter I would wish you the best of luck but I plan on winning sorry. 

Merry Sinterklaas Creepmas Day 6

In Belgium and Holland today is the date we celebrate St. Nicholas

Here are a few gifts just for you.

Make sure you visit there site for more http://www.zombiechristmas.com/

The Munsters for Creepmas Day 5

The Munster's escort Santa in the 1964 Macy's Day Parade News reel.

The Sith who Stole Creepmas Day 4

Here is a fun little mash up to help make your spirits bright.

Creepmas Day 3 Gift

Black Christmas Soundtrack

 Download Here

This is not my post and I apologize I do not remember where I got it. This is a deluxe 2 CD set. This is also a fan made CD. So I thank you to the original poster.

Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher film directed by Bob Clark and written by A. Roy Moore, and largely based on a series of murders that took place in Quebec, Canada around Christmas time. The film's score is by Carl Zittrer. It was distributed by Ambassador Film Distributors in Canada and Warner Bros. in the United States. It follows a group of college students who must face a deranged serial killer lurking in their sorority house. It stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Marian Waldman, and John Saxon. A remake of the same name directed by Glen Morgan was released on December 25, 2006. The movie was inspired by an urban legend called "The Baby-Sitter."

Svengoolie Saturday

December

on WCIU @ 11am:
3 - The Mummy's Tomb
10 - Island of Lost Souls
17 - Ghost Breakers
24 - The Car
31 - Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy

on U Too @ 3pm:
3 - From Beyond
10 - The Boys from Brooklyn
17 - The Bat
24 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
31 - Enemy from Space

on MeTV @ 9pm:
3 - Island of Lost Souls
10 - Ghost Breakers
17 - The Car
24 - Pre-empted  for Christmas Eve
31 - The World of Abbott & Costello

Boy I wish I had U Too nothing would have been better then watching Santa Conquers the Martians on Christmas Eve!!

Elvira's Merry Creepmas Day 2

Nothing gets you ready for the creepy holidays like Elvira. You will not catch this on the Hallmark Channel, ABC Family or  Lifetime but you can head over to your local video store for some true Creepmas Holiday spirit. Next week December 6th Elvira's Movie Macabre - Santa Claus Conquers The Martians / Beast From Haunted Cave will hit the DVD shelves.

The sexy "Santa" outfit that Elvira wears will melt any amount of snow. 

Elvira prepares for her second favorite holiday by screening a camp classic featuring Santa thwarting a Martian plot to steal Christmas plus an abominable film about gangsters battling a snow beast at a ski-lodge. Includes cult director Roger Corman's Beast from Haunted Cave and the B-movie holiday classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.

If you have never seen "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" you owe it to yourself. And what a better way to watch a really bad movie. Elvira's wit and sarcasm make this much easier to swallow. If not you can always find it for a buck on many of those PD DVDs. For now, Check out the opening for Martians but fair Waring it is not for kids!!

Also, be sure to check out everybody's blogs that are having fun with Creepmas! 

Creepmas Day 1 Adams Family Christmas

Episode Summary

Uncle Fester is chosen to slide down the chimney dressed as Santa Claus to prove the existence of St. Nick to the children. However, when Uncle Fester gets stuck in the chimney, the rest of the family put their own plans in motion and Gomez, Lurch, Cousin Itt, and even Morticia and Grandmama don red suitz and appear to the children as Santa.

This originally aired December 24, 1965

Happy Creepmas Eve

From the website

There's no better gift for the little ghouls and gremlins on your holiday gift list than this delightful collection of classic holiday songs—with a slight gothic twist! Your purchase of the entire album of beautiful solo piano music includes a FREE high-resolution .pdf file of the album artwork and tray card that you can insert into any standard compact disc jewel case to create an unforgettable gift that will be the talk of any yuletide get-together!

This is a fun little idea and its only $4.99 for the download. This will surely set the tone for your Chreepmas  parties. Click here for the website.

Dark Angel

While we wait for Charles Band to relase info on The Dead Need Women here is his free movie of the week.

A little Svengoolie News

This week on MeTv will be "Island of Lost Souls"

So if you have never seen Svengoolie somebody over on the youtube posted the first 3 minutes of the intro.

Also this week Sven has said "we will be showing  “The Mummy’s Ghost” with John Carradine- in 2012."
And if that was not enough hinted to showing the Car as well. In his blog he was warning his new viewers  about Svensurround "I continue to hear from viewers about the Flash Gordon Svensurround episode…and the verdict is almost entirely “thumbs up”! That gives me some hope for when we run “The Car”, which is just loaded with Svensurround" said Svengoolie. "I’m sure there will be a few complaints that I have ruined this great “classic”. As I’ve said before- damned if you do, damned if you don’t. You can’t please everyone. I especially enjoy when said complainers react with such outrage when I honestly suggest that, if they want to see the movie untouched". I love the classic bit. Sure The Car is not the greatest movie on the planet but as a kid I loved this movie! And I'm a big fan of Svensurround as well. Its not over the top and most of the time it makes the movie more tolerable. I watched a horror host over do it with Fart and burp noise once and I'm not sure that I have watched that show again.

Once I get the newsletter you can bet I will post it here on Saturdays. Sure hope some of you can catch Sven or your local Me-Tv their is nothing better on a cold winters night.

Also sorry for the lack of post's this past week work is really demanding right now and will be the first week of December. This makes me cringe a little as we head into the Creepmas countdown! I will do my best I promise and I can't wait to see what others have to post.

Turkey's Away

Sorry  for the lack of post's this week I will try and get caught up soon. With Thanksgiving on our heels and while working retail Black Friday is on my mind. Not to mention inventory the first week of December. Yesterday was Ella's Diabetes 3 month follow up her A1C was a little higher than we would have liked. She came in at 8.9% they would really like her to be under 8%. Other then those things look good. So just a quick share this week.

WKRP Turkey Drop




If I don't get a chance to say it later Happy Thanksgiving.

Svengoolie Saturday

NOVEMBER:

on WCIU @ 11am:
19 - Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman
26 - The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

on U Too @ 3pm:
19 - The Island of Dr. Moreau
26 - Brain from Planet Arous

on MeTV @ 9pm:
19 - The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
26 - The Mummy's Tomb (w/ Flash Gordon chaser!)

It's a Bummer I have to wait a week to see Ghost and Mr. Chicken. I do love the fact that Sven is mixing thing up a little. I was starting to grow tired of Hammer Horror. But yet I will tune in for Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman.

Chicago get's into the Creepmas spirit

Silent Night of the Living Dead

Theater Wit1229 W Belmont Ave Chicago

Barbara Cooper is home from college and she’s brought her new man-friend Ben to meet her family. And Mr. Cooper will be DAMNED if some zombie apocalypse nonsense is going to get in the way of Mrs. Cooper’s perfect Cooper Family Christmas—even if he finds himself with an insatiable craving for brains! It’s a race against the kitchen timer as the Zombies close in, threatening everyone’s Christmas cheer. What will become of Barbara’s family? Can Ben save Christmas?? Will the turkey be dry??? Grab the nearest blunt instrument, and gather under the mistletoe to find out on the Silent Night of the Living Dead!

Presented by New Millennium Theatre Company

Dec 2 - Dec 18, 2011

Fri, Dec 2: 10:00pm
Sat, Dec 3: 11:00pm
Sun, Dec 4: 5:00pm
Fri, Dec 9: 10:00pm
Sat, Dec 10: 11:00pm
Sun, Dec 11: 5:00pm
Fri, Dec 16: 10:00pm
Sat, Dec 17: 11:00pm
Sun, Dec 18: 5:00pm
Thu, Dec 29: 8:00pm
Fri, Dec 30: 8:00pm


Price:$15-$18

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Box Office: 773-975-8150

http://www.nmtchicago.org/

Looking into tickets this looks like fun.

Aquaman Vs. Big Oil

Poor Aquaman! You deserve more love.

Free Music Monday New Steelheart Single

On Halloween Steelheart updated their website and are preparing a new album. Right now they are offering a free download to their new song "Black Dog".

Steelheart is a band fronted by Miljenko Matijevic. Mili’s powerful voice and multi-octave range have become the heart and soul of the band. Although they began as a glam band in the early 90s, Mili has recently reformed the band and turned it away from the glam scene. Steelheart's new sound is modern and edgy while still retaining overtones of Miljenko Matijevic's roots.










Slaughter asked Steelheart to perform a show which would occur in Denver, Colorado. The show took place on Halloween night, a night which will forever be remembered by Steelheart fans. While performing, “Dancing in the Fire”, a hit from the “Tangled in Reins” album, Matijevic decided to climb a lighting truss, which was improperly secured. Matijevic tried to evade the massive rig, but without success. The 1000 pound truss hit Matijevic on the back of the head, driving him face first into the stage, breaking his nose, cheekbone, jaw and twisting his spine. Matijevic miraculously found the strength to walk off the stage and he was immediately taken to a hospital. “Steelheart” ended that night.

Four years later, Matijevic formed a new version of Steelheart with Kenny Kanowski (guitars), Vincent Mele (bass) and Alex Makarovich (drums) to record and release the album “Wait”. The album was very different to the previous two albums. The single “Wait” went #1 in many Asian countries; however, that was the main area of the album’s success, the grunge invasion causing the American-European markets to be near closed to classic rock. Original member James Ward joined Steelheart on the tour supporting the album. Also on the “Wait” album, “We All Die Young”, the first track, was in the motion picture, “Rock Star,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston.

I invite you to listen to the whole album. If you were to listen to one song I highly recommend "Good 2b Alive"