It Came From The Man Cave!: May 2015

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Bug Buster

Source: VHS

Director: Lorenzo Doumani

Writer: Malick Khoury

Stars:

Randy Quaid

Brenda Epperson

Katherine Heigl

James Doohan

George Takei

Plot:

After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by a lethal species of large cockroach. After some of the town's inhabitants are killed, the mayor enlists the help of eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin in order to prevent further harm to the local dwellers.

It's May Monster Madness time! And this year theme Insects. And when you live in a house of girls you know all about the blood curly screams they can induce. I have plenty of bug films in my collection that I could have easily picked for this but one day when I was out Movie Hunting I ran across this VHS. It looked fun and cheesy but after the Randy Quaid debacle from the Frankenstein movie that I watch I put it back down. Yet I could not get it out of my mind and despite having a reputation as being a poorly made film, that has nonetheless achieved a small B movie cult status. So back to the Salvation Army a week later to see if it was still available. Thankfully with 50 cents in my pocket I walked out with hopes of finding one of those hidden gems. Did I strike it rich...

Destruction to all he touched or looked upon!

Director: Lambert Hillyer

Writers: John Colton

Stars:

Boris Karloff

Bela Lugosi

Frances Drake

Visionary scientist Janos Rukh convinces a group of scientists and supporters to mount an expedition to the African continent to locate and study an ancient meteorite of great significance. He exposes himself to the highly toxic radiation of the meteorite, and while an antidote devised by Dr. Benet saves him from death by radiation poisoning, his naked touch causes instant death to others. Back in London, the benefits of the meteorite's controlled radiation offer Dr. Benet an opportunity to restore eyesight to the blind. The antidote's toxicity excites Prof. Rukh into paranoid rages as he seeks revenge against the members of his expedition, who he accuses of stealing his discovery for their own glory.

It all comes your way tonight on MeTV at 10 pm eastern/pacific- 9 pm central- or, if you’re unsure what time to see it where you live, please check your local listings, or go to www.metvnetwork.com and click on “where to watch” for your local information. Our Chicago viewers get a second viewing of “The Land Unknown” (with more C2E2 stuff, and a visit with Sven fan C M Punk) at 11 am on our sister station, WCIU, the U! - See more at: http://svengoolie.com/?p=7855#sthash.KqmmKq8Y.dpuf

The Stroke

Chip Znuff and I

Have not done this in a while but I found Enuff Z'nuff's new video from the new album Covered in Gold. The Album is great as they cover some classics from the 80's to the 90's. Quite a few of these tracks are from compilation albums so it was nice to have them all in one place.

Some of the great songs on the album,
Stone Cold Crazy
Believe it or Not
When Doves Cry
Yankee Rose
Jealous Guy

So check out The Stroke then check out the music on iTunes

I wish I had $50 bucks!

Link to the kickstart is on the side bar of this site -->

Get Pitch Slapped

Source: DVD

Director: Jason Moore

Writers:

Kay Cannon

Mickey Rapkin

Stars:

Anna Kendrick

Brittany Snow

Rebel Wilson

Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much-needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

Brittany Snow, I love you!

You'll all be Dammed!

Source: NetFlix Streaming

Director:

Jordan Rubin

Writers:

Al Kaplan

Jordan Rubin

Stars:

Rachel Melvin

Cortney Palm

Lexi Atkins

Zombeaver's is an action-packed horror/comedy in which a group of college kids staying at a riverside cabin are menaced by a swarm of deadly zombie beavers. A weekend of sex and debauchery soon turns gruesome as the beavers close in on the kids. Riding the line between scary, sexy and funny, the kids are soon fighting for their lives in a desperate attempt to fend off the hoard of beavers that attack them in and around their cabin.

Order up some nacho's you will need them to soak up all the Cheese!

Zombie's just want to have fun

I used a different free editor for this one. WeVideo, I am kind of annoyed by the watermark, but I really liked how smooth the program worked. This is the video for the Zombie Pin Ups. This is always a fun little show at Flashback Weekend. Make sure to give the video a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel.

November Box of Dread found footage.

So I was cleaning up the computer and found this old Box of Dread Video we have never published. I used a new program not sure yet if I like it. Looking for something new to do on youtube might start Vlogging. How do feel about youtube? Do you find yourself watching random videos? Let me know.

Lets Go Duck Hunting!

Let's Go Hawks!!

Behind a barrier of antarctic ice... a paradise of hidden terrors!

The Land Unknown
1957 | B&W | 78 Minutes | 2.35:1 | NR | Sci-Fi | Universal

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Writers: László Görög

Stars:

Jock Mahoney

Shirley Patterson

William Reynolds

On a naval expedition to Antarctica, three men and reporter Maggie Hathaway crash-land in a crater 1000 m below sea level. There, they encounter steamy tropical forest, dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and human footprints, as Maggie's clothes become more and more abbreviated.

Watch 'The Land Unknown' at 10 PM / 9 C, Saturday, May 23, on Me-TV - See more at: http://svengoolie.com/#sthash.Wbg2AWo4.dpuf

Out of a time-rotted tomb crawls an unspeakable horror!

I Bury The Living
1958 | B&W | 76 Minutes | 1.85:1 | NR | Film-Noir | United Artist

Source: DVD

Director: Albert Band

Writer: Louis Garfinkle

Stars:

Richard Boone

Theodore Bikel

Peggy Maurer

Through a series of macabre "coincidences," the newly-elected director of a cemetery (Richard Boone) begins to believe that he can cause the deaths of living owners of burial plots by merely changing the push-pin color from white (living) to black (dead) on a large wall map of the cemetery that notes those plots.

So how many movies will you watch in a lifetime that the monster is a push pin and a cemetery map? My guess would have to be only one! And it is so worth your time to track it down. The movie is pretty easy to find it fell into Public Doman and I have it on a few of those cheap DVD sets with 15 movies on them. The good news for my copy, it looked great they did not try to squeeze it done to pixeled goo.

It's Alive!

Summer Block Buster that never happened.

What a shame that this will never see the light of day thanks to the poor advertisement of the first one.

May Monster Madness!

I missed this last year so I'm looking forward to getting back into the game. Click here if you would like to sign up your blog as well.

We will sharing, scaring, and caring about Monster Insects! Your post can be anything! A film/book review, gross insect crafts, giveaways, FX makeup tutorials, recipes… just anything you can think of! Please join us. The more the hairier, I mean scarier… I mean… oh whatever, you get the idea.

Weird Monster Escapes! Terror Seizes City!

Revenge of the Creature
1955 | B&W | 83 Minutes | 2.00:1 | NR | Horror | Universal

Director: Jack Arnold

Writers: Martin Berkeley William Alland

Stars:
John Agar
Lori Nelson
John Bromfield

How about this weeks description coming from the man himself take it away cha....sorry Sven.

Tonight on Me-TV, it’s the movie that made Sven history back in the 80s when I presented it in 3-D- “Revenge of the Creature”!
The Gill Man resurfaces,gets captured and brought to America- specifically, a Florida Marineland-like theme park- where they try to communicate with him (with an electric probe?!)Needless to say, no theme park can hold him- and Florida becomes a disaster area when the Creature roams free!

You can catch “Revenge of the Creature” (only in 2-D this time)tonight on Me-TV throughout the country-10 pm eastern, 9 pm central, etc..

Wait what?!?

What rock was I under? Not 100% behind this but I did laugh out loud at a few spots. We will see.

Beach Party Blogathon!

So I decided to jump feet first into the water's of the Beach Party Blogathon. The blog hop starts June 8 through June 12. The movie I have picked to talk about so far is Cabin Fever: Patient Zero.

A group of friends think they're going to the perfect spot for a bachelor party; a secluded private island. They quickly learn the island is not as private as they thought. The island is home to a lab thought to be empty, but in actuality a deadly, extremely fast acting, flesh eating virus has just escaped containment. Now everyone on the island has to fight not only to survive the outbreak, but also to survive each other.

If you would like to join in on the fun swim on over to Beach Party Blogathon!

How about some Svengoolie

You check out Terror From Beyond the Daves!! Or their YouTube Page for more Svengoolie madness.

Thirteen Inches with an Attitude

Source: Blu-Ray

Director: Albert Pyun

Writers: Charles Band

Chris Roghair

Stars:

Tim Thomerson

Jackie Earle Haley

Kamala Lopez

Brick Bardo is a traveler from outer space who is forced to land on Earth. Though regular sized on his home planet, he is doll-sized here on Earth, as are the enemy forces who have landed as well. While Brick enlists the help of an impoverished girl and her son, the bad guys enlist the help of a local gang. When word leaks out as to his location, and all hell breaks loose. Brick is besieged by an onslaught of curious kids, angry gang members, and his own doll-sized enemies, and he must protect the family who has helped him and get off the planet alive.

You'll Pay To Get In... And Pray To Get Out!

Source: American Horror Stories 12 Movie Collection DVD

Director: Stu Segall

Writers: John F. Goff

Stars:

John F. Goff

Steve Vincent

Douglas Gudbye

Verkina Flowers

Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural California drive-in theater, randomly killing people with a sword.

Boy did I think I was in trouble seconds after popping this bad boy into the DVD player. Half the screen was dark and the other half was fading in and out. Thankfully it corrects itself shortly thereafter but the film still looks like a direct port from a 16mm reel to reel. In a way, the grim and grit fit into the movies atmosphere but still not easy to watch. In fact, just a little color correction would have helped tremendously. So why is this a cult classic?

The Ultimate Alien Weapon Is Back

Back in 1986 Charles Band was set to produce the sequel called Laserblast 2. The movie was even planned for a theatrical release as production was to start in August of that year. However, Bands production company Wizard Entertainment fell into financial difficulties shortly after the production of Laserblast 2 and the project ended up being scrapped. Elements of the abandoned sequel were later used in the 1988 Empire entertainment film Deadly Weapon. Weapon, like Laserblast, was about a bullied teenager who finds a powerful weapon and uses it to seek revenge.

Well maybe someday this will see the light of day until then I will drool over these.

Out of the bowl... and TOTALLY out of control!

Source: Horror Collection DVD

Director: John Carl Buechler

Writers: Luca Bercovici

Stars:

Evan MacKenzie

Kevin McCarthy

Eva LaRue

A "Ghoulies" comic book is found in a frat house bathroom. The comic secretly holds powers over three lost Ghoulies that are imprisoned within its pages. They are soon released by Professor Ragnar who uses them in an attempt to stop 'Prank Week' where frats play tricks on each other for a tinfoil crown. Skip Carter and his frat house of party animals are destined to take back the crown, but he is having problems with his girlfriend who is dating his arch rival, Jeremy. When Jeremy frames Skip, resulting in his expulsion, the Ghoulies are sent to kill Skip and any other frats that stand in their way.

I probably should have done this review on Free Comic Book day. You Ghoulies 3 takes you as far from the first two as humanly possible to give you a more kid friendly rated R movie. Yes, kid friendly like if it was not at a college and we had tons of sex and boob's this movie would play out on the Disney channel.

They're busting out!

Source: DVD

Director: Charles Band

Writer: Colin Rodgers

Stars:

Bob Ramos

Mindy Robinson

Welcome to Babe Jail, where the best shower a girl can get is from the warden's house, and interrogation always ends in intercourse! This outlandish compilation of trailers and clips spotlights the women-in-prison sub-genre of grindhouse exploitation films, which were most popular in the 70's and 80's. Hosted by the illegally-sexy "Roxie" and her demented ogre-of-a-cellmate, "Lavondra," you've been sentenced to watch the best of the most degrading, perverse, and sadistically sexist filth ever sent to the slammer. The prison bars may be cold, but the babes are hot!

Not too much to say about Charles Band's documentary Babes Behind Bars. This flick pays tribute to the genre of grindhouse movies that featured women in prison. The film collects a number of trailers and outrageous clips from various B-grade exploitation flicks. Mindy is your host and all she really does talk dirty to the camera, it's kind of a snooze fest unless you like these trailer type of movies. Sometimes they are fun and at only 73 minutes I would say it is only 13 minutes too long.

2 Bloody Brains out of 5

If you cross him...he'll kill ya!...Stone dead!

Source: Action Classics 50 Movie Pack

Director: Daniel Vance

Writers:

Daniel Vance

Mike Nolin

Stars:

Steve Sandor

Rockne Tarkington

Richard X. Slattery

A decorated Vietnam War vet returns home to his small southwestern town, only to find carnies and bikers are stepping all over it, prompting him to take action.

Was looking for something different to watch and remembered this Action Classic's 50 Movie Pack that I picked up used for less than a buck. After flipping through it, I settled on Trained to Kill. I'm all about going into a movie with a clear mind not knowing anything about it. Seem's more of a challenge that way.

May The 4th Be With You

Billy was a kid who got pushed around... Then he found the power

Source: Fullmoonstreaming.com

Director:

Michael Rae

Writers:

Franne Schacht

Frank Ray Perilli

Cast:

Kim Milford

Eddie Deezen

Keenan Wynn

Cheryl Smith

Roddy McDowall

Billy's never been able to fit in where he lives; suddenly that's not a problem anymore. A desert exploration leads to an explosive discovery for Billy: his own personal laser gun. It takes a little while to master the controls, but Billy gets the hang of it, just as it gets the hang of him. Each time Billy fires the laser it converts him, little by little, into an alien. Billy becomes possessed by the ruthless power in his hands and becomes a powerful foe. Cars, planes, and people all fall before the awesome alien power that Billy wields. Now he must gain control before the aliens return to claim what's theirs.

Sven gets his 4th Rondo!

Big Congratulations to Rich Koz for winning his 4 Rondo (3 Year in a row) again this year. Check out all the winners here.

THE TOUCH OF DEATH!

Man-Made Monster
1941 | B&W | 59 Min. | 1.37.1 | PG | Horror | Mono | Universal

Director: George Waggner

Writers: Harry Essex

Stars:

Lionel Atwill

Lon Chaney Jr.

Anne Nagel

Man Made Monster stars Lon Chaney Jr. as a carnival performer who transforms into a murderous monster after a terrible accident. On a dark and stormy night, a bus skids into a high-tension wire electrocuting all passengers but one: "Dynamo" Dan McCormick (Chaney Jr.), who survives because he has built up immunity to electricity through his carnival performances. Dan is now the perfect specimen for the evil experiments of mad scientist Dr. Rigas (Lionel Atwill), who is working to create a race of electrically controlled men to do his bidding. The innocent Dan agrees to let Dr. Rigas study him but soon turns into a voltage addict manipulated by the doctor's commands. Before long, Dan becomes a monster whose fiery touch can, and does, kill. His powerful currents send him on a rampage through the countryside and lead to an edge-of-your-seat climax!

“Man Made Monster” switches on tonight on MeTV at 10 pm eastern/pacific, 9 central, or check your local listings for airtime. Chicago gets a second run of “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” at 11 am on MeTV.

What The Hell did I just watch!

Source: VHS

Director: David Wickes

Writer: David Wickes

Stars:

Patrick Bergin

Randy Quaid

John Mills

Dr. Victor Frankenstein creates his creature, who escapes into the countryside to find that humanity has only pain and sorrow for him. But a psychic link between created and creator draws the two ever nearer until their paths must inevitably cross again...

Man this is bad make-up

So just like the good old days of going to the video store and finding what looks like a cool little horror flick. When I picked up this Frankenstein I had no clue what it was. But the cover art was cool and the Frankenstones cartoon intrigued me. I should have read the Randy Quaid as the monster part before parting ways with my quarter to the thrift store cash register.

First things first. When you pop this bad boy in you are treated with a good 10-minute cartoon starring the lovable Flintstones and there very familiar looking neighbours the Frankenstones.

Both are dad's coaching a baseball team. Both teams make the playoffs and have to play each other. That's when the mayhem gets going. The cartoon was worth the .25 cents so not all is lost on this movie.

First this movie was part of TNT's Monster Vision that ran in the early 90's and was hosted by Penn and Teller. So it's no wonder that I have never heard of this. Who the hell would think of Penn and Teller as Horror Host!?