The Mummy
1932 | NR | 1Hr 13 Min | Horror | Universal
Writer: Nina Wilcox Putnam
Stars:
Boris Karloff
Zita Johann
David Manners
The Mummy Tonight On Svengoolie
The Mummy
1932 | NR | 1Hr 13 Min | Horror | Universal
Writer: Nina Wilcox Putnam
Stars:
Creepshow 2019
2019 | R | 45 Min | Horror | Monster Agency Productions
Directors:
David Bruckner, Tom Savini
Writers:
Writers:
Byron Willinger
Philip de Blasi
Stars:
Stars:
Adrienne Barbeau
Tobin Bell
Jesse C. Boyd
Part One: "Gray Matter": Richie's drinking habit was getting out of control but no one expected his thirst to become insatiable. His appetite grew from beer to animals, to people; and with a hurricane closing in, Richie begins to devour everything in sight.
I don't know about you but I for one have been eagerly waiting for Creepshow to find its way back to TV, and when Shudder announced its return this fall it was a no brainer to extend my subscription. Shudder has been killing it lately and if you're a horror fan it is definitely worth checking out. Gray Matter is was up first and it brings with it a who is who the Horror royalty.
Nicotero kicks things off with his segment based on Stephen King’s “Gray Matter.” With one hell of a disturbing set, this segment has a look that is extremely gross and moldy feeling! You truly want a shower after this one. Moreover, Nicotero once again proved his uncanny knack for detail, with his nod you the Kind, for example, a search for the Grady twins is mentioned on the radio. These are the twin girls from The Shining.
Next Up The House of the Head: Evie's dolls are some of her favorite companions, but when a severed toy head appears in their dollhouse and starts murdering, Evie can't protect them. Are her favorite dolls next? Or worse, if it escapes the confines of the dollhouse - is she next?
Is it possible to hold your breath for 20 minutes? Sure is I'm living proof! The House of the Head is a masterpiece! How the hell something about a dollhouse and inanimate objects kept me on the edge I will never know. Of course, the cute little thing pictured above is non-other than Judith Grimes From The Walking Dead. This one really grabs you and never lets's go thanks to the powerful performance that Cailey Fleming brings.
Josh Malerman's story is a really great psychological thriller about this little girl comes home, and her dollhouse is haunted. Who know toys would creep me out in such a good way. Creepshow is off to a good start can not wait to watch more throughout this haunting season.
Witch's Night Out
1978 | PG | 28 Min | Family | Leach/Rankin Productions
Writers:
John Leach
Isobel Jean Rankin
Stars:
Stars:
Gilda Radner
Bob Church,
John Leach
Yes! Another one off the bucket list this year. I really wanted to dive into this last year as Witch's Night Out celebrated 40 years of entering us on Halloween. Witch's Night Out is an independent animated Halloween film that premiered on NBC on October 27, 1978. Produced by Leach/Rankin Productions, whose only other work was the 1978 movie The World Beyond. Witch's Night Out was the sequel to 1974 special, The Gift of Winter (also on this year's bucket list). It featured the voices of Fiona Reid as Nicely, Catherine O'Hara as Malicious, and Gilda Radner as the washed-up witch.
With its unique art style that was very popular in the 70s' (Fritz the Cat, Heavey Metal) it found a new home on the very popular Disney Channel every year from 1989 to the late 1990s. I did find its way to VHS in 1986 and finally brought back to life via DVD 20 years later. Thanks to its DVD release fans have been going crazy about the nostalgia this Halloween special brings. And for a great reason 40 plus years later Witch' Night Out is still a fun Family special that brings joy to the witching season.
Meanwhile, the town is planning a Halloween party at the Witch's house due to them thinking it was abandoned. However, the citizens of the town get offended when the kids show up at the party. The town is not ready for real monsters so they quickly form a mob. During all the chaos the witch loses her magic wand, which gets attached to Malicious, and is unable to turn Bazooey and the kids back to humans. The group is then chased through the town and forest by the mob in true cartoon storytelling fashion, eventually losing them.
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| Picture found on the official site. But I wanted to post as I ask the question Is she naked? |
Malicious and her partner, Rotten, begin to misuse the wand's powers causeing damage to the town but they also summon the witch and the kids to their location. Regaining her wand, the witch uses its power to turn Malicious and Rotten into monsters, while turning the Frankenstein monster, ghost and werewolf back into Bazooey, Tender and Small. Eventually, the witch uses her powers to restore everything to normal, showing the town that she is not evil. The town quickly accepts the witch, and she starts turning people into what they want to be for Halloween!
The artwork is still amazing and the new HD transfer allows the colors and charters to really pop off the screen! Gilda Radner really gets into character and at times you forget she is the voice, and that is a wonderful treat. And before she did Sally from the Nightmare Before Christmas Catherine O'Hara brings us the voice of badass (And Naked?) Malicious.
Witchs Night Out warmed this old man's heart and should warm yours as well. Do not let this one pass you by and watch it for free today on VUDU or TubiTv. If you have Amazon Prime you can catch it there as well with no adds.
And the song man that song Witch Magic is pure 70s gold! Here take a listen.
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| 5 out of 5 |
Haunted Mansion Rain And Thunder
I feel like this might be cheating a bit but I actually like these sound effect loops and why not have one playing in the background while cleaning the house or reading a good book? We all love the sounds from Disneys Haunted Mansion so this is the perfect mood-setter. In fact, let it run in the background while checking out the other foolish mortals counting down to Halloween HERE.
Also, an added bonus here is an official Haunted Mansion Wallpaper for your Computer.
The Headless Horseman 1934 Directed by Ub Iwerks
ComiColor Cartoon, directed by Ub Iwerks, based on "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Released to theatres 1 Oct 1934. Music by the legendary Carl Stalling. The series was the last produced by the studio; after losing distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934, the Iwerks studio's senior company Celebrity Pictures had to distribute the films itself.
BATS!
Today's music Monday is all about Bats! The first two songs are from a new band simply called Bats! I love that Ska sound!
You can not do a post about Bats and not include a few fun tunes pertaining to Batman.
She Married a Monster
1951 | PG | 1 Hr 18 Min | Horror | Columbia
Writers: Mortimer Braus (story), Jack Pollexfen (story)
Stars:
Louis Hayward
Jody Lawrance
Alexander Knox
Nothing like kicking off haunt season with a Classic Monster. I have not seen this one in years should be fun.
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40 Years Later, Evil Returns Home
2018 | R | 1 Hr 46 Min | Horror | Blumhouse
Director: David Gordon Green
Writers: Jeff Fradley and David Gordon Green
Stars:
Jamie Lee Curtis
Judy Greer
Andi Matichak
Nick Castle
Synopsis:
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers (Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney), the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Well, I did it check one off the bucket list finally. Halloween is by far my favorite franchise and Michial Myer is one of the top 3 killers of all time. So why did I miss this last year in the theatre its simple, I wanted to forget about all the hype and what everybody said about the new flick. What I ended up, in the end, was a mixed bag of emotions. so where do I begin? How about the bad first...
This one is going to get me some hate but here it goes, Jamie Lee Curtis. Yep, I said it her storyline was just bad! I wanted her to be the strong woman they wanted her to be but instead, she came off as a nut job. Did she really have to live in a dump with panic rooms and booby traps? I wanted her just to be a badass bitch that lived a normal life but yet trained on the back half to kill Michael is that too much to ask? Her storyline changed the face of the franchise and honestly, I'm not happy with that. Second, this now takes away from my favorite movie in the series Halloween 2 which no longer exists in the timeline, ugh! This really pisses me off sorry. On to the good...
When Michael is on the screen this movie is at its strongest. The imagery that they used to block him in was perfect. In fact, the gas station scene was so intense despite the fact we saw all of it in the trailer. It was incredibly powerful and *Spoiler* when he drove up in the pickup truck I squealed with joy like a little kid once again. I'm 50/50 on the mask tho just not feeling the worn outlook I get that it had to age over time but it was looking dangerously close to Rob Zombie's mask, and that took me out of the moment a few times. But Halloween was not a total loss on to the Great!
Andi Matichak is a true find and one of the brights lights in Halloween! She came off as a badass leading the way, unlike her grandmother. (From IMBD) The role of Allyson, Laurie's granddaughter, became somewhat of a coveted role. Multiple popular actresses including Lucy Hale and Emma Roberts met with Danny McBride to personally talk about the movie. However, the studio decided that they wanted to go back to the roots of the first movie and cast an unknown actress, similar to how Jamie Lee Curtis was cast in the original. The music is also a very strong piece of driving this movie. The music is composed by John Carpenter, his son Cody and his godson Daniel Davies. The trio had previously collaborated on John Carpenter's Lost Themes and Lost Themes II albums.
The Gore or Death senses are downright amazing! A true throwback to the 80's slasher flicks. Sure the first one was truly scary and not gory but this one brings the blood and in a good way. So, in the end, did I like Halloween and simply put YES did it blow me away and become one of the greats well, No! The good outweighed the bad leaving me wanting those sequels provided Lori becomes a normal badass.
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| 3 Bloody Brains out of 5 |
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Family Streaming
One of our favorite things this time of the year is watching all those specials about Halloween. Today here is a look at what you can watch through streaming services. So grab the kettle corn and orange soda it is Family TV Time.
First up The Free Site VUDU and what they have to offer.
Just a tad disappointed with VUDU this year only offering up three freebies for kids. Other than the Cat in the Hat nothing really worth watching.
With the Roku Channel trying to compete with VUDU I had high hopes to be sadly disappointed. They so far are only offering The Dog Who Saved Halloween and Day of the Dead storybook, Bummer.
On to some of those subscription services First up HULU
We will defiantly be jumping into the Tiny Toons later this month and I just might check out Monster at Large.
Ok, let's see what Amazon Prime has for us today. So far they have listed about 18-20 tiles for children and teens. I also know that later this month we get a special treat with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Halloween Special. In the meantime here is what they have for us.
I can safely say Elmo says Boo was a household favorite for years and it is still fun for us to pop in this time of the year. Also, the Dancing Pumpkin is odd but satisfying. Holloways Eve is new so watch for a review on that one. They also listed a few others like Halloween of Car City and
Trico Tri Happy Halloween that might be worth checking into.
Ok on to the giant that is Netflix, this is just under the kid's tab we all know that the hidden gems are out there streaming I'm just giving you a small sample at this time.
Super excited to see Pac Man Halloween back to the streaming site and holy bats rats and cats HOUSE OF MOUSE VILLAINS! Better watch that one fast you know it goes away next month. Not sure what Trick or Treaters is but I added that to my queue.
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Weebles Wobble Haunted House
Let us start things off on the right foot before we lose it (Insert evil laugh here). Let's take a quick look at one amazing toy from my childhood that honestly wish I still had.
How cute is this? I do remember playing with this set as a child and having a blast.
Of course, everybody wanted to be the Witch or Ghost nobody wanted to play with the scaredy-cat.
The Haunted House found its way into homes in 1976.
Of course, it was in the Holiday Gift books! So for one year anyway Halloween did invade Christmas. In the end, this proves that Halloween started to really trend up in the '70s allowing us '70s kids to really embrace the season leading to what it has become today. So to you younger readers your welcome. 🎃❤
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Of course, everybody wanted to be the Witch or Ghost nobody wanted to play with the scaredy-cat.
The Haunted House found its way into homes in 1976.
Of course, it was in the Holiday Gift books! So for one year anyway Halloween did invade Christmas. In the end, this proves that Halloween started to really trend up in the '70s allowing us '70s kids to really embrace the season leading to what it has become today. So to you younger readers your welcome. 🎃❤
Make sure to check out all the other Pumpkin Heads Blogging about Halloween by clicking HERE
Happy October 1st Everybody!!
Let us start the Countdown to Halloween on a softer side. We all love Halloween Specials no matter your age. Charlie Brown always sparks joy into your season but today we take a look at the 1930's sexpot and often controversial (by today's standards) Betty Boop. Take a few minutes out of your day for a little Max Flischer short where it is Halloween, and Jack Frost in his ice-covered airplane covers the fields below. A chilly scarecrow plucks a wind-blown piece of paper out of the air; it is an invitation to Betty's Hallowe'en party. Maen, while Betty is mass-producing jack o' lanterns with the help of her animal friends and the partygoers, starts to arrive and join with Betty in song. Meanwhile, a hulking gorilla gatecrashes the party and threatens to ruin the evening. Betty disguises as a black cat, and her friends turn the table on the beast and scare him out of the party.
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