An ode to Debi Sue Voorhees' big scene.

I can't believe I'm just finding this now. It was referenced in Red Letter Media's re:View of the Friday the 13th series. I'm even familiar with some of Jon Lajoie's stuff, but I never heard of this one.

Gen V (The Boys)

This show premiered 3 episodes today, a spin-off of The Boys about college students with superpowers. It's comparable to X-Men in that sense, but given the source material, it's much more violent than any of that sanitized Disney shit.

The Boys is one of my favorite current shows, so naturally, I'll be watching more of this one (only watched ep1 so far). However, it does disappoint me when a show gets some big names attached to it, only to kill them off in the first episode. But on a funnier note, this one chick has the power to get small, and she goes to fuck this douche college boy and he only wants her to go pint-sized on his dick, so there's a tiny girl squeezing a man's shaft and bouncing on his balls.

That's all I have to say about this show for now, so idk... The end?

EXPEND4BLES 2023

Those rascals are at it again after a near 10-year hiatus. Part 3 and its PG-13 antics killed the franchise there for a while, but they got that violence back. Somehow, this movie is still underperforming in the box office, but then again, isn't every movie? I'll blame people's falling interest in the cinema for that.

So how is the movie? Well, if you've seen any of the other movies, then this movie is like those. Just like those. There is nothing new in this entry. In fact, this movie is even missing certain things, notably Arnold Schwarzenegger and... yeah, Stallone basically isn't in it. Jason Statham carries the movie, yet with all that said... it's still a dumb entertaining popcorn flick. If you want to see your guys killing the shit out of the villains, then here you go. Of course, for today's representation-obsessed demographics, we have a couple of female expendables now. Megan Fox is one of them, and while I still don't take her for a bad-ass, that Jennifer's body is still top notch.

Early rumored casting from years ago suggested Hulk Hogan would be in this movie. Too bad that never happened, because I would have loved to see Rocky get a rematch with that hot dog. Alas, Stallone is showing his age a bit here, not only by joking about it, but by avoiding all physicality. All he does is fly planes here, but I'll take what I can get.

This movie is not great, but it's not bad.

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Lets hear it for the early 70s

In my game as an sorta easter egg, I'm including a list of the great cult films of the 70s and 80s
But the more I was listing them it was like nearly 3/4 were from the 70s so I thought OK I'll just do the 70s, but looking further it was mainly just the first half of the 70s (71-74).
Holy fuck whatever was in the water but it was a magical time.

Theres at least 20 giallos I didnt include otherwise it became too weighted

And Soon the Darkness (1970)
Crowhaven Farm (1970)
Valerie and her week of wonders (1970)
I Start Counting (1970)
Le Boucher (1970)
Queens of Evil (1970)
The Ancines Woods (1970)
Night Slaves (1970)
Han cambiado de cara (1971)
The Third Part of the Night (1971)
The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
The Devils (1971)
Black Noon (1971)
What the Peeper Saw (1971)
Glass Ceiling (1971)
Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things (1971)
Demons (1971)
Wake in Fright (1971)
A Bay of Blood (1971)
Fright (1971)
The Fifth Cord (1971)
Inn of the Frightened People (1971)
Deviation (1971)
Crucible of Horror (1971)
The Night God Screamed (1971)
Revenge! (1971)
Erotic Witchcraft (1972)
Terror at Red Wolf Inn (1972)
Arcana (1972)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Screaming Woman (1972)
Morgiana (1972)
The Other (1972)
Straight on Till Morning (1972)
What the Peeper Saw (1972)
The Devil (1972)
Demons of the Mind (1972)
A Reflection of Fear (1972)
Crawlspace (1972)
The Dead Are Alive! (1972)
the night strangler(1973)
love me deadly(1973)
The Vault of Horror (1973)
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
The Baby (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Torso (1973)
The Candy Snatchers (1973)
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
Isn't It Shocking? (1973)
Mystery in Dracula's Castle (1973)
Hex (1973)
Devicanska svirka (1973)
Nude for Satan (1974)
Inside Amy (1974)
Let Sleeping corpses Lie (1974)
Symptoms (1974)
From Beyond the Grave (1974)
Frightmare (1974)
Blood for Dracula (1974)
Reflections of Murder (1974)
House of Whipcord (1974)
Sweet Movie (1974)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Messiah of Evil (1974)
Vampyres (1974)
Bad Ronald (1974)
Puzzle (1974)
The House on Skull Mountain (1974)

The future of horror

Do you ever wonder what the state of the horror genre will be in let's say, 20-25 years? Or even 10 years. Or even further into the future than that, like 40-50 years (although most of us won't be around to worry about that)?

How many reboots of Halloween will there have been by then? How many Saw sequels? How about remakes of movies like Hereditary and The Conjuring? Will we be getting reboots / legacy sequels to movies like Terrifier? It's actually terrifying to think about...

The Best Bands

Who do you think the best bands are? Of all time, or of the moment. I think the chemistry of a band is important to consider, because it's kind of like a machine. If all the pieces fit together, the groove is gonna be there, and it'll be music to your ears.

Also worth considering is a band's longevity, and how much shitty material they've put out. That's why I wouldn't put a band like Pink Floyd on this list, because they released an album full of animal tracks. FUCK... THAT...

My picks:

Creedence Clearwater Revival may be the best band ever. They fuckin' rocked, and only made a finite number of albums, but EVERY track is great. The same can be said about Led Zeppelin. Those guys never had any dud tracks. Or at least a mere handful of mediocre ones at best.

The Rolling Stones never disappoint me, either. They've released a lot more material, which gives them more room for error for the harsh critics, but I tend to like all their tracks. They have so many goddamn hits! The Beatles got a little more druggie/weird with some tracks, but they're otherwise almost on par.

Another thing about these bands is that they didn't change their core lineup much, if at all. It's all about that chemistry, and these are generic examples, but I still fucking love these bands. There are probably a few other great examples out there, but I can't think of them right now.

I can't wait for Fall

This summer sucks. No rain and it's hot as hell. I need the autumn months to cool us off a bit, and for the first time in ages, I'm actually off work on Halloween. I always tell myself I want to decorate a lot and do fun stuff for Halloween, but I underestimate my own laziness. About the best I can do is overload my brain with horror for the October Challenge, which is generally good enough.

I do feel that for someone who loves horror and Halloween as much as I do, I don't make enough of a fuss about it.

Chucky, season 2

I missed this during it's initial tv run, but no worries. I figured it would hit peacock as soon as the season ended, like it did with the first season.

11 months later, they finally decide to put it on peacock. Meanwhile, a movie will end its theatrical run and appear on streaming in about a month or two. Like seriously, why the fuck did they wait so long with this? Now, I'm having to get it all watched before the season 3 premiere, which is next month. I'm going to overdose on Chucky, but it's my duty as a tv-watching guy. You get it.



So I'm about halfway through the season and it's pretty good. It's reminiscent of Child's Play 3 in which the protagonist(s) wind up in a reform school. Not a military school this time, but a Catholic school. Imagine what kind of terrors he could wreak upon priests and nuns... Yeah, that Chucky is a jerk of all trades. Able to be a killer doll in all sorts of tropes and horror settings.

I love seeing Devon Sawa back. He's supposed to come back in season 3, likely as yet another new character. I'm assuming his character will die in this season, because why not? Everybody dies, and Chucky ain't afraid to explode kids either. Multiple Chuckies mean he can be reckless.

The Tiffany/Tilly plot is wonderful. I loved the guest stars in the murder mystery party episode. I love how Tiffany wants to be Jennifer Tilly so much, but all she's watching for research is Liar Liar. 😄

They also play Psycho II in some parts of the season, and guess who pops in this show? It's easy if you think about it.

And for anyone wondering about Glen/Glenda... that plot is finally being addressed, too. I'm not sure how a franchise about a killer doll from the 80s can hit all the right notes, but it's working.

Natty Knocks 2023

Dwight H. Little directs a new Halloween-centric horror film with Bill Moseley, Robert Englund, and Danielle Harris. Yes, she's come full circle here, which is enough for me to get excited.

Some teen witnesses Bill Moseley doing bad things, and it becomes a cat and mouse thing. Some teen's mom is Danielle Harris, and it's funny to see. She's still fine as hell, but she's more of a supporting character here. Bill is the main villain, and he's adequate. He plays it well, but he doesn't have a hell of a lot to work with.

The movie looks good, but I couldn't figure out where it was going or what it was trying to achieve. I disengaged a bit in the middle... and a bit more at the end... but I definely did watch this movie.

Watch it for the actors. They're great. The movie itself is pretty meh.

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Day of the Triffids (1963)

I just watched this (again) for the sci-fi challenge. I must have had this thought before, but, whatever... I was just startled, watching it, by how influential it seems to have been. I should have written this as I was watching it, I would probably have remembered more.... I just kept constantly being reminded of more modern films, while watching it, and of course that is probably because those more modern films were partly inspired by, or at least doing homage to, Day of the Triffids.

The dude waking up in the hospital room, the morning after some horrifying pestilence or other events has run its horrifying course through the community, has been done in 28 Days Later, The Walking Dead, and possibly some other movies I have seen. I will come back and write in anything I remember here. Anyway, those movies and TV shows aren't necessarily inspired by DotT, but I just feel like someone on the set of both those sets must have mentioned the similarity to DotT, and maybe stuck in some kind of Easter egg for alert fans.

The scenes at the lighthouse made me think of The Fog, of course. I bet John Carpenter has talked about any connection that might exist here, in some interview... I can't remember hearing this, but I bet he has.

Also, just the way the Triffids move, and what they are like, just in general... it just feels like DotT might have been more of an influence on the zombie apocalypse sub-genre than some of the early films that are actually about zombies.

I will come back and post more, if I remember anything else, or think of anything new.