Tag Archives: In Its Own Universe

POPCORN

        For about seven years Jill Schoelen had a good run in horror movies.  In 1987, she broke into the genre with THE STEPFATHER as the maladjusted stepdaughter Stephanie.  Mike Cucinotta and I watched it last night, … Continue reading

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WAXWORK

        As the first part of the Deborah Foreman Double Shot, Phil looks at WAXWORK, an In Its Own Universe flick that takes 40s era screwball comedy and graphic horror and never manages to integrate them slightly. … Continue reading

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SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS

          SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS is on Netflix Instant.  As with SANTA CLAUS, it’s also been deservedly victimized on MST3K.  Watch if you want to pick your poison between these two holiday horror flicks.   … Continue reading

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SANTA CLAUS (1959)

          SANTA CLAUS is on Netflix Instant as a double shot!  Lucifer orders you to watch both the original and the MST3K versions, so you can take in the full madness.  Do it now, or he’ll … Continue reading

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SLAUGHTER HIGH

          On its opening night, I went to see SORORITY ROW, a flick that is a silly remake of a just-as- silly 1980s slasher.  Slashers aren’t my favorite horror flicks, so why this lame remake inspired … Continue reading

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THE VIDEO DEAD

    It’s never easy for me to use superlatives when discussing horror films.  If I say a film is the worst vampire film I’ve ever seen, does that mean worst from a studio?  Is it even fair to compare … Continue reading

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MEGA SHARK vs. GIANT OCTOPUS

  MEGA SHARK vs. GIANT OCTOPUS   Sometimes a series of things lead a man in one, inevitable direction.  During an interview with Kathleen Kinmont, we discussed her ex-husband and RENEGADE co-star Lorenzo Lamas;  one night soon after, the totally … Continue reading

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