Tag Archives: Invasion of the Body Snatchers

THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X

Posted on February 19, 2012 at 11:42 AM by Fasso

        In 1956, Kevin McCarthy starred in INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.  His most famous film, it rages against the evils of conformity and how we lose everything when we sacrifice those things that make us individuals.  … Continue reading →

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Howling in Innerspace with Piranhas: The Kevin McCarthy/ Joe Dante Connection

Posted on February 16, 2012 at 8:11 PM by Fasso

        All this recent buzz about THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X has Kevin McCarthy on my brain.  The dashing movie star would have been 98 yesterday, and with fond memories of meeting Kevin many times on … Continue reading →

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The Creases Make It Reel

Posted on January 23, 2012 at 8:50 PM by Fasso

          My dad used to tell me when I was a kid that he was born in the wrong time, and he should’ve been an officer in Hitler’s army.  He’d regale me with stories about Panzer … Continue reading →

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Dana Wynter, Remembered

Posted on May 21, 2011 at 7:54 PM by Fasso

Dana Wynter, Remembered     A few years back, I was at Kevin McCarthy’s table at a horror convention yet again, and I asked him about Dana Wynter.  In his doddering way, he went on about what a looker she … Continue reading →

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Hell of Fame Inductee: Kevin McCarthy

Posted on February 26, 2011 at 10:22 PM by Fasso

Kevin McCarthy as remembered by Phil Fasso   I suppose Kevin McCarthy has shaped a great part of my life the last seven years.   When my friend Nicole called to tell me that Kevin had died, it took the … Continue reading →

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INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

Posted on February 26, 2011 at 5:22 AM by Fasso

Look at your neighbor.  He looks exactly the same as he did yesterday.  He has all the thoughts and memories of living next door to you that he should have.  He acts pretty much the same as he normally would.  … Continue reading →

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