Tag Archives: The Howling

Hell of Fame Inductee: Dee Wallace

    Dee Wallace   as howled in by Phil Fasso       I remember the thrill I had the first time I met Dee Wallace.  Back in 2005, Chiller hosted a rare January show with a small guest … Continue reading

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The Dee Wallace-Motherhood Equation

        I blame E.T.  Steven Spielberg’s 1982 tale of a kid and his new friend the alien was one of the biggest box office hits of all time when it came out, and it’s most likely where … Continue reading

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ABOMINABLE

        If you’re a horror fan who grew up in the 80s like I am, most likely you appreciate old school.  I miss those gaudy days when plots weren’t so cheeky and self-knowing, casts looked like real … Continue reading

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THE HOWLING

          Werewolves have been cool for a long time.  Back in 1941, Universal Pictures unleashed THE WOLF MAN a decade into its Classic Monsters run, giving horror fans one of the genre’s most fun monsters.  Also … Continue reading

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Dee Wallace Week on Death Ensemble

      Dee Wallace is a solid, talented actress on whom many of the horror genre’s favorite directors have come to depend.  For more than 30 years she’s been in some of horror’s most well-loved flicks, and she’s a … Continue reading

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CONVENTION REPORT: MAD MONSTER PARTY Part 2

          What the Fix the Chapel is This??? or, Meeting Rutger Hauer     Mad Monster Party, Charlotte, NC   March 23-24, 2012 at the Blake Hotel           Fasano, X and I … Continue reading

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Dee Wallace- Sweetest Woman in Horror (Audio)

          Dee Wallace is my favorite horror actress.  I full well know I can count on her for two things:  being a dependable actress in horror films, and the sweetest person on the convention circuit.  Through … 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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Howling in Innerspace with Piranhas: The Kevin McCarthy/ Joe Dante Connection

        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

          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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