The third Sandman Slim novel from Richard Kadrey. These are all pretty good hard-boiled urban fantasy novels. Apparently there are 10 of them in the series. About one a year. That’s not too bad. He’s very much into world building and creating lots of characters and creatures. It almost feels like a game system novelization.… Read more Aloha From Hell
Month: August 2018
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
I’ve been reading as well. Not just watching cheesy movies. I read this, the third, collection of Stephen King short stories. Finished it a week ago, but been lazy. He says in the introduction that his best short stories where in the other two collections and he’s probably right. But there are some gems. I… Read more Nightmares and Dreamscapes
The Funhouse (1981)
I slacked this week and didn’t watch much nor do much of anything else. But, now I’m back with a new movie. 1981’s The Funhouse, directed by Tobe Hooper. A group of four people (the age is hard to guess, but meant to be about 19 but look older) go to a carnival for some… Read more The Funhouse (1981)
Chopping Mall (1986)
Now we’re getting into really different movies. Chopping mall is about a bunch of young adults working in the mall who decide it’d be fun to hang around after it closes and have a big sex party. And it would be fun, if the mall hadn’t just installed new robot security drones. And if those… Read more Chopping Mall (1986)
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
Humanoids from the Deep, or Monster as it’s known outside the US, is a little different from the other films I’ve watched. I think the switch to on location filming instead of studio filming really changes how I view a film. Apparently the original directer didn’t like the changes Roger Corman wanted. Especially the added… Read more Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
Forbidden World (1982)
Forbidden World is kind of a sequel to Galaxy of Terror. It’s a sequel in the sense that Roger Corman had these left over sets and needed to use them to maximize his return on prop investment. Commander Mike Colby, some kind of space ranger, has been awakened from cryogenic sleep to deal with an… Read more Forbidden World (1982)
Deathstalker II (1987)
I choose Deathstalker 2 for today’s entry in my 80s binge watch and I was not disappointed. It was a fun silly adventure, non-stop action and plenty of boobs to distract from the cheap sets. The opening scene has the new Deathstalker (he’s different from the first movie and the sequel is completely unrelated) stealing… Read more Deathstalker II (1987)
Barbarian Queen (1985)
Today’s movie is Barbarian Queen. Another Roger Corman produced sword and sandals epic. This one was very short; only 70 minutes long. Lana Clarkson stars as the titular Barbarian Queen who seeks revenge after her village is raided on her wedding day. The voices were off in this print and it took some getting used… Read more Barbarian Queen (1985)
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
For my second film, I choose Galaxy of Terror, a film produced by Roger Corman to capitalize on Alien’s popularity. It had James Cameron as a production designer and second unit director who then went on to remake the movie as Aliens. Aliens isn’t quite the same movie, but it does have a lot of… Read more Galaxy of Terror (1981)
Deathstalker (1983)
It’s been so long since I posted. I’ve been reading Stephen King’s third short story collection, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, these last couple of weeks. They’re short stories, so it’s easy to read one and then stop for awhile, where with a novel you read and read until you’re done reading. Makes it take longer to… Read more Deathstalker (1983)