Friday, January 3, 2025

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) ORIGINAL TRAILER

                I know I have watched this recently... well, maybe in the last ten years or so.  I am not sure I have seen it from Sven, though.

375. Ultraman 24 and 25 Gubira, Red King and Friends!

                Here we have the show firing on all ultra-cylinders!  A fantastic fish monster starts us out!

Thursday, January 2, 2025

The Monster Squad (1976)

From Wiki, of course- The series stars Fred Grandy as Walt, a criminology student working as a night watchman at "Fred's Wax Museum". To pass the time, Walt built a prototype "Crime Computer" hidden in a large stone sarcophagus near an exhibit of legendary monsters. When Walt plugged in his computer, "oscillating vibrations" brought to life the wax statues of Dracula (Henry Polic II), the Wolfman (Buck Kartalian) – who here was named "Bruce W. Wolf" (with one episode revealing that the "W" stood for "Were") – and the Frankenstein Monster (Michael Lane), who was referred to as "Frank N. Stein" in the credits.  The monsters, wanting to make up for the misdeeds of their pasts, became superhero crimefighters who used their unique abilities to challenge and defeat various supervillains. In most episodes, Walt would send the monsters out to investigate crimes and fight the villains while monitoring the activities from the wax museum via the Crime Computer, presumably because his job required him to be at the wax museum at all times. However, Walt would sometimes join the climactic battle with his comrades in some episodes and come to the rescue when needed.  Now my turn:

374. The Baneful Brain from Planet Arous (1957)!

              In which we start Series 03 with X7's review of The Brain from Outer Space! It is a fun movie with a silly invader who is trying to take over the world. Seems like many evil brains from space do that regularly.

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

HOTW- The Ancient One

 

From Wiki- The character who would eventually become the Ancient One was born in Kamar-Taj, "a hidden land high in the Himalayas",[2] more than 500 years ago.[3] He spent his youth as a peaceful farmer, until his friend Kaluu discovered the power of magic.[4] When Kaluu shared this knowledge of the mystic arts with the Ancient One, the two disagreed on how they would use the powers. The Ancient One wished to turn their village into a utopia, while Kaluu desired power and conquest over nearby villages.[5]  The Ancient One and Kaluu agreed to cast a spell, eliminating sickness, disease, and age from Kamar-Taj. Subsequently, the villagers, under Kaluu's mind-control spell, crown him king of the village.[2] The Ancient One attempts to stop Kaluu, but the village of Kamar-Taj is wiped out as a result of their conflict.[6] As a result, Kaluu is banished to an alternate dimension and the Ancient One is stripped of his immortality. Nonetheless, the Ancient One ages far more slowly than any regular human.[7]  Back to me:

373. A Celebration of Time Warp Comics!

                 This store and its owner have been in my life longer than I care to remember.  Wayne is moving on, and this is a remembrance of the influence it had on me.