PHANTASM (1979) TURNS 45!!!

PHANTASM (1979) d. Don Coscarelli (USA)
PHANTASM II (1989) d. Don Coscarelli (USA)
PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD (1994) d. Don Coscarelli (USA)
PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION (1998) d. Don Coscarelli (USA)
PHANTASM V: RAVAGER (2016) d. David Hartman (USA)

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When Phantasm premiered in early 1979, it was unlike anything horror fans had seen before. It was a coming of age tale that also dealt with death, loss, and abandonment. It had science fiction elements, Villainous morticians, bizarre magic, and gory set-pieces, all centering around a mysterious estate and an evil, if convoluted, plot to steal and enslave the dead, with terrific special effects on a minimal budget. The film was a huge hit in theaters, and found an even wider fanbase on television and home video, ultimately leading to four sequels and a labyrinthine mythology surrounding the Tall Man and his army of brain-sucking chrome spheres.

WILLY'S WONDERLAND (2021) Blu-ray Review

WILLY'S WONDERLAND (2021) d. Kevin Lewis (USA)

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Welcome to Episode 11 of THE STACK!

Tonight we discuss the dubious pleasures of watching Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage knock the crap out of a bunch of murderous animatronics in the exactly-as-advertised Willy's Wonderland, out now on UHD and Blu-ray from Shout! Factory. I mean, really, that's the whole movie. If that sounds like a good time to you, this is your flick.

GODZILLA VS. EVERYBODY!!! (ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL)

GHIDORAH THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER (1964) d. Ishiro Honda (Japan)
GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA (1974) d. Jun Fukuda (Japan)
GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE (1989) d. Kazuki Ōmori (Japan)
GODZILLA VS. SPACE GODZILLA (1994) d. Kensho Yamashita (Japan)
GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004) d. Ryuhei Kitamura (Japan)

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Ever since the original Gojira debuted in Japan in 1954, followed by 1956’s even more successful international cut, Godzilla King of the Monsters, the giant radioactive lizard has been a going concern for 70 years. And one thing that director Ishiro Honda, FX wizard Eiji Tsuburaya, and screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa quickly discovered was that as enjoyable as the Big G was on his own, he was even more entertaining when tangling with another oversized mutant, creature, or Interstellar menace.

LEPRECHAUN FRANCHISE (1993- 2018) RETROSPECTIVE ROUND TABLE!!!

LEPRECHAUN (1993) d. Mark Jones (USA) 

LEPRECHAUN 2 (1994) d. Rodman Flender (USA) 

LEPRECHAUN 3 (1995) d. Brian Trenchard-Smith (USA) 

LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE (1996) d. Brian Trenchard-Smith (USA) 

LEPRECHAUN 5: IN THE HOOD (2000) d. Rob Spera (USA) 

LEPRECHAUN 6: BACK TO THA HOOD (2003) d. Steven Ayromlooi (USA) 

LEPRECHAUN: ORIGINS (2014) d. Zach Lipovski (USA) 

LEPRECHAUN RETURNS (2018) d. Steven Kostanski (USA)

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Throughout the slasher boom of the 1980s, nearly every holiday was offered up on the proverbial chopping block, from Halloween to Valentine’s Day to Mother’s Day to Christmas, from birthdays to prom nights and everything in between. However, one holiday remained untouched until 1993, when writer/director Mark Jones decided to put a horror spin on a certain date initially designed to honor an Irish bishop, Saint Patrick. And when our thoughts turn to Ireland, we instantly think of that mythical creature neatly filed between fairies, elves, and sprites... the Leprechaun!

IMPULSE (1974) Blu-ray Review

IMPULSE (1974) d. William Grefe (USA)

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Welcome to Episode #10 of THE STACK!

Tonight, we'll take a look at Grindhouse Releasing’s extraordinary 4K restoration of Impulse, featuring William Shatner as a money-hungry degenerate lurking around Tampa in search of moneyed babes that he can woo and do. Ruth Roman, Jenifer Bishop, and Harold “Odd Job” Sakata co-star in William Grefe's (Sting of Death, Death Curse of Tartu, Stanley, Mako: Jaws of Death) wild and weird slice of regional horror psycho-therapy. And then listen to AC babble on about all the amazing extras, because hoo lawd, there’s a bunch. IT’S THE PHYSICAL MEDIA RELEASE OF THE YEAR, FOLKS.

EYES OF FIRE (1983) - A FOLK HORROR GEM

EYES OF FIRE (1983) d. Avery Crounse (USA)

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When celebrated photographer Avery Crounse set out to make his feature film debut, he didn’t opt for the simple route of an escaped psycho wielding a butcher knife like so many of his early ‘80s contemporaries. Eyes of Fire (1983) is instead an epic venture into the realm of magical realism, following a pair of families in 1750 on the run from their Puritanical community’s torches and pitchforks. As they escape into the wilds of the American Frontier, they encounter not only justifiably hostile Native Americans defending their territory, but also tree demons and tortured spirits bent on taking their lives, stealing their souls, or worse.

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) TURNS 70!!!

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) d. Jack Arnold (USA)
REVENGE OF THE CREATURE (1955) d. Jack Arnold (USA)
THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956) d. John Sherwood (USA)

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One of the best sci-fi/horror efforts of the 1950s and must-see material for any card-carrying genre fan, Creature from the Black Lagoon was the brainchild of producer William Alland who blatantly riffed on King Kong’s storyline of a legendary beast sought out by civilized man for selfish designs. Screenwriters Harry Essex and Arthur Ross worked alongside legendary genre director Jack Arnold (who helmed such fare as It Came from Outer Space, Tarantula, and The Incredible Shrinking Man) to create an onscreen antagonist so fantastic that audiences could not help but empathize.