Spook Show Cinema #23: Dracula (1958)
Dracula (or The Horror of Dracula as it was retitled for the United States) was released in 1958 and starred the ever classy Peter Cushing as Van Helsing and Sir Christopher Lee as Count Dracula.
DetailsMarvelmania Magazine # 1
Hello again! It’s time for another edition of Fabulous Finds! Number eighteen (18) to be exact, and this week I’ll be writing about the Marvelmania club magazine entitled, oddly enough, Marvelmania Magazine! But the interesting story is that there were actually two separate number one issues! Say what? Yep, there was a sixteen page trial run…
DetailsSpook Show Cinema #22: The Hazing a.k.a. Dead Scared
The poster and brief description that Netflix gave me of The Hazing led me to believe this would be good for at least one or two laughs at its expense.
DetailsRETRO REVIEW: Brave & Bold # 93
Bonjour, mes amies! or in good ol’ English, Hello, my friends! Why the French greeting, you ask? Well, why not, I answer! This week I’ve ventured into the D C Comics section of my huge back issue collection and uncovered The Brave and the Bold # 93, cover dated January 1971. The book features an…
DetailsSpook Show Cinema #21: American Mary
American Mary is a unique and refreshing film in the genre that will hopefully be remembered by many as a film that succeeded on all levels.
DetailsI WILL TELL YOU #86: Motor City Comic Con 2013
I Will Tell You #86: Motor City Comic Con 2013 The 24th springtime Motor City Comic Con is currently taking place at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI this weekend, May 17-19. This year’s show saw the usual mix of media celebrities including familiar names such as The Incredible Hulk’s Lou Ferrigno and Star…
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Marvel Comics Mini Books
Howdy folks! And welcome to another Fabulous Find! This week I’m going back into my 1960’s Marvel stuff and pulled out a couple of Marvel mini books from 1966. There were six books in the series, based on their Marvel Comic counterparts, but I’ve only managed to secure two of the six mini books for…
Details1949 Chris Craft Cruiser Tear Down
If you’ve been around the shop at all, since we moved to our own building on Inkster Road, you’ve probably noticed that giant boat we have docked in our parking lot. Over the last several years, we’ve tried to find someone interested in restoring it to former glory, but there was just too much hull…
DetailsSpook Show Cinema #20: The Monster Squad
The movie I always think of when it comes to my youthful days is the classic 1987 film, The Monster Squad.
DetailsRETRO REVIEW: Fantastic Four Annual # 3
Face Front Fans! It’s time for another RETRO REVIEW. And this week I’m looking at the Fantastic Four Special King Size Annual # 3, from the summer of 1965! And yes, it really says that on the cover, see for yourself: It also boldly proclaimed that it contained “72 Big Pages”, but only 23 of them were…
DetailsSpook Show Cinema #19: Grave Encounters & Grave Encounters 2
I had a customer tell me to check out Grave Encounters and Grave Encounters 2. They were streaming on Netflix so I decided to give them a whirl. Grave Encounters and Grave Encounters 2 are “found footage” horror movies from 2011 and 2012, respectively.
DetailsFabulous Find # 17: The Voices of Marvel Record
Welcome back to another Fabulous Find! This week I’ve pulled out my copy of the 1965 flexible record entitled; “The Voices Of Marvel”. This was part of the 1965/1966 official Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit. Unfortunately, I did not join up back then, and therefore I do not have the rest of the kit, but I did…
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