This Weekend's (5/9) Creature Double Feature Drive-In Movies!

Greetings Ghoulies! Hope you were able to get out and enjoy the nice weather this past weekend! I did and had time to sink my teeth into our vampire features. Really enjoyed Near Dark and Dracula vs. Frankenstein was fun but tough to watch poor Lon Cheney.

Judging from the posters to my right here, they went crazy with the red! Two more great features for the weekend!

First up Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar fend off "The Brood"! When Samantha gives birth to mutated children, what secrets do they hold? Can they be stopped?

Then, rising once more from Tokyo Bay, Godzi....Urrrr...Gigantis The Fire Monster! Confused? I'll explain all tomorrow with the sneak peeks. Just know some giant monsters are tearing up Japan so it can't be that bad!

See you tomorrow! Till then, Watch the skies!

Clip of The Week: Some Days You Just Can't Rid of A Bomb...

Our clip of the week comes from The Batman movie from 1966 and features Adam West as Batman trying to get rid of a bomb. Great fun from an awesome show and movie!



Se you tomorrow night for this week's Creature Double Feature!

This week's previews!

It's a double dose of trailer goodness this evening! The weather is calling some rain this weekend. It should make some gloomy, atmospheric viewing for our bloodsuckers out there!

First, we have Near Dark. This came out in October 1987 and didn't seem to generate much buzz. Maybe The Lost Boys came out around the same time, and stole some thunder from it. Will have to check the dates on that! Anyone? This is a smart vampire film as I believe they never actually mention the word vampire. It stars Adrian Pasdar and also features early appearances on film by Bill Paxton and Iggy Pop! It's become a cult hit over the years, and I love me the cult classics! Here's the trailer...



From there, we will shifting to a movie I know hardly anything about, 1971's Dracula vs. Frankenstein. It's a low budget Grindhouse-like film. For those that are unfamiliar with the term; In the 70's there were a lot of movie houses that ran all night low budget horror movie marathons. They usually had some nudity and lots of gore. And they called these houses Grindhouses because they "grinded" out the films one after another. They always seemed to be in the seedier parts of town and god knows what went on there! Anyway, this featured Lon Cheney Jr. in his last role, as his addiction to alcohol had pretty much ran it's course by then. I was curious in this flick as it was on the list of films that originally ran on Creature Double Feature. My mind doesn't recall it but we'll see if it sparks anything when viewed...



I love the tone of this week's Creature Double Feature. I hope to see you there! Until then, watch the skies!

This Weekend's (5/2) Creature Double Feature Drive-In Movies!

Greetings Groovy Ghoulies! A day late and a dollar short but "fangs" for staying around! The drive-in is featuring two doozies this weekend! Texas Chainsaw and Horror of Dracula were great and I hope you will enjoy these two too! We will be celebrating MORE vampires in different flicks.

First, Adrian Pasdar of Heroes fame is bitten by a pretty drifter and soon finds himself caught up among them! Can he break the curse before him? Find out in Near Dark!

Pure Grindhouse and monster battle royal fun after that! A descendant of Dr. Frankenstein hopes to revive the monster in 1971! The good count Dracula arrives and the body count soars! Could anything contain these two titans? Have you seen the movie poster above? Dracula vs. Frankenstein is placing bets now!

Check back for the previews tomorrow! Until then, watch the skies!

Clip of The Week: Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi

Happy Friday Groovy Ghoulies!

The sun is shining and it looks like it's going to be a great weekend in upstate NY. I opened up the vault to see what they had for the clip of the week, and this is what popped out! Tim Burton made a movie about the life of B Movie director Ed Wood. It starred Johnny Depp and Martin Landau.

Here's a clip from the movie where Bela is supposed to fight a mechanical octopus while filming Bride of The Monster. Things don't go exactly as planned. Enjoy the scene and I hope to see you all for Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Horror of Dracula tomorrow!

Previews: Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Horror of Dracula

Double the previews tonight as we get ever closer to what's shaping up to be a great weekend!

Our first feature, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was one of those films I waited until I was a teenager to discover. I remember going to Karner Video and Hippo's, of all places, to rent movies and always being drawn to the Horror section. Anyway, there was this movie explosion for me and I was introduced to many of the great '70s and '80s slasher films. And I would like to think if Creature Double Feature had lasted the test of time of the cable expansion, we might have seen these kinds of films make their way into the rotation with the likes of our second feature.

Tobe Hopper made this low budget great in 1974. I don't think he realized he would spawn a franchise that has enjoyed recent success with rebooted remake and prequel. It's based loosely on serial killer Ed Gaines and at times unsettling. It grossed almost $31 million and and has become one of the most influential horror films of our time. Here's the trailer...



From there, we return to the familiar hallowed Hammer Films ground. I hope you can tell I am a huge fan of these films and this is one of my absolute favorites! Anytime Christopher Lee is donning the fangs, it's a good day. But, "The Horror of Dracula" was the first one to pit Peter Cushing against his good friend. Hammer was still breaking ground with their horror films, and this followed up "Curse of Frankenstein" in fact playing as a double feature in some spots. The colors in this film are great. And I just love the atmosphere of these films. Here's a great trailer...



It's going to be a great weekend to hit the drive-in and I hope to see you there! Bring your raincoat as the blood will be flowing freely!

This Weekend's (4/25) Creature Double Feature Drive-In Movies!

Greeting Groovy Ghoulies! The films for this week's drive-in have just landed in my lap and it promises to be a bloody good time!

We're going to be headed to the great state of Texas for our first feature and check it with our favorite family of cannibals. Can you survive a night in their house? Will you be able to get away from Leatherface and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

From there, we journey to far away Transylvania and watch one of my favorite Hammer classics. Peter Cushing stars as Dr. Van Helsing and Christopher Lee appears as Count Dracula for the first time as The Horror of Dracula is unleashed on the world! Hope to see you this weekend at the Creature Double Feature Drive-In!