A Monster Bash Recap of Movies, Kong and Memorabilia
For those who have been regulars here at Mike’s Take, you know I like to make the 500 km drive down to Mars, PA located just north of Pittsburgh to […]
The Raven (1935)
“I am a law unto myself.” If the supposed war to be the King of Horror movies pitting Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff against each other is to be believed, […]
A Total of 10 Mini-Movie Reviews From Mars … and some bonus footage to.
Considering I left for Mars, Pennsylvania on Thursday Morning and returned to Canada Sunday afternoon I’d say that sitting in on 10 movies is a pretty good scorecard overall. Not […]
Monster Movies on 8 MM
I can’t speak for you but I’ve wanted to collect movies since I was a kid. Here I am as an adult with over 12000 titles in my movie room […]
The Haunted Palace (1963)
Roger Corman and AIP once again treat us to a Vincent Price graveyard fest that while being hailed as another of the Edgar Allan Poe entries is in truth an adaptation of […]
My Favorites of Lee and Cushing For Halloween
As Halloween approaches it seems everyone has a list of horrors to see and there’s usually very little that interests me when it comes to seeing the ones splashed about […]
Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
Once again Errol Flynn stars in another film utilizing the Adventure tag in the title harkening back to the days of Robin Hood and Don Juan when he was still […]
High School Caesar (1960)
The month of August coming to a close can mean only one thing, high school season is upon us and to kick things off let’s look back to this drive-in […]
Hell Boats (1970)
Having seen the other film James Franciscus had in theaters during the 1970 season I figured it was time to catch up with his only other big screen appearance that […]
Now Playing July 1st 1967 on Canada’s 100th Birthday
Talk about a celebration! Not only was my beloved Canada celebrating it’s 100th year but theaters in Toronto, Ontario had an amazing line up of movies for everyone to choose […]
Backtrack (1990)
aka Catchfire …. Once Easy Rider screen legend Dennis Hopper had made the comeback Hollywood loves after quitting the drugs and alcohol that had fueled his existence for far too many […]
The Uncanny (1977)
Coming nearer the end of Peter Cushing’s career is one of Milton Subotsky’s final anthology horror films, The Uncanny. This Canadian made production filmed partly in Montreal has been fairly well panned over the years. […]
The Jackals (1967)
This South African western remake of 1948’s Yellow Sky is easily one of the more unlikely credits during the latter part of Vincent Price’s storied career. Here he plays an […]
My Roundtrip to Mars and the Monster Bash 2018 …. Part 2
With morning comes breakfast and at the Monster Bash you can head on in to the screening room and grab some cereal and watch cartoons if you’d like. Make sure […]
My Roundtrip to Mars and the Monster Bash 2018 …. Part 1
Just 525 kms from door to door and I’ve made it to Mars for what I believe is my 7th time attending the classic monsters convention known as the Monster […]
Now Playing October 30th, 1971
Flashback time once again thanks to getting my hands on a Toronto newspaper that featured plenty of viewing choices for the movie going crowds. Everything from rereleases to the newest […]
