It’s the holidays!  I’ve started my shopping but I got a lot more left to go!  Will we have a snowy Christmas this year?  Probably not but who knows?  Maybe we’ll get some snow in January!

Ryan O’Neal, RIP.  There’s no point in pretending that Ryan O’Neal didn’t have his demons but he also starred in two of my favorite 70s films, Barry Lyndon and The Driver.  He was especially well-cast in Barry Lyndon, in which his steady presence held together one of Kubrick’s most challenging films.  And you know what?  It’s easy to make fun of Love Story but Ryan O’Neal gave exactly the performance that film needed to work.

On Saturday, my friends and I had our annual viewing of Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.  I never get tired of singing Hooray for Santy Claus!  Here’s what else I watched, read, and listened to this week:

Films I Watched:

1. Cop (1988)
2. Don’t Bother To Knock (1952)
3. Fist of the North Star (1995)
4. The House At The End of the Street (2012)
5. House of Strangers (1949)
6. The Last Angry Man (1974)
7. Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (2013)
8. Santa Claus and the Fairy Snow Queen (1951)
9. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964)
10. Starship Invasions (1977)
11. This Side of the Law (1950)
12. The Stranger (1946)
13. Tight Spot (1955)
14. Uncle Buck (1989)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race
2. Bar Rescue
3. Baywatch Nights
4. Check It Out!
5. CHiPs
6. Dancing With The Stars
7. Degrassi Junior High
8. Dr. Phil
9. Fantasy Island
10. Frasier
11. Friday the 13th
12. Hell’s Kitchen
13. Highway to Heaven
14. Jennifer Slept Here
15. Kitchen Nightmares
16. The Love Boat
17. Monsters
18. Night Flight
19. The Simpsons
20. Survivor
21. T and T
22. Welcome Back, Kotter

Books I Read:

1. The Connellys of County Down (2023) by Tracey Lange
2. Silver Nitrate (2023) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3. There Will Be Fire (2023) by Rory Carroll

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Armin van Buuren
4. Ashlee Simpson
5. Bloc Party
6. Britney Spears
7. Carly Simon
8. Chelsea Wolfe
9. The Chemical Brothers
10. Christina Aguilera
11. Dean Martin
12. Dillon Francis
13. DJ Snake
14. Dove Cameron
15. Ellie Goulding
16. Fatboy Slim
17. Fletcher
18. Fiona Apple
19. Frank Sinatra
20. Frankie Valli
21. Gwen Stefani
22. Jakalope
23. Jessica Simpson
24. Jungle
25. Katy Perry
26. The Killers
27. Lady Gaga
28. Lili Refrain
29. Linda Scott
30. Lindsey Stirling
31. Maria Tomba
32. Mariah Carey
33. The Prodigy
34. Rita Coolidge
35. Rita Ora
36. Saint Motel
37. Selena Gomez
38. Taylor Swift
39. Tiesto
40. Tony Bennett

Live Tweets:

1. Fist of the North Star
2. Cop
3. Uncle Buck
4. The House at the End of the Street

Awards Season:

1. Atlanta Film Critics Winners
2. Michigan Movie Critics Guild Winners
3. Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
4. National Board of Review Winners
5. AFI Top Ten
6. Astra Nominations
7. Chicago Film Critics Association Nominations
8. Las Vegas Film Critics Society Nominations
9. Los Angeles Film Critics Association Winners
10. Boston of Society of Film Critics Winners
11. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Winners
12. St. Louis Film Critics Association Nominations 

Trailers:

1. Grand Theft Auto VI
2. Handling the Undead

News From Last Week:

1. Veteran television producer Norman Lear Dies At 101
2. Actor Ryan O’Neal Dies At 82
3. Producer Stan Rogow Dies At 75
4. Actress Marisa Pavan Dies At 91
5. Jonathan Majors begged accuser to avoid hospital, warning of possible ‘investigation,’ messages show
6. The Bikeriders’: Jeff Nichols’ Biker Drama With Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, & Jodie Comer Set For Summer 2024

Links From Last Week:

1. Disney Needs To Replace Jonathan Majors, Or Kang Needs To Be Cut From The MCU
2. Mary Tyler Moore Takes On Philip Marlowe! “Gift” A Gumshoe’s Greatest Hits – Author Raymond Chandler!
3. Tater’s Week in Review 12/9/23
4. The Love of a Cat Named Ortoloni ~ Chapter 8

Links From The Site:

1. Leonard shared the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI!
2. Erin shared The Gambler, Death Smells of Cordite, Shack Woman, Pearl Harbor 2003, Brain Surgeon, Venus on Wheels, and Brain Guy!
3. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Jennifer Slept Here, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check It Out!
4. I paid tribute to Fritz Lang and Sergio Corbucci!
5. I reviewed Evil Dead Rise, Cop, and The Last Angry Man!
6. I shared my week in television!
7. I shared music videos from Britney Spears, DJ Snake & Selena Gomez, Dove Cameron, Maria Tomba, Jessica Simpson, Christina Aguilera, and Chelsea Wolfe!

More From Us:

1. At her photography site, Erin shared Spirit of Christmas, Horseman, Don’t Mess With Santa, Misty Morning,  Snowman, Afternoon, and December Sky!
2. At my music site, I shared songs from Jessica Simpson, Linda Scott, Lady Gaga, Lindsey Stirling, Al Hirt, Frankie Valli, and Britney Spears!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!

It’s December!  I can’t believe that this year is nearly over!  It seems like time has just flown by and before we know it, it’ll be 2024!

There’s so much to do this month.  I’ve got a lot of movies and books to get caught up on and I’ve got a wonderful holiday for which to prepare!

What’s your favorite Christmas movie?  I love It’s A Wonderful Life and The Godfather.  And yes, The Godfather is a Christmas movie!  Tom Hagen got the Reynolds Pen after all!  I also can’t wait for my annual viewing of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!

Happy Holiday Season!

Films I Watched:

1. Blood Sport (1973)
2. The Brain Machine (1972)
3. Death Car on the Freeway (1979)
4. Evil Dead Rise (2023)
5. No Way Out (1987)
6. Rock, It’s Your Decision (1982)
7. Santa Claus (1959)
8. The Snowman (1982)
9. Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Bar Rescue
2. Baywatch Nights
3. Check It Out
4. CHiPs
5. Degrassi Junior High
6. Dr. Phil
7. Fantasy Island
8. Friday the 13th
9. Highway to Heaven
10. Jennifer Slept Here
11. Kitchen Nightmares
12. The Love Boat
13. Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
14. Monsters
15. Mystery Science Theatre 3000
16. T and T
17. Welcome Back Kotter

Books I Read:

1. The Invisible Hour (2023) by Alice Hoffman
2. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (2023) by David Grann

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Annalisa
2. Armin van Buuren
3. Britney Spears
4. The Chemical Brothers
5. Coldplay
6. Darlene Love
7. Dillon Francis
8. Geri Halliwell
9. Katy Perry
10. Kiki Rockwell
11. Moby
12. Olivia Rodrigo
13. Rita Ora
14. Saint Motel
15. St. Vincent
16. Spice Girls
17. Taylor Swift
18. The Ting Tings
19. Wham

Live Tweets:

1. Death Car On The Freeway
2. No Way Out
3. Yakuza Apocalypse
4. Evil Dead Rise

Awards Season:

1. Gotham Award Winners
2. Lisa Marie’s Oscar Predictions For November
3. NYFCC Winners
4. Michigan Movie Critics Guild Nominees

News From Last Week:

1. Actress Frances Sternhagen Dies At 93
2. Shane MacGowan Dies At 65
3. Felicity Huffman says college admissions scandal was ‘only option’ to help her daughter
4. Susan Sarandon apologizes for ‘terrible mistake’ of making anti-Jewish comments at Pro-Palestinian rally

Links From Last Week:

1. Kelly Clarkson’s Incredible “Sisters” Duet! Fill Your Ears With Holiday Cheer! Here Are Both Of Her Holiday Albums!
2. Happy Caturday! (12.02.2023)
3. Spider-Boy #1
4. Tater’s Week in Review 12/2/23

Links From The Site:

1. We celebrated Arleigh’s birthday!
2. I shared my week in television!
3. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Jennifer Slept Here, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, Check It Out, and Blood Sport!
4. I shared music videos from Saint Motel, Britney Spears, Annalisa, Kiki Rockwell, Armin van Buuren, Moby, and Rita Ora!
5. Erin shared Pep Stories, Romantic Western, Illustrated World, Brief Stories, Telling Tales, The Case of the Shoplifter’s Shoe, and Film Fun!

More From Us:

1. At her photography site, Erin shared Water Tower, Nativity, Ho Ho Ho, SMU, Chem Trail, George Dealey, and America!
2. At my music site, I shared songs from Katy Perry, Moby, Darlene Love, The Ting Tings, Geri Halliwell, Coldplay, and St. Vincent!

Click here to check out last week!

I hope everyone has good Thanksgiving!  I enjoyed spending time with my family and celebrating my sister Erin’s birthday on Friday!

Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week!

Films I Watched:

1. Acquitted By Faith (2020)
2. Behind the Sun (1995)
3. Black Scorpion (1995)
4. Challenge of Faith (2006)
5. Days of Power (2018)
6. The Detective (1968)
7. Disturbing Behavior (1998)
8. High Tension (2003)
9. The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
10. Lady in Cement (1968)
11. Lockdown: 2025 (2021)
12. Loving the Bad Man (2010)
13. Notting Hill (1999)
14. Redemption of the Commons (2014)
15. The Secret Life of John Chapman (1976)
16. Sixteen Candles (1984)
17. Tapestry (2014)
18. Tony Rome (1967)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race
2. Baywatch Nights
3. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
4. Check It Out
5. CHiPs
6. Degrassi Junior High
7. Dr. Phil
8. Fantasy Island
9. Football: Commanders vs Cowboys
10. Football: 49ers vs Seahawks
11. Football: Packers vs Lions
12. Happy Hour
13. Highway to Heaven
14. Jennifer Slept Here
15. Kitchen Nightmares
16. The Love Boat
17. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
18. Monsters
19. Snub
20. Survivor
21. T and T
22. Welcome Back Kotter
23. WKRP In Cincinnati
24. Yes, Prime Minister

Books I Read:

1. In The Likely Event (2023) by Rebecca Yarros
2. Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End (2023) by Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Armin van Buuren
3. Bjork
4. The Black Keys
5. Britney Spears
6. The Chemical Brothers
7. The Crystal Method
8. David Guetta
9. Dillon Francis
10. ELO
11. The Flying Lizards
12. Funkadelic
13. Katy Perry
14. Kim Petras
15. Moby
16. Olivia Rodrigo
17. The Prodigy
18. Pulp
19. Saint Motel
20. Taylor Swift
21. White Stripes

Live Tweets:

1. Black Scorpion
2. Notting Hill
3. Disturbing Behavior
4. High Tension

News From Last Week:

1. Director Aldo Lado Dies At 88
2. Susan Sarandon dropped by talent agency after anti-Semitic comments
3. ‘Scream’ star Melissa Barrera dropped from franchise after anti-Semitic posts
4. Now It’s “Hall Vs. Oates!” Their Legal Battle! Why The Best-Selling Duo “Can’t Go For That! No Can Do!”

Links From Last Week:

1. Celebrating Thanksgiving With Del Griffith! Boarding“Planes Trains & Automobiles!” The Greatest Thanksgiving Film Ever!
2. Tater’s Week in Review 11/25/23
3. Devil Woman

Links From The Site:

1. Jeff shared a scene from WKRP!
2. Jeff shard music videos from Weird Al Yankovic, Metallica, Tesla, and Rick Derringer!
3. Erin wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving!
4. Erin shared Mammoth Detective, Television Tramp, The Passionate Pilgrim, Thank You Call Again, Complete Detective Cases, Rugged Men, and Barb Wire Showdown!
5. In memory of Gary Loggins, I shared Alice’s Restaurant Massacree!
6. I shared music videos from Funkadelic, David Guetta, and Olivia Rodrigo!
7. I shared my week in television!
8. I reviewed The Secret Life of John Chapman!
9. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Jennifer Slept Here, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check It Out!

More From Us:

1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared Child of Love!
2. At my music site, I shared songs from David Guetta, Bjork, Altered Images, Saint Motel, The Flying Lizard, Pulp, and The Black Keys!
3. At her photography site, Erin shared Clearing In Black and White, Revenge of Nature, Pumpkins, A Thanksgiving Flower, A Lava Lamp For Me, Swans, and Dragons!

Check out last week by clicking here!

Well, I’m home.

I say this every time I return from any sort of vacation, whether it’s to another or just up to the lake.  It’s my homage to the last line of Lord of the Rings.  After any long journey, it’s always nice to realize that you have a home to which you can return.

Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week.

Films I Watched:

1. Abba: The Movie (1977)
2. Black Friday (1940)
3. The Burial (2023)
4. Fallen Angel (1981)
5. High School USA (1983)
6. The Killer (2023)
7. Shoplifters: The Criminal Horde (1983)
8. Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
9. Universal Solider (1992)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race
2. Baywatch Nights
3. Check it Out
4. CHiPs
5. Degrassi Junior High
6. Fantasy Island
7. Frasier
8. Friday the 13th
9. Highway to Heaven
10. Jennifer Slept Here
11. Kitchen Nightmares
12. The Love Boat
13. Monsters
14. Night Flight
15. Survivor
16. T and T
17. Welcome Back Kotter
18. Yes, Prime Minister

Books I Read:

1. After Death (2023) by Dean Koontz
2. Exposed: A History of Lingerie (2014) by Colleen Hill

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Abba
2. Adi Ulmansky
3. Amy Winehouse
4. Britney Spears
5. Camila Cabello
6. The Chemical Brothers
7. Elle King
8. Gerry Rafferty
9. Gwen Stefani
10. Hilary Duff
11. Katy Perry
12. Moby
13. Olivia Rodrigo
14. Saint Motel
15. Taylor Swift

Live Tweets:

1. Abba: The Movie
2. The Burial
3. Universal Soldier
4. Track of the Moon Beast

News From Last Week:

1. Actor Joss Ackland Dies At 95
2. Actor Peter Spellos Dies At 69
3. Box Office: ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Lands on Top With $44 Million, ‘The Marvels’ Collapses With Historic 79% Drop

Links From Last Week:

1. Tower of Borage
2. Ready For “Saltburn?” Director Emerald Fennell’s Diabolical New Movie Is… “WOW!”
3. Tater’s Week in Review 11/18/23

Links From The Site:

1. I reviewed Unseen, The Killer and Fallen Angel!
2. I shared my week in television!
3. I paid tribute to Allison Anders and Martin Scorsese!
4. I shared a scene from Wolf of Wall Street!
5. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Jennifer Slept Here, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check It Out!
6. Erin shared The Golden Eagle, Hotel Nurse, I Am Desire, Startling Stories, Passionate Peril at Fort Tomahawk, Tattle Tales, and True Detective!
7. Jeff shared music videos from Bush, The Madness, Phil Collins, X, Michael Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, and The Smile.

More From Us:

1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared songs from Underworld and Sammy Hagar!
2. At her photography site, Erin shared Black-and-White Window, Changing Colors, Invasion in Black and White, Duck, Fountain, Waterfall, and Wise Squirrel!
3. At my music site, I shared songs from Gerry Rafferty, Camila Cabello, Olivia Rodrigo, Hilary Duff, Gwen Stefani, Elle King, and Amy Winehouse!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!

Greetings from beautiful Lake Texoma!  I celebrated my birthday on Thursday and now, I’m looking forward to a week of rest, relaxation, and contemplation.   What can I say?  I’m still recovering from October!

(I always find it amusing to compare how many reviews are posted per day in October to how many are posted in November.  I think everyone here at TSL needs the 30 days of November to recover from Horrorthon and to get ready for our December spectacular.)

Anyway, truth be told, I am really tired and my attempts to come up with something profound to write are running into the brick wall of my need to rest.  So why don’t I just let you see what I watched, read, and listened to this week?  In the picture below, from the T and T “movie” Straight Line, Amy Taler (played by Alex Amini) and T.S. Taylor (Mr. T.) shows us how not to dress if you’re an attorney who has just rushed over to Toronto’s dirtiest police station to represent a teenager who has been accused of murder.

Films I Watched:

1. Class Cruise (1989)
2. The Dark Side of Roger Waters (2023)
3. Escape (1971)
4. Hercules (1983)
5. Pain Hustlers (2023)
6. Straight Line (1990)
7. Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)
8. T-Force (1994)
9. Unseen (2023)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Amazing Race
2. Big Brother
3. Check it Out
4. C.H.i.Ps
5. Degrassi Junior High
6. Dirty Pair Flash
7. Dr. Phil
8. Football: Raiders Vs Jets
9. Friday the 13th
10. Gun
11. Jennifer Slept Here
12. Love Boat
13. Monsters
14. Nightmare Cafe
15. Sally Jessy Raphael
16. Steve Wilkos
17. Survivor
18. T and T
19. Welcome Back Kotter
20. Yes Prime Minister

Books I Read: 

1. The Woman In Me (2023) by Britney Spears

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Bee Gees
2. Big Data
3. Blondie
4. Britney Spears
5. The Chemical Brothers
6. Commodores
7. Donavon
8. Duffy
9. The Hues Corporation
10. Kid Rock
11. The Killers
12. Lynard Skynard
13. No Angels
14. Rich White
15. Saint Motel
16. Spice Girls
17. Talking Heads
18. Walter Murphy
19. Yvonne Elliman

Live Tweets:

1. T-Force
2. Support Your Local Sheriff
3. Hercules
4. Unseen

News From Last Week:

1. John Bailey Dies: ‘Ordinary People’ & ‘The Big Chill’ Cinematographer And Former Academy President Was 81
2. SAG-AFTRA reveals details of tentative deal made with studios
3. The Marvels goes lower, nearer, and slower with MCU’s worst box office opening ever

Links From Last Week:

1. We Need Diverse Books
2. There are Vampires (and then there are vampires…)
3. Barbra Streisand’s Massive 992-Page Memoir! Wild Stories And A “48 Hour” Audio Book!

Links From The Site:

1. I shared my week in television!
2. I reviewed Pain Hustlers, Dance ‘Til Dawn, Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, Nightmare Cafe, Fantasy Island, Gun, Love Boat, Monsters, Jennifer Slept Here, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back, Kotter, and Check It Out!
3. Erin shared High Heels Magazine, The Zebra Derby, Too Good For Men, A Redhead for Mike Shayne, Adventure, The Deadly Game, and Gags!
4. Jeff shared music videos from No Angels, Poison, Cliff Richard, Duffy, Electric Light Orchestra, David Lee Roth, and Glenn Frey!

More From Us:

1. At her photography site, Erin shared Black-and-White House, Black-and-White Bench, View From The Window In Black-and-White, Radiant Flowers, Foggy Morning, Campus, and Calm!

Want to check out last week?  Click here!

Halloween is over.  Another Horrorthon has come to an end.  I’m exhausted but it was all totally worth it.

Here’s what I watched and listened to this week!

Films I Watched:

1. Airplane! (1980)
2. American Gothic (1988)
3. The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (2023)
4. Carnival of Souls (1962)
5. Dance Til Dawn (1988)
6. Halloween (1978)
7. Halloween 2 (1981)
8. The Heroic Trio (1993)
9. The Howling (1981)
10. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
11. Look Away (2018)
12. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
13. Ordinary Men (2023)
14. Ruby (1977)
15. Sly (2023)
16. The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
17. Suspiria (1977)
18. Terror in the Sky (1971)
19. UHF (1989)
20. Village of the Damned (1960)
21. The War of the Worlds (1953)
22. The Wave (2008)
23. You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah (2023)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Amazing Race
2. Big Brother
3. Check It Out
4. Degrassi Junior High
5. Dirty Pair Flash
6. Dr. Phil
7. Friday the 13th
8. Get Gotti
9. Gun
10. Highway to Heaven
11. Jennifer Slept Here
12. Love Boat
13. Monsters
14. Nightmare Café
15. Survivor
16. T and T
17. Welcome Back Kotter
18. Yes, Prime Minister

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Big Data
2. Britney Spears
3. The Chemical Brothers
4. Dillon Francis
5. Fiona Apple
6. Goblin
7. Gwen Stefani
8. Hans Zimmer
9. Jakalope
10. John Carpenter
11. The Libertines
12. Moby
13. Panic! At The Disco
14. Rich White
15. Saint Motel
16. Subsonica

Live Tweets:

1. The Heroic Trio
2. Look Away
3. UHF
4. American Gothic

Trailers:

1. 6 Trailers For October 30th, 2023
2. 6 Trailers For October 31st, 2023
3. The Fall Guy

News From Last Week:

1. Actor Tyler Christopher Dies At 50
2. ‘BOY MEETS WORLD’ MAITLAND WARD: I’M BACKING BEN’S RUN FOR CONGRESS … Rest of Cast Should Too!!!
3. Amy Schumer says she has lost friends for her outspoken support of Israel: ‘I stand for the truth’
4. Crisis at Marvel: Jonathan Majors Back-Up Plans, ‘The Marvels’ Reshoots, Reviving Original Avengers and More Issues Revealed

Links From Last Week:

1. Toga Parties! Belushi’s Bluto! “My Boy Blue”! School’s Out For “Animal House” And “Old School!”
2. Tater’s Week in Review 11/4/23
3. Metaphysical Index::Obsidian

Links From The Site:

1. Case reviewed A Smiling Woman Halloween!
2. Leonard shared the trailer for The Fall Guy!
3. Jeff shared music videos from Motorhead, Weird Al Yankovic, Metallica, Guns N Roses, Scorpions, Duran Duran, and Def Leppard!
4. Jeff reviewed A Shock to the System and Billy the Kid vs Dracula!
5. Erin shared The Panic Button, The Case of the Buried Clock, Mural of Rougned Odor Punching Out Dave Bautista, Kept Woman, Thrilling Ranch Stories, Smile, and Tree Limbs at Night!
6. Erin shared The Rangers Win Game 3 of the World Series, The Rangers Win Game 4 of the World Series and The Rangers Have Won The World Series!
7. Erin shared The Covers of Boris Karloff Tales of Mysteries!
8. Erin counted downs the days to Halloween with 1 Day to Halloween and 0 Days to Halloween!
9. Erin wished you a happy Halloween!
10. Erin said goodbye to Halloween!
11. I shared my week in television and an AMV of the Day!
12. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, Nightmare Cafe, Fantasy Island, Gun, The Love Boat, Monsters, Jennifer Slept Here, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check it out!
13. I reviewed Terror In The Sky, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, Sly, Ordinary Men, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial Case, 2025 — The World Enslaved by The Virus, Magic, Look Away, Zodiac, The Wave, The End of Days: Global Catastrophe, Bleach, Ruby, Night of the Zodiac, The Stendhal Syndrome, Shocking Dark, The Curse of Frankenstein, Once Upon A Midnight Scary, Defiant, and The Howling!
14. I shared The Curse of Degrassi, an episode of Baywatch Nights, an episode of the Hitchhiker, another episode of the Hitchhiker, Vincent Price reciting the Tell-Tale Heart, The Night America Trembled, the 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds, Night of the Living Dead, Christopher Lee reading Fall of the House of Usher, Halloween is Grinch Night, and Spectre!
15. I shared scenes from Candyman and Black Sunday!
16. I read and reviewed Lights Out and The Dare!
17. I paid tribute to Rob Zombie and Edward D. Wood, Jr!
18. I shared the Gotham Award nominations!

More From Us:

1. At my dream journal, I shared No Sleep No Dreams, No Sleep No Dreams II, Last Night’s Cousin Dream, Last Night’s Godfather Dream, Last Night’s Creative Writing Dream, Last Night’s Back In College Dream, and No Dreams Last Night …. I Think!
2. At my music site, I shared songs from Rich White, Moby, The Libertines, Subsonica, Dillon Francis, Panic! At The Disco, and John Carpenter!
3. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I reviewed Survivor and shared Big Brother 25 — Quick Update, It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room, About Tonight, and The Final Veto!
4. At her photography site, Erin shared Upon Opening It They Discovered The Body Was Gone, Have a Seat, Sign in Black-and-White, Squirrel in Black-and-White, Cottonwood Park in Black-and-White, The Shade, and Hiding!

Check out last week here!

One more week of Horrorthon to go!  Halloween approaches.  Don’t worry.  All of us here Through the Shattered Lens are going to do everything we can to make the next 9 days!

Here’s my week review:

Films I Watched:

1. Bloody Pit of Horror (1965)
2. Crypt Of Dark Secrets (1976)
3. The Demolitionist (1995)
4. Double Threat (2022)
5. Intruder (1989)
6. The Killer Is Still Among Us (1986)
7. Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
8. Lord Shango (1975)
9. Meatcleaver Massacre (1977)
10. The Monster of the Piedras Blancas (1959)
11. Opera (1987)
12. Phenomena (1985)
13. The Redeemer (1978)
14. The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
15. The Return of the Exorcist (1975)
16. Tenebrae (1982)
17. The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
18. The Wedding Singer (1998)
19. When A Stranger Calls Back (1993)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The ALCS Game Two
2. Big Brother
3. Degrassi Junior High
4. Dr. Phil
5. Friday the 13th
6. Gun
7. Highway To Heaven
8. Jennifer Slept Here
9. Jenny Jones
10. Monsters
11. Night Flight
12. Nightmare Cafe
13. T and T
14. The Vanishing Shadow
15. Yes, Prime Minister

Books I Read:

1. Gimme a Kiss (1988) by Christopher Pike
2. Ski Weekend (1991) by R.L Stine
3. Sunburn (1993) by R.L. Stine
4. Weekend (1986) by Christopher Pike

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Barry Adamson
3. Big Data
4. Britney Spears
5. The Chemical Brothers
6. Dillon Fancis
7. DJ Nake
8. Duran Duran
9. Fabio Frizzi
10. Goblin
11. Haim
12. Howard Shore
13. Jane’s Addiction
14. John Carpenter
15. Katy Perry
16. Nine Inch Nails
17. Rolling Stones
18. Saint Motel
19. Taylor Swift

Live Tweets:

1. The Demolitionist
2. Double Threat
3. The Wedding Singer
4. The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism 

Horror On The Lens:

1. Attack of the Giant Leeches
2. House on Haunted Hill
3. The Little Shop of Horrors
4. Carnival of Souls
5. Dementia 13
6. The Terror
7. Island of the Burning Damned

Horror on TV:

1. The Hitchhiker 5.16 “Hootch”
2. The Hitchhiker 5.17 “Coach”
3. The Hitchhiker 5.19 “Hit and Run”
4. The Hitchhiker 5.22 “Cruelest Cut”
5. The Hitchhiker 5.23 “Dying Generation”
6. The Hitchhiker 5.24 “My Enemy”
7. The Hitchhiker 5.27 “Pawns”

News From Last Week:

1. Actor Burt Young Dies At 83
2. Actress Lara Parker Dies At 84
3. Actor And Former London Gangster Dave Courtney Found Dead At 64
4. Actress Haydn Gwynne Dies At 66
5. George Clooney, other A-listers offer over $150 million in higher union dues to end actors strike
6. ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ abruptly canceled after reported fight over China coverage

Links From Last Week:

1. Vampyres, Witches, and Queen B’s Oh My::Gloria Holden
2. “Shocktober 2023” Showers With “Carrie”! My Celebration Of 70’s Cinema Has This Horror Masterpiece And More Stephen King!
3. Tater’s Week in Review 10/21/23

Links From The Site:

1. Leonard reviewed Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour!
2. Case reviewed The Gift!
3. Erin explored The Red House!
4. Erin shared Negative Shadows, Lair of the White Worm, The Severed Arm, Fantastic Adventures, Werewolf of Paris, Black Path of Fear, and Thrilling Mystery!
5. Erin wrote about baseball: The Rangers Win Game Two of the ALCS, The Phillies Win Game One of the NLCS, Congratulations to the Phillies On Winning Game 2 of the NLCS,  Congratulations to the Rangers For Still Leading the ALCS, Congratulations to the Diamondbacks on Winning Game Three of the NLCS, The ALCS Is Tied Up, The Astros Now Lead The ALCS, Congratulations to the Diamondbacks, The Phillies Now Lead The NLCS!, and The Rangers Tie Up The ALCS!
6. Erin shared the Horror Covers of Argosy!
7. Jeff shared music videos from Duran Duran, Def Leppard, Metallica, Motorhead, The Misfits, Bauhaus, and Quiet Riot!
8. Jeff reviewed The Shadow People, The Terror Experiment, Donner Party, Enchantress, Billy The Kid and the Green Baize Vampire, Demonoid, and Kiss Meets The Phantom of the Park!
9. I shared my week in television!  I also shared an AMV and an edition of my favorite grindhouse trailers!
10. I reviewed Degrassi, Miami Vice, Nightmare Cafe, Fantasy Island, Gun, The Love Boat, Monsters, Jennifer Slept Here, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check It Out!
11. I read and reviewed Gimme A Kiss, Ski Weekend, Sunburn, and Weekend!
12. I reviewed Cabin By The Lake, The Preppie Murder, The War Within, Lord Shango, Summer of Sam, Phenomena, When A Stranger Calls Back, Monster From The Ocean Floor, The 3, Intruder, Indecent Desires, The Dead Want Women, Out of the Darkness, Tenebrae, The Pit and the Pendulum, Monstrosity, Trust, The Manson Family, Held For Ransom, Alice Sweet Alice, Scarecrows, The Drug Knot, Tales From The Darkside, Manos: The Hands of Fate, Ricky 6, The Killer Is Still Among Us, To Hell and Back, The Redeemer, Double Threat, Crypt of Dark Secrets, Kemper: The CoEd Killer, The Return of the Exorcist, 13 Eerie, The Beast With A Million Eyes, Seventy Times Seven, Garden of the Dead, Meatcleaver Massacre, Goodnight Mommy, Bloody Pit of Horror, The Frozen Ground, Aerobicide, Kiss of the Vampire, and The Favorite!
13. I shared scenes from The Shining, The Howling, Dracula, Tales of Terror, Count Dracula, Nosferatu, and The Bride of Frankenstein!
14. I paid tribute to Burt Young, Tobe Hooper, Curtis Harrington, Stuart Gordon, Lucio Fulci, Jess Franco, Freddie Francis, and Terence Fisher!

More From Us:

1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared the Eras Megamix!
2. For Horror Critic, I reviewed Angel Heart!
3. At her photography site, Erin shared Hi!, Smiley Face, Clouds, The Full Moon Is Not Here Yet, Hanging About, Jack, and Sunset!
4. At my online Dream journal, I shared Last Night’s Shopping Dream, Last Night’s Fragment Of A Dream,  Last Night’s Stranger In The Living Room Dream, Last Night’s Fly Invasion Dream, Last Night’s Zombie Dream, Last Night’s Backyard Drive-In Dream, and Last Night’s Renaissance Faire Dream!
5. At my music site, I shared songs from Fabio Frizzi, Goblin, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Barry Adamson, Tenerife Film Orchestra and Choir, Nine Inch Nails, and Howard Shore!

Check out last week by clicking here!

And so week 2 of Horrorthon comes to an end!

This week started well for me but, starting on Wednesday, I started to suffer from really extreme headaches.  So, I had to step back a little and catch my breath and I’m definitely feeling a bit better now.  This is the greatest time of year, afterall!

Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week!

Films I Watched:

1. The Alligator People (1959)
2. Bad News Bears (1976)
3. Birdemic 2 (2013)
4. Blood Theatre (1984)
5. Hard Time (1998)
6. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
7. The Killer Must Kill Again (1975)
8. The Last Slumber Party (1988)
9. The Majorettes (1986)
10. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
11. The Mummy’s Curse (1944)
12. The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)
13. The Mummy’s Tomb (1942)
14. Night Feeder (1984)
15. Night of the Cobra Woman (1972)
16. The Psychotronic Man (1979)
17. Rollergater (1996)
18. The Serial Killer Seduced Me (2013)
19. Sweet Kill (1973)
20. Things (1990)
21. X-Ray (1981)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. ALCS Game One, Rangers vs. Astros
2. The Amazing Race
3. Big Brother
4. Bubblegum Crisis
5. Check It Out
6. Degrassi
7. Dr. Phil
8. Friday the 13th
9. Gun
10. Hell’s Kitchen
11. The Hitchhiker
12. Monsters
13. Nightmare Cafe
14. Radio 1990
15. Survivor
16. The Vanishing Shadow
17. Welcome Back Kotter
18. Yes Prime Minister

Books I Read:

1. College Weekend (1995) by R.L. Stine
2. The Visitor (1995) by Christopher Pike

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Annie Lennox
3. Britney Spears
4. The Chemical Brothers
5. Donavon
6. Goblin
7. Hans Zimmer
8. John Carpenter
9. John Williams
10. Michael Fredo
11. Saint Motel

Live Tweets:

1. Hard Time
2. Bad News Bears
3. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
4. Drag Me To Hell

Horror on the Lens:

1. The Mad Monster
2. Robot Monster
3. Mesa of Lost Women
4. Dementia
5. Bride of the Monster
6. Plan 9 From Outer Space
7. The Bat

Horror on TV:

1. The Hitchhiker 5.2 “In Living Color”
2. The Hitchhiker 5.3 “Dark Wishes”
3. The Hitchhiker 5.4 “Garter Belt”
4. The Hitchhiker 5.5 “Shadow Puppets”
5. The Hitchhiker 5.6 “Renaissance”
6. The Hitchhiker 5.8 “Code Liz”
7. The Hitchhiker 5.12 “Spinning Wheel”

News From Last Week:

1. Actress Piper Laurie Dies At 91
2. Director Jeff Burr Dies At 60
3. Actress Suzanne Somers Dies At 76
4. Actor Mark Goddard Dies At 87
5. Actress Phyllis Coates Dies At 97

Links From Last Week:

1. “The Stepford Wives” Is A “Shocktober” Classic! The “Rosemary’s Baby” Author Strikes Again!
2. Some Vintage Products You Just Had To Buy!
3. Tater’s Week in Review 10/14/23
4. Vampyres, Witches, and Queen B’s Oh My::Margaret Sheridan

Links From The Site:

1. Case reviewed FRIEND!
2. Doc welcomed you to Friday the 13th!
3. I shared my week in television!
4. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, Nightmare Cafe, Fantasy Island, Gun, The Love Boat, Monsters, Jennifer Slept Here, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check it Out!
5. I reviewed The Touch, The Mummy’s Hand, Troll, Cloverfield, The Seventh Grave, Texas Killing Fields, Night of the Cobra Woman, X-Ray, Step Over The Edge, The Mummy’s Tomb, The Mummy’s Curse, The Mummy’s Ghost, Night Feeder, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Chicago Massacre, Sweet Kill, Blood Theatre, Prayer Never Fails, Hounded, House on the Hill, Things, Uncommon, The Screaming Skull, The Deeper You Dig, Meandre, Dahmer, Creature From Black Lake, The Last Slumber Party, The Majorettes, Catching Faith, Catching Faith Part 2, The Serial Killer Seduced Me, Rollergator, The Killer Must Kill Again, Deranged, Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield, Winter of Frozen Dreams, Stoned, The Chill Factor, Clinton Road, Birdemic 2, The Beast of Yucca Flats, Abby, Cutback, The Alligator People, The Failing of Raymond,  and The Psychotronic Man!
6. I shared 6 Trailers For Friday the 13th and an AMV of the Day!
7. I reviewed The Cheater, College Weekend, The Visitor, Friday the 13th, and Friday the 13th Part 2!
8. I paid tribute to John Carpenter, William Castle, Roger Corman, Lugi Cozzi, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, and Joe Dante!
9. I shared scenes from Wishmaster, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Godzilla vs Megalon, House of 1,000 Corpses, Friday the 13th Part VII, Night of the Living Dead, and Carrie!
10. Jeff shared music videos from Shriekback, The Sisters of Mercy, Fields of Nephilim, The Human League, Metallica, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction!
11. Jeff reviewed Blood Sisters of Lesbian Sin, Death Metal, The Devil’s Mistress, Scary Bride, Corbin Nash, Fan Base, and Cruella’s Castle!
12. Jeff shared a Great Moment From Television History!
13. Erin shared Terror Tales, Spicy Mystery Stories, Dime Mystery Magazine, Horror Stories, Friday the 13th — The Final Chapter, My Late Wives, and Hi!
14. Erin shared The Three Covers of Ace Mystery!
15. Erin shared pictures of an alley!
16. Erin congratulated the Rangers!  And then she encouraged the Rangers!  And then she celebrated The Rangers!

More From Us:

1. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared Week 10 Veto Meeting, Zingbot’s Zings, It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room For Whatever Week It Is, About Tonight, and Week 11 HoH and Nominations!  And, right before the midnight deadline, I also shared A Quick Invisible HoH Update!
2. At my music site, I shared songs from Donovan, John Carpenter, Nina Simone, Annie Lennox, Harry Menfredini, John Williams, and Goblin!
3. At SyFy Designs, I shared I’ve Been Getting The Worst Migraines, Christopher Lee and Vincent Price Play Chess, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee On The Set of the Gorgon, and Piper Laurie and Paul Newman!
4. For Horror Critic, I reviewed Nadja and Ratman!
5. At my online dream journal, I shared: Last Night’s Open Air Market Dream, Last Night’s People In The Garage Dream, Last Night’s Hula Hooping Dream, Last Night’s Warning Poster Dream, Last Night’s New Contributors Dream, Last Night’s Skipping School Dream, and Last Night’s Book Sale Dream!
6. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: End of an Era, Will Hurd Is Out, Steve Garvey Is Running, Kari Lake Is Running Again, Why Would Anyone Want To Be Speaker Of The House, Congratulations to Jeff Landry, and Suzanne Somers, R.I.P.
7. At her photography site, Erin shared Hiding, Hiding 2, Dusk, Morning, Entrance, Abandoned Chair, and Backyard!

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The first week of Horrorthon is in the books!  And I have to admit that I’m kind of exhausted right now so I’ll save my big analysis for next week.  For now, I encourage everyone to just take a look back at everything that we’ve published over the past 8 days!  Truly, this is the greatest time of year.

Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week!

Films I Watched:

1. Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
2. Black Friday (1940)
3. Challenge of the Devil (1963)
4. The Delta Force (1986)
5. Doom Asylum (1987)
6. Elevator Game (2023)
7. A Force of One (1979)
8. Honest Thief (2020)
9. Invisible Agent (1942)
10. The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944)
11. The Mad Monster (1942)
12. Monster From The Ocean Floor (1954)
13. The Mummy’s Hand (1940)
14. Project Shadowchaser 2 (1994)
15. Savage Vows (1995)
16. The Seventh Grave (1965)
17. Snuff (1976)
18. Sorority House Massacre (1986)
19. Troll (1986)
20. Waxwork II: Lost In Time (1992)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race
2. Big Brother
3. Check it Out
4. Degrassi Junior High
5. Dr. Phil
6. Friday the 13th
7. Highway to Heaven
8. The Hitchhiker
9. Monsters
10. Night Flight
11. Survivor
12. Yes Prime Minister

Books I Read:

1. The Bad Girl (1999) by R.L. Stine
2. The Cheater (1993) by R.L. Stine
3. Dead End (1995) by R.L. Stine
4. The Stepbrother (1998) by R.L. Stine

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Bauhaus
3. Big Data
4. Britney Spears
5. The Chemical Brothers
6. Concrete Blonde
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival
8. Goblin
9. Hot Blood
10. John Carpenter
11. Katy Perry
12. Kid Rock
13. Lynard Skynard
14. Muse
15. Nine Inch Nails
16. The Rolling Stones
17. Saint Motel
18. Shriekback
19. Siouxsie and the Banshees
20. Taylor Swift

Live Tweets:

1. Project Shadowchaser 2
2. Honest Thief
3. A Force of One
4. Troll

Horror on the Lens:

1.  The Headless Horseman
2. The Unknown
3. Svengali
4. Phantom Ship
5. The Man Who Changed His Mind
6. The Devil Bat
7. The Boogie Man Will Get You

Horror on TV:

1. The Hitchhiker 4.2 “Minuteman”
2. The Hitchhiker 4.4 “Why Are You Here?”
3. The Hitchhiker 4.7 “The Legend of Billy B”
4. The Hitchhiker 4.9 “Made For Each Other”
5. The Hitchhiker 4.12 “The Secret Ingredient”
6. The Hitchhiker 4.13 “Cabin Fever”
7. The Hitchhiker 5.1 “The Martyr”

News From Last Week:

1. Actor Dick Butkus passes at the age of 80
2. Director Terrence Davies passes at the age of 77

Links From Last Week:

1. “Airplane” Soars Again! The Hilarious Memoir “Surely You Can’t Be Serious” Is Here – A Star-Studded Audio Book Too! Here Are Details!
2. Tater’s Week in Review 10/6/23
3. I’ve Been Doing It All Wrong

Links From The Site:

1. Case analyzed Rain!
2. I wrote about The Woman In The Hallway!
3. I shared six non-horror roles of Vincent Price!
4. I shared 6 trailers for the end of the 1st week of horrorthon!
5. I reviewed Miami Vice, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Jennifer Slept Here, T and T, Welcome Back Kotter, Degrassi, Nightmare Cafe, Gun, Monsters, Highway to Heaven, Friday the 13th, and Check it Out!
6. I reviewed Play Misty For Me, The Cross and the Switchblade, House of Dracula, The Invisible Man Returns, Invisible Agent, The Invisible Man’s Revenge, Black Friday, The Being, Invaders From Mars, Beyond the Living Dead, Freeway Killer, I Dismember Mama, My Friends Need Killing, Don’t Go In The Woods Alone, Madman, Heaven’s Heroes, Waxwork, Waxwork II, Lake Dracula, Overkill, Under Arrest, Challenge the Devil, D.C. Sniper, The Fourth Man, Combat Shock, Sorority House Massacre, Exodus of the Prodigal Son, Elevator Game, Who Can Kill A Child, Beware Children At Play, Doom Asylum, Snuff, Savage Vows, Easy Prey, Birdemic, Finding Faith, Happy Face Killer, Dark Image, Day of Defense, Mark of the Witch, Astral Factor, Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas, Confessions of a Serial Killer, Chopper Chicks in Zombietown, Glorious, Five Desperate Women, and Dr Black, Mr. Hyde!
7. I read Missing, Haunted, Dead End, Bad Girl, and The Stepbrother!
8. I shared scenes from The Exorcist II, Hellraiser, Army of Darkness, Vampire Hookers, The Wolf Man, Prom Night, and The Horror of Dracula!
9. I paid tribute to Jack Arnold, Roy Ward Baker, Charles Band, Clive Barker, Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava, Dick Butkus, and Tod Browning!
10. I shared an AMV!
11. I shared my week in television!
12. Jeff shared music videos from The Damned, Garbage, Killer Barbies, Cliff Richard, UB40, Alice Cooper, and Pat Benatar!
13. Jeff reviewed Murderbot, Ghost Track, Blood Vessel, The Odds, Zombex, and The McPherson Tape!
14. Jeff shared a great moment in television history and comic book history!
15. Jeff reviewed Weird Texts From An Unknown Number!
16. Erin shared Mystery Tales, An Old Friend of the Family, The Horror in the Museum, Argosy, The Prey, Locked Doors, and Ghostly Vintage!
17. Erin wrote about her visit to a cemetery!
18. Erin reviewed The Catcher! 
19. Erin shared The Covers of Mystery Tales!

More From Us:

1. At Horror Critic, I shared reviews of Blue Monkey, The Devil Bat, Cabin Fever, Lisa and the Devil, The Living Skeleton, I Don’t Want To Be Born, and The Crazies!
2. At my online dream journal, I shared Last Night’s Very Weird Dream, Last Night’s Halloween Party Dream, Last Night’s Joey Dream, Last Night’s Joseph Dream, Last Night’s New Cousin Dream, Last Night’s London Dream, and Last Night’s Lake Dream!
3. At SyFyDesigns, I shared October 2nd, October 3rd, Young Vincent Price, I Know Where I Stand, Young Bela Lugosi, Young Boris Karloff, and Young John Carradine!
4. At my online music site, I shared songs from Goblin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Hot Blood, Concrete Blonde, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Rolling Stones, and Muse!
5. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared Week 9 Veto Meeting, A Possible Flip?  Probably Not, It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room, A Few Thoughts on Survivor, Two Things I Never Thought Would Happen, Week 10 Nominations, and Week 10 Veto Comp!
6. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared a cover of Bela Lugosi’s Dead from Trent Renzor!
7. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared Does It Matter That Laphonza Butler Doesn’t Live In California?, Unbelievable, Scalise vs Jordan, House of Menendez, Cornel West Is Not Green, Standing With Israel, and The Useful Idiots Make Their Voice Heard!
8. At her photography site, Erin shared Enter, Sun, Pumpkins, Pumpkins 2, Pumpkins 3, Pumpkins 4, and Pumpkins 5!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!