Tag Archives: Horrorthon

The Astounding Covers of Astounding

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

by Paul Orban

First published in 1930 and still going today under the name Analog, Astounding has had many different names of the past 94 years but one thing that has always remained consistent has been the strong covers.  Below, for your October pleasure, is just a tiny sampling of the astounding covers of Astounding!

by William Timmins

by Hans W. Wessolowski

by Hans W. Wessolowski

by Howard V. Brown

by Hans W. Wessolowski

by Hans W. Wessolowski

by Howard V. Brown

by Hans W. Wessolowski

by Frank Kelly Freas

by Paul Orban

Monday Live Tweet Alert: Join Us For Zombi 4!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in hosting a few weekly live tweets on twitter and occasionally Mastodon.  I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of Mastodon’s #MondayActionMovie!  Every week, we get together.  We watch a movie.  We snark our way through it.

Tonight, for #MondayActionMovie, the film will be 1989’s Zombi 4! I picked it so you know it’ll be good.

It should make for a night of fun viewing and I invite all of you to join in.  If you want to join the live tweets, just hop onto Mastodon, find the movie on YouTube, hit play at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag!  The live tweet community is a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy.   

Horror On The Lens: Horror of Party Beach (dir by Del Tenney)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Everybody’s doing the zombie stomp….

For today’s horror on the lens, take a trip tot eh beach and dance to the sounds of the Del-Aires!  And definitely, be weary of the hot dog monsters!

Enjoy 1964’s The Horror of Party Beach!

Horror Song of the Day: Theme From Jaws by John Williams

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I’m in a beach-y kind of mood today and today’s song of the day reflects that!  From 1975’s Jaws, here’s a piece of music that everyone should instantly recognize, whether they’ve seen the film or not.

Music Video of the Day: Texas Goth by Sinnerella (2024, dir by Maximo Joaquin Vazquez)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

It’s true!  There are goths in Texas.  There’s actually quite a few of them.  I experimented with being one back when I was eighteen and writing tortured poetry.

So, this video definitely speaks to me.

Enjoy!

Horror On TV: One Step Beyond 3.5 “If You See Sally” (dir by John Newland)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

On tonight’s epiosde of One Step Beyond, we visit the legend of the ghostly hitchhiker.

Will Sally ever make it home?

This episode originally aired on October 18th, 1960!

Bonus Horror Song of the Day: Hanging Out With My Family by Damien Carter

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Whenever I watch 2010’s Birdemic, I wonder how the birds could possibly want to destroy a civilization that is capable of something like Hanging Out With My Family.

Horror Scenes I Love: The Birds Attack in Birdemic

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s scene that I love comes from 2010’s Birdemic: Shock and Terror!

Those who claim that Brian De Palma stole too much from Hitchcock obviously never met director James Nguyen.

4 Shots From 4 Alfred Hitchcock Films

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking.

Today, we honor the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock.  Not all of his film were horror films, of course.  In fact, the majority were not.  But his influence on the genre cannot be overstated.  Just try to keep track of how many horror films owe a debt to Psycho or The Birds.

It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Alfred Hitchcock Films

Rebecca (1940, dir by Alfred Hitchcock, DP: George Barnes)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, DP: Joseph A. Valentine)

Psycho (1960, dir by Alfred Hitchcock, DP: John L. Russell)

The Birds (1963, dir by Alfred Hitchcock, DP: Robert Burks)