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Forgotten Film: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)

Forgotten Films: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

This is the 83rd in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films

This is not a forgotten film but I felt like writing about it. I was a big John Carpenter fan from the beginning. I saw DARK STAR in 1975 and loved it. Then when [Read it all...]

FORGOTTEN FILM: THE GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI (1966)

Forgotten Films: The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)

This is the 39th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films

I thought that this week I should do some sort of Halloween related film since the holiday was yesterday (but still in the future as I write this). I cast around the DVD [Read it all...]

Made in SA: E. Spanto, host of ‘Bloodshot Theatre’

Verrrrry scary: San Antonio horror host E. Spanto

With Halloween almost upon us, we decided that it might be a good time to sit down with E. Spanto, the horrific host of “Bloodshot Theatre,” a locally produced horror-film showcase that airs on Time Warner Cable’s public access channel. His proclivity for digging up movies [Read it all...]

You Can be the Director of Santikos’ Spookfest

Halloween will be here before you realize and Santikos Theaters has a treat for you…in the name of Spookfest! San Antonio’s home-grown movie theater chain wants to hear your pick for your favorite scary movie for their upcoming Spookfest. Just email your favorite scary movies to SPOOKFEST@SANTIKOS.COM for your chance to be a film festival director! Chosen [Read it all...]

Manu Ginobili is BatmanManu Ginobili is Batman

When you think of Halloween in San Antonio you don’t immediately think of the San Antonio Spurs, but there was a game Saturday night. The Spurs hosted the Sacramento Kings and, in true Halloween fashion, the game was delayed by the appearance of a bat flying around in the AT&T Center. The game was in [Read it all...]

Made in SA: Gordon Wise and Nightmare on GraysonMade in SA: Gordon Wise and Nightmare on Grayson

Nightmare on Grayson's Gordon Wise…and friends

For twenty years now, there’s been one address for Halloween horror in San Antonio — 201 East Grayson Street. Not that you need to be told, if you live in this town, but that’s the home of Nightmare on Grayson, San Antonio’s longest-running, and still the best, haunted house. Director of Operations [Read it all...]

Ghost Hunting in SA!Ghost Hunting in SA!

Shoutout to all San Antonio fans of the paranormal and ghost chasing at-large: the SA fan groups Doctor Who Fans Unite and Worlds Collide will be ghost hunting in downtown SA, Saturday night, October 24th. All SA science fiction, fantasy and horror fans are invited to join them.

From the Worlds Collide website:

“Come join [Read it all...]

World Premiere: The Brain That Wouldn't Die!World Premiere: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die!

We’ve been waiting for this! Considered one of the cult classics of bad movies, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die is an American film in the public domain that has enough melodramatic action, ludicrous dialogue, and incidental gore to make it perfect for adapting to the stage…and even turning into a musical!  The Overtime Theater does [Read it all...]