Monthly Archives: October 2017

“Child’s Play – The Film That Launched The Chucky Franchise”

Posted on October 31, 2017 by robbinsrealm

“Child’s Play” doesn’t take time building its opening, but gets to the action immediately. Charles Lee Ray, portrayed by BAFTA and Golden Globe winner Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), is running through downtown Chicago, attempting to avoid … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Catherine Hicks, Child's Play, Chris Sarandon, Dinah Manoff, Don Mancini, Howard Franklin, Joe Renzetti, John Lafia, John Lithgow, Kevin Yagher, Neil Giuntoli, Tom Holland | 3 Comments

“Vicious & The Prey – Entertaining Short Horror Films From England”

Posted on October 31, 2017 by robbinsrealm

Vicious: Lydia (Rachel Winters), returns to her home one evening and finds her front door unlocked. She is a bit taken aback because she lives there alone, since her sister, Katie, (Isabelle King) died under mysterious circumstances. Lydia takes a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Isabelle King, James Alexandrou, James Webber, Matthew Walker, Mile High Horror Film Festival, Oliver Park, Rachel Winters, Rebecca Van Cleave, Sam Gittins, Vicious | 2 Comments

“Salem’s Lot” (1979)

Posted on October 28, 2017 by robbinsrealm

Ben Mears, portrayed by David Soul, (Starsky and Hutch) returns to the town of Salem’s Lot, Maine, where he lived up until the age of 10. Ben is a novelist, and the current book he is working on, has to … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Barbara Babcock, Barney McFadden, Bonnie Bedelia, Brad Savage, Clarissa Kaye-Mason, David Soul, Ed Flanders, Elisha Cook Jr., Fred Willard, Geoffrey Lewis, George Dzundra, James Gallery, Julie Cobb, Kenneth McMillan, Lew Ayres, Marie Windsor, Nosferatu, Paul Monash, Reggie Nalder, Robert Bloch, Ronnie Scribner, Salem's Lot (1979), Stephen King, Tobe Hooper | 11 Comments

“Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves”

Posted on October 21, 2017 by robbinsrealm

The Cordelle sisters, Kit and Fancy, aren’t typical teenage girls. For starters, their father, Guthrie Cordelle, is an infamous murderer, known as the Bonesaw Killer and is awaiting his execution on death row. The sisters reside in the fictional town … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged Dia Reeves, Slice of Cherry | 6 Comments

“RAW – Polarizing Film From French Director Julia Ducournau”

Posted on October 18, 2017 by robbinsrealm

“Raw” is a disquieting movie to say the least. The rumors, however, of it causing many people to pass out while watching its premiere, on May 14, 2016, at the Cannes Film Festival, have, from all accounts, been exaggerated. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Ella Rumpf, Garance Marillier, Jean-Louis Sbille, Jim Williams, Joana Preiss, Julia Ducournau, Laurent Lucas, Rabah Nait Oufella, Raw (2016), Ruben Impens | 4 Comments

“The Glass Floor – Stephen King’s First Professionally Published Story”

Posted on October 14, 2017 by robbinsrealm

No matter what profession someone aspires to reach the pinnacle of, be it sports, music, medicine, law, or in Stephen King’s case, writing, there has to be a first step. For King, his love of writing, started out by first … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged Cemetery Dance Magazine, Comic Review: Number 1, Darrell Schweitzer, Dave's Rag, Gene Fowler Jr, I Was a Teenage Grave Robber, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Michael Landon, Mike Garrett, Owen King, Robert A.W. Lowndes, Sleeping Beauties, Startling Mystery Stories, Stephen King, The Glass Floor, Weird Tales, Whit Bissell, Yvonne Lime | 9 Comments

“Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural” (1973)

Posted on October 11, 2017 by robbinsrealm

“Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural” takes place in the American south, during the prohibition era, (1920-1933). At the outset of the film the protagonist, virtuous teenager, Lila Lee, portrayed by Cheryl “Rainbeaux” Smith (Melvin and Howard), is for … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith, Hy Pyke, Jonathan Demme, Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural, Lesley Gilb, Maxine Ballantyne, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Blackburn, Robert Fern, Steve Johnson, The Runaways, William Whitton | 2 Comments

“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”

Posted on October 7, 2017 by robbinsrealm

“Maple Street, U.S.A. Late summer. A tree-lined little world of front porch gliders, barbecues, the laughter of children, and the bell of an ice cream vendor. At the sound of the roar and the flash of light, it will be … Continue reading →

Posted in The Twilight Zone, TV Series | Tagged Amzie Strickland, Barry Atwater, Ben Erway, Carolyn Louise Kramer, Claude Akins, Jack Weston, Jan Handzlik, Leah Waggner, Rod Serling, Ron Winston, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, The Twilight Zone | 10 Comments

“The Norliss Tapes” (1973)

Posted on October 4, 2017 by robbinsrealm

At the start of the television movie “The Norliss Tapes,” publishing editor, Sanford Evans, played by Emmy nominee Don Porter (Gidget), receives a phone call. Although it is a hectic Monday morning at the office, he takes the call, because … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Angie Dickinson, Claude Akins, Dan Curtis, Don Porter, Fred Mustard Stewart, Hurd Hatfield, Michele Carey, Nick Dimitri, Robert Mandan, Roy Thinnes, Stanley Adams, The Norliss Tapes, Vonetta McGee, William F. Nolan | 11 Comments

“George Romero’s Martin – The Opposite Of Standard Vampire Cinema”

Posted on October 1, 2017 by robbinsrealm

The title character ‘Martin,’ portrayed in a convincing manner by John Amplas, (Day of the Dead), in his film debut, has the appearance of someone no older than 20, but is actually an 84 year old vampire, or is he? … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Christine Forrest, Donald Rubinstein, Elyane Nadeau, Fran Middleton, George Romero, John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Martin (1978), Michael Gornick, Tom Savini | 20 Comments