Monthly Archives: April 2011

Saturday Nightmares Gets Ready to Return (and so do the Living Dead)

Posted on April 17, 2011 at 7:34 PM by Fasso

    Any convention’s second show holds a certain amount of intrigue.  Reasonably, I expect a first show to have kinks along the way:  guest cancellations, venue issues, and all sorts of logistical problems, from which vendors were invited to … Continue reading →

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Monsterpalooza Is Coming! And Alan Ormsby Is Coming with It!

Posted on April 5, 2011 at 12:46 AM by Fasso

  You’ll have to forgive my exclamation points in the title, as they may indicate that this announcement will be filled with net hyperbole and massive exaggeration.  But this one merits some high octane punctuation.  Monsterpalooza is coming this weekend, … Continue reading →

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SUGAR HILL

Posted on April 3, 2011 at 12:14 AM by Fasso

SUGAR HILL         If the combination of horror and blaxploitation is like peanut butter and chocolate for me, then throwing zombies into the mix should be the most beautiful black woman I’ve ever met handing me a … Continue reading →

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BLACULA

Posted on April 2, 2011 at 7:29 PM by Fasso

        The blaxploitation cinema of the 1970s was a great trend.  Empowering blacks by turning them into action heroes who spouted colorful, quotable lines and battled the oppressive white Establishment, these films were exploitation at its best.  … Continue reading →

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THE HOUSE ON SKULL MOUNTAIN

Posted on April 2, 2011 at 3:41 PM by Fasso

  THE HOUSE ON SKULL MOUNTAIN   My first love of film will always be horror, but in a close second place is blaxploitation.  Horror is great for its atmospheric chills, makeup effects highlights and constant reminders of mortality.  Blaxploitation … Continue reading →

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