Lost and found: I, Madman

A bookstore employee’s love of trashy horror novels takes a scary turn when evil leaps from the pages into her real life… How a film like I, Madman (1989) remained off my radar for so long is a mystery. It contains several things I love. 1. Used books; 2. Used bookstores; 3. A hot, nerdy … Continue reading Lost and found: I, Madman →

Jinkies, it’s Linda Cardellini’s Birthday!

Why, hello there, birthday girl. Actress Linda Cardellini has been a longtime favorite of mine, ever since watching her star in the short-lived, but absolutely beloved 1999–2000 TV series Freaks and Geeks. When she was cast as Velma Dinkley in the early aughts Scooby Doo films, I knew that not only was that great casting, … Continue reading Jinkies, it’s Linda Cardellini’s Birthday! →

Pinup of the Week

“I looove those redheads, man.” — David Wooderson, Dazed and Confused Marilee Caruso Photography This one’s for all the dads out there. Happy Father’s Day, y’all.

Pinup of the Week

In a continuing effort to write as little as possible, I’m introducing yet another series of largely visual posts, this time celebrating the time-honored art of The Pinup Girl—or Pin-up, or Pin Up…you choose, I can’t! This week’s pinup is from Celeste Giuliano Photography and features a very comely model rocking the retro-vintage pinup aesthetic. … Continue reading Pinup of the Week →

Margot

I dream about sex, flying, and being chased by Nazis. Margot Kidder, “The Education of Margot Kidder, Rolling Stone, 1981. Picture it: The early 1980s, somewhere in the sprawling suburbs of America. You’re just a geeky kid, reading Batman comic books and playing with Dukes of Hazzard action figures. Over the next few years you’ll … Continue reading Margot →

Hot Shots of the Week: A Hard Habit to Break

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em, sister. She’s smokin’ even without the cigarette. Wow. Those legs are making me feel the power of Satan coursing through my veins. The power of Christ might compel some, but it can’t compare to the power of those sinfully sexy stems.

Favorite Film Posters: Deadly Blessing

Not only is the late horror maestro Wes Craven one of my favorite directors, but I’m also a huge fan of several of his films’ posters. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), and Swamp Thing (1982) are all aces in my book.* Today I’m celebrating one … Continue reading Favorite Film Posters: Deadly Blessing →