Happy Independence Day to you USAers in the crowd. As we did last year here at the Lounge, we’re honoring Lady Liberty with our own liberated babe of the night, the gal who put the boob back into boob tube: Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark! America’s 250th birthday is great and all, … Continue reading Elvira, Mistress of Liberty
Baby “Hot Pants” Pfeiffer
Everyone knows my infatuation with Michelle Pfeiffer takes many forms and spans all of her eras. To paraphrase Office Space, I celebrate the girl’s entire catalog. While her career ascension years of, say, 1982–1989 and her settling into superstardom during the 1990s are my favorites, I must admit that my heart has a special fondness … Continue reading Baby “Hot Pants” Pfeiffer
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
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
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
Bombshells: Joey Heatherton
Pneumatic sex symbol Joey Heatherton shows us what “NSFW” really means. Long Island born Davenie Johanna "Joey" Heatherton is a singer, dancer, actress and, above all else, a true sex symbol. Her IMDb bio refers to the bodacious babe as “pneumatic” and that ain’t lying. Heatherton’s film and music careers never quite reached the dizzying … Continue reading Bombshells: Joey Heatherton
Bad Girls We Love: Angela from Night of the Demons
Say hello to Angela, the goth demon of your dreams. Angela Franklin was a model student, but by senior year she’d gone full goth. Known as the school witch, Angela loved dressing in all black, throwing crazy-ass parties, stealing from the local convenient store, being snarky and mouthy, and dabbling in Black Magic —not necessarily … Continue reading Bad Girls We Love: Angela from Night of the Demons






