In 2013, Dave Jay, Torsten Dewi and Nathan Shumate chronicled the long, strange trip of schlock-movie purveyor Charles Band in Empire of the ‘B’s. The only thing “wrong” with that book is that it ended with the collapse of Band’s Empire International Pictures studio, thus denying us the rest of the story: the indie legend’s … Continue reading It Came from the Video Aisle!: Inside Charles Band’s Full Moon Entertainment Studio→
Like you, I’m always up for a good — or even a bad — holiday horror show, no matter the time of year. At 40 minutes total, though, The Twelve Slays of Christmas amounts to an extended commercial for Full Moon merch. And if there’s anything Charles Band loves more than tiny toys, it’s shilling … Continue reading The Twelve Slays of Christmas (2022)→
Halloween’s indie anthology franchise returns with another bag of treats in 10/31 Part III. To continue that analogy, I liken its quartet of stories to chocolate coins: Yeah, technically, they’re chocolate, but they’re no Peanut M&M’s. As with the 2017 original (which I disliked) and Part II (which I skipped), this third trip ’round the … Continue reading 10/31 Part III (2022)→
Fans of the VHS classic Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama were clamoring for a sequel. Well, in 1988, maybe. Three decades too late comes Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2. Caught committing sex crimes against the sorority members of Pi Epsilon Delta, three frat boys thirsty for T&A agree to join the ladies … Continue reading Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2 (2022)→
On the AM dial, KDUL is gearing up for a big night. The station’s switching formats from polka to rock ’n’ roll, with DJ Dangerous Dan O’Dare (Paul Hipp, The Last Godfather) manning the platters after an FCC-mandated hiatus. The promo plans include an on-site story by a TV reporter (MTV VJ Martha Quinn), but … Continue reading Bad Channels (1992)→
