I just got this in on VHS and then noticed it sitting on YouTube, so what they hey, here’s Summer Camp Nightmare:

I expected it to be something like Sleepaway Camp, but from what I’m reading, it’s a thriller more along the lines of Lord of the Flies — albeit produced with far less finesse.

Summary: Kids rebel against shitty counselors and take over a campsite, but with their revolution comes all sorts of chaos. Seems like it gets pretty heavy.

(Released in 1987. It’s rated PG-13, so I guess it can’t be that trashy.)

Posted by Matt on 06/05/17
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Here’s the first episode of the Street Fighter cartoon series, from 1995:

Weird thing: I’m a secret nut for Street Fighter lore, but I’m not sure I’d ever even heard of this show until tonight. I knew about the various other SF shows/movies with a more mature slant, but this one — a straight-up “regular cartoon” that apparently aired during USA’s Cartoon Express — completely flew under my radar.

Excited to check it out!

Posted by Matt on 06/04/17
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Tonight’s movie is My Mom’s a Werewolf, from 1989. I had to watch this for work many years ago (seriously), so I can vouch for it. It’s ridiculous, yes, but totally worth watching:

John Saxon plays a werewolf, even though he’s really playing a vampire. (This movie habitually borrows vampire traits for its werewolf stuff, to the point where Saxon is basically doing a bad TV movie version of Dracula.)

Anyway, Saxon’s werewolf zeroes in on a suburban mom, turns her into a werewolf, and comedy ensues. It’s super cheesy stuff, but I don’t think you’ll regret watching it.

I’m still surprised that this film never achieved much of a cult following. (Though maybe I shouldn’t be. Until its recent inclusion on one of those cheap multi-pack DVDs, the movie was almost impossible to find.)

Enjoy! The real world blows right now, so a silly werewolf movie from 1989 is just what the doctor ordered.

Posted by Matt on 06/03/17
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Get a load of Double Dragon, from 1994:

Despite what I’d consider a good dose of star power for such a low-on-the-pole movie, I can’t say that this big screen adaptation of the classic video game series quite worked. Actually, from what I remember, it’s pretty damn bad.

Still, I think it’s worth a half-distracted watch on a lazy Saturday night, if only to see the extremely ridiculous movie version of Abobo.

Enjoy! Preferably with alcohol.

Posted by Matt on 06/02/17
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