Tales from the Crypt!
I haven’t written much about Tales from the Crypt, but make no mistake, I was a huuuuge fan of the series.
Some of my fave memories from the early ‘90s are of watching that show on our “downstairs television.” At the time, there were no bedrooms down there, and upstairs felt like it was ten miles away. That let Tales from the Crypt hit me extra hard. By the end of most episodes, I’d either be too paralyzed with fear to move (and would instead sleep downstairs under ten ratty blankets), or I’d scurry back upstairs like I was being chased by goblins.
It was awesome.
Here are two episodes that I distinctly recall watching, way back when. I doubt that either of them rank very high on most fans’ lists of favorites, but I think they’re good representations of the series as a whole… warts and all.
From the second season, Three’s a Crowd is about some down-on-his-luck dude losing his grip over his wife’s seeming affair with his best friend.
…and from the third season, all I really remember about Carrion Death is that it featured a criminal handcuffed to a dead cop’s body. But I think that’s enough to remember, no?
Enjoy!
In other news:
– Have some killer articles on deck for this month. A few of them coming this week! The one nice thing about losing my beloved holiday season is that my brain is no longer trying to create “thematic” content. It’s fun to just dig my hands into piles of garbage and see what comes out.
– Dino Drac’s January Funpack is debuting this week, too. It’s a contender for best Funpack ever. Stay tuned!
Hobgoblins!
If I can trust a hundred strangers on the internet, 1988’s Hobgoblins is a laughably wretched Gremlins ripoff that’s earned the enmity of everyone from random bloggers to Tom f’n Servo. Sounds perfect for Saturday night!
Good luck with this one. I think you’ll need it.
The Making of Batman Returns!
Here’s The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin, a 1992 “making of” documentary for Batman Returns. Love this behind-the-scenes junk!
I still think that Batman Returns is the best “Batman thing” ever, by the way.
Happy Friday!
The Secret of the Sword!
From 1985, The Secret of the Sword was He-Man’s first and only animated movie. Though it was briefly in theaters, the movie was more widely seen on regular television. (As a kid, I don’t know if I was even aware that SoTS had a theatrical release!)
The movie introduced She-Ra and Hordak, and is probably most famous for the bitchin’ song that plays over the intro. Enjoy!
