Real Ghostbusters: The Halloween Door!
It’s safe to say that this one’s gonna be a crowdpleaser. Get set for the 1989 Halloween special from The Real Ghostbusters!
Still amazed that this happened in prime time, and equally amazed at the flawless execution. It’s a distinct Halloween special in every respect, but it still totally works as a “regular” RGB episode. I wouldn’t call The Halloween Door one of the smartest episodes in the series (tall order, there), but in terms of just being fun, there aren’t many eps that can top it.
…and this particular upload is especially awesome, because it still has all of the original commercials from the 1989 broadcast!
PS: If I have it right, this debuted on the same night as The Wickedest Witch.
Enjoy! It’s Halloween weekend, after all!
Dracula vs. Frankenstein!
#1: I made my main site deadline with like ten seconds to spare, so if you missed it, there’s a new all-spooky edition of Five Random Action Figures!
#2: Since I’m already a few minutes late, I’m not going to be particularly choosy with tonight’s movie. Give me a sec.
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Okay, I’m back now. Let’s go with Dracula vs. Frankenstein, because with a title like that…
Looks like it’s from 1971. Enjoy!
Kingdom of the Spiders.
I had to force myself to include this one, because as much as I love the film, many spiders died — really died — to make it happen. But man, before I knew that, I was all about this movie.
Kingdom of the Spiders came out in 1973, long before I was born. I rented it in the early ’90s, probably not long after Arachnophobia came out. I love Arachnophobia, but this movie is way creeper.
Starring William Shatner, the film is about a small town overrun by killer tarantulas. (Yes.) I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised that so many tarantulas died during filming, because this movie is absolutely full of them.
I’ll leave this one up to you, and will totally understand if you take a pass. If you think you can stomach its worst offenses, good luck! There are a few shots in here that I still haven’t shook off. (And that ending! My God, that ending!)
Enjoy, but with an asterisk.
Communion!
My childhood fear of (and fascination with) space aliens didn’t begin with Unsolved Mysteries. Actually, I’m pretty sure it took root with this old book:
Communion, by Whitley Strieber. I’ve never read it (not even a word of it), but my older brother used to carry around a copy for what was probably a week but felt like six months. The book remains famous, and much of that fame is thanks to its haunting cover. It should come as no surprise that the me-of-1987 was TERRIFIED of that alien.
I’d later learn that they made a movie about it, or at least somewhat about it. Communion, starring Christopher Walken, came out in 1989 and was apparently a dismal failure. Even Strieber has written it off. Bad press aside, I’m still super curious. Let’s dive in!
