HAPPY 70TH, THIS ISLAND EARTH (6/10)

INVADERS FROM MARS & THIS ISLAND EARTH: AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD DOUBLE FEATURE

Get ready for a 1950s, free-of-charge, double feature of classic, cinematic science fiction, when author Michael F. Housel presents the original Invaders From Mars with This Island Earth on a stunning, 7' screen, at Home Base Cinema, 1300 Franklin St., in Trenton, NJ, at 6:00 pm, January 8. 

William Cameron Menzies' 1953 Invaders will be projected from the Ignite Blu-ray, remastered release, with Joseph Newman/Jack Arnold's 1954 This Island Earth springing from Kino Lorber's crisp, Blu-ray release. Both look stunning in a large format, based on test runs, and the productions complement each other with their bulbous-headed specimens and vibrant cinematography. 

Housel will offer tidbits before the start of each movie. Popcorn, pretzels, hot dogs and soft drinks will be served at no cost. 

Copies of Housel's books and periodicals will be on hand for those who wish to purchase them (at face-value cost), but feel free to bring your own copies along, and Housel will be pleased to sign.  

Contact Donna at bizarrechats@gmail.com to confirm attendance, no latter than January 6, noon, in that seating for this out-of-this-world event is limited. 

SCARY MONSTERS #126: MYTHOLOGICAL MONSTERS ASCEND!

Scary Monsters #126 strikes with a mythological bash, as Scott Jackson's epic wraparound-cover ideally implies. 

To substantiate this issue's theme, there's a classy countdown of J.R.R. Tolkien creatures; a Peter Jackson salute; Rankin/Bass' animated Hobbit; Arthurian lore (spotlighting the ghostly Green Knight); Gulliver's Travels adaptations; as well as such Toho Titans as Gorath, Hedorah and Varan. 

To keep the legendary strand flowing all the stronger, there area rticles on the fetching Faith Domergue (This Island Earth; Cult of the Cobra, It Came From Beneath the Sea); Golden Age actresses and their psychotic, cinematic flings (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? '62; Flesh Feast, The Dead Don't Die '75); Hammer's exotic Karnstein trilogy (Vampire Lovers, Lust of the Vampire, Twins of Evil); weird westerns (Into the Badlands, House II, Undead or Alive); werewolf flicks (Cry of the Werewolf, An American Werewolf in London, Return of the Vampire); plus gorillas and their faithful, human females (Gorilla at Large; Gorillas in the Mist; Mighty Joe Young '49).  

  

Seize this monumental tour de force while it lasts at your favorite bookstore and/or online source. It's a legendary winner from mythic start to finish!

FILMFAX #157: A NEW FIVE OUNCE TON OF INTELLIGENT FUN!!!

Filmfax #157 hits the racks with a alien-dedicated issue, and to commemorate it, a vibrant, "This Island Earth"/Metaluna Mutant cover. Wow!

Issue #157 also features such dynamic content as "The Making of Son of Kong"; Dana Gould spoofing Dr. Zaius; old-time robots and spaceships; Karl Zeman's "Fabulous World of Jules Verne"; Arthur Raderbaugh's futuristic visions; and a neato retrospective on good ol' "Space Patrol". 

On all counts, this is an ideal issue for all discerning, eclectic tastes.

Pick up a copy of Filmfax #157 today at your favorite bookstore, newsstand or online shop. And for the record, faithful Creepy Classics also has copies for sale:

https://creepyclassics.com/product.sc?productId=15473

FAREWELL, REX REASON...

Farewell, Rex Reason. You were one helluva leading man; and more than made your mark on the imagi-movie scene. Say hello to your brother, Rhodes, for me. God bless you both.