Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
LILITH VON BLOODWORTH HAUNTS MONDO CREEPY
There are now three, wondrous episodes of Mondo Creepy to view on YouTube, each hosted by the delightful Lilith Von Bloodworth.
Her otherworldly attributes have never been more fetching, as she beams such movies as Night of the Living Dead '68, Cathy's Curse and Mystics in Bali from her cozy video chamber.
Her biting humor makes it all work, and her ethereal beauty is impossible for any mere terrestrial to pull away from, thus making the Mondo Creepy submissions veritable feasts for the exploitative senses.
Check out Lilith's vivacious installments and see what I mean.
Also, feel free to email our ghostly host at mondocreepytv@gmail.com with comments and/or suggestions. Our ghostly vixen will be most appreciative:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEoosPQwjwc
Monday, June 14, 2021
Sunday, June 13, 2021
SO LONG, NED BEATTY...
You rubbed elbows with Superman and Captain America. That combo alone grants you historic significance.
You were also a convincing victim in the terrifying classic, Deliverance, where you deftly overlapped woefulness with empathy.
And your versatility didn't end there, as so many of your films can attest: Toy Story 3; The Toy; Rango; The Incredible Shrinking Woman; Purple People Eater; Repossessed; Exorcist II: The Heretic; Mickey and Nicky; Nashville; Network; Gray Lady Down; Rampart; Rolling Vengeance; the Killer Inside Me; Back to School; Silver Streak; The Big Bus; The Big Ask; Promises in the Dark; The Great Bank Hoax; The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez; All the President's Men; Friendly Fire: The Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones; Hopscotch, Wise Blood; Alambrista!; and 1941.
On various television shows, you also made the generous rounds, guest starring on M*A*S*H; Gunsmoke; The Rockford Files; Hunter; The Rookies: Hawaii Five-O; Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected; Lucan; The Streets of San Francisco; and Homicide: Life on the Street. Heck, you even had a recurring role on the super-popular Roseann.
No one will argue that you were an all-around good guy, Mr. Beatty: unique, recognizable and eclectic. As such, you meant a lot to a lot of people, and if that isn't a testament to a fella's greatness, I don't know what is.
Saturday, June 12, 2021
THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE: HOUSEL CONTRIBUTES TO VOL 2
Ron Fortier has accepted my entry for Airship 27 Production's the Phantom Detective, Vol 2!
Ron asked me to participate in the endeavor about a month ago. From there I penned the tale and handed it over to my pal, J. Dennis Papp to edit before sharing it with Ron. Ron is now awaiting Fred Adams Jr's submission, and then the artwork (cover and interiors) will be completed.
For the fun of it, here's a little background on the character: The Phantom Detective outlasted both Doc Savage and the Shadow in print. The well-to-do character, whose actual name is Richard Curtis Van Loan, emerged in 1933, and his alias was simply referenced as The Phantom within the pages of Thrilling magazine, though the periodical's banner likely surfaced to distinguish the crime-fighter from Lee Falk's Ghost Who Walks. There was even a comic-book series based on The Phantom Detective, where our hero wears his signature, domino mask, but also a top hat and cape; in the literary source, he sports only the mask and a fedora.
My contribution to the saga is entitled "The Master Youths of Janus" and blends elements of Village of the Damned, It's a Good Life and the Sixth Finger. It includes three Phantom regulars: Frank Havens (the publisher of The Clarion and the only person who knows The Phantom's true identity), Muriel Havens (Frank's daughter and Van's gal) and Jerry Lannigan (a WWI buddy, who thinks The Phantom and Van are two different gents).
I'm proud to be part of this revival venture and hope that Vol 2 inspires even more editions from Airship 27 Productions.
In the meantime, The Phantom Detective, Vol 1 can be purchased at
https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Detective-One-Gary-Lovisi-ebook/dp/B01MQGWQH9/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+phantom+detective+vol+1&qid=1623536279&sr=8-1
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