Ben Reads the Horror Classics: Werewolves, Ghosts and Vampires… Oh My!

As the year winds its way down and night encroaches upon our empty lives earlier and earlier, horror encases the soul like a salve to soothe the jagged edges of the frizzled psyche during these dark months. Naturally I have arrived to bring you more write-ups from this big ass horror list project I’ve been…


Killer Condom – 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome)

If you haven’t seen Killer Condom before, you should skip my paragraph of plot description because my enjoyment of the film was greatly increased by going in as cold and limp as possible. Detective Luigi Mackeroni (Udo Samel) is known for two things on the filthy and naughty streets of New York City: his big…


Tabletop Review – Traveller – Marches Adventures 1-5, Secrets of the Ancients, Central Supply Catalogue 2023

The thing about starting a new game-system is knowing how to flesh it out. There is usually 1-2 established pathways, that longterm players will suggest to familiarize newcomers, but what then? If you’re playing D&D 5E, you’re told to get the starter set and Lost Mines of Phandelver, Call of Cthulhu has a starter set,…


Evil Judgement – Blu-ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome)

Waitress/dancer Janet (Pamela Collyer) is dating a world class cheesefart of a man named Dino (Jack Langedijk). One night, they get into an argument, and he throws her out of his apartment (before she has a chance to get dressed!), and she turns to her sex worker pal named April (Nanette Workman) for help. April…


The Terror / The Little Shop of Horrors (Film Masters) Blu-ray review

Film Masters has released another Roger Corman classic double-feature on Blu-ray! This time around it’s The Terror and The Little Shop of Horrors. Both films feature the iconic actor Jack Nicholson along with Corman regulars Dick Miller and Jonathan Haze. Taking place in 1906, The Terror has André Duvalier (Jack Nicholson, Batman, The Shining, Chinatown),…


Tombs of the Blind Dead – Blu-ray Review (Synapse Films)

As any historian will tell you, the Knights Templar were thirsty bros. They were into some decidedly not nice things like witchcraft (the bad kind), flaying people alive, and blood drinking. After they were convicted of these things and tied to stakes, some birds pecked out their damn eyes. Don’t judge! A bird is gonna…


Stella Maris (1918 film) Blu-ray review

VCI Entertainment has once again dug into the Mary Pickford vaults, releasing another great silent starring the legendary actress. Stella Maris is a 1918 classic silent drama where she plays two completely different characters, and both happen to fall in love with a married man! The film is based on William John Locke’s 1913 novel…


Horrors of the Black Museum Blu-ray review

Horrors of the Black Museum is a British horror film which stars legendary horror actor Michael Gough doing what he does best- playing a charming, yet sinister villain who is behind a series of murders which he then writes books about them!   In this picture, Michael Gough (Horror of Dracula, Konga, Trog) is Edmund…


Ghost Nursing – Blu-ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome)

Jackie (Shirley Yim) is a gambling addict who got herself into some serious trouble when her boyfriend’s jewel heist went awry. Now she’s on the run and heads to Thailand where her pal hooks her up with a job as a sex worker, which she is absolutely not into. When that too goes completely wrong,…


Tabletop Review – Planescape – Adventures in the Multiverse – Wizards of the Coast

Planescape was an important milestone in my progression as a player and DM when I got a copy of the boxed set as a teenager in the 1990’s. When I got into Advanced D&D I was immediately excited for the “Forgotten Realms” which seemed so FANTASTIC and so MASSIVE, and then the Ravenloft – Realms…