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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Looks Astounding!

Celebrate The 53rd Anniversary Of Johnny Blaze!

The Twilight Zone – Shatterday (1985)

Ready For Missile Command Delta?

Top 5 Star Wars Droids

Happy 90th To Bride Of Frankenstein!

TRON: Ares Teaser Trailer (2025)

25 Years On The Road To El Dorado!

The Hidden Treasure – 1968 Topps Short Film

Celebrate 45 Years Of The Changeling

Remembering Gene Hackman (1930 – 2025)

The Day The Earth Blew Up (Non-Spoiler Review)

Mickey 17 (Non-Spoiler Review)

Happy 45th To ShowBiz Pizza!

Never Forget March 2nd Of 1961

50 Years Later The Jaws Game Returns For Another Bite!

The Monkey (Non-Spoiler Review)

50 Years Of Saturday Night Live

Captain America: Brave New World (Non-Spoiler Review)

Here Is To 45 Years Of John Carpenter’s The Fog!

Enjoy Adam Savage Reminiscing On Ricky Jay

1973 Bisto Commercial With Jon Pertwee

Wolf Man (2025)

Happy 53rd Anniversary To The Night Stalker

Top Ten Horror Movies Of 2024 – Part II

Stern’s Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye Pinball Table

Top Ten Horror Movies Of 2024 – Part I

Wrangler – Gene Roddenberry’s Lost TV Series

The Rocketeer LCD Game?

The Taco Bell Thanksgiving

Happy 25th To House On Haunted Hill

Saturday Night Is An Absolute Delight

Hell’s Bells (1929)

Boris Karloff And Carol Burnett

Dragonfire

Star Trek Day 2024

Popeye – Be Kind to ‘Aminals’

Mars Attracts

Alien: Romulus

Did You Play 1984’s Alien?

Propstore Robot Jox Auction

Welcome Back!

This Is The Way – Bonus Episode

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 100 – Gremlins

Build The Skills Necessary to Create The GameCrazy Experience!

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 099 – Examination Day

Enjoy 1983’s Superman In The Flying Firefighter!

Check Out The Trailer For Nicolas Cage In Pig

Comic Review: Marvel Comics Gargoyles #5 (1995)

The Masters Of The Universe: Revelation Trailer Needs A Hero

Check Out This Sneak Peek Of Netflix’s The Cuphead Show!

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 098 – Top 5 Horror Soundtracks

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It – Non-Spoiler Review

A Quiet Place Part 2 – Non-Spoiler Review

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 097 – Squeeze

Who’s Who In The DC Universe: Aegeus

Buckle Up For This Awesome Ride-Through Of Godzilla The Ride!

New Jungle Cruise Trailer Promises Plenty Of Thrills!

The Road Runner And Speedy Gonzales Teamed Up?

Retro Radio Memories: Kit Reed’s The Food Farm

Eric Originally Had A Pretty Shocking Death In 1988’s Mac And Me!

Happy 50th To The Abominable Dr. Phibes!

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 096 – Mummy Daddy

The Monster Cereals Bid You Welcome To The Monster Mash!

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Warp Warp (1981)

Burger Chef and Jeff In Cackleburger Casts A Spell (1977)

Super-Blog Team-Up: Doctor Thirteen the Ghost Breaker

1967 UK Kerb Drill PSA Featuring Batman

Who’s Who: Adam Strange

See Clint Eastwood Face Off Against The Arachnids In Far Alamo!

How About That Stranger Things Season 4 Teaser Trailer?

Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” With Steve Martin… And Chimpanzees?

Pop Culture Poll: Dengar vs. Bossk

Do You Have the “Keys To The Game” at GameCrazy?

Who’s Who In The DC Universe: Abra Kadabra

Do You Remember The Jurassic Park Fighting Game?

Creepshow Season 2 Finale Ties Into 1972’s Horror Express!?

Lux Radio Theatre: The Birds (1953)

Toon In: Puppetoon’s Tubby The Tuba (1947)

Check Out This 1983 Gremlins Promotional Documentary

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 095 – The Birds

Dark Fantasy: Pennsylvania Turnpike (1942)

Super Mario 2 Essay From Shane Stein For Brett Weiss’s The NES Omnibus: The Nintendo Entertainment System And Its Games, Volume 2 (M -Z)

Check Out 1982’s Video Games: A Public Perspective From Atari!

1974 Interview With Darren McGavin About Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Happy 25th To Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie!

Ready For The Prisoner Action Figures?

Join Leslie Nielsen For This 1989 Back To The Future Part II Special

New Updates To Disneyland’s The Haunted Mansion On Reopening!

Remember Kenner’s Snoopy Drive-In Movie Theater?

Remember Kenny Rogers Performing “The Gambler” On The Muppet Show?

It’s Muerto Las Vegas In Zack Snyder’s Army Of The Dead Trailer

Great Scott, Marty! Super 7/ReAction is going… Back To The Figures!

Wake Up With The 2021 Mortal Kombat Movie Theme!

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 094 – The Howling

Showtime, Synergy! Jem and the Holograms are now ReAction Figures!

Can You Be The Leader Of The Pac With Pac-Man 99?

Beware The Sweet Horror Of The Ghostbusters: Afterlife Mini-Pufts!

The Score Keeper Catches Up

Beware The “Deadly Dangers” of Jack in the Box!

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 093 – Godzilla Vs Kong

Happy 50th To Here Comes Peter Cottontail!

The Six Million Dollar Man – The Iron Heart

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 092 – Battleground

Godzilla: The Series Vs Kong: The Animated Series

Did You Meet He-Man And Skeletor At Universal Studios In 1985?

1972 Appearance of Rod Serling On The Dick Cavett Show

The Last Starfighters Sizzle Reel Is Remarkable

Pizza Hut Is Offering A Pac-Man AR Game On Their Boxes

Check Out The 1977 Super 8 Version Of Star Wars!

Sam Neill Had A Screen Test For James Bond?

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 091 – Son

Happy 30th to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze!

Constructing The 30-Foot Animatronic Crocodile In 1999’s Lake Placid!

1981 At The Omni International Complex

Retro Records: Captain America And The Falcon: And The Phoenix Shall Arise

Siskel and Ebert Weigh In On 1978’s Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

Rest In Peace: Yaphet Kotto (1939 – 2021)

Toon In: I Haven’t Got A Hat (1935)

Mysteries Of The Way We Feel With William Shatner (1986)

Want To Help Make This LEGO Labyrinth Set Become A Reality?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Reveal Trailer!

Check Out The 1979 Star Trek The Motion Picture Premiere

Power Up With Joe Carnahan’s Boss Level (Non-Spoiler Review)

Ex-Activision Luminaries Form Audacity Games For Retro Game Systems!

Aliens: Fireteam Challenges You To Survive The Hive

Welcome To A Winning Team…At Jack In The Box!

Nickelodeon Is Delivering A Sword And Sorcery Series… With Puppets?

Retro Records: The Thief Of Castle Grayskull

Check Out This Mission Impossible View-Master Reel Set

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 090 – Top 5 Horror Movies Of 2020

1984’s “Where’s The Beef?” By Coyote McCloud And Clara Peller

Mulder And Scully Crossed Paths With Michael Myers?!

Prepare Yourself For Alien: Fate Of The Nostromo By Ravensburger!

Retro Radio Memories: Ray Bradbury’s The Fog Horn

I’m in a Movie! EXCLUSIVE SUPER MARIO 64 SCENE! (Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story)

1988 Super Powers Cup Holders From Burger King

Do You Remember Return Of The Jedi Presto Magix?

Enjoy This 1971 Rendition Of Coconut By Harry Nilsson.

Sega R360 Arcade Cabinet Located In A Field!

The Mortal Kombat Trailer Earns A Flawless Victory!

Who’s Who: Abnegazar Rath And Ghast

HorrorBabble Presents: The Thing From The Barrens

Did You Catch All The Gremlins Easter Eggs In That Mt. Dew Zero Commercial?

Happy 40th Anniversary To My Bloody Valentine!

“Hello, Clarice…” The Silence of the Lambs Turns 30!

Adam F. Goldberg Wrote the Foreword to My NES Book!

Willy’s Wonderland Is A Wacky And Wild Cornball Horror Comedy

George Takei Explains How Hard The Kobayashi Maru Game Truly Is

These Small Soldiers Are Definitely Not A Toy

Reaction – One Year Anniversary of Customers FIRST!

Ever Watch The Magnificent Marble Machine Game Show?

1979’s Star Wars: The Wookie Storybook

Who’s Who In The DC Universe: Abel

Are You Prepared For 1987’s Madballs: Gross Jokes?

Jerry Reed And Glen Campbell Sing Southern Nights (1982)

Joe Dante Discusses The Film That Got Away With “Termite Terrace”

Netflix Releases Trailer For Pacific Rim: The Black!

Check Out The Justice Society: World War II Trailer

A Jawa Plays Eruption: A Tribute to Edward Van Halen

1972 Volkswagen King Kong Commercial By David Allen

If Animated Adventure Has A Name, It Must Be The Adventures Of Indiana Jones!

1985 SNL Skit With Christopher Reeve Trying Out For Superman

Weird Al’s Skipper Dan Should Be Part Of The Jungle Cruise Update!

Doing Whatever It Takes…At McDonald’s!

Raya And The Last Dragon Trailer Features A Con Baby?

Did You Know That In 1984 Oingo Boingo Did A Budweiser Commercial?

Your Date Is Here

Kong Bows To No One In Godzilla VS. Kong Trailer!

Travel Back To The Toys “R” Us Of 1991 With This B-Roll Footage!

Ever Heard Of Tales Of The Wizard Of Oz?

So Which Films Of 1982 Made Siskel And Ebert’s Stinkers List?

Give A Listen To 1955’s The Daffy Duck Song

1979 Interview with Gil Gerard on Buck Rogers And Battlestar Galactica

They Made A Lone Ranger Animated Short In 1936?

HorrorBabble Presents: The Polar Vortex

Review: The Fantastic Journey on DVD

Prepare To Suck Brains Dry – Today Is The 40th Anniversary Of Scanners!

Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out Parody By Studio C Is Hilariously Frightening

Holy 55th Anniversary To Batman ’66!

Stan Winston And The Puppet Effects Of Small Soldiers

Do You Remember Here’s Boomer?

Enjoy This Music Video For John Carpenter’s “Alive After Death”!

Jack Palance Reveals Real-Life Inspiration For Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

They’re Coming To Get You… To Play Night Of The Living Dead!

The Mickey Mouse Theater Of The Air: The Pied Piper (1938)

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 089 – Shadow In The Cloud

Do The Events Of 1933’s King Kong Take Place In The MonsterVerse?

It’s Super Mario Bros. For The Intellivision… Wait, What?

Action Packed Terror Is In The Skies With Shadow In The Cloud

Enjoy Radio Shack’s 1993 Holiday Season In-Store Promo!

The Top 5 Things We Liked In 2020

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 088 – Top 5 Tales From The Darkside

HBO Max Delivers A ‘Modern Trailer’ For 1973’s Westworld

Remembering Stan Lee With 1981’s Spider-Man On The Move

In 1979 Did You Go Mad Over The Mad Magazine Game?

Tales From A Retro Gamer: First Time I Played Super Mario Bros.

Phosphor Dot Fossils: JingleDisk Supercut! (1985)

Pop Culture Retorama Podcast Ep. 016 – Holiday Special II

Star Wars Christmas Light Show Brings Holiday Joy With The Power Of The Dark Side!

Have You Ever Seen Spunky The Snowman?

Do You Remember Sesame Street’s Lefty The Salesman?

1986 Report On Christmas Toys Featuring Lazer Tag And More!

Tales From The Score Keeper: The Game Has Changed

Man(dalorian) Down: R.I.P. Jeremy Bulloch

Super Blog Team-Up: What If The Sinister Dr. Phibes Had Been Produced?

Retro Records: The Story Of The Wizard Of Oz (1978)

Hold Onto Your Joy-Cons – Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection Is Coming To The Switch

Happy 40th Anniversary To Robert Altman’s Popeye!

Toon In: Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931)

Enjoy A Little Ho-Ho-Horror With A Creepshow Holiday Special On Shudder!

The Upcoming What If…? Disney+ Animated Series Looks Incredible!

How Could You Make Zork Better – By Turning It Into A Book Series!

The Lion King Meets Cthulhu – The Song Parody We Need In 2020

Stop Motion Donkey Kong With Perler Beads

Do You Remember The 1989 X-Men Animated TV Pilot?

Preparing for Christmas Merchandising…The Radio Shack Way!

1980’s Flash Gordon Has Been Saving The Universe For 40 Years!

Did You Watch The 1987 TV Pilot For The Spirit?

This 1982 Turmoil Commercial For The Atari 2600 Is Bizarre

David Hewlett Remakes 1983’s Automan… Sort Of

Tales From The Score Keeper: Black Friday After-Action Report

The Black Hole Gift Guide

Check Out A Leaked Episode Of Star Wars Detours… While You Can

Rest In Peace: David Prowse (1935 – 2020)

Happy 30th Anniversary to Predator 2

Tales From The Score Keeper: Brown Trousers Thursday

Celebrate The Holiday With The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw

By The Images Of Ikonn – Check Out The 1979 Dr. Strange View-Master Set!

The Cancelled Green Lantern SNES Game Sees The Light Of Day

Enjoy 1979’s Star Wars: The Mystery Of The Rebellious Robot

The Cybertronic Spree Calls Down The Bifrost With Their Cover Of “Immigrant Song”

Do You Remember Nickelodeon’s Against The Odds?

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Zaxxon (Intellivision)

Tales From A Retro Gamer: What Happened To The Game Chasers Movie?

Follow the Plan-O-Gram…At Software Etc.!

Enjoy This 1989 Remembrance On The Making Of Time Bandits

Larger Than Life – The Short Film With Eight Legged Freaks

Remember When The Joker Matched Wits With Sherlock Holmes?

Today Is The 40th Anniversary Of Alligator!

1985 Music Video By ZZ Top Features A Nightmare On Elm Street’s Heather Langenkamp!

The Haunt of Fear’s “Fed Up” By The Holder Of Tales

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 087 – Cutting Cards

Do You Remember The ’80s TV Show Puttin’ On The Hits?

Who Knew That The Mandalorian And Guns N’ Roses Made A Good Combo?

Astartes Is An Excellent Warhammer 40K Animated Short Film!

NECA Is Releasing Puppet Master Figures In 2021!

Godzilla 1985- Only Love and Great Memories For The Return of Godzilla

Enjoy This 1987 Making Of RoboCop Featurette

Pinky And The Brain Theme By Postmodern Jukebox

Retro Records: Conan The Barbarian – The Thunder Dust (1976)

Check Out This Animatic For The Proposed 1968 Road Runner Cereal!

Check Out This 1994 Making Of Primal Rage Video!

Comic Review: Marvel Comics Gargoyles #4 (1995)

Rest In Peace: Sir Sean Connery (1930 – 2020)

1976 Interview With Vincent Price on Parkinson

Vincent Price Hosts 1974’s The Horror Hall Of Fame

Tales From The Score Keeper: Last-Minute Scares

Mando Goes Retro

BBC Radio Unearths the Children Of The Stones

Pop Culture Retrorama Podcast Ep. 015 – Halloween Special II

Isaac Asimov Talks Star Wars On The David Letterman Show

A Creepshow Animated Special Debuts On October 29th!

Happy 40th Anniversary To Motel Hell

Universal Pictures Was Betting On Science Fiction, Horror, And Fantasy In 1982!

Tremors: Making Perfection

1933’s The Mad Doctor Is Kind Of Unnerving

Enjoy Sir Christopher Lee Reading The Raven

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 086 – Cool Air

The Inhumanoids Really Deserve A Reboot

At Hardee’s, Get Your A.C.T. Together!

You Could Win A One-Of-A-Kind Bust In The General Mills Monster Cereal Sweepstakes!

Retro Records: The Happy Hamsters Go Ghostbustin’ (1984)

Shudder’s The Mortuary Collection Is A Must-See Horror Anthology

Captain America Reminds You To Conserve Energy In This 1980 PSA!

Happy 40th Anniversary To Fade To Black

John Astin Interview With Dick Clark On Halloween Of 1964

Take A Ride On Heavy Metal With These Figures By Incendium!

Be The Difference…In A Multi-Chain Grocery Store Training Video!

Enjoy Kermit The Frog Hosting This 1979 Episode Of The Tonight Show

John Rambo Is Going To Do All He Can To Win… Mortal Kombat?!

Do You Remember Hardee’s Fun Machine And Frankenstein Mouth?

Back To The 3.75″ Batcave!

Nick Lutsko Asks Where Did The Gremlins Go?

Tales From The Score Keeper: Pumpkin Spice Martial Arts

Halloween Decorations – Keeping The Faith

1961 Rod Serling Interview On The Bob Crane Show

1989 Report Covers The Launch Of The Sega Genesis!

Vampires VS The Bronx Is A Fun Family Film That Doesn’t Bite

Check Out The Ads That ABC Aired 40 Years Ago Today During Jaws

Lords Of Light! Happy 40th To Thundarr The Barbarian!

The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story Documentary Debuts 11/17/20!

Retro Radio Memories: Suspense – The Dunwich Horror (1945)

Happy 40th Anniversary To Terror Train!

You’re The Greatest Charlie Brown – Happy 70th Anniversary To The Peanuts Gang!

1989 Go Psycho With Elvira Soft Drink Commercials

Comic Review: Marvel Comics Gargoyles #3 (1995)

Every Book Has a Story Too!

The Craft: Legacy Is Set To Bewitch You On October 28th

The Wolfman’s Got Nards Documentary Is Being Released On October 27th!

1983 Animated Nintendo Game & Watch Commercial

Upcoming Film The Call Looks To Be A Horror Treat

1975 Making Of Logan’s Run Featurette

More Doctors, More Daleks…and More Toys

The 1983 US Festival Had It All – Vectrex, Steve Wozniak, and Ozzy Osbourne!

Creepshow Animated Special Hits Shudder On October 26th!

David Lynch Talks About Meeting George Lucas For Return Of The Jedi

Every Toy Has A Story!

After 31 Years – HeroQuest Is Set To Return!

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 085 – Night of the Comet

Tales From The Score Keeper: Thieves & Smugglers & Ghosts

Leonard Maltin Interviews Legendary Animator Floyd Norman

Retro Records: The Return Of The King (1980)

Siskel And Ebert Tackle 1985’s Vision Quest, Turk 182, Blood Simple, And Mischief.

The Story Of The Sectaurs – A Toy Documentary (2018)

Beaming Up a Poe Man’s Remix

1966 Interviews With The Cast Of Batman: The Movie!

What Makes People Steal…Or Not Steal?

1961 Episode Of What’s My Line With Darren McGavin

The Early Bird Dood It! (1942)

Tales from the Score Keeper: September Songs

Phosphor Dot Fossils: Arkadia Retrocade

The Majesty and the Mystery of Badgey

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 084 – Event Horizon

Comic Review: Marvel Comics Gargoyles #2 (1995)

Retro Records: The Case Of The Missing Mother (1984)

Attack of the Colorful Daleks

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster Documentary

Working For Hasbro- A Dream Job That Ended Too Soon

Rest in Peace: Diana Rigg (1934 – 2020)

Pop Culture Retrorama Podcast Ep. 014 – Godzilla And A New Direction

Toon In: The Hole (1962)

The Daleks get animated

HorrorBabble Presents: It’s Your Turn, Joey

Enjoy William Shatner In Eat, Fry, Love: A Cautionary Remix

1988’s Incredible Sunday And The Nintendo Video Game Contest

Barkey J. Dog Reviews 1996’s The Phantom!

The Holiday Season I worked For Both Toys ‘R’ Us and KB Toys!

Saturday Frights Podcast Ep. 083 – Alien

In Praise of “Enzology”

Care To Check Out The 1981 WKRP In Cincinnati Blooper Reel?

At Maker Faire The Rock-afire Explosion Finds New Life!

Check Out The Ruby-Spears Pitch Video For Mega Man!

October Just Got Creepier With Netflix’s The Haunting Of Bly Manor

At Hardee’s, Your Reputation Is On the Line!

Bill & Ted Face The Music Is An Excellent Conclusion To The Trilogy

1980 Gremlin/Sega Marketing Tape… With A Parody Of The Rocky Theme?

The Atari 5200 – The Maligned System that Brought Father and Son Together

In Memory Of Joe Ruby – Top Five Ruby-Spears Cartoon Intros

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Trailer Has The Feels… And Porgs!