One Scream Wonders

In honor of Women in Horror Recognition Month,

(Yes, I'm late, as usual. *Hangs head*)

I present two of the most influential scream queens.

(Despite them starring in only one major horror film.)

Elsa Lanchester as the bride in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

As my blogger buddy Bleaux Leaux said, given her very limited screen time,

a case could be made that the Bride of Frankenstein left the most indelible impression.

So true. Her image/likeness still graces a plethora of products.

Including my bootiful new bride necklace!

Made by C.A.B. Fayre

 

(Which I won in a giveaway,

along with the latest issue of Creepy Queen Magazine. :)

 

 

Janet Leigh as Marion Crane in Psycho (1960)

 

Two words: Shower scene.

Still making us uneasy while showering in motels,

and being immortalized, in plastic!

 

Psycho Doll by Madame Alexander

 

(Sadly it's no longer for sale on her site.

I'm hoping it'll turn up on eBay soon!)

 

Janet also gave the world my favorite scream queen, Jamie Lee Curtis.

(Who she appeared with in The Fog (1980) and Halloween H20 (1998))

 

"Women are born with horror in their very bloodstream.

It is a biological thing."

- Bela Lugosi

Fellow females, want to be Scream Queen for a Day?

Here's all you have to do:

1. Print and cut out this crown made by Halloween Blues

 2. Punch two holes at the end of it

3. Tie it together with string

4. Place it on your head

5. Scream!!!!

For Fellow Freddy Fanatics

Freddy's Nightmares is another anthology series I'd like to see.

But it doesn't seem to be available on DVD in the US, sadly.

I own all of the Nightmare on Elm Street films on DVD now though.
(Except for the wretched remake.)

I've been rewatching them recently.
I watched Freddy's Dead last. New Nightmare is next.
Then I'll watch Freddy VS. Jason,
(which I've never seen, surprisingly.)

Anyway, this has led me to make a list of items,
(in no particular order)
to show Freddy Krueger is still alive and slashing!

1. Sweet Dreams Freddy/Robert Portrait

Awesome tribute to the man who made the monster,

by my new friend and fellow horror blogger, Nicole.

 2. Freddy Arm Warmers

I own a pair of these. Now I need a glove and fedora.

3. Freddy's Nightmare Nike Sneakers

I wish these cool kicks were made in my size!

4. Nightmare on Sesame Street T-Shirt

I'm proud to be affiliated with the folks who made that twisted tee.

Upon joining the team, they sent me a free Zombie Eat Flesh tee!

Which I love, but now I'm wishing I went with the Nightmare one.

5. Freddy Action Figures



They're made by NECA and will be for sale sometime this year.

I hope they won't be too pricey, because I want them all!

But if I must choose, I'll go with #3 (my favorite NoES.)

Robert Englund is also selling older signed figures on his site!

(Somebody buy the New Nightmare figure for me, please? :)

6. Living Dead Dolls Freddy

I'd like to add him, Michael, and Jason to my LDD collection.

(Which I'll be blogging about soon. Stay tuned!)

Anthology Series

I adore them, particularly horror anthology series.

Here's my top 10 favorites: (In alphabetical order.)

1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents / Hour

2. Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

3. Beyond Belief: Fact Or Fiction?

4. Night Gallery

5. The Outer Limits

6. The Ray Bradbury Theater

7. Tales From The Darkside

8. Tales Of The Unexplained From Behind The Veil

9. Thriller

10. The Twilight Zone

I'll be extending this list though. Adding The Dead Hour, a terrorific new webseries!
There's five episodes on the site, each about fifteen minutes long. (Short, but sweet!)
I enjoyed them all. Check them out! You can preview each episode in the trailer:

They're currently working on Season 2, which I'm looking forward to!

(There's also a casting call. So, if you're into acting and in the Omaha area, look into it!)

Happy (Undead) President's Day!

Dead Presidents by Greg Lambrakis

They're baaaack!

Who will you be voting for,

Zombie Washington or Zombie Lincoln?

Happy Vampire's Day!



Hope you all enjoyed the Bloodlust Blogathon!

Poor vampires lost the poll though.

So, the rest of February will be all about zombies!

And women in horror. (Zombabes, perhaps? :)

Speaking of which,

the ghoul friend goes to....

Living Dead Girl Nicole!

(Just email me your address,

and I'll send your new friend! :)

Thanks to everyone who entered,

and to all my followers.

I love you longtime!

Sexy Succubi

Who's your favorite vampire vixen?

Here's one you may have forgot or not be aware of....



If you thought that was disturbing,

you haven't seen anything yet!

Do you like like vampires?

If so, here are some items that may interest you:

(Sorry, no preview pic. Keeping this page PG-13.)

Why isn't there a sparkle-free option?!

(Not that I'd purchase such a thing...)

Check out Vampyrotic.com too.

Now, I bid you adieu.

P.S.

Today is the last day to enter the Ghoul Friend Giveaway!

Also the last day to vote on the Vampires or Zombies poll.

Andy Warhol's Drac is Whack

But he has good taste!

And now, Dracula's dramatic death scene...

Team David



I just discovered that David returns in the sequel,

Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)

Though he isn't played by Kiefer Sutherland, sadly.

Corey Feldman and Corey Haim return in it though,

so it may be worth checking out.

David also makes an appearance in the comic,

The Lost Boys: Reign Of Frogs,

which bridges the gap between the first and second films.

There's a third Lost Boys film as well,

which was released on DVD last year.

Ghoul Friend Giveaway!

Dear followers,

To prove my love is true,

I'm giving a cuddly corpse companion to one of you!

(I'll include a monster valentine card too. :)

To enter, here's all you have to do:

Comment with your name and email address

Deadline: Sunday, February 13th

Winner will be picked randomly,

and announced on V. Day!

R.I.P. Tura Satana

Dear Tura,

When I heard you passed away, I wanted to cry.
But you're a legend, and legends never die.
Thanks for entertaining and inspiring me,
 as both Satana and Varla, the Queen B.

And here she is with the pussycat gang doing her thang!

Happy Birthday, George and John!

George A. Romero turns 71 today!

And John Carradine would be 105 tomorrow!

Here he's portraying Dracula for the first time,

 in House of Frankenstein (1944)

Note his ring. You can own a replica of that bling!

The ring was also worn by Bela Lugosi,

in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

And by Christopher Lee later as well.

There's your history lesson for today!

(Just trying to tie this into the blogathon. ;)

Vamplets

Speaking of contests,

I entered one to win two of these bitty bloodsuckers...

If I win, I'll be giving one away!

But you can adopt one for yourself at Vamplets.com

(Don't forget to buy him/her a bottle of blood too!)

And the Design For Decor Contest winner is...

Jeremy a.k.a. iZombie!

He wins a $35 gift code to CSN Stores.

And here's the pretty pic he made for me:

Check it out on the Facebook page!

(And "like" the page too, please? :)

I'd appreciate you putting the pic on your blogs as well.

(Linking here, of course.)

Also, check out Jeremy's rad retro artwork at OliveZombies!

Now here's the winner of the favorite Universal monster poll...

Frankenstein's Monster!

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster by Teaessare

His Bride and Dracula tied for second place,

and Gillman came in third.

Bloodlust Blogathon Begins!

Let's start with a song, shall we?

Zombies aren't the only ghouls who groove.

Watch these vampires bust some moves...