Category: Special Features
Doctor Who: 50 Years Through Time And Space
I cross the void beyond the mind, the empty space that circles time. I see where others stumble blind, to seek a truth they never find. Eternal wisdom is my guide, I am the Doctor. - Jon Pertwee’s lyrics from the ...
Sneak Preview: Corpse Grinders 3
A Ted V. Mikels’ film is a difficult animal to pin down, so the idea of duplicating his unique style seems almost impossible. Spanish director Manolito Motosierra and the crew at Tyrannosaurus Entertainment have done a surprisingly good job of ...
Thunderbirds are Gone! A Tribute to Gerry Anderson
An introduction by ED Tucker: One of my earliest childhood memories is waking up on Saturday mornings, well in advance of my exhausted parents, and flipping on the family 26 inch console television set in the living room. These were ...
Premier of the Astro-Zombies!
A little over a year ago in March of 2011, Alex Ojeda and I headed down to New Smyrna Beach, Florida to join the crew of Blue Heron International Pictures in filming some of the second unit scenes for cult ...
The 1980’s: A Decade at the Movies – Part 2
August of 1984 brought two important events for my main movie man John Hickey and me. We both started college at Central Florida Community College in Ocala and a movie Mecca opened up just a few miles down the street ...
The 1980’s: A Decade at the Movies – Part 1
For anyone who missed my article on growing up going to the movies in the 1970’s, I highly recommend you take a few minutes to review it prior to reading this one so that you will be familiar with the ...
Ocala Movie Theater Memories: The 1970’s
The great comedian George Carlin once said that his job wasn’t to think up things that were funny; it was to remind people about things they already knew were funny. I feel very much the same way about nostalgia and ...
Munchkin Mall Mayhem!
On Saturday, March 10, the yellow brick road took a slight detour away from its usual destination of the Emerald City and ended up instead at the Orange Park Mall! On this day, the City of Orange Park, Florida held ...
Weird Magic in Sanford, Florida!
The quiet little town of Sanford, Florida wasn’t very quiet on Saturday, February 10. Best known for being one of the largest producers of celery in the nation at one time, the city was celebrating the 50th anniversary of their ...
Return of the Godfather: Herschell Gordon Lewis
With a title like that you might well think this article involves Marlon Brando, the Mafia, or even a chain of pizza restaurants. The Godfather in this case, however, is the Godfather of Gore, H. G. Lewis, who irrevocably changed ...
The True Story of The Royal Guardsmen
In 1966, six young men, most still in high school, from Ocala, Florida formed a rock and roll group with the goal of providing exacting versions of current hits in a live setting. They met with moderate success in a ...
- music | Ocala | Royal Guardsmen | Snoopy
Ray Dennis Steckler: A Video Primer
The following list of films is in no way intended as definitive, nor is it based on any criteria other than personal recommendation. This is merely a guide for those unfamiliar with Ray Steckler’s films to give them an entry ...
REMEMBERING DR. PAUL BEARER
It’s hard to believe that February 18, 2005 will mark the tenth anniversary of America’s longest running horror show host. Creature Feature is still so fresh in my mind that it seems like it has only been a few weeks ...
The Ray Dennis Steckler Interview
Ray Dennis Steckler is an incredibly genial man and as gracious a host as anyone could ask for. To say that I interviewed Ray would be a misstatement. Ray Dennis Steckler interviews himself or if anything, he interviewed me! He ...
Salvageland: Walt Disney World’s Final Frontier
Ever wonder where old amusement park rides go to die? What happens to once cherished attractions when the powers that be decide they are no longer magical enough? In the case of Walt Disney World, discontinued rides, or at least ...
Ted V. Mikels: A Video Primer
The following list of films is in no way intended as definitive, nor is it based on any criteria other than personal recommendation. This is merely a guide for those unfamiliar with Ted Mikels’ films to give them an entry ...
The Ted V. Mikels Interview
Hidden in a small industrial complex just a few miles off the Las Vegas Strip is an unassuming building that could easily house a lawn service or pest control office. Upon entering the front door though, visitors are immediately overwhelmed ...
20,000 Leagues Into The Toilet
Warning: The story you are about to read is true and has been compiled from a variety of sources I have been researching since 1994. I would like to give special mention to two websites, the incredible and highly recommended ...
Velveeta, Las Vegas!
I recently ventured into the wilds of 24-hour everything, legalized gambling, indoor amusement parks, and buffets the size of a warehouse to meet two legendary cult filmmakers, Ray Dennis Steckler and Ted V. Mikels. For those unfamiliar with the history, ...
Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot Series Retrospective
In light of the recent interest in the film Voyage into Space, the time seemed appropriate for a brief trip down memory lane to revisit the giant robot that so many of us wished we had as a kid and ...
False Memories Of G.I. JOE
As fate, and time, would have it, G.I. Joe didn’t enter my world until around 1971 when I was five years old. At this point the Adventure Team was just hitting its stride and the military sets were on the ...
- Defenders | Fighting Yank | G.I. Joe | Hasbro | Ideal | Mego | Mister Action
Monster Memories – Dr. Paul Bearer & Me
As a sudden blare of eerie, otherworldly music filled the room, the television would come alive with the sight of tinted black and white stills of monsters, both the classic and the obscure. The music would reach a fevered pitch ...
The Lost Interview of Dr. Paul Bearer
The interview you are about to read is, to the best of my knowledge, the most complete interview ever conducted on the career of television personality Dick Bennick, best known to a legion of horror movie fans as Dr. Paul ...