Baby it's cold outside...

And I'm inside, enjoying the last hours of my Christmas vacation with a double feature. Watching THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD right now, gonna pop in THE CRAWLING EYE when it's over. Both cold weather films. I love the exchange of dialogue between Hendry and Nikki when they first re-acquaint.

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My mother's Christmas present to me this year was a very much appreciated one. I've got a NIGHT OF THE CREEPS poster, 10 x 15 inches. It's been autographed by Tom Atkins, Fred Dekker, Jill Whitlow and Stephen Marshall -- as such I wanted it framed, and because of the odd size could never find a ready-made frame. My mother was kind enough to have the poster custom-framed by a local artisan. It came out beyond awesome, take a look:





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So one of the simple joys, I think, of every B-movie fan's life is finding out about a title that sounds fun, but is unavailable. Seeking out a copy of the film, whether on bootleg DVD or tattered VHS, becomes a quest, a search for some lost gem. The seeking becomes almost as enjoyable as actually watching. One of my lost gems is 1971's OCTAMAN; a rehash of CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, written and directed by the screenwriter of the original, Harry Essex. Never been able to find it through any of the bootleg sites I frequent, nobody at conventions had it (and most had never heard of it)...well, browsing through titles on Netflix's Instant Watch, I found it. I found OCTAMAN, and immediately gave it a watch. My synopsis and thoughts can be found here. It almost feels anticlimactic to have it on Netflix, like having it become so readily available invalidated my quest. Gee, thanks technology.

Anyways, that's it for me tonight. Talk to you later, peeps!