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They have a lot of public domain crap on youtube, but I don't know what's good. I can sift through some of the garbage myself, but if there's anything decent on there, I'd prioritize it. Give me some recommendations, please!
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The Masked Singer
Okay, So I tried to Post this yesterday. So I will now, and then add an update on who went home.
Hey guys. How is everyone doing? So I have been watching the maskedsinger, and as a way to keep busy I have been obsessively trying to frigure outwho the eight remaining singers are. I sound like a conspiracy theorist, butthat is okay. There is a mystery to solve, and anyone who knows me, knows Ilove a good mystery. So I bring it here. Even if you guys do not watch the showmaybe you can help me figure it out. So, without further ado:
Group A: 15. 4 Million instagramfollowers combined. Gronk, eliminated last week, has 3.4
The Turtle: First off, the turtle has someamazing vocals. Like wow, the dude can sing. I love it!!! Here are some of theclues:
1.) Grew up with a bunch ofactors who burned out early.
2.) Surf Board
3.) Spent a Morning with NicoleScherzinger
4.) Method Actor
5.) Not a dancr, but can Dance
6.) Not Known for Just onething
7.) Comic book titled: Theamazing adventures of Shellboy priced $10.13.
8.) D.R.E.A.M.S.T.
9.) The letter A + and Omega sign.
Okay, so these are the majorclues I picked up on. So my first guess is that he grew up in a teen world.Teen TV maybe. So I thought Disney. The surfboard could be for a movie hestarred in, or again with the teen tv theory, a Teen Choice Award: Which is asurfboard. The comic book could mean he played/voiced a super hero. And DreamSt. is a band.
My Original guess was ZacEfron, but not all of the clues add up. And then I started thinking JesseMcCartney. Who grew up singing and acting, and was in the band Dream ST.
The Kangaroo: Honestly, the Kangaroo baffles me. I have a couple guesses,but Im not sure im right. Here are the clues.
1.) In the spotlight for thewrong reasons
2.) Fighter.
3.) A gramophone?
4.) Horseshoe
5.) Outback
6.) Cosmetics
7.) Mom
8.) Basketball
9.) 23
10.) Teenage Drama queen
11.) Sat at the same table asLeah Remini
12.) Bouncing back after beingVillified
13.) Never lived in Austrailia
Okay my guesses for this personare: Jada Pinket Smith, Jordyn Woods, Lindsey Lohan.
Update guys: Jordyn Woods was unmasked as the Kagaroo lasdt night!
Group B: All Have beenInterviewed by Oprah
The Kitty:The Kitty is absolutely stunning. Her voice is so powerful.And I really feel like I know of the person under the mask. I do think she willmake it to the finals.
1.) Loves the weird and wonderful
2.) Wizard
3.) Astronomy
4.) Favorite subject is English
5.) Wroter sci/fi and sold it for aquarter
6.) Fireworks
7.) Candle Sticks
8.) Crystal Egg
9.) Bullied at School
10.) Can See Ghosts
11.) Started Young
12.) Struggled With Self Image
13.) Wasn't dreaming when RobertRedford helped her get her first role. My guesses for the kitty are LucyHale and Emma Watson... but I fear I am most likely wrong.
The Frog: The Frog is so fun to watch. I absoluetly adore him!
1.) Started Young
2.) Baket Ball
3.) CSI
4.) $19.00 and a walk of fame star.
5.) $106
6.) Favorite Subject is P.E.
7.) He's Opened doors for thebiggest celeberties.
Okay, so there is only one personthe frog can be. It's definitely Bow WoW. He started young and was in a moviecalled like mike which was about playing basket ball. He has a show called 106park, and has a song called the price of fame. The frog is definitely BOW WOW. The
Banana: I have a couple guesses for the banana, but he stumpsme.
1.) Cowboy hat
2.) Blue Collar
3.) Chips
4.) Sons of Anarchy
5.) Blended
6.) Actor
7.)Whats more inspiring than doinglaundry?
8.) Go Karts
9.) Built a race track, tire iron,
10.) Traumatic injury
11.) Father recently passed away
12.) You might be a kindred spiritif you ever rocked one of these:Mullet
13.) Blue collar has many meanings.When he says it he isnt meaning comedican in the standard way.
Okay the only people I can come upwith are jeff Foxworthy, larry the cable guy, Bill Engval, and Brett Michaels.
Group C: 7 Grammy NominationsCombined
The Rhino: I thought I knew who the rhino was, but today my guesshas changed.
1.) Gentle Giant
2.) Addicted to being On Top
3.) Grabd Ole Opry
4.) Risk Taker
5.) Married
6.) Family is very important forsuccess, especially when you grow up performing for the king
7.) Musical Passion since childhood
8.)Rising up the billboard charts
9.) Has an album
10.) slot Machine Okay I originally thought this couldbe Gavin DeGraw.
Some of the clues matched up, but today after scouring theclue once more and looking them up, I now think it is Barry Zito.
The Night Angel:
1.) Gangster Grandmas
2.) Like and Angel
3.) Empire
4.) 4,5,6
5.) Missed senior prom, but redusedto miss graduation even though she had a huge career oportunity.
6.) shhh....Ive always had faith
7.)Not Just a voice, but a mogul.
I had no clue on this one, I thoughtby the way her voice sounded it could be alicia keys, but alicia keys has wonso many grammys it cant be her. Some of the judges are saying Kandi Buruss, andafter further investigation, Im pretty sure its her.
The Astronaut:
1.) Flying HIgh
2.) Pitch Perfect
3.) Skeleton Foot
4.) Young Age
5.) Fresh Start
6.) Friends with Stevie Wonder
7.) Broke A world Record
8.) Took a nose dive on stage recently
9.) Reaching for the stars justtakes some help from an organized xrime family.
10. ) No traditional voice training.
11.) Leads a Crew
So for the astronaut, I have noidea. Im guessing
Hunter Hayes or Ryan Tedder.
If you have made it this far, theMasked Singer is amazing and fun to watch. My preditions for the Final 4 isgoing to be: The Kitty, The Turtle, The Night Angel, and the Frog. We will findout soon. I will comment who is unmasked as the show progresses.
Okay, So I tried to Post this yesterday. So I will now, and then add an update on who went home.
Hey guys. How is everyone doing? So I have been watching the maskedsinger, and as a way to keep busy I have been obsessively trying to frigure outwho the eight remaining singers are. I sound like a conspiracy theorist, butthat is okay. There is a mystery to solve, and anyone who knows me, knows Ilove a good mystery. So I bring it here. Even if you guys do not watch the showmaybe you can help me figure it out. So, without further ado:
Group A: 15. 4 Million instagramfollowers combined. Gronk, eliminated last week, has 3.4
The Turtle: First off, the turtle has someamazing vocals. Like wow, the dude can sing. I love it!!! Here are some of theclues:
1.) Grew up with a bunch ofactors who burned out early.
2.) Surf Board
3.) Spent a Morning with NicoleScherzinger
4.) Method Actor
5.) Not a dancr, but can Dance
6.) Not Known for Just onething
7.) Comic book titled: Theamazing adventures of Shellboy priced $10.13.
8.) D.R.E.A.M.S.T.
9.) The letter A + and Omega sign.
Okay, so these are the majorclues I picked up on. So my first guess is that he grew up in a teen world.Teen TV maybe. So I thought Disney. The surfboard could be for a movie hestarred in, or again with the teen tv theory, a Teen Choice Award: Which is asurfboard. The comic book could mean he played/voiced a super hero. And DreamSt. is a band.
My Original guess was ZacEfron, but not all of the clues add up. And then I started thinking JesseMcCartney. Who grew up singing and acting, and was in the band Dream ST.
The Kangaroo: Honestly, the Kangaroo baffles me. I have a couple guesses,but Im not sure im right. Here are the clues.
1.) In the spotlight for thewrong reasons
2.) Fighter.
3.) A gramophone?
4.) Horseshoe
5.) Outback
6.) Cosmetics
7.) Mom
8.) Basketball
9.) 23
10.) Teenage Drama queen
11.) Sat at the same table asLeah Remini
12.) Bouncing back after beingVillified
13.) Never lived in Austrailia
Okay my guesses for this personare: Jada Pinket Smith, Jordyn Woods, Lindsey Lohan.
Update guys: Jordyn Woods was unmasked as the Kagaroo lasdt night!
Group B: All Have beenInterviewed by Oprah
The Kitty:The Kitty is absolutely stunning. Her voice is so powerful.And I really feel like I know of the person under the mask. I do think she willmake it to the finals.
1.) Loves the weird and wonderful
2.) Wizard
3.) Astronomy
4.) Favorite subject is English
5.) Wroter sci/fi and sold it for aquarter
6.) Fireworks
7.) Candle Sticks
8.) Crystal Egg
9.) Bullied at School
10.) Can See Ghosts
11.) Started Young
12.) Struggled With Self Image
13.) Wasn't dreaming when RobertRedford helped her get her first role. My guesses for the kitty are LucyHale and Emma Watson... but I fear I am most likely wrong.
The Frog: The Frog is so fun to watch. I absoluetly adore him!
1.) Started Young
2.) Baket Ball
3.) CSI
4.) $19.00 and a walk of fame star.
5.) $106
6.) Favorite Subject is P.E.
7.) He's Opened doors for thebiggest celeberties.
Okay, so there is only one personthe frog can be. It's definitely Bow WoW. He started young and was in a moviecalled like mike which was about playing basket ball. He has a show called 106park, and has a song called the price of fame. The frog is definitely BOW WOW. The
Banana: I have a couple guesses for the banana, but he stumpsme.
1.) Cowboy hat
2.) Blue Collar
3.) Chips
4.) Sons of Anarchy
5.) Blended
6.) Actor
7.)Whats more inspiring than doinglaundry?
8.) Go Karts
9.) Built a race track, tire iron,
10.) Traumatic injury
11.) Father recently passed away
12.) You might be a kindred spiritif you ever rocked one of these:Mullet
13.) Blue collar has many meanings.When he says it he isnt meaning comedican in the standard way.
Okay the only people I can come upwith are jeff Foxworthy, larry the cable guy, Bill Engval, and Brett Michaels.
Group C: 7 Grammy NominationsCombined
The Rhino: I thought I knew who the rhino was, but today my guesshas changed.
1.) Gentle Giant
2.) Addicted to being On Top
3.) Grabd Ole Opry
4.) Risk Taker
5.) Married
6.) Family is very important forsuccess, especially when you grow up performing for the king
7.) Musical Passion since childhood
8.)Rising up the billboard charts
9.) Has an album
10.) slot Machine Okay I originally thought this couldbe Gavin DeGraw.
Some of the clues matched up, but today after scouring theclue once more and looking them up, I now think it is Barry Zito.
The Night Angel:
1.) Gangster Grandmas
2.) Like and Angel
3.) Empire
4.) 4,5,6
5.) Missed senior prom, but redusedto miss graduation even though she had a huge career oportunity.
6.) shhh....Ive always had faith
7.)Not Just a voice, but a mogul.
I had no clue on this one, I thoughtby the way her voice sounded it could be alicia keys, but alicia keys has wonso many grammys it cant be her. Some of the judges are saying Kandi Buruss, andafter further investigation, Im pretty sure its her.
The Astronaut:
1.) Flying HIgh
2.) Pitch Perfect
3.) Skeleton Foot
4.) Young Age
5.) Fresh Start
6.) Friends with Stevie Wonder
7.) Broke A world Record
8.) Took a nose dive on stage recently
9.) Reaching for the stars justtakes some help from an organized xrime family.
10. ) No traditional voice training.
11.) Leads a Crew
So for the astronaut, I have noidea. Im guessing
Hunter Hayes or Ryan Tedder.
If you have made it this far, theMasked Singer is amazing and fun to watch. My preditions for the Final 4 isgoing to be: The Kitty, The Turtle, The Night Angel, and the Frog. We will findout soon. I will comment who is unmasked as the show progresses.
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Would you rather be stuck in a horror movie, or a supernatural romance novel?
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Desert Island
Okay. You are stranded on a desert island. What three movies/or books do you have to keep you company.
•I know you wouldn't be able to watch anything on a desert isladn, so just pretend you can lol.
Okay. You are stranded on a desert island. What three movies/or books do you have to keep you company.
•I know you wouldn't be able to watch anything on a desert isladn, so just pretend you can lol.
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Tales from the Darkside - Season 1
Here's a recap of all episodes from season 1. This is my first time watching the show and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Can't wait to start season 2.
s1e01 - Trick or Treat (1983) - directed by Bob Balaban
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717007/
This is a Halloween take on the old Scrooge story about a guy who collects debts and enjoys the suffering of others if he can come out on top. He has a haunted house rigged up with all kinds of spooky sound effects and fans behind curtains to scare the shit out of children. One of the men he's wronged sends his kid in there to look for those IOUs he's hidden about the place so he can clear his debt, but the old Scrooge doesn't let this one get by him. Instead of learning a valuable lesson at the end, this asshole goes straight to hell.
s1e02 - The New Man - directed by Frank De Palma
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716994/
After impressing his new boss with his good work ethic, Alan Coombs is offered a drink. Alan doesn't drink anymore, so boss man drinks both of the drinks and that's that... or is it? The next day, Alan's young son Jerry comes to see him, but wait a second... Alan doesn't have a son named Jerry?! Throughout the episode, he's driven mad by this ruse that everyone seems to be playing along with. He's been drinking again, hasn't he?
s1e03 - I'll Give You a Million - directed by John Harrison
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716950/
A couple of rich old bastards make a slew of bets against each other. One of the men offers his soul, because why not? He doesn't believe in any of that, so he's got nothing to lose. Right?
This story has echoes of many common anthology stories, primarily "Something to Tide You Over" from Creepshow. This episode was directed by John Harrison, who has directed 8 episodes in this series and has a knack for doing horror anthologies in general.
s1e04 - Pain Killer - directed by Armand Mastroianni
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716966/
A man with back pain finds no rational explanation for it from doctors until he meets a different kind of doctor... one who suggests that the man's wife is the reason he suffers so much. What's the remedy to this dilemma? Take a guess.
s1e05 - The Odds - directed by James Steven Sadwith
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0394938/
Danny Aiello never refuses a bet, because he never loses... until Tom Noonan walks into his neck of the woods and owns him.
s1e06 - Mookie and Pookie - directed by Timna Ranon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716962/
A twin girl finishes her terminally ill brother's computer project, and it begins to disturb her parents when she gets too into this project. Tippi Hedren plays the mom. Not particularly a dark episode, but it has a weird charm to it.
s1e07 - Slippage - directed by Michael Gornick
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716974/
David Patrick Kelly is a graphic artist whose existence is put to the test when people seem to forget about him. Even his own mother doesn't recognize him! Maybe there's a rational explanation, but probably not.
s1e08 - Inside the Closet - directed by Tom Savini
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716953/
A girl rents a room in a fancy house from a guy I recognize from Creepshow and Twilight Zone. She thinks there's a rat in her room, but maybe it's something worse.
This was a bit more effects heavy than the other episodes. In this one, we get a couple drops of blood. Whoop-dee-doo. I understand this was regular tv back in the day and it had to be tame, so this isn't a criticism. It's a decent episode with an interesting monster.
s1e09 - Word Processor of the Gods - directed by Michael Gornick, written by Stephen King
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717005/
Bruce Davison is a writer who inherits a new word processor. However, this word processor does more than write stories. It writes reality! Pretty good episode. Gotta love those retro computer effects.
s1e10 - A case of the Stubborns - directed by Gerald Cotts, written by Robert Bloch
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716919/
Christian Slater and his mom are mourning the death of old grandpa, but when he comes walking down the stairs for breakfast, they don't know what to make of it. He's dead all right... but that stubborn old fuck wont take dead for an answer!
I quite enjoyed this episode, particularly the ending. Something about it is sort of funny, but sort of haunting at the same time.
s1e11 - Djinn, No Chaser - directed by Shelley Levinson, written by Harlan Ellison
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716936/
A guy and his new wife (Colleen Camp) stumble upon a genie lamp. However, this fucker doesn't want to grant them any wishes. He's just being an asshole! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays the djinn. Not very dark, but more of a comedy episode.
s1e12 - All a Clone by the Telephone - directed by Frank De Palma
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716923/
Beep Beep Richie has been trying to get a job through his agent Dick Miller, but he's had a string of bad luck. He also has a faulty answering machine that's been telling people off. When the machine gives him attitude, he disconnects it, but then it starts to disconnect his life. This is some weird alternate dimension type stuff, but who's in what dimension?
s1e13 - In the Cards - directed by Theodore Gershuny
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716952/
A phony fortune teller comes across a deck of cards that gives everyone a bad reading. Sometimes deadly. This one ends abruptly and it seems off, like maybe the writers didn't know what to do and said fuck it.
s1e14 - Anniversary Dinner - directed by John Strysik
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716924/
A lonely older couple dwell on their anniversary and how much they miss their children. When a few hikers stumble across their home, they think nothing of it... until it happens again. Then, they offer room and board for the pretty polite girl, and well... I don't want to say much else. The ending to this one is actually pretty good.
s1e15 - Snip, Snip - directed by Terence Cahalan
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716975/
Bud Cort plays a loser satanist who wants to win the lottery with his magic number: 666666. Why he feels so lame is beyond me, because this dude is sitting around in a robe drinking booze in a fancy looking place, but he still seeks his due. However, his super ultra satanic magic lottery number... doesn't win. Carol Kane's magic number, 666667 does. How can this be!? A pretty decent episode. Entertaining at the very least.
s1e16 - Answer Me - directed by Richard Friedman
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716925/
An actress in a New York apartment is harrassed by a serial phone caller... in the next apartment. Apparently, weird shit happened there before, and it's likely to happen again when you're just another tale from the darkside! The lead actress was in a great episode of Twilight Zone, too.
s1e17 - The Tear Collector - directed by John Drimmer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717002/
Jessica Harper is so sad. So sad that a man notices and wants to give her therapy sessions so she can cry, and so he can collect her tears. Huh... what a weirdo, but somehow, he's charming her enough that she wants him, but he only seems to want her tears.
This one ends up not being much of a darkside story so much as it is a consolation tale. Not bad, but different.
s1e18 - The Madness Room - directed by John Hayes
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716991/
An older man with heart problems has a young attractive wife that he feels unfit for. When another man comes along to talk business with the guy, they decide it's a good idea to bust out the old ouija board, learning about "the madness room" inside the house and trying to find it. This one had a good ending.
On a strange side note, I looked up the main actor Stuart Whitman, who was supposed to be playing an "old" character in this episode from 1985, and strangely enough, he died on March 16, 2020, only days before I watched this episode...
s1e19 - If the Shoes Fit - directed by Armand Mastroianni
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716951/
A politician gradually becomes a circus clown. Perhaps a metaphor for the democratic party?
s1e20 - Levitation - directed by John Harrison
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716956/
Joe Turkel plays a circus magician whose greatest trick was a levitation act with no strings attached. Two young men seek the secret to his act, but he doesn't want to reveal the dark magic that allowed it, but when push comes to shove, he just might...
I liked the ending of this one. It's kind of funny, but rather bleak at the same time.
s1e21 - It All Comes Out in the Wash - directed by Frank De Palma
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716954/
James Hong is a laundry man who can wash away people's sins. One businessman takes advantage of it his esoteric process by breaking the rules laid out for him, so take a guess what happens? Something bad, obviously.
This one was kind of stupid. In all honesty, I didn't quite understand the correlation between this man's conscience and his excessive need for clean laundry, as he seems to be changing his shirt far too often.
s1e22 - Bigalow's Last Smoke - directed by Timna Ranon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716931/
Bigalow wakes up and boy, does he need a smoke. He could have sworn he left one in the dresser drawer, but it's not there. He searches all over his apartment, but they're nowhere to be found. Furthermore, nothing seems to be working. TV static, no dial-tone, and the windows and doors are barred!? A man on the tv tells him he's free to go, but only when he stops smoking. How hard could it be for a man who's been smoking several packs a day since he was fifteen?
This one was pretty good. The main dude has been in some mafia stuff and he kinda looks like Jean-Claude Van Damme. You can somewhat sympathize with him, but you know he needs to take things more seriously. You can spot the twist coming, but it's still a fun one.
s1e23 - Grandma's Last Wish - directed by Warner Shook (the gay dude in Creepshow and Knightriders)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716945/
Grandma, is a nuisance for her family. She doesn't want to be, but her inability to hear things and her fuck ups annoy the shit out of them and they want her gone. In comes the talk of sending her to the old folk's home, which doesn't sound like any fun to her. The family says they'll make her last week at home a good one, working to grant whatever wish she has. She only wishes they could understand her plight a bit more, and they do. Oh yes they do... This episode was pretty amusing with a fun ending.
s1e24 - The False Prophet - directed by Gerald Cotts
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716986/
Ronee Blakely from Elm Street fame is a southern gal who stops in an Oklahoma cafe for all beef dogs, because she likes all beef dogs and astrology and machines. She takes them too seriously, and this place has an astrology machine that tells her to beware of false prophets. When the strange stuff happens, she listens to the machine whether she ought to or not, and if it's something from the darkside... perhaps you shouldn't listen to it.
"The darkside is always there, waiting for us to enter. Waiting to enter us. Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight."
#Review
Here's a recap of all episodes from season 1. This is my first time watching the show and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Can't wait to start season 2.
s1e01 - Trick or Treat (1983) - directed by Bob Balaban
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717007/
This is a Halloween take on the old Scrooge story about a guy who collects debts and enjoys the suffering of others if he can come out on top. He has a haunted house rigged up with all kinds of spooky sound effects and fans behind curtains to scare the shit out of children. One of the men he's wronged sends his kid in there to look for those IOUs he's hidden about the place so he can clear his debt, but the old Scrooge doesn't let this one get by him. Instead of learning a valuable lesson at the end, this asshole goes straight to hell.
s1e02 - The New Man - directed by Frank De Palma
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716994/
After impressing his new boss with his good work ethic, Alan Coombs is offered a drink. Alan doesn't drink anymore, so boss man drinks both of the drinks and that's that... or is it? The next day, Alan's young son Jerry comes to see him, but wait a second... Alan doesn't have a son named Jerry?! Throughout the episode, he's driven mad by this ruse that everyone seems to be playing along with. He's been drinking again, hasn't he?
s1e03 - I'll Give You a Million - directed by John Harrison
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716950/
A couple of rich old bastards make a slew of bets against each other. One of the men offers his soul, because why not? He doesn't believe in any of that, so he's got nothing to lose. Right?
This story has echoes of many common anthology stories, primarily "Something to Tide You Over" from Creepshow. This episode was directed by John Harrison, who has directed 8 episodes in this series and has a knack for doing horror anthologies in general.
s1e04 - Pain Killer - directed by Armand Mastroianni
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716966/
A man with back pain finds no rational explanation for it from doctors until he meets a different kind of doctor... one who suggests that the man's wife is the reason he suffers so much. What's the remedy to this dilemma? Take a guess.
s1e05 - The Odds - directed by James Steven Sadwith
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0394938/
Danny Aiello never refuses a bet, because he never loses... until Tom Noonan walks into his neck of the woods and owns him.
s1e06 - Mookie and Pookie - directed by Timna Ranon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716962/
A twin girl finishes her terminally ill brother's computer project, and it begins to disturb her parents when she gets too into this project. Tippi Hedren plays the mom. Not particularly a dark episode, but it has a weird charm to it.
s1e07 - Slippage - directed by Michael Gornick
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716974/
David Patrick Kelly is a graphic artist whose existence is put to the test when people seem to forget about him. Even his own mother doesn't recognize him! Maybe there's a rational explanation, but probably not.
s1e08 - Inside the Closet - directed by Tom Savini
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716953/
A girl rents a room in a fancy house from a guy I recognize from Creepshow and Twilight Zone. She thinks there's a rat in her room, but maybe it's something worse.
This was a bit more effects heavy than the other episodes. In this one, we get a couple drops of blood. Whoop-dee-doo. I understand this was regular tv back in the day and it had to be tame, so this isn't a criticism. It's a decent episode with an interesting monster.
s1e09 - Word Processor of the Gods - directed by Michael Gornick, written by Stephen King
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717005/
Bruce Davison is a writer who inherits a new word processor. However, this word processor does more than write stories. It writes reality! Pretty good episode. Gotta love those retro computer effects.
s1e10 - A case of the Stubborns - directed by Gerald Cotts, written by Robert Bloch
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716919/
Christian Slater and his mom are mourning the death of old grandpa, but when he comes walking down the stairs for breakfast, they don't know what to make of it. He's dead all right... but that stubborn old fuck wont take dead for an answer!
I quite enjoyed this episode, particularly the ending. Something about it is sort of funny, but sort of haunting at the same time.
s1e11 - Djinn, No Chaser - directed by Shelley Levinson, written by Harlan Ellison
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716936/
A guy and his new wife (Colleen Camp) stumble upon a genie lamp. However, this fucker doesn't want to grant them any wishes. He's just being an asshole! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays the djinn. Not very dark, but more of a comedy episode.
s1e12 - All a Clone by the Telephone - directed by Frank De Palma
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716923/
Beep Beep Richie has been trying to get a job through his agent Dick Miller, but he's had a string of bad luck. He also has a faulty answering machine that's been telling people off. When the machine gives him attitude, he disconnects it, but then it starts to disconnect his life. This is some weird alternate dimension type stuff, but who's in what dimension?
s1e13 - In the Cards - directed by Theodore Gershuny
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716952/
A phony fortune teller comes across a deck of cards that gives everyone a bad reading. Sometimes deadly. This one ends abruptly and it seems off, like maybe the writers didn't know what to do and said fuck it.
s1e14 - Anniversary Dinner - directed by John Strysik
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716924/
A lonely older couple dwell on their anniversary and how much they miss their children. When a few hikers stumble across their home, they think nothing of it... until it happens again. Then, they offer room and board for the pretty polite girl, and well... I don't want to say much else. The ending to this one is actually pretty good.
s1e15 - Snip, Snip - directed by Terence Cahalan
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716975/
Bud Cort plays a loser satanist who wants to win the lottery with his magic number: 666666. Why he feels so lame is beyond me, because this dude is sitting around in a robe drinking booze in a fancy looking place, but he still seeks his due. However, his super ultra satanic magic lottery number... doesn't win. Carol Kane's magic number, 666667 does. How can this be!? A pretty decent episode. Entertaining at the very least.
s1e16 - Answer Me - directed by Richard Friedman
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716925/
An actress in a New York apartment is harrassed by a serial phone caller... in the next apartment. Apparently, weird shit happened there before, and it's likely to happen again when you're just another tale from the darkside! The lead actress was in a great episode of Twilight Zone, too.
s1e17 - The Tear Collector - directed by John Drimmer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717002/
Jessica Harper is so sad. So sad that a man notices and wants to give her therapy sessions so she can cry, and so he can collect her tears. Huh... what a weirdo, but somehow, he's charming her enough that she wants him, but he only seems to want her tears.
This one ends up not being much of a darkside story so much as it is a consolation tale. Not bad, but different.
s1e18 - The Madness Room - directed by John Hayes
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716991/
An older man with heart problems has a young attractive wife that he feels unfit for. When another man comes along to talk business with the guy, they decide it's a good idea to bust out the old ouija board, learning about "the madness room" inside the house and trying to find it. This one had a good ending.
On a strange side note, I looked up the main actor Stuart Whitman, who was supposed to be playing an "old" character in this episode from 1985, and strangely enough, he died on March 16, 2020, only days before I watched this episode...
s1e19 - If the Shoes Fit - directed by Armand Mastroianni
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716951/
A politician gradually becomes a circus clown. Perhaps a metaphor for the democratic party?
s1e20 - Levitation - directed by John Harrison
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716956/
Joe Turkel plays a circus magician whose greatest trick was a levitation act with no strings attached. Two young men seek the secret to his act, but he doesn't want to reveal the dark magic that allowed it, but when push comes to shove, he just might...
I liked the ending of this one. It's kind of funny, but rather bleak at the same time.
s1e21 - It All Comes Out in the Wash - directed by Frank De Palma
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716954/
James Hong is a laundry man who can wash away people's sins. One businessman takes advantage of it his esoteric process by breaking the rules laid out for him, so take a guess what happens? Something bad, obviously.
This one was kind of stupid. In all honesty, I didn't quite understand the correlation between this man's conscience and his excessive need for clean laundry, as he seems to be changing his shirt far too often.
s1e22 - Bigalow's Last Smoke - directed by Timna Ranon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716931/
Bigalow wakes up and boy, does he need a smoke. He could have sworn he left one in the dresser drawer, but it's not there. He searches all over his apartment, but they're nowhere to be found. Furthermore, nothing seems to be working. TV static, no dial-tone, and the windows and doors are barred!? A man on the tv tells him he's free to go, but only when he stops smoking. How hard could it be for a man who's been smoking several packs a day since he was fifteen?
This one was pretty good. The main dude has been in some mafia stuff and he kinda looks like Jean-Claude Van Damme. You can somewhat sympathize with him, but you know he needs to take things more seriously. You can spot the twist coming, but it's still a fun one.
s1e23 - Grandma's Last Wish - directed by Warner Shook (the gay dude in Creepshow and Knightriders)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716945/
Grandma, is a nuisance for her family. She doesn't want to be, but her inability to hear things and her fuck ups annoy the shit out of them and they want her gone. In comes the talk of sending her to the old folk's home, which doesn't sound like any fun to her. The family says they'll make her last week at home a good one, working to grant whatever wish she has. She only wishes they could understand her plight a bit more, and they do. Oh yes they do... This episode was pretty amusing with a fun ending.
s1e24 - The False Prophet - directed by Gerald Cotts
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716986/
Ronee Blakely from Elm Street fame is a southern gal who stops in an Oklahoma cafe for all beef dogs, because she likes all beef dogs and astrology and machines. She takes them too seriously, and this place has an astrology machine that tells her to beware of false prophets. When the strange stuff happens, she listens to the machine whether she ought to or not, and if it's something from the darkside... perhaps you shouldn't listen to it.
"The darkside is always there, waiting for us to enter. Waiting to enter us. Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight."
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Hello world of trashepics. Let's play a game of twenty questions. I will start. You get twenty questions to figure out what I am thinking of? Let's have some fun!
Hello world of trashepics. Let's play a game of twenty questions. I will start. You get twenty questions to figure out what I am thinking of? Let's have some fun!
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Movie Previews
As I settle on watching "Visiting Hours" for some trash points, I found myself more overall invested in the trailers. I have the old Anchor Bay disc and they put a few of their trailers before the movie, and it brings be back to an era of low tech and fond familiarity.
The first trailer is The Anniversary (1968), which is a Hammer... comedy? With Bette Davis in a mansion of disgruntedl family members!
The Entity (1982) is a short trailer about a pro-family woman... and her fight with a sex demon!
Quicksilver Highway (1997) is a movie that I've seen, and I think it's rather stupid. It may have a few familiar faces in it, but the stories are just so dumb, I find it hard to accept that this is a real movie.
Ghost in the Machine (1993) Now I remember watching (some of) this on tv as a kid. I remember some ultra-90s kid going into a VR game and some weird shit happening to him. Also has Chris Mulkey in it.
Bad Dreams (1988) has been on my watchlist for a while now. Just can't seem to get a hold of it. Richard Lynch is in it as some burnt cult apparition haunting a girl for some reason or another.
The trailers were better than the movie itself. Visiting Hours is underwhelming and hardly graphic. I think the movie was inappropriately lumped in with the other evil movies without the accusers even seeing the movie. It's pretty tame. I don't see anything particularly nasty about it, but hey... at least William Shattner was in a video nasty, and that's good enough.
As I settle on watching "Visiting Hours" for some trash points, I found myself more overall invested in the trailers. I have the old Anchor Bay disc and they put a few of their trailers before the movie, and it brings be back to an era of low tech and fond familiarity.
The first trailer is The Anniversary (1968), which is a Hammer... comedy? With Bette Davis in a mansion of disgruntedl family members!
The Entity (1982) is a short trailer about a pro-family woman... and her fight with a sex demon!
Quicksilver Highway (1997) is a movie that I've seen, and I think it's rather stupid. It may have a few familiar faces in it, but the stories are just so dumb, I find it hard to accept that this is a real movie.
Ghost in the Machine (1993) Now I remember watching (some of) this on tv as a kid. I remember some ultra-90s kid going into a VR game and some weird shit happening to him. Also has Chris Mulkey in it.
Bad Dreams (1988) has been on my watchlist for a while now. Just can't seem to get a hold of it. Richard Lynch is in it as some burnt cult apparition haunting a girl for some reason or another.
The trailers were better than the movie itself. Visiting Hours is underwhelming and hardly graphic. I think the movie was inappropriately lumped in with the other evil movies without the accusers even seeing the movie. It's pretty tame. I don't see anything particularly nasty about it, but hey... at least William Shattner was in a video nasty, and that's good enough.
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Best horror movie staring porn actress
I am bored. What is the best horror movie that stars a porn actress? The best I got so far is Zombie Strippers staring Jenna Jameson.
I am bored. What is the best horror movie that stars a porn actress? The best I got so far is Zombie Strippers staring Jenna Jameson.
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Quarantined Draft 2020
Hey everyone. So since we are all quarantined. I thought we could do another draft. This time it's actors/actresses. Let's just have fun and no drama! Sign up here, and once I get at least 8 people signed up I will post the rules!
Hey everyone. So since we are all quarantined. I thought we could do another draft. This time it's actors/actresses. Let's just have fun and no drama! Sign up here, and once I get at least 8 people signed up I will post the rules!
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Star Wars Episode IX
I wont get into a big rant because I'm not a super nerd, but goddamn... this movie was so much better than the last one. I was actually very satisfied with how this one played out. I liked the arcs, the twists, the callbacks, all of it.
Now with that said, I hope they don't fuck it up by adding more to this series. I know they want to do spin-offs, which I'm sure is inevitable, but leave this part of the series alone, considering most of the core cast is killed off or dead.
I wont get into a big rant because I'm not a super nerd, but goddamn... this movie was so much better than the last one. I was actually very satisfied with how this one played out. I liked the arcs, the twists, the callbacks, all of it.
Now with that said, I hope they don't fuck it up by adding more to this series. I know they want to do spin-offs, which I'm sure is inevitable, but leave this part of the series alone, considering most of the core cast is killed off or dead.
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