Author Archives: Toni Ruberto

Monsters and Matinees: When Flying Things Sting in Real Life, 1970s Bee Films Come to the Rescue

When Flying Things Sting in Real Life, 1970s Bee Films Come to the Rescue They were cute little honey bees – just one or two fluttering around the walkway by my back stairs. Not an unexpected sight on a warm … Continue reading

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Monsters and Matinees: It’s All in the Family for Monster Kids

It’s All in the Family for Monster Kids Living up to your family legacy can be tough. You can spend your life trying to meet the high expectations of your parents or following in the family business that is often … Continue reading

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Monsters and Matinees: A protective poltergeist? Only at the ‘House in Marsh Road’

House in Marsh Road A glass of milk – so calming, so pure. Mothers give it to their children. Kids leave glasses for Santa. A husband hands one to his wife to help her relax. Wait. Take go back to … Continue reading

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Monsters and Matinees: How Roger Corman’s ingenuity created a film legacy

How Roger Corman’s ingenuity created a film legacy It started, appropriately, with Monster from the Ocean Floor in 1954. That was Roger Corman’s first film and everything about it, including that fun title, was a taste of what he would … Continue reading

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Monsters and Matinees: Sun Block can’t Help The Hideous Sun Demon

Sun Block can’t Help The Hideous Sun Demon The Hideous Sun Demon is a fantastic film title. It screams Beware! Danger! Turn back! I’m hideous and I’m a demon! It’s such a robust title, that it deserves an exclamation point … Continue reading

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Monsters and Matinees: Meeting The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

Meeting The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre Louise Mandore was just a child when she wandered off during a family funeral and accidentally locked herself in a burial chamber. The experience left her haunted by nightmares and with a lifelong … Continue reading

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Monsters and Matinees: 1924 in Horror – ‘Hand’ it to Conrad Veidt

1924 in Horror – ‘Hand’ it to Conrad Veidt As someone always looking to find new classic horror films to watch, I like to take time early in the year to look back at what our favorite genre was like … Continue reading

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Monsters and Matinees: Film Masters has a Clear Vision for Restoring the Classics

Film Masters has a Clear Vision for Restoring the Classics Classic film fans know what it’s like to sit through a movie that’s all scratched up or crackles and pops; that’s too hard to see and too difficult to hear. … Continue reading

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Monsters and Matinees: It’s only a Horror Movie – unless it’s True

It’s only a Horror Movie – unless it’s True Horror films can sometimes be too much even for the most fervent fan. Maybe it’s a scene so gross that you close your eyes. Or the minute you realize there’s a … Continue reading

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Monsters and Matinees: Move over Westerns and Make Way for Texas-sized B-Movie Horrors

Monsters and Matinees: Move over Westerns… Cowboys and horses and Texas. That’s been a winning hand for moviegoers and the film industry since 1910 when the state’s first film studio was opened in San Antonio by Gaston Méliès, brother of … Continue reading

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