Captian's Log Re: Plague of the Zombies 9 Oct 2023 I watched a movie yesterday, an old horror flick called Plague of the Zombies. It had some good acting, and some bad, but if you like this sort of nonsense,…
Captian's Log Thoughts on “The Vault of Horror” 18 Jan 2023 So, I had a little fun and watched an old movie I'd found on YouTube, The Vault of Horror (1973). I mainly did this because Tom Baker was in it.…
Captian's Log The Keeper’s Fare 17 Aug 20229 Aug 2022 I assume it's the ending shot, though I'm not really sure. There weren't any credits playing like you'd expect. It's just one long take of the Keeper's back as he…
Captian's Log The Keeper’s Fare 16 Aug 20229 Aug 2022 I shouted and started sprinting back downstairs. As I passed the manager's office, there in the corner of my eye—and no time to think about it—was the orange glow of…
Captian's Log The Keeper’s Fare 15 Aug 20229 Aug 2022 I waved my hand in front of his face, but I knew there was no use to it. Gin was like that; he'd get so involved in something that he'd…
Captian's Log The Keeper’s Fare 14 Aug 20229 Aug 2022 After that, the love interest took center stage, and the underdeveloped drama, the dead hero's dilemma of going to college or helping his widowed mother, was forgotten as this buxom…
Captian's Log The Keeper’s Fare 13 Aug 20229 Aug 2022 It's hard to explain the plot—I sometimes wonder if there was one. The movie had all the madness of a dream. The Keeper, his face ever occluded in the shadows…
Captian's Log The Keeper’s Fare 12 Aug 20229 Aug 2022 I called out to Gin. We met outside the door, me holding the reels. He grew really quiet when he saw them. We shared one look, and without further word,…
Captian's Log The Keeper’s Fare 11 Aug 20229 Aug 2022 While Gin finished his study and went on searching for those reels, I found myself sitting there in silence, staring at that numbered wheel. It was larger than the locks…
Captian's Log The Keeper’s Fare 10 Aug 20229 Aug 2022 Well, it was a question of if the film was still here. We searched high and low. I admit I broke a latch forcing my way into the manager's office.…