Here we are again, talking about how much I love monsters. I hope you stick around rather than rolling your eyes, but either way, I have something important to say. Stop reading movie reviews. I will have to say that I have been thinking that for a very long time. It makes…
Category: Monster of the Week
Monster of the Week: Everything in Pacific Rim
I have a long, documented history with monster movies. Also, similar to my mind classifying all martial arts movies into a Kung Fu category, I also lump all scary and awesome creatures into the Monster category. If that irritates you, just stop reading now and don’t feel the urge to send me any hate…
Monster of the Week-Zombies
Zombies are awesome. Seriously. As a self described movie nerd, I could name a ton of movie creatures that I love to watch but it’s hard to beat the classic Zombie movie. For a long time, I regarded 28 Days and 28 Days Later among my favorite “newer” Zombiesque fun fests but the times, they…
Monster of the Week — The Great White
Few things can invoke an instant image as when someone starts the familiar “duh dun, duh dun, duh dun” of the Jaws theme song (or my favorite, the Mr. Jaws spoof song). Like nothing prior or even after, especially Orca, Jaws made people afraid to leave the sandy beach and take more than a couple…
Monster of the Week – Predators
I am not sure if it was the Arnold or the concept, but the Predator quickly became one of my favorite movie monsters. The special effects and story were compelling to me simply for the fact that it was unlike anything that came before it. I was horribly disappointed when the sequel seemed to do to…
Monster of the Week- The Werewolf
I do not hide my fascination with all things supernatural. Certainly here, I have explained time and time again how great True Blood is, if for no other reason that the beautiful warrior named Eric. While I have spent many years reading tales of vampires, lamenting Anne Rice’s on again off again decision to discontinue…
Queen of the Universe 