Talk about childhood memories! I used to love the whole series of Toxic Avenger movies. Maybe it was a growing up in the 80’s thing? Perhaps it was because I had a love for bad movies even way back then. My earliest memories of watching The Toxic Avenger was on the USA Network - when they used to have marathons of all the movies (edited, of course) on Saturday or Sunday mornings.
For those unfamiliar with this cult classic, here is the plot summary:
Melvin Ferd (Mark Torgl) is a stereotypical 98-pound weakling. He works as a janitor at a health club in the town of Tromaville, where the customers–particularly Bozo, Slug, Wanda, and Julie - harass him constantly. His tormentors get more and more violent until he is tricked into wearing a pink tutu and kissing a sheep. He is then chased around the health club by witnesses of the event where he eventually jumps out of a second story window. He lands in a drum of toxic waste and is irradiated and deformed by the accident. He suddenly lights on fire and runs down the street in a ball of flames. Melvin quickly takes a bath and mysteriously transforms into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength.
Ohh Toxie, why don’t we have heroes like you anymore?!
Warning, this movie might not be for everybody. Was probably rated R when it came out in theaters, and Hulu rates it as TV-MA. Ok, now that I got the warning out of the way, enjoy the show!
Oh, and yes - I did love the Toxic Crusaders too. Let us see how many of you remember it as well.
We all know our Freddys and Jasons, but what did people do for horror movies back in 1922? One simple word, Nosferatu. This chilling and eerie adaptation on Dracula is still admired as one of the best horror movies of all time.
Watch the entire Nosferatu movie here, and you decide - is it still a hit?
If you need a few more classics to watch today, try these:
Since today is my birthday, I had to find something extra special to get for all of you. Yes, I know birthdays usually work the other way around - but hey, I am a giving kind of guy. So what better to hand you than another public domain favorite movie of mine, Freaks.
It is a horror movie about sideshow performers. Instead of using makeup and actors though, the films director (and producer) Tod Browning hired actual carnival performers. That, in its own right, makes it even stranger. The film was also banned in the United Kingdom for thirty years.
What says October more than one of the greatest zombie movies of all time. I don’t care who you are or what you do - there is no zombie movie better than the original 1968 Night of the Living Dead. The other day I just happened to cross the full movie up on Google Video (probably due to the copyright on it running out many years ago).
What is your favorite scary movie? Night of the Living Dead would be in the top ten, no wait - top five for me. How about you?
Well I joined the tumblr bandwagon and got myself a place to tumble! I was never too good at cartwheels, but this it turning out (pun intended) to be pretty fun.
So what is a tumblelog? Does this make me a tumblelogger? Do I have to dress up like a lumberjack for your amusement? As always Wikipedia answers everything…
A tumblelog is a variation of a blog, that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging. Common post formats found on tumblelogs include links, photos, quotes, dialogues, and video. Unlike blogs, this format is frequently used to share the author’s creations, discoveries, or experiences without providing a commentary.
I am still tweaking a few things here and there on mine - will probably edit it some more this weekend when I have a little more free time. It is turning out to be a pretty addictive experience.
