Re-Re-Animated (From Beyond)
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Re-Animator is one of the most enjoyable disgusting movies ever made. Where else can you expect to find a body carrying around it’s own severed head, forcing its/his affections on a naked girl strapped to a table? Probably nowhere. When I first met Bruce Abbott, the actor playing the most normal person in the film, I lamented to myself how much I’d love to meet the actor playing Herbert West, perhaps one of the strangest characters ever committed to any film. That day would eventually come over three years later on August 12, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
I always enjoy a good time travel caper and thusly often enjoyed the TV series Quantum Leap, which ran for five seasons from 1989-1993. I had previously met Dean Stockwell who played the role of Rear Admiral Al Calavicci (as seen 
Jamie Lee Curtis really doesn’t need an introduction, but in case you’ve been living in a shoebox for the past 30 years, I’ll remind you that she has been known as the quintessential ‘scream queen’ of horror films ever since her appearance in the original Halloween film in 1978. She went on to more roles as the stalkee of some maniac or other in Terror Train, Prom Night, The Fog, and three additional Halloween films. Soon enough she would settle into more traditional roles in films like Trading Places, My Girl, True Lies, A Fish Called Wanda, and the new version of Freaky Friday. 
The prospect of meeting famed director John Carpenter was certainly exciting and he was the major draw for attending the Flashback Weekend event in Chicago on Sunday, August 12, 2012. After all, he had directed what was probably the most famous and acclaimed of all horror films, Halloween. Sure, he’s had more than his share of clunkers, but scattered between them were blockbusters and cult classics such as Escape from New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, Christine, and They Live. He even tried his hand at comedy by directing Memoirs of an Invisible Man with Chevy Chase. Carpenter is also a talented composer and has written music for many of his and others’ films. 
Lest you think that the original 1978 Halloween film fall into the category of slasher schlock like most of its successors, I implore you to consider the fact that it was selected in 2006 for preservation in the United States Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” To me, this means that it is a classic film, and thus certainly worthy of inclusion in any film library. And what’s more, this also means that I take great interest in meeting anyone who appeared in a classic film such as this. It also mean that I had a rip-roaring time at the Horrorhound Weekend in Indianapolis on Saturday, November 17, 2012. This posting will kick off a series of Halloween reunions and celebrities that appeared at this show.