Be a Pepper!
David Naughton (in his human form) praises soft drink dancing Some of you may remember that I had the opportunity to interview David Naughton (see that episode here: HORROR REALM 2022 PANEL: David Naughton) who…
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Dead Puppies / Ogden Edsl
Once in a while, I get pretty sick, and tired, of people saying, “They don’t make them like that anymore.” It’s true, of course, but I get sick of it. Because creativity should always be…
The Ballad Of Irving / Frank Gallop (1966)
Unless you were a Doctor Demento fan, I’m pretty sure you never heard this one. Irving was from the old Bar Mitzvah spread and is most famous for being the 142nd fastest gun in the…
Ambulance (2022)
Ambulance (2022) Going into a movie, knowing too much about it, can affect your impressions of the film. (Yes, a review, designed to set up your expectations for a movie, is about to talk about…
The Isle of the Dragon: The Last Flight of the Bugs Bunny storms the reading public!
Rolf Stibbe discusses his new book, The Isle of the Dragon: The Last Flight of the Bugs Bunny, in the attached video. Rolf is an incredible researcher and student of history so his goal was…
Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor / Travesty Ltd.
Sometimes in a novelty record, it is the oddest thing that hits you. In Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor, it certainly isn’t the melody. It doesn’t have one. It isn’t like “Weird” Al songs where you…
Existential Blues / Tom “T-Bone” Stankus
Week after week, Dr. Demento presented his version of the Top 40 (which locally were back to back) which he called the Funny Five. I’ve established in the past my love of novelty records and…
Brazil (1985)
Brazil nuts are relatively large nuts coming from one of the most useful trees in the Amazon rainforest. It literally has 1001 uses from carpentry, health benefits, lubricants to flooring. Brazil (1985) The 1985 Terry…
I Wanna Kiss Her / Tim Cavanaugh
When it comes to movies, I often associate a film with where I saw it. I remember watching that on a VHS from Parkside Video. I remember seeing that at the Budget where my friend…
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981) John Landis was on a roll. Kentucky Fried Movie. Animal House. Blues Brothers. He was making one big comedy after another. But he had a script sitting in a…