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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: Viras, one of the oddest Gamera foes, from Gamera vs Viras (Gamera tai uchū kaijū Bairasu), 1968

Current read: The Country Under Heaven, Frederic S. Durbin. A wounded veteran of the American Civil War travels the West following visions in a series of vignettes. Thus far I’m reminded of the Silver John stories of Manley Wade Wellman (that’s good). Horror Westerns are a underrepresented genre

Just sent a few dollars and purrs to Artemis. If you support the work Karen has done before WaPo fired her, perhaps you can help, too.

#33 in a series - Hollywood starlets in Halloween photo shoots, a tradition I’d love to see return. Not known for horror roles, Barbara Bates has a bit part in the 1945 Universal murder mystery The Crimson Canary. She had better roles after signing with Warner Bros then 20th Century Fox.

#frankensteinfriday Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) promised future monster matchups but in House of Frankenstein & House of Dracula (‘44 & ‘45) the monsters never share a scene*. Not until Abbott and Costello showed up (1948) did we have a major monster fight! *Talbot does meet the Monster

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: Nikko, head of the Flying monkeys commanded by the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, 1939

Noël at 3 months (a year now) says Happy National Schnauzer Day! #schnauzergang

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: the Sayer of the Law (Bela Lugosi) from Island of Lost Souls, 1932

#werewolfwednesday Larry Talbott (Lon Chaney) is cured of lycanthropy in House of Dracula (1945) but’s the Wolf Man again in Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). If canon (opinions vary) something went wrong. I hope for Milizia’s sake (Martha O’Driscoll) she tired of Talbott in the interim…

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: First Man Into Space, 1959

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: Kang (possibly Kodos), The Simpsons (1989 - present)

Pachyderms galore - today is also World Rhino Day. We’ve existed with them for millenia (paintings at Chauvet Cave are 30 - 40,000 years old) & today these amazing animals could use help. If interested, this website breaks down the most efficient charities impactful.ninja/best-chariti...

Elephant Appreciation Day today - these magnificent creatures are a keystone species. They change the environment in which they live by creating waterholes, dispersing seeds, & managing grasslands. Their dung is important as a food source for animals & fertilizer for seeds within (future trees)

Happy Autumnal Equinox!

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: mother Gorgo, 1961

Noël celebrates her first birthday. Her gotcha day is in November, so we’ll have another celebration then

Watching a trifecta of terror/terrible! • The Horror of Party Beach 1964 • Robot Monster 1953 • Plan 9 from Outer Space 1958 As always, thanks to my understanding wife (roles will soon be reversed with Hallmark Christmas flicks) #cultmovies

The eyes have it! What monster’s eyeball is this? 👁️

Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters, 1984

I’ve cancelled more than one streaming service (both in protest over ownership & to save money) and a side effect is extra time for reading. I’ve found great new authors and am re-reading favorites. Bonus: you help an author, the cost of a book is minimal compared to streaming, & you OWN IT FOREVER

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: an alien invader (sans helmet) from Earth vs the Flying Saucers, 1956

#32 in a series - Hollywood starlets in Halloween photo shoots. Bessie Love successfully transitioned from silent film to talkies. She starred in 1925’s The Lost World, paving the way for Fay Wray in King Kong, and popularized the Charleston by dancing it onscreen in The King on Main Street (1925).

#frankensteinfriday - House of Dracula (1945) has none of the family in sight, but Dr. Edelmann (Onslow Stevens) runs an all-purpose clinic where both Dracula (John Carradine) and the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney) seek treatment. Milizia and Nina (Martha O’Driscoll & Poni Adams) assist. Things go kerblooie

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: The Black Scorpion, 1957

Every day brings a new horror.

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: the eye (there’s not much else) of Sauron

Current read: The Narrows by @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social About 100 pages in and loving it. I just may be a misanthrope, but a story where a town falls apart due to nameless horrors* is my cup of tea. My first book by the author *intriguingly, the author describes this as a vampire novel w/out vampires

#werewolfwednesday 1957 proved imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I Was a Teenage Werewolf was quickly followed by I Was a Teenage Frankenstein and Blood of Dracula (should’ve been Teenage Vampire). All three have a teen betrayed by an older authority figure with murder & mayhem following.

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: I Was a Teenage Werewolf, 1957

Getting my Covid booster & flu shot tomorrow. I always have symptoms following a booster so: • fridge stocked w/soda • snacks galore • blanket & pillow on the couch • new batteries in the remote control • four books from the tbr pile handy I’ll feel crummy for a couple days but I’ll be immunized.

#31.5 in a series: Hollywood & Halloween. Mae West, well-known for risqué lines & behavior (much for effect), had a long career but short time in film at the beginning of her career due to censorship. These shots are from the Western movie Belle of the Nineties (1934) and perfect for the season!

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: Kharis the living mummy, from The Mummy’s Hand, 1940

#31 in a series: Hollywood had a history of publicity shots of starlets for Halloween. Ida Lupino appeared in two sci fi pics late in her career (The Devil’s Rain ‘75 and Food of the Gods ‘76), but the most amazing thing about her is the ease with which she moved from acting to writing & directing.

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: Frendo, from Clown in a Cornfield, 2025

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Yesterday’s Eyes Have it Monster: Vampira as a vampirish ghoul in Plan 9 From Outer Space, 1959

#30 in a series: Hollywood had a history of publicity shots of starlets for Halloween. Here’s Jean Laverty, who had a short career (8 years), retiring in 1936. She is best known for introducing Clark Gable to Carole Lombard & later suing a film editor who’d promised to marry her and then backed out

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