Tamara Glynn in Freddy’s Nightmares

Published August 18, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

Full of sweetly organic presence, Tamara Glynn not only enlivened Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Meyers, as the feisty yet vulnerable Samantha, in the late 80s, she also danced around another terror icon in the Love Stinks episode of Freddy’s Nightmares.

Endearing and genuine, Glynn’s Laura here only wants to be the recipient of athlete Adam’s (John Washington, a real life descendent of the first president) genuine devotion. Of course, when Adam slips up and tells another girl that he loves her, this episode becomes a creepily feminist look at relationships.

Since this is Krueger’s universe, Adam soon learns the hard way that a woman’s revenge can be quite deadly, in real and in dream life. In fact, in the episode’s most memorable moment, Adam imagines that a demented Laura, gleefully enacted by Glynn, has taken a sharp effort to sever their eternal bond. This instance, nicely, illustrates how Glynn, who also made appearances on Knots Landing, Miami Vice and Super Force, was able to play many shades on the spectrum of humanity and helps prove why she is still a fan favorite today.

Meanwhile, you can keep up with the busy Glynn’s current projects, including the upcoming Hot Springs Horror Film Festival in Arkansas, at https://www.facebook.com/tamaraglynn2012.

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Ava Gardner’s Real Life Scare!

Published August 18, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

The timelessly gorgeous Ava Gardner may have sold Christina Raines’ character a hellish bit of goods in 1977’s creepy spectacle The Sentinel, but she must have felt some real fear, herself, on the set of 1949’s melodramatic noir East Side, West Side.

In a case of art imitating life, Gardner’s Isabel Lorrison seduces James Mason’s randy Brandon Bourne, the husband of Jessie Bourne, played by eternal movie goddess Barbara Stanwyck. According to Lee Server’s biography of Gardner, Love is Nothing, shortly before filming began, Gardner had an affair with Stanwyck’s actor husband, Robert Taylor. The still furious Stanwyck refused to even be introduced to Gardner, surely giving their characters’ confrontation scene in the film a very special edge.

Even though their affair was long over, the suspicious Stanwyck, whose own terror efforts include The Night Walker (made with Taylor in 1964) and two 70s television films, even had her husband trailed, in the years to come, whenever Gardner seemed to be lurking near.

Meanwhile, Stanwyck and Gardner’s one filmic collaboration was a solid one with inspiring performances from everyone from Gale Sondergaard to future White House doyenne Nancy Davis. Blonde 50s noir babe Beverly Michaels especially resonates here as a powerfully antagonist rival to Gardner’s greedy bombshell.

To keep track of an upcoming book of Gardner’s cinematic contributions, be sure to check out https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ava-Gardner-A-Life-in-Movies.

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Music to Make Horror Movies By: Skeeter Davis

Published August 17, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

The divine Skeeter Davis’ take on the mournful pop ballad End of the World, one of her biggest 60’s hits, has, recently, found ironic meaning in such horror type fare as 2010’s Legion and a 2013 episode of Under the Dome.

Perhaps even scarier, though, in real life, the active Davis, a female country music legend, took on her right winging Southern fathers with the fine 1970 album It’s Hard to Be a Woman. Produced with a sympathetic understanding of a woman’s rights (in and out of love) and containing a very clear anti-Vietnam statement (When You Gonna Bring Our Soldiers Home), this daring LP surely must have ruffled plenty of boastful farmhouse feathers.

Still, Davis, known for her multi-layered pop sound, remains as clear and sweet as a dew drop bell on that album’s title track.

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Atomic Cotton!

Published August 15, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

My closet may usually look like an explosion hit it, but you can’t blame Erica and Zack Kauffman, the super cool owners/designers of Atomic Cotton! Their awesome horror themed t-shirts make even the sloppiest terror fan look like they are headed to some truly exclusive terror themed prom night.

The femme beast in me, also, loves that one of their recent designs is a beautiful reenactment of The Craft (as seen above). Their glorious homage to Mia Farrow and Rosemary’s Baby is, also, a worthy present for any future Black Mass christenings that you might be attending.

Be sure to peruse all of their spine tingling product at http://www.atomicotton.com and https://www.facebook.com/AtomiCotton.

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Scout Taylor-Compton’s Rock N Roll Life

Published August 13, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

Holy Glam Rock Bandanas!

I recently sat down to chat with the super cool Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween, Wicked Little Things, April Fools Day)!

We chatted about her time on The Runaways set and her rock and roll heart!

You gotta agree – she’s a total (guitar playing) doll!

Matthew Daniel Gordon’s Top 4 Overrated Horror Films!

Published August 12, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

Horror lovers come from all backgrounds – which makes us a community of amazing diversity…and, often, provides lots of fun!

Musical theater performer Matthew Daniel Gordon recently added to this joyful mayhem by shooting a video that details his Top 4 Overrated Horror Films.

Much like Adam Rockoff’s recent book The Horror of It All, Gordon has some pretty dissenting opinions here – and whether you’re like me and agree with him on some of his picks (The Conjuring) and disagree on others (Jaws), you definitely should have a good time with the personable Gordon’s work, below.

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Music to Make Horror Movies By: Millie Jackson, “You Created A Monster”

Published August 10, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

Her brilliant string of concept albums in the 70s told you that straight shooting R and B legend Millie Jackson knew exactly what she was talking about. So, when she went all Dr. Frankenstein on an errant fellow’s ass and told him that You Created A Monster– every listener took her at her word!

This track taken from the bestseller Feeling Bitchy, which, also, contains her celebrated take on AM staple Angel in Your Arms, definitively, gives you the everlasting impression that Jackson isn’t just a queen of soul – but The Queen of Soul!

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Hell Town Headlines the North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival!

Published August 7, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

There is one question that I just can’t get out of my head!

Who is the letter jacket killer?

Those lucky enough to be attending the North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, on August 14th-16th, will be able to find out. Writer/director Steve Balderson’s award winning Hell Town, the nifty horror flick that boosts that awesomely questioning tagline, will be an official opening night selection of the event, along with Balderson’s equally intriguing Occupying Ed.

Balderson, best known for the successful indie Hitchcock-ian thriller Firecracker, will be in attendance, as well.

More information can be gathered at http://www.dikenga.com.

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Horror, She Wrote: Stacey Nelkin

Published August 5, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

Horror, She Wrote explores the episodes of the ever-popular detective series Murder, She Wrote, featuring Angela Lansbury’s unstoppable Jessica Fletcher, that were highlighted by performances from genre film actors.

What goes around most certainly comes around. Perhaps, cinematically, no one found this to be truer than the glorious Ann Blyth. Immortalized as the devious Velda in the classic 1945 adaptation of Mildred Pierce, Blyth eventually found herself on the other end of the victimization scale in the second season Reflections of the Mind episode of Murder, She Wrote.

As Francesca Lodge, one of Jessica Fletcher’s oldest and wealthiest friends, Blyth reacts with royal emotion as her character begins to behave erratically and soon appears to be losing her mind. Naturally, the deductive Fletcher soon begins to suspect that someone close to Lodge has watched an old VHS copy of Gaslight one too many times.

Enter Lodge’s daughter Cheryl, played with concerned enthusiasm by the radiant Stacy Nelkin. Best known to loyal fright freaks as the spunky Ellie in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Nelkin combines levels of true sympathy with a carefree, rock-n-roll nature here, making her seem the least likely suspect in this shady narrative.

But the terror Nelkin experiences, one rainy night, may point to a possibly sinister direction, especially considering that Cheryl’s comrade-in-arms, Carl, is played with smooth tempestuousness by Wings Hauser, well known for his psychotic portrayals in such cult efforts as Vice Squad, The Carpenter and The Wind.

While this marked Blyth’s last acting appearance, the eclectic Nelkin would go on to play the deliciously demented Christy Russell on the short lived soap Generations and the notable Rita in the Academy Award winning Bullets Over Broadway before embarking on a successful career as a relationship expert.

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Music to Make Horror Movies By: Fable Cry

Published August 2, 2015 by biggayhorrorfan

A little spooky theatricality, on the daily, never hurt anybody! In fact, Nashville, TN’s graveyard darlings, Fable Cry, have been thriving with their sideshow blend of Frankenstein-style lore and roadside Gothicism.

They have recently dropped a video for their warped, music box blend of discordant jubilation The Good Doctor, in anticipation of their forthcoming album We’ll Show You Where the Monsters Are.

Be sure to keep up with these haunted pranksters at

https://soundcloud.com/fablecry and

https://www.facebook.com/fablecry.

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