As Big Gay Horror Fan adjusts his leather bonnet on the dusty range and fights off vigilant hordes of gentlemen callers – Wait, wait – am I dreaming that I am the luscious BarBara Luna again? Oh, probably.

While glorious actress Luna is best known to science fiction and western fans for her appearances on such shows as Star Trek, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Gunsmoke and Zorro, she is actually a true artistic multi-hyphenate, beginning her career on Broadway at the age of 10 in the original production of South Pacific. Her roles in a variety of women in prison flicks and soap operas mark her as a true adventuress and cult film diva, as well. Granted, none of her credits are specifically in the horror genre, but as we all know, a little bit of the scare can be found in every variety of entertainment. So, below, are some examinations of her numerous creative acheivements that have had a bit of the fright thrown in for good measure.

Outer Limits (It Crawled Out of the Woodwork) – 1963 – “Gaby Christian” –. As the concerned yet sassy romantic interest of the troubled brother of a successful doctor, Luna lights up the background scenery in this spooky episode of the iconic anthology series. The scares, here, are generated by a monstrous shape of murderous energy that envelops and kills off much of the main and supporting cast. B-r-r! Shivers!

Winchester 73 (Television Film) – 1967- “Meriden” – Granted, the only scares in this colorful television remake of a classic Jimmy Stewart film are the credits of co-stars John Saxon (Black Christmas, Nightmare on Elm Street, Blood Beach, The Bees, Cannibal Apocalypse) and Tom Tyron (I Married A Monster From Outer Space). But for anyone who digs the Frankie Avalon era, this is a gem and Luna looks indescribably glamorous as she struts out her lines, as a female card shark, with lusty swagger. It’s evident, here, how fully she can envelop a role – and for those that like their men of the dark and swarthy variety, there is plenty of visual candy on display, here, as well. Note: Tyron went on to become a successful author in the latter part of his life, living the life of an openly gay man (at least in social circles) until his untimely death from stomach cancer in 1991.

The Hanged Man (Television Film) – 1974 – “Soledad Villegas” – This pilot for a television series that wasn’t picked up, does feature plenty of supernatural elements. Veteran actor Steve Forrest plays a wrongly convicted bad boy whom survives a hanging. His second sight and mystical powers are explored throughout the 70 or so minutes of this film and several scenes feature cast members openly wondering at the permanent rope burns that scar his neck after the failed lynching. Genre veteran Cameron Mitchell (Blood and Black Lace, The Offspring, The Toolbox Massacre) plays a devious businessman and Luna proves her versatility by portraying Forrest’s sensitive, supportive girlfriend whom abandons him out fear upon his return from the dead. Note: Famed character actor, Will Geer, best known as “Grandpa” from The Waltons, gives a understated yet feisty performance, here, as well. A political maverick, who survived blacklisting in the 50’s, Geer was, also, known as the lover of fellow activist, Harry Hay.

The Concrete Jungle – 1982 – “Cat” – The movie that has ensured Luna’s place in the legacy of cult film, features her vigorous performance as the queen bee of a women’s prison. She is obviously having a ball and is totally believable as her character manipulates, seduces and murders with glee. Luna’s delicious performance is accented by strong work from soap queen Tracy Bregman (Happy Birthday to Me) as the young innocent trapped in a vicious system, Jill St. John as the cruel warden and Nita Talbot (Puppetmaster II, Island Claws, 1992: It’s About Time) as a concerned social worker. Swiftly directed by Tom DiSimone (Hell Night, Reform School Girls) this WIP classic also features Camille Keaton (I Spit on Your Grave, Tragic Ceremony) in a small role.

Meanwhile, the amazing Luna is still active on the convention circuit and you can dive into her amazing world at www.barbaraluna.com.

Big Gay Horror Fan is, also, always accepting frightened swimmers at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, as well.

Be sure to check back, here, every Monday for a look at the bloody majesty of a different femme of terror –

And until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!

Fright Rags’ amazing Kristy Jett is one of the coolest, most passionate independent voices for the horror scene – ever! (Don’t cross me on this one!) A regular on the mast head of Horror Hound magazine, Jett is, also, one of the galvanizing forces behind the upcoming Popcorn documentary and DVD release and a powerful proponent in the race to get a sequel to recent cult favorite Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon in front of the glorious blood fueled cameras of celluloid. Jett recently took a few moments from being Fright Rags’ lovable mistress of sass, to answer a few questions for this exclusive piece. Call Big Gay Horror Fan tremblingly honored as you read, breathlessly, on!

BGHF: So, Kristy, what threw you down the demented path of horror – A grizzled aunt who hummed you the Freddy chant from A Nightmare on Elm Street – all those hours spent as a teen watching the hot, serial killing vamp who moved in next door – WHAT?!?

KJ: I feel like I’ve always watched horror movies. But realistically I was 3 or 4 when I first got bit by the gore bug. I have fond memories of walking into our local video store and scanning the titles- the box art just pulled me in. My mom freely allowed me to rent horror movies though she never liked to admit this because she felt it made her a bad mother. Honestly, she taught me from an early age that it was all make believe which is what helped foster my love for this genre. I mean, how in the hell did they make this magic?! I was fascinated to say the least! Another little peek into my childhood; growing up, almost every single Saturday night my family would get together at my one Aunt’s house. All the adults would play poker, and my cousin and I would watch horror movies. I remember distinctly watching Night of the Living Dead (1990) and Sleepaway Camp 3 too many times to count. But from a very young age I was a Freddy’s girl, the NOES series was my go to. Freddy terrified me but excited me as well.

BGHF: Cool! As Fan is my last name, let’s discuss ridiculous fandom, for a moment. What has been your giddiness, geekiest fan moment of all time?

KJ: It’s so hard to really find one, but I guess the funniest one would have to be a few years back at Monster Mania in Connecticut. As anyone can probably tell you, The Evil Dead is one of my favorite films of all time, and Sam Raimi is my hero. The show had ended- and I had already had my nerd moment meeting the ladies of The Evil Dead. But now that we (my Fright Rags boss Ben and I) were back from dinner, having a little post-show relax at the bar, who should come and sit down with us? Oh just the ladies of The Evil Dead! They had just come back from seeing The Hangover. One of the ladies had said, “It was either that or some movie called Drag Me To Hell.” They had no idea it was Sam’s new movie which I tried really hard not to be twatty about! Ha-ha. But anyways we sat around and had drinks and Ben and I got to know the ladies; this ended up being the hang-out that later led to us doing a limited edition boxed set with the ladies. I digress. At the end of a few hours we parted ways. I got teary-eyed when hugging Betsy Baker, to an embarrassing point. I lightly sobbed, “I’m sorry, I just can’t believe I hung out with you. This was just so amazing!” To which Betsy hugged me again and then motioned to my empty glass, “I think that’s the long island iced tea speaking darling.” Ben still mentions that from time to time when he wants to put me in my place.

BGHF: Awesome story! So, now that you’ve mentioned Ben, clothe us in tales of Fright Rags – please!!! How did you get involved with this amazing institution of draping terror?

KJ: The quickest story is that I met Ben at Monster Mania in August of 2008. I was completely unfamiliar with Fright Rags, but one look at that wall of shirts and I was hooked. After talking for a bit we realized we lived in the same town (Rochester, NY) which made it all the more hilarious we had never met- running in the same nerd circles and all. I immediately told Ben to let me know if he ever needed any extra help as I had years of customer service and retail experience. And as any polite person would he “Sure, sure’d” me. Over the next few months I began hounding via social networking, emails and texts and in February of 2009 he finally started to bring me around, realizing he did need to bring another person on staff. The next month I joined him at the Fright Rags table at Monster Mania and sold the s**t out of some shirts. I was the first woman to ever grace the Fright Rags table and maybe that helped? By the weekend I was officially a member of the team and over the next few months I was working part time doing Customer Service. Within a year I was working there full time and I’ve never looked back! It really is the greatest job in the universe! I can’t imagine my life without Ben or Fright Rags.

BGHF: Brilliant! You are, also, involved in so many projects –getting classic 80’s horror Popcorn a proper release and helping to bring about the sequel to Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. Is there something that is closest to your beating heart at the moment?

KJ: One thing I can definitely say is that at any given time and on any given day I am working with almost all of my side-projects. Every day there’s something little to say or do with all of them. Popcorn is close to having a release date announced. I’ll be producing the retrospective documentary which will be directed and produced by Michael Felsher and his company, Red Shirt Pictures. I’ll also be moderating a commentary! This one is probably nearest and dearest to my heart because Popcorn is pure nostalgia for me. It’s a poster I saw hanging in the video store throughout my youth and it’s a definitely comfort food movie (no pun intended). As for the proposed sequel to Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon– we’ll get there, some day. Sadly, our Kickstarter didn’t get funded so now we’re pounding the pavement looking for investors. It WILL happen! It’s just a matter of when.

BGHF: No doubt! Now, for something a bit more personal! As a gay man, struggling with his weight, in a community where appearance is so important, I have long felt that self loathing is one of the greatest real life horrors. You’ve been very vocal on Facebook about your struggles to conquer and make friends with your weight. If you don’t mind, what has this journey been like for you and how has the very frightening reality of self-hate played into your own life?

KJ: I have been fat my entire adult life- hell all of my adolescence too. I have never been comfortable with it. But the truth is I had a lot of personal horror to deal with from my own childhood. It took me ‘til I was 28 to even go to therapy to conquer that, and it took me a year or so after that to really start to address the fact that I was unhappy with my weight. I really feel like that’s the first thing you have to do. I’m not saying you can’t be fat and happy- lots of people are. But I’m not, and I had to admit that to myself. Then it was “Ok, well what are you going to do about it?” I spent a few months exercising every day and watching what I ate (roughly 1200-1400 calories a day), and I dropped 43 lbs. Over the last couple of months because of travel and a back injury I have slacked all over again and it’s disheartening. But I keep reminding myself I will get back on the horse. I won’t give up. I may never be rail thin- and I’m not sure that I want to be, but I’m sick of being fat. My body is sick of carrying around the extra weight too. We all have it in us, the question we have to really ponder though is, “How are we gonna do it?” Then attack it like a facehugger!

BGHF: Perfect, my friend, perfect! I’m taking that to the gym! Now, I, always, hate it when people ask me what my favorite horror film is. But, I’m gonna ask you anyhow – but with a twist. What are some your favorite genres within the massive fields of fright and then throw out a few of your favorite films of all time, as well!

KJ: I LOVE slasher films! With a passion! Slashin with a passion! That’s really my favorite genre. I love killer kids too. I love movies set in movie theatres (HELLO POPCORN!) or stage theatres. I also love found footage films- though I only really love a couple of them. I watch all that I can find but most blow so hard it’s not even funny. I am really not a fan of monster movies which I am sometimes given s**t for, but I don’t care. Slashers all the way for me! But to answer as to my favorites; May, Martin, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead2, Re-Animator, Day of the Dead (1985), Return of the Living Dead, Popcorn, Stephen King’s IT, NOES3: Dream Warriors, NOES4: The Dream Master, NOES5: The Dream Child, FT13th Part5: A New Beginning, Dead Alive, Tales From The Crypt, The Living Dead at The Manchester Morgue, The Blair Witch Project, The Last Broadcast and about 50 billion others!

BGHF: I think the masses have just added a few more to their lists with that! Thank you, darling! Lastly, any words of wisdom (IE: Never agree to volunteer at an old theater showing 50’s shock films – especially if you are related to Dee Wallace Stone), future plans and/or links to where we can keep track of all your amazing work? And thanks – this has been better than battling zombies in an abandoned mine shaft with Lori Cardille any day of the week!

KJ: Work hard. Never give up. When someone tells you that you can’t tell them you’ll do it anyways. Don’t give up. Don’t get discouraged. Save all your emails for future proof. Don’t give up. Don’t use people and don’t abuse connections. Treat celebrities like human beings because they are. Never give up. Work hard and don’t expect ANYTHING to be handed to you.

BGHF: Except some loving from me! Jett girl, you’re the best!

Keep up with Kristy and Fright Rags at www.fright-rags.com – while Big Gay Horror Fan is always accepting offers of t-shirts at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, as well.

And – until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE! BGHF

“stare at the sun
burn out your eyes
hold on to that dream
bury it alive” – Shane Prendiville, “Nervously Counting Rosary Beads”

I can’t count the number of times that Big Gay Horror Fan and his demon slaughtering comrades, Apocalyptic Kitten and Deadly Johnson, wished that they had a soundtrack for their adventures. I mean, who doesn’t need a bit of background music for when the toothless hordes of granny zombies attack or when the slavering packs of hell hounds give birth to those drooling, satanic poodles of death? Well, with the massive slab of muscular musicality that is “Nervously Counting Rosary Beads”, we may have just found our theme.

This opus, clocking in at 29:24, from Midwest powerhouse Guzzlemug begins with a choral chant and background themes that would fit perfectly behind a neighborhood slumber party involving multiple viewings of the original Omen, along with Charlton Heston’s The Awakening, followed up with a healthy dose of The Unholy, that sordid priest horror starring Ben Cross.

This ominous beginning leads into a section featuring stabbing guitar trills and heart plucking string work that ultimately builds into a Manson cult cacophony.

Next, a chorus of zombified Moon Children introduces us to the seductive thrills of the night. This leads into a throbbing segment of fleshy visceral beats. This final segment would work perfectly in any film project that Rob Zombie dreams up or on that inevitable re-boot of the Saw film series.

Yep, amazingly talented Shane Prendiville and crew (Tom Kelly, Charlie Werber) create a world of many journeys, here, and each is blacker and more fascinating than the one that precedes it.

So, to dive into the mysteries of Guzzlemug (and/or to purchase “Nervously Counting Rosary Beads”) visit
http://guzzlemug.bandcamp.com/ or
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Guzzlemug/122094278942

and Big Gay Horror Fan is always accepting musical inclined horror freaks at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, as well.

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!

Big Gay Horror Fan has always loved the ladies. This fact may stem from my experience with a perkily collegiate actress in summer stock, during my 16th year. Every night, as intermission struck for a Tennessee Williams’ extravaganza, she would bound into the dressing room, pop off her dress and bra and then gasp (in mock, bare chested surprise)“Oh, boys!” upon ‘discovering’ my fellow effete (I might add) apprentices and myself.

In her delightful new memoir The Lucky Southern Star, the effusive Julie Adams tells many a show business story, herself. Of a much more clothed variety, of course.

Beloved for her strong heroine ascetics in the classic Creature of the Black Lagoon, Adams has had an incredibly distinguished career with a wide variety of credits (with her other forays into horror and exploitation including 1975’s Psychic Killer, 1978’s The Fifth Floor and 1988’s Black Roses). And while the major reason for this book is, in fact, to introduce gill man aficionados to that exquisitely detailed catalog, so much more emerges here.

Most significantly, Adams’ positive energy results in a tale that has only joyful respect for the luminaries that she has worked with. Thus, one not only gets delightful stories of her work with Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, John Wayne, Piper Laurie, Dennis Hopper, Elvis Presley and so many other notables, but one is left with the realization that it was Adams’ kindhearted luminosity that resulted in such affirmative experiences.

Adams does acknowledge the supreme difficulties of a show business career and sympathetically details the plight of the working mother (a situation that she and her fellow actresses were among the premium examples of), but her love for her chosen career and the sophisticated analysis of her film, television and theatrical roles, shows off the many levels of her personality and the deep valleys that reside in her artistic reservoir.

Most interestingly, Adams, who worshipped the stars of the silver screen as a child, herself, comes full circle with The Lucky Southern Star. As she delighted to onset tales from such luminous co-stars as Jimmy Stewart and Dick Powell, so we delight to her recollections, here.

Below, is a quick overview of a couple of Adams’ more obscure credits not covered in the book:

The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. – “The High and Deadly Affair” – 1967. Adams (who also appeared on memorable episodes of The Night Stalker and One Step Beyond among many others) plays a dual role, here. (SPOILER.) Posing as a concerned nanny for an obnoxious child on a transatlantic flight threatened by a mad doctor, Adams is actually a sophisticated scientist who has invented a cure to save the world from the deranged madman. Featuring a quietly passionate performance from Adams, this televised adventure, also, features a daffy Stephanie Powers adopting one of her numerous accents in the title role and Dark Shadows‘ Grayson Hall and Murray Matheson (a distinguished character actor who appeared on multiple television anthologies such as The Twilight Zone, The Night Stalker, Thriller and Night Gallery) are obviously having a ball as the devious pair whom want to take over the world.

The Fifth Floor. 1978. Adams shows she is made of sterner stuff, here, as take charge Nurse Hannelord, in this asylum based exploitation flick. Obviously modeled after Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Adams allows subtle compassion to shine through her sharp attitude, even in her most unwavering scenes. Adams’ best moment occurs when Bo Hopkins, as a devious attendant, threatens to expose her character’s rumored lesbianism to the hospital’s board. Though unnerved, she does not back down from Hopkins and her compelling force as an actress is exposed in full. Alternating effectiveness with a drive-in sleaziness, The Fifth Floor, also, features strong performances from such genre regulars as Robert Englund, Sharon Farrell(It’s Alive, The Premonition), Mel Ferrer (Eaten Alive, Nightmare City, The Great Alligator) and John David Carson (Pretty Girls All in a Row, Empire of the Ants, Creature of Black Lake).

To keep up with Julie Adams and/or purchase The Lucky Southern Star, be sure to visit www.julieadams.biz.

Big Gay Horror Fan is always accepting creatures at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, too.

Be sure to check back each Monday as Big Gay Horror Fan delights in the fabulous divas of scare – and until the next time, SWEET love and pink GRUE!

Big Gay Horror Fan’s comrade in arms and co-worker bestie Deadly Johnson always has the same problem in the backroom of Red Bernie’s Leather Emporium – too many choices! Now, you have the same problem when it comes to free terror-ific entertainment!

The awesome duo of Andres and Diego Meza Valdes, from Miami, FL, brilliantly explore an explosive zombie explosion from the eyes of man’s (and woman’s) best friends in their incredibly clever, very bloody short Play Dead. Yep, Cujo never had it so good! Featuring amazing music by Amigo the Devil and Rachel Goodrich and stunning performances from humans (with particular shout-outs to Eric Anderson and Annilee Hastey) and canines alike, this project is skillfully original and definitely worth 17 minutes of your time.

Described as what would happen if John Waters and David Lynch dropped acid and ran away to join the circus together, The Underground Multiplex’s full length musical Scumbabies is a bizarre delight, filled with visual wonder. Astounding director Joseph Richard Lewis creates as if his visual senses were coated in buckets of crayons and some of his songs are mighty catchy, as well. You can enter this strange and wonderful world for free, as well, at:

http://vo.do/scumbabies

Lastly, it’s also free to lend your support to this petition endeavoring to end the real life horror of chronic pain. You can click on the link, below, to make acupuncture an essential health benefit in Illinois. My aching head will thank you, eternally!

http://www.change.org/petitions/acupuncture-as-an-essential-health-benefit-in-illinois?utm_campaign=friend_inviter_modal&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=28327481

Oh, and I will thank you, eternally, for becoming a ‘friend’ at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, as well!

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan

Actress-model Patty Mullen is down-to-earth and fun – a real sweetheart. And — until the day she dies, she will always be known as Frankenhooker, the title character in Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 myth shattering take on the Frankenstein monster! To celebrate her upcoming appearance at the screening of Frankenhooker during Terror in the Aisles 12 (http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/419623818079724/) in Chicago on Friday, September 14th, Mullen took a moment to talk with Big Gay Horror Fan about her most famous role, her first scream appearance in Doom Asylum and the haunting fact that men can just love you and leave you. Don’t believe me? Read on!

BGHF: Patty, you began as a model. What was the progression from that to your first feature Doom Asylum?

PATTY: The progression to Doom Asylum? You know, I heard about the part. I went in and read for them. Then we went to the insane asylum and it happened fast. We shot that movie fast.

BGHF: How was the shoot, overall, then?

PATTY: The shoot was a lot of fun. You can imagine – wondering around that place. You didn’t want to go too far, believe me. It was a good experience.

BGHF: And your co-star Kristin Davis (Sex and the City) went onto such big things! Talk about martinis in Manhattan!

PATTY: Yes, Kristin. She was such a sweetheart.

BGHF: So, on to Frankenhooker! It seems like Frank Henenlotter did some turn and burn filmmaking in his early projects. Was there any of that in the Times Square sequences in Frankenhooker?

Patty: No, I think he got permits for everything.

BGHF: So, it wasn’t guerilla filmmaking?

PATTY: Right.

BGHF: What impresses me the most about Frankenhooker is that it stands in a long line of outsider entertainment: Mary Shelley, a teenage girl created the monster; James Whale, a gay man popularized it with his film versions in the 30’s. Then in the 1990’s Frankenhooker, comes along with a quirky, sexy feminist take on the whole story.

PATTY: Right, right. I know! I talked to Frank recently and I said you’ve got to make another Frankenhooker. He said I can’t. There’s nowhere to go with it. — There’s got to be somewhere to go with it!

BGHF: Well, maybe we should have a contest – anyone who can figure out where to take Frankenhooker can contact us, now! The film is yours! (Laughs) Or talk to Frank! Give him some inspiration!

PATTY: Yeah!

BGHF: Actually, one of my buddies, Phil Meenan, is a Frankenstein connoisseur and he has a tattoo of Frankenhooker on his skull.

PATTY: You know him? He’s so great. You know, I was sitting all by myself. He comes marching up – not even blinking – I think he even had boots on. And he’s looking at me, right in the eye. Like tunnel vision, you know. And I’m thinking UH OH! And all of sudden, he spins around and there it is on the back of his head. That’s a beautiful tattoo.

BGHF: It is!

PATTY: He took a lot of pictures of me standing next to his head.

BGHF: I know! I’ve seen them! So, did your appearance on Equalizer come before Frankenhooker or after?

PATTY: No, that’s way, way before. It was just a very short scene.

BGHF: Did you work with the distinguished Edward Woodward on that?

PATTY: No. I worked with Philip Bosco, kissing him. In a taxi and then he gets out and I ask him are you coming over tonight? And that was it.

BGHF: See, they kiss you and they run away. You can’t trust men.

PATTY: I tell ya’!

BGHF: You don’t have to. I know, I know. But, speaking of co-stars – was there anyone that you worked with on Frankenhooker that stands out in your head?

PATTY: Well, if you look at the movie, I was by myself most of the time. Unless, I was with (co-star) James Lorinz, I was parts in the freezer (laughs). With James, it was always easy. He was great. Otherwise, I was pretty much by myself, just pushing people out of the way a lot. Stomping over people!

BGHF: Did that get lonely for you?

PATTY: No, not at all. Always out of the corner of my eye, I could see Frank. He always told me what to do. And there were always so many people around, so you’re really not alone. I don’t have much dialogue with anybody or anything like that.

BGHF: You are a singular sensation!

PATTY: Why, thank you! I bet you say that to all the girls!

BGHF: Well, all a gay man has is his charm! It’s the one thing, we have! So lastly, any words of wisdom – any advice for the fans? Don’t hang out with mad scientists?

PATTY: Yeah, that’s perfect! There you go! Don’t hang out with mad scientists! That’s it.

BGHF: So, there you have it, right from Patty! Stay away from fat suits and creepy dudes, y’all!

Be sure to keep up with the divine Ms. Mullen at http://www.facebook.com/#!/officialpattymullenfanpage – while Big Gay Horror Fan is always acting like a mad scientist at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, as well.

Check back each Monday as Big Gay Horror Fan dives into a new feminine fancy of horror –

And until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE!

While Big Gay Horror Fan still acts like he is 18, he is truly glad time has passed since then.

Maybe not so much in Hollywood, though. In the early 50’s, Hitchcock queen Ingrid Bergman (Spellbound, Notorious) was run out of Tinsel Town for having a child out of wedlock. Now, it seems that in late 2012, Twilight sweetheart Kristin Stewart has been written out of the upcoming Snow White sequel because of the hanky panky that occurred between her and the initial film’s older, wiser (???) married director.

Brilliant writer, Nico Lang, describes the injustices levied against Stewart and what their impact is on girls reaching young adulthood in an amazing article on the Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nico-lang/trampires-why-the-slut-sh_b_1850940.html

As for Stewart – whether you like her films or revile them – with credits in The Messengers, Cold Creek Manor, Panic Room and the Twilight series – she is horror film family and we need to stand beside her!

Be sure to stand beside BGHF at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, too!

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE!!!

Big Gay Horror Fan remembers the terror when, after weeks of working out twice a day and loading up on copious amounts of green, he discovered that he still weighed 207 pounds. Which, the incredibly helpful gym employee preceded to round up to 210 on his paperwork! Frankly, I would have preferred a knife wielding psycho bounding around the corner – but what the heck!

Thankfully, the beyond awesome Sarah “MJ” Kirst is celebrating self-love, no matter your size, with her terrifically spunky blog Curvy Girl Rock. With a sense of humor and tons of sass, the talented Kirst is proving you can look consistently fabulous with the right attitude and a copious amount of self respect.

Be sure to check her out at:

http://www.curvygirlrock.blogspot.com/ and
http://www.facebook.com/#!/CurvyGirlRock.

Meanwhile, join the bloodily important BGHF scare treadmill at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, as well.

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE!!!

Just like state taxes and unexpected financial disasters, Big Gay Horror Fan finds that horror love can be found everywhere. (Although, unlike the first two items mentioned, horror love is definitely a good thing!)

For example, the night club act of jazz legend Judy Roberts and acclaimed Chicago singer Paul Marinaro often includes a passionately swinging version of Victor Young’s “Beautiful Love”, which can be heard in the background of a party scene in the classic 1932 version of The Mummy starring Boris Karloff. When Roberts and Marinaro perform the song (as pictured above) they do a detailed description of the song and it’s musty, heavily bandaged history.

The famed Young, also, composed themes that were featured in such diverse pictures as beloved 1950 noir Gun Crazy (“Mad About You”), queer favorite Johnny Guitar (“Johnny Guitar”) which features genre regulars Joan Crawford, John Carradine, Ernest Borgnine and a very butch turn from Mercedes McCambridge (the demon’s voice in The Exorcist) and The Abominable Dr. Phibes (“A Hundred Years from Today”). His classic “Stella by Starlight” was even featured, briefly, in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.

Meanwhile, acclaimed singer songwriter Josh Ritter (www.joshritter.com) offers up his own version of The Mummy story with his poignant song “The Curse”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWxiuJRApU.

Be sure to keep up with Judy Roberts at www.judyroberts.com. Paul Marinaro is at www.paulmarinaromusic.com and Big Gay Horror Fan always welcomes a bloody jazz tune at http://www.facebook.com/#!/BigGayHorrorFan, too!

Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE!!!

Of all the things Big Gay Horror Fan collected in his youth – autographed photos of soap opera stars, Lisa Hartman albums, the Fangoria issue with City of the Living Dead on the cover – the thing that he cherished the most was his Charlene Tilton scrapbook!

Tilton, the buxom lass best known for late night antics as the rebellious Lucy Ewing on Dallas (a role she recently reprised in the successful 2012 reboot), began her career with comedic appearances on Happy Days and the original Freaky Friday. But, she capped the period of her greatest success with major roles in two terror twinged 1979 television flicks.

Most notably, as the proper Jennifer Cresswell, Tilton faced down the terrors of The Fall of the House of Usher (above). This rather anemic version of Poe’s oft filmed tale does feature some decent mood (provided by it’s shadowy locale), proper costuming and a nicely passionate performance from the distinguished Martin Landau as Roderick Usher. Tilton is earnest and heartfelt – and if she doesn’t quite wash off the gloss of her suds ridden notoriety – Airplane‘s Robert Hays as her husband can’t quite shake off his modern trappings, either. Thus, the two make a perfect late 70’s television horror film couple – their fame, awkwardness and subtle attempts at appropriateness all mingle into one delicious, must see bath.

Playing more like an after school special with a couple sick twists, Tilton’s role in The Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker allows her to play final girl with a serious social message: Don’t hitchhike! After many awkward stretches, including a break-up scenario with The Brady Bunch‘s Christopher Knight, an assault and a murder finally occur. But the most exciting moment of this labored excercise occurs near the end of the film when Tilton’s Julie has to fight off a frothing Craig T. Nelson (pre-kind Poltergeist dad and comic Coach) as the dangerous cad who picks her up on the way to a job interview. The soundtrack is, also, pleasingly funky while the fact that co-star Dominique Dunne (who would appear in Poltergeist as Nelson’s daughter) was murdered (by a jealous boyfriend) several years after this puts a poignant (very real) stamp on the film’s heavy handed reason for being.

Continuing her terror trapped follies, Tilton, also, co-starred in the parody film The Silence of the Hams in 1994. The film, which poked fun at Psycho along with it’s obvious target, was naturally not well received (despite some fun moments), but features a solid cast including Billy Zane, Shelley Winters, Dom DeLuise -and (briefly) Mel Brooks!

Recently, the passionate performer has, also, showed her sharp skills as an hysterically caustic mother-in-law in another horror parody Paranormal Calamity (2010) and counts a role in horror homage Dr. Spine (2011) as one of her many credits, as well.

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Until the next time – SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan!