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Mark Gellis
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Husband. Father. Retired professor. Aspiring author. Mean old boomer. Occasional war gamer. Command: Modern Operations scenario writer. Anime, sci-fi, and horror fan. I love the Northwoods. Fond of cats. Am Yisrael Chai!
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For anyone who has been looking for my Movie of the Day posts...I'm putting the reviews on Reddit r/horror now. Sorry, it was too much of a pain to squeeze the reviews down to under 300 characters. #movies #film #horror #scifi
October 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Movie of the day...GODZILLA VS HEDORAH (1971). A creature born of pollution threatens the world. Godzilla intervenes, not so much because he likes people, but because poisoning the environment annoys him. Nice kaiju action. C

#movies #film #horror #scifi #Godzilla

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Godzilla vs. Hedorah - Wikipedia
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September 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Movie of the day...MAN-THING (2005). Sheriff investigates mysterious deaths and disappearances in a dark and ominous swamp. Scary comic book fun brought to life on the silver screen. B-

#movies #film #horror #Marvel

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Man-Thing (film) - Wikipedia
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September 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Movie of the day...THE CHURCH (1989). An ambitious and curious librarian starts working at an ancient church and accidentally unseals the demonic evil trapped in its underground tunnels. Oops. B-

#film #movies #horror #demons #Italian

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The Church (1989 film) - Wikipedia
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September 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Finally registered my Kwik Trip rewards card.

I believe this means I am officially a resident of the Northwoods. 😊

#humor #Wisconsin #Northwoods
September 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Movie of the day...EL FANTASMA DEL CONVENTO (1934). Old, but fun. Three people lost in the woods at night find their way to a mysterious monastery where their darkest desires will be tested. Will they live to see morning? B-

#film #movies #horror #ghosts #Mexico

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El fantasma del convento - Wikipedia
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September 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Movie of the day...RE-ANIMATOR (1985). Herbert West is an obsessed medical student who has developed a formula that can reanimate dead bodies. Unfortunately, the reanimated dead are all homicidal lunatics. Not great art, but good fun. B

#film #movies #horror #80s

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Re-Animator - Wikipedia
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September 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Movie of the day...CRY OF THE WEREWOLF (1944). A little-known werewolf movie about an evil, shapeshifting Romani princess who kills those who threaten the secrets of her tribe. Old-fashioned black-and-white fun. C+

#film #movies #horror #werewolves #monsters

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Cry of the Werewolf - Wikipedia
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September 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Movie of the Day...THE RITUAL (2017). An excellent folk horror film. Also, more good reasons not to go camping. Ever. A-.

#film #movies #horror #mythology #folklore #cults

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The Ritual (2017 film) - Wikipedia
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September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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No one should die for their views, but Charlie #Kirk had some evil views, and seems to have been a lousy person. Also, don't let his death distract us from other issues. Keep saying, "Show me the #Epstein files. Make #ICE follow the law. And hold the #GOP accountable for every choice they've made."
September 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Movie of the day...THE MARSH (2006). A good old-fashioned story of ghostly revenge and release. A woman having strange nightmares buys the house that appears in her dreams--note to self: never, never do this. Surprise! It's haunted! B

#film #movies #horror #ghosts

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The Marsh (2006 film) - Wikipedia
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September 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Movie of the day...BLOOD OF DRACULA (1957). Bonkers, but fun. Crazed, man-hating high school chemistry teacher turns a schoolgirl into a vampire using hypnosis and a magical amulet. Possible gay subtext, but no Dracula. C-

#film #movies #horror #vampires

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Blood of Dracula - Wikipedia
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September 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Movie of the day...GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM (2018).

A Korean ghost-hunting group investigates a supposedly haunted asylum where two teenagers recently disappeared. Good, spooky fun, but a confusing final act. B-

#film #movies #horror #ghosts #KHorror #horrorsky

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Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum - Wikipedia
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September 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Just something funny I found on the Internet. Laughter is good for you. Who says members of the military have no sense of irony?

#humor #funny #military #coexist
September 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Movie of the day...X THE UNKNOWN (1956). Mysterious and deadly happenings plague a town in Scotland. Can scientists figure out what is going on and what to do about it? A nice bit of radioactive black-and-white fun. C+.

#film #movies #horror #scifi #monsters

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X the Unknown - Wikipedia
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September 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Movie of the day...THE SCREAMING SKULL (1958). A new wife released from a sanitarium is brought to the home where her husband's first wife died mysteriously. Because nothing bad ever happens when newlyweds do this. Lurid melodrama ensues. C-

#film #movies #horror

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The Screaming Skull - Wikipedia
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September 4, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Working on a new scenario for COMMAND: MODERN OPERATIONS. It's 1968. The Cold War has gone hot. The Soviets have subs in the Norwegian Sea and are sending a SAG to occupy Jan Mayen. Gotta sink 'em all.

#wargames #wargaming #pcgames #pcgaming #ColdWar #NATO
September 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Movie of the day...THE BLACK SCORPION (1957). Prehistoric giant scorpions (and one really annoying child) threaten Mexico. A good old-fashioned monster movie with generally well-done stop-motion special effects. C+

#film #movies #horror #scifi #scorpions #monsters

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The Black Scorpion (film) - Wikipedia
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September 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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What makes this really worth watching is the analysis of how media treats conflicts around the world--why do some conflicts get a lot of news coverage and why do others with just as much death and suffering get ignored?

#China #Myanmar #war #media #news #world

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Why Is the World Ignoring Myanmar's Civil War?
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August 31, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Movie of the day...THE VOURDALAK (2023). An eerie take on the vampire story. Beautifully photographed and creepy as hell. Interesting main character...a naive fop who tries to do the right thing, but does not quite make it. B+

#film #movies #horror #vampires

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The Vourdalak - Wikipedia
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August 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Just something funny I found on the Internet. Laughter is good for you. And so are cuddles.

#humor #funny #cute #nature #bats #cuddles #darkness
August 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Movie of the day...CASTLE OF BLOOD (1964).

A journalist takes a bet to spend the night in a haunted castle. (Note to self: never, never do this. 😱 ) Wonderful, eerie ghost story. Watch it uncut and in Italian with subtitles. B

#film #movies #horror #ghosts

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Castle of Blood - Wikipedia
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August 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Movie of the day...Matango (aka Attack of the Mushroom People, 1963). Castaways on a strange island struggle to survive. Food is scarce, except for...mushrooms. Eerie. Interesting study of how people in peril often turn on each other. C+

#film #movies #scifi #horror

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Matango - Wikipedia
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August 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Movie of the day...CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN (1943). Mad scientist uses human glands to turn a gorilla into a human-gorilla hybrid. Murderous jealousy leads to mayhem. Loopy, but John Carradine is at his sinister, charismatic best. C

#film #movies #horror #scifi

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Captive Wild Woman - Wikipedia
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August 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Movie of the day...DIRE WOLF (2009). Scientists use genetic engineering to create a vicious wolf-human hybrid. Because nothing ever goes wrong when people do things like this. 🤦‍♂️ Predictable and silly, but not unwatchable. C-

#film #movies #horror #scifi #monsters #wtf

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Dire Wolf (2009) ⭐ 3.8 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
1h 26m | Not Rated
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August 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM