Doc Vark
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‘Birds of Darkness, consume me!’
Horror fan, Mutant Fam, The Last Drive-in
Horror fan, Mutant Fam, The Last Drive-in
267/365–‘The Scorpion with Two Tails’ This one was a head-scratcher. An archy-type finds Etruscan swag, people die priest-in-‘The Exorcist’-style, magic stones and immortals show up to add to the confusion. Mystery gets solved and the protags celebrate by getting busy
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
267/365–‘The Scorpion with Two Tails’ This one was a head-scratcher. An archy-type finds Etruscan swag, people die priest-in-‘The Exorcist’-style, magic stones and immortals show up to add to the confusion. Mystery gets solved and the protags celebrate by getting busy
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
266/365–‘A Bay of Blood’ #GangDoesGiallo During the ‘Battle of the Black Glove’ on #TLDI, it was mentioned that Bava’s killers kill for greed. This is the film where that message is maybe best expressed. Anything more would inch into spoiler territory so…
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
266/365–‘A Bay of Blood’ #GangDoesGiallo During the ‘Battle of the Black Glove’ on #TLDI, it was mentioned that Bava’s killers kill for greed. This is the film where that message is maybe best expressed. Anything more would inch into spoiler territory so…
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
265/365–‘Frankenstein’ It wouldn’t be bluster to say that Del Toro has made the definitive Frankenstein. Reminds me of the 1973 TV adaptation with Michael Sarrazin. Might come as close to the book of any cut of the story. Beautiful and sad and thoughtful.
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
265/365–‘Frankenstein’ It wouldn’t be bluster to say that Del Toro has made the definitive Frankenstein. Reminds me of the 1973 TV adaptation with Michael Sarrazin. Might come as close to the book of any cut of the story. Beautiful and sad and thoughtful.
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
264/365–‘The Valley of Gwangi’ #Svengoolie Stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen gives us ‘cowboys v dinosaurs,’ an engrossing tale of a lost world in Mexico found by carnies who rope a dino-dogie and bring it back to the outside world. Shockingly moving ending!
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
264/365–‘The Valley of Gwangi’ #Svengoolie Stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen gives us ‘cowboys v dinosaurs,’ an engrossing tale of a lost world in Mexico found by carnies who rope a dino-dogie and bring it back to the outside world. Shockingly moving ending!
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
263/365–‘Deep Red’ Was on right after the Nov #TLDI epi, so I hung around till the wee hours. Later Argento, a near perfect giallo. Has it all: black gloves, incompetent cops, fish-out-of-water detective, twist ending with a killer motivated by… let’s say ‘insanity.’
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
263/365–‘Deep Red’ Was on right after the Nov #TLDI epi, so I hung around till the wee hours. Later Argento, a near perfect giallo. Has it all: black gloves, incompetent cops, fish-out-of-water detective, twist ending with a killer motivated by… let’s say ‘insanity.’
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
262/365–‘Blood and Black Lace’ Team Argento or Team Bava depends a lot on personal preference, IMHO. I’m TB, and this is one of his best. Most beautiful of lighting and color schemes makes this a visual feast. Bava’s killers kill for money, Argento’s for madness
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#TLDI
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#TLDI
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
262/365–‘Blood and Black Lace’ Team Argento or Team Bava depends a lot on personal preference, IMHO. I’m TB, and this is one of his best. Most beautiful of lighting and color schemes makes this a visual feast. Bava’s killers kill for money, Argento’s for madness
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#TLDI
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#TLDI
261/365–‘The Bird With the Crystal Plumage’ For this epi of #TLDI, JB hosted a ‘Battle of the Black Glove,’ a refereed ‘giallo’ smackdown between Dario Argento and Mario Bava. This was the Argento offering, a tale that blends all the giallo troupes into one film
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
261/365–‘The Bird With the Crystal Plumage’ For this epi of #TLDI, JB hosted a ‘Battle of the Black Glove,’ a refereed ‘giallo’ smackdown between Dario Argento and Mario Bava. This was the Argento offering, a tale that blends all the giallo troupes into one film
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
260/365–‘Smokey and the Bandit I and II’ Yes, I know this is not horror, but it fit in so well coming home from the trip to Dallas and the #Spooktacular that I had to include them (and JB will likely say these films are the pinnacle of ‘the drive-in way’ so… )
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
260/365–‘Smokey and the Bandit I and II’ Yes, I know this is not horror, but it fit in so well coming home from the trip to Dallas and the #Spooktacular that I had to include them (and JB will likely say these films are the pinnacle of ‘the drive-in way’ so… )
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
259/365–‘Phantom of the Paradise’ This closed out the #Spooktacular in Spooktacular fashion. De Palma, Paul Williams, and the girl from ‘Suspiria’ update the Phantom story and give it a punk edge. Doesn’t have the songs of ‘Rocky Horror’… maybe why it wasn’t bigger
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
259/365–‘Phantom of the Paradise’ This closed out the #Spooktacular in Spooktacular fashion. De Palma, Paul Williams, and the girl from ‘Suspiria’ update the Phantom story and give it a punk edge. Doesn’t have the songs of ‘Rocky Horror’… maybe why it wasn’t bigger
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
258/365–‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ No. 4 of the #Spooktacular was the most ‘controversial’ film in the #TLDI universe. Tom Adkins plays a doc who discovers something funny going on at the Silver Shamrock novelty company. AI and Stonehenge make an appearance
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
258/365–‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ No. 4 of the #Spooktacular was the most ‘controversial’ film in the #TLDI universe. Tom Adkins plays a doc who discovers something funny going on at the Silver Shamrock novelty company. AI and Stonehenge make an appearance
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
257/365–‘KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park’ This was the middle flick of the #Spooktacular with the boys playing otherworldly versions of themselves (along w/ ‘magic’ powers) and taking on animatronics evildoer Zerbe at a Cali amusement park. Midnight movie fare
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#TLDI
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#TLDI
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
257/365–‘KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park’ This was the middle flick of the #Spooktacular with the boys playing otherworldly versions of themselves (along w/ ‘magic’ powers) and taking on animatronics evildoer Zerbe at a Cali amusement park. Midnight movie fare
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#TLDI
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#TLDI
256/365–‘Trick or Treat’ No. 2 in the #Spooktacular lineup, this features metal god Sammi Curr’s return from the grave to fry eardrums and settle scores. High school misfit must put evil guitar genie back in the bottle. Simmons and Osbourne on hand to give it class
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
256/365–‘Trick or Treat’ No. 2 in the #Spooktacular lineup, this features metal god Sammi Curr’s return from the grave to fry eardrums and settle scores. High school misfit must put evil guitar genie back in the bottle. Simmons and Osbourne on hand to give it class
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
255/365–‘The Tingler’ Film impresario and theater gimmick king Bill Castle reaches his pinnacle with this film, the tale of mad doc Price trying to isolate a critter that lives on the spine and feeds on fear. Opener for the Halloween show in Dallas
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Spooktacular
#TLDI
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Spooktacular
#TLDI
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
255/365–‘The Tingler’ Film impresario and theater gimmick king Bill Castle reaches his pinnacle with this film, the tale of mad doc Price trying to isolate a critter that lives on the spine and feeds on fear. Opener for the Halloween show in Dallas
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Spooktacular
#TLDI
#Horror365Challenge
#MutantFam
#Spooktacular
#TLDI
… and we close out this year’s Jamboree (JB declared our night in Dallas this year’s Jamboree) with another Darcy favorite, ‘Garfield Halloween.’ Happy Halloween, Mutant Family! Oh, one more thing…BOO!
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
November 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
… and we close out this year’s Jamboree (JB declared our night in Dallas this year’s Jamboree) with another Darcy favorite, ‘Garfield Halloween.’ Happy Halloween, Mutant Family! Oh, one more thing…BOO!
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
First, there was NO debate. ‘Halloween III’ by a landslide, and it wasn’t even close. We close this very special All Hallow’s Eve in Dallas with ‘Phantom of the Paradise’! JB gives it four stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️… Check it out!
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
November 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
First, there was NO debate. ‘Halloween III’ by a landslide, and it wasn’t even close. We close this very special All Hallow’s Eve in Dallas with ‘Phantom of the Paradise’! JB gives it four stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️… Check it out!
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
In Asia, 4 is the West’s version of 13. With that in mind, Numero Four-O is the beloved/reviled classic ‘Halloween III,’ making it (to my knowledge) the only movie ‘The Last Drive-In’ has shown TWICE!
#MutantFam
#Spooktacular
#TheLastDriveIn
#HalloweenIII
#MutantFam
#Spooktacular
#TheLastDriveIn
#HalloweenIII
November 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
In Asia, 4 is the West’s version of 13. With that in mind, Numero Four-O is the beloved/reviled classic ‘Halloween III,’ making it (to my knowledge) the only movie ‘The Last Drive-In’ has shown TWICE!
#MutantFam
#Spooktacular
#TheLastDriveIn
#HalloweenIII
#MutantFam
#Spooktacular
#TheLastDriveIn
#HalloweenIII
Numero Three-O, kicking off at the stroke of twelve bells, is the future midnight movie staple (so says our favorite Mail Girl) ‘KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park’! RIP Spaceman
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
November 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Numero Three-O, kicking off at the stroke of twelve bells, is the future midnight movie staple (so says our favorite Mail Girl) ‘KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park’! RIP Spaceman
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
Next up on the ‘Spooktacular’ playlist, ‘Trick or Treat’… this is the 80s high school metalhead summons rock god back from the grave to shred until you’re dead one, not the anthology one
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Next up on the ‘Spooktacular’ playlist, ‘Trick or Treat’… this is the 80s high school metalhead summons rock god back from the grave to shred until you’re dead one, not the anthology one
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
‘From the coccyx to the cervicals’
So far, line of the night
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
So far, line of the night
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
November 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
‘From the coccyx to the cervicals’
So far, line of the night
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
So far, line of the night
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
After ‘The Tingler,’ the opening of a William Castle movie was henceforth called a ‘Screamiere’
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
After ‘The Tingler,’ the opening of a William Castle movie was henceforth called a ‘Screamiere’
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
Admittance gained, swag acquired, meeting and greeting meeted and greeted, beverage purchased, let’s go!
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Admittance gained, swag acquired, meeting and greeting meeted and greeted, beverage purchased, let’s go!
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
Keeping a lookout for any ‘tricks’ and/or ‘treats’…
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Keeping a lookout for any ‘tricks’ and/or ‘treats’…
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
… and a couple more snaps from Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
October 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
… and a couple more snaps from Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
First stop after check-in at the Mutant Fam hotel. ‘Please sir, NO videotaping!’
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
First stop after check-in at the Mutant Fam hotel. ‘Please sir, NO videotaping!’
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
#MutantFam
#TheLastDriveIn
#Spooktacular
#Halloween
#TexasTheater
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM