Pop Culture Schlock
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Posting random stuff from my memorabilia collection every day of the year! (Since January 1st, 2018 on other platforms!)
It's another Soccer Saturday on PCS! Sporting a rosette of his beloved Luton Town (he was a one-time president of the club), here's Eric Morecambe on the cover of the 1972 festive issue of Sportsworld. Wahay! ⚽
December 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It's another Soccer Saturday on PCS! Sporting a rosette of his beloved Luton Town (he was a one-time president of the club), here's Eric Morecambe on the cover of the 1972 festive issue of Sportsworld. Wahay! ⚽
It's Pop Culture Schlock's random movie recommendation for the weekend! Today, turn up the good and turn down the suck with the 2002 shoestring budget Canadian comedy, FUBAR: The Movie, presented here on an NTSC Region 1 DVD from my eclectic movie collection. Just give'r 💿
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
It's Pop Culture Schlock's random movie recommendation for the weekend! Today, turn up the good and turn down the suck with the 2002 shoestring budget Canadian comedy, FUBAR: The Movie, presented here on an NTSC Region 1 DVD from my eclectic movie collection. Just give'r 💿
Is Batman Returns a Christmas movie? Of course it is! Perfect for a December family argument, get competitive with the Batman Returns 3-D board game, released by Parker Brothers in 1992
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December 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Is Batman Returns a Christmas movie? Of course it is! Perfect for a December family argument, get competitive with the Batman Returns 3-D board game, released by Parker Brothers in 1992
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It's another UK Weekly Wednesday on Pop Culture Schlock! From this week in 1987, here's issue 2402 of The Dandy: the 50th birthday special issue, complete with free giant souvenir poster!
December 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It's another UK Weekly Wednesday on Pop Culture Schlock! From this week in 1987, here's issue 2402 of The Dandy: the 50th birthday special issue, complete with free giant souvenir poster!
"What shall we put on the cover of the 1980 Whizzer and Chips annual?"
"How about a kid doing some crazy acrobatic move on a Chopper... but on a high wire?"
"Love it!"
"How about a kid doing some crazy acrobatic move on a Chopper... but on a high wire?"
"Love it!"
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
"What shall we put on the cover of the 1980 Whizzer and Chips annual?"
"How about a kid doing some crazy acrobatic move on a Chopper... but on a high wire?"
"Love it!"
"How about a kid doing some crazy acrobatic move on a Chopper... but on a high wire?"
"Love it!"
It's Vintage Magazine Movie Ad Monday on Pop Culture Schlock! A triple bill today: Walt Disney Productions' 1972 screwball comedy, Snowball Express, plus Saludos Amigos, the 1942 live action/animation mix featuring Goofy, Donald Duck, and José Carioca the parrot, plus... 1/2
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
It's Vintage Magazine Movie Ad Monday on Pop Culture Schlock! A triple bill today: Walt Disney Productions' 1972 screwball comedy, Snowball Express, plus Saludos Amigos, the 1942 live action/animation mix featuring Goofy, Donald Duck, and José Carioca the parrot, plus... 1/2
It's another Soccer Sunday on PCS! Andy Gray is 70 years old today, and on Saint Andrew's Day too! To celebrate, pour a glass and rest it on this glorious Tennent's Lager beer mat from 1978 ⚽ #OTD
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
It's another Soccer Sunday on PCS! Andy Gray is 70 years old today, and on Saint Andrew's Day too! To celebrate, pour a glass and rest it on this glorious Tennent's Lager beer mat from 1978 ⚽ #OTD
It's another Seven-Inch Single SATURDAY on Pop Culture Schlock! It only got to Number 83 on the UK Singles Chart in 1988, but Barry Crocker's Neighbours theme tune single is a bona fide pop culture platter that matters!
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It's another Seven-Inch Single SATURDAY on Pop Culture Schlock! It only got to Number 83 on the UK Singles Chart in 1988, but Barry Crocker's Neighbours theme tune single is a bona fide pop culture platter that matters!
It's Pop Culture Schlock's random movie recommendation for the weekend! Today, 1976's television movie event, Helter Skelter, starring Steve Railsback as Charles Manson. Unavailable in this country, this is a region-free Spanish DVD 💿
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
It's Pop Culture Schlock's random movie recommendation for the weekend! Today, 1976's television movie event, Helter Skelter, starring Steve Railsback as Charles Manson. Unavailable in this country, this is a region-free Spanish DVD 💿
"You know why super villains are so unhappy, Arthur? They don't treasure the little things." Now 30 years old, how cool is this The Tick American football (both sides featured due to my boss level photo editing skills!) from Good Stuff? Spoon!
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"You know why super villains are so unhappy, Arthur? They don't treasure the little things." Now 30 years old, how cool is this The Tick American football (both sides featured due to my boss level photo editing skills!) from Good Stuff? Spoon!
It's another UK Weekly Wednesday on Pop Culture Schlock! "Fail to heed my warning and Planet Earth will burn!" From this week in 1982, Doomlord (in a mushroom cloud!) charms the schoolkids with the threat of total annihilation!
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
It's another UK Weekly Wednesday on Pop Culture Schlock! "Fail to heed my warning and Planet Earth will burn!" From this week in 1982, Doomlord (in a mushroom cloud!) charms the schoolkids with the threat of total annihilation!
Don't make me have doublers - you wouldn't like me when I have doublers! Released by F.K.S. Publishers in 1979 to tie-in with the success of the hit television series, here's an unopened packet of The Incredible Hulk picture cards.
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Don't make me have doublers - you wouldn't like me when I have doublers! Released by F.K.S. Publishers in 1979 to tie-in with the success of the hit television series, here's an unopened packet of The Incredible Hulk picture cards.
It's Vintage Magazine Movie Ad Monday on Pop Culture Schlock! "It's four years later - what does she remember?" From the pages of Devil Movies, the Photoplay occult special, here's a great full-page ad for what is generally considered to be one of the worst movies, 1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic.
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
It's Vintage Magazine Movie Ad Monday on Pop Culture Schlock! "It's four years later - what does she remember?" From the pages of Devil Movies, the Photoplay occult special, here's a great full-page ad for what is generally considered to be one of the worst movies, 1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic.
"To know death, Otto, you have to f*ck life... in the gall bladder!"
Udo Kier R.I.P. 😥
Udo Kier R.I.P. 😥
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"To know death, Otto, you have to f*ck life... in the gall bladder!"
Udo Kier R.I.P. 😥
Udo Kier R.I.P. 😥
It's another Starburst Sunday on Pop Culture Schlock! Back to 1982 today, courtesy of the 42nd issue of the UK genre magazine. Yes, the Dragonslayer cover is cool, but it was the promise of a feature on the making of John Carpenter's The Thing that got this young reader giddy in the newsagent's
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It's another Starburst Sunday on Pop Culture Schlock! Back to 1982 today, courtesy of the 42nd issue of the UK genre magazine. Yes, the Dragonslayer cover is cool, but it was the promise of a feature on the making of John Carpenter's The Thing that got this young reader giddy in the newsagent's
It's another Soccer Saturday on PCS! Match Weekly launched in September 1979 as a rival to Shoot! Match underwent a soft reboot in 1985 (I believe) with a tweak to the logo and the promise of a "new" Match. This plastic mug appears to be from that time - still forty years old! ⚽
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
It's another Soccer Saturday on PCS! Match Weekly launched in September 1979 as a rival to Shoot! Match underwent a soft reboot in 1985 (I believe) with a tweak to the logo and the promise of a "new" Match. This plastic mug appears to be from that time - still forty years old! ⚽
It's Pop Culture Schlock's random movie recommendation for the weekend! Today, 1995's rock 'n' roll comic kidnap caper, Drop Dead Rock, featuring Adam Ant and Deborah Harry. Here I have dug out an NTSC DVD from my old RnR reviewing days 💿
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
It's Pop Culture Schlock's random movie recommendation for the weekend! Today, 1995's rock 'n' roll comic kidnap caper, Drop Dead Rock, featuring Adam Ant and Deborah Harry. Here I have dug out an NTSC DVD from my old RnR reviewing days 💿
Blasting off toyshop shelves and landing in kids' bedrooms in 1983 courtesy of Allan Industries, check out the lo-fi sci-fi that was Fuzzy-Felt in Space!
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Blasting off toyshop shelves and landing in kids' bedrooms in 1983 courtesy of Allan Industries, check out the lo-fi sci-fi that was Fuzzy-Felt in Space!
It's another UK Weekly Wednesday on Pop Culture Schlock! Cover-dated November 19th, 1980 (45 years ago today!), here's issue 28 of Marvel UK weekly, Forces in Combat - "Britain's brightest fantasy and adventure weekly!" ROM is dead?!
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
It's another UK Weekly Wednesday on Pop Culture Schlock! Cover-dated November 19th, 1980 (45 years ago today!), here's issue 28 of Marvel UK weekly, Forces in Combat - "Britain's brightest fantasy and adventure weekly!" ROM is dead?!
From this coming week in 1984, check out The Lords of the New Church on the cover of legendary music paper, Sounds.
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM
From this coming week in 1984, check out The Lords of the New Church on the cover of legendary music paper, Sounds.
It's Vintage Magazine Movie Ad Monday on Pop Culture Schlock! From the pages of another classic Seventies issue of Photoplay, here's a half-page ad for The Amsterdam Kill (the 1977 Golden Harvest flick starring Robert Mitchum) on a... 1/2
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
It's Vintage Magazine Movie Ad Monday on Pop Culture Schlock! From the pages of another classic Seventies issue of Photoplay, here's a half-page ad for The Amsterdam Kill (the 1977 Golden Harvest flick starring Robert Mitchum) on a... 1/2
It's another Seven-Inch Single Sunday on Pop Culture Schlock! Back to 1984 today courtesy of Limahl and the theme tune to The NeverEnding Story. Produced and composed by Giorgio Moroder, the single peaked at Number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It's another Seven-Inch Single Sunday on Pop Culture Schlock! Back to 1984 today courtesy of Limahl and the theme tune to The NeverEnding Story. Produced and composed by Giorgio Moroder, the single peaked at Number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.
It's another Soccer Saturday on PCS! Bryan Small was born #OTD in 1971. He started his career at Aston Villa, playing for them between 1991 and 1995. Here's a signed photo of him from my collection, wearing that glorious Asics Villa home kit at Villa Park. Happy Birthday! ⚽
November 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
It's another Soccer Saturday on PCS! Bryan Small was born #OTD in 1971. He started his career at Aston Villa, playing for them between 1991 and 1995. Here's a signed photo of him from my collection, wearing that glorious Asics Villa home kit at Villa Park. Happy Birthday! ⚽
It's Pop Culture Schlock's random movie recommendation for the weekend! Director Ken Wiederhorn called King Frat a terrible Animal House knock-off but, c'mon, if you were of a certain age during the video shop years this was a classic! "Gumbroski draws mud!"
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It's Pop Culture Schlock's random movie recommendation for the weekend! Director Ken Wiederhorn called King Frat a terrible Animal House knock-off but, c'mon, if you were of a certain age during the video shop years this was a classic! "Gumbroski draws mud!"
Published in paperback by Corgi Carousel in 1977, here's Operation Sky-Drop, the fourth book in the Action Man series by Mike Brogan. Check out that 10p price sticker from ye olde jumble sale.
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Published in paperback by Corgi Carousel in 1977, here's Operation Sky-Drop, the fourth book in the Action Man series by Mike Brogan. Check out that 10p price sticker from ye olde jumble sale.