March is Women’s History Month. It’s a time to celebrate – or at least, finally acknowledge – the many great inventions and accomplishments of women around the world and throughout time. For instance, did you know that Elsa Lanchester, the iconic lead in the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, was…
Witches have never made great dietitians. When asked how much you should eat, or how much you should weigh, or how many sugary foods you should consume, a witch’s answer is always the same. “Just a little more, Deary. Just a little more.”
When you think of timeless beauties, who do you think of? Helen of Troy? It’s true, her beauty could sink a thousand ships. Cleopatra? A deadly beauty, to be sure. Okay, who else: Grace Kelly. Marilyn Monroe. Audrey Hepburn. Sure. They weren’t responsible for that many deaths. But I guess…
Sex and death. These are two subjects that don’t always play nicely. At least, for middle class, bourgeoisie culture. Now imagine intermixing libido and the great beyond during the 1950s, a decade not known for its tolerance and forward thinking. Enter Vampira. An icon, an enigma, a question. She was…
Hey, Ladies! . . . Hey, Ladies! . . . Uh, ladies, you’re supposed to call back to me in your baddest voice. Let’s try again. . . . Hey, Lay-dees!!! I said, Hey, Lay-dees!!! Ladies!!! Now that I’ve got your attention I want to spend some time talking about…
We’d park the broom somewhere else, but this old castle was built centuries before the invention of garages, My Pretty.
Monsters love getting dressed up and stealing someone’s date. When we do it up, we do it up right. So, this Valentines Day, why not show your loved ones how much you care about them by giving them a gift from your heart? Better yet, why not save your heart,…
When I was just a wee monster, I would rush home from fright school to watch my favorite program, “Dark Shadows.” It was a ghoulish soap opera about the haunted Collins family who lived with their immortal vampiric ancestor. They couldn’t stop traveling back and forth in time, marrying each…
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Featuring movie essays from the Head Monsters of SML and others that explore our love for horror cinema! Published by the Collinsport Historical Society.
