Month: August 2017

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Monster Mania 2017

    We recap the goings on at the recent Monster Mania convention in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. We’ll talk about who was there, who we met, what we did, how Jonny spent a gazillion dollars on DVDS, and how Billy almost stomped on the tail of a tyrannosaurus rex. You’ll find out what star got stuck waiting for…

  • The Elevation of THE DARK TOWER (2017) by Jonny Numb

    [95 minutes. PG-13. Director: Nikolaj Arcel] Adaptation is a funny thing. Regardless of what route you take, you will take heat from fans of the source material. Someone – online or elsewhere – will accuse you of “ruining the book(s) forever” (even though that’s total bullshit). One example in particular that galled me – Christ,…

  • THE LAST KNOCK PRESENTS: Five Star Horror – The Scariest

    Do you want the scariest horrors out there? Thanks to the amazing Dee Emm Elms, we have a whole new series to bring you: Five Star Horror! That’s right, it’s all about the best of the best in the genre. So to kick it off right, we discuss the ultimate horror films that bring the…

  • A Large Buttered Popcorn with Fiery Death, Please! by Ron Shaw

    Recently, an excellent, thought-provoking article, “A Dinner with George” by Isaac Thorne, was featured at Crash Palace. Isaac’s nostalgic, heartfelt piece on George A. Romero and his iconic masterpiece (IMO) of Night of the Living Dead captured my thoughts and memories of yesteryear, launching me mentally into the past, reflecting somewhat on how and why…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Monster Makers: Rob Bottin

    Rob Bottin rocked the world with his phenomenal practical effects work in John Carpenter’s The Thing. But wait, there’s more – much more – and we explore the special effects artistry of one of cinema’s very best. We’ll dive into his work in everything from Piranha and The Fog to The Howling and Se7en, and other…