Author: Derek M. Koch
Some say Derek was born 30-40 years too late. Some say he spends too much time watching classic monster and science fiction movie trailers on YouTube. And some just want him to take off his luchador mask and stop talking about fighting vampires.
Books read in 2019, offered without comment
Title Author Wings Over Manhattan Don D’Ammassa Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud Shaun Considine Inside the Wicker Man: How Not to Make a Cult Classic Allan Brown Golden Age, The Jeff Deischer Vanguard: Season Two: A Superhero Adventure Percival Constantine Once a Marshal (A Sheriff Ben Stillman Western) Peter Brandvold Last Days of August,…
Movies watched in 2019, offered without comment
Title Year Genre Length Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974 Tokusatsu Feature Bird Box 2018 Horror Feature In Search of Dracula 1975 Documentary Feature Boris in the Forest 2015 Horror Short American Meme, The 2018 Documentary Feature…
Everything is a mash-up
To continue pulling bits of wisdom and inspiration from different podcasts, I’d like spotlight something that was said on a recent episode of the Dead Robots’ Society. Started by the late Justin Macumber, the DRS podcast now boasts over 500 episodes in its back catalog. The current hosts are authors Terry Mixon and Paul E. Cooley, and the show is just as important to me now as it was when…
Don’t wait five minutes
I listen to a lot of podcasts. I actually subscribe to more than I have time to listen to, unfortunately, but there are some that I always check for updates and listen to right away. One of those podcasts is Avengers Assemble!, which is part of the White Rocket Entertainment Network of podcasts. I’ve been rediscovering my love for comics, and Marvel’s Avengers have long been a favorite of…
What I Read and Watched – June 2019
To continue the monthly breakdown I started at the beginning of the year, here’s the breakdown, offered without comment. Movies Always Be My Maybe (Feature, 2019) Dragon of Love (Short, 2003) Still Ill (Short, 2019) Hand of Death (Feature, 1962) Mr. No Legs (Feature, 1978) Corvato (Short, 2019) I Am Mother (Feature, 2019) Frankenfake (Feature, 2013) Devil-Doll, The (Feature, 1936) Jesse James vs. the Daltons (Feature, 1954) Tormented (Feature,…
What I Read and Watched – May 2019
To continue the monthly breakdown I started at the beginning of the year, here’s the breakdown, offered with little comment. Movies House on Haunted Hill (Feature, 1959) Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis (Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlantida) (Feature, 1970) Queen of Snakes (Feature, 2019) Torchy Gets Her Man (Feature, 1938) Island of Terror (Feature, 1966) Mighty Gorga, The (Feature, 1969) What We Left Behind: Looking Back…
What I Read and Watched – April 2019
To continue the monthly breakdown I started at the beginning of the year, here’s the breakdown, offered without comment. Movies Planeta Bur (Feature, 1962) Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (Feature, 1965) Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (Feature, 168) Metropolis (Feature, 1927) Evil of Dracula (Feature, 1974) Corpse Vanishes, The (Hosted by Midnite Mausoleum) (Feature, 1942) Santo and the Vengeance of the Mummy (Santo en la venganza…
What I Read and Watched – March 2019
To continue the monthly breakdown I started at the beginning of the year, here’s the breakdown, offered without comment. Movies House on Haunted Hill (Feature, 1959) Memoir (Short, 2016) Pets (Short, 2018) House of Wax (Feature, 1953) Plan 9 From Outer Space (Feature, 1959) Lake of Dracula (Feature, 1971) Captain Marvel (Feature, 2019) The Vampire Doll (Feature, 1970) Nano (Short, 2017) Dinosaurus! (Feature, 1960) Clockwork Monsters: The Art and…