Lawrence Lawrence (yes that’s his real name), played by Bob Hope, is a crime reporter. While broadcasting his latest story Mary Carter, played by Paulette Goddard is listening from her hotel room when suddenly the lights go out from a mighty thunderstorm. The entire city lies in a complete blackout. While in the darkness a knock […]
Monthly Archives: May 2018
May
02
The Warlords of Mars – “Through the Carrion Caves” by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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THROUGH THE CARRION CAVES Straight toward the north, day and night, our destination compass led us after the fleeing flier upon which it had remained set since I first attuned it after leaving the thern fortress. Early in the second night we noticed the air becoming perceptibly colder, and from the distance we had come […]
May
02
X Minus One – “First Contact”
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A classic story of the first encounter with an alien race and the mutual distrust that would involve—neither ship wishes to be the first to depart for fear of giving away clues of their origin to a potential adversary. X Minus One – “First Contact” – October 6th, 1955
May
01
Frankenstein (1931 Universal Studios Film)
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A true riveting classic in the truest sense in horror movies. Universal Studios floating on the success of Dracula continued the fright fest with their rendition of Frankenstein in 1931. Directed by James Whale and adapted from the Mary Shelley play about a mad-scientist who exhumes corpses to build a new man. However, there was […]
May
01
The Warlord of Mars – “New Allies” by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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NEW ALLIES Surrounded by guardsmen I marched back along the corridors of the palace of Kulan Tith, Jeddak of Kaol, to the great audience chamber in the center of the massive structure. As I entered the brilliantly lighted apartment, filled with the nobles of Kaol and the officers of the visiting jeddak, all eyes were […]
May
01
Inner Sanctum Mystery – “Desert Death”
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Two men pick up three others and offer them a lift into town. They said they were British but they are nazi prisoners who had escaped from the camp up near Post City. Inner Sanctum Mystery – “Desert Death” – January 9th, 1945
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