“The Yellow Mask” steals Professor Dahlgren’s atomic beam machine that can utterly destroy anything at the atomic level and Superman must do something about it before “The Yellow Mask” takes over the world. Also, this is Lois Lane’s first official meeting with Clark Kent. The Adventures of Superman – “Dr. Dahlgrens Atomic Beam Machine” – February […]
April
30
The Adventures of Superman – “Dr. Dahlgrens Atomic Beam Machine”
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April
28
Witch Hunter Robin E6 – “Raindrops”
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“Raindrops” Robin’s Vespa runs out of gas in the middle of nowhere, but she’s soon rescued from an approaching thunderstorm by Eiko Yano, who offers her a lift back into town. But when her benefactor is found dead the very next day, Robin finds herself mixed up in a case where the size of one’s foe is […]
April
28
YU YU HAKUSHO S1E56 – “Three Monsters”
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“Three Monsters” Koenma reveals to Yusuke that he is a spirit detective, and must use his own unique abilities to battle demons and other threats to the Living World. Koenma additionally gives Yusuke a mission to recover three artifacts stolen by master thieves of the Spirit World. Yusuke first encounters Gouki, the first thief who […]
April
28
Record of Lodoss War E6 – “The Sword of the Dark Emperor”
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“The Sword of the Dark Emperor” The Marmo forces attack Valis leaving nothing behind but scorched earth in a ploy to draw Fahn out to Beld. Having learnt Karla’s intentions from Wort, the group races back to Valis. Upon meeting some badly injured villagers, Parn, Deedlit and Woodchuck leave to inform King Fahn of what […]
April
28
Legend of the Galactic Heroes S1E6 – “The Knights of the Rose”
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“The Knights of the Rose” Yang decides to take Iserlohn by a ruse. The Rosen Ritter (Knights of the rose), a ground combat unit made of Imperial exiles, will pose as an imperial crew and infiltrate the fortress. Yang’s staff is introduced: Murai, Patrichev, Fischer (a master of fleet maneuvers) and Frederica Greenhill, daughter of […]
April
27
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (Full Movie)
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“When the notorious Diaper Mafia take hostage the Tromaville School for the Very Special, only the Toxic Avenger and his morbidly obese sidekick Lardass can save Tromaville. However, an explosion results in some unforeseeable consequences where it creates a dimensional tear between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image Amortville. While the Toxic Avenger (Toxie) is […]
April
27
The Warlord of Mars – “On the Kaolian Road” by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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ON THE KAOLIAN ROAD If there be a fate that is sometimes cruel to me, there surely is a kind and merciful Providence which watches over me. As I toppled from the tower into the horrid abyss below I counted myself already dead; and Thurid must have done likewise, for he evidently did not even […]
April
27
The Shadow – “Power of the Mind”
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A prominent psychiatrist is kidnapped and held hostage aboard a cargo freighter. He is able to reach out with his mind and telepathically contact The Shadow for his rescue. The Shadow – “Power of the Mind” – April 24th, 1938
April
26
The Amityville Curse (1990 Full Movie)
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We’ve all heard about the Amityville horror curse. The house that had a red room devoted to Satan and caused a loving husband to turn and slaughter his entire family with an ax? Well, what would happen if, say, a couple buys the house because it was a good deal? We’ve heard this before and […]
April
26
The Warlord of Mars – “The Secret Tower” by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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THE SECRET TOWER I have no stomach to narrate the monotonous events of the tedious days that Woola and I spent ferreting our way across the labyrinth of glass, through the dark and devious ways beyond that led beneath the Valley Dor and Golden Cliffs to emerge at last upon the flank of the Otz […]
April
26
Suspense – “The Hangman Won’t Wait”
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A woman awakes with no memory but the crushing reality of her situation becomes frighteningly clear when she finds out she awoke in prison. Worse yet she’s on death row and scheduled for hanging for tomorrow! Can a woman who had amnesia be sentenced to death for a crime she has no memory of? Suspense – […]
April
25
Alligator (1980 Full Movie)
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We’ve been there at one point in our lives or another. Your little child wants a pet and being an awesome parent you decide to buy her a baby alligator while on a Florida vacation. So when you return to Chicago and let her name the alligator Ramón. However, being a little bitch your significant […]
April
25
The Warlord of Mars – “The Temple of the Sun” by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN There was nothing for it now other than to fight; nor did I have any advantage as I sprang, sword in hand, into the corridor before the two therns, for my untimely sneeze had warned them of my presence and they were ready for me. There were no words, for […]
April
25
Buck Rogers – “Dr. Huer Searches for Impentrite”
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The Plots in the title folks. 🙂 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – “Dr. Huer Searches fro Impentrite” – April 17th, 1939
April
24
The Beast in the Cellar (1970 Full Film)
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At a military base soldiers are found murdered, all vicious and brutal attacks. The authorities believe the attacks to come from a wildcat but Joyce and Ellie think it’s something far more sinister. They think it’s their brother Steven who had been locked up in their basement for over three decades. The Beast in the Cellar […]
April
24
The Warlord of Mars – “Under the Mountains” by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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UNDER THE MOUNTAINS As we advanced up the river which winds beneath the Golden Cliffs out of the bowels of the Mountains of Otz to mingle its dark waters with the grim and mysterious Iss the faint glow which had appeared before us grew gradually into an all-enveloping radiance. The river widened until it presented […]
April
24
X Minus One – “And the Moon Be Still as Bright”
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An expedition to Mars finds all the Martians dead due to chickenpox brought to them by previous Earthmen expeditions. All the men except for one set about destroying Martian artifacts. X Minus One – “And the Moon Be Still as Bright” – September 22nd, 1955
April
21
Witch Hunter Robin E5 – “Smells Like the Wandering Spirit”
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“Smells Like the Wandering Spirit” The STN-J has to look for a witch who has mysteriously disappeared. Investigating the places where the homeless of the city congregate, they hope to find a clue as to the location of their target. But when a regular human vagrant is driven mad by fear, they soon find themselves […]
April
21
Yu Yu Hakusho S1E5 – “Yusuke’s Back”
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“Yusuke’s Back” Yusuke is told by Koenma that, in order to complete his resurrection, he must get someone who cares about him to kiss his body within one day, this being the conduit of his soul back into his body. As he was unable to convince Kuwabara and Atsuko, he manages to get Keiko to do so […]
April
21
Record of Lodoss War E5 – “The Desert King”
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“The Desert King” King Kashue, the mercenary king of Flaim, makes his way towards Valis to meet King Fahn. On his way, he briefly meets Prince Jester of Moss and later Karla introduces herself to him. The group are given an audience with King Fahn and they celebrate their rescue of Princess Fannia. King Kashue […]
April
21
Legend of the Galactic Heroes S1E5 – “The Kastrop Rebellion”
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“The Kastrop Rebellion” A new admiralty is created for Reinhard. He chooses commoners and lesser nobles to command his fleets: August Samuel Wahlen, Cornelius Lutz, Karl Gustav Kempf, Fritz Josef Bittenfeld, Ernest Mecklinger, Wolfgang Mittermeyer and Oskar von Reuenthal. Meanwhile, Maximilian von Kastrop has rebelled against the Empire. He thinks he is safe because of […]
April
20
Black Sunday (1960 Full Film)
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Moldavia, 1630. A beautiful witch, Asa Vajda and her lover, Javuto, are both sentenced to death for the crime of witchcraft. Moments before she is burned at the stake, Asa curses her brother, the one who condemned her to death, and his descendants will pay the price for her death. They then place a mask […]
April
20
The Warlord of Mars – “On the River Iss” by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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ON THE RIVER ISS In the shadows of the forest that flanks the crimson plain by the side of the Lost Sea of Korus in the Valley Dor, beneath the hurtling moons of Mars, speeding their meteoric way close above the bosom of the dying planet, I crept stealthily along the trail of a shadowy […]
April
20
Inner Sanctum Mystery – “The Colorblind Formula”
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“The Coast of Maine Express is already an hour out of Boston. It’s noon on a windy November day as the New England landscape flashes past. On the train are crowds of servicemen, mothers and babies, salesmen, and a man who has been acquitted of murder because the police couldn’t find the body. The man […]
April
19
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951 Columbia Pictures Full Movie)
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After a prologue where we see the original Doctor Jekyll dies from falling from his house that had been set ablaze by an angry mob. It is then revealed that Dr. Jekyll had left behind an orphan. John Utterson agrees to adopt the boy since he has no children of his own. Fast-forward about 30 years, Edward […]
April
19
The Gods of Mars – “Chapter 22: Victory and Defeat” by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Final Chapter)
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CHAPTER XXII VICTORY AND DEFEAT “John Carter, John Carter,” she sobbed, with her dear head upon my shoulder; “even now I can scarce believe the witness of my own eyes. When the girl, Thuvia, told me that you had returned to Barsoom, I listened, but I could not understand, for it seemed that such happiness […]
April
19
The Adventures of Superman – “Menace to the Silver Clipper”
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Superman saves “The Silver Clipper” in a storm of bullets! This is the end of the Wolf saga. The Adventures of Superman – “Menace to the Silver Clipper” – February 23rd, 1940
April
18
Chamber of Horrors (1940 Monogram Pictures Full Film)
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An extremely wealthy lord dies but his vast wealth is hidden behind a tomb with seven locks that requires seven different keys to unlock. He heirs to his estate must undergo a series of strange circumstances. One being torture, theft, and finding out that only one of the keys opens the tomb while the other six […]
April
18
The Gods of Mars – “Chapter 21: Through Flood and Flame” by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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CHAPTER XXI THROUGH FLOOD AND FLAME Yersted’s information convinced me that there was no time to be lost. I must reach the Temple of Issus secretly before the forces under Tars Tarkas assaulted at dawn. Once within its hated walls I was positive that I could overcome the guards of Issus and bear away my […]
April
18
The Shadow – “The Blind Beggar Dies”
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A beloved homeless blind singer, “Singing Jim” is murdered and The Shadow moves to take out a criminal group who prey on the cities and homeless. Starring Orsen Wells and Margot Stevenson. The Shadow – “The Blind Beggar Dies” – April 17th, 1938