Baby Blues is a comic strip that’s been running since January 1990. It focuses on the MacPherson family, initially father Darryl, mother Wanda, and their newborn baby Zoe. The strip begins in a hospital room, immediately after Zoe’s birth. A … Continue reading Baby Blues Night Thread
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “Dracula plots revenge against the priest who barred him from his castle.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/15/2025: Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
The Rheostatics might be the best and most influential Canadian band you’ve never heard of. The band was born in 1978, when teenagers Dave Bidini and Tim Vesely met after a Yes concert. They spent the next decade experimenting with … Continue reading The Night Thread Listens To Rheostatics
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A cowboy named Tuck Kirby seeks fame and fortune by capturing an Allosaurus living in a Mexican valley and putting it in a wild west show. His star attraction, called the Gwangi, turns out to … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/8/2025: The Valley of Gwangi
My birthday will be drawing to a close when this header goes up. Tonight, a favorite song, one of (what I assume is) a very small number about relativity and time dilation. That’s what you get when you have an … Continue reading The Night Thread’s Year of 39
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “The Wolfman tries to help foil Dracula’s attempts to transfer Lou’s brain into the ailing Frankenstein monster.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/1/2025: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Tonight we’re keeping it simple. Legendary horror writer Garth Marenghi interviewing Mike Flanagan. Have fun posting! Continue reading The Night Thread is Blood. Blood. Blood. And Bits of Sick.
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A mad scientist’s invention leaves him forever changed.” AND THEN! “Years after his father’s dangerous experiments, a son continues his work, hiring a criminal in disguise.” Enjoy the movies! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/25/2025: The Fly (1958) AND Return of the Fly
Not to be confused with California Woman, California Girls or California Gurls, it’s the hit song from Track of the Moon Beast! This is the studio version of the song from the movie, and it turns out when it’s not … Continue reading The California Lady Night Thread
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “After inheriting the Frankenstein Castle, a doctor who has tried all his life to distance himself from his notorious relative finds himself drawn to the unfinished work.” AND THEN! “Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) wants … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/18/2025: Young Frankenstein AND Frankenstein
Two out of three ain’t bad, right? I’ve been wanting to suggest this for exexalien’s series of headers, but there’s just one problem – while They Might Be Giants have an album called They Might Be Giants, the song They … Continue reading They Might Be Giants by They Might Be Giants from Flood Night Thread
Tonight, a classic Halloween special. This was one of twelve Garfield specials created between 1982 and 1991, eventually morphing into the Garfield and Friends series. It was directed by the legendary Phil Roman, who animated How The Grinch Stole Christmas, … Continue reading The Garfield’s Halloween Adventure Night Thread
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.” AND THEN! “A new species of spider causes trouble in a small town.” Enjoy the movies! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/11/2025: Them! AND Arachnophobia
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A timid typesetter who longs to be a reporter hopes to land a big story by spending a night in a haunted house.” AND THEN! “A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/4/2025: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken AND What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
It’s always a fun feeling to stumble on something awesome, like a TV episode perfectly tailored to you you had no idea existed. Here, we have a series of clips from the seventh season premiere of LA Law in 1992. … Continue reading The Night Thread Guest Starring Dan Castellaneta
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A reporter hunts down a 144-year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood.” AND THEN! “A journalist purchases an infamous house to prove its supernatural horrors are fake but discovers the evil may … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/27/2025: The Night Strangler AND Amityville 3-D
Tonight, we have a classic Canadian PSA offering important life lessons. There isn’t much about the making of this one beyond this brief article, but the ad is remembered fondly(?) by an entire generation. There are even custom shiny stickers, … Continue reading The Night Thread Says DON’T YOU PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “This classic science fiction film featuring Academy Award winning screen legend Clint Eastwood tells the story of a scientist who, while researching the effects of a new synthetic nutrient, releases a giant spider in the … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/20/2025: Tarantula
I’ve been watching Midnite Mausoleum, a horror host show out of Iowa. One of the ways they fill extra time in episodes is with old PSAs. Like this one… A bit different than Hanna-Barbera’s previous attitude towards cigarettes, no? I, … Continue reading The Night Thread Says NO SMOKING
Synopsis from the MeTV website… “A mother begins to worry that her daughter’s sweet exterior may be covering a deadly secret.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/13/2025: The Bad Seed
Legendary alt-rock radio station 89X recently returned to the Detroit and Windsor airwaves, after a five year detour as a country station. The station launched in 1991, ended in 2020, and relaunched in 2025 with Jane’s Addiction’s “Stop”. As part … Continue reading 21st Century (Digital Night Thread)
