Tag Archives: Skeletons in the Closet
Just Leave the Talking Skull Alone
Sometimes you should just leave a talking skull well enough alone. Actually, you should probably always leave a talking skull well enough alone, but that’s not exactly what I was getting at. I’m thinking of Bob from Jim Butcher’s Harry … Continue reading
The Secret History of the Skeleton Suit (In Japan)
I appreciate Lord Death Man’s flair, his élan, panache, the way he daringly wears brown leather gloves, belt and boots with his high-contrast black and white skeleton suit—and makes it work. Of the many skeleton suits in the criminal underworld, … Continue reading
The Wtf-Film Guide to Essential Blu-ray #2: Heavy Metal
A fleet of bombers slice through occupied airspace in the last Great War, ack-ack blooming about them and fighter fire riddling them, and their unfortunate crews, with holes. The bomb bay doors open, the payload is dropped, and the … Continue reading
Zombies, Skeletons, and New York Comic Con
It’s been a busy second half of October for Teleport City. EATERS Back in the late 1970s, when we had our first huge zombie movie glut, it was thanks in large part to the Italian exploitation machine latching onto the … Continue reading
the Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit investigates Hindi cinema
You may have noticed a new link in the sidebar to a site called the Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit. If you’re into poppy, sometimes monster-y, other times spy-y, always silly goodness, you will probably love reading (and listening … Continue reading
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival (1970)
Closing out Permission to Kill’s look at the impact of the Skeletons and Skeleton Suits on Rock music, David looks back at The Who – Live at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. When is comes to skeleton suits … Continue reading
Im Banne des Unheimlichen
Skeletons in the Closet continues, and I’m getting somewhat breathless. Poor Higgins will not only have to cope with a murderous zombie (if he is one)/skull-masked villain of impeccable style, the charming roving reporter Peggy Ward (Siw Mattson) who knows … Continue reading
Night of the Skull
As for Night of the Skull, it’s a mystery, which on first consideration would not seem like the best fit for Franco’s elliptical style. But when one considers the flaky internal logic and dreamlike atmosphere of the typical Italian giallo, … Continue reading