Enjoy Stuff sinks its teeth into horror comedies this week as Jay and Shua look back at Once Bitten and Transylvania 6-5000, both celebrating 40 years. From misunderstood monsters to awkward vampires, these films prove that sometimes the best way to survive the night is to laugh at it.
Pull up your coffin, grab a stake (or at least a waffle), and join us as we talk monsters, misfits, and midnight movie madness.
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Shua dove into the new book in the Old Man's War series called The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi. It's a good continuation of a saga that Scalzi has been working on for years. Jay picked up replicas of Action Comics #1, Superman #1, and Batman #1 which are truly golden treasures of comic book history. And they even have the cool ads in them.
Sci-Fi Saturdays -
Sci-Fi Saturdays is currently on hiatus. But Jay continues his 31 Days of Horror at RetroZap.com, a month-long celebration of scary cinema that will keep you up all night! Here's a list of this week's lineup:
Mon: Children of the Corn (1984)
Tue: Dead of Night (1946)
Wed: Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
Thu: The Premature Burial (1962)
Fri: Urban Legend (1998)
Sat: Pandorum (2009)
Sun: Near Dark (1987)
Enjoy Funny Vampires!
This week we're celebrating the 40th anniversaries of two horror comedies: Transylvania 6-5000 and Once Bitten.
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) puts Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley Jr. in the middle of a monster mash that plays like an Abbott & Costello routine with Geena Davis, Michael Richards, Carol Kane, and more. We appreciate its goofy charm and almost hysterical jokes.
Once Bitten (1985) gave Jim Carrey an early lead role as a teenager targeted by a 400-year-old vampire (Lauren Hutton) who needs his blood to stay young. With Karen Koppins as the girlfriend and a Halloween dance number that steals the show, this comedy is pure '80s fun. (even though some of it hasn't aged well.
We also sink our teeth into other horror parodies of the decade, including Student Bodies (1981), Saturday the 14th (1981), Wacko (1982), Pandemonium (1982), and National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982).
Which of these comedy horror movies did you enjoy? How many times have you been bitten? Let us know! First person that emails me with the subject line, "I want to suck your blood" will get a special mention on the show. Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to EnjoyStuff@RetroZap.com
