Tag: Trilogy of Terror

  • Trilogy of Terror & October Horror Movie Schedule

    Every Zuni fetish doll has his day, and Roy and I finally had our discussion about Dan Curtis’ “Trilogy of Terror” (1975), the ABC Movie of the Week, starring Karen Black – in four different roles, no less – that scarred everyone for life. At least it wasn’t “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.” That movie still makes me want to sleep with the light on. At any rate, as always, we spoil everything (if “Trilogy of Terror” CAN be spoiled), so watch at your peril.

    Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner livestreams on Facebook every Friday and Sunday at 7 pm EDT. I’m already the regular Friday co-host, but in the service of Halloween, my favorite holiday, I’ve signed on for Sundays this month, as well.

    This Sunday, don’t fall asleep! We’ll be discussing Philip Kaufman’s superb 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

    In case you’re curious, here’s what we’ve got planned for the rest of the month:

    October 11 “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978)

    October 16 “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”

    October 18 “Night of the Living Dead” (1968)

    October 23 “Soylent Green”

    October 25 “The Devil Rides Out” (a.k.a. “The Devil’s Bride”)

    October 30, “Young Frankenstein”

    For “Soylent Green,” we’ll be joined by special guest Shari Bethman-Bjellquist.

    And for “Young Frankenstein,” we’ll be joined by Michael Rizzo and Marybeth Ritkouski, our friends from SciFi Distilled. The October 30th broadcast will also include a virtual costume party, open to anyone who would care to participate.

    If you’re blue and don’t know where to go to, why don’t you go where sci-fi sits? We’re spoilin’ all the hits!

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  • Trilogy of Terror Zoom Rescheduled

    Trilogy of Terror Zoom Rescheduled

    FOR THE LAST TIME (I hope), Roy and I will be Zooming with the Zuni.

    Due to last week’s connectivity issues, our deconstruction of “Trilogy of Terror” (1975) has been rescheduled for this Friday evening at 7:00 EDT.

    We’ll be coming your way TWICE every weekend in October to spoil your favorite movies. “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner: The Halloween Edition” is livestreamed on Facebook. Follow the link below at the appointed time:

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    On deck for Sunday night – also at 7:00 EDT – “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978).

    We’ll save you a pod.


    PHOTO: There is only one thing worse than Zuni being talked about… and that is Zuni not being talked about

  • Horror Movies Double Feature Halloween Month

    Horror Movies Double Feature Halloween Month

    In a month of two full moons, and with Mars closer to the earth than it will be for another 15 years, sci-fi becomes “SCYTHE-fi,” as Roy and my focus this month will be on horror movies. Yayyyyyyyyyy!

    Or perhaps I should say, AAAaaaaaOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…

    Unfortunately, we had a problem with our Zuni fetish doll last week, which caused some connectivity issues, so our coverage of “Trilogy of Terror” (1975) had to be postponed until tomorrow evening.

    The good news is, we’ve had time to discuss what else we’d like to do, and after careful negotiation, we now have a schedule in place for both Fridays AND Sundays through Halloween. That’s right, we’ll bookend EVERY WEEKEND this month, and spoil twice as many movies.

    I hope you’ll join us tomorrow for a dissection of Karen Black’s horror television triptych. The conversation begins – and, as always, your insights are welcome – this Friday evening at 7:00 EDT.

    Then on Sunday, the seed is planted… terror grows! Our topic will be “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978), surely one of the most satisfying remakes ever filmed.

    Don’t fall asleep! Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner live-streams on Facebook every Friday and Sunday at 7 p.m.

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    Happy Halloween, everyone!


    PHOTOS: Zuni fetish doll (left); and the infamous “Body Snatchers” man-faced dog

  • Trilogy of Terror Karen Black and Zuni Doll Fears

    Trilogy of Terror Karen Black and Zuni Doll Fears

    Just as last week there were no vampires in “Planet of the Vampires,” this week there is no sci-fi in “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner.” Or, for that matter, will there be very much terror, although our topic will be “Trilogy of Terror,” a 1975 made-for-television ABC Movie of the Week.

    Roy Bjellquist and I will look back with amusement at our younger selves, and the universal boyhood apprehension of walking across a darkened bedroom, only to be ambushed by a raging Zuni fetish doll. Karen Black is at the heart of these blackened tales, the kinds of stories that, with a little more refinement, might have turned up on “The Twilight Zone” or “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” It’s no coincidence that the screenplay was adapted from three stories by Richard Matheson, the guy who first envisioned a gremlin standing on an airplane wing outside William Shatner’s window.

    FUN FACT: The original Zuni fetish doll sold at auction last year for over $200,000. I’m hoping that’s considered valuable enough that he’s now locked up in some vault somewhere, minimizing the threat of my getting stabbed in the ankles on nocturnal trips to the bathroom.

    Share your Karen Black-related neuroses in the comments section of the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner. Our group-therapy will commence, live-streamed on Facebook, this Friday evening at 7:00 EDT.

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  • Karen Black Trilogy of Terror Horror Review

    Karen Black Trilogy of Terror Horror Review

    There were few actresses in the 1970s who were as omnipresent as Karen Black.

    She worked with Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Gene Wilder, Christopher Plummer, Alfred Hitchcock, and Robert Altman. Also, Kris Kristofferson, George Segal, Richard Benjamin, Elliot Gould, Lee Van Cleef, Dennis Hopper, and Fabian. She was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in “Five Easy Pieces” and for a Grammy for her singing and songwriting in “Nashville.”

    But to those of a certain age, Karen Black will probably always be linked with a certain Zuni fetish doll.

    This week on “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner,” October is upon us. Roy Bjellquist and I will kick off a month of tricks and treats with a horrifying discussion of “Trilogy of Terror” (1975). For once, Karen Black really gets to exploit her range, in three creepy, campy segments – as a blackmailed, hypercorrect school marm; as hostile rival sisters (one’s been sucking on lemons, and the other is a free-spirited Satanist); and as the terryclothed target of a possessed anthropological artifact that sounds an awful lot like the Tasmanian Devil.

    It may have been a made-for-TV, “ABC Movie of the Week,” and the “twists” may have all subtlety of an anvil, but the stories are by sci-fi, fantasy, and horror legend Richard Matheson, and they’re directed by Dan Curtis of “Dark Shadows” fame.

    Black is the new black! Help us exorcise ourselves of the loony Zuni. Leave your comments and insights during the Facebook live-stream of Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner, this Friday evening at 7:00 EDT!

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