Throwback Thursday: The Creature From the Black Lagoon

Who doesn't remember this one?

What's not to like about this one? Julie Adams in a one piece, and a guy running around in a rubber suit. There was a campy feel about it that appealed to our juvenile tastes. Not to mention the long legs of Julie Adams who spent much of the movie in a swimsuit. While it will always remain a classic in  horror movies, and rightfully so, with its underwater scenes, there's no denying there was a degree of corniness about it.

And while we're on the subject, how about Abbott and Costello meet The Creature From the Black Lagoon.

Abott & Costello meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon" Original broadcast date: 1954. The boys run into some famous monsters in this comedy bit from The Colgate Comedy Hour". with Norman Abbott, Glenn Strange as "The Frankenstein Monster" and Ben Chapman as "The Creature"  

(Quoted from YouTube)

Throwback Thursday: The House on Haunted Hill

Okay, giving away my age here, but do you remember the old 1959 black and white horror movie, The House on Haunted Hill, starring Vincent Price?

There was a post on Facebook lately asking if anyone remembered the first horror movie they ever saw. The House on Haunted Hill was the very first horror movie I ever watched. I guess I should say attempted to watch. I had convinced my parents that I'd be okay watching the movie with them, it was the mid sixties and the movie had recently been released to network television. My Dad was really looking forward to watching it, I guess that's where I got my love of horror from. My mom on the other hand was up for whatever.

Anyways to make a long story short when the young woman entered the dark room with a candle and that old woman appeared from the shadows I nearly jumped out of my skin and my Dad made me go to bed without watching the rest of the movie.

I eventually watched the whole movie when I was older,  to this day I remember the jolt the sudden appearance of that old woman gave me. That was horror!

What was your first horror movie?

Throwback Thursday: Hotel California

Every time I hear this song I can hear and feel the faint rumbling of the engines of the C-130 I was on when I heard it for the very first time. Sitting in a web seat in full combat gear as the aircraft pierced the night. One of my buddies brought his cassette player and we listened in silence as Don Henley spoke of a desert night and a special place that, once you've entered, you can never leave.

Is there a song from your past that carries powerful memories?

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