Orrin Grey
@orringrey.com
Orrin Grey uses hypnosis to turn his victims into those rubber monster finger puppets. He also writes spooky books.
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New pinned thread for the new year. Hi, I'm Orrin Grey, a Rondo Award-nominated author who writes about monsters, movies, and monster movies! (Also ghosts, ghouls, and other spooky stuff.)
My website is at: orringrey.com
My website is at: orringrey.com
Dark and Stormy Night (2009) | It makes me sad that throwbacks like this are always spoofs, so I avoided The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra for years. When I finally saw if, of course, I loved it. And yet, I just now got around to this.
It's not quite as perfect as Skeleton, but few things are.
It's not quite as perfect as Skeleton, but few things are.
January 14, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Dark and Stormy Night (2009) | It makes me sad that throwbacks like this are always spoofs, so I avoided The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra for years. When I finally saw if, of course, I loved it. And yet, I just now got around to this.
It's not quite as perfect as Skeleton, but few things are.
It's not quite as perfect as Skeleton, but few things are.
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Still thinkin' about Spiritism (1962)...
“Horrifying things, inconceivable to the human mind.” – Spiritism (1962)
Recently, I stumbled upon a library of K. Gordon Murray releases on the Internet Archive. (Which would have been worth it for this thing alone.) Given my predilections, I knew what I had found imme…
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January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Still thinkin' about Spiritism (1962)...
Still thinkin' about Spiritism (1962)...
“Horrifying things, inconceivable to the human mind.” – Spiritism (1962)
Recently, I stumbled upon a library of K. Gordon Murray releases on the Internet Archive. (Which would have been worth it for this thing alone.) Given my predilections, I knew what I had found imme…
orringrey.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Still thinkin' about Spiritism (1962)...
In which I confess to never having played Root over at @unwinnable.com:
The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep: On Why I Haven’t Played Root, Like, Twice - Unwinnable
I picked it up because of Kyle Ferrin’s art.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
In which I confess to never having played Root over at @unwinnable.com:
Play Dirty (2025) | I never read any of the Parker novels, but I read the Darwyn Cooke comics and, from them, I got the impression that a Parker story should feel more or less like The Killers ('46 or '64, take your pick). So why have the last couple of Parker movies felt so much like this instead?
January 13, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Play Dirty (2025) | I never read any of the Parker novels, but I read the Darwyn Cooke comics and, from them, I got the impression that a Parker story should feel more or less like The Killers ('46 or '64, take your pick). So why have the last couple of Parker movies felt so much like this instead?
1. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
2. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
3. Godzilla vs Hedorah
4. Return of Godzilla
5. Shin Godzilla
(In order of release, not preference.)
2. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
3. Godzilla vs Hedorah
4. Return of Godzilla
5. Shin Godzilla
(In order of release, not preference.)
Your Godzilla top 5 should include at least one or two Showa picks OTHER than the original, a Heisei and/or Millennium that everyone in the room would look you like you had three heads for loving, and Shin. Them’s the brakes.
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
1. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
2. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
3. Godzilla vs Hedorah
4. Return of Godzilla
5. Shin Godzilla
(In order of release, not preference.)
2. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
3. Godzilla vs Hedorah
4. Return of Godzilla
5. Shin Godzilla
(In order of release, not preference.)
This owl looks like Man-Thing.
January 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
This owl looks like Man-Thing.
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What a horrible night to have a curse. You have no idea, how horrible it is to have a curse tonight, like holy shit.
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
What a horrible night to have a curse. You have no idea, how horrible it is to have a curse tonight, like holy shit.
TONIGHT! @elijahlafollette.bsky.social kicks off the first #AnalogSunday of the year with the Full Moon classic Dollman (1991) at Stray Cat Film Center! Be there; I will be.
#MMRentals is back and kickin’ off the year with a Full Moon classic from B-grade mainstay Albert Pyun. Get ready for a night of pint-sized intergalactic action as #AnalogSunday presents: Dollman! #VHS
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6:30 - VHS Swap n’ Shop
7:00 - Preshow, Giveaways & Movie
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6:30 - VHS Swap n’ Shop
7:00 - Preshow, Giveaways & Movie
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More Info: tinyurl.com/SCFCAS
January 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
TONIGHT! @elijahlafollette.bsky.social kicks off the first #AnalogSunday of the year with the Full Moon classic Dollman (1991) at Stray Cat Film Center! Be there; I will be.
Reposted by Orrin Grey
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#MMRentals is back and kickin’ off the year with a Full Moon classic from B-grade mainstay Albert Pyun. Get ready for a night of pint-sized intergalactic action as #AnalogSunday presents: Dollman! #VHS
—
6:30 - VHS Swap n’ Shop
7:00 - Preshow, Giveaways & Movie
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More Info: tinyurl.com/SCFCAS
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6:30 - VHS Swap n’ Shop
7:00 - Preshow, Giveaways & Movie
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More Info: tinyurl.com/SCFCAS
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
#MMRentals is back and kickin’ off the year with a Full Moon classic from B-grade mainstay Albert Pyun. Get ready for a night of pint-sized intergalactic action as #AnalogSunday presents: Dollman! #VHS
—
6:30 - VHS Swap n’ Shop
7:00 - Preshow, Giveaways & Movie
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More Info: tinyurl.com/SCFCAS
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6:30 - VHS Swap n’ Shop
7:00 - Preshow, Giveaways & Movie
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More Info: tinyurl.com/SCFCAS
Spiritism (1962) | "Horrifying things, inconceivable to the human mind."
There are certain immutable laws of the universe. One of these is that if I find a Mexican horror movie from 1962 called Spiritism, I'm going to watch it, no matter how yellow the print is.
There are certain immutable laws of the universe. One of these is that if I find a Mexican horror movie from 1962 called Spiritism, I'm going to watch it, no matter how yellow the print is.
January 9, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Spiritism (1962) | "Horrifying things, inconceivable to the human mind."
There are certain immutable laws of the universe. One of these is that if I find a Mexican horror movie from 1962 called Spiritism, I'm going to watch it, no matter how yellow the print is.
There are certain immutable laws of the universe. One of these is that if I find a Mexican horror movie from 1962 called Spiritism, I'm going to watch it, no matter how yellow the print is.
Gotta start playing this in front of all my screenings from now on...
Hypnoscope : K. Gordon Murray Productions : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This insert was used for the US theatrical double-billing of The Vampire's Coffin and The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy. Note the abrupt cut-off at the end.No...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Gotta start playing this in front of all my screenings from now on...
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) was partially based on a 1942 American Weekly article by Inez Wallace. Most people who write about it say that the article was *also* called "I Walked with a Zombie" and that's where the movie gets its title, but it was actually "I Met a Zombie!"
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) was partially based on a 1942 American Weekly article by Inez Wallace. Most people who write about it say that the article was *also* called "I Walked with a Zombie" and that's where the movie gets its title, but it was actually "I Met a Zombie!"
Now more than ever - and for reasons besides that it's just the right thing to do - credit your artists, credit your translators, credit your designers and layout people. Credit any and every human hand that works on your project wherever you can.
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Now more than ever - and for reasons besides that it's just the right thing to do - credit your artists, credit your translators, credit your designers and layout people. Credit any and every human hand that works on your project wherever you can.
Will you regret watching Saga of the Phoenix (1989), I ask over at @unwinnable.com. The answer? Maybe a little, but not as much as you might have heard - assuming you've heard of it at all.
Life in the Human World is Far from Perfect: Watching Saga of the Phoenix (1989) Without Knowing What’s Going On - Unwinnable
The Hell Virgin is actually a pretty good-natured sort.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Will you regret watching Saga of the Phoenix (1989), I ask over at @unwinnable.com. The answer? Maybe a little, but not as much as you might have heard - assuming you've heard of it at all.
Thanks to my good friends @slimyswampghost.bsky.social and @funeralbeat.bsky.social, I got these Scooby-Doo stickers by @hmnprsn.org, which are about the most "me" things imaginable.
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Thanks to my good friends @slimyswampghost.bsky.social and @funeralbeat.bsky.social, I got these Scooby-Doo stickers by @hmnprsn.org, which are about the most "me" things imaginable.
Demon of the Lute (1983) | Introduces itself as wuxia for children. Jammed to the gills with action-figure ready villains and cheerful heroes. Features some of best sets I have ever seen. Generic henchmen appear like magic and are decked out in delightful painted masks. Just a lot to love here.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Demon of the Lute (1983) | Introduces itself as wuxia for children. Jammed to the gills with action-figure ready villains and cheerful heroes. Features some of best sets I have ever seen. Generic henchmen appear like magic and are decked out in delightful painted masks. Just a lot to love here.
Well, I just tripped on a rug and beat the absolute ever-loving fuck out of myself.
I'll be fine, just very sore, and it was so much better than it could have been, which is why I'm laying on a bunch of ice packs instead of in the hospital.
I'll be fine, just very sore, and it was so much better than it could have been, which is why I'm laying on a bunch of ice packs instead of in the hospital.
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Well, I just tripped on a rug and beat the absolute ever-loving fuck out of myself.
I'll be fine, just very sore, and it was so much better than it could have been, which is why I'm laying on a bunch of ice packs instead of in the hospital.
I'll be fine, just very sore, and it was so much better than it could have been, which is why I'm laying on a bunch of ice packs instead of in the hospital.
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Write for our Exploits mag in 2026! If you're new here, Exploits covers our micro-criticism on pop culture. $25 for a ~500-word meta essay and $10 for a ~375-word section essay. More info here: unwinnable.com/submissions/
The Unwinnable Submission Guide - Unwinnable
You have stories to tell. We want to hear them. We are always searching for new voices to add to the conversation at Unwinnable and we firmly believe that personal experience is the foundation of a gr...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Write for our Exploits mag in 2026! If you're new here, Exploits covers our micro-criticism on pop culture. $25 for a ~500-word meta essay and $10 for a ~375-word section essay. More info here: unwinnable.com/submissions/
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In my Dark Seance column over at Signal Horizon, I finish my coverage of the gimmick films of William Castle with... all the rest.
The Dark Séance – And All the Rest
“Having to create a new fresh gimmick for each picture was becoming tiresome,” Castle writes in his memoir. “Critics were now starting to attack, claiming the only reason my films were successful was ...
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January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In my Dark Seance column over at Signal Horizon, I finish my coverage of the gimmick films of William Castle with... all the rest.
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I have some writing in this about Cronenberg's The Brood, a great Canadian film where the director (figuratively) shows you his whole ass!
Let the lights guide you to a peaceful 2026. The first Exploits of the year includes micro criticism on topics like Andor and Yerin Baek plus our monthly horoscope.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I have some writing in this about Cronenberg's The Brood, a great Canadian film where the director (figuratively) shows you his whole ass!