GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL / Shôchiku Eiga - 1968

I looked through all my DVDs looking for more Xmas episodes and got whammied! So, here's just an early Xmas present, I recently picked up the excellent Criterion set WHEN HORROR CAME TO SHOCHIKU, four movies from that alternative Japanese production company. This is the original 84 minute Japanese version.

This passenger plane encounters a UFO after being hit by a flock of birds. Just after the UFO nearly hits the plane, the plane goes down...

I have a sonic meat grinder sound clip for your approval, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button located there by our UFO ride, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula!.. Here's a little sample from... GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL!

Of course, the plane crashes in a mountainous area, miles away from civilization. A political assassin onboard the plane grabs a woman as a hostage and takes off, hoofing it.

So, the two encounter a weird UFO and try to get away, but, something wants the assassin.

Inside the ship, the assassin gets a slimy visit from this cute little space blob!

In shock, the woman goes back to the crashed plane. In order to find out what has happened, one guy hypnotizes her and she tells them about the blob that entered the assassin's head!

It's time for Blobbie to spread the disease, so, the assassin goes back to the plane. After the thing oozes out of the body, the body quickly decomposes!

And, guess where it's headed?!.. Right into the plane full of stranded peoples, where else!

Just wanted to show this cool shot of the next infected guy that gets clocked by a boulder!

Anyway, he heads back to the saucer where the blob leaves his body...

And, he decomposes to ultimately become a buncha' old dust in the wind!

The invasion has begun and Earthlings don't seem to be doing that great against the blobs.

Here's a shot of some of the thousands of UFOs headed to Earth as I write, just in time to ruin Xmas for all the kiddies!

PEE-WEE"S PLAYHOUSE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - Paul Reubens (1988)

 All Right, I'm over all the doom and gloom, dead Santas, and bad Santas, and I think it's about time to get into the joy and happiness of the season, and the epitome of fun, as long as you don't count that one unfortunate incident, without a doubt, is spelled Pee-wee Herman!

 It's all been done before, so let's just do this!
We love Pee-wee Herman down in The Dungeon! He's like a classic combination of Soupy Sales and Salvador Dali, or the Dalai Lama and Joan Rivers, or something like that!
Coming out next year some time should be the TV movie "Pee-wee's Big Holiday!" I don't know about you, but I can't wait! I'm sure it will be more exciting than "Star Wars!"

Mr. Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) gets creds for writing and directing, so I can only imagine that he was that one who decided who he wanted to have on his special, because it takes a special mind to come up with a group of talent like this! Honestly, in mainstream America 1988, I'm kind of surprised this flew! In fact, I'd be really surprised if a show this wild would even get aired today!

CHRISTMAS!!!!  

 
Pee-wee's special is a cavalcade of talent from all kinds of genres that included the likes of :

Frankie (Beach Blanket Bingo) "Venus" Avalon................

The Whoopster..........

.........NBA All-Star Magic Johnson........

.......Disco Diva Grace (Vamp) Jones.......

............One of the classiest ladies of all times, Annette Funicello that I totally regret never trying to meet since she lived right around here.........

.....And Cher looking better than ever!!!
 

Pee-wee checks out Miss Yvonne's ornaments! Lynne Marie (Tunnel Vision, The Running Man) Stewart played Missy Vonne! She'll also be in the new Pee-wee movie! Miss Yvonne was among a host of regulars in the Playhouse like.......

......William (Blacula) Marshall as the King Of Cartoons......

.....and Lawrence (Perry White) Fishburne as Cowboy Curtis!!!

Merry Christmas from

Joan Rivers.....

The Del Rubio Triplettes!!!

LITTLE RICHARD!!

Amazing songbird cowgirl
K.D. Lang!

One of the best Claymation characters of all time!
PENNY!

The "Queen Of Outer Space,"
 Zsa Zsa Gabor!

Dazzling
Dinah Shore!

OMG,
Oprah!

And  
Charo!

With that much sexy talent on one show, I wouldn't be able to contain myself either!

Freakin' Happy, Happy, Joy, Oh Boy! Christmas is on the way!

TALES FROM THE CRYPT / And All Through The House - 1989

Here's another twisted Xmas tale about a woman that makes the mistake of murdering her husband while an escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa outfit is on the loose in the area.

The Crypt Keeper gets all dressed up as Santa for this episode, a really ugly little version with lots of missing teeth and misshapen fingers.

After deciding to go into comics in 1979, one of my most awesome experiences while learning all about the history of comics was reading the 1950s EC Comics and noticing the supreme quality of the writers and artists they had working for them. They were God back then.

I have a sound clip for your approval, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button located there by our newly sharpened ax, NOW, Rufus The Gnat!.. Here are some sounds from... AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE!

Here's our happy couple just before they file for a separation. He wants her to give him the fireplace poker, so, she does!

Their daughter comes downstairs to see what's going on but mom sends her quickly back upstairs before she can notice that something doesn't seem quite right.

Wifey has a sadistic side to her! I'm sure some marriages create these kinds of monsters, as verified in the sound clip.

Larry Drake plays the escaped convict dressed up like Santa. Larry was DR. GIGGLES in 1992. In this scene, wifey fights back and scratches the crap out of him, allowing her to get away.

Then, Mr. Maniac gets his arm through the door but gets an ax whack for his effort!

Wouldn't you know it, the kid is so excited about Xmas, she can't wait to get her presents! She tells Santa to use the ladder laying there to come up to her room!

But, Santa's interested in only one thing, giving wifey her special gift for being soooo BAD!!

Ain't Xmas fun!!.. Be back tomorrow as we slay away using Santa's sleigh!