Sunday, February 24, 2019

THE OCCULT BARRIER BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL


WYRD WAR invites YOU to experience EQUINOX (1970)...on the vernal equinox! Long before The Evil Dead and The Cabin in the Woods turned the genre on its head, there was nine time Oscar Award winning special FX wizard Dennis Muren’s mind-melting mother of all “cabin in the woods” monsterpieces! Four cute teenagers go to a cabin in the woods for some wholesome recreation and, surprisingly, things do not go well. They meet Asmodeus, find a mysterious castle on a hill and open an occult tome that summons some very pissed off and very ingeniously imagined creatures from another dimension. Cobbled together from Muren’s experimental 1967 Super 8mm student film and starring a very young Frank Bonner (Herb from WKRP in Cincinnati fame), EQUINOX is an incredibly fun tour de force of Ray Harryhausen inspired stop-motion effects and a beautiful reminder of the uncomplicated cinema magic that can be invoked with a little ingenuity and a lot of imagination. Wednesday March 20 (seriously, it’s the equinox, man!) at the The Hollywood Theatre! Dare you penetrate the barrier between good and evil?

Wednesday March 20, 2019
Hollywood Theatre
7:30pm

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

HAPPY NEW YEAR! R.I.P.


Everyone knows New Year’s Eve was amateur hour, so come celebrate the end of civilization like a proper mutant with 2019: AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORK (1983)! Italian auteur Sergio Martino directed this stylish post-apocalyptic banger (under the nom de plume “Martin Dolman”) in the box-office fallout of sci-fi blockbusters Escape from New York, The Ultimate Warrior, Mad Max 2 and Alien. B-movie stud Michael Sopkiw stars as Parsifal, a ruggedly handsome Snake Plissken knock-off who is sent into the wasteland of post-WWIII New York City to rescue the last surviving fertile woman who possesses the…um…proverbial holy grail of humanity’s future (talk about final girls!). Along the way, Parsifal’s band of Arthurian mercenaries encounter cyborgs, radiated mutants, sewer dwellers, rat eaters, jazz trumpets, extremely outdated laser FX, and, most importantly, the towering 6’ 9” George Eastman as “Big Ape.” This is obviously the most fun you will ever have realizing that our awful dystopian future is...NOW! Tickets available here.

Saturday February 23, 2019
7:30pm


Sunday, February 03, 2019

WYRD WAR ON WHEELS


Recorded “live” straight from my dual turntables with proper disk jockey aplomb (read: dubious vinyl quality, erratic volume issues and plenty of spilled beer) and limited to 50 hand numbered cassettes. Only way to get a copy is by attending my WYRD WAR ON WHEELS biker flick triple feature at The Hollywood Theatre on Thursday February 7, 2019. Doors open at 5:30. First movie starts at 6pm. First come, first served. Take the trip, baby.

Friday, February 01, 2019

DJ DREAD AT MAD HANNA THIS SATURDAY!


Join me at Mad Hanna this Saturday February 2 for a potent black magic brĂ¼e of greasy biker dirges, bleepity bloop horror themes, hard rock jammers and iron clad heavy metal. Only vinyl is real. Bang your head! Break your chains! 8pm until midnight.