Tom Jolliffe takes a time machine back to the booming straight to video action era of the 90s, and looks at some of the headliners… Call me sentimental but the idea of a VHS player whirring away in its machine, having been carefully picked from the local video shop gets me all misty eyed. In […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 31 – They Live (1988)
They Live, 1988. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, and George “Buck” Flower. SYNOPSIS: An unemployed drifter arriving in Los Angeles looking for work who, thanks to a pair of special sunglasses, uncovers a mysterious conspiracy in which humanity has been enslaved by greed, consumerism, and ignorance by a sinister […]
Blu-ray Review – Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Hell Comes to Frogtown, 1988. Directed by Donald G. Jackson & R.J. Kizer. Starring Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, Julius LeFlore, RCB, William Smith and Brian Frank. SYNOPSIS: In a post-nuclear war USA, a fertile man is sent into mutant territory to rescue the last fertile women in the country in order to replenish the human […]
Alterna Comics’ The Chair comes to the big screen, watch the trailer here
Ahead of its theatrical premiere later this month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Chad Ferrin’s upcoming thriller The Chair. Based on the Alterna Comics graphic novel of the same name, the films stars Bill Oberst Jr., Roddy Piper, Naomi Grossman, Zach Galligan, Noah Hathaway, Timothy Muskatell, and Ezra Buzzington; check them out below… THE […]
Trailer for The Bet, featuring Roddy Piper in his final role
The first teaser trailer has arrived online for the upcoming comedy The Bet which stars Alex Klein, Yassir Lester, Jeremiah Watkins, Brian Allen and Amanda Clayton and also sees Roddy Piper starring in his final role alongside fellow wrestlers “Diamond” Dallas Page, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Tommy Dreamer; check it out below after the official synopsis… A down on his luck […]
Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania XII
In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Show case of the Immortals’. The Card: Vader, Owen Hart & The British Bulldog w/Jim Cornette vs. Yokozuna, Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts & Ahmed Johnson ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper vs. Goldust (Hollywood Backlot Brawl Match) ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin w/ […]
Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania VIII
In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’. The Card: Shawn Michaels w/Sensational Sherri vs. ‘El Matador’ Tito Santana Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts vs. Undertaker w/Paul Bearer IC Title Match: ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Virgil […]
Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania VI
In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Show case of the Immortals’. The Card: Koko B. Ware vs. Rick ‘The Model’ Martel WWF Tag Title Match: Andre the Giant & Haku w/Bobby Heenan vs. Demolition Hercules vs. Earthquake w/Jimmy Hart Mr. Perfect vs. Brutus Beefcake […]
Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania 2
In the build-up to Wrestlemania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous instalments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’. The Card: Paul Orndorff vs. Don Muraco w/Mr. Fuji (Double Count Out) IC TITLE MATCH: Randy Savage (C) w/Miss Elizabeth vs. George ‘The Animal’ Steele Jake Roberts vs. George Wells Roddy Piper w/Lou Duva […]
Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania I
In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’… The Card: Tito Santana vs. The Executioner Special Delivery Jones vs. King Kong Bundy w/Jimmy Hart Ricky Steamboat vs. Matt Borne David Sammartino w/Bruno Sammartino vs. Brutus Beefcake w/Johnny Valiant (No Contest) IC TITLE MATCH: Greg […]