Comments on: Small World 3/7/12

By: Matthew Bradley

Matthew Bradley — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:49:08 +0000

My pleasure. My earliest Buchanan memories are: 1) Watching THE EYE CREATURES without knowing anything about him and, as the picture progressed (if that is the word), going, “Oh, my God–this is INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN, but worse!” and 2) Watching “IT’S ALIVE!” without knowing it had anything to do with Matheson (or even much about Matheson himself, for that matter), and being in such a state of disbelief at how awful it was that my eyes probably bugged out as far as those of the monster, which he’d recycled from CREATURE OF DESTRUCTION. In fact, when it comes to recycling (of scripts, footage, costumes, etc.), you could probably say Larry was ahead of the curve. Of course, the fact that in those days we had no choice but to watch those pictures in the wee hours of the morning presumably only enhanced their weirdness. I remember being so fascinated with the wretchedness of “IT’S ALIVE!” (and probably eager to confirm what my eyes had beheld on my first viewing) that I was actually disappointed one night when I discovered that, contrary to the TV GUIDE, they were showing Larry Cohen’s IT’S ALIVE rather than Buchanan’s.

By: peter enfantino

peter enfantino — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:15:30 +0000

Thanks for the link to the Buchanan piece. Watching a Larry Buchanan flick is like eating an entire jar of peanut butter. It’s hard going down but it’s tough to stop! I have fond memories of watching Year 2889, Curse of the Swamp Creature, Eye Creatures, and Zontar on The Ghoul’s show in the early 1970s.

By: Matthew Bradley

Matthew Bradley — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:29:59 +0000

The man is the blog, the blog is the man.

By: Tom Flynn

Tom Flynn — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:27:59 +0000

Sabres win, Bradley posts. Could the night get any better?