tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post6091096897276628935..comments2024-03-20T15:28:13.030-05:00Comments on The Twilight Zone Vortex: Reading Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, Part 20JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-16501640215300338302020-03-24T19:21:56.858-05:002020-03-24T19:21:56.858-05:00This was a better than average issue. The stories ...This was a better than average issue. The stories from Taylor, Sarrantonio, and Shiner were particularly good, as was the reprint from Joseph Payne Brennan. Evil Dead has become such an iconic classic of the horror film that it's hard to imagine the trouble it had securing a wide release. Fortunately for us it overcame those initial problems. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-2460812281691752432020-03-24T16:02:10.956-05:002020-03-24T16:02:10.956-05:00This seems like a particularly good issue. I did n...This seems like a particularly good issue. I did not recall that about the Evil Dead. Interesting!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-32368780447252884112020-03-24T10:53:25.025-05:002020-03-24T10:53:25.025-05:00I was thinking the same thing! When you have to sq...I was thinking the same thing! When you have to squeeze reviews of E.T., The Thing, and Poltergeist into one column you know it's a good year for film. I feel like the King review of Evil Dead is one of the most famous horror movie reviews in film history and I didn't know it originated in pages of TZ. That was a nice surprise. Joseph Payne Brennan is definitely worth seeking out. I love the work of the late Weird Tales writers and Brennan's work captures that time and spirit perfectly. I enjoy Halloween III as well. The first Halloween is unbeatable but I agree with the playground kids in preferring the Friday sequels, though I don't imagine we will see those films reviewed in TZ. Zicree didn't provide any commentary for his guide in the magazine, saving that for the TZ Companion. I don't recall his impressions of "Ring-a-Ding Girl" but he likely wasn't a fan. Honestly, I haven't seen that episode in quite a while and probably won't view it again until it's time to review it here but I've seen positive reviews of it crop up here and there. I've been pleasantly surprised on rewatching many of these and maybe that'll be the case with that one. We'll see. Thanks for reading! JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808904189056290207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318310043864039191.post-78422968969898255372020-03-23T12:45:01.296-05:002020-03-23T12:45:01.296-05:00(1) What a fine year to be a film reviewer!
(2) O...(1) What a fine year to be a film reviewer!<br /><br />(2) Oh, Disch in acerbic mode is always fun. Of these, I've read BATTLEFIELD EARTH so I can appreciate his harsh words on that one. Haven't read CELLARS. Is that Gardner as in John gardner the guy who wrote the Bonds? (Oh, nope - just googled.)<br /><br />(3) Stephen King has been quite generous with helping out authors and artists he digs; it's an appealing trait of his to be sure. That's great that such a lumnary as Sam can trace at least part of his success to an appreciative note from someone he didn't even ask for one. Kismet, perhaps. Explains, too, the amount of cameos Raimi has made in King projects, I guess.<br /><br />(4) Carpenter's FIRESTARTER is one of the ah-what-might-have-beens of the 80s.<br /><br />(5) Will keep Joseph Payne Brennan on the radar, for sure. The cover to SHAPES OF MIDNIGHT sure looks like fun. <br /><br />(6) "The film was initially poorly received but its reputation has improved in recent years as it has found a new and appreciative audience among viewers." That's the truth. I remember how hated it was at the time and the kids on the playground (I wasn't allowed to see any of the sequels - though I did anyway - although my parents loved HALLOWEEN so much they allowed me to watch that one) who were big FRIDAY THE 13TH fans gloating as if their team finally beat their hated rivals. Like everyone else I came back around to this one later and loved it. Still do. <br /><br />(7) All these stories sound like fun. What a shame this magazine never caught fire. It's exactly the sort of thing I want to read/ arrive at my house every month.<br /><br />(8) What was MSZ's take on "Ring a Ding Girl"? Lots of folks don't like that one. I can understand, but there's a quality to it that's always appealed to me.<br /><br />Take good care out there - looking forward to next ish.B McMolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706178983936146307noreply@blogger.com