Creature Features

All of these hosted shows seem kind of retro to me. Most of them suffer from bad sound at the least and at the worst bad everything. It bears note that there is a similar show that has a high degree of technical sophistication but it's missing one thing, heart. This show has that very REAL feel to it. You can tell this is a calling for the host, not just some job. There is nothing fake about this guy. He knows a great deal about the movies and works on films himself. The host is here to share his ample knowledge on the subject and the jokes ( unlike some shows ) are never forced. The host is genuinely funny and feels like someone you'd like to hang out with for 2 hours a week and watch a movie.

I spent a lot of time as a kid in front of the TV watching guys like the Ghoul etc. And I like Svenghoulie but this show is different. While it has the goofs and errors you might see in any low budget internet show, you start to get the sense that these are left in as a homage to the live TV shows of yesteryear. The show is filmed in 6K and that seems to be a high mark only this show has attained. The host feels a bit like your old uncle that might crack a slightly off color joke at a family gathering. And while there is obviously a script, he isn't afraid to adlib or go off script. As he says, bad movies and worse jokes, I love'em!

I don't normally do reviews but my son was watching this and I thought I'd check it out. Apparently this is a reboot of a old 60 show or in that style at least. I never saw the original so I have no idea how close it is. What I do know is that it's funny. Not the over the top kind of humor you might expect but it has some real and genuine humor delivered in a very natural style. I'm guessing the guy does a lot of improv, there's a script but it looks like he ignores it regularly. People have noted he doesn't play the obvious films, which it to say while he shows the classics, he also showing some fairly new films and at least one brand new original. A Brand New Original. That's what we have here in this show. An Original with zero budget and fairly high standards. No it's not perfect but then, shows back then weren't.

I've seen any number of horror hosts over the years and so many of them stick to the same 50 or so safe classics. Not this guy! He shows great lost gems of movies, movies that should have a cult following, and movies no one else will show because they were R-rated back in the day. He also shows the classics with background research on the actors and their lives that add a wonderful spin on what you think you know about the film. Nudity? He doesn't sugarcoat it. Personally, I can't stand remembering a scene only to have it removed later. As far as I can tell, he leaves his movies intact and I love that. Funny guy without being "weird". A great show to watch on a Saturday night!

Like many kids I grew up with The Ghoul and Zacherle as show hosts and a friend turned me on to this guy, Al Omega. I had never watched the Bob Wilkins version of the show ( it's on youtube) and at first I thought this was a simple sort of show but after awhile, I found there was way more to it than meets the eye. There are other shows you can watch but this guy actually went and got the rights to the show! And when I say guy , I mean it's just him and one other person making this show, week after week. Low budget ? Yes but does it feel like the Bob Wilkins show? YES! Same sort of jokes and a huge knowledge of movies ( he apparently works in film) and yes, even some "blue" jokes your dad used to tell around the campfire. Overall, this is a excellent extension of the original show with a new and funny host. Why has no network picked this guy up?