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A few years ago while researching a completely different subject, I stumbled on a hard cover copy of The Mexican Masked Wrestler And Monster Filmography written by Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter and published by McFarland & Company Inc. Publishers. I threw the book in with all the other research material I needed, rushed home and completely ignored the paper I needed to write and devoured this book. Inside I discovered more depth in its tightly packed 90 pages than I had ever found on the subject in years of looking.

For years I have been a fan of this genre and had amassed a great deal of material thinking I might one day take a stab at writing a book on the subject. The late great Mexican wrestler El Santo had made so many movies that intrigued me, many alone and many with his colleagues Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras and these...

Yes, this is a small story that will appeal only to those who subscribe to Netflix. But only if that percentage of our readership also really enjoys Mystery Science Theater 3000. So if you're not a Netflix member or you (somehow) hate MST3K, then I think you should probably skip ahead to some different articles. Today we have stuff about Showgirls 2 and the return of the Griswalds. Seriously.

But I'll let you in on a non-secret: The Mystery Science Theater 3000 dvds are a little pricey. Some collectors grab 'em all, others trade their homemade copies, and still others (like me) own none of 'em but still like to complain that the DVDs are a little pricey. So here's some awesome news, provided you're a Netflix subscriber: Eight, count 'em eight, excellently Mst-ied movies are now available for your enjoyment! Which ones?

Racket Girls! (1951) The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy!