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Legendary drive-in movie critic and movie host Joe Bob Briggs (who currently has a show on the Shudder streaming service called The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs) has a Patreon account called The Lost Drive-In, where they share the hosting segments from his days on MonsterVision, a TNT show he hosted from 1996 to 2000, and Joe Bob’s Drive-in Theater, which he hosted on The Movie Channel from 1986 to 1996… and one of the recently shared hosting segments might have unearthed a bit of interesting trivia about the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme classic Kickboxer! Specifically, it seems that the makers of Kickboxer might have, at one point, been planning to include a sister character and to put her in jeopardy.

Joe Bob wasn’t the only host presenting movies on The Movie Channel in the ’80s. One of his fellow hosts was Michele Russell, who also had some acting credits to her name.

Joe Bob Briggs is back at “The Last Drive-In,” with Shudder debuting the first trailer for its variety show’s seventh season ahead of its March 7 premiere.

Along with new footage and a promise of many double-features, the show also announced that the first episode would guest feature Spencer Charnas, frontman of the horror-slanted heavy metal band Ice Nine Kills. The program, hosted by Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl, also teased its season premiere programming, promising a 100th birthday celebration for “the first great American horror film.” This seventh season will cover more than 30 genre titles.

Charnas had previously teased his visit to the show to fans, posting on his own Instagram earlier this year, saying he is “Pre Lon’d up” — perhaps a reference to silent film star Lon Chaney ahead of the episode’s centennial celebration.

“The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs” returns on March 7 at 9 pm Et,...

Back in 1987, legendary drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs gathered a bunch of his reviews and newspaper columns and released them in a book called Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In. That book has long been out of print, but now, Joe Bob has teamed up with Dark Horse Books to bring an updated and expanded edition of Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In to store shelves on October 14th! Copies are already available for pre-order on Amazon.

The artbook-sized new edition of Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In features cover art by Wallace McBride, new interior artwork illustrated by Mike Norton and colored by Bill Crabtree, and an introduction by Stephen King. Joe Bob told our friends at Bloody Disgusting, “I’m thrilled that someone still cares about these little pieces dashed off for a daily newspaper four decades ago and was amazed that they were reprinted in book form the first time.

Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, an updated and expanded hardcover edition of the long out-of-print collection written by cult film host and author Joe Bob Briggs, will be published on October 15 via Dark Horse Books.

The newly designed edition includes fresh cover art by Wallace McBride — which can be seen exclusively below — and new interior artwork illustrated by Mike Norton and colored by Bill Crabtree, plus an introduction by Stephen King.

Originally published in 1987, Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In features Briggs’ first columns for The Dallas Times Herald, essays on beloved horror classics like Basket Case, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Evil Dead, his famous B-movie reviews, fan letters and replies, and Briggs’ adventures as the world’s foremost expert on drive-ins.

“I’m thrilled that someone still cares about these little pieces dashed off for a daily newspaper four decades ago and was amazed that...

In honor of “The Last Drive-In” Halloween special, “Joe Bob’s Beelzebub Bash,” airing tonight, Fright-Rags has released new Joe Bob Briggs merchandise celebrating the beloved horror hosts’s past and present.

Fright-Rags has re-teamed with Plastic Meatball to create a glow-in-the-dark Joe Bob toy based on his time hosting “MonsterVision” on TNT from 1996 until the show’s cancellation in 2000.

The 3.75″ retro-style action figure has five points of articulation and comes with a beer bottle accessory. Limited to 2,000, it costs $20 and will ship in November.

Fright-Rags also has apparel with the official “Joe Bob’s Beelzebub Bash” artwork and a new “MonsterVision” design, both by Justin Osbourn.

“Beelzebub Bash” is available on unisex and women’s T-shirts ($33) and zip-up hoodies ($55), while “MonsterVision” comes on unisex and women’s T-shirts ($33), baseball tees ($40), and zip-up hoodies ($55).

“Joe Bob’s Beelzebub Bash” premieres on Shudder TV and AMC+ TV tonight at 9pm Et/6pm Pt.

Bloody Disgusting is deeply sad to learn the news that a member of our community has passed away this week. A longtime Bd writer, Felix Vasquez Jr. was just 41 years old.

The website Cinema Crazed, which was founded by Felix, reports this week, “Felix Vasquez Jr., the film critic and publisher of the Cinema Crazed website, passed away today at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York, at the age of 41 after a brief illness.”

Cinema Crazed’s Phil Hall adds, “A native of the Bronx, Felix first came to prominence as a member of the Film Threat team of critics and wrote a column on the Bloody Disgusting horror film site. He also contributed to Cinema Blend, Crave and Screen Anarchy before launching Cinema Crazed in 2005, which celebrated horror, science-fiction and cult movies.”

Felix began writing for Bloody Disgusting back in 2018, primarily contributing the monthly “TV Terrors” column to the site.

There’s nothing like a good horror movie to make you shudder in your shoes, or a cheesy one to make you laugh in dark delight.

If you love the horror genre, you’ll take them all.

And Shudder brings them to you — the good, the bad, and the ugly — all neatly packed in one place for your screaming — er, streaming — enjoyment.

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Not only does the streaming service serve up a vast collection of horror movies and TV shows from the past and present, including both Hollywood and cult classics, it also delights viewers with a slew of original programming.

The upcoming Horror’s Greatest docuseries and the uber popular variety show, The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs are just two examples.

Add in original film productions such as Late Night with the Devil, Christmas Bloody Christmas, and the V/H/S franchise reboot, it...

Jenny Mollen’s and Jason Biggs’ next date night will likely capture more attention than usual.

The actors, husband and wife, on Saturday will attempt to revive a cable-tv mainstay for decidedly new purposes. When “Dinner & A Movie” debuted on TBS in 1995, it did so in an era when cable had yet to gain its fullest traction. A male-and-female duo gabbed and quibbled about movies such as “Breakfast Club” or “Fargo” and scarfed up gourmet snacks before throwing to a commercial. In return, executives hoped, viewers would stick around longer than they might otherwise. In 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery, TBS’ corporate parent, wants to use a retooled version of the show — off the air since 2011 — to throw a spotlight on everything from the company’s movies to the chefs from its Food Network.

When Biggs and Mollen watch “Aquaman,” they will do so accompanied by a seafood extravaganza created by a popular Food Network personality,...

Refresh for updates… Tributes are pouring in for Joe Flaherty, whose career launched with Canadian sketch comedy series Sctv, and who was known for his roles as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks, and Donald the heckler in Happy Gilmore. Flaherty died Monday at the age of 82.

Martin Short, Flaherty’s co-star on Sctv, remembered Flaherty as “the funniest man in the room.”

“In over 50 years of our friendship, there were very few people as wise or hilarious when it came to comedy, teaching improvisation and the art of character work as Joe,” Short wrote in a press statement. “In ‘Sctv’ we called him the anchor. In life, he was simply the funniest man in the room. I just adored him.”

Adam Sandler paid tribute to his Happy Gilmore co-star in a post on Instagram.

“Oh man. Worshipped Joe growing up, Sandler wrote next to photo of Flaherty. “Always had me and my brother laughing.

Exclusive: Joe Bob is back in town — not that he ever left — as the genre-focused streaming service Shudder has opted not to slash, but to extend his virally popular horror variety series, The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs, bringing it back for a “supersized” sixth season.

Officially kicking off September 15th with a special touting the launch of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, which had director, EP and key franchise creative Greg Nicotero as its special guest, the new season will see Briggs host and dissect more than 30 films, which is a new record. The world’s foremost drive-in movie critic, Briggs will next be back for two Halloween-themed specials in October, a holiday special in December, and a Valentine’s Day special in February, before transitioning to a new series format in March 2024.

Whereas Briggs’ signature movie watch parties have thus far been a double-feature experience, and...

If there's a basic, no-frills definition for movies, it's that they're made to be seen. Cinema is a populist medium, attempting to reach as wide an audience as possible for as long as possible.

Perhaps that's why the feeling of "discovering" a movie can be so powerfully enjoyable. It gives you the sense, however false, that you're stumbling upon a secret piece of entertainment made just for you. If you happen to discover such a movie in the wee hours of the morning, so much the better — the surreal setting only serves to make what you're watching seem that much more unreal, richer, and special.

It's that sensation that the programming block on Turner Classic Movies known as "TCM Underground" sought to capture every Friday night-turned-Saturday morning. Begun by Eric Weber in 2006 and continued by programmer Millie De Chirico starting in 2007, TCM Underground made it its business to curate some of the most obscure,...

Have a bloody Valentine’s Day with Fright-Rags’ My Bloody Valentine collection! The horror merch company has created official trading cards, two T-shirts, and Harry Warden socks from the ’80s slasher.

My Bloody Valentine trading cards are available in single packs with nine movie cards and a sticker; factory boxes with 80 movie cards, two parallel cards, two stickers, and a checklist; and sealed boxes (limited to 320) with two full base sets, two full sticker sets, two full parallel sets, two checklists, one autograph card, and a printing plate.

They Live will invade Fright-Rags on February 15th in celebration of its 35th anniversary. John Carpenter’s prescient cult classic is receiving four new shirts, including a glow-in-the-dark design.

Also coming this month are shirts from Deadstream (February 21st), Elvira (February 24th), and an anniversary collection for a fan-favorite slasher sequel (February 28th).

Recent releases include an official design from Joe Bob...

From 1996 to 2000, Joe Bob Briggs was the host of TNT's Monstervision. Every Friday night, the beloved horror host brought viewers classic (and sometimes not-so-classic) horror and genre films. Briggs has a deep knowledge of films, especially of the horror/sci-fi genre, and would (with his signature humor) add facts and trivia about the films during his host segments.

Related: Exclusive: The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs Season 2 Ordered By Shudder

Joe Bob Briggs and Monstervision allowed new generations to experience the days of "yesteryear" when creative horror television hosts ruled the late-night airwaves. Here are the five best and five worst films curated by Joe Bob Briggs on TNT's Monstervision.

Following the announcement of their Women with Guts conference taking place this May, Salem Horror Fest is giving genre fans another reason to mark their calendars with the announcement of their dates and first guest for their annual October celebration.

As announced on their website, Salem Horror Fest 2020 will take place from Thursday, October 1st to Sunday, October 11th at The Bridge at 211.

The festival's eclectic lineup of guests and events will be announced in the coming months, but the first special guest has already been revealed, and it's a special treat for horror fans who have fond memories of watching MonsterVision or currently enjoy Shudder's The Last Drive-In, because horror host and journalist Joe Bob Briggs will be on hand for his live presentation of How Rednecks Saved Hollywood, taking place on Saturday, October 10th.

Read on for additional details on Briggs' live event, visit Salem Horror Fest's website for more information,...

Ahead of his weekly Shudder series set to debut this month, Joe Bob Briggs paid a visit to the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, for SXSW. The legendary TV star has put together a two-hour stage show called How Rednecks Saved Hollywood, and it's needless to say that it's must-see for any fan of Joe Bob.

Accompanied by Darcy the mail girl from The Last Drive-In on Shudder, Briggs delves through the complete history of American rednecks and their involvement in cinema. Having the opportunity to witness the SXSW premiere for How Rednecks Saved Hollywood, I can attest that Joe Bob's theses is far better than any Ted Talk you'll ever see.

In the SXSW stage show, Briggs presents over 200 clips and movie stills from a century's worth of redneck movies. A self-professed redneck himself, Briggs takes the talk a tad further by managing to identify the very first redneck in history,...

After the massive success of "The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs," Shudder just announced that Joe Bob will return! Shudder took to social media to make the announcement that they're bringing Joe Bob Briggs back later this year:

"Due to overwhelming demand, we’re bringing @joebobbriggsofficial back later this year! Stay tuned for details - the drive in will never die!"

Obviously, we'll have more details as they become available. And for those that didn't have a chance to take part in The Last Drive-In, Shudder has made all of the movie available on their service, with plans to add The Last Drive-In editions of the movies that screened to their channels on Amazon and Roku in the very near future.

To learn more about The Last Drive-In and Joe Bob Briggs, head to Shudder and don't forget to read my exclusive interview with Joe Bob, where we discuss...

This Friday the 13th, horror fans can tune into Shudder's The Last Drive-In, a 13-movie marathon hosted by none other than Joe Bob Briggs. Like many horror fans growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, Joe Bob Briggs was my conduit to a wide range of horror movies that aired during his marathons on TNT every Saturday, complete with candid commercial break commentaries and insightful interviews with some of horror's biggest stars. Following Shudder's announcement, I jumped at the chance to catch up with Joe Bob to talk about his start as a drive-in critic, his move to TV, career highlights from his time hosting MonsterVision, what we can expect from The Last Drive-In (which is expected to be Briggs' final time hosting a movie marathon), and more:

MonsterVision was huge for me growing up, and (along with my parents) is probably one of the big reasons I got into writing and talking about horror.

It's not a two-for, but a three-for! To celebrate the return of horror host Joe Bob Briggs for his 24-hour movie marathon on Shudder, Fright Rags has not only brought back the Briggs-inspired MonsterVision shirt, but also created apparel for The Last Drive-In. We also have a look at new collections for John Landis' An American Werewolf in London and Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Press Release: Fright-Rags' latest apparel comes from two bona fide classics that transcend the genre - An American Werewolf in London and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - along with a surprise release to commemorate the long-awaited return of Joe Bob Briggs. Beware the moon as Fright-Rags unleashes its An American Werewolf in London line. John Landis' 1981 horror-comedy lends itself to four new shirts and four new enamel pins, including a motion pin that recreates part of the unparalleled werewolf transformation scene. Who...

Do you guys remember TNT’s “MonsterVision”? The late-night monster movie series hosted by the irreplaceable Joe Bob Briggs? Well, there’s talk of bringing “MonsterVision” back to the small screen, this time on horror streaming site Shudder. But they need your help. Joe Bob Briggs took to Facebook to call out all fans for video testimonies […]

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Lionsgate has revealed two new clips from The Last Witch Hunter ahead of its release on October 23rd. Also in this morning's round-up: details on the New York City Horror Film Festival and the Colorado Horror Convention, as well as information on how to watch The Walking Dead online and release details for Eli Morgan Gesner's Condemned.

The Last Witch Hunter: "The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife.

When I was a kid, I was taught that horror movies were things to be avoided; Violent, sadistic, even satanic items made by sick people. Which of course only made them more intriguing. On our trips to Blockbuster I would sneak down to the horror movie isles, this forbidden place, and look at the ghastly images of monsters and mangled bodies on the covers, only imagining the horror they contained.

In 1984, Wes Craven made A Nightmare on Elm Street and gave a physical face to our childhood boogeymen. I was far too young to see the movie, but that didn’t matter. Freddy Krueger had stepped out of the film and become part of the cultural zeitgeist, sending a young boy’s imagination spinning in the middle of the night about all the ways he could come and get you.

It wouldn’t be until several years later when I...

“This is Joe Bob Briggs reminding you that the Drive-In will Never Die!”

In 1993, Monstervision on TNT in America, was mostly a program that aired old horror movies and science fiction with the occasional hosting from magicians Penn and Teller. During the early nineties, many cable channels hadn’t yet solidified their formats, and horror hosts were still ways to fill late night television since most channels couldn’t afford original programming. During that time, esteemed and controversial film critic John Bloom (known by his pen name Joe Bob Briggs), finished his tenure at the Movie Channel, which had also began changing its format.

Briggs was unfortunately released from his acclaimed show where he introduced uncut movies for his fans with his color commentary book ending the movies. The prologues and closers often featured comedy with the Briggs character, when he wasn’t interviewing genre favorites like Linnea Quigley. He...

So there’s this horror movie competition that takes place on Facebook every October, and this is my first year participating. I’m still a little lost, so bear with me. I have watched more than this, but these are the movies I watched during the week of Oct 4th – October 11th, the first official week of The Madness. I hope I can squeeze some more in this week, but having a 4 year old makes that tough to do. I think I had a pretty good week considering all obstacles. Plus, I saw some great stuff this week. Some revisits that I try to do annually, as well as some new movies, not released to theaters yet.

Late Phases (2014) – 2 pts

Director: Adrián García Bogliano

Easily misunderstood, but still solid. We don’t get much in the way of werewolf horror, so it’s good to support it when we do.

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes casting announcements on multiple films, including Recovery, The App, and Dark, details on The Wobbling Dead, Repentance, and the 2014 TromaDance Film Festival, a review of Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives, a Q&A with Lindsey McKeon from Supernatural, and more:

Casting News for Recovery: “Kirby Bliss Blanton (The Green Inferno, Project X) and Samuel Larsen (“Glee”) have been cast in the upcoming thriller “Recovery”, starting production this summer. The film follows Blanton’s character on the night of her high school graduation after her iPhone is stolen and tracked down with a “find my iPhone” app to a house where the demented tenants plan on kidnapping her and making her part of the family. Alex Shaffer (Win Win) and James Landry Hébert (Two Step, Gangster Squad) are also on board to star.

Travel host/author/chef/sexpot Anthony Bourdain has been nabbed to play old Joe Bob Briggs in the new movie about the B-movie critic from Grapevine, Texas!!!

First of all, Anthony Bourdain is amazing. I love him. He's got that show on the Travel Channel, No Reservations, and he visits exotic locations and eats and drinks and smokes on camera. I can't think of anyone better to play old Joe Bob in the movie version of Joe Bob's life.

The movie is being produced by Joe Bob's new film production company, and of course, will be emebellished with a bit of... untruths.

"Tony is the perfect 'me'," says Joe Bob (aka John Bloom). "He's tall, like me, in his 50s, and he's an author and hosts a TV show. We're practically the same person."

"I never watched his show," admits Bourdain, "and when he approached me to play him in a film,...