Nothing seems to piss people off more than putting lists up of “the best ___” or whatever. And since we don’t mind ruffling some feathers, we’re going to start listing the most influential (to us) movies by decade. I say influential to us because these movies were an inspiration in one way or another to… Continue reading American Pulps Favorite Movies By Decade: 1930s
Tag: Universal Monsters
Universal Monsters
This is still my favorite Universal Opening – The Burbs (1989): A Brief History of Universals Founding In 1906 Carl Laemmle started one of the first motion picture studios, aka nickelodeons in Chicago. In 1908, Thomas Edison’s film company backed the “Motion Picture Trust” with the intent to monopolize the film industry. Laemmle and his… Continue reading Universal Monsters
Beautiful Horrific Images: The Art of Basil Gogos
Basil Gogos (1929 – 2017) was born in Egypt to Greek parents. His family emigrated to America when he was 16. Not long after arriving in America; Gogos pursued a career in art, attending multiple art schools in New York City. In 1959 he won a Pocket Books competition to illustrate the cover for Pursuit, a… Continue reading Beautiful Horrific Images: The Art of Basil Gogos
Horror Pulps and Weird Tales
A while back one of our former Instagram followers announced his displeasure that we were posting art from Men’s Adventure Magazines. “There’s more to pulp fiction than manly man magazines” he said. He then listed horror pulps like, Weird Tales and Eerie Stories before unfollowing us and leaving our lives forever. If he only stuck… Continue reading Horror Pulps and Weird Tales
Influences of Film Noir
We’re gonna take a deep dive into Film Noir. It’s an aesthetic that’s as American as apple pie, meaning it was shaped in America but influenced from people elsewhere as well. I’m gonna break this down to a few categories. 1.) The content, the story 2.) The cinematography, what is the look. 3.) The sound. I’ll… Continue reading Influences of Film Noir