‘Nightbreed’ with Simon Bamford

Film:
Nightbreed (1990)
Rated: R
Written and Directed by:
Clive Barker
Starring:
Craig Sheffer as Boone/Cabal
Anne Bobby as Lori
David Cronenberg as Dr. Decker
Charles Haid as Cpt. Eigerman
Hugh Ross as Narcisse
Doug Bradley as Dirk
Simon Bamford as Ohnaka
Kim Robertson as Babette
By Count Vardulon
Pre-screening memories:  Like many teens, I went through a ‘horror’ phase at around age 13 (that it hasn’t ended yet isn’t the [...]

Natsukashi Facebook page

We here at Natsukashi love sharing our memories, but sometimes it’s good to go out and create some new ones.
So, as we venture off the grid for seven days (we promise, we will be back with some great new guests, and boy do we have some good ones!), please check out our new Natsukashi Facebook page [...]

‘Clue’ with director Jonathan Lynn

Film: Clue (1985)
Rated: PG
Directed by:
Jonathan Lynn
Written by:
John Landis and Jonathan Lynn
Starring:
Tim Curry as Wadsworth
Martin Mull as Col. Mustard
Madeline Kahn as Mrs. White
Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum
Michael McKean as Mr. Green
Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock
Lesley Ann Warren as Miss Scarlet
Colleen Camp as Yvette

 
By Count
Vardulon 
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Pre-screeening memories: It’s not often we get to say that a movie is utterly [...]

‘The Sender’ (with notes from script supervisor Sally Jones)

Film: The Sender (1982)
Rated: R
Written by:
Thomas Baum
Directed by:
Roger Christian
Starring:
Zeljko Ivanek as John Doe
Kathryn Harrold as Dr. Gail Farmer
Paul Freeman as Dr. Joseph Denman
Shirley Knight as Jerolyn, The Sender’s Mommy
By Rob R.
Pre-screening memories: The Sender was a film that was one of those under-the-skin creepouts that truly affected my young mind.
By the time I was able [...]

Natsukashi on ‘The Avod,’ Last Blog on the Left

Excuse us while we prepare for the shift in seasons here at Natsukashi. We have some great episodes in the works, it’s just that summer schedules have caused things to go all kinds of crazy here. Meanwhile, might I suggest a wonderful little diversion at Castle Vardulon. We were invited to participate in their “audio [...]

‘Rockula’ with writer/director Luca Bercovici

Film: Rockula (1990)
Rated: PG-13
Directed by: Luca Bercovici
Written by: Luca Bercovici and Jefery Levy
Starring: Dean Cameron as Ralph LaVie
                   Toni Basil as Phoebe LaVie
                   Thomas Dolby as Stanley
                   Tawny Fere as Mona
                   Susan Tyrrell as Chuck  
                   Bo Diddly as Axman
By Count Vardulon (naturally!)
Pre-screeening memories: Rockula doesn’t exactly fit in neatly with the other movies I’ve covered for Natsukashi [...]

Episode XXXVII: ‘The Black Hole’

Title: The Black Hole (PG)
Directed by: Gary Nelson
Written by: Jeb Rosenbrook and Bob Barbash
Starring:   Anthony Perkins as Dr. Alex Durant
                      Maximillian Schell as Dr. Hans Reinhardt
                      Yvette Mimeux as Dr. Kate McCrea
                      Robert Forester as Captain Dan Holland
                      Roddy McDowell as the voice of V.I.N.Cent
                      Slim Pickens as the voice of  B.O.B.
Tagline: A journey that begins where [...]