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πŸ’€πŸ’€The Age Of Gods And Monsters lives on in the hearts and imaginations of those that wish to keep it alive. Ghoulish Grin Films is a small entity but its heart is on fire with the ghosts of old. It is an entity that cherishes the classics and gives it a modern platform. Long Live Indie Horror! πŸ’€πŸ’€ Welcome to the site...and thank you for your support! Enjoy!

He Casts A Long Shadow (Or DOES He?) [Happy Birthday Bela Lugosi!

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 Born on October 20th 1882, Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi started his career like many of his era with stage roles, eventually landing the role that would cement his place in history. In 1927 he was approached to play the immortal Bram Stoker vampire Dracula, and played him to great success. Despite that, he was on the bottom of the list of Carl Laemmle's potential choices to play The Count. However, destiny was fulfilled and the rest is history. There are many a great actor who have played Count Dracula. But Lugosi's image as Count Dracula has been imbedded into the culture and his place in horror history is as secure as an earthquake proof building. Sadly he was never able to get out of that casting (though he played some very interesting parts afterwards, including Ygor in "Son Of Frankenstein, Boris Karloff's final performance as the Frankenstein monster) and fell victim to bad habits before passing away on August 16th 1956 at 73. Like many typecast actors of the day

HALLOWEEN TREATS! Grab Some Virtual Goodies!

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 Staying home this Halloween? Are you planning a cozy indoor Halloween celebration rather than the crowds and frenzy and madness? Well then settle down, make a hot chocolate, tea, cider, or whatever beverage of your choosing and watch The Halloween Treats Video Playlist on the Ghoulish Grin Films YouTube channel! Enjoy a diverse collection of videos, including Maze walkthroughs, nostalgic commercials and holiday specials, music videos, concerts, and holiday listening, including classic vinyl Halloween recordings. Included in this is The Ghoulish Grin HOUSE OF HORRORS, the 2016 Halloween record tribute recording. And included in THAT is a free Mp3 recording that you can upload to use for your Halloween listening or to put on a CD disc. A collectors copy of that recording (including bonus tracks) is available at Amazon HERE:  https://amzn.to/3dtVSnl Enjoy and please enjoy your holiday safely. Much holiday cheer from Ghoulish Grin Films!   Halloween Treats Playlist!

The Original Action Heroine (Happy Birthday Sigourney Weaver!)

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 Born on October 8th, 1949 in New York City, Sigourney Weaver is a seven time Golden Globe nominee, a two time winner, and has a pair of Oscar nominations along with a Tony nomination. She was nominated for films like "Gorillas In The Mist" and "Working Girl" and has appeared in the box office juggernaut "Avatar." But for many of us that grew up in The '80's she is the star of the science fiction horror classic "Alien" (and the blockbuster sequels, including James Cameron's "Aliens") and the Ghostbusters franchise. As a kid, I was obsessed with Ghostbusters, and I knew her from those two films that starred the classic lineup of Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, and Annie Potts. I saw the films, watched the cartoon show religiously, had the toys, and pretended to be a Ghostbuster with my friends. They have since tried to revive the franchise, and are still trying to do so. But those two films

Will The Theaters Return As They Once Were?

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 In late February, I went to see 2020's Universal Studios remake of "The Invisible Man." I was aware of what was going on in China and there was a lot of uncertainty and conflicting information coming from our leaders. It was in the back of my mind when I went to the show, but I felt that we were okay (though I was very aware of when a movie patron would cough or sneeze and would naively cover my face briefly with my shirt). I never thought that it would be the last film I would see in a theater.  The entire country shut down and I was in lockdown for months until I had to go back to work. But here in my hometown the theaters are still closed. They may soon open, much like what's going on in the rest of the state of California, but the projection of us seeing the other side of this crisis is closer than it was then. So I'm not exactly sure if I even want to bother going. Most of the films I wanted to see anyways are either going straight to streaming or their rele