Mike S here again with ANOTHER silent horror classic that I reviewed on my own blog.  This time, it's the 1920 version of " Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ", starring John Barrymore (Drew Barrymore's grandfather). Dr. Jekyll is a fine, upstanding member of society: respectable, intellegent, and giving of his time to the poor in his clinic.  When criticized by his soon to be father-in-law, for his lack of worldly experience, Jekyll is determined to gain experience in the darker side of life.  A potion he creates allows him to revel in humanity's depravity as Mr. Hyde... but soon Hyde begins to take over.

What sort of film fits into the world of The Insomniac Theatre?  Well, movies that were completed in 1957... but not actually released until three years later for starters... Four oceanographers exploring the deep get trapped in a maze of underwater caverns.  They must find their way out before the volcano above them erupts... or they fall victim to a mysterious shipwreck survivor dwelling within the winding tunnels...

It's vacation time in The Basement, but not before Jason and Shawn unleash upon your ear holes the extended cut of Friday's segment on the mighty Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show! One complete with a look at this week's releases, and flicks coming out in the next two weeks. That includes the puppet caper The Happytime Murders, robot dog tale (get it?) A.X.L., the sci-fi actioner Kin, Conjuring spinoff The Nun and Jennifer Garner's action film Peppermint!

Humanoids from the Deep, AKA Monster, is one of those notorious movies that circulated amongst my group of friends when I was a kid. Only one of the gang had seen it, but the telling of the tale he gave made this live on in infamy. Monsters come out of the water and seek hot chicks to mate with. And you see boobs! What more does a boy of 10 need to know!?!

It's vacation time in The Basement, ladies and gentlemen, but not before The Basement Boys join Howie  Reimer on the Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show to talk this week's new releases, and what's coming out in the weeks ahead. Yup, The Basement is taking a couple of weeks off, so there will be no new episodes until Sept. 14, once the extended-cut podcast drops on Sunday.

It's funny the things that impact us more as we get older. There's a scene in Stan Winston's horror classic Pumpkinhead where Lance Henriksen, who has never been better, holds his dying son in his arms. He begins to tell the boy a story, which he does every day, when the boy utters a weak "Daddy," before passing on. When I was younger, I was like "Yeah, yeah. Bring on the monster and get to the killing."

After I did a list of DC characters , and a list of Marvel characters that deserved to be on the big screen, I could hear the sound of people saying, "HEY- They're are more to comics than those two companies!" And you'd be absolutely correct: Vertigo, Image, WildStorm, Dynamite, IDW, etc all have some great characters that I feel deserve a bit of love and appreciation... and possibly a big screen adaptation.

Mike S here with words and shit. Not too long ago, Jay briefly discussed an advertisement for "The Nun" that was removed from YouTube due to "shocking content".  And he did so without calling anyone the "P" word . Props to him on that! I've had a few days to ruminate and ponder this situation, and felt I was ready to weigh in on it as well.

Summer is winding down, but that doesn't mean Jason and Shawn are! In fact, they're back once more with a look at this weekend's new releases and a review of Millennium After the Millennium! That's right, The Basement Boys sound off on the documentary that was the focus of a feature interview just a few short weeks ago. How do they feels about Troy Foreman and Jason Morris' ode to the influential 90's TV show? Stick with us!

If listeners recall, during each of our sit downs with the fine folks behind the Back to Frank Blank campaign I have preached my love for the TV series Millennium. It is, in my biased opinion, the best TV show that ever was. Cancelled in its prime, the Lance Henriksen vehicle was never given a proper conclusion, which is where Back to Frank Black came into play. Troy Foreman, James McLean and company pushed for a grand finale that would give closure to the series, and lead character Frank Black's plight.