u/texasrigger

A few years ago, Felissa Rose was doing a fan meet and greet at the now defunct Wildwolf Halloween store. She's got hundreds of film credits but she's most famous for playing Angela in Sleepaway Camp (1983). When we met, she mentioned that Sleepaway Camp first played in Corpus Christi, a bit of trivia she learned from long time movie critic and horror host Joe Bob Briggs who famously has an encyclopedic knowledge of this sort of stuff.

Just now, I was looking at the production history of Spider Baby (1968) which was made by exploitation legend Jack Hill (Coffy, Big Bird House, Foxy Brown, Switchblade Sisters). That was one of Sid Haig's first movies and one of Lon Chaney Jr.'s very last. It was filmed in 1964 but got hung up in before release thanks to a bankruptcy. It finally premiered on Christmas Eve in... Corpus Christi.

So that's two (that I know of) low budget cult classics that debuted down here for some reason. Now the question - is this just a coincidence or was there some theater here that made itself important enough on the first stop list for this grindhouse trash? I haven't been able to find which theater either played at. I'd love to find out more about Corpus's indie theater history.

Also, are there any other fans of trash and obscure cinema fans here?

This sub is no intended as a place to drop the same question that you asked in a dozen other subs in an attempt to draw engagement. Try to keep posts on subject.

With Shudder canceling The Last Drive-In my plan is to ride out the year to catch the Halloween and Christmas specials and then cancel Shudder to switch over to wherever Joe Bob lands. However, I'm hoping to get in one more Dragula season before that happens. Do we have any news on a future release date?

My personal guess is Night Flight. They specialize in the sort of obscure deep cut cult movies that Joe Bob has expressed an interest in doing. Less "well worn" was the expression that I think he used at the Devil's Workshop in Austin. Night Flight also has the advantage of live streaming channels like his show currently runs on.

Where I hope he doesnt end up is Tubi. I like Tubi and watch it a bunch and they do have a good library but either his show is going to run extra long because we have the movie and his breaks and commercials or he will cut his breaks short to make way for commercials just like he did on TV.

CultPix wouldnt be great either since they are only PC based unless they will use his show to launch a streaming app in which case I'm 100% onboard.

The first movie we are in for is I Spit On Your Grave (1978) which has one of the longest and most graphic rape scenes in movie history. For those uncomfortable with sexual assault and want to avoid seeing it, the big scene starts with her in the canoe being harassed by the men in a motor boat and runs for about 25 minutes. >!There are several times the it feels like it is over but it isnt. Each of the four men rape her in turn.!< I'm not sure what Joe Bob's breaks are going to do to that runtime. Since its one complete sequence, it doesnt really lend itself well to interruptions so they may just play the whole thing through. The sex itself isnt particularly realistic (or explicit), but Keaton sells the trauma *very* well which makes it a rough but memorable watch.

Eventually, I'm sure I'll watch both but I'm curious if there is any agreed upon order of watch.

Something Weird Video used to be the gold standard but they are gone now. I know about Severin and Vinegar Syndrome. I think that AGFA (the American Genre Film Academy) typically partners with Vinegar Syndrome. Arrow has some good releases. What other companies are out there preserving and re-releasing these old films?

I recently watched But I'm A Cheerleader (1999). It's a light romantic comedy set in a gay conversion camp and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Ive also recently made my way through Charles Busch's filmography - Die, Mommie, Die!, Psycho Beach Party, and the Sixth Reel and reccomend all of them. The first is a satire of Hollywood melodramas, the second a playful homage to 60s beach movies, and the last is about quirky New Yorker film fans and a plot surrounding a lost silent movie reel.

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Im also one of those weirdos who's seen Rocky Horror hundreds of times, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch is also a personal favorite.

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What are your favorites or reccomendations?

Im seeing conflicting info on fixing roaches with ethanol. Some say to inject but most are just recommending a 2 week (or so) soak in 95%-99% and then transfer to 70% iso. On the one hand, Im concerned about bursting them injecting them but on the other Im concerned that a a simple soak won't penetrate their exoskeleton. Any thoughts from those who have done it?