tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post5871533470249790159..comments2023-11-25T09:34:32.294-08:00Comments on It Couldn't Happen Here...: Mark Dawidziak on Horror in the HeightsJohn Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-14528033582678390522022-01-15T22:12:14.424-08:002022-01-15T22:12:14.424-08:00Who played the Rakshasa ???Who played the Rakshasa ???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474909641647559063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-64593087628836661272021-11-22T00:07:51.271-08:002021-11-22T00:07:51.271-08:00Speaking of veteran comic performers working their...Speaking of veteran comic performers working their magic during a single season show like KTNS, examine the pilot and 22 episodes of next season's ELLERY QUEEN on NBC, Jim Hutton the title character, David Wayne his Inspector father. Week after week another surprise killer turned out to be a well known comedian: Eugene Roche, Pat Harrington, Betty White, Jack Carter, Don De Fore, Ken Berry, Eddie Bracken. Serious turns as murder victims: Tom Bosley, Eve Arden, Edward Andrews, Keene Curtis, Ed McMahon, and Rudy Vallee, not to mention Jan Murray, Fred Beir, and of course Simon Oakland.casydemarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300173612917513839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-38796513051029025112021-11-21T23:50:54.727-08:002021-11-21T23:50:54.727-08:00That would be John M. Bleifer, a veteran dating ba...That would be John M. Bleifer, a veteran dating back to the 1930s, often unbilled, usually a villain. I remember him most as the uncredited attendant who is victimized by Boris Karloff's amnesiac asylum escapee to open CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA.casydemarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300173612917513839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-34969317198358523022021-01-29T00:58:42.335-08:002021-01-29T00:58:42.335-08:00Who was the poker player that said, Buck he got th...Who was the poker player that said, Buck he got that from the movies."? The old man with the hair that would defeat any comb? He is the only one of the four card players i couldn't identify.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-8166140079930680872018-07-06T21:25:04.285-07:002018-07-06T21:25:04.285-07:00Mark
Incredible review! My fave ep. is THE SPANIS...Mark<br />Incredible review! My fave ep. is THE SPANISH MOSS MONSTER. I love the use of Ned Glass in both MOSS & HORROR eps. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772789400606942559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-53395406674541474082016-07-09T13:48:37.215-07:002016-07-09T13:48:37.215-07:00Wow. Kubrick's thing with Danny's finger r...Wow. Kubrick's thing with Danny's finger rates as "idiotic" to you? Only one of the most chilling, iconic, and oft-cited elements in any horror picture or TV show, ever. Not to mention the fact that THE SHINING is filled with similar culturally iconic moments, many of them created by Stanley who rightfully saw King's novel as a very worthy but flawed template.<br /><br />Other than your outré Danny thing, great review of the best of the Kolchak originals. While a bit long-winded, you did indeed nail the relevant items that made HITH the standout it certainly was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-86512871892823658382012-05-08T15:55:04.884-07:002012-05-08T15:55:04.884-07:00I saw this episode when it first aired... I was a ...I saw this episode when it first aired... I was a fan of the first movie and a bit less of the second. By the time this episode came on, I was already concerned that the show was seriously trapped in a rut, despite some very good episodes. Watching Horror in the Heights - about 3/4 of the way through, as I recall - I started to think "Wow! This is it! They are going to do a two-parter. And it's gonna be great!"<br />So, the abrupt ending was something of a disappointment. I continued to watch the series, but I probably missed several later episodes and always felt that this had been the high water mark.<br />I prefer to remain Anomalous...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-23784350621855682352012-01-19T17:27:07.542-08:002012-01-19T17:27:07.542-08:00Ha! Love that one as well, Gary.Ha! Love that one as well, Gary.Doug Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796333627043218622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-64737333982925109132012-01-19T17:24:30.770-08:002012-01-19T17:24:30.770-08:00"Didn't that go out with 'methinks..."Didn't that go out with 'methinks'?" is one I'm fond of using, especially when hurled at a screenwriting partner who has lost himself in classical gothic flavoring.Gary Geraninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-51974067760961582012012-01-19T16:21:28.765-08:002012-01-19T16:21:28.765-08:00My favorite line in the entire series comes from B...My favorite line in the entire series comes from Barry The Waiter (actor Barry Gordon) who, in reference to the Indian food Kolchak has just ingested, says "Wait 'till it starts doing the flaming sword dance in your colon."<br /><br />I use that line ALL THE TIME and I swear, it always gets a huge laugh. (:Doug Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796333627043218622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-1443713502664282612012-01-19T16:19:43.617-08:002012-01-19T16:19:43.617-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doug Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796333627043218622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-24619293258833468422012-01-19T16:14:47.991-08:002012-01-19T16:14:47.991-08:00"Horror in the Heights" was the first pr..."Horror in the Heights" was the first program I ever videotaped at home; years before Betamax and VHS, I used a Sony half-inch reel-to-reel machine, with each tape holding an hour's worth of material. Perfect for episodic TV favorites, and the quality was quite good. Nice to have started off with this top-of-the-line KOLCHAK episode, a fan favorite from Day One that deserves its reputation. Hell, even the monster's name is fun to pronounce!Gary Geraninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-585256302124160052012-01-19T15:53:27.298-08:002012-01-19T15:53:27.298-08:00Fantastic info, Mike. Love it.
What can I say, &...Fantastic info, Mike. Love it. <br /><br />What can I say, "Horror In The Heights" has always been my favorite episode. Great monster, great story, great humor, great scares, lots of creepy moments and images, and that great closing line about "if you should happen to find yourself on a lonely country road and see your favorite aunt coming toward you...". Talk about chill-inducing...Doug Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796333627043218622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-59545443423176240662012-01-19T15:38:10.330-08:002012-01-19T15:38:10.330-08:00Mike, had no idea. Great piece of inside-Chicago i...Mike, had no idea. Great piece of inside-Chicago info.Mark Dawidziakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535425789954062022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061398142362448372.post-35266830240752343792012-01-19T15:32:56.561-08:002012-01-19T15:32:56.561-08:00Watching this show in Chicago when it first ran in...Watching this show in Chicago when it first ran in 1974, the two scenes where Kolchak calims to have brothers carry a special resonance.<br /><br />You see, at the time, two of Chicago's most prominent citizens were the Korshak brothers, Marshall and Sidney. These gentlemen, were major movers and shakers, with firm ties to Mayor Daley's Democratic machine - and according to some, with The Outfit (aka organized crime).<br />Rarely did a day go by without one or the other Korshak brother getting a mention in one of the local columns (Kup, Maggie Daly, Tower Ticker, among others), usually telling of their latest philanthropy.<br />So when Carl Kolchak talked about his "brother, Marshall Kolchak" or his "brother, Sidney Kolchak" - well, to us in Chicago it was like a shout-out. Of course, that may at least in part because we all knew that nobody outside the city would get the inside joke.<br />I do wonder who clued in Jimmy Sangster on the brothers. I mean, somebody had to - it's just too much of a coincidence...Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.com