In the first of a shorter episode format that I'm calling an Appendix episode, I talk about the direct sequel to the original Star Wars movie novelization, Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978), by the very same author.

On this very special holiday edition of the Cult Film Club, hosts Shawn, Paxton and Jaime finally tackle the most awesome genre Christmas film of all time, Gremlins.  Released in 1984 and directed by Joe Dante, this film is the perfect mash-up of family film and gross out horror fun.  Starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates, the flick centers on a strange creature called a mogwai that is presented as a Christmas gift to Billy Peltzer by his inventor father.  Before the audience knows what to make of the mogwai Gizmo, he multiplies and the litter of new critters soon morph into an army of tiny murderous Gremlins.  Can Billy and his girlfriend Kate save the town of Kingston Falls before the Gremlins destroy it?

In this episode of I Read Movies I go back to where one of the biggest franchises of all time began.  The 1976 novelization of the original Star Wars movie.

In the latest episode of CFC we talk about the 1986 Karate Kid clone No Retreat No Surrender starring Kurt McKinney and one of the first feature roles of Jean Claude Van Damme.

On this episode of I Read Movies Pax discusses the novelization to the movie Predator (1987) for the movie's 30th anniversary.

In this spooky Halloween episode of the Cult Film Club podcast Jaime, Shawn and Pax are discussing the 1986 horror movie Trick or Treat starring Family Ties' Marc Price with cameos by Gene Simmons and Ozzy Ozbourne.

On this episode of IRM, Paxton talks about the novelization to the 1996 supernatural thriller The Frighteners (directed by Peter Jackson and starring Michael J Fox.) The novel was written by Michael Jahn.

This week, Paxton rounds out the original Indiana Jones trilogy by talking about the novelization to The Last Crusade by Rob MacGregor from 1989.

On this episode of IRM Paxton is continuing his look at the original Indiana Jones trilogy of novelizations with Temple of Doom by James Kahn from 1984.

Welcome to the very first episode of I Read Movies! This month I discuss the differences in the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie and the novelization by Campbell Black.

Introducing a new set of episodes to the Cult Film Club called The Concession Stand.  Basically, in between our main single-movie-focused episodes, Paxton, Shawn and Jaime will be recording some smaller, bite-sized episodes dealing with other cool cult film related topics that don't quite fit into the normal shows.  So grab a box of candy, get a frosty beverage and join us as we take a look at the fringes of cult cinema.  On this first episode we spend some time discussing the world of movie novelizations.  What we love about them, what we don't, what it's like collecting them, and what we wish we'd see in the hobby.

On this episode of the Cult Film Club, Shawn, Jaime and Pax break out their Powell/Peralta skateboards and do some pool shredding while discussing the 1989 flick Gleaming the Cube.  Starring Christian Slater, the movie is a mix of skating action wrapped around a mid-80s-era Cannon Asian crime drama.  Weird, but so worth the viewing, if only for the angsty Footloose-style skateboard dancing scene performed by the badass Rodney Mullen.  So strap on your elbow and knee pads and join us on the half pipe as we dig into this flick.

This month on Cult Film Club Jaime Shawn and Pax talk about Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas from 1993.  We talk about our first exposure to the movie, our favorite characters, our favorite songs, the soundtrack and the widespread influence this movie had on pop culture.