Monsters wouldn’t stand a chance…
From Wrong Side of the Art. Think about it for a second. Does’t a professional masked wrestler have an enormous advantage over the average human-scaled monster? Has Dracula ever actually been in a stand-up fisticuffs? Would the Creature From the … Continued
SHADOW OF THE BAT
There are plenty of movies where Mexiluchaheroes battle monsters, but for outright monster wrestling there is no finer film than the 1966 Curiel creepfest La Sombra del Murcielago, aka Blue Demon vs. the Shadow of the Bat. It’s a take on … Continued
The Mummy!
Throughout the 60s, journeyman Benji Ramirez wrestled in a full suit of bandages and a modified wrestling mask as “The Mummy.” The costume sat in a neutral ground between the familiar Egyptian-style mummy and the messy maned ‘Aztec’ momia, serviceable … Continued
SANTO & BLUE VS. THE MONSTERS press book
Years ago I found a weird artifact of the southwest US werewolf circuit – an oversized press flyer for four Santo films with both Spanish and English-language descriptions. Was it someone selling the notion of importing these flicks to potential … Continued
MONSTERS AND MASKS MONTH comes to FPU
We started the tradition of Monsters and Masks Month over at Vintage Ninja three years back now, and now that FPU is more up to its shinobi soul brother’s speed, why not bring the party over here, too. So all … Continued
CAMPEONES on DVD finally!!!
How long has it been? My first script notes were from April of 2006… We held a US ‘premiere’ at a couple of Hollywood theaters two-plus years later, and OH YEAH… in October of 2008 Los Campeones de la Lucha … Continued
EL HALCON posters
70s issues of the Mexico City lucha mag El Halcon featured pull-out 11×17″ posters of current ring stars. They were poorly printed, on super thin low-grade newsprint, and featured photos that were never that good to begin with. However, these … Continued