Masked wrestler pop culture and vintage Mexican monster media for over 25 YEARS!
I’m a guest this week on the MONSTER KID RADIO podcast, talking all things Mexican horror and lucha-hero cinema. We geared our discussion towards newcomers, looking at great introductory movies and why they deserve the time of monster movie fans … Continued
Been WAY too long since we did a non-shill post, and its not like FPU HQ is bereft of inspirational content. So here’s a few images from a large collection of mini-poster / trading cards I scored over the holidays. … Continued
David Wilt has a new series of videos on Mexican vampire films, the second part of which is all Lucha-Hero infused: Great and informative stuff as always from the man behind the indispensable Mexican Film Bulletin.
May not have looked it, but this site and our sister effort VINTAGE NINJA had some serious technical difficulties over the holidays. Some lingering structural issues made it un-safe for me to post anything new on the site for way … Continued
Originally prepared for LCX in October, these day-glow 11×17″ prints, hand-screened on thick card stock,are now on sale in the FPU store. Quantities are seriously limited and dwindling, so do your holiday shopping (or retail therapy) sooner than later!
The good folk over at the Latino Comics Expo have talked me into leaving my shell and hitting the road! Bay-Area fans, come on out to San Jose the weekend of October 11-12 for a fantastic, talent-loaded FREE show headlined … Continued
Applause Theater and Cinema Books has just released The Zombie Film: From White Zombie to World War Z, a 380+ compendium of essays and surveys of the celluloid zombie. Chapters range from history of zombie myths to Romero’s redefinition of the … Continued
Remember the amazing Bernie Wrightson centerfold we ran back in FPU #5? I always assumed the original art for this rested in the profound Creature from the Black Lagoon collection of David J. Schow. Turns what he has up on … Continued