Masked wrestler pop culture and vintage Mexican monster media for over 25 YEARS!
We lost one of the icons of the 90s international masked wrestler boom today, FMW legend and iconic high-flyer Hayabusa (Eiji Ezaki), who passed away of bleeding of the brain at age 47. Hayabusa was a colorful high-flyer with absolutely … Continued
Los Angeles, CA — January 13, 2016 Matt Wallace novella Rencor: Life in Grudge City announced for Q2 2016 From Parts Unknown, upon entering the imprint’s 20th year championing lucha libre, vintage Mexican cinema and comics, and the wrestling … Continued
Some 37 episodes after what I honestly thought was a noble but sort of rocky start, El Rey Network’s increasingly renowned LUCHA UNDERGROUND now enters it’s multi-week finale “Ultima Lucha” — the equivalent of what others gouge audiences for on Pay-Per-View … Continued
The giants upon whose shoulders I originally stood when launching FPU back in 1996 are disappearing. Was devastated this week to hear of the sudden death of Hollywood Book and Poster owner and genre fandom fixture Eric Caidin. For decades … Continued
I’m part of a huge art show in downtown LA that begins Saturday with a big night of lucha matches, live bands, DJs, food and merch vendors and hooch. Saw some great art when I dropped off my piece, will … Continued
Monsterpalooza is arguably the country’s best horror convention, and I’m always there selling vintage toys and lucha libre ephemera, but this year there’s yet another incentive. I’ll be joined this weekend by Rafael Navarro himself, and we’ll be giving passersby … Continued
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
