STANLEY reunion at the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors

If you're going to be in the Los Angeles area this weekend, be sure to swing by the L.A. Convention Center on Saturday (April 18th) for the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors. At 1 p.m. in Room 502A on the 2nd floor, there will be a STANLEY reunion Q&A with director William Grefe and screenwriter Gary Crutcher, moderated by documentary filmmaker Daniel Griffith. At 3 p.m. in room 501 A-C, Daniel will be screening the uncut version of his documentary DARK SIDE OF EDEN: THE MAKING OF STANLEY. Also, Lewis Jackson and Brandon Maggart will be having a CHRISTMAS EVIL reunion right after the STANLEY reunion in the same room. Don't miss the fun!

STANLEY arrives

I opened my mailbox about an hour ago and was thrilled to discover that screenwriter Gary Crutcher had sent me the new special edition DVD of William Grefé's snake shocker STANLEY (1972), starring Chris Robinson, Steve Alaimo and Alex Rocco. I've seen this movie a few times, but only the cut TV print, so I'm looking forward to enjoying this fully uncut version.

I'm also excited about the extras, which were put together by the very talented Daniel Griffith. I've talked with Daniel a couple of times and I can't wait to see his documentary THE WONDER WORLD OF K. GORDON MURRAY, which is due out next year. Gary showed me one of the supplements Daniel did for the upcoming DVD of THE NAME OF THE GAME IS KILL! and it's a lot of fun, so I'm sure the STANLEY disc will be a blast from start to finish.