Rest in Peace Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee
1922-2015

For fans of a certain age, Christopher Lee will be fondly remembered as the quintessential Dracula from his roles in the Hammer horror films of the 1950s-70s.

For those born more recently he simply was the traitorous wizard Saruman the White from The Lord of the Rings trilogy (or perhaps as Willy Wonka's dentist father as my neuro-typical wife would refer to him).

For me though, Christopher Lee will be forever etched into my brain as the deceptively charming Lord Summerisle from The Wicker Man (1973).

A rule to live by: never underestimate an eccentric English lord rocking a mustard yellow turtleneck/tweed jacket combo and crazy-man hair without suffering the same fate as poor ol' Sergeant Howie.

Here's a short clip of Lee in The Wicker Man:

Don't touch that dial!

This year, why not just say no to the real life mayhem of Black Friday sales at Walmart and yes to sitting on the couch to enjoy a marathon of watching giant monsters attack Tokyo?

And if you're really jonesing for some vintage "Save the Earth" action, here's the American International Pictures English audio track that you can sync up with your official Godzilla vs. Hedorah DVD or Blu-ray:

Satan's School for Girls

Best title of a made-for-TV movie ever?
The Magic 8 Ball says "It is decidedly so".

The film itself is not too bad either, both as an example of the Satan obsessed Seventies and for having the mystical foresight to feature not one but two future Charlie's Angels stars in Kate Jackson and Cheryl Ladd (nee Stoppelmoor).

Here's a clip: