Curious Goods: Where Are The Now

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Louise Robbey (as Micki Foster), Chris WIggins (as Jack Marshak), & John D. LeMay (As Ryan Dallion) in the classic Horror TV series, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'.[/caption]

On October 3rd 1987 producer Frank Mancuso Jr. (Friday The 13th Part 2) along with, Louise Robey (Raw Deal) as, 'Micki Foster'', Chris Wiggins (Murder By Decree) as, 'Jack Marshak', John D. LeMay (Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday) & R.G. Armstrong (Children Of The Corn) as, 'Louis Vendredi' would release to the world a little known show that would go on to be a cult favorite among the legions of fans that this show still draws today... That show being, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'!

Well folks, besides Frank Mancuso's role in the production of this series, this series is not really affiliated or connected to the series, as Jason has never made it in to the show, nor has there been much of any interchange between the show and the movies for the cast from the movies... Never the less, it is a truly kick ass show... And I thought you might like to know where the staff of, 'Curious Goods' (The base of operations in the show) are now!

1. Actress and Musician, Louise Robey would go on after the show to have a role in the 1992 thriller, Play Nice, in which she would play, Jill Crane/Rapunzel... Sadly though this seems to have spelled the retirement for Louise Robey from acting...
As of last report, Ms. Robey was still working on various photography and music projects.

[caption id="attachment_2279" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Louise Robey in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'![/caption]

2. As for John D. LeMay... He ended his career on the show a little early, but his work on the show led him to be the only cast member to date to ever have appeared in a, 'Friday The 13th' movie, having appeared in, Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (1993)...
Since his time working on the show, Actor John D. LeMay has continued to work his craft in both the big screen and the small screen as well as going behind the camera when he directed what appears to be the only episode of L'Chaim L.A. to date...

[caption id="attachment_2280" align="aligncenter" width="450"] John D. LeMay in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'.[/caption]

3. Chris Wiggins (who played, 'Jack Marshak') already had an extensive acting resume when he was cast for 'Friday The 13th,' and continued on with his work, with his last credit to date being the role of, 'Cornelius' in the children's TV series, 'Babar and the Adventures of Badou' for it's 2010 - 2011 episode.

[caption id="attachment_2281" align="aligncenter" width="416"] Chris Wiggins in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'![/caption]

4. Steve Monarque... He would end up playing, 'Johnny Ventura' a man who would later replace John D. LeMay's, 'Ryan Dallion' on the show, as some one that is on the same quest with Micki to find the cursed items.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="299"] Steve Monarque in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'![/caption]

After the show, actor Steven Monarque has continued to act, but he has also branched out in to writing & directing on screen as well as on the stage, as a matter of fact his play, 'Free Country' ended up winning, 'Best Play' at the, 'Strawberry One Act Play Festival' and won best film at the, 'New York International Film Festival' in 2011! As of most recent, it looks like the founder of, 'MonaVision Films' is working on his latest writing and directing project called, 'Please Say A Command'... A short film starring: Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld), which is being slated for release in 2014!

5. Last but certain not least veteran actor,'R.G. Armstrong' (who played, ' Louis Vendredi' in the series). This guy had a prolific career before the release of this show, and continued to work steadily up til about 2006... Unfortunately though, it looks like in 2012 R.G. Armstrong passed away...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="642"] R.G. Armstrong in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'![/caption]

In the end, this show may have ended years ago, but the characters and the actors that made this show a cult success will live on in the hearts and mind of the legions of fans that still exist to thus date!

http://youtu.be/EPgvcnp1F5g

Children Of The Corn (1984) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_325" align="alignright" width="263"] Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]

The thing about Stephen King and his body of work, is that it is truly terrifying... And in a world that, these days is comprised of people who when writing horror novels, generally seem to lend themselves to, (for some bizarre reason), more young adult novels then they do to the adult world... That is no tall order!

What I mean by this is that I would liken Stephen King to the greats of the literary world, that made Horror the truly insanely awesome works of fiction that to this day inspire horror filmmakers the world over!

And what sets Stephen King apart? Well, I would say that beyond the fact that he keeps his stories chilling and scary, he also keeps the suspense alive for the most part, and as you read on, you tend to draw deeper and deeper in to the story as you begin to get hooked on the characters, and the hope that they make it out of their horrifying existence alive... At least that is how I see it.

And you know what? For the most part, Children Of The Corn (1984) was no different!

Written By: George Goldsmith (Force Five) & Directed by: Fritz Kiersch (The Stranger). Starring: Peter Horton (2 Days In The Valley), Linda Hamilton (The Terminator), R.G. Armstrong (My Name Is Nobody), John Franklin (Child's Play), Courtney Gains (Back To The Future), Robby Kiger (The Monster Squad) & Anne Marie McEvoy (Invitation To Hell).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Seeing his parent's die at the hands of religious fanatics probably was not on his agenda for the day![/caption]

You see this movie tells the story of a town in Nebraska by the name of, 'Gatlin', and how at first this town is just your average everyday small farming community... Until one day when the kids decide to turn their small farming community in to a sort of, 'Shrine' to their new god, 'He Who Walks Behind The Rows'. and slaughters all of the adults!

Anyway, years later a couple by the name of, Burt (Horton) and, 'Vicky' (Hamilton), are passing by close to where, 'Gatlin' is supposed to be, when they end up accidentally running over one of the kids and killing him! So as they make their way in to town to file a report with the authorities, they begin to notice something really off about the town... (i,e. like how there are no adults anywhere, and how the kids appear to have control over the town..)

Well it will be up to Burt and Vicky to stop what is going on, before the children and their new god end up making sure that they're stay in the small town of Gatlin is a permanent one!

[caption id="attachment_1966" align="aligncenter" width="600"] He Who Walks Behind The Rows Wants You![/caption]

In the end, I have to admit that this movie is a lot of fun, in all truth, it doesn't really go over the top anywhere, which both harms and helps this movie, for example... The special effects were fun, and where as they weren't that type of over CGI'd crap that is still prevalent in a lot of modern day movies... It fortunately wasn't there with this movie... The problem also is, is that there is nothing really uniquely different about these special effects...

But I will say this, all in all, this movie is a fun one, and even though there are certain elements of this movie that are not particularly unique, this is a fun little gem all in all, and if you check it out, I think that you might find this to be a fun little addition to your Friday night fright fest double feature!

http://youtu.be/uLT81wVp3BY

Friday The 13th - The Series Episode: 'The Inheritance' (1987) - TV Episode Review

[caption id="attachment_325" align="alignright" width="263"] Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]

I first heard about this show, 'Friday The 13th: The Series' back roughly about the early to mid 90s, and I thought that it had to do with the movie series that was written by: Victor Miller (The Black Pearl) and directed by Sean S. Cunningham (The Last House On The Left)... It turns out that it is only very loosely based on the two series... What I mean by this, is that Frank Mancuso Jr. (April Fool's Day) was one of the producers of the movie series from Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981) on up to the end of the time in which Paramount had initial control of the series, also was one of the producers of the series, and ended up actually using, Friday The 13th: The Series, to draw in an audience... There was also several cast tie in's between the series and the movies...

Now the pilot episode, called, 'The Inheritence' tells the story of how, 'Lewis Vendredi' (R.G. Armstrong) is an antique's dealer that has been selling cursed items as part of a deal with the devil and ends up going back on his deal and ends up being killed... Afterward cousins, Ryan Dallion (John D. LeMay) and Micki Foster (Louise Robey) inherit, 'Uncle Lewis's' shop, but they end up discovering what their Uncle was up to and with the help of Jack Marshak (Chris Wiggins) decides to get back all of the items that Uncle Lewis had sold!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="426"] Micki Foster, Jack Marshak, & Ryan Dallion are about to embark on a truly bizarre quest together![/caption]

As far as casts go, seeing this amazing cast coming together is amazing, and the guests stars, including: R.G. Armstrong, Sarah Polley (GO), Lynne McCormack (Dead Ringers) and that is to name a few was pretty awesome!

As for the special effects... Well lets put it this way... They don't make TV shows like that anymore, this episode had such amazing special effects that it is actually a shame that they don't do things that good anymore!

But the thing that I think that I liked the best about this episode is the story! I mean this episode really was kind of like reading a great first chapter of a novel that is bound to be great!

http://youtu.be/EPgvcnp1F5g