A COMPANION PIECE TO YESTERDAY'S MOVIE.
Directed by and starring Melissa LaMartina as horror host Aurora Gorealis, SHOCKTAIL HOUR is a movie consisting of three "episodes" of a horror TV show which doesn't show horror movies. Instead, it's something like a horror-hosted morning show (but, I'm sure, taking place in the dead of night) crossed with THE HILARIOUS HOUSE OF FRIGHTENSTEIN in
which our Elvira-like host Aurora Gorealis engages with her silly cast of regulars while presenting segments such as "Curse of the Day", a musical performance and horror-themed cocktail making recipes. Melissa LaMartina as Aurora is surprisingly entertaining and not like the standard Elvira imitator; she has a wide-eyed, goofy presence which makes her an enjoyable companion to spend these three half-hours with.
Melissa LaMartina is, I'm assuming, probably the wife of Chris LaMartina (who directed yesterday's movie TRICK OR TREAT WITH REED RICHMOND and THE WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL amongst others) and she obviously shares his love for nostalgic horror. SHOCKTAIL HOUR, however, does not purport to be an old 80's or 90's videotape but is a current-day 'show'. And I wish it really existed because I'd watch it every week. Each 'episode' focuses on a particular monster; the three here focus on werewolves, zombies and blobs respectively. The third Blob 'episode' seems to be filmed around the time of Blobfest in Pennsylvania. Aurora sports different giant wigs which have various 'things' stuck into them.
For example, the werewolves 'episode' features Aurora with a giant moon stuck into the side of her wig but there are always various Halloween/horror knick knacks and decorations attached to her wig at all time and I love it.
Among her supporting cast is a great character called Party Werewolf (played by Chris LaMartina) and he's hilarious. A kinda himbo version of a werewolf and I love 'im! Now, I said I wish there was a 'real' SHOCKTAIL HOUR show because I'd watch it; however there is a SHOCKTAIL HOUR channel on youtuberz (although there hasn't been a new post there for a year) and it looks like Aurora Gorealis does host horror movies someplace called the Golden West Cafe. And it looks like she has a faciabook page too. I haven't had a chance to research into the whys and whereabouts of Aurora Gorealis and her SHOCKTAIL HOUR but it's definitely worth 'DIGGIN UP'!
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