Drive-In Super Monster-Rama 2009, Part 1

Earlier this month, the Voodoo Queen and I went to the third annual DRIVE-IN SUPER MONSTER-RAMA, sponsored by the website DVD Drive-In. As with the two previous events, we had a great time, as expected. I took so many pictures, I'll have to make more than one post! (Click on each photo to see it larger.)

The event brought memorable classic horror films of the 60s and 70s and wonderfully schlocky horror films of the same period once again to the really big screen, in this case the screen at the Riverside Drive-in, located about an hour's drive from Pittsburgh. (I kinda wish that the world leaders of the recent G20 summit meeting held here had been taken out for a night of monster fun at this drive-in; if I were President, it woulda happened.)

There were trailers, cartoons, shorts, and intermission films too. And always lots of great faces from the days of classic horror; terror thespians like

and of course Vinnie

and Peter.


There were great schlock titles in the previews:

The best title was this one:

Of course, every one of the films in the trailers is

and possibly
because they feature monsters like

and

and even the
Besides the usual popcorn, soda, candy, hot dogs and hamburgers, there was delicious cheesecake:

Mmmmmmmm!

In the photo just above, actress Madeline Smith is showing off her

Double your pleasure, double your fun!

By the time of the first intermission, boy, were my appetites stoked. So I had a coupla burgers and several Zombie cocktails, until every movie looked like this:

And this:
Okay, I'm kidding. I was stone sober for all the pictures--none of 'em needed artificial enhancement for them to be thoroughly enjoyable. (Well, Terror Creatures From Beyond the Grave did put me to sleep, so I guess it needed coffee served with it.) The two last photos were just "screen captures" (of the original kind!) of dissolves.

Now I really AM thirsty, so I'm taking an

More on the event later.