Category Archives: drive-in movies

iPhoneography: More on the Ski-Hi Drive-In

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

About a year ago I wrote about and posted some pictures of the Ski-Hi Drive-In, my community’s shuttered but last remaining drive-in theater – remaining, at least, in the sense of the shell of the screen tower and dilapidated concession … Continue reading →

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Del Tenney, director of ‘Horror of Party Beach,’ dies

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Word has reached monster movies fans of the death of director Del Tenney, who passed away in February at 82. Tenney produced and directed several films, including a drive-in double-feature classic, “I Eat Your Skin,” but he was best known … Continue reading →

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Classic horror movie: ‘The Abominable Dr. Phibes’

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

The 1960s saw Vincent Price, who had appeared in films at the tail end of the 1930s and onward, experience the beginnings of a second life at the movies. He had made the popular 3-D movie “House of Wax” in … Continue reading →

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‘Evil Dead’ remake: Trailer is released

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

Yeeesh. Yes, Sam Raimi’s horror classic “The Evil Dead” is getting remade. Raimi, who more recently graduated to the likes of the (also recently rebooted) “Spider-Man” movies, is producing the remake, which comes out in April 2013. Some observations on … Continue reading →

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Freak out: Scary stuff that haunted me

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

Just ask anyone who’s ever walked up behind me when I was vacuuming and they’ll tell you I’m pretty easy to freak out. Maybe it was the combination of an overactive imagination and a childhood home that was supposedly haunted, … Continue reading →

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Unsung actors: RIP Richard Lynch

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Richard Lynch is another of those Hollywood actors whose name you might not recognize. But once you see his face, you think, “Yeah! I know that guy!” With Lynch, who died this week at his home in Palm Springs, California, … Continue reading →

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Better days: Muncie’s Ski-Hi Drive-In

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

From the early 1950s — one source says 1952 — until just the past few years, the Ski-Hi Drive-In just north of Muncie, Indiana, entertained a couple of generations of moviegoers. Beginning in the 1980s, drive-in movie theaters — which … Continue reading →

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‘Shocking’ drive-in movie ads!

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

There’s something about this weather that reminds me of going to drive-in movies. Around here, we had two — the Muncie Drive-In and the Ski-Hi Drive-In — in or near the city and another — the Blackford County Drive-In — … Continue reading →

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