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Read the full review by Ricky D. Fernandes on Goomba Stomp here.   Wolfman’s Got Nards, a documentary exploring the initial failure and subsequent cult success of the 80’s movie The Monster Squad begins with a question: Is The Monster Squad a cult film? As someone points out later in the documentary, if you ask five people what defines...

Read the full review by Jenn Reid on Set the Tape here. Our coverage of Brooklyn Horror Film Festival continues with a documentary all about 80’s cult classic The Monster Squad… In 1987, a movie pitched as “The Little Rascals meet the Universal Monsters” bombed at the theatres. 30 years later, it’s a beloved...

Read the full review on Film Threat by Lorry Kikta here. Andre Gower, who is probably best known for playing Sean in The Monster Squad, noticed how the film in which he starred in 1987 had grown staggeringly in popularity since its release when it didn’t have much traction. Probably because it was released the same...

Read the full review on Film School Rejects here. 6. Wolfman’s Got Nards (2018) The Monster Squad was not unleashed upon this world to massive critical acclaim or box office success. In 1987, the film was a dud. Over time, thanks to cable television and VHS, Fred Dekker’s childhood saga of Universal Monster (shhhhhh, don’t tell...

Read the full review by Katie Driscoll for Starburst Magazine here. The best documentaries are not really just about one specific thing: they act as conduits to explore a deeper feeling or theme. Andrè Gower’s documentary on the 1987 failure-turned-cult-classic The Monster Squad is two double bolts of pleasure – a love letter to a film,...

Read Jonathan Barkan’s full post on Dread Central here. Florida’s seven-night Popcorn Frights Film Festival has officially wrapped and is celebrating a record audience attendance as well as the knowledge that it brought over 50 World, North American, US, and Florida premieres to the public! As part of the festival, jury members and audiences...

Read Jacob Trussell’s full post on Ghastly Grinning here. WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS (NY Premiere) USA | 2018 | 91 Min | Dir. Andre Gower For a whole generation of genre fans, Fred Dekker’s 1987 horror-comedy THE MONSTER SQUAD is their very own THE GOONIES, a formative and beloved masterpiece of adolescence and Universal-Monster-inspired mayhem....