Thanksgiving, A Time For Monster and Horror Movies

The month of October is filled with monster movies and horror flicks and November can bring a feeling of loss as the movies get tucked away for another year.  But alas, if you are a true fan of the genre, relax.  Monster Mini Golf Medford has found the films for you!

First, a spoiler alert.  These films are bad.  Really, really awfully bad.  To be enjoyed (if possible) by hard core horror fans only. 

The first film Monster Mini Golf Medford has chosen for you brings us back to 1972. Blood Freak is a about a man who works on a turkey farm who agrees to participate in an experiment in which scientists are trying to find methods to modify turkeys.  So he eats the experimental turkey meat, convulses, and the scientists leave him off by the side of the road.  But oh no!  What's happening now?  You guessed it horror movie fans.  The man's head turns into a giant turkey head and now he must go around killing people to get a fix of his drug.  Or does he? Hmm....

What would the Thanksgiving holiday be without a viewing of Thankskilling?  This film has a puppet looking turkey going on a killing spree.  You will be treated to the usual cast of characters, a la the Breakfast Club.  The kids come home to celebrate the holiday, but will they make it back to school?  You'll have to watch to find out.  Be prepared for low budget humor, but one all time great line.  Watch and see if you can figure out the one we're talking about.  Unbelievably, you can also choose to view Thankskilling 2, He Always Comes Back For Seconds.

Finally, we have Home Sweet Home. Barely watchable, but does actually take place on Thanksgiving.  An escaped mental patient comes across a family celebrating Thanksgiving and of course must kill them all.  The movie strives to actually be scary, but it's an epic fail.

So what about monster movies?  How do they fit in?  Sadly, we did not come across any true Thanksgiving monsters.  Well, other than a man who grows a turkey head and a murderous fowl.  But for many people, Thanksgiving conjures up memories of monster movie marathons on tv.  Hours of Godzilla and King Kong.  So in our minds here at Monster Mini Golf Medford, Thanksgiving will always be a time for monster movies.

Happy Thanksgiving from our families to yours!

KISS Meets Monster Mini Golf

Monster Mini Golf has teamed up with influential rock band KISS, aptly coinciding with the release of the bands new album "Monster"! A KISS themed Monster Mini Golf is set to open in Las Vegas In January 2012.  But don't worry all you Monster Mini Golf Medford fans!  The excitement of KISS will work it's way to us too! 

          So, we here at Monster Mini Golf Medford thought we would share some KISS facts with you!

•        In January 1973, the trio of Wicked Lester became a     foursome and renamed themselves KISS
•         January 30, 1973 KISS played their first show at a club called Popcorn in Queens, NY
•         February 18, 1974 KISS, the self-titled album was released
•         March 19, 1975 Dressed to Kill was released; Rock And Roll All Night is on this album
•         September 1975 KISS Alive! was released 
•         December 31, 1975 KISS is presented with their first Gold Records awards for KISS Alive!
•         May 26, 1977 KISS announced their debut Marvel Comic book and deposited their own blood in the comic book ink at the Marvel printing plant
•         June 22, 1977 KISS was voted the #1 band in America by Gallup Poll
•         October 28, 1978 KISS Meets Phantom of the Park airs on The NBC Movie Of The Week
•         Spring of 1980 Peter Criss leaves the band and Eric Carr joins
•         Fall of 1982 Ace Frehley leaves the band and Vinnie Vincent joins in time for the KISS 10th Anniversary Tour
•         September 18, 1983 KISS appeared on a live MTV appearance with NO makeup

•          October 1984 Lead guitarist Bruce Kulick joins the band
•          Fall of 1991 brought the death of drummer Eric Carr and Eric Singer joins the band
•          March 1995 KISS published and releases a 9 pound, 440 page coffee table book, KISSTORY
•          September 1996 KISS performed under the Brooklyn Bridge for the MTV Video Music Awards
•          January 31, 1999 KISS performed at Super Bowl XXXIII
•          August 11, 1999 KISS gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
•          August 13, 1999 The feature film Detroit Rock City was released
•          May 2009 KISS performed on the American Idol season finale

         KISS released numerous additional albums and received many additional honors. The band has  been going strong for 40 years and now brings a new venue for excitement to Monster Mini Golf!