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Best Geeky Finds – Merry Christmas Mars!

In honor of Christmas Eve, I picked up a holiday classic often found on every “worst movie of all times” list. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) tells the harrowing tale of children Billy and Betty, siblings who are kidnapped by Martians. The Martian ship has come to Earth because they are seeking Santa Claus.  Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Merry Christmas Mars!

Best Geeky Finds – How About Some Ice Cream?

Have you ever wanted to see a film where Santa gets stuck on the beach and thoroughly hates it? What about a Christmas movie that has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas? If you take all this, throw in a terrifying Easter bunny, a defunct amusement park, and a plethora of random animals, and you have Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny. In 1972, the movie was filmed at Pirate’s World, a Florida amusement park that was built to compete with Walt Disney World. The theme park ultimately could not compete with the mouse, and was shut down a year later. Personally, I believe it was this movie that did it in.  Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – How About Some Ice Cream?