Author: Laura Beerman

Our Gratuitous Blogger is Laura Beerman. Her bio may be summarized in two words: Mama tried. Laura is a lifelong horror fan with a particular soft spot for Joe Bob and Dario Argento. She earned a graduate degree in Early American Literature from Austin Peay State University. She has written professionally for more than two decades, primarily in healthcare, and has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and other industry publications for her insights. Laura lives in Nashville, Tennessee and her four cats. Find her other stuff at diaboliquemagazine.com, 25yearslatersite.com and creepylovely.com.

A Joe Bob Original | Complete Guide to Movie Bad Guys, Pt. 2

‘Cause there’s nothing like a little vintage villiany to remind us that Bob from Accounting ain’t all that bad.

Last Call Blog | The Last Drive-In | Season Two-o, Week 1 – Chopping Mall

The Last Call Blog’s reviews of The Last Drive-In Season Two-o start off with Laura Beerman reviewing what happened when Chopping Mall hit the screen.

Last Call Blog | The Last Drive-In | Season Two-o, Week 2 – Maniac

Sweaty Joe Spinell gives a, well, maniacal performance in Maniac, a flick he wrote, while Tom Savini talks about ‘sploding his ownself’s head during the first feature of Season 2, Episode 2 of The Last Drive-In.

Last Call Blog | The Last Drive-In | Season Two-o, Week Three — Brain Damage

Gratuitous blogger Laura Beerman takes a swing at some Brain Damage, the first feature for Season Two-o, Week 3 of the Last Drive-In.

Last Call Blog | The Last Drive-In | Season Two-o, Week 4 — Troma’s War

Our very special guest for the first feature of Season 2, Week 4, was the esteemed Tromatic auteur Lloyd Kaufman and his lovely wife, Pat. They chatted with Joe Bob about Troma’s War, the esteemed independent studio’s film of mass destruction aimed straight at the crotch of the military-industrial complex.

Last Call Blog | The Last Drive-In | Season Two-o, Week 5 — The Exorcist III

There’s a carp swimming back and forth in my tub. And I want to kill it. Friday night my drive-in dreams came true. No, Joe Bob didn’t come out in hot pants doing the Native American dance he learned as a young Eagle Scout in Texarkana. He showed Exorcist III, not as good as the original […]