29 Interesting Film Prop Facts!
29 Interesting Film Prop Facts! 29 interesting film prop facts from Tinseltown! Enjoy! 1. Chocolate syrup was used as the blood in the shower scene from Psycho - because the film is in black and [...]
Hollywood Inspired Cocktail Recipes
Hollywood Inspired Cocktail Recipes Bring some Hollywood-style glamour to your occasion with these 9 easy to make Hollywood inspired cocktail [...]
The Suicide Apartments
The Suicide Apartments The Shelton Apartments once stood at 1735 North Wilcox Avenue in Hollywood and, in the golden age [...]
The Murder of Ramón Novarro
The Murder of Ramón Novarro Many silent film stars came to grisly or disturbing ends shortly after the talkies were [...]
Marilyn Monroe – Suicide, Accident or Murder?
Marilyn Monroe - Suicide, Accident or Murder? It may be over fifty years since Marilyn Monroe passed away, but her star continues to shine as brightly as it did in the 1950s. Her life was [...]
Garfield Minus Garfield or Speech Bubbles
Garfield Minus Garfield or Speech Bubbles Ok apparently this is quite old, but I confess to only being made aware of it now - and I love it! A genius called Dan Walsh decided to [...]
Check out these amazing point and click adventure pillows!
Point and Click Adventure Pillows Point and click adventure pillows! If you are old enough to remember the golden age of graphic adventures - then you had an amazing gaming childhood. Leisure Suit Larry, Monkey [...]
Comically Vintage – Hilarious Retro Comics
Classic 50's Retro Comics - You just can't beat them! Looking back at them now, they are so unintentionally funny - and some genius over at tumblr has collected some of the best examples. [...]
The Dizzy Games – Ranked
THE DIZZY GAMES - RANKED Ah Dizzy. A little egg who likes wearing boxing gloves and rolls around the floor a lot, and my favorite computer game character (when I was 8 - I’m more [...]
The Art of Selling a Spectrum Game
Let's face it, graphics were not the selling point of a ZX Spectrum game. It wasn't often someone would pick up a cassette box and shout out "WOW, look at the graphics on [...]
I Coulda Been Somebody, I Coulda Been A Contender!
A Reflection of On The Waterfront - A Spiritual Awakening? Although Terry complains that he "coulda been somebody", he finally does become somebody worthy of admiration. Elia Kazan's On The Waterfront 1954. Starring [...]
How Retro Text Adventure Games Are Put Together
How Retro Text Adventure Games are Put Together The main thing that stands out with text adventure games is that they usually have no graphics. The game world is made up of many [...]
Supergran
Supergran Firstly I have to apologise for the lateness of this blog post. It's due to life getting in the way and also stopping to watch 'Doctor Who', which was fantastic. So what made me [...]
Best Ever Cartoon Villains
We all love our cartoons from the 80s but what would these cartoons be without villains? How can you have goodies without any baddies? Here is my own personal rundown of the meanest, scariest, terribliest [...]
New Book is a Must Have For Sega Master System Fans
Bitmap books have published some amazing books over the past few years and now it’s time for Sega’s 8-Bit Master System to get it’s very own visual compendium. The official Sega endorsed book [...]
Film Ahoy The Independent Movie Streaming Service Launches in UK
If, like us, you love your independent cinema but are often left annoyed that you only get to see them on their first cinema run or a hard to find DVD then fret [...]
The Trap Door – Looking Back at The Classic Kids TV Series
Last updated:July 3, 2019 Oh Globbits! We look at a lot of classic kids TV and cartoons here on Retroheadz but The Trap Door might well be the most loved of them all, [...]
The Battle Of Wizards (1985) ZX Spectrum Retro Review
There are certain games in the history of gaming that are rightfully remembered as classics. There are other games that are somehow lost to the annals of time despite being great. Chaos: The [...]
Blazing Chrome Classic Run And Gun Arcade Game Out Now
If you’ve been hankering for a new run and gun to get stuck into then rejoice as Blazing Chrome has just been released. Blazing Chrome has just arrived from Joy Masher and looks stunning with [...]
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