Free Comic Book Day! Gila Monster and Evil Brain!

Free Comic Book Day is nearly upon us! This Saturday, May 1st, participating comic book shops across North America give away comic books absolutely FREE!

But lucky folks in the Detroit area can get their sticky hands on a free copy of the new Chiller Drive-In Comic (while supplies last of course)! Members of the Chiller Drive-In cast will be at these locations:

Just added (or should we say, "just remembered") for all you east-siders:
Liberty Comics - 27639 Gratiot, Roseville . 586-779-4130

Comics Archives Inc - 25650 Plymouth Road, Redford • 313-937-8860
Comic City - 466 N Telegraph, Pontiac • 248-334-4139
Fun 4 All - 2742 Washtenaw Ave, Ypsilanti • 734-434-7440
Comics & More - 28059 John R., Madison Heights • 248-399-3213
American Pop - 175 W 9 Mile, Ferndale • 248-837-9835
A 2 Z Comics - 32647 Ford Rd, Garden City • 734-425-6780
Time Travelers - 3277 W. 12 Mile Rd, Berkley • 248-548-7213
Back to the Past - 12670 Inkster Rd, Redford • 313-533-3130
Green Brain Comics - 13210 Michigan Ave, Dearborn • 313-582-9444
Big Ben's Comix Oasis - 6711 Allen Rd, Allen Park • 313-382-0700
Wonderworld Comics - 22347 Ecorse Rd, Taylor • 313-292-8697

Check the Chiller Drive-In or Wolfman Mac pages on Facebook or the Chiller Drive-In Twitter pages for the latest details!

If you make it to all the stores, Wolfman Mac has a special present for ya! Check the video for more info!

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And after you've turned your brain to mush from reading comics all day, tune in to Chiller Drive-In this Saturday night!

10pm Eastern & Pacific - 9pm Central & Mountain on RTV – It’s the 1959 cult classic "The Giant Gila Monster." When a giant lizard goes from eating insects to feasting on cars, trains and people, it’s up to a ukulele-playing teenager to take out the monster with his Ed Roth-approved hot rod.

Click here to find RTV in your area.

Midnight on Ft. Myers' My TV 8 – Tune in for "Evil Brain From Outer Space!" Boney Bob’s favorite superhero Starman dances, prances and kicks alien booty! And if that’s not enough don't miss StarBob and his epic battle with the Milkman!

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And start planning now for Attack of The Killer B's in May!

This month we're getting ready for spring with a botanist's nightmare, "Little Shop of Horrors"! It's a heart warming 1960 classic about a boy, his girl, and a man-eating plant. Don't miss this Roger Corman classic! And watch for Jack Nicholson in one of his first big screen appearances.

Thursday, May 6th at 7pm at the Main Art Theater in Royal Oak. $9 Adults, $7 Students, $5 Kids - 118 Main Street (248) 263-2111.

Wolfman Mac Hosts the DMAs! Monster Maker & The Bat!

This Friday, April 16th join in the celebration of Detroit music -- the 19th annual Detroit Music Awards at the Fillmore!

Wolfman Mac will be hosting the event and members of the Chiller Drive-In cast will be mingling about the scene. Don't miss performances by the Hell Drivers, Critical Bill, The Sun Messengers, Ro Spit and Monica Blaire, Julianne Ankley, the James Jamerson Jr. Band, and Muruga & The Rainforest Band.

General Admission tickets are $20 and available at livenation.com. Visit www.detroitmusicawards.com/ for more info.

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But don’t think we’ve forgotten about you on Saturday night...

Saturday night at 10pm Eastern & Pacific - 9pm Central & Mountain on RTV – It’s the 1944 classic “The Monster Maker” - Nutty Dr. Markoff has developed a formula that spreads a hideous disease called acromegaly (go ahead look it up – it’s a thing) and uses it on a concert pianist. To get the antidote the pianist must give Dr. Markoff the hand of his daughter in marriage. Directed by Sam Newfield, who churned out over 250 B-movies during the course of his career!

Click here to find RTV in your area!

Saturday night at Midnight on Ft. Myers' My TV 8 – Everyone loves reruns! And what could be better than a Vincent Price classic? This week we have "The Bat" from 1959.

A mysterious murderer known only as The Bat terrorizes a couple of old ladies, meanwhile $1 million goes missing from the local bank. You'll be beating your head against the wall as you try to figure out which of the 2-dimensional characters is The Bat.

The Bat also stars Agnes Moorehead, who played Endora on the Bewitched TV series, and Darla Hood; best known for her role in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) shorts of the 1930s and 1940's.

Prehistoric Monsters and Wasp Women!

Saturday night at 10pm Eastern & Pacific - 9pm Central & Mountain on RTV – It’s 1967’s "Monster From a Prehistoric Planet" - also known as "Giant Beast Gappa" and "Gappa the Triphibian Monsters" and "The Monster Movie What Bankrupted The Movie Studio."

The monster beat down begins when some nosy humans decide to take a giant baby bird-reptile away from it’s home. The very large and dangerous mommy and daddy go looking for their missing offspring and decide to start the search by destroying one Japanese city after another. Will they get their little twerp back or will they destroy the planet?

Saturday night at Midnight on Ft. Myers' My TV 8 – Get ready for a classic from 1960: "The Wasp Woman."

Produced and directed by Roger Corman, and starring the late Susan Cabot in her final role before retiring from B-Movies. She probably thought that she didn’t need to work in Corman movies when her personal life was crazier than anything he could come up with on screen.

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Congratulations to Wolfman Mac for receiving an Honorable Mention in the Rondo Awards Favorite Horror Host catagory! Boney Bob is wondering why he didn't win the highly coveted Horror Host Sidekick award.

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Don't forget to mark your calendar for Friday, April 16th and join us for a glitzy, glamorous celebration of Detroit music -- the 19th annual Detroit Music Awards at the Fillmore!

Wolfman Mac will be hosting the event. Don't miss performances by the Hell Drivers, Critical Bill, The Sun Messengers, Ro Spit and Monica Blaire, Julianne Ankley, the James Jamerson Jr. Band, and Muruga & The Rainforest Band.

General Admission tickets are $20 and available at livenation.com. Visit the DMA site for more info.