Steven Helmer Publications

Synopsis: Television personality Phillip Knight has made a living debunking various myths and superstitions for his audience. This leads to him being hired by a hotel owner wanting Knight to disprove rumors of Voodoo on the remote island he intends to build a resort on. Knight remains a skeptic even as an employee is turned into a zombie and other strange things happen around him. Who's in it? The movie stars Boris Karloff , Beverly Tyler , Murvyn Vye , Rhodes Reason and Elisha Cook, Jr.  It also has an uncredited appearance by Adam West in his movie debut.  Review: I came across Voodoo Island on Amazon Prime a few weeks ago but hadn't watched it because, despite starring one of my favorite horror movie actors, I had a lot of doubts about it. However, I decided to finally give it a chance this morning and, after seeing it, will admit it was slightly better than expected albeit nothing overly special either. I did find I liked the premise of the movie, with Knight (Karlof...

Synopsis : When Barney ( Don Knotts ) is friendly with an attractive new woman ( Beverly Tyler ), Thelma Lou ( Betty Lynn ) is upset, and they get into a fight. Since Thelma Lou isn't talking to him, he decides to have dinner with the other woman and her father ( Jackie Coogan ) and is surprised when she claims they are now engaged. My Thoughts -  What does Thelma Lou see in Barney? OK, I get it, it's not like there are a whole lot of eligible bachelors around Mayberry, at least none that aren't any worse than Barney is, unless you count Andy ( Andy Griffith ). However, when has he ever shown he deserves to be in a relationship? Even before this incident, he was bragging about his side piece, Juanita, from the diner. She'd probably be better off being single. Barney criticizes the new woman for parking in the sheriff's spot but was I the only one who saw he parked in front of a hydrant? On top of not parking the car where it belonged, that seemed more than a litt...