Dolls, we all have seen them or had them…..over the years they have been around in many forms: Puppets, Ventriloquist Dummies, Baby Dolls, Barbie Dolls, etc. But they are not the only dolls that we have witnessed. In cinematic history, Dolls have also been used to remind us that even our toys can be not so innocent or “life-less” as we believed. How could we have misunderstood these little “darlings”?

Take the “Good Guy Doll”, for instance. One minute he wants to play then the next you find out he is possessed by the soul of a serial killer in its tiny little body and wants to take over your child’s body. For this month, CHILD’S PLAY(1988) is our background to a full month of Spooky Dolls! You will be Spooked, you will be Frightened, and you will be Enlightened. You can join us through our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr pages with #CISpookyDollMonth! 

What is your favorite “Horror/Haunted/Scary/Spooky Doll or film? Do you always look twice when you pass a Ventriloquist Dummy? Do you have pictures of yourself and your doll collection? Have you painted or animated a picture of your favorite scary doll or Puppet? SEND THEM IN! If you have favorite clips of your favorite Spooky Doll films, post them on our pages. Anything you send in your fan art and pictures and they will be shared on all of our pages! 

Also this month there will be a contest held for an opportunity for you to win a MR. LOBO baby doll made by The Wicked Little Nursery. More details about the contest to come soon!

Lock up your Dolls and Dummies and get ready for Cinema Insomnia’s “Spooky Doll Month!”

We are already missing you here on earth, Leonard Nimoy. Thank you for making us think and making us wonder. Thanks to Mars Homeworld and Timothy Brisson for sharing this photo from Creature Features with Bob Wilkins.

“We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. And yet it should be noted that in the midst of our sorrow, this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world; a world that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect and nourish. He did not feel this sacrifice a vain or empty one, and we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings. Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most… human.”

–Admiral Kirk

In 2009. SIR BENJAMIN WILSON went searching for different horror hosts through Wikepedia. He saw OFF BEAT CINEMA then continued down the list and found CINEMA INSOMIA including the Livestream. He became an CINSOMNIAC while tuning into the various episodes. Back in 2009/2010, SIR BEN and his brother drove 10 hours up from the Indio/Cochella area to Sacramento, California to attend the “CINEMA INSOMNIA: UNDERTAKER AND HIS PALS LIVE SHOW!”

When asked about when his love of misunderstood films began, SIR BEN answered enthusiastically, “My love of B-movies began in high school when I began after diffing through the dollar DVD bins and stumbling across a copy of THE LAST MAN ON EARTH….I still talk about misunderstood movies in one of the groups I moderate on Facebook (Cool Freaks’ Bad Movie Night) besides host live shows like FOODFIGHT! or RABBITS occassionally on COOL FREAKS’ DOT TV.”

When he attended Arkansas State University, he would sit on the outside chairs while the campus was closed to use the wi-fi to tune into the show when he used to attend the old chats when the show streamed live on an AMGTV affiliate in Witchita, Kansas. He is one of the founding members of the earliy CINEMA INSOMNIA Facebook groups on Facebook. He even created his own Facebook Events for the different episodes for the Livestream before MR. LOBO was even on Facebook!

MR. LOBO did a voice over for SIR BEN’s college radio play entitled “Otter Limits: Solar Quicksand.” He took part in purchasing our past $200 MR. LOBO CINEMA INSOMNIA 24 DVD SET which at the time came inside an orange and black CINEMA INSOMNIA backpack. He has also commissioned pieces of art from MRS. LOBO including wonderfully recognizable nerdy icons like Clocky from PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE, Ro-Man from ROBOT MONSTER, H.P. Lovecraft, and Jon “I’m a PC” Hodgeman. He has also contributed much to Cinema Insomnia’s presence on Wikipedia and continues to share the love.

Thank you, SIR BENJAMIN WILSON, valued Sleepless Knight, for ALL of your support and for watching all those Misunderstood Movies and continuous support! Here is your FAN OF THE WEEK certificate that you can download and print. Congratulations, SIR BENJAMIN WILSON –THE SLEEPLESS KNIGHT OF THE WEEK–for February 27th through March 5th, 2015!

We are continuing to take nominations for future FAN OF THE WEEK! If you’d like to be nominated for FAN OF THE WEEK or know someone you believe should be nominated, leave their name or names in the comment section. If you also like to send your story about how you came upon CINEMA INSOMNIA and your love for MR. LOBO and misunderstood movies–send us your story through direct message. Keep your eyes open and you might alongside the other past FANS OF THE WEEK!

You heard it right, CInsomniacs and Sleepless Knights! This Saturday on our Cinema Insomnia Ustream channel there will be a LIVE CHAT with MR. LOBO at 7 PM PST/9 PM CST/ 10PM EST. Stay Tuned Afterwards for a never before streamed episode of 12:01 BEYOND!

What episode of CINEMA INSOMINA will we be showing? YOU CHOOSE! The WINNING EPISODE announced this FRIDAY so hurry to get your vote in while you can! You can vote by Commenting or Posting the Picture of the Classic Episode in the Comment Section of our pages! Share, Spread the News, and Gather your Friends and Family around for this LIVE CHAT EVENT! 

**All votes must be in by FRIDAY 12:01 AM**

Vote For one of these Episodes: 

Do you love Live Chat? Do you love Live Chats with MR. LOBO? Good news! There will be a LIVE CHAT with MR. LOBO COMING SOON! When? That’s the Secret…..which brings us to our QUESTION OF THE DAY! If you could have a LIVE CHAT with MR. LOBO during any classic CINEMA INSOMNIA episode?

Would it Be……

or

or…….

The list goes on….and on….which Classic CINEMA INSOMNIA Episode would you like to have a LIVE CHAT with MR. LOBO during? The episode with the most suggestions/votes wins! How can you vote? Comment, Share, or Post the Picture of the Classic Episode! Voting starts…..NOW!