Musings of an Inkd Geek

The latest figure I snagged was this old Revoltech Daimaijin off of eBay. It was pretty cheap (much more so than other old Revoltech figures, many of which tend to be upwards of over $100 nowadays), so bit the bullet and got this one. The figure is from the 1966 Daiei film (the same company that put out the Gamera flicks). Daimaijin was a spirit that resided in a stone statue and came to life as a giant to seek revenge against an evil, tyrannical leader. The movie was successful enough that it spawned 2 more sequels. The Daimaijin figure is molded to resemble the warrior armor that he wore, with exceptional detail throughout the sculpt, and is painted in a weathered brown, except for this green face and hands. Included are a pair of fists, grasping hands, one hand to hold his sword, and another one holding the film's villain. It also comes with the sword, an alternate sword sheath, a stone face when he was a statue, a black stand, a name plate that attaches to the stand, an orange ...

The first flick in tonight’s double feature was this horror film from 1982. A woman named Kay is having nightmares where she sees the future, as well as a demonic figure attacking her. She works as a painter, and the visions in her dreams begin to show up in her artwork. Her husband David thinks she needs a vacation, so they go on a plane to an isolated island with Kay’s brother Eric and his wife. Upon arriving there, Kay begins to feel as if she’s been there before, recognizing certain places and things. Kay eventually becomes convinced that her dreams are coming true again, after she has a nightmare of her husband David getting killed, and waking up to find him gone. She becomes convinced that a demonic presence that’s haunting her sleep is trying to use her to get into the real world. Her brother thinks there must be a logical explanation for David’s sudden disappearance, though his wife is not so sure. It becomes clear that someone is stalking them on the island, but is it a real p...