STRUCK RUBBERY GOLD.

I realize that we’ve been talking about Francis ‘Chainsaw’ Gremp from the movie Summer School for about the last 27 years or soDuring our October spread just last year we paid tribute on two separate occasions to this legendary teenage gorehound. Well, just when I thought there was probably nothing else to say about the man, I came upon an item that physically and emotionally knocked the living daylights out of me when I saw it.

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I FOUND CHAINSAW’S RUBBER HAND ALARM CLOCK.

Yes, right now Uncle T could take you on a ride with one of his “tall-tales” about him borrowing the hand for research from an aging, burnt out Chainsaw who now lives under the Venice Beach pier with his old buddy Dave. In reality, I was innocently spending another afternoon browsing around Ebay for vintage-rubber-horror-stuff and BAM, there it was. I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a radiant glow coming off the screen and an echoing gregorian-chant humming in the room. I was pretty confident it was the exact rubber hand, but could only really confirm by seeing it in person. A nervous 2% hoped it wasn’t an Addam’s Family “Thing” toy, or a replica of Garth Algar’s rubbery-robot hand from the “we fear change” scene in Wayne’s World. Not that I wouldn’t be happy owning those two items, but with this being Chainsaw’s rubber hand it truly felt like the planets were aligning and I somehow I was meant to find this wonderful nonsense.

So when the hand arrived at Castle TNUC, I had the “nightmare” scene in Summer School cued up and ready to validate. I unboxed the hand, immediately inserted the batteries and sure enough – those fingers wiggled just like they did when waking up Chainsaw in his bodacious horror bedroom. See for yourself in the video below.


The hand is insanely and creepily realistic. It’s rubber material feels like the same rubbery gold that those pesky Boglins are made of. It came in it’s original box which has the title “The Wigglin’ Hand” and the manufacturer’s name on the back of the box reading “Vic’s Novelty”. After doing a little research I found out the company was based in Oxnard, California with a guy named Victor Provenzano Jr being the brains behind the operation.

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This entire  journey – from growing up idolizing Chainsaw in the movie, to ending up finding the same hand as well as information about it’s origins felt like some strange, rubbery, latex, pre-CGI-era mindtrip. Never did I seek out to find this precious artifact in stores or on the internet. This gold at the end of the rainbow was completely unintentional. The more I stare at it, the more I’m convinced it is the hand in Wayne’s World that we were talking about earlier. This hand seems to really get around and i’m wondering where else it’s shown up? If by looking at it more it starts to ring some bells, let me know where you may have spotted it and i’ll get members of TNUC’s top research team on it.

CAMP TNUC SHIRTS!

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The time has come. Now YOU can own your very own, limited edition CAMP TNUC shirt just like every victim that ever strolled down our path wearing denim booty shorts and a cropped belly shirt! The shirts feature a left breast woodland creature “CAMP TNUC” logo on the front – and the full-blown woodland Manimal across the back. These are extremely limited (50 pieces) and will only be available during the month of October, so grab yours before it’s too late.

GET IT HERE!

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I’ll be shipping these rad bastards out as quick as possible because Uncle T wants to see you in them. Snap a picture, then jump on Instagram and either @ me or tag #uncletnuc and I’ll eventually collect all the photos to make a shrine with them surrounded by candles and rotting flesh! Here are some fashion statement tips if you’re interested in turning your shirt into the ultimate cliche-camp-victim garment:

Ghouls: Sleeveless muscle tee’s, rolled up sleeves with joints tucked inside, shredded heavy metal buzzsaw style or standard fit.
Ghoulettes: Cropped belly (HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION), spaghetti strapped, rolled up sleeves, curled-up-bottom-into-ball-thing, shredded heavy metal buzzsaw style or standard fit (all styles w/ no bra for complete accuracy).
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Pictured above is Krystal Lake, who was photographed by Jason Sheppard of TrueHorror.net. Many of you will remember Jason being the mastermind behind the “Wanna Play?” photoshoot where he shot one of his hot vixens posing as a Good-Guy Doll from the toy factory in Child’s Play 2. This month he’s got a number of Halloween-inspired projects lined up which I urge all of you to check out with your own headless eyes.

MANIMAL MUTATION.

October 1, 2014

It all started the day Grandmother TNUC threw him out of her basement for not helping out with rent and for biting the heads off the neighbor’s chickens in the middle of the night. This didn’t sit well with Grams, so she threw together a comfort bag of butterscotch candies, cream of wheat and one pack of Sweet n’ Low…plus his boots, leathers, some VHS tapes and his saxophone…and sent him on his way.

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With not much of a plan in sight, he took off on his bike for the big city. He figured once he got there, he’d find work at one of the local hellraiser bars or meat-packaging factories. The Manimal hadn’t worked a day in his life, but reality was rapidly setting in. If he ever wanted to ever see a quaalude, horror comic or frozen pizza from the grocery store again, he’d have to work for it. He soon found out that finding a steady gig was more difficult than it looked. Based on his overall appearance and civilian wardrobe, he was rejected everywhere. No one dared to hire a guy that looked like he just stepped off the Santa Carla boardwalk, circa 1987. It didn’t help that he tore up all his job applications, figuring instead he’d impress these ‘suits’ face to face. During one job interview he jumped up on the manager’s desk and ripped a few chords from his saxophone. His trench-coat swayed back and forth, knocking over the manager’s family pictures and spilling hot coffee all over his lap. Then he finished his mini-performance – sat down – kicked his legs up on the desk, and lit a cigarette…

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While the Manimal was failing miserably with job searching, he found shelter in an abandoned nuclear waste plant, because c’mon…WHERE ELSE? It was far cry from the hearth and home of Grandmother TNUC’s, but it would do for now. He sure did miss the ol’ hag…even the times she’d whack him with her cane when he’d try to switch channels from Little House on the Prairie to TNT’s Monstervision. Inside the plant he found a large drainpipe that looked good for nestling in at night and hopefully wouldn’t be bothered by any of the kooks and critters that came out after dusk. He also noticed that every night exactly at midnight a large flow of ‘city steam’ (you know the type) came pummeling through the pipe and he thought his silhouette in the steam looked ultra-cool.

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Still, this is what life had become? The Manimal had hit an ultimate low. He would’ve given just about anything to bask in that once-haunting aroma of moth balls and peach schnapps at Gram’s house. Now starved and living in a cold, damp, nuclear waste plant, he started to scavenge for food. He made friends with a rat named “Bobby the Rat” and the two of them made a blood oath to split every inch of food they found. One night after licking way too much marshmallow crust out of old Twinkie packaging, they wandered back to their sleeping quarters, feeling lightheaded. Suddenly a group of tranny hookers appeared and started whipping them weapons that looked straight out of Children of the Corn. Manimal lost his balance, grabbed Bobby the Rat and fell straight into an open vat of toxic chemicals!

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The Manimal woke up dazed and disoriented in a sludgy pile of stinky muck a few days later. He stood up but could barely move his muscles. He tried doing a roundhouse kick, a crotch-thrust and a few of his other signature moves but couldn’t produce. There was an oozy, radioactive looking material dripping from his flesh which burned and blistered. He began to slither around for a while until he passed a broken window where he caught his reflection and let out a war cry that must have woken up every person in a 10 mile radius.
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He was paralyzed with shock. Gone were the brute, chiseled Manimal-traits that he was born into this life with. Gone was the award-winning jawline that won “Foxiest Facial Features” on the Boardwalk three years in a row back in 1985. His skin pigmentation had turned murky green. Nuclear waste had melted the left side of his face, leaving it permanently slanted. All the narcotics he had consumed throughout the years were pouring out of every orpheus on his face. He smelled like raw sewage. Flies buzzed around him at all times. This was no longer the life-of-the-party Manimal we’d all been so accustomed to. He had morphed into a toxic terror known as the MANIMAL MUTATION! His vile appearance sent him into a sadistic rampage and made his blood boil to the point where he decided everything in his path needed to be slaughtered. He looked at the markings on the wall and realized today was OCTOBER 1ST – the first day of the annual festivities at CAMP TNUC. Not only was he disfigured and mutated, but he was also late for camp! Knowing that he had a responsibility to uphold as lead counselor for one of the most savage sleepaway camps in America, he grabbed Bobby the Rat (who had also survived the toxic chemical submersion and was now the size of a Husky), jumped on his Harley and took off into the night.

Now he’s returned…and because of the recent MANIMAL MUTATION incident, he’s in NO MOOD for whiny, promiscuous skinny-dippers causing a ruckus down by the lake. But make no mistake, we still encourage you to make your way down our dusty path and claim your lakeside cabin at CAMP TNUC. For the next 31 days we have a whole mess of activities planned, including TNUC’s “How to?” exercises on how you can become an expert on – surviving in the forest alone, eating raw meat, safe use of power tools, stalking showers, peeking into windows, popping up at the right moment, cutting phone lines, hiding under bunk-beds, swimming under water at night, stealing canoes and more!

P.S. What’s that I hear? Limited edition CAMP TNUC t-shirts on the way? STAY CLOSE. REAL CLOSE.

SEPTEMBER’S DEADBEAT OF THE MONTH: BOOGER.

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Instead of making Revenge of the Nerds 2: Nerds in Paradise, or any of the ones that followed for that matter, they should have made a prequel solely dedicated to the deadbeat life of Dudley “Booger” Dawson before he joined the Tri-Lambs at Atoms College. After witnessing his on-screen hijinks in the first film, can you imagine what he was up to before he got to college?

Depending on who you talk to (friends, scholars, historians, etc.), the question is always raised if Booger was even an actual nerd to begin with. After all – he smoked, drank, never took showers and wore obscene t-shirts long before he joined his freshman outcasts in the gym. His nerd status may remain debatable, however his deadbeat ranking is secure, confident and without question.

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[NOTE: DEADBEAT-OF-THE-MONTH is an ongoing saga giving thanks and praise to a chosen deadbeat character each month. To see the rest of em’, go here]

We waited until the very specific month of September to unleash Booger upon this mighty countdown of deadbeats because this is technically the “back to school” time of year. We needed a certain academic failure to send us away to the educational institutions that will shape our future. Someone that wins belching contests, picks his nose in public, never goes to class and party’s like there’s no tomorrow.

Every word out of Booger’s mouth is full of sleaze and without any sort of filter. I would need an entire week to dissect every one-liner and sleaze-explosion he ignites. One of my personal favorites in the movie is when the guys are discussing possible dates for their upcoming party, to which someone asks Booger if he has a date. While strumming his guitar he looks up and mutters “I’ve been out combing the high schools all day”.

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I always laugh and then fantasize about what type of car (if any) this lowlife drove. My best guess is that it was a 1984 Buick Grand National – one with rusted-out hubcaps, a sagging rear end, cigarette burns on the seats, crusted windows, a suicide knob on the steering wheel and empty cartons of Winston’s all over the floor. The sort of car you see parked at abandoned bowling alleys.

Here’s more. This time he delivers one of the greatest insults in the history of cinema:


Bash him if you must, but I stand by his deadbeat actions because 1) Booger RULES and 2) He’s important to the legacy of the nerds. Where would the Tri-Lambs be without him? If not for the wonder joint tampons that he brought to the kickoff party, there might not even be a Lambda Lambda Lambda. He ended up getting everyone high and loosening up the house, creating a sexy party vibe for the nerds and the moos. Even U.N. Jefferson was quite impressed as he was seen dancing around for a second after grabbing a contact high.

On a similar note, while he did rip off poor Takashi several times during card games and stole his money, he also taught him two extremely valuable lessons – how to get high and what a “hairpie” is. Call me crazy but I’m pretty sure those two life lessons are worth losing a few dollars at poker over.

THE NIGHT BELONGS TO MICHELOB.

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Please start watching repeatedly:


My definition of heaven can be witnessed during those precious 32 precious seconds. Shadowy streets, sexy glares, after hours, ripping saxophone, golden bubbly streams of beer and couples escaping into the night in their trenchcoats. The brilliant minds at the Michelob company sure knew what they were talking about when they came up with “The Night Belongs to Michelob” promotions. I mean really, this is better than most television I watch.

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This promotional juggernaut carried on for some years and actually ended up featuring guest appearances by Phil Collins, Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton and other giants of the music industry. Supposedly the campaign stopped when Eric Clapton entered rehab after admitting to being a hardcore heroin addict at the time. Michelob took this as a major bummer and stopped making the commercials.

What we need now is a comeback. An all-star reunion of the BIG guys that made BIG rock. You know the ones. Robert Tepper, Eddie Money, Kenny Loggins, Stan Bush, Frank Stallone, Jami Jamison of Survivor (RIP), Huey Lewis, John Parr, Steve Perry…the list goes on. So give them a call, will ya Michelob? It’s time to take back THE NIGHT.

SPIROS – BUONA SERA [VIDEO PREMIERE]

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My friends,

I would like to share with you, footage of my past summer in and around Mediterranean Villa. It was typically exotic summer full of mystery, intrigue, flowing white linen, rustic kidskin loafers, fog and passion for SPIROS. Only this time I sent an invitation to my dear friend TNUC to join me and the naked women on hammocks at my Villa for good times such as horse riding on cliffs, sipping fine wines on white balconies and listening to Greatest Hits of SPIROS. TNUC immediately took the next flight out to the Meditteranean to join me, and film the life SPIROS and my two beautiful women for two month. Watch as we roll in silk cushions, dive off cliffs, make passionate love and share mango slices at midnight all set to the music of smash hit from my Second Mix Journey, The Magic of SPIROS, Buona Sera.

Ciao,

SPRIOS