The Hot Spot Ramblings & Rants

From frozen yogurt to film festivals — a not-so-ordinary journal of all things Hot Spot.

The World’s Best Gelato, 2025

The title might be Never Have I Ever because though there was a strong consensus, we did have the odd difference, which

The Roman Holiday Gelato Adventure – 2023

It isn’t easy to imagine that it’s been nearly a quarter of a century since we started to churn ice cream at

Mikey (1992)

The Hot Spot Rating Mikey (1992)Cast: Brian Bonsall, Josie Bissett, Lyman Ward, John Diehl, Ashley LaurenceDirector: Dennis Dimster-DenkSynopsis: Psycho kid movie is

Reform School Girls (1986)

The Hot Spot Rating Reform School Girls (1986)Cast: Robin Watkins, Linda Carol, Wendy O. Williams, Pat Ast, Sybil Danning, Charlotte McGinnis, Sherri

Drive-in Massacre (1976)

The Hot Spot Rating Drive-in Massacre (1976)Cast: Jake Barnes, Adam Lawrence, Douglas GudbyeDirector: Stu SegallSynopsis: a movie that gives cheap a new

Wasp Woman (1995)

The Hot Spot Rating Wasp Woman (1995)Cast: Jennifer Ruben, Doug Wert, Maria Ford, Melissa BraselleDirector: Jim WynorskiSynopsis: Unbelievably cheesy and tacky remake

Wasp Woman, The (1959)

The Hot Spot Rating “distant version of The Fly” – Cult Flicks & Trash Pics “minor camp classic” – Maltin “Stinker” –

Sssssss (1973)

The Hot Spot Rating Sssssss (1973)Cast: Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather MenziesDirector: Bernard L. KowalskiNutshell: obsessed mad doctor yearns to create a

Leeches! (2003)

The Hot Spot Rating Leeches (2003)Cast: Matthew Twining, Josh Henderson, Stacey Nelson, Tony CarroccioDirector: David DeCoteauSynopsis: Steroid-pumped leeches mutate into humungous huge

Dark Experiments

May 19, 2025 No Comments

The Acid Test – July 1995 If you can’t do justice to Vanilla, you might as well pack your bags. As the

Michael Myers drops in to take orders on Halloween

May 18, 2025 No Comments

Halloween has and always will remain our favourite day on the calendar. Forever been obsessed with things that go bump in the

The Hot Spot @ another Foreign Office Fundraiser

May 18, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot set up a stall for a second time at a Fundraiser organised by the Foreign Office. This was about

Let the Baked Sugar Cone Era Begin

May 18, 2025 No Comments

The Dawn of The Sugar Cone Era The Hot Spot is delighted to launch The Freshly Baked Sugar Cone as the Monsoon

The Hottest Bogey In Town – The News 1996

May 18, 2025 No Comments

The Hottest Bogey In Town – The News(The ONLY Bogey in town?)

The Hot Spot’s First Birthday

May 18, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Celebrates it’s first birthday on the 17th of August

Voted “Best in Town” by Pulse Magazine

May 18, 2025 No Comments

Pulse Magazine votes The Hot Spot as “The Best in Town” for Ice Cream. We’re chuffed. Thank You. Pulse Magazine Rates The

“A Hole In My Wallet…”Pulse, Islamabad

May 18, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot @ LRBT Fundraiser

May 18, 2025 No Comments

The LRBT invited The Hot Spot to participate in their Annual Fundraiser, so we prepared as much ice cream as we could

Rezz Aly Shah’s Guide to 1996

May 18, 2025 No Comments

“The Scream” – The Hot Spot’s Official Newsletter – March 1996

May 18, 2025 No Comments

Well, here we are, six months after launching our project – The Hot Spot, launching another venture – The Hot Spot Newsletter.

The Hot Spot on the Voice of America!

May 18, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot is interviewed during the scorching Summer of ’96. They ask us what ice creams are most popular and how