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Episode 239: Witchhammer (1970) Oct 12, 2026

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Josh and Drusilla continue their exploration of condemned films for October with 1970’s Witchhammer (1970). From wiki: “Witchhammer (Czech: Kladivo na čarodějnice) is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring Elo Romančík. Based on the novel Kladivo na čarodějnice by Václav Kaplický, Witchhammer relates the story of the Northern Moravia witch trials of the 1670s, focusing on the priest Kryštof Lautner, played by Romančík, who falls victim to the witchhunt after opposing the trials. The film contains possible allegory about Communist show trials in Czechoslovakia.”

ALSO DISCUSSED: mooses, Digger, The Devils, Cry_Wolf, The Crucibe, Ninotchka, communist propaganda, and more!

NEXT WEEK: The Devils (1971) REDUX

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Episode 238: A Clockwork Oranger (1971) Oct 05, 2026

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The hosts begin a monthlong exploration of condemned films with 1971’s A Clockwork Orange. From wiki: “A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel. The film employs disturbing and violent themes to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and broader social, political, and economic issues in a dystopian near-future Britain.”

ALSO DISCUSSED: Pathetic Fallacy (2026), Primetime (2026), Beyond Fest 2026, Penelope Spheeris, Anthony Burgess, Stanley Kubrick, If, Heathers, Clueless, Trainspotting, what is punk?, and more.

NEXT WEEK: Witchhammer (1970)

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Episode 237: Us (2019) Sep 28, 2026

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This week, the ghouls discuss all things Jordan Peele with a focus on Us (2019). From wiki: “Us is a 2019 American psychological horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, and starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker. The story follows Adelaide Wilson and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers, called the "Tethered".”

ALSO DISCUSSED: Resident Evil (2026), the escalators at AMC Burbank, Zach Cregger, Salem Horror Festival submissions are open, Miss March (2009), Jordan Peele, the connection between comedy and horror, Guillermo Del Toro, The Goonies (1984), Backrooms (2026), Key & Peele, the time Josh spent Thanksgiving with Lupita Nyong’o, Greta (2018), Hands Across America, and more.

NEXT WEEK: A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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Episode 236: Memories of Murder (2003) Sep 21, 2026

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Today, Josh and Drusilla discuss Bong Joon Ho’s early thriller, Memories of Murder (2003). From wiki: “Memories of Murder (Korean: 살인의 추억) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon Ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo, and based on the 1996 play Come to See Me by Kim Kwang-lim. It stars Song Kang-ho and Kim Sang-kyung. In the film, detectives Park Doo-man (Song) and Seo Tae-yoon (Kim) lead an investigation into a string of rapes and murders taking place in Hwaseong in the late 1980s, by a man known as the Hwaesong Killer. The film is a semi-biographical retelling of Korea's police hunting Lee Choon-jae.”

Also discussed: Coyote vs. Acme (2026), Hope (2026), Zodiac (2007), French Connection (1971), and more.

NEXT WEEK: Us (2019)

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Episode 235: I Walked with a Zombie (w/special guest Maya Annik Bedward) Sep 14, 2026

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Drusilla and Josh discuss the Val Lewton classic, I Walked with a Zombie. They are joined by Black Zombie director, Maya Annik Bedward. From wiki: “I Walked with a Zombie is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Pictures. It stars James Ellison, Frances Dee, and Tom Conway, and follows a Canadian nurse who travels to care for the ailing wife of a sugar plantation owner in the Caribbean, where she witnesses Vodou rites and possibly encounters the walking dead. The screenplay, written by Curt Siodmak and Ardel Wray, is based on an article of the same title by Inez Wallace, and also partly reinterprets the narrative of the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.[1][2]”

Also discussed: Dark Shadows, Bunny Lake is Missing, Onslaught, Theresa Harris, Jacques Tourneur, Val Lewton, Curse of the Cat People (1944), The 7th Victim (1943), Black Zombie (2026), George Romero, Night of the Living Dead (1968), World War Z (2013), Darby Jones, voodoo, Sinners (2025), Haitian vodou, Crooklyn (1994),

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Episode 234: Pin (1988) Sep 07, 2026

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Happy Labor Day! Drusilla and Josh are watching the 1988 Canadian oddity, PIN. From wiki: “Pin (stylized as PIN...) fully titled as Pin: A Plastic Nightmare is a 1988 Canadian horror film directed by Sandor Stern and starring David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston and Terry O'Quinn. It is based on the novel of the same name by Andrew Neiderman. The film was released direct-to-video in the United States on January 27, 1989.”

Also discussed: The Night of the Iguana (1964), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography (1998), Flowers in the Attic, The Baby (1973), and more.

NEXT WEEK: Black Zombie (2026) and I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

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Episode 233: Thelma (2017) Aug 31, 2026

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Josh and Drusilla watch Joaquim Trier’s lesbian genre exploration, Thelma (2017). From wiki: “Thelma is a 2017 supernatural thriller drama film directed by Joachim Trier, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eskil Vogt. The film stars Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. Thelma tells the story of a sheltered young woman who discovers she has an inexplicable power that materializes when she feels desire for a female student at her university. Thelma was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards,[4][5][6] but did not receive the nomination.[7][8]”

Also discussed: The End of Oak Street (2026), Revenge (2017), You’re Next (2011), The Worst Person in the World (2021), Sentimental Value (2025) and more.

NEXT WEEK: Pin (1988)

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Episode 232: Freaks (1932) Aug 24, 2026

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This week the film is 1932’s Freaks. From wiki: “Freaks (also re-released as The Monster Story,[6] Forbidden Love, and Nature's Mistakes[7]) is a 1932 American pre-Code drama horror film produced and directed by Tod Browning, starring Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, and Roscoe Ates. Freaks, originally intended as a vehicle for Lon Chaney,[7] is set amongst the backdrop of a travelling French circus and follows a conniving trapeze artist who joins a group of carnival sideshow performers with a plan to seduce and murder a dwarf in the troupe to gain his inheritance. However, her plot proves to have dangerous consequences. The film is based on elements from the short story "Spurs" by Tod Robbins, first published in Munsey's Magazine in February 1923, with the rights being purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Cedric Gibbons, a childhood friend of Robbins and MGM art department chief, was responsible for the purchase.[6]”

Also discussed: The Legend of the Stardust Brothers, Hot Spot (2026), The Lure (2015), Gypsy 83 (2001), Twinless (2025), The Invite (2026), Geek Love, and more.

NEXT WEEK: Thelma (2017)

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Episode 231: Martyrs (2008) Aug 17, 2026

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The movie of the week is a classic of the New French Extremism, Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs (2008). From wiki: “Martyrs is a 2008 psychological horror film written and directed by Pascal Laugier. The film stars Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, and Catherine Bégin. Set in 1986, it follows the story of Lucie, a traumatized young woman who seeks revenge against individuals who abducted and tortured her as a child. Her actions, aided by her friend Anna, also a victim of abuse, result in dire consequences.”

Also discussed: Black Zombie, The Legend of the Stardust Brothers, The Devils, The Samurai and the Prisoner, The Handmaiden, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Train Dreams, Hellraiser, and more.

NEXT WEEK: Freaks (1932)

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