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Episode 91: Knife + Heart (2018) Nov 13, 2023

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It’s a good one this week: Yann Gozalez’s Knife + Heart. From Wikipedia: Knife+Heart (French: Un couteau dans le cœur, lit. 'A Knife in the Heart') is a 2018 horror-thriller film [4] directed by Yann Gonzalez, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cristiano Mangione. It was produced by Charles Gillibert and stars Vanessa Paradis, Nicolas Maury, Kate Moran, Jonathan Genet and Romane Bohringer. An international co-production of France, Mexico and Switzerland, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6] The lead character is loosely based on Anne-Marie Tensi, a female producer specialized in gay pornography who was active in France in the 1970s and 1980s.[7]

But also: Josh did a show with Darren Criss, and Drusilla watches City of the Living Dead and House by the Cemetery, both by Lucio Fulci. They discuss Goblin and Demons. Josh talks Halloween II, screenwriting “rules”, and When Evil Lurks. They also discuss Brian De Palma, Altered Innocence, Cruising, Vanessa Paradis, bad fake film, fashion horror, Last Night in SoHo, giallo, Enys Men (2022), Day of the Locust, Sparks, and more!

NEXT WEEK: The Reflecting Skin (1990)

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Episode 90: A Dark Song (2016) Nov 06, 2023

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Welcome back to another episode of Bloodhaus, where the ghouls are very sleepy. They watched A Dark Song from 2016. From wiki: “A Dark Song is a 2016 Irish-British independent horror film, written and directed by Liam Gavin and starring Steve Oram and Catherine Walker. It was released to select theatres and digital streaming platforms on 28 April 2017. It is Gavin's directorial debut.

But also: Josh gets very dark about his dog. Drusilla watched Killers of the Flower Moon and loves Martin Scorsese. Josh finally watched a Saw movie. Also mentioned: Rob Zombie, The Crush, Bubblegum Bitch, Gerald’s Game, finally the duo litigates the Friday the 13th Part 2!!!, Urban Legends, Valentine, House of the Devil, Gnosticism, Weezer, The Strokes, Fall of the House of Usher, Insane Clown Posse, and more!

NEXT WEEK: Knife + Heart (2018)

Episode 89: HALLOWEEN DOUBLE FEATURE: Naked Lunch (1991) and Brain Damage (1988) Oct 30, 2023

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Happy Halloween! This week the kids celebrate with a high brow/low brow double feature of David Cronenberg and Frank Henenlotter. CRONENLOTTER! They watch Naked Lunch (1991) and Brain Damage (1988).

From wiki: “Naked Lunch is a 1991 surrealist science fiction drama film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, and Roy Scheider. It is an adaptation of William S. Burroughs' 1959 novel of the same name, and an international co-production of Canada, Britain, and Japan.

Brain Damage is a 1988 American comedy horror film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter.[2] It stars Rick Hearst in his debut acting role as Brian, a young man who becomes acquainted with a talking parasite known as Aylmer (voiced by John Zacherle) that injects him with an addictive fluid that causes euphoric hallucinations; in return, Aylmer demands that Brian allow him to feed on the brains of other humans.

But also: panic attacks and health scares, getting high at the movies, pumpkin patches, Army of Darkness, Demons, Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses, Video Drome, Dead Ringers, Arrebato, Babylon, William S. Burroughs, beatniks, Kerouac, The French Connection, Kids in the Hall, and more!

NEXT WEEK: A Dark Song (2016)

Episode 88: Singapore Sling: The Man Who Loved a Corpse (1990) Oct 23, 2023

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This movie is not for all tastes, but it IS for Drusilla and Josh. It’s Singapore Sling: The Man Who Loved a Corpse by Nikolai Nikolaides.
From wiki: “Singapore Sling: The Man Who Loved a Corpse (Greek: Singapore Sling: Ο Άνθρωπος που Αγάπησε ένα Πτώμα, tr. Singapore Sling: O Ánthropos pou Agápise éna Ptóma) is a 1990 Greek black and white horror underground art film directed by Nikos Nikolaidis and regarded as his magnum opus. Considered a difficult film to label while still managing to develop something of a cult following throughout the years nonetheless, it was shot in a bizarre manner somewhat resembling film noir or neo-noir and black comedy as well as the exploitation, thriller, and crime genres mixed with some elements of eroticism and horror with sex being used as a power game and received a theatrical release in Greece on 6 December 1990.[1][2] “

Drusilla saw Almodóvar’s double feature of shorts, Strange Way of Life and The Human Voice. She also saw: Dicks! The Musical. Josh writes the Darren Criss Halloween Show at A.C.T. in San Francisco. He watched Tod Browning’s Freaks. Also mentioned: Under the Rainbow (1981), Fassbinder, Blonde Venus, Story Pirates, Lair of the White Worm, Ticket of No Return, Onibaba, Grey Gardens, Jean Genet’s The Maids, Dadaism, Otessa Moshfegh, Pasolini, David Lynch, Pink Flamingos, Angel, and more!

NEXT WEEK: Halloween Special Double Feature: Cronenberg’s Naked Lunch (1991) and Henenlotter’s Brain Damage (1988)

Episode 87: Bug (2006) (w/special guest Jon Nix) Oct 16, 2023

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The movie this week is William Friedkin’s Bug (2006) adapted from the play by Tracy Letts. Joining the ghouls is filmmaker/writer Jon Nix who plugs his documentary about Justin Pearson, Don’t Fall in Love With Yourself. (Available from the fine folks at Vinegar Syndrome.) They also discuss Gaspar Noe’s Lux Aeterna, Alfred (1973) Conner O’ Malley’s The Mask, Colegas aka Pals, and all about Phrogging: Hider in my House and movies where someone is hiding in the walls.

From wiki: “Bug is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by William Friedkin and written by Tracy Letts, based on his 1996 play of the same name. The film stars Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Lynn Collins, Brían F. O'Byrne, and Harry Connick Jr.

Bug debuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival before being purchased by Lionsgate, which released the film the following year in May 2007. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its intensity, directing, acting, and take on paranoia, but were polarized about its writing, in particular the film's ending. Friedkin and Letts collaborated again as director and writer on the 2011 film Killer Joe.”

NEXT WEEK: Singapore Sling (1990)

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Episode 86: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) Oct 09, 2023

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The film of the week is Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979.) From wiki: “Nosferatu the Vampyre (German: Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, lit. 'Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night') is a 1979 horror film written and directed by Werner Herzog. It is set primarily in 19th-century Wismar, Germany and Transylvania, and was conceived as a stylistic remake of F. W. Murnau's 1922 German Dracula adaptation Nosferatu. The picture stars Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula, Isabelle Adjani as Lucy Harker, Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Harker, and French artist-writer Roland Topor as Renfield. There are two different versions of the film, one in which the actors speak English, and one in which they speak German.[3] “ But also, they discuss the John Waters show at the Academy Museum and all things John Waters. Josh discusses his Piggly Wiggly bucket list films, Blood Beach (1982) and Gator Bait (1973) and all about horror movie marketing.

NEXT WEEK: Bug (2006)

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Episode 85: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) Oct 02, 2023

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This week the ghouls discuss one of film’s greatest tough watches, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986). From wiki: “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 American psychological horror crime film directed and co-written by John McNaughton about the random crime spree of a serial killer who seemingly operates with impunity. It stars Michael Rooker in his debut as the nomadic killer Henry, Tom Towles as Otis, a prison buddy with whom Henry is living, and Tracy Arnold as Becky, Otis's sister. The characters of Henry and Otis are loosely based on convicted real-life serial killers Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole.” But first! Drew Barrymore scabs, which is a bummer, but she apologized so she gets the Bloodhaus Seal of Approval. The hosts talk all about Hollywood unions, Drusilla goes to Vidiots to see Videodrome and they discuss which format is the appropriate one to watch the film. Josh watched Massacre at Central High (1976). Also discussed: Serial Mom, Cannibal Holocaust, Faces of Death, Salo: 120 Days of Sodom, Color Out of Space, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Happiness, Josh learns about the X rating, Karina Longworth, Marvel dialogue, Chicago, The Blues Brothers, Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains, Kansas City Bomber, Slapshot, various serial killers, Streetwise, the morality of true crime, Ryan Murphy, and more!

NEXT WEEK: Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

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Episode 84: The Cremator (1968) Sep 25, 2023

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This week, the kids discuss the Czech new wave film The Cremator from 1969. From wiki: “The Cremator (Czech: Spalovač mrtvol) is a 1969 Czechoslovak dark comedy horror film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1] In 1972, it won the Festival de Cine de Sitges Best Film award, where it also received awards for its star Rudolf Hrušínský and cinematographer Stanislav Milota.”

Plus, some tv talk: USA Networks, Ellery Queen, Columbo, Murder She Wrote, Six Feet Under, etc. Drusilla watched the obscure Barbara Hershey/Jill Clayburgh film, Shy People (1987). Also mentioned: Eve’s Bayou, Tangerine Dream, Josh is thinking about death a lot and he re-watched Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning. He goes on a rant and the two discuss franchises: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, The Texas Chainsaw, Scream, etc. They discuss the Czech new wave: Valerie and her Week of Wonders and Daisies, the Polish film Ashes and Diamonds, Cat People, Buddhism, Milos Forman, Rob Zombie, Rachel Sennott, and more!

NEXT WEEK: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

Episode 83: The Haunted Palace (1963) Sep 18, 2023

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Get cozy, ghouls! This week’s episode is all about Roger Corman’s cozy spin on HP Lovecraft starring Vincent Price; The Haunted Palace (1963). From wiki: “The Haunted Palace is a 1963 horror film released by American International Pictures, starring Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr. and Debra Paget (in her final film), in a story about a village held in the grip of a dead necromancer. The film was directed by Roger Corman and is one of his series of eight films largely based on the works of American author Edgar Allan Poe.”

But first: Josh and Dru go to the West side! Drusilla is Lovecraft’s great great grandniece or something. Drusilla watched The Erl King (1931) directed by Marie-Louise Iribe on Criterion. Josh watched the first film by an obscure director named Steven Spielberg called Duel and became a men’s rights activist. (Kidding!)

Also mentioned: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Häxan, Jean Cocteau, Hell Comes to Frog Town, Guy Maddin, Kenneth Anger, Road Games, The Vanishing Point, Death Proof, Jaws, Tenebrae, Scooby Doo, Elisha Cook Jr., Lair of the White Worm, The Haunting of Julia, cozy horror, Joe Dante, Alan Arkush, The Sentinel, and more!

NEXT WEEK: The Cremator (1969)

Episode 82: Full Circle aka The Haunting of Julia (1977) Sep 11, 2023

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The film of this week is Full Circle aka The Haunting of Julia (1977). From Wikipedia: “Full Circle, released in the United States as The Haunting of Julia,[4] is a 1977 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Loncraine, and starring Mia Farrow and Keir Dullea. Based on the novel Julia by the American writer Peter Straub, it is the first film realization of one of his books, and follows a woman who, after the death of her daughter, finds herself haunted by the vengeful ghost of a young girl in her new home.” But first! This week Drusilla does emotional and manual labor. She fixed her car like Stephanie Zanone in Grease 2! Also discussed: Whammy! Analog, the possibility of Bloodhaus screenings, Blood Feast! Dead Ringers, Exorcist III, Ganja & Hess, People Under the Stairs, Twins of Evil, Happiness, The Fall, and more. Josh watched The Boogeyman (1980). Finally, the kids discuss Clue (1985). Here’s the oral history of Clue’s success Josh mentioned. House of Psychotic Women, Liquid Sky, The Changeling, Don’t Look Now, Bunny Lake is Missing, Shock Treatment, Repo Man, Streetwise, Out of the Blue, and more.

NEXT WEEK: The Haunted Palace (1963)

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