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Episode 170: Eve's Bayou (1997) May 19, 2025

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This week, Drusilla and Josh discuss Kasi Lemmon’s gorgeous 90’s gothic melodrama, Eve’s Bayou. From wiki: “Eve's Bayou is a 1997 American Southern Gothic drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this film. Samuel L. Jackson served as a producer, and starred in the film with Lisa Nicole Carson, Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Meagan Good, and Diahann Carroll. The film premiered at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in theaters on November 7, 1997. The film grossed $14 million domestically on a budget of $4 million, making it the most commercially successful independent film of 1997.[5][3]”

Also discussed: may gray, non-ethical non-monogamy, Nashville, Body of Evidence, Disclosure, The Fire Within, The Great Feast, In a Year of 13 Moons, Claudine, and more.

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Episode 169: Pitfall (1962) May 12, 2025

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Josh and Drusilla discuss the 1962 Japanese film, Pitfall. From wiki: “Pitfall (おとし穴, Otoshiana), a.k.a. The Pitfall and Kashi To Kodomo, is a 1962 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara, written by Kōbō Abe. It was Teshigahara's first feature, and the first of his four film collaborations with Abe, the others being Woman in the Dunes, The Face of Another and The Man Without a Map. Unlike the others, which are based on novels by Abe, Pitfall was originally a television play called Purgatory (Rengoku).[2] The film has been included in The Criterion Collection. It is known for its surreal, often avant-garde storytelling structure and themes of hopelessness, exploitation, and human suffering.

Also discussed: Summer Camp Nightmare (1987), In the Spirit (1990), Free to Be You and Me, Sinners, Babylon, and more!

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Episode 168: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) May 05, 2025

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A classic this week! Jonathan Demme’s beloved but controversial, The Silence of the Lambs (1990.) From wiki: “The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer named "Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine), who skins his female victims. To catch him, she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The film also features performances from Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald, and Kasi Lemmons.[3]

Also discussed: crafts!, dunking on AI, The Last Days of Disco, All Over Me (1997), Girls Town (1996), The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love, Ma Vida Loca, The Castle (1997), Series 7, Longlegs, and more.

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Episode 167: The Babadook (2014) Apr 28, 2025

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This week the duo discusses a movie that Josh… well, doesn’t like; Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook (2014). From wiki: “The Babadook is a 2014 Australian psychological horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent in her feature directorial debut, based on her 2005 short film Monster. Starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, and Ben Winspear, the film follows a widowed single mother who with her son must confront a mysterious humanoid monster in their home.”

Also discussed: correction corner for The White Reindeer, Race with the Devil, the rerelease of The Big Heat with Drusilla’s artwork, Murder My Sweet, Bertolt Brecht and communist screenwriters, “elevated horror” and more.

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Episode 166: The White Reindeer (1952) Apr 21, 2025

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He hath risen! The ghouls spend Easter discussing the underseen Finnish film from 1952, The White Reindeer. From wiki: “The White Reindeer (Finnish: Valkoinen peura, Swedish: Den Vita Renen) is a 1952 Finnish folk horror film directed by Erik Blomberg in his feature film debut.[1] Blomberg wrote the screenplay with his wife Mirjami Kuosmanen, who also stars in the lead role. Based on pre-Christian Finnish mythology and Sami shamanism, the film is set in the Finnish Lapland and centers on a young woman, Pirita (Kuosmanen).”

Also discussed: Bill & Ted, Arachnophobia, Rock n’ Roll High School Forever, Arachnophobia, Everything is Terrible, The Shrouds (2025), Cat People, You Won’t Be Alone, and more.

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Episode 165: Deliverance (1972) Apr 14, 2025

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The movie of the week is Deliverance (1972), and the team discusses all things hillbilly. From wiki: “Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film directed and produced by John Boorman from a screenplay by James Dickey, who adapted it from his own 1970 novel. It follows four businessmen from Atlanta who venture into the remote northern Georgia wilderness to see the Cahulawassee River before it is dammed, only to find themselves in danger from the area's inhabitants and nature. It stars Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts.”

Also discussed: the winners of our giveaway have been picked, The Royal Tenenbaums, Vanessa 5000, Across 110th Street, Bound, Timestalker, and Appalachia.

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Episode 164: The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989) (w/special guest Jose Gallegos) Apr 07, 2025

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This week, Josh and Drusilla are joined by dear friend, Jose Gallegos, to discuss Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989). From wiki: “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is a 1989 crime drama art film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, starring Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren and Alan Howard in the title roles. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and France, the film's graphic violence and nude scenes, as well as its lavish cinematography and formalism, were noted at the time of its release.”

You can watch the movie here: https://archive.org/details/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-lover-peter-greenaway-1989-1

Also discussed: Daughter of Darkness (1948), The Visit (1964), Mike Leigh’s Naked, Lars von Trier, vertical content, Studio Ghibli AI, sound stage aesthetics, and more.

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Episode 163: Blood and Black Lace (1964) Mar 31, 2025

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We’re running a giveaway! Leave us a five star review on Apple, screengrab it, and send to bloodhauspod@gmail.com to be entered to win a blu-ray of Dressed to Kill or Cruising.

The ghouls watch one of their favorite movies, Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace. From wiki: “Blood and Black Lace (Italian: Sei donne per l'assassino, lit. 'Six Women for the Murderer') is a 1964 giallo film directed by Mario Bava and starring Eva Bartok and Cameron Mitchell. The story concerns the brutal murders of a Roman fashion house's models, committed by a masked killer in a desperate attempt to obtain a scandal-revealing diary.”

Also discussed: photography, arts and crafts, digital vs analog, made for tv horror movies, A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, Cut (2000), Deep Red, character actor Tracy Walter, and more.

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Episode 162: The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1974) Mar 24, 2025

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This week, Drusilla and Josh discuss the exploitation video nasty classic, The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976). From wiki: “The Witch Who Came from the Sea is a 1976 American psychological horror film produced and directed by Matt Cimber and starring Millie Perkins, Lonny Chapman, Vanessa Brown, Peggy Feury, Rick Jason, George Buck Flower, and Roberta Collins. The film centers on an emotionally scarred woman who goes on a killing spree after taking a job as a waitress in a seaside bar. Its title refers to The Birth of Venus, which figures in the film. Dean Cundey served as associate photographer on the film.

Also discussed: Luis Bunuel’s Mexican films, El in particular, Pink Narcissus, Alison’s Birthday (1981), Identikit (1974), GLOW, video nasties, Jayne Mansfield, and more.

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