Hellbent for Horror

Episode 127: The Three Doors of Death (How to Surprise Horror Fans Who've Seen It All) Oct 31, 2024

Happy Halloween!

Hellbent for Horror returns from the dead (and grateful to be here) to start more conversations. I’ve missed you all!

The best-kept secret of long-term horror fans may be that we don’t necessarily watch merely to be scared. What captivates us is the element of surprise. If you can't scare us, surprise us.

How do you surprise horror fans who have seen it all?

Join me as I give my opinion on how filmmakers and studios can meet horror fans’ expectations and make movies they will love!

Enter the” three doors of death” if you dare!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies and stories covered:

Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Talk To Me (2022)

The Séance- Short story by Ronal Kayser (1936)

I Walked With a Zombie (1943)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

28 Days Later (2002)

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Near Dark (1987)

The Lost Boys (1987)

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

And Then There Were None-novel by Agatha Christie (1939)

Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971)

Black Sunday (1960)

Blood and Black Lace (1964)

Halloween (1978)

Friday the 13th (1980)

Going To Pieces: The Rise And Fall of The Slasher Film (2006)

Graduation Day (1981)

Un Chien Andalou (1929)

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Scream (1995)

The Last Broadcast (1998)

Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

David Holzman’s Diary (1967)

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Skinamarink (2022)

The Yellow Wallpaper short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)

Episode 126: A Brief History of Failure May 30, 2024

Like it or not, failure is a part of creation, invention, and art. Sometimes, failure forces improvisation that creates something amazing; other times, not so much.

So, I wanted to look at failure in horror: how some filmmakers overcame major setbacks and Acts of God, but also look at the movies centered around human error, where one mistake creates a chain reaction that leads to death, dismemberment, and even doomsday!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies discussed:

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

The Fly (1986)

Open Water (2003)

28 Days Later (2003)

Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

Gerald’s Game (2017)

The Descent (2006)

The Coffee Table (2022)

Episode 125: Embracing the Darkness: Del Howison and Dark Delicacies May 16, 2024

Join me as I talk with Del Howison, the co-owner of Dark Delicacies, the world-renowned book and collectibles store in Burbank dedicated to horror and fantasy that celebrates 30 years as America's home of horror (and is the oldest horror bookstore in Los Angeles.)

Del discusses his career as an author, actor, and bookseller and how a horror superfan grew up to create an oasis for fellow horror fans and bookworms alike, a place that's become an institution that draws authors and filmmakers as well.

Over a thousand authors and filmmakers have given readings and signed books over the past thirty years, and we discuss some of the highlights and what the future holds for Dark Delicacies.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies, books, people discussed:

Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)

The Seven Faces of Dr. Lau (1964)

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Forrest Ackerman

Ray Harryhausen

Salem's Lot (book) (1975)

Carrie (book) (1974)

The Omen (1976)

The Omen II (1978)

The Omen (2006)

Joe Lansdale

Sarah Karloff

David Schow

Don Coscarelli

Episode 124-We’re All Wasted: The Ongoing Saga of Cinema Wasteland May 02, 2024

For the last 25 years, Cinema Wasteland has been a Mecca for horror movie maniacs. The legendary convention draws cineastes in and turns them into repeat visitors, "Wastelanders."

As CW reaches its Silver Anniversary, many Wastelanders ask," How long will this go on?"

Join me as I discuss Cinema Wasteland's ongoing saga and interview veterans and newcomers, trying to define what makes this show the last great fan convention standing.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Episode 123: The Killer Elite- Part Two Mar 10, 2024

The 96th Academy Awards Ceremony is upon us, but we fans know that the only award that matters is if you recommend a horror movie to your friends and they love it!

In reality, 2023 was such a good year for horror movies that I needed two episodes to cover my favorites!

Join me as we celebrate PART TWO of the "Killer Elite," a list of horror movies that surprised me and that I recommend to horror fans!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

The Sacrifice Game(2023)

In My Mother’s Skin (2023)

Huesera: The Bone Woman (2023)

Birth/Rebirth (2023)

The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023)

No One Will Save You (2023)

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

When Evil Lurks (2023)

Talk to Me (2023)

Against the Grain (documentary) (2023)

Episode 122: The Killer Elite- Part One Feb 22, 2024

The 96th Academy Awards Ceremony is in a few weeks, but the annual outrage over the lack of horror movie nominations is in full swing. We fans know that the only award that matters is if you recommend a horror movie to your friends.

In reality, 2023 was a damn good year for horror movies, with diverse styles and subgenres to satisfy any horror fan's tastes, and I have so many recommendations I needed two episodes to cover them!

Join me as I celebrate the "Killer Elite," a list of horror movies that surprised me and I recommend them to horror fans!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies covered:

Cobweb (2023)

The Outwaters (2023)

We Might Hurt Each Other (2023)

Suitable Flesh (2023)

Thanksgiving (2023)

Destroy All Neighbors (2023)

Episode 121: A Christmas Ghost Story- A View From a Hill Dec 25, 2023

It's Time for our annual Christmas Ghost Story! We return to the Grandfather of the modern ghost story, M.R. James. Join me as I read his classic short story, A View From a Hill, and find out what a "Borgia Box" is! Happy Holidays to everyone! I hope you enjoy the show! Story: A View From a Hill from the collection A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925)

Episode 120: Lost Films and Crazy Movies You Never Saw with Roxanne Guarino Dec 13, 2023

Horror movie collectors live to find those rare movies that eluded us. These are the movies that are so obscure and bizarre that it becomes a quest to see them and pass them on to other fans.

Join our guest, Roxanne Guarino (Cinema Insomnia with Mr. Lobo), author of the new zine The Craziest Movies You Never Saw, as we discuss the growing lost media culture, legendary "Holy Grails" of horror and cult, and our own favorite cinematic lost causes.

Follow Roxanne on Instagram: @basement_mind_meds

Dare to go down the lost media rabbit hole of the Lost Media Wiki: https://lostmediawiki.com/Home

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies, Books, and TV Shows Discussed:

The Story of Vampires by Thomas G. Aylesworth (1977 Children's book)

Big Bad Beetleborgs (TV Series, 1996-1998)

Mad Monster Party? (1967)

Short Films by Short People, “Attack of the Giant Vulture” (TV-Nickelodeon, 1995)

Cuckoo Clocks of Hell (1973) aka Last House on Dead End Street (1977)

Sesame Street Episode 847- with Margaret Hamilton (TV-1976)

Sesame Street Short- “Cracks (aka Crack Master)” (TV-1975)

Rock Odyssey (1987)

Heidi’s Song (1982)

Mean Parents Suck/aka For Parents Only (1991)

Plan 10 From Outer Space (1995)

London After Midnight (1927)

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (Anime-2007)

Freaks: Deleted Scenes (1932)

Nighty-Night: Midnight Nightmares (1986)

Happy Mother’s Day, Love George/ aka Run, Stranger, Run (1973)

Twice Upon a Time (1983)

Episode 119-Death or Glory: SOV Horror (Tape Two) Nov 25, 2023

Welcome to "Tape Two" of S.O.V. (shot on video) movies that prove that Horror is the Punk Rock of Cinema!

For decades, fans made movies without Hollywood, money, or distribution deals. Following the DIY ethos, regional horror movies sprung up everywhere and told crazy, original, and personal stories and created a subculture.

Just like punk rock did!

Join me as I curate a list of movies that show the diversity of SOV movies, how filmmakers worked out personal traumas by creating, and how SOV gave a legendary director one last chance to be heard!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Discussed:

SAVAGE HARVEST (1994) Dir. Eric Stanze

SCRAPBOOK (2000) Dir. Eric Stanze

THE BURNING MOON (1992) Olaf Ittenbach

HALLUCINATIONS (1986) Dirs. John Polonia | Mark Polonia | Todd Michael Smith

SPLATTER FARM (1987) Dirs. John Polonia | Mark Polonia | Todd Michael Smith

TWISTED ISSUES (1988) Dir. Charles Pinion

POSSIBLY IN MICHIGAN (1983) Dir. Cecelia Condit

BENEATH THE SKIN (1981) Dir. Cecelia Condit

EACH TIME I KILL (2007) Dir. Doris Wishman

LIMBO (1999) Dir. Tina Krause

Episode 118-Death or Glory: S.O.V. Horror (Tape One) Nov 20, 2023

Horror is the Punk Rock of Cinema, and S.O.V. (shot on video) movies prove it!

For decades, fans made movies without Hollywood, money, or distribution deals. Following the DIY ethos, regional horror movies sprung up everywhere and told crazy, original, and personal stories and created a subculture.

Just like punk rock did!

Join me on "Tape One," where I discuss the long history of renegade moviemaking outside the system, some of my favorite SOV movies, and make a confession about my own SOV film from 1993!

("Tape Two," a discussion of ten more SOV movies, will drop on Black Friday!)

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Discussed:

LET'S GET DEAD (1993) Dir. Scott Bradley

SLEDGEHAMMER (1983) Dir. David A. Prior

BOARDINGHOUSE (1982) Dir. John Wintergate

DARKNESS (1993) Dir. Leif Jonker

SHATTER DEAD (1994) Dir. Scooter McCrae

SIXTEEN TONGUES (1999-released 2005) Dir. Scooter McCrae

WEASELS RIP MY FLESH (1979) Dir. Nathan Schiff

KILLING SPREE (1987) Dir. Tim Ritter

THE PACT (1995) Dir. Brad Sykes

LIST OF EARLY REGIONAL INDIE MOVIE MAVERICKS DISCUSSED:

William Grefe in Florida (MAKO: THE JAWS OF DEATH, STANLEY)

Larry Buchanan in Texas (THE EYE CREATURES, MARS NEEDS WOMEN)

Bill Rebane in Wisconsin (THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION)

Long Islander Andy Milligan (THE GHASTLY ONES)

Martin Folse in Louisiana (TERROR IN THE SWAMP)

J.R. Bookwalter in Ohio (THE DEAD NEXT DOOR)

Herschell Gordon Lewis in Florida (BLOOD FEAST, TWO THOUSAND MANIACS!)

Episode 117- Casting the Runes: Halloween 2023 Oct 31, 2023

Happy Halloween!

Join me as I talk about all of the little annual "rituals" I do around Halloween, including books, movies, decorations, old memories of Samhains gone by, and new "ritual bits" added this year!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Books Discussed:

Ghost Story -Peter Straub

Books of Blood- Clive Barker

The Year’s Best Hardcore Horror- Edited by Randy Chandler and Cheryl Mullenax

Chain Saw Confidential – Gunnar Hansen

Shock Value – Jason Zinoman

True Indie- Don Coscarelli

Movies and TV Shows Discussed:

John Carpenter's Suburban Screams (2023)

Talk to Me (2023)

Curse of the Demon (1957)

The Innocents (2021)

The Witch in the Window (2018)

Cobweb (2023)

The Outwaters (2022)

Skinamarink (2022)

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Penda’s Fen (1973)

When Evil Lurks (2023)

Fat Albert Halloween Special (1977)

Brady Bunch Halloween Episode, "Fright Night" (1972)

Episode 116- Empathy for the Devil: William Friedkin Aug 30, 2023

Legendary Filmmaker William Friedkin died on August 7th, 2023, a few months before the 50th Anniversary of THE EXORCIST.

As his legend would dictate, Friedkin was a bit of a demon himself to those who worked with him and opposed him. "Hurricane Billy" would do anything for a shot, even at the risk of life and limb.

Join me as I take a personal look at my utter fascination with the director, whose work captivated me at an early age, and how his persona left me conflicted. Love him or hate him, Friedkin made you take notice.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Discussed:

THE PEOPLE VS. PAUL CRUMP (1962)

GOOD TIMES (1967)

THE NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKY'S (1968)

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (1968)

THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

THE EXORCIST (1973)

SORCERER (1977)

DEAL OF THE CENTURY(1983)

TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA (1985)

KILLER JOE (2011)

Episode 115- Seasons in the Abyss- Part One Jan 31, 2023

Three years of the pandemic is enough. We stared into the abyss, and it changed us. And horror movies got us through.

Horror movies also told us the scary and ugly truth about how monstrous we were. As we spent our Seasons in the Abyss, here are some trends I noticed... and NO ZOMBIE MOVIES INCLUDED!

PART ONE OF TWO.

Movies Discussed:

SYNCHRONIC (2020)

ST. MAUD (2021)

DEMENTER (2021)

THE VIGIL (2021)

RELIC (2022)

HIS HOUSE (2020)

HOST (2020)

DASHCAM (2022)

Episode 114- The Grinch Who Ate Christmas Jan 01, 2023

Here's my Postmortem on the 2022 Christmas Holiday Season, where I discuss Killer Santas, Trolls, Yule Logs, and the death of "The War on Christmas!"

Movies Discussed:

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983)

TROLL (2022)

CHRISTMAS, BLOODY CHRISTMAS (2022)

THE MEAN ONE (2022)

VIOLENT NIGHT (2022)

ADULT SWIM'S YULE LOG (2022)

Episode 113: A Christmas Ghost Story- Casting the Runes Dec 25, 2022

Happiest of Holidays to you!

Just in time for Christmas Eve is the Hellbent for Horror Annual Christmas Ghost Story!

Keeping the old British tradition going, I've been reading ghost stories for Christmas over the last few years. Because Christmas and horror go together like cookies and milk and Santa!

This year's story is M.R. James' "Casting the Runes," which is the story that was adapted into the excellent 1957 film directed by Jacques Tournier, Night of the Demon, released as Curse of the Demon in the USA.

Enjoy the show, and stay safe and spooky into 2023!

CASTING THE RUNES (1911) by M.R. James

NIGHT OF THE DEMON, aka, CURSE OF THE DEMON (1957)

Episode 112: Does Humor Belong in Horror? Guest Vincent V. Cava Dec 01, 2022

Join acclaimed horror author Vince V. Cava (CREEPYPASTA, JUST A LITTLE TERRIBLE) as we look at how comedy and horror work together (or not). We discuss Bizarro horror, Creepypasta, crazy Anime, and "the Amazon Smut Illuminati."

This is a pre-recorded live podcast from the FAN EXPO-SAN FRANCISCO performed on Black Friday (11/25/2022).

I hope you enjoy the show!

MOVIES:

SCANNERS (1981)

CREEPSHOW (1982)

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985)

SAINT MAUD (2019)

THE RITUAL (2017)

RELIC (2020)

THE BABADOOK (2014)

VIDEO GAMES:

DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB (2017)

"BACKROOMS"

LOAB (CREEPYPASTA AI DEMON)

BOOKS:

DECOMPOSING HEAD: Frighteningly Funny Tales That Will Rot Your Brain (2014)

GAS STATION BATHROOM (STORY)

CANNIBAL (STORY)

THE BEAST BENEATH THE STREETS (2023)

CANDIDE by VOLTAIRE (1759)

"THE SECOND VARIETY" by P.K. DICK

S.R. TOOMS

THE “AMAZON SMUT ILLUMINATI” (12 PEOPLE WRITING ALL THE AMAZON SMUT)

BIZARRO HORROR LITERATURE

HEAD IN THE FRIDGE (STORY)

CREEPYPASTA

Episode 111- I Remember Halloween Nov 01, 2022

It's no surprise that I love Halloween and that I love decorating my place into a haunted House for Trick-or-Treaters to enjoy.

But there is a specific history behind my love of Halloween, and in this episode, I'm going to "open a vein" and give you more insight into what makes me believe that horror brings people together and, for some of us, frees us and gives us purpose.

Special Edition: I read my short story, THE RELEQUARIANS.

I hope you like the show!

Episode 110- The Director That Ate Pittsburgh- A Visit to the George A. Romero Archives Aug 18, 2022

Every town has ghosts and the late George Romero is Pittsburgh's beloved boogeyman!

Romero still looms large there, and I was honored to visit the George A. Romero Archival Collection (1962-2017) at the Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh.

Horror Studies Collection Coordinator Ben Rubin sat for an interview and gave me a tour of the vast collection that documents his career through the ups and downs and how Pittsburgh became "the Zombie Capitol of the World."

I hope you like the show!

Special thanks to Ben Rubin and the Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh for their kind cooperation.

Movies Discussed:

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

The Amusement Park (1975)

Martin (1977)

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Creepshow (1982)

Day of the Dead (1985)

Monkey Shines (1988)

Tales From the Darkside (1990)

Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Night of the Living Dead (1990)

The Dark Half (1993)

Jacaranda Joe (short film) (1994)

Bruiser (2000)

Land of the Dead (2005)

Episode 109- Ernesto and James: Portrait of a Killer Collection May 26, 2022

Freddy's glove! Jason's machete! Jigsaw's mask! Leatherface's Chainsaw!

Like any religion, horror and sci-fi movies can be such a spiritual experience for fans that props and costumes can become holy relics.

Join my guests, James Azrael and Ernesto Avina, partners, and curators of The Horror & SciFi Prop Preservation Association (HSPPA), as they discuss passion, obsession, and how art is in the eye of the beholder.

What is the "Holy Grail" of movie props? Might it be...the Holy Grail itself?

Props! Monsters! Museums! What more could you want?

Would you believe that at the center of their story are...cupcakes?

Listen and find out what the hell that even means!

I hope you like the show!

Movies Discussed:

It's Just a Game (2018)

So What? (Dee Snyder music video- 2016)

Pieces (1982)

Motel Hell (1980)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

Paul Taylor (Pinhead- Hellraiser Judgment -2018)

Enrique Murciano

Harry Potter Hufflepuff

Seed of Chucky (2004)

Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Boogie Nights (1997)

Wishmaster (1997)

The Exorcist (1973)

Jason X (2001)

Trilogy of Terror (1975)

Puppet Master (1989)

Troll (1986)

Resident Evil (2002)

Inglorious Basterds (2009)

Tusk (2014)

Se7en (1995)

Hellraiser (1987)

Episode 108- He Was a TV Horror Host- Creature Features Legend John Stanley Apr 06, 2022

Before the MCU became mainstream and before horror films won Oscars, Horror Hosts helped create the Monster Kid Culture and legitimize fandom and genre conventions.

My guest, John Stanley, was not only the legendary host of Creature Features on KTVU-2 from 1979-1984, but also a novelist, film critic, and horror film director (NIGHTMARE IN BLOOD).

Join us as we talk horror host history straight from the source, what it was like to be there when ALIEN, PHANTASM, and even STAR TREK first premiered, and how fans resurrected the horror host culture!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Films, folks, and shows discussed:

NIGHTMARE IN BLOOD (1977)

CREATURE OF THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)

THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)

CREATURE FEATURES- KTVU (1971-1984)

ALIEN (1979)

PHANTASM (1979)

ROBERT BLOCH

RAY BRADBURY

STEPHEN KING

LEONARD NIMOY

Episode 107- Monstrous Music and Battle Hymns Feb 12, 2022

Music and Horror are kindred spirits. And many of us love it when music and horror meet in the shadows of our imaginations.

Join my guests, the hosts of the excellent DISCOVER THE HORROR PODCAST as we look at how we were attracted to the dark side of music, our influences, and how many different ways music express that darkness.

This is a joint podcast with my good friends from Discover the Horror and the music conversation, focusing on horror movie soundtracks, continues on their podcast. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Biup3H

What do Rupert Holmes and Black Sabbath have in common? Listen and find out!

I hope you enjoy the show!

BANDS, TOPICS, AND SONGS DISCUSSED:

Iron Maiden

Mike Oldfield- TubularBells (1973)

Robert Goulet (performer)

The Accused (punk band)

Alice Cooper (band)

Alice Cooper meets the Muppets (TV-1978)

From the Inside (album-1978)

Millie and Billie (song-1978)

Love it to Death (album-1971)

Antichrist Superstar (album-1996)

Behemoth (band)

Black Sabbath (band)

Black Sabbath (album-1970)

Born Again (album- 1983)

Blood and Chocolate (1986)

I Want You (song-1986)

Bloody Hammers (band)

Boris Karloff's Tales of the Frightened (album-1963)

Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures (band)

Celtic Frost (band)

To Mega Therion (album-1985)

Cold Ethyl (song-1975)

Dead Babies (1971)

Diamond Head (band)

Am I Evil? (song-1979)

Dickie Goodman- Mr. Jaws (song-1975)

Dio: A Special from the Spectrum (concert video-1984)

Famous monsters (band)

Fulci (band)

Garbage (band)

Flying Saucer (song- 1956)

Ghoultown (band)

Hallowed Ground (album-1984)

Country Death Song (song-1984)

Violent Femmes (band)

Halloween Hootenanny (album-1998)

Horror Hop (album-1994)

I Put a Spell on You -Screaming Jay Hawkins (1956)

I Put a Spell on You- Marilyn Manson (1997)

Johnny Cash- Delia's Gone (1962)

The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black (band)

Kembra Pfahler (artist/performer)

King Diamond (performer/band)

Abigail (album-1987)

Mercyful Fate (band)

Melissa (album-1983)

Nuns Have No Fun (EP/song-1982)

Kiss (band)

Love Gun (album-1977)

Paul Lynde Halloween Special (TV-1976)

Lightnin' Hopkins- Goin' Back Home (song-1977)

Link Wray- Rumble (song-1958)

Lordi (band)

Love Rollercoaster- Ohio Players (song-1975)

Manowar (possibly the greatest band)

Into Glory Ride (album-1983)

Marty Robbins- El Paso (song- 1959)

Metallica (band)

Ride the Lightning (album-1984)

Master of Puppets (1986)

Ministry (band)

Misfits (band)

Evilive (live album-1987)

Legacy of Brutality (1985)

Where Eagles Dare (song-1985)

Monster Bop (album-1993)

Motley Crue (band)

Motorhead (band)

Murder Ballads (album -1996)

My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (band)

Ozzy Bites the Head Off a Dove (event-1981)

Paul McCartney and Wings (band)

Piece of Mind (album-1983)

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) (song-1979)

Rupert Holmes (songwriter/performer)

Powerwolf (band)

The Return of the Living Dead (film/soundtrack-1985)

Revolting Cocks (band)

Robert Johnson (blues legend)

Roky Erickson (performer)

Cold Night for Alligators (song-1986)

Samhain (band)

November-Coming-Fire (album-1986)

Satanic Panic (cultural event 1982-1989)

Septic Death (band)

Skinny Puppy (band)

The Process (album-1996)

Too Dark Park (1990)

Skrewdriver (band)

Soupy Sales- My Baby's Got a Crush on Frankenstein (song-1962)

Stagger Lee/ Staggolee (historical figure)

Stained Class (album-1976)

Judas Priest (band)

Stan (song-2000)

Suicidal Tendencies (band)

The Cramps (band)

The Creeping Cruds (band)

The Cure (band)

Subway Song (song-1980)

The Dead Elvi (band)

The Spectres (band)

This is Horror Punk (album-2003)

The Buoys- Timothy (song-1971)

Twisted Sister (band)

Venom (band)

Black Metal (album-1982)

Voivod (band)

W.A.S.P. (band)

Zacherle- Dinner with Drac (song-1958)

Episode 106- Christmas Ghost Stories- 2021 Dec 27, 2021

Just when you thought all the festivities were over...

There's one more gift under the horror tree for you!

Keeping the old British tradition going, I've been reading ghost stories for Christmas over the last few years. Because Christmas and horror go together like cookies and milk and Santa!

So, here are two stories for 2021!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Blessed Yule to all of you!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Stories Performed:

"The Kit Bag" by Algernon Blackwood

First published 1908 in Pall Mall Magazine

"Dark Christmas" by Jeanette Winterson

Published December 24, 2013, in The Guardian as part of the “Guardian Weekend magazine’s Christmas ghost stories” series.

You can read the entire story on the Guardian website:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/24/christmas-ghost-stories-dark-jeanette-winterson

Episode 105- Esprit de Obstacle Corpse with Hope Madden and George Wolf Dec 02, 2021

Passion makes us do crazy things.

For many lifelong horror fans, the love of the genre is so intense that being a spectator is no longer enough. These fans are compelled to have their creative voices heard. Some paint, others start podcasts, or they write articles and books.

And then there are the really crazy ones who decide they want to make their own full-length horror movies!

In this episode, we speak to Hope Madden and George Wolf, the creative team behind the Fright Club Podcast as they prepare to shoot their feature film, OBSTACLE CORPSE!

Join me as we talk about their lifelong love of horror, from their "First Kisses" to their long-standing careers in radio and television as film critics in Columbus, Ohio, and what they think are the ingredients that make a horror movie memorable!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Watch the OBSTACLE CORPSE feature trailer here: https://vimeo.com/477691195

Follow Hope and George at Maddwolf: https://www.facebook.com/maddwolfcolumbus/

https://maddwolf.com/

@Maddwolf

Movies/TV Covered:

Motel Hell (1980)

Night Gallery (TV: 1969-1973)

Jaws (1975)

The Exorcist (1973)

Battle Royale (2000)

The Belko Experiment (2016)

The Vow (TV: 2020)

Wild, Wild Country (TV: 2018)

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)

Severance (2006)

American Psycho (2000)

When a Stranger Calls (1979)

War of the Worlds (Radio: 1938)

In the Mood for Love (2000)

Come and See (1985)

His House (2020)

The Other Lamb (2019)

The Painted Bird (2019)

The Wind (2018)

Saint Maud (2019)

The Changeling (1980)

The Night House (2020)

Malignant (2021)

Candyman (2021)

Se7en (1995)

Cabin Fever (2002)

Pig (2021)

The Green Knight (2021)

Episode 104- Uncanny Traveler: Algernon Blackwood's Weird Fiction-with Scarlett Amaris Oct 30, 2021

Skinwalkers! Psychic Vampires! Desert Gods! Cat People! Pagan Sex Beasts! Sentient Forests! Witchcraft! Ancient lands that Feed on humans! Mountain and Snow Goddesses!

The Weird Fiction of the 19th and 20th Centuries paved the way for modern horror and science fiction, and one of the greatest voices was Algernon Blackwood, whose work inspired none other than H.P. Lovecraft.

Join my guest, Scarlett Amaris (H.P. Lovecraft's Color out of Space, The Theatre Bizarre, and the Saurimonde book trilogy) as we look at some of our favorite Blackwood short stories and discuss his amazing life (he said all his stories were "autobiographical") and his influence on modern horror!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Books Covered:

Algernon Blackwood stories:

The Wendigo (1910)

The Touch of Pan (1907)

The Glamour of the Snow (1912)

The Transfer (1912)

The Valley of the Beasts (1921)

Ancient Sorceries (1906)

The Man Whom the Trees Loved (1912)

The Pikestaffe Case (1924)

The Occupant in the Room (1917)

Sand (1912)

The Willows (1907)

Biography:

Starlight man: The extraordinary life of Algernon Blackwood by Michael Ashley (2001)

Books by other Authors:

Shadowland -Peter Straub (1980)

Ghost Story -Peter Straub (1979)

Kwaidan (film) (1965)

Burnt Offerings -Robert Marasco (1973)

Christine -Stephen King (1983)

Episode 103- The Mad Love of Jay Michaels and Phoenix FearCon Oct 06, 2021

For some of us, going a little crazy is just the time when life starts getting fun.

Madness? Mania? Fanaticism? Call it what you like.

I call it passion, and I am drawn to people who need to create something out of their mad love. The creation might seem crazy to the average person, but to those it speaks to, it is a beautiful gift.

My guest is Jay Michaels, independent stage and film producer, director, and actor, who is also the host and executive producer of Phoenix FearCon, Arizona's Largest Independent Horror Film Festival and Convention Since 2006.

Join us as we discuss our lifetime loves of the horror genre and the gift of mad passion!

And…join us LIVE in Tempe, Arizona, on October 15th and 16th at the Sun Studios of Arizona! You can get tickets here: https://phoenixfearcon.com/box-office/

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

The Mummy’s Hand (1940)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

Dark Shadows (TV) (1966-1971)

Nights of Cabiria (1957)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Broadway) (1979)

Phantasm (1979)

Followed (2018)

Alone (2020)

Evil Dead (1981)

Episode 102- Kat Ellinger & The Deep Woods of Folk Horror Sep 24, 2021

The woods are nature at its most feral. The deep, dark forest is the original home of the boogeyman, long before there were dark closets and basements and that space under your bed.

The Folk Horror subgenre has gained a new audience as more young filmmakers exploit the fine line between the natural and the supernatural...and openly ask if there's a line at all.

In honor of Kier-La Janisse's fantastic and masterful documentary, "WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR", I welcome writer/producer/author/editor/and horror journalist, KAT ELLINGER (Editor-in-Chief of Diabolique Magazine) to discuss Folk Horror, the history of Heathenism in England, and several other obsessions!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched (2020)

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

The Owl Service (1969)

Fingerbobs (1972)

The Moon and the Sledgehammer (1971)

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Onibaba (1964)

The Craft (1996)

The Company of Wolves (1984)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

Episode 101- The Devil Made Them Do It- Hot Summer Nights at the Skyline Drive-In Aug 27, 2021

Summer isn't over yet!

And neither is my discussion of the passion of fandom and how it makes us do crazy things for what we love!

In this episode, I talk with Joe Gaudin and Matt Masters, the owners of the Skyline Drive-in in Shelbyville, Indiana about how they took a dying drive-in and turned it into a movie-lovers paradise!

They specialize in a two-day Dusk-To-Dawn Show of horror movies, and gourmet food to die for!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Episode 100- Summer Nights and Dark Delights, Or, How Fandom Saved Your Soul Aug 27, 2021

This is the "official" 100th episode of Hellbent for Horror!

In this episode, I want to discuss PASSION, the driving force behind creativity, and the mad devotion to movies, art, and pop culture we call fandom.

Fandom can make us seem crazy, but that mad passion can change lives, and I discuss the amazing story of the resurrection of The Mahoning Drive-In and the way their passion for movies enchanted a worldwide community.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Episode 099- Season of the Witches- The Spinsters of Horror Jul 07, 2021

Bela Lugosi got it right all those years ago when he said that it was women who truly love horror.

My guests, The Spinsters of Horror, prove it with every episode of I Spit on Your Podcast, one of the sharpest, passionate, and fun shows around.

Join us in a deep-dive geek conversation as we discuss dozens of topics including horror in pop culture, heavy metal, folk horror, taboo terrors, paganism, feminism, fetishes, "comfort horror movies", and why horror does not deserve your shame!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

The Exorcist (1973)

Candyman (1992)

Midsommar (2019)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Monster Squad (1987)

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

Psycho Goreman (2020)

Phantasm 2 (1988)

Trauma (2017)

The Untold Story (1993)

Hostel (2005)

Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006)

The Bunny Game (2011)

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

Calibre (2018)

The Wicker man (1973)

Hagazussa (2017)

Without Name (2016)

The Hallow (2015)

Stake Land (2010)

The Void (2016)

Bug (2006)

Bit (2019)

R.L. Stine’s CHEERLEADER BOOK Series

Episode 098- Travel Prepared to Survive Mar 26, 2021

Deserts are the natural world at its most supernatural. They are dangerous and merciless reminders that everything, including civilization, is temporary. Deserts remind us that we are one worldwide crisis away from entropy.

A perfect location for horror movies!

Join me as I discuss desert horror movies, the way they speak to our social anxieties, and I recount my own drive through the Mojave Desert to visit Death Valley!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies:

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

The Objective (2008)

Dust Devil (1992)

Wolf Creek (2005)

The Hitcher (1986)

Wake in Fright (1971)

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Episode 097- Christmas Ghost Story 2020: The Derelict Jan 12, 2021

Just when you thought all the celebration is over, H4H finds one last present hidden under the sofa!

The Annual (although late) Christmas Ghost Story!

Actually, it's more like it got kicked under the sofa by the amazing amount of chaos that this past year brought.

This year we are offering you William Hope Hodgson's THE DERELICT to chill your bones! It's a creepy story about the unknown dangers of the open sea and I think you'll realize how this story might have influenced the works of H.P. Lovecraft!

This was recorded in December of 2020 but was unfortunately delayed over technical issues. We are happy to present it in its entirety.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Episode 096- Horror Double Feature- Part Two: Filmmakers Mike Watt and Amy Lynn Best Nov 06, 2020

Halloween is NEVER over! H4H decided to keep the bone dance going for a few more days to raise our spirits! We survived the weirdness of Halloween 2020 and now we're in the final stretches of the Year the Wouldn't Die. H4H is doing a Horror Double Feature with two podcasts of extended conversations with horror enthusiasts and creators! Part Two is a stream-of-consciousness conversation with the filmmaking team of Amy Lynn Best and Mike Watt (The Resurrection Game, Splatter Movie: The Director's Cut, Razor Days). We discuss their films and their publications (Exploitation Nation, Grindhouse Purgatory), and convention life in the indie horror world, as well as some sobering observations about the horror of the "new normal" of 2020. So grab a beverage of your choice and close your eyes and imagine yourself hanging out with us at the after-hours bar at Cinema Wasteland! I hope you enjoy the conversation and thank you for listening! Follow Mike and Amy here:

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Episode 095- Horror Double Feature -Part One: The Unholy Three ft. Jon Kitley, Bryan Martinez, and S.A. Bradley Nov 02, 2020

Halloween is a state of mind.

We survived the weirdness of Halloween 2020 and now we're in the final stretches of the Year the Wouldn't Die.

I think we all deserve a little more Halloween this year, so H4H is doing a Horror Double Feature with two podcasts of extended conversations with horror enthusiasts and creators!

Part One is a fly-on-the-wall conversation between Jon Kitley (Kitley's Krypt, Discover the Horror: One Man's 50-Year Quest for Monsters, Maniacs, and the Meaning of it All), Bryan Martinez (Film Deviant, The Giallo Room), and S.A. Bradley.

What started out as a Facebook Live conversation took on a life of its own as we delve into what movies still scare us, opinions on horror and popular culture, and real-life horror (and how we deal with it). This is as close to a late-night talk after the convention closes as you can get.

I hope you enjoy the conversation, and you get the feel of why we champion finding our horror tribe at conventions.

Technical note: this originated as a Facebook Live recording and because of that, the audio isn't at the highest quality.

Jon Kitley:

Kitley's Krypt

His book: Discover the Horror: One Man's 50-Year Quest for Monsters, Maniacs and the Meaning of It All

Bryan Martinez:

The Giallo Room

Film Deviant

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Episode 094- The Two-Headed Monster of Horror and Science Fiction with Lisa Gorski Sep 09, 2020

In the world of genre and fandom, the universal currency is passion. Fans of different genres normally would not mix, but there are areas of overlap, LIKE a GENRE VENN DIAGRAM. Join me and H4H producer, Lisa Gorski, as we discuss the overlap between two of the most passionate fandoms, HORROR AND SCIENCE FICTION. (shock: Lisa is NOT a horror fan!) #horror #scifi #lovecraftcountry #sayhorror #alien #thething #TheExpanse #TheRitual

Movies, Books, and Artists Discussed:

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Satan’s Triangle (1975)

The Night Stalker (1975)

Star Trek TV Series (1966)

“The Road” by Cormac McCarthy (2006)

“The Passage” by Justin Cronin (2010)

“V Wars” by Jonathan Maberry (2012)

Alien (1979)

Aliens (1986)

Alien 3 (1992)

“Autonomous” and “The Future of Another Timeline” by Annalee Newitz

“All the Birds in the Sky” and “The City in the Middle of the Night” by Charlie Jane Anders

“A Closed and Common Orbit” and “The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet” by Becky Chambers

Robert A. Heinlein

Ray Bradbury

Star Wars (1977)

Jaws (1975)

“Moby Dick” by Herman Melville

John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)

Splice (2009)

Star Trek (2009)

C. Fontana

Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Contagion (2011)

Robert Oppenheimer

They Live (1988)

John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)

Insidious (2010)

The Conjuring (2013)

The Ritual (2017)

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) (1997-2003)

The X-Files (TV) (1993-1998)

Supernatural (TV) (2005-2020)

The Mercy Thompson book series by Patricia Briggs

The Iron Druid Book Series by Kevin Hearne

The Harry Dresden book series by Jim Butcher

The Expanse (TV) (2015-)

The Blob (1958)

Lovecraft Country (TV) (2020)

Edgar Rice Burroughs

H.P. Lovecraft

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemesin

The Lady Astronaut book series by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Expanse book series by James S. A. Corey

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Episode 093- Again, Volatile Substance: Caligari Goes to the Oscars Apr 27, 2020

2020 is the 100-year anniversary of 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari', the German Expressionism film that created the visual and thematic template for the modern horror movie.

And I think it is very fitting that three films up for Best Picture at the Academy Awards this year were horror films in disguise.

Join me as I show how three very different films carry the Caligari DNA and continue to expand the language of the modern horror film.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Discussed:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Get Out (2017)

Combat Shock (1984)

Joker (2019)

The Dark Knight (2008)

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Taxi Driver (1976)

The King of Comedy (1982)

Easy Rider (1969)

1917 (2019)

Black Hawk Down (2001)

Come and See (1985)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

Parasite (2019)

The Funeral (1984)

Audition (1999)

Sleep Tight (2011)

US (2019)

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Episode 092-Death by Convenience: Part Two Apr 02, 2020

Welcome to Part Two of my post-mortem on 2010-2019, the Decade of Dread!

Was 2010 to 2019 an embarrassment of riches, or just an embarrassment?

The honest answer is…BOTH.

This is my deep dive into "the State of Horror" as we move towards a new decade and brace ourselves as we walk into the maelstrom that is 2020.

In Part Two, I investigate the dark side of the geek and horror culture throughout the decade.

This episode is a critical look at some of the trends that weren’t so hot, some trends and innovations that started with so much promise but, sadly, went south in the execution.

I look at how we as horror fans and horror creators handled ourselves during a decade of extreme changes and social upheaval.

I closed out Part One with a list of my favorite horror films from 2010-2015, and I’ll close out Part Two with the list of my favorite horror movies from the years 2016-2019 and discuss what movie I feel defined the decade. It’s bound to be controversial!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Discussed:

Films of 2016:

THE NEON DEMON

DON’T BREATHE

GREEN ROOM

THE WITCH

THE VEIL

THE INVITATION

10 CLOVERFIELD LANE

HUSH

THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS

UNDER THE SHADOW

PHANTASM: RAVAGER

PET

THE MONSTER

ABATTOIR

THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

TRAIN TO BUSAN

THE WAILING

SPLIT

SIREN

THE BELCO EXPERIMENT

FIRSTBORN

SWEET, SWEET, LONELY GIRL

TONIGHT SHE COMES

A DARK SONG

VIRAL.

Films of 2017:

IT

GET OUT

47 METERS DOWN

GERALD’S GAME

THE BABYSITTER

CREEP 2

CARGO

REBIRTH

IT COMES AT NIGHT

LAKE BODOM

TRAGEDY GIRLS

THE EVIL WITHIN

MOTHER! HAPPY DEATH DAY

CULT OF CHUCKY

MAYHEM

THE RITUAL

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER…

MARROWBONE

I REMEMBER YOU

COLD SKIN

DESOLATION

TERRIFIER

Films of 2018:

HEREDITARY

WILDING

UNSANE

UPGRADE

BAD SAMARITAN

ANNIHILATION

SUMMER OF 84

MANDY

APOSTLE

THE CLOVE HITCH KILLER

BIRD BOX

OVERLORD

Films of 2019:

US

THE HOLE IN THE GROUND

BRIGHTBURN

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

IT CHAPTER 2

SATANIC PANIC

HAUNT

THE LIGHTHOUSE

RATTLESNAKE

DOCTOR. SLEEP

THE LODGE

THE PLATFORM

RABID

THE BANANA SPLITS MOVIE (Honorable Mention)

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Episode 091-Death by Convenience: Part One Feb 04, 2020

It's a month into 2020 and the "terrible teens" are due for a post-mortem! There were huge changes in the world of entertainment in the years 2010 to 2019 and the horror genre was right in the middle of it all.

The advent of streaming services and the popularizing of "binge-watching" changed the way we watched horror and the amount of new and old films and television shows were available to us.

This was also a period where there was a huge variety of subgenres to choose from and it was a time where diverse storytellers shared their visions of the world and mavericks pushed the envelope of what makes a horror film a horror film.

So, was 2010 to 2019 an embarrassment of riches, or just an embarrassment? Were the advances in technology good or bad for the horror genre? Were we a "Haunted House Divided" over all the changes?

Join me as I take a 2-part deep dive into "the State of Horror" as we move towards a new decade. I look at the good trends and the bad ones and give my opinion of who was the most influential filmmaker in horror from 2010-2019, and what movie I feel defined the decade. It's bound to be controversial!

At the end of Part One, I'll also give a list of my favorite horror movies from the years 2010-2015. I'll give the rest at the end of Part Two.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Discussed:

Films of 2010:

Black Swan

The Crazies

Dream Home

I Spit on Your Grave

Insidious

The Intruder

The Last Exorcism

Let Me In

Paranormal Activity 2

Piranha 3-D

The Reef

Rubber

A Serbian Film

The Silent House

Sint (Saint)

Stake Land

Tucker & Dale vs Evil

We Are What We Are

The Wolfman

Films of 2011:

Absentia

Fright Night

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

The Incident

The Innkeepers

Red State

The Thing

The Tunnel

The Woman

You're Next

Films of 2012:

American Mary

The Bay

Berberian Sound Studio

The Cabin in the Woods

Citadel

Found

Grabbers

John Dies at the End

The Lords of Salem

Lovely Molly

Maniac

The Pact

Sinister

V/H/S

The Woman in Black

Films of 2013:

Curse of Chucky

The Conjuring

Evil Dead

Frankenstein's Army

Jug Face

Mama

V/H/S/2

We Are What We Are

Willow Creek

World War Z

Films of 2014:

Annabelle

As Above, So Below

The Babadook

The Canal

Creep

Deliver Us from Evil

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

It Follows

Oculus

The Purge: Anarchy

Starry Eyes

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Films of 2015:

Crimson Peak

Deathgasm

Demonic

The Invitation

Krampus

The Lazarus Effect

Sinister 2

Stung

We Are Still Here

The Witch

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Episode 090- Christmas Ghost Stories- 2019 Dec 26, 2019

Hello, my friends!

Happy Holidays!

I hope you got what you wanted for Christmas and Hanukkah!

And...here's one last present that I was hiding behind the sofa!

Last year I did a traditional Christmas ghost story reading. This is a tradition that harkens back to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and has been kept alive by the BBC throughout the decades.

I’ve decided I want to make this an annual event.

So, what I want to do this Christmas season is to tell a few short tales to chill you while you sit with just one flickering candle and a hot toddy or hot chocolate or a sugar-free energy drink. Whatever your poison, I hope these stories please you enough that maybe you can keep the tradition of the Christmas ghost story going with your own family.

This year I'll be telling THREE GHOST STORIES!

William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe (1839)

The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft (1926)

The Pale Man by Julius Long (1934)

I hope you enjoy the show, and I look forward to having more conversations in 2020!

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Episode 089-Blood & Flesh & Obsession: Unearthing the Cult of Al Adamson Oct 27, 2019

'Horror Film Director Found Slain, Buried Under Floor', screamed the August 1995 headline in The Los Angeles Times.

From the 60s to the 80s, producer/director Al Adamson made cheap, crazy and effective exploitation films, like SATAN'S SADISTS and DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN for the drive-in market.

But the whole truth behind Al Adamson's strange life and gruesome death reveals perhaps the most bizarre career in Hollywood history.

The new documentary BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE AND GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON, chronicles the movies, brushes with Charles Manson, bizarre UFO encounters, and an ill-fated business relationship that ends in horrific tragedy.

Join producer/director David Gregory (LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) and producer Heather Buckley (THE RANGER) as they discuss Adamson, the obsessive nature of horror fans, and the fascination of horror and fringe cinema.

I hope you enjoy the show!

https://www.facebook.com/AlAdamsonDoc/

https://vimeo.com/348116253/59e9b68578

Movies covered:

Psycho-a-Go-Go (1965)

Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969)

Satan's Sadists (1969)

Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)

Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)

Blazing Stewardesses (1975)

Carnival Magic (1981)

Beyond this Earth (1994)

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Episode 088- Home of "DEPRAVED": The Larry Fessenden Interview Sep 13, 2019

Great horror stories, like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, have universal appeal and artists can reinterpret them to reflect the anxieties of every generation.

And on Friday, September 13th, legendary Independent Horror Auteur Larry Fessenden releases Depraved, his newest vision of the Frankenstein story.

Since 1985, Larry Fessenden has been creating his own fiercely independent, critically-acclaimed horror films (No Telling, Habit, Wendigo, The Last Winter, and Beneath)through the film studio he created, Glass Eye Pix.

Join the conversation as Larry graciously comes on H4H to talk about his unique style in horror films, the existential horror of the nature of nature, and why Frankenstein is as vital today as it was in 1818!

I hope you enjoy the show!

http://glasseyepix.com/project/depraved/

https://www.depravedifc.com/

Movies Discussed:

Depraved (2019)

Like Me (2018)

Stakeland (2010)

Beneath (2013)

The Last Winter (2006)

Wendigo (2001)

Habit (1998)

No Telling (1991)

Birth of the Living Dead (2013)

Bitter Feast (2010)

Backcountry (2014)

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

I Can See You (2008)

Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

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Episode 087- Dinosaur Horror! Double Feature Aug 22, 2019

Welcome to PART ONE of a podcast double-feature with the I Know Dino Podcast!

Dragons! The xenomorph from Alien! The shark from Jaws!

These monsters are descendants of real creatures that walked the earth- the dinosaur.

Horror movies have used the dinosaur as a source for monsters since the silent era because they are a source of endless fascination and terror.

But, do the dinosaurs deserve their role as horror movie villain? Are there dinosaurs that are even weirder and scarier than what the movies usually show?

Join me in a lively conversation with my guest Garret and Sabrina from the wildly popular I Know Dino Podcast as we discuss favorite dinosaurs, popular misconceptions, and their First Kisses with dinosaur horror!

This is the first part of a two-part multi-podcast collaboration with I Know Dino! To listen to Part Two (I Know Dino Episode 245), click here!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Here is the link to the I Know Dino Podcast: https://iknowdino.com/start-here/

Want to know more about dinosaurs? Take a look at these resources: https://iknowdino.com/resources/

Movies Discussed:

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Jurassic Park (1993)

The Land Before Time (1988)

The Lost World (1925-silent)

King Kong (1933)

Westworld (1973)

Congo (1995)

The Dinosaur Project (2012)

Tammy and the T. Rex (1994)

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Hellbent for Horrible Questions: Sarah K. Reimers Jun 29, 2019

The 6th Annual Etheria Film Night will be held on Saturday, June 29th at the legendary Egyptian Theatre, and H4H is celebrating with a series of interviews with the filmmakers!

Etheria Film Night is the world's most prestigious showcase of new short genre (horror, science-fiction, fantasy, action, comedy, and thriller) films directed by women.

This interview is with director Sarah K. Reimers to discuss her short film (and festival favorite), Bitten, her life-long love of horror films, and the horror of Midwestern cooking from the '70s!

Join me as I ask Sarah some horrible questions!

Etheria Film Night: http://www.etheriafilmnight.com/

Sarah's production website: www.bestbaddogfilms.com

FB page for Bitten: https://www.facebook.com/bestbaddogfilms/

Family Recipies YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-712XsG36VrQZ3lE5kqFtA

Episode 086- Horror Pride Jun 28, 2019

Horror is an emotion first and a setting later. It's the only genre that is directly named after an emotion, and that gives horror a universal appeal. It also makes each person's experience and interpretation personal.

We close out June, Pride Month, with a celebration of the contributions the LGBTQ community has brought to the horror genre since the creation of the Gothic novel.

My guest is Waylon Jordan, the Associate Editor for iHorror.com, one of the largest online horror resources in the world. Waylon writes Horror Pride Month, a series of articles that chronicle the history and the present of queer horror and he graciously comes onto the show to expand on the discussion.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Read Waylon's work on iHorror.com:

https://www.ihorror.com/author/spirtvox/

Follow Waylon on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Waylonvox1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/waylon.jordan.16

David J. Skal's Book on Bram Stoker: Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker

Movies covered:

Carrie (1976)

Halloween (1978)

Frankenstein (1931)

Child's Play movie Franchise (1988-2019)

The Lost Boys (1987)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

American Psycho (2000)

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2019)

The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

Knife+Heart (2019)

Lyle (2014)

The Quiet Room (2018) (short)

Books discussed:

The Castle of Ortranto (1764)

The Picture of Dorian Grey (1890)

Dracula (1897)

American Psycho (1991)

Hellbent for Horrible Questions: Chelsea Lupkin Jun 07, 2019

The 6th Annual Etheria Film Night will be held on Saturday, June 29th at the legendary Egyptian Theatre, and H4H is celebrating with a series of interviews with the filmmakers!

Etheria Film Night is the world's most prestigious showcase of new short genre (horror, science-fiction, fantasy, action, comedy, and thriller) films directed by women.

This interview is with writer/director Chelsea Lupkin (Flutter, Uncovering Eden) to discuss her newest short film, Lucy's Tale and her love of genre film.

Join me as I ask Chelsea some horrible questions!

Etheria Film Night: http://www.etheriafilmnight.com/

Lucy's Tale: http://www.chelsealupkin.com/lucy

Hellbent for Horrible Questions: Ivy Liao May 29, 2019

The 6th Annual Etheria Film Night will be held on Saturday, June 29th at the legendary Egyptian Theatre, and H4H is celebrating with a series of interviews with the filmmakers!

Etheria Film Night is the world's most prestigious showcase of new short genre (horror, science-fiction, fantasy, action, comedy, and thriller) films directed by women.

This interview is with writer/director/special effects supervisor Ivy Liao (The Chase, Synesthesia) to discuss her newest short film, Cupid's Paradise and her love of genre film.

Join me as I ask Ivy some horrible questions!

Etheria Film Night:

Cupid's Paradise: https://www.facebook.com/CupidsParadiseFilm/

Episode 085- Last Kiss May 23, 2019

Nothing marks the end of an era more potently than when the icons of that era pass away.

The cold reality is that when horror icons pass away, they rarely get memorialized in mainstream arenas.

So, I wanted to give an "Irish Wake", a happy send-off for several of the people who passed away over the last few years. The people who gave horror fans their First Kiss.

Consider this episode the Last Kiss, a retrospective of the careers of writers, directors, actors, and illustrators and a final recommendation of their work.

I hope you enjoy the show!

ARTISTS COVERED:

Wes Craven

Nicolas Roeg

David F. Friedman

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Jack Davis

Bernie Wrightson

William Peter Blatty

John Carl Beuchler

Jack H. Harris

James Karen

Don Calfa

Harlan Ellison

MOVIES COVERED:

Last House on the Left (1972)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Scream (1996)

Performance (1970)

Walkabout (1971)

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

Bad Timing (1980)

Track 29 (1988)

Eureka (1983)

Blood Feast (1963)

2000 Maniacs! (1964)

Creepshow (1982)

The Ninth Configuration (1980)

Troll (1986)

Equinox (1970)

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

BOOKS COVERED:

A Youth in Babylon (1990)

Tales From the Crypt (1950-1955) "FOUL PLAY"

House of Secrets (Swamp Thing) (1971)

Swamp Thing (1972) 10 issues

Creepy #62 (1974) -"The Black Cat"

House of Horror #2 (1974) "Jenifer"

Eerie #62 (1975) "The Cool Air"

Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein (1983)

Creepshow (1982)

The Exorcist (1971)

The Ninth Configuration (1978) ***Originally Twinkle, Twinkle Killer Kane (1966)

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (1967)

No Doors, No Windows (1975)

Deathbird Stories: A Pantheon of Modern Gods (1975)

Strange Wine (1978)

Music used:

Comic Plodding - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100457 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Destination Unknown by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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Episode 084- Screaming for Pleasure LIVE! From Dark Delicacies Apr 22, 2019

The best thing about being a horror fan is sharing the love with other horror fans!

And I had the pleasure to do just that!

On April 11th, 2019 we did a live podcast of Hellbent for Horror and a live reading from my book, "Screaming for Pleasure" from the legendary horror bookstore, Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA.

Special guest Heidi Honeycutt and I discuss horror, horrible/beautiful, and how we need a new "Santo and the Blue Demon" in our culture.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Follow Dark Delicacies:

https://www.darkdel.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Dark-Delicacies-182525775099921/

Follow Heidi Honeycutt's projects:

Etheria Film Night:

http://www.etheriafilmnight.com/about-etheria-film-night/

Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies: https://youtu.be/ULOO8pPHUas

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Episode 083- We Need to Talk About Guillermo Mar 25, 2019

(Photo credit: CHRISTOPHER WAHL/CONTOUR BY GETTY IMAGES)

If director Guillermo del Toro didn't exist, we horror fans would have had to invent him.

He's a true lifelong fan himself, who brought his unique style and passion to horror films, and his love for monsters paid off when The Shape of Water won Best Picture in 2017.

So...why is there so little conversation about Guillermo del Toro in the horror community?

Has the man who makes horror films as love letters to the Outsider been branded an outsider because of mainstream success?

Join me and my guest, John Arminio, as we look at some of del Toro's films to remind ourselves of the genre-bending richness and the pure, joyous fun of them.

All hail hybrid vigor!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Follow John Arminio:

https://twitter.com/QuasarSniffer

https://www.facebook.com/johnarminio

Check out Comix Connection, where John works: https://www.facebook.com/comix.connection/

We’re taking Hellbent for Horror to Burbank! Join host and author S.A. Bradley for a live author event and book signing at Dark Delicacies in Burbank.

Reserve Your Seat Today! http://bit.ly/2HnKX0s

We’re doing a LIVE edition of Hellbent for Horror complete with a reading from Bradley’s debut horror retrospective Screaming for Pleasure. Very special VIP guest Heidi Honeycutt will be joining to chat about the book, horror, her work and lots more. Don’t miss this live event to relish in all things horror and get your copy of Screaming for Pleasure signed!

Details:

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Dark Delicacies

3512 W Magnolia Blvd

Burbank, CA 91505

7:00 pm Live Podcast Taping (45-60 minutes)

8:00 pm Signing

Movies Covered:

Cronos (1993)

The Devil's Backbone (2001)

Hellboy (2004)

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Episode 082- The Hidden Horror of Disaster Movies Mar 18, 2019

Fire! Flood! Earthquake! Killer bees!

Disaster Movies have been a staple of cinema since the Silent Era, and they are far more diverse in scope than you might think.

Most Disaster Movies want to thrill you, but there are those proud few that really want to scare you.

Let's take a look at some of those movies that put the Fear of God into us!

I hope you enjoy the show!

We’re taking Hellbent for Horror to Burbank! Join host and author S.A. Bradley for a live author event and book signing at Dark Delicacies in Burbank.

Reserve Your Seat Today! http://bit.ly/2HnKX0s

We’re doing a LIVE edition of Hellbent for Horror complete with a reading from Bradley’s debut horror retrospective Screaming for Pleasure. Very special VIP guest Heidi Honeycutt will be joining to chat about the book, horror, her work and lots more. Don’t miss this live event to relish in all things horror and get your copy of Screaming for Pleasure signed!

Details:

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Dark Delicacies

3512 W Magnolia Blvd

Burbank, CA 91505

7:00 pm Live Podcast Taping (45-60 minutes)

8:00 pm Signing

Movies Covered:

San Francisco (1936)

The Last Days of Pompeii (1913)

The Hurricane (1937)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1954), and Gojira (1954, Jp.)

The Birds (1963)

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Earthquake (1974) - presented in Sensurround

The Towering Inferno (1974)

The China Syndrome (1979)

Threads (1984)

Train to Busan (2016)

The Wave (2015, Norway)

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Episode 081- Hellbent for HORROR NOIRE Feb 27, 2019

The excellent new documentary, HORROR NOIRE: A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR, is a love letter to the rich, powerful history of Black American artists in horror cinema.

The story is told by the artists who made the movies, and they give their unflinching perspectives on the past, present, and future of black horror.

Join me as I speak with Executive Producers Dr. Robin Means Coleman and Tananarive Due about their documentary, Black horror, and their "First Kisses" with horror!

Dr. Coleman is currently the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity, and a Professor in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University. She has also written many books about media and the cultural politics of Blackness, including the book that is the source material for this documentary.

Tananarive Due is a filmmaker, author of 12 novels and educator steeped in black horror and Afrofuturism.

Since 2017, she has been teaching a class at UCLA called “The Sunken Place.” Inspired by the movie Get Out, the class delves into the century-spanning history of black horror.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Watch Horror Noire on Shudder (free 7-day trial): https://www.shudder.com/

Read the book that inspired the documentary, written by Dr. Robin Means Coleman, "Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present": https://www.amazon.com/Horror-Noire-Blacks-American-Present-ebook-dp-B006WDDL0U/dp/B006WDDL0U/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1551309483

Join Tananarive Due's "Sunken Place" Workshop! http://hipshot9.clickfunnels.com/sales-page25582446

Read Tananarive Due's horror fiction. Get hooked with "My Soul To Keep" (African Immortals series Book 1): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DB7UKO/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

Movies Covered:

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

The Fly (1958)

The Mole People (1956)

A Son of Satan (1924)

Son of Ingagi (1940)

Blackula (1972)

Crazy as Hell (2002)

Ganja and Hess (1973)

Tales from the Hood (1995)

JD’s Revenge (1976)

The Transfiguration (2016)

Get Out (2017)

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Episode 080- Violent Femmes: Women in Horror Film Festival Feb 22, 2019

On October 4th, 2018, hundreds of figures dressed in black walked into the Wisdom Woods of Georgia to perform an unholy ceremony.

Beasts were conjured and blood was spilled by the gallons in the pursuit of graven images.

And popcorn was eaten.

I was a witness to the Women in Horror Film Festival, and I lived to tell the tale!

I interview festival co-founder and film director Vanessa Ionta Wright as well as several of the talented filmmakers in attendance as we discuss film inspirations, real-life ghosts, nuns who perform street justice, and everyone's first kiss with horror!

There were over 70 horror films that competed for the prestigious Lizzie Awards! Who won, and what was left of them after the weekend?

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

Rainy Season (Dir. Vanessa Ionta Wright)

Little (Dir. Brittany Brock)

Revisit (Writer: Jennifer Trudrung)

Feast (Dir. Melissa Kunnap)

Keloid (Dir. Brendan Pollecut)

The Apocalypse will be Automated (Dir. Melanie Killingsworth)

What Metal Girls are Into (Dir. Laurel Vail)

Lunch Ladies (Writer: Clarrisa Jacobsen, Dir. J.M. Logan)

Bitten (Dir. Sarah K. Reimers)

Beyond Repair (Writer/Dir. Robbie Barnes)

Heartless (Dir. Kevin Sluder, Producer Jennifer Sluder)

Blood Runs Down (Dir. Zandashe Brown)

Amy’s in the Freezer (Dir. Venita Olzos-Graham)

Rites of Vengeance (Dir. Izzy Lee)

Lady Hunters (Dir. Angela Atwood)

Entropia (Dir. Marina Janello)

Quiver (Dir. Shayna Connelly)

Relict: A Mesopotamic Tale (Dir. Laura Sanchez-Acosta)

She Was So Pretty: Be Good for Goodness Sake (Writer/Dir. Brooklyn Ewing)

All the Creatures Were Stirring (Dir. Dr. Rebekah McKendry)

Bugs: A Trilogy (Dir. Simone Kisiel)

Echoes of Fear (Co-Dir. Brian and Laurence Avenet-Bradley)

Follow the action and keep up with news for the next festival: https://www.wihff.com/

Submit your film or screenplay here: https://filmfreeway.com/WIHFF

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Women in Horror Month: Rakefet Abergel Interview Feb 05, 2019

February is Women in Horror Month, and we're celebrating with an interview with the writer/actress Rakefet Abergel! We discuss her short horror film, the multiple-award-winning Jax in Love (2017).

Join us as we discuss horror and comedy timing, Rakefet's First Kiss with horror, and her cinematic "guilty pleasures"!

Want to watch the video of the interview? Go to my YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/0VU9FORzjzE

More on Jax in Love here: https://www.jaxinlove.com/

And follow the progress on Rakefet's follow-up film, Boo on the official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/booshortfilm/

I hope you enjoy the interview!

Women in Horror Month: Tara Hall Interview Feb 02, 2019

February is Women in Horror Month, and we're starting things off with an interview with Tara Hall, the writer of the feature-length film, Buzzard Hollow Beef (2017).

Tara sat down with me to discuss her film, horror movies, how Sam Raimi made her want to be a filmmaker, her First Kiss with horror, and her favorite comedy!

Want to watch the video of the interview? Go to my YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/alvfxgeuCsc

You can watch Buzzard Hollow Beef on Amazon Prime here:

https://www.amazon.com/Buzzard-Hollow-Beef-Scott-Brown/dp/B07797CW12

Twitter: https://twitter.com/buzzardhollow1

And Tara is co-director/writer/story co-creator on a new film, Single Family Home. The film is in pre-production, and you can follow the progress of the film here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/single-family-home#/

I hope you enjoy the interview!

EPISODE 079- RANGER DANGER: AN INTERVIEW WITH JENN WEXLER Jan 18, 2019

So, what does “Punk Rock Attitude” mean, anyway?

There are as many answers to this question as there are punk rockers.

Although the connection between heavy metal and horror is well documented, the connection between horror and punk rock isn’t discussed as much.

Yet, movies like CLASS OF 1984, and LIQUID SKY, and RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, and even RE-ANIMATOR exude a punk rock attitude with a nihilistic brand of humor and irreverence.

And now, there's a new punk rock kid in town! THE RANGER (2018) is an homage to slasher films and punk rock movies from the 1980s, and director/co-writer Jenn Wexler joins me to talk about horror, music, fake blood recipes, and becoming a surprise hit at SXSW!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

The Ranger (2018)

Beneath (2013)

Darling (2015)

Like Me (2017)

The Transfiguration (2017)

Habit (1995)

Follow The Ranger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRangerMovie

Follow Jenn Wexler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/J_Wex

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Episode 078.5- Special Christmas Ghost Story- The Willows Dec 26, 2018

One last surprise present "under the tree" for my listeners! I'm continuing the British tradition of the Christmas Ghost Story.

Get some eggnog, put another log on the fire, nurse your wounds from your most recent game of "snapdragon", and sit back to listen to my rendition of Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows".

I can't wait to meet with all of you again in 2019!

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Happy Holidays!

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Episode 078- Magic, Movies and the Mind: Interview with Magician Victoria Mavis Dec 20, 2018

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from MAGIC”. -Arthur C. Clarke

“The only way of discovering the limits of the POSSIBLE is to venture a little way past them into the IMPOSSIBLE”. -Arthur C. Clarke

When we watch a movie, or we listen to someone tell a story, we actively allow ourselves to believe in that level of magic.

We want to believe there is still magic in the world.

And, guess what?

There still is.

Join me as I speak with my special guest, Victoria Mavis. Victoria as an internationally renowned magician, author, podcaster and professional wizard who joins me to talk about the connections between horror movies, magic and science technology.

Victoria even gives us a list of her favorite horror movies and how they delve into the world of magic!

Victoria's Website: www.victoria-mavis.com

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Victoria's Podcast, "Pure Mind Magic": https://goldmine-podcasting.com/

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Double Your Thrills! SCREAMING FOR PLEASURE and ROAD KILLS! Nov 19, 2018

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ROAD KILLS is a collection of short tales of dark comic horror from the mind of Isaac Thorne. These stories are all connected to travel, to the road. After all, it is always lurking there, quiet and dark, just waiting for you to come out for a drive or a walk or a jog. However you next confront it, the road is already there, plotting.

About the Author: Isaac Thorne is a nice man who has, over the course of his life, developed a modest ability to spin a good yarn. Really. He promises. He also avoids public men’s restrooms at all costs. He considers himself a lover of books, music, movies, and other forms of pop culture phenomenon. His philosophy on his life is that it’s all one giant experiment.

Episode 077- There is a Haunted House in Town Nov 01, 2018

Just because things might seem normal and ordinary…doesn’t mean they really ARE.

Some places, no matter what your eyes tell you, just feel…weird…creepy…uncanny.

Every culture has a haunted place…a haunted house.

And Halloween is the night many of us go out to seek these haunted places!

In this episode I visit some haunts in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Into the Dark’s Terror Vault, Mr. Nobody’s Mystic Midway, and one of the 10 Most Haunted Places in the World, the Winchester Mystery House!

Happy Halloween!

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Episode 076- We Lost It In the '80s: An Interview With the Creators of "In Search of Darkness" Oct 16, 2018

The '80s were horror movie heaven.

A wild mixture of new technology, misfit filmmakers, obscure distributors, rich dentists trying to find tax shelters, buckets of blood and latex, and home video rental helped usher in one of the most prolific and influential eras in horror film history.

A new documentary in the works, IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS: A JOURNEY INTO ICONIC '80s HORROR, that has the potential to become the definitive look at this wild decade of horror.

Join my guests, Director David Weiner and Executive Producer Robin Block as they discuss their documentary, their passions and what movies they consider their "First Kiss"!

Check out the trailer and more at the In Search of Darkness Kickstarter page: https://kck.st/2pSVNkW

I hope you enjoy the show!

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Movies covered:

Halloween (1978)

American Werewolf in London (1981)

The Thing (1982)

Evil Dead (1981)

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Microwave Massacre (1983)

Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

C.H.U.D. (1984)

Screamers (1981)

EPISODE 075- B@T$H1T CR@ZY HORROR MOV1E$ Oct 06, 2018

Batshit Crazy horror movies are the messy upstarts that couldn’t blend into the crowd if they tried.

They may not be for everyone, and they may be far from perfect, and they may never get critical praise, but they are not boring.

They are so out of step with what is popular at the time that they have a timelessness to them.

Because REAL CRAZY never ages.

I hope you enjoy the show!

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Movies covered:

Exorcist III (1990)

Terrifier (2017)

Rubber (2010)

Viy (1967)

November (2018)

Mandy (2018)

Hellbent for Horrible Questions 02: Kevin and Jennifer Sluder Sep 29, 2018

Welcome to a new installment of HELLBENT FOR HORRIBLE QUESTIONS, a mini-digest of interviews and short discussions!

In ISSUE #2, my guests are the creative team filmmaking team, KEVIN AND JENNIFER SLUDER.

They have shepherded many independent horror and sci-fi films to completion and now Kevin has directed his first horror short, HEARTLESS, which is winning awards and rave reviews.

Kevin and Jennifer discuss directing choices, the balance between horror and dark comedy, the philosophy of running a production company, the movies that scared them, and the joys of film festival life.

Jennifer, Kevin, and myself will be at the Women in Horror Film Festival Oct. 4-7, 2018. Enjoy!

https://www.wihff.com/

www.sunshineboyproductions.com

www.heartlessmovie.com

#SayHorror

Episode 074- Bad Blood Relations Sep 13, 2018

Madness! Murder! Possession! Vengeful Gods! With the Ancient Greeks, it was all in the family. Many Greek Tragedies dealt with anxiety around the fragility of families in a dangerous world. The most frightening theme was the families destroying themselves from the inside.

What is it in our nature that drives some of us to madness, cruelty and self-destruction? Just like the Greek Tragedies, some modern horror films ask this question of the audience, and the results can be as upsetting as they can be terrifying.

Join me as I look at horror movies that mix Ancient Greek nihilism and biblical retribution!

I hope you enjoy the show!

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Movies and plays covered:

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

My Friend Dahmer (2017)

Hereditary (2018)

Still/Born (2017)

Greek Tragedies

The Oresita

Oedipus

Medea

The Bacchae

Iphigenia at Aulis

Herekles

Orestes

Hippolytus

Biblical Fugures

Adam and Eve

Cain and Abel

Hellbent for Horrible Questions 01: Simone Kisiel Aug 31, 2018

Welcome to a new installment of the "H4H Universe" we call HELLBENT FOR HORRIBLE QUESTIONS, a mini-digest of interviews and short discussions!

In ISSUE #1, my guest is director SIMONE KISIEL, who has made two feature films, "HOUSED" and "BUGS: A TRILOGY."

Simone talks about the joys of Indie Horror Filmmaking, her "First Kiss" with Horror, and her "guilty pleasures." "HOUSED" premieres on Amazon on August 31, 2018, and "BUGS: A TRILOGY" is having its world premiere at the Women in Horror Film Festival October 4-7, 2018! Enjoy!

"HOUSED" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PViil5

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http://magicdogproductions.net/

Episode 073- The Woods Outside and the Woods Within Jul 15, 2018

Back when the campfire was the center of the village, the woods were the dark home of dangerous creatures and magical beings. The woods were considered sinister places that epitomized the unknown.

So, it's no surprise that horror films are right at home with the woods!

My guests, Hope Madden and George Wolf from the Fright Club Podcast join me to talk about some of the most interesting horror films that use the woods to explore literal, symbolic and even psychological monsters!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Follow Hope and George on Twitter: @MaddWolf

Fright Club on Twitter: @FrightClubPod

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Movies discussed:

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

The Hallow (2015)

The Ritual (2017)

Antichrist (2009)

Annihilation (2018)

The Witch (2015)

Episode 072- Skeptical Magic: Benson and Moorhead Interview Jun 04, 2018

Is the supernatural an aspect of nature we haven't figured out yet? Is magic a concept we use to make sense out of the infinite? What if angels, aliens, and ghosts were all the same thing?

Welcome to the cinematic universe of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.

These two filmmakers who have been creating some of the most intriguing and thought-provoking horror films of the last decade. Their trilogy of low budget films, Resolution, Spring, and The Endless defy easy classification.

Join me and Bradley J. Kornish and Dan Pullen from the 4 Brains, 1 Movie podcast for an in-depth interview with the creative team of Benson and Moorhead.

I hope you enjoy the show!

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Movies discussed:

Resolution (2012)

Spring (2014)

The Endless (2017)

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)

First Reformed (2017)

Episode 071- Defenders of the Faith May 24, 2018

Horror movies have looked to peoples' faith and beliefs to create some of our scariest monsters.

When a movie becomes so ingrained in the culture, does the culture mimic it? Fact and fiction can blur, and the apocryphal story can become truth if it is perceived to be true.

Guest John Arminio joins me to talk about the different ways that belief and faith has been used in horror films, and how sometimes the fiction becomes fact.

I hope you enjoy the show!

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Movies discussed:

The Devil and Father Amorth (2017)

The Witch (2015)

The Devils (1971)

The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

Exorcist III (1990)

Episode 070- Monsters and Misogyny May 05, 2018

Being a horror fan comes with a stigma. Many groups from all sides of the social spectrum believe that horror movies are morally reprehensible and promote real-life violence.

Because of that, the Horror Community is staunchly anti-censorship and broadly permissive around violent and disturbing content in horror movies.

Sometimes, this allows real-life monsters to hide among our ranks, who promote real-life sadism and misogyny.

In this episode, I want to talk about a disturbing trend happening at Horror Conventions that needs to be called out.

Also in this episode:

Listener email, and the Horror Movie Pick of the Episode, and another installment of "5 Horrible Minutes" with horror fan Rakefet Abergal!

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Episode 069- The Old Gods of Springtime Horror Apr 10, 2018

Things might look bright and warm during Springtime, but there's something sinister underneath the surface. The pastel colors of the flowers camouflage the blood and death in the soil that helped them grow.

When the difference between life and death depended on a bountiful harvest, people made human sacrifices to appease the Old Gods of the earth.

In this episode I talk about horror movies devoted to the Old Gods of Springtime, man's uneasy connection to the earth, and how groups of people can be scarier than the Old Gods themselves.

Also in this episode is the first installment of "Five Horrible Minutes," a Q & A with fans of the show and how they celebrate the horror genre with their own art!

I hope you enjoy the show!

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Movies Discussed:

Children of the Stones (1977-BBC Miniseries)

The Owl Service (1969-BBC Miniseries)

The Wicker Man (1973)

Kill List (2011)

Spring (2014)

The Guardian (1990)

Episode 068- Fighting Phobias with Phantasms Mar 19, 2018

Can you use horror as a treatment for phobias?

Some psychologists think so. In this episode I talk about some of the common phobias, and how horror movies might be a safe place to come to terms with some mild fears.

If you have a phobia, chances are there’s a movie or book for you. I talk about how I used horror to help me cope with my own phobias.

Also in this episode I read some listener mail and do the inaugural Hellbent for Horror episode movie review, with a rating system that will change your life. Really. Honest. Life-changing.

I hope you enjoy the show!

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Movies Discussed:

Arachnophobia (1990)

Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

Alien (1979)

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

The Descent (2005)

28 Days Later (2002)

Open Water (2003)

Citadel (2012)

Cabin Fever (2002)

Contagion (2011)

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Audition (1999)

Exorcist (1973)

The Entity (1982)

Paranormal Activity (2007)

Episode 067- Troma in the Age of Snark: Interview with Lloyd Kaufman Mar 08, 2018

A very NSFW episode!

Lloyd Kaufman, the President of Troma Entertainment and the creator of "The Toxic Avenger" drops by to discuss his 50 years of independent filmmaking, his new movie, and the art of making obscenity fun again!

I hope you enjoy the show!

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Movies Discussed:

The Toxic Avenger

Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High: Vol. 2

Class of Nuke 'em High

Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD

Terror Firmer

Tromeo and Juliet

Rocky

Joe

Episode 066- My Horror Manifesto Feb 09, 2018

In this episode, I outline my Horror Manifesto! I’m tired of excellent horror movies being relabeled as anything but horror. This podcast champions horror, and stands up for the horror movie as a beautiful story-telling style.

#SayHorror

I hope you enjoy the show!

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Episode 065-Misunderstood Movies: Horror Host Mister Lobo Jan 19, 2018

Television in the 1950's created a unique cultural phenomenon: a late-night show that played horror movies...aimed at kids!

The Creature Feature show and the Horror Host tradition are kept alive by a new wave of horror hosts. They do their shows by any means necessary, even without any corporate backing.

In this episode, I talk to Horror Host Mister Lobo, whose nationally syndicated show, "Cinema Insomnia" is entering its 16th season.

Join us as we talk about how B-movies "aren't bad movies...they're just misunderstood," and the DIY spirit needed to keep the show going!

Happy listening!

OSI 74 - Mr. Lobo's Official Channel for ROKU and VIMEO http://www.osi74.com

CINEMA INSOMNIA with MR. LOBO - Official Website http://www.cinemainsomnia.com

Mr. Lobo on Facebook www.facebook.com/mr.lobo CINEMA INSOMNIA on FB www.facebook.com/cinemainsomnia/ OSI 74 on FB www.facebook.com/channel.OSI74 Support MR. LOBO on Patreon www.Patreon.com/CinemaInsomnia

MR. LOBO on Twitter @MisterLobo MR. LOBO on YouTube YouTube.com/MisterLobo

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Movies and shows discussed:

Creature Features with Bob Wilkins (TV/1971-1984)

Cinema Insomnia (TV/streaming/(2001-present)

Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster (1975)

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)

Creature (1985)

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Starcrash (1978)

Superargo and the Faceless Giants (1968)

The Undertaker and His Pals (1966)

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Episode 064- 2017: A Good Year for Fear Jan 10, 2018

2017 was a very good year for horror, and in this episode I talk about some of my favorite horror films of the year.

They run the gamut from slow burns to monsters to ghosts to bloody terrifying.

There were so many first-time directors who made amazing films that I’m hopeful that this may be the start of a new horror era.

Happy listening.

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2017 Movies covered:

Split

Raw

Get Out

The Shape of Water

The Belko Experiment

It Comes at Night

The Blackcoat’s Daughter

The Void

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Transfiguration

A Dark Song

The Devil’s Candy

Gerald’s Game

Super Dark Times

The Girl with All the Gifts

Personal Shopper

Episode 063- Christmas Ghost Stories Dec 24, 2017

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is possibly the most popular ghost story in the English language.

It may seem weird that Christmas has a famous ghost story, but the reality is that Christmas ghost stories were a tradition in Victorian England.

I think the Christmas Ghost Story needs to make a comeback, and so I'm going to talk about the history, and modern examples, and top it off by telling a few stories myself!

So, light a candle, get your favorite beverage...

And turn out the lights.

May you have a great 2018!

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Movies covered, and additional suggestions:

The Tractate Middoth (TV-2013)

Whistle and I’ll Come to You (TV-1968)

Dr. Who Christmas Special: “The Snowmen” (TV-2012)

A Warning to the Curious (TV-1972)

Lost Hearts (TV-1973)

The Signalman (TV-1976)

A Christmas Carol (1935)

Mummers Plays of the UK

M.R. James

Charles Dickens

Episode 062- Gut Punch Horror Dec 15, 2017

Some horror movies don't play fair.

We go to horror movies to feel the exhilaration of being scared, and to experience our fears from a safe distance.

But, some horror movies aren't interested in sending you back into the world like nothing happened. Some movies want you to feel like you got punched in the gut after you watch them.

And, like it or not, those movies stick in your memory for a long time.

Join my guests Andy Ussery and Phantom Dark Dave, the co-hosts of The Black Cat's Shadow podcast as we take our lumps with some of the best "gut punch" horror films!

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Movies covered:

The Mist (2007)

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1989)

Inside (2007)

Funny Games (2007)

Audition (1999)

Episode 061- ACGT/0101: AI and the Uncanny Valley Dec 04, 2017

How does it make you feel when somebody stares at you?

An unflinching stare. Angry? Scared? Anxious? All of the above? How about when said eyes belong to a doll? Depends on the doll, really. If it’s obviously fake, then it’s not a problem, but what if it’s really life-like?

The “uncanny valley” is a term that refers to a graphic representation of how comfortable we are with unreal faces. They can get closer and closer to human and we like them more until….they cross a threshold and then…

let’s say we’re less than happy with them.

This is why people get creeped out by dolls or ventriloquist dummies, or human-styled robots or androids. This territory is great fodder for horror stories. The potential for dolls to come to life, or artificial intelligence (AI) or robots getting a software glitch (or even evolving) and turning on us is a great trope to scare people with.

We can also explore our relationship with humanity and technology with great story-telling. In this episode I talk about AI and the uncanny valley, and how horror has used these techniques to tell some interesting stories.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Movies discussed:

Blade Runner (1982)

Hardware (1990)

Tourist Trap (1979)

Pin (1988)

Magic (1978)

Westworld (1973)

Ex Machina (2014)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

The Terminator (1984)

Episode 060- Slave to the Grindhouse with 42nd Street Pete Chiarella Nov 19, 2017

Oh, to have been there in the heyday of Grindhouse Cinema!

Rows of theaters on New York’s 42nd Street playing classics such as I Drink Your Blood, Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things, Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS, Three on a Meathook, The Corpse Grinders, and more.

These movies are the stuff of cinema legend, and late night video parties...and so are the theaters and audiences that experienced them!

And our guest today, 42nd Street Pete Chiarella, was there for the highs and lows (and sleazy lowdowns) of it all. Pete, the creator of Grindhouse Purgatory magazine, has lots of stories to tell, and he was kind enough to join me to talk about the filmmakers, the movies, The Deuce, and the Lost Hustler Spirit of New York City. I invite you to listen in, and experience some real Grindhouse legend.

Take a hilarious trip through the gory, sexy, sleazy history of 'The Deuce" of the 1970's with tour guide 42nd Street Pete!

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Movies discussed:

Satan’s Sadists (1969)

Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

Blood Feast (1963)

Color Me Blood Red (1965)

The Defilers (1965)

The Immoral Mr. Teas (1959)

Up! (1976)

Beyond the Valley of the Ultravixens (1979)

The Corpse Grinders (1971)

Bloodthirsty Butchers (1970)

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (1972)

The Wild Angels (1966)

I Drink your Blood (1970)/ I Eat your Skin (1971)

Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS (1975)

Curse of Frankenstein (1957)/Horror of Dracula (1958)

Night of the Living Dead/ Slaves (Double Feature)

Coffy (1973)

Black Caesar (1973)

That’s Sexploitation! (2013)

The Thrill Killers (1964)

Three on a Meathook (1972)

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Barbed wire Dolls (1976)

Dr. Butcher, MD (1981)

The Street Fighter (1974)

Deep River Savages (Sacrifice!) (1972)

Jungle Holocaust (The Last Survivor) (1977)

Undertaker and His Pals (1966)

Hell’s Angels 69 (1969)

Make Them Die Slowly (1981)

Stone Cold Dead (1979)

Vanishing Point (1971)

Cannonball Run (1981)

Mondo Cane (1962)

Africa Blood and Guts (1966)

Love Camp 7 (1969)

Turkey Shoot (1982)

Death Wish (1974)

Sex Wish (1976)

Sabata (1969)

Payment in Blood or 7 Winchesters for a Massacre (1967)

Big Bird Cage (1972)

Big Doll House (1971)

Books:

Youth in Babylon- David Friedman

Shadows & Light: Journeys with Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood- Gary Kent

"ACTION!" John 'Bud' Cardos: The True Story of a Renaissance Cowboy, Rodeo Clown, Actor, Stuntman, and Director in Hollywood- John ‘Bud’ Carlos

The Whole Bag of Crazy- Pete Chiarella

People:

Kroger Babb

Gary Kent

Mike Vraney

Frank Henenlotter

Bud Cardos

David Friedman

Russ Meyer

Herschel Gordon Lewis

Ted V. Mikels

Long Jeanne Silver

Episode 059- Unsafe Practices: Nick Hunt and the Indie Horror of "Safe Place" Nov 10, 2017

I love the spirit of Independent Horror filmmakers, especially fans who are compelled to create, no matter what the odds.

In today’s episode I interview Nick Hunt, the director/producer/creator of SAFE PLACE.

Nick is a true independent spirit, and we talk about the tremendous amount of legwork required to get his movie into production, how lack of experience didn't deter him, and an eye-opening peek into the power of social media as a marketing tool.

We also talk about my favorite subject: horror movies! Nick talks about his influences, his desire to break down tired tropes, and his optimism for a brave new world in horror.

In the tried and true tradition of low budget horror movies, we celebrate that independent spirit in this episode and the drive of all independent filmmakers to get their work made and seen.

Follow Nick's film as it comes alive here: https://www.facebook.com/safeplacethemovie/

Follow Nick's journey through first-time directing: https://www.facebook.com/nicholas.hunt.73?ref=br_rs

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Movies discussed:

Safe Place (2018- preproduction)

Child’s Play 2 (1990)

Stephen King’s “IT” (1990 Made for TV)

Creep 2 (2017)

Cult of Chucky (2017)

Jigsaw (2017)

Leatherface (2017)

Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary (2017)

All Through the House (2016)

Starry Eyes (2014)

Circus of the Dead (2014)

Baskin (2015)

Better Watch Out (2016)

Episode 058- Things That Go Bump and Grind in the Night: Sex and Horror Nov 01, 2017

SEX and VIOLENCE.

That volatile combination is both provocative and controversial for most people.

It's where we're at our most vulnerable, and Horror gives us the opportunity to confront our darkest emotions in a safe environment.

But, only a few horror films dig deep enough to strike a nerve.

They brashly go beyond titillation, and blur the line between sex and violence…to take us to dark, and uncomfortable places.

Only a few horror films dare to get...

Personal.

Join me as we get into a down and dirty discussion of Sex and Horror!

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Movies discussed:

Psycho (1960)

Peeping Tom (1960)

Dressed to Kill (1980)

Body Double (1984)

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Irreversible (2002)

Deliverance (1972)

I spit on Your Grave (1978)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

Opera (1987)

Hellraiser (1987)

Society (1989)

Shivers (1975)

Videodrome (1983)

Episode 057- Horror in History Oct 19, 2017

History is full of real-life horror stories.

In this episode I talk with Dr. Harold Aurand, a professor of History at Penn State University, Schuylkill Campus, about true horror stories of history.

We discuss the Great Molasses Flood in Boston, the Johnstown Flood of 1889 in Johnstown, PA, mine disasters, and some more little-known stories. Truth is often stranger than fiction.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Topics Discussed:

Spanish Influenza Pandemic (1918)

The Great Molasses Flood (1919)

Sheppton Mine Disaster (1963)

The Great Johnstown Flood (1889)

Centralia Mine Fire (1962)

Cresap's War (1730)

Fries Water Rebellion (1799)

Episode 056- Medicine and Monsters Oct 08, 2017

Do you ever wonder how the legends of monsters are born?

What made people think werewolves and vampires were real? How did the ideas of silver to kill werewolves, and garlic to repel vampires get passed down from generation to generation?

People with mental illness were thought to be visited by ghosts. Throughout history, before the discovery of microscopic organisms that cause illness, curses and monsters were thought to be the causes of illness and disease.

Interestingly, the weapons from folklore that could destroy these monsters were also effective in treating the real-world disease.

Garlic, salt, and silver all have antimicrobial properties. In this episode I talk with Julie Vayda, an author and expert on ancient healing techniques. She also has an interest in folklore and stories of monsters. Julie sheds some light on how people used to think of illness in relation to folk tales of monsters, cats, and even alien abductions.

It was a fun episode to make, and I hope you enjoy it.

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Topics Discussed:

#Black Plague

#toxoplasmosis

#Witches

#Vampires

#Ghosts

#Werewolves

#Alien Abductions

Episode 055- Stephen King and the IT in All of Us Oct 01, 2017

The movie adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘It’ was hotly anticipated, and broke box office records.

I was curious about the fervent response to this movie, not just by horror fans, but also by mainstream outlets. After all, the novel came out in 1985, and there was already a miniseries created from it in 1990. Once I saw ‘It,’ and thought about the movie, I started thinking about movie adaptations of Stephen King’s books, in general.

King is a prolific, long-standing, best-selling author who has been a mainstay of horror fans for over 40 years. His books have been read and adapted by some big-name directors. Some of these movie adaptations have been good, and many have been not so good.

The topic of Stephen King books can fill many podcasts, but in this episode I decided to talk about my favorite movies adapted by Stephen King books. It was a fun trip down memory lane, and got me thinking about what I really like about Stephen King’s style, too.

I hope you enjoy the episode, and let me know what are some of your favorite movies adapted from King’s books.

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#It

#StephenKingsIt

#ItMovie

Movies and books discussed:

Christine (1983)

Carrie (1976)

Gerald's Game (book- 1992)

Misery (1990)

Dead Zone (1983)

The Stand (book-1978)

The Mist (2007)

Stand by Me (1986)

Cujo (book- 1981/ film-1983)

Pet Sematary (book-1983/ film-1989)

The Green Mile (book-1993/ film- 1999)

Episode 054- Once More with Feeling: Tobe Hooper Sep 22, 2017

Sometimes, once just isn't enough.

And, in the case of Tobe Hooper, it felt right to honor this quirky and often misunderstood artist with a second helping of praise.

On this episode, I talk with John Cribbs and Christopher Funderburg, the co-creators of "The Pink Smoke" film review website (www.thepinksmoke.com) about the legacy of the late Tobe Hooper.

He’s a filmmaker who induces strong opinions and debate. We talk about that debate today, and the contributions Hooper made to, not only horror, but also American Film itself.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Movies discussed:

Un Chein Andalou (1929)

The Young and the Damned (1950)

Eraserhead (1977)

Lost Highway (1997)

Lifeforce (1985)

The Funhouse (1981)

Invaders from Mars (1986)

Spontaneous Combustion (1990)

I'm Dangerous Tonight (TV-1990)

The Mangler (1995)

Night Terrors (1993)

Toolbox Murders (2004)

Djinn (2013)

Episode 053- All the Sins of the World: Extreme Horror Sep 14, 2017

Extreme Horror Films: they are the "Elephant in the Room" for horror fans.

These films push the limits of the viewer to such the extent that they even divide the horror community on whether they go too far.

A large majority of these films have little, or no, socially redeeming value.

And yet...

There are a few extreme films that use the violence, and obscenity, and nihilism to create something that defies expectations and becomes something horrible/beautiful.

For those who dare to watch.

Guest Derrick Carey, from the Astro Radio Z podcast (and a horror film director himself), joins us to discuss some Extreme Horror films that aren't easy to dismiss...or forget.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Movies Discussed:

Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

Irreversible (2002)

Scrapbook (2000)

Martyrs (2008)

Found (2012)

Episode 052- Mr. Bad Example: The Legend of Tobe Hooper Sep 05, 2017

We lost another horror master in August 2017 when Tobe Hooper left this mortal coil.

Hooper was a complicated artist, and in this episode, I talk about my appreciation of the man who gave us the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist.

There were varied opinions of the contributions of Tobe Hooper, but I think he was an inspired, surreal filmmaker whose contributions to horror can never be underestimated.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Movies Discussed:

Eggshells (1969)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Eaten Alive (1976)

Salem’s Lot (1979)

Poltergeist (1982)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part 2 (1986)

Lifeforce (1985)

Toolbox Murders (2004)

Masters of Horror: 'Dance of the Dead' (2005)

Masters of Horror: 'The Damned Thing' (2006)

Episode 051- Day Trippers: Horror Films of Acclaimed Directors Aug 23, 2017

There's a select group of directors who hold the title, "Masters of Horror" for bringing their distinctive styles to the horror film.

But, they aren't the only ones who made an impact on horror cinema.

There are several acclaimed directors with illustrious careers who took a "Day Trip" into horror.

And their entries into the horror movie defied conventions and, on occasion, influenced horror as much as any of the Masters.

James Hancock (host of The Wrong Reel podcast) returns to H4H to discuss the singular horror films of five acclaimed, and award-winning, directors, and how their signature styles helped subvert the tropes of the horror film and expand the film language of the genre.

Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

The Wrong Reel Podcast Official Site: http://wrongreel.com

I hope you enjoy the discussion, and thanks so much for listening.

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Movies Discussed:

The Exorcist (1973)

Don't Look Now (1973)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

The Shining (1980)

28 Days Later...(2002)

Episode 050- Diamonds and Rust and Modern Horror Aug 14, 2017

Whenever you hit a milestone it’s time to celebrate.

This is the 50th episode of Hellbent for Horror, and I could think of no better way to celebrate that than to gather a Wretched Roundtable of listeners to talk about the state of the 50-year-old phenomena known as "modern horror."

Joining me on the show are Zena Sade Dixon (the Real Queen of Horror), John Arminio, and Kevin Maher (Kevin Geeks Out), and we discuss the relevance of classic horror movies to different generations.

There’s a 20-plus year age difference among all of us on the panel, and we talk about what movies spoke to us as horror fans in our formative years.

Does horror have an age gap? What movies benefited from the big screen or the small screen? What movies benefit from seeing with with a crowd or in the privacy of your own home? What movies work (or not) when watched with kids?

And those horror classics – are they still horror classics or simply tired?

I hope you enjoy the discussion, and thanks so much for listening.

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Movies Discussed:

Episode 049- A Completely Reliable Bad Influence: Fangoria Magazine Aug 07, 2017

Fangoria magazine had been a mainstay of horror fandom for 38 years, but this year they shut their doors.

I remember when Fangoria started, and how fun it was to have a magazine dedicated to horror in all its facets.

In this episode, I talk about Fangoria, how it came to be, and what it meant to the fans and artists in modern horror. The magazine not only had articles that are still worth looking back to, but the letters to the editor section are a lot of fun to revisit too.

Join me in this look back at Fangoria magazine.

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Movies Discussed:

H.G. Lewis’ Wizard of Gore (1970) *beware of 2007 remake*

Dan Curtis’ ‘Dark Shadows’ (TV) (1966-1971)

Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings (1978)

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)

Doctor Who -Tom Baker, 4th Doctor (TV) (1974-1981)

The Amityville Horror (1979)

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Phantasm (1979)

The Brood (1979)

Friday the 13th (1980)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Roy Ward Baker (Director) (1916-2010)

The Shining (1980)

Maniac (1980)

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Motel Hell (1980)

Videodrome (1983)

The Gates of Hell AKA City of the Living Dead (1980)

Nick Zedd’s Geek Maggot Bingo (1983)

Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters (1970)

Santo and the Blue Demon Vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man (1972)

Episode 048- My Ride's Here: Remembering George A. Romero Jul 27, 2017

George Romero (1940-2017) has always held a special place in my heart, so it was very saddening to hear of his passing on July 16.

It is hard to say goodbye, and in this episode I talk about George and his career.

It’s a eulogy, of sorts, to a maverick filmmaker out of Pittsburgh who never wavered on his vision - from Night of the Living Dead to Survival of the Dead. RIP, George.

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George Romero Filmography:

As Director:

Survival of the Dead (2009)

Diary of the Dead (2007)

Land of the Dead (2005)

Bruiser (2000)

The Dark Half (1993)

Two Evil Eyes (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar", as George Romero) (1990)

Monkey Shines (1988)

Day of the Dead (1985)

Creepshow (1982)

Knightriders (1981)

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Martin (1977)

The Crazies (1973)

Season of the Witch (1972)

There's Always Vanilla (1971)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Select Documentaries featuring Romero:

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (Documentary) 2015

Chronicles of the Living Dead (Documentary) 2015

Why Horror? (Documentary) 2014

Doc of the Dead (Documentary) 2014

Birth of the Living Dead (Documentary) 2013

Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (Documentary) 2008

The American Nightmare (Documentary) 2000

Document of the Dead (Documentary) 1985

Episode 047- Horror Movies at Used Car Prices Jul 14, 2017

You don’t need Hollywood to make a movie when you can make one in your own backyard!

Who needs a big budget when you’ve got a big imagination and some friends who are willing (or crazy enough) to get doused in fake blood?

In this episode, I honor the micro-budget horror movie – the movies made with tiny amounts of funds, and huge amounts of passion.

I speak from experience when I say they’re a huge amount of work. I’ll talk about some that really stand out among the pack, and you should try to track them down to watch.

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Movies and topics discussed:

The Doxey Boggart (2017)

Let’s Get Dead (1994)

El Mariachi (1992)

Blood Feast (1963)

Eraserhead (1977)

Within the Woods (1978)

Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)

Bad Taste (1987)

Shatter Dead (1994)

Darkness (1993)

Found. (2012)

Episode 046- Attack of the Killer Turkeys Jul 05, 2017

Why do we love bad movies?

Well, not all bad movies, but the ones that make you laugh out loud. The ones that are so bad that they’re good. And to see one of these movies with a group of friends can be a perfect night.

What about a movie marathon of these turkeys? A lot of these turkeys were intended to be horror movies, and while they’re not what they were intended to be, they’re still pretty damn entertaining.

In this episode, I talk about a Horror Movie Turkey Marathon with some friends, and give some suggestions for you if you’d like to have a crowd over for some laugh-filled scares. We’re movie lovers, right? This is supposed to be fun!

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Movies and topics discussed:

“King Dinosaur” (1955) Dir: Bert I. Gordon

“Blood Freak” (1972) Dir: Brad F. Grinter

"Octaman" (1971) Dir: Harry Essex

"Fatal Frames" Dir: Al Festa

"Killdozer" (1974) Dir: Jerry London

"Things" (1989) Dir: Andrew Jordan

Other movies by Bert I. Gordon:

the Amazing Colossal Man (1957)

"The Cyclops" (1957)

"Food of the Gods" (1976)

"Death Curse of Tartu" (1966) director William Grefe

Episode 045- Tales From the Blood-Red Carpet: Etheria Film Night Jun 26, 2017

One reason I love film festivals is that they celebrate creativity.

So I was honored to be asked to judge Etheria Film Night held in early June in Hollywood.

Etheria Film Night is the world's most respected showcase of new horror, comedy, science fiction, fantasy, action, and thriller films made by emerging women directors.

I was also able to attend, and cover, the red carpet festivities to talk to people about horror and horror movies.

The event drew a large crowd with varied interests including films, home haunts, and creepy, corpse-filled magazines (literally!).

In this episode are snippets of conversations with people on the red carpet, including the legendary Roger Corman, Stephanie Rothman, Rebecca McKendry, and Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and many other films).

Also I talked with some of the directors of the films featured that night, including Tara Price, and the winner of the Jury Prize Bridget Savage Cole.

I hope you enjoy the episode and the energy from the Blood-Red Carpet.

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People, events, films covered:

Etheria Film Night: http://www.etheriafilmnight.com/

Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival: http://midsummerscream.org/

Girls and Corpses Magazine: http://www.girlsandcorpses.com/

Dread Central: http://www.dreadcentral.com/

Staci Layne Wilson: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2672601/

'So L.A. - A Hollywood Memoir: Uncensored Tales by the Daughter of a Rock Star & a Pinup Model': http://amzn.to/2sR9sty

Blumhouse.com: http://www.blumhouse.com/

Dr. Rebekah McKendry: http://bit.ly/2sbAiL1

Bill Moseley: http://www.choptopsbbq.com/

Bettina Gilois: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319619/

Stephanie Rothman: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580571/

The Cult of Stephanie Rothman: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/stephanie-rothman/

'The Student Nurses' (1970) https://www.amazon.com/Student-Nurses-Elaine-Giftos/dp/B00007KK34

'The Velvet Vampire' (1971) http://amzn.to/2u4w09R

Roger Corman: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000339/

10 Ways Roger Corman Changed Film: https://www.wired.com/2011/12/roger-corman/

'Do No Harm' (2016) Teaser Trailer: https://vimeo.com/196239783

Director Roseanne Liang: https://www.donoharm-film.com/home/#directors-statement

'Einstein-Rosen' (2016) https://vimeo.com/181497382

Director Olga Osorio: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5951282/

'Earworm' (2016) https://vimeo.com/179612429

Director Tara Price: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697173/

'Swell' (2016)

Director Bridget Savage Cole: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3014722/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Bridget Savage Cole Short Films: https://vimeo.com/bridgetpalardy

'Jules D.' (2016) Trailer: https://vimeo.com/178718324

Director Norma Vila: http://demeterfilms.es/

'The Honeymoon' (2016) trailer: https://vimeo.com/207384860

Director Ruth Pickett: www.ruthpickett.co.uk

'Real Artists' (2106) trailer: https://vimeo.com/183600832

Director Cameo Wood: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4837076/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

'Kumal' (2016) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfIwg9Sq3fE

Director Thirati Kulyingwattanavit: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4815339/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Episode 044- Shut Up and Watch the Movie (Part Two) Jun 19, 2017

Who says they don’t make good horror movies anymore?

I think we’re in a good time for creative, creepy horror movies, you just need to know where to look (hint: it's usually not from the major studios).

I made a list of movies released within the last four years that I liked, and there were too many to put into one episode!

So, this is Part Two of good, recent horror that is worth watching. These movies get the “H4H Seal of Approval.”

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

To hear Part One: follow this link: http://bit.ly/2qsVMmE

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Movies Discussed:

The Witch (2015)

The Neon Demon (2016)

Starry Eyes (2014)

Proxy (2013)

Train to Busan (2016)

The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)

Here Comes the Devil (2013)

Cub (2015)

The Monster (2016)

I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)

The Canal (2014)

In Fear (2013)

Pod (2015)

They Look Like People (2016)

The Veil (2016)

Ritual (2013)

Under the Skin (2014)

The Eyes of My Mother (2016)

Beyond the Gates (2016)

A Dark Song (2017)

Episode 043- Sympathetic Monsters: with Guest J. Blake Fichera Jun 06, 2017

Can you sympathize with a monster?

In some cases I think you can. It depends on the story and how well the story is told and acted.

In this episode J. Blake Fichera (author of the Rondo-nominated book, "Scored To Death: Conversations with Some of Horror's Greatest Composers") returns to the show to discuss the sympathetic monster in horror movies.

George Romero, Fritz Lang, Martin Scorsese, Joe Spinell, Michael Powell, and Patty Jenkins all presented monsters who were more than simply killers.

While we don’t condone the actions of the characters in these films, these killers display complex psyches that are worth discussing.

We tackle some old and newer films to talk about, among other things, how people empathized with Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, and how Peeping Tom possibly destroyed Michael Powell’s career because the critics and audiences related to the main character... a little too much.

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Movies Discussed:

Fritz Lang's "M" (1931)

Martin (1977)

Peeping Tom (1960)

Maniac (1980)

Taxi Driver (1976)

Monster (2003)

Episode 042- Shut Up and Watch the Movie (Part One) May 29, 2017

Who says they don’t make good horror movies anymore?

I think we’re in a good time for creative, creepy horror movies, you just need to know where to look (hint: it's usually not from the major studios).

I made a list of movies released within the last four years that I liked, and there were too many to put into one episode!

So, this is Part One of good, recent horror that is worth watching. These movies get the “H4H Seal of Approval.”

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks for listening.

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Movies Discussed:

Get Out (2017)

Don’t Breathe (2016)

Green Room (2016)

We Are Still Here (2015)

Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

Baskin (2016)

As Above, So Below (2014)

Creep (2014)

Honeymoon (2014)

Spring (2015)

When Animals Dream (2014)

The Void (2017)

Last Shift (2014)

Bone Tomahawk (2015)

Episode 041- Fear of God: Faith-Based Horror May 18, 2017

Religion is a comfort to some, and a horror to others.

Some very good horror movies focus on deeds done in the name of the Almighty.

The characters in these movies hear voices, or have dreams, and they’re compelled to act in strange and horrible ways.

Are they mad?

Are they?

These movies haunt you because there’s not an easy answer.

I hope you like the episode.

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Movies Discussed:

Frailty (2001)

Take Shelter (2011)

The Rapture (1991)

Left Behind: The Movie (2000)

Episode 040- The Horrible-Beautiful World According to Heidi Honeycutt May 04, 2017

For some of us, just being a passive viewer isn’t enough.

Some of us are compelled to create and share the love for other artists.

Writer, filmmaker, journalist, and actress Heidi Honeycutt comes to Hellbent For Horror to talk about the Etheria Film Night (http://www.etheriafilmnight.com), what it’s like to act in Troma horror movies, the state of film journalism, and all things in horror fandom.

Heidi is a horror fan extraordinaire, and I hope you love the interview I did with her.

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#http://www.etheriafilmnight.com

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Episode 039- Repeat Offenders: A Look at Horror Remakes Apr 28, 2017

Remakes? Sequels? Are they good? Can they be good?

It depends.

I prefer a remake to a sequel for a bunch of reasons. But that doesn’t mean all remakes are good movies. It depends on how the movie is remade.

Some story updates really work for the time they are made, and others not so much. Invasion of the Body Snatchers is the classic example of a remake that fires on all cylinders, and really updates the story to the era. The Fly is also a very good one.

I’m sure you have your own ideas on what remakes, if any, are worth the time and film stock.

In this episode I talk about some of the horror remakes that really work for me. I’ll be interested to hear if anyone agrees or disagrees with me on these, because I do tread on some sacred cows.

Again, I’m always interested in starting good conversations about horror.

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Movies Discussed:

‘Hellraiser’ (1987)

‘Bride of Frankenstein’ (1935)

‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (1984)

‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’ (1987)

‘Halloween’ (1978)

‘Halloween’ (2007)

‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ (1956)

‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ (1978)

‘The Thing From Another World’ (1958)

‘The Thing’ (1982)

‘The Fly’ (1958)

‘The Fly’ (1986)

‘The Blob’ (1958)

‘The Blob’ (1988)

‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’ (1976)

‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’ (2014)

‘Last House on the Left’ (1972)

‘Last House on the Left’ (2009)

‘The Toolbox Murders’ (1978)

‘Toolbox Murders’ (2004)

‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978)

‘Dawn of the Dead’ (2004)

‘Let the Right One In’ (2008)

‘Let Me In’ (2010)

‘Evil Dead’ (1981)

‘Evil Dead’ (2013)

‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (1977)

‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (2006)

Episode 038 - Enfant Terrible: Roman Polanski's Monsters Apr 19, 2017

A "Double Feature" that's so big, we needed TWO PODCASTS to tell it!

James Hancock (host of The Wrong Reel podcast) returns for Part 2 of our collaboration between our two podcasts, where we discuss the "monsters" at the heart of the movies of Roman Polanski.

Sometimes they’re literal monsters, sometimes they’re figurative, but each of these movies has at least one monster at their center.

Join us as we hunt down the monsters in three lesser-known Polanski films: 'The Fearless Vampire Hunters,' 'MacBeth,' and 'Bitter Moon!

Part One of our joint podcast discusses the "Apartment Trilogy" and you can listen to it here: WR253 – Roman Polanski’s Apartment Trilogy

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Movies Discussed:

'The Fearless Vampire Killers, or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth are in My Neck' (1967)

'MacBeth' (1971)

'Bitter Moon' (1992)

Episode 037- Gag Reflex: The Cinema Crimes of John Waters Apr 06, 2017

We all have our guilty pleasures.

I have admired John Waters as a filmmaker since I first read about him in the pages of Fangoria magazine back in 1982.

I love a maverick filmmaker who can manage to make movies outside of the system on a shoestring budget that are original, unique, and fun. The early films of John Waters fit all of those descriptions.

Some horror tries to gross you out, but few do better than Waters in those early films. The influence of Herschel Gordon Lewis, William Castle, Warhol,The Kuchar Brothers, and even Russ Meyer are present in Waters’ movies, and I love talking about him and his films.

John Waters does bad taste well.

On this episode I share my guilty pleasure with you and, just maybe, some of you will agree with me.

Spend some time with the Sultan of Slime!

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Movies Discussed:

Multiple Maniacs (1970)

Pink Flamingos (1972)

Female Trouble (1974)

Desperate Living (1977)

Inspirations:

Russ Meyer: Faster, Pussycat, Kill! Kill! (1965)

William Caste: The Tingler (1959)

Herschel Gordon Lewis: Wizard of Gore (1970)

Douglas Sirk: All That Heaven Allows (1955)

The Kuchar Brothers: Sins of the Fleshapoids (1965)

Andy Warhol/Paul Morrissey: Chelsea Girls (1966)

Jack Smith: Flaming Creatures (1963)

Episode 036- The Monsters that Invaded Primetime: Made-for-Television Horror Mar 27, 2017

Notorious scares delivered on TV!

Back in the early 1970's, Network TV executives started to make original movies to compete against Hollywood. They were fast, cheap and, occasionally, great!

Many of these telefilms were horror movies. Some of those network TV-produced movies generated some genuine scares, and sent kids to bed to have nightmares.

Not to mention that some of these movies were the starting ground for great writers, directors, and make up artists.

In this episode, horror film journalist Scott Drebit from Daily Dead (https://dailydead.com) and I talk about some classic TV horror movies that you can hunt down and watch on the internet.

Some still pack a good scary punch.

You can contact Scott Drebit on Twitter: @phantasm2

Read Scott's articles on "Drive-in Dust-offs" https://dailydead.com/tag/drive-in-dust-offs/

Read Scott's articles on "It Came from the Tube" https://dailydead.com/came-tube-michael-calls-1972/

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Movies Discussed:

Duel (1971) (ABC)

The Night Stalker (1972) (ABC)

Gargoyles (1972) (CBS)

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) (CBS-Saturday Night Movies)

Trilogy of Terror (1975) (ABC)

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) (ABC)

When Michael Calls (1972) (ABC)

Satan’s Triangle (1975) (ABC)

Salem’s Lot (1979) (CBS) Miniseries

Don’t Go to Sleep (1982) (ABC)

The Paper Man (1971) (CBS)

A Cold Night's Death (1973) (ABC)

Episode 035- Welcome to the New Tension: Women Horror Directors Mar 17, 2017

I’ve said before that horror is supposed to upset the apple cart.

It lets us confront fears we can’t confront in any other genre. I like when good stories challenge me, and that includes a challenge to my perspective.

In the last decade or so I’ve noticed many films directed and/or written by women that have shown me horror stories from different perspectives.

They’ve unsettled me, and scared me in ways different from before. I LIKE this. As a reader and watcher of horror, I LIKE having something unsettle me.

In this episode I talk about how these different perspectives impacted me, and highlight some movies and artists who inspire me.

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Movies and Directors Discussed:

'Wretched' (2007) Co-directed by Heidi Honeycutt and Leslie Delano

'The Babadook' (2014) Directed by Jennifer Kent

'The Invitation' (2015) Directed by Karyn Kusama

'In My Skin' (2002) Directed by Marina de Van

'American Mary' (2012) Directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska

'The Box' segment of anthology film'XX' (2017) Directed by Jovanka Vuckovic

'XX' segments and directors:

'The Box' Written and directed by Jovanka Vuckovic based on the short story by Jack Ketchum

Episode 034- Scored to Death: An Interview with J. Blake Fichera Mar 07, 2017

What does a shark sound like as it gets closer to you?

What does October 31st sound like?

Or Marion Crane's last thought?

When you look up a long flight of stairs in Georgetown, what do you hear?

Horror Fans know.

When a haunting visual and a haunting score are in perfect harmony, they have the power to enter your memory and trigger your emotions.

In this episode, Author J. Blake Fichera joins us to discuss his Rondo Nominated book, "Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror's Greatest Composers" and to share anecdotes from the men who gave music to the monsters.

Blake and I also share our own personal connections to horror soundtracks and sound design, and how music was the Pied Piper who led us down the dark path to a lifelong love of horror films.

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Composers Discussed:

JOHN CARPENTER

ALAN HOWARTH

CHRISTOPHER YOUNG

CLAUDIO SIMONETTI

MAURIZIO GUARINI

TOM HADJU

CHARLES BERNSTEIN

JAY CHATTAWAY

NATHAN BARR

FABIO FRIZZI

SIMON BOSWELL

JOSEPH BISHARA

JEFF GRACE

HARRY MANFREDINI

Episode 033- Killed by Death Feb 27, 2017

Death comes for us all.

Our love of horror makes us confront death. Me? I’m not so much afraid of death as the act of dying. The fear of the pain that comes with it.

In this episode, I talk about that human fear of death and dying. I talk about my own experiences with people dying, and our culture’s attitudes about death.

And, of course, a couple of scary movies that help reinforce my attitudes.

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Movies Discussed:

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Orpheus (1950)

All That Jazz (1979)

Phantasm (1979)

Burnt Offerings (1976)

Jaws (1975)

Eastern Promises (2007)

Funny Games (1997)

The Piano Teacher (2001)

Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)

Episode 032- You Will be Assimilated: Science Fiction and Horror Feb 07, 2017

Horror and Science Fiction share space on my book and movie shelves.

When done right they mix together to achieve scary, imaginative results. Who can deny the power of Alien, The Terminator, or The Thing?

But there are many, lesser-known films that mix sci-fi and horror. In this episode I’ll talk about some movies I like that mix the two sensibilities. What about you? Did I miss your favorite? Drop me a line and let me know.

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Movies Discussed:

Unknown Sci-Fi film (1987)

Coherence (2013)

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Miracle Mile (1988)

From Beyond (1986)

Banshee Chapter (2013)

Altered States (1980)

Timecrimes (2007)

Dark City (1998)

The Matrix (1999)

The Golem (1920)

Books Discussed:

Frankenstein (1818)

Dracula (1897)

Jules Verne (1828-1905)

H.G. Wells (1866-1946)

The Time Machine (1895)

War of the Worlds (1898)

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896)

The Invisible Man (1897)

Food of the Gods-and How It Got to Earth (1904)

Star Begotten (1937)

Men Like Gods (1923)

H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)

From Beyond (1934)

Episode 031- A Good Cast Is Worth Repeating, Part Two: Tod Browning Jan 25, 2017

A "Creature Double Feature" that's so big, we needed TWO PODCASTS to tell it!

James Hancock (host of The Wrong Reel podcast) returns for Part 2 of our collaboration between our two podcasts, where we discuss two early giants of the horror genre, James Whale and Tod Browning.

In this episode, we dive into the morbid, bizarre and provocative films of Tod Browning.

If you only know him for the original Dracula, you've only scratched the surface.

And if you think the most shocking film he made was Freaks...

Wait until you see his silent films!

To listen to Part One of our joint podcast about James Whale:

WR225 – A Good Cast is Worth Repeating Part I: James Whale

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Movies Discussed:

The Unholy Three (1925)

The Unknown (1927)

London After Midnight (1927)

West of Zanzibar (1928)

Dracula (1931)

Freaks (1932)

Episode 030- Nowhere Man: The Outsider in Horror Jan 21, 2017

Don’t let THEM in!

Or are you the one they’re trying to keep out?

The Us vs. Them mentality is a backdrop for some really good horror stories. Frankenstein being a great example. The Monster is the outsider, but yet you sympathize with him.

In these conflicts, horror is uniquely suited to tell some great stories, and give different results. What makes THEM...them? How easily can WE become THEM?

“Civilized” society is a tough path to tread. In this episode I talk about Horror and the outsider. I bring up Frankenstein and then go from short stories to little known movies to popular movies of the last decade.

I think there’s something for everyone in this episode.

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Movies and Books Discussed:

Frankenstein (1931)

"The Outsider" by H.P. Lovecraft (1926)

Repulsion (1965)

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

The Tenant (1976)

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson (1948)

The Purge (2013)

Episode 029- Here There Be Lions Jan 12, 2017

Everyone is a fan of something, right?

Some people become obsessed with things. Most of the time, these obsessions are harmless fun for people. Sometimes our obsessions involve more than just us, and sometimes these obsessions are inconvenient to people around us.

And then there are the obsessions that endanger people around us.

And then there are obsessions that lead to cruel power over people.

Obsessions at the extreme can be horrifying.

In this episode I talk about obsessions put to film.

From the harmless joy of (over)celebrating Halloween, to having an obsession that leads to putting loved ones in life-endangering situations, to using obsessions to exploit and threaten people, the films in this episode span the spectrum.

I’ll talk about the 1981 movie Roar, which was recently released on Blu-Ray, that stars a Tippi Hedren and a young Melanie Griffith, and the new documentary Tickled, which is really about anything but tickling.

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Movies Discussed:

The American Scream (2012)

Roar (1981)

Tickled (2016)

Episode 028- The Wretched Roundtable: End of the Year Edition Jan 01, 2017

We help the Grim Reaper finish off 2016 in style.

Join four members of "The Algonquin Round Table of Horror" as they discuss the high points and the low points of horror movies in 2016.

Jon Kitley, Gregg Olheiser, Bryan Martinez and Damien Glonek give their opinions about all things horror-related, new trends snd old films you might have missed the first time around.

Let's start 2017 off with a scream!

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Movies Discussed:

Conjuring 2

The Forest

The Boy

Don’t Breathe

Neon Demon

Lights Out

The Other Side of the Door

The Witch

I Am Not A Serial Killer

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

The Veil

The Invitation

The Monster

Baskin

Green Room

She Who Must Burn

The Windmill

The Babadook

Creepshow (Soundtrack)

Trigger Man (Soundtrack)

Ti West

Dark Shadows (TV)

Night Gallery (TV)

Night Stalker (TV)

Circle of Fear (TV)

Frankenstein: The True Story (TV)

The Black Cat

Doug Hobart – Sting of Death (Jellyfish Creature)

Giallo Films

“A Haunting” (Discovery Channel)

Francesca

Night of the Living Dead

Carrie

The Omen

King Kong (1976)

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Alice, Sweet Alice

Eaten Alive

God Told Me To

The Witch Who Came Out of the Sea

Bloodsucking Freaks

Snuff

Squirm

Grizzly

They Look Like People

Blair Witch Project

Swiss Army Man

Troll Hunter

Frankenstein Island

The Corpse Grinders

American Werewolf in London

Feast

Raw Force

Let the Right One In

I Saw the Devil

You’re Next

Hush

The Wave

Southbound

Honeymoon

Coherence

10 Rillington Place

Magic

Bunny Lake is Missing

The Mind’s Eye

Green Inferno

Clown

Rare Exports

Roar

The Innocents

The Haunting

Angst (1983)

Demons

31

Lords of Salem

Train to Busan

The Wailing

Viy (1967)

Directors to Watch:

Onetti Brothers

James Ward Byrkit

Jim Mickle

Karyn Kusama

Robert Eggers

Joe Begos

Nicolas Pesce

Great Acting in Horror Films:

The Taking of Deborah Logan -Jill Larsen

The Exorcism of Emily Rose- Jennifer Carpenter

The Babadook- Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman

The Witch- Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie

Starry Eyes- Alexandra Essoe

Honeymon-Rose Leslie

Algonquin Roundtable “Best of 2016”:

Gregg Olheiser:

Neon Demon

The Witch

Bryan Martinez:

The Witch

Neon Demon

Francesca

The Invitation

The Eyes of my Mother

Damien Glonek:

Neon Demon

Jon Kitley:

I Am Not a Serial Killer

Francesca

10 Cloverfield Lane

When Animals Dream

Bone Tomahawk

Episode 027- You Better Watch Out: Christmas Horror Movies Dec 24, 2016

If you think about it, the imagery around Christmas is really kind of freaky.

A big man in a red suit can get into your house while you’re sleeping. And you leave food out for him!

Ancient tales about the Santa-type characters tell very scary figures who hunt for children during the long nights around the Winter Solstice. You’d think with all this material that there would be a lot of great Christmas horror movies. You’d be wrong then.

But there are some movies that have dealt with all the imagery and the emotions that arise during the season and have managed to provide some good scares. In this episode, I’ll talk about some of the better Christmas horror films. Among this group you should be able to find something to give you some good chills during this Yuletide season.

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#horror

#horrormovies

Movies Discussed:

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Christmas Cruelty (2013)

Wolf Creek (2005)

Santa's Slay (2005)

Jack Frost (1997)

Gingerbread Man (2005)

Krampus (2015)

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

Saint (2010)

The Children (2008)

Black Christmas (1975)

Episode 026- More Volatile Substance: The Oscar Edition Dec 13, 2016

It seems that when a movie with dark themes is marketed for mainstream appeal that the “horror” description goes out the window in favor of "suspense," "mystery," or “thriller.” There are lots of movies that are billed as “thrillers,” which are, in my opinion, horror movies, telling horror stories at their cores.

This is even more the case with movies that get nominated for Best Picture.

In this episode I make a case to categorize two Ocscar winners as Horror movies. I think that both Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven and the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men are horror movies, and I’ll tell you why.

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Movies Discussed:

No Country for Old Men (2007)

Unforgiven (1992)

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975)

Jaws (1975)

The Exorcist (1973)

The Sting (1973)

The Godfather (1972)

The French Connection (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

The Last Picture Show (1971)

Frankenstein (1931)

Dracula (1931)

King Kong (1933)

Psycho (1960)

Dr. Strangelove (1965)

The Shining (1980)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Episode 025- The Revolution Was Videotaped Dec 02, 2016

The 1990’s was a tough time for American horror movies. But, while the Drive-Ins died and horror movies disappeared from the movie theaters, there was one safe haven left for the horror fan:

The Independent Video Store.

The time of the "Mom and Pop" video store, before the big studios realized the goldmine of it, was a great time to be a movie fan. The stores reflected their communities, and were a place for fans to congregate and trade movie tips and ideas.

However, the 1990's weren't just a tough time for horror. It was a tough time for me as well. I was just as aimless as the plight of the horror movie at the time.

Through a series of strange events I was put on track by a great video store that allowed me to delve into foreign horror movies and, more importantly, to talk to passionate fans about films. In this episode I talk about the place of the video store as the ignition point for a cultural movement.

And, on a personal level, how the video store culture saved me through the 1990s, and introduced me to Guillermo del Toro, Coffin Joe, Lars von Trier, and Jan Svankmeyer.

Thanks for listening.

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Topics and movies discussed:

Horror

Home video

Video Visions of Storrs, CT

Candyman

In the Mouth of Madness

Scream

Buster Keaton

Orson Welles

Herschel Gordon Lewis

Videotape

Super Bowl II

Vestron Video.

Lightning Video.

Vidmark Entertainment

Magnum Entertainment

New World Video

Troma Entertainment

Wizard Video

Gorgon Video

Screamers (1981)

Blood and Black Lace

Tombs of the Blind Dead

Rosemary’s Baby

Bloodsucking Freaks

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Jaws

The Exorcist

The Omen

Dawn of the Dead

Susperia

Halloween

Phantasm

Alien

The Thing

An American Werewolf in London

Friday the 13th

Poltergeist

The Shining

Nightmare on Elm Street

The Last Movie

Out of the Blue

Dementia 13

Dark Star

Deathdream

Deadly Blessing

Darios Argento’s World of Horror

Season of the Witch

The Crazies

Document of the Dead

Point Blanks

Cronos

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Tetsuo: Body Hammer

Bad Taste

Dead-Alive

The Untold Story

Jan Svankmeyer’s Alice

Onibaba

Hausu

At Midnight, I’ll Take Your Soul

Coffin Joe

The Changeling

Eat My Dust

Vanishing Point

Two Lane Blacktop

Funny Car Summer

Fast Company

#horror

#horrorpodcast

#horrormovies

#homevideo

Episode 024- Wretched Roundtable: The Fan's Revenge! Nov 23, 2016

The gates have been stormed at the H4H compound!

And the result is our first Wretched Round Table, a discussion between four listeners and myself!

Listen in as Dan Strauss, Doug Lipski, Kris Zimmerman, and Timothy Gruscinski share their passions and their stories around the "First Kiss" and more.

We talk about horror in movies and in culture, and our own personal connection to the art form.

This show has always been about starting conversations around horror and I'm honored that I was able to spend some time talking with some folks who share my love affair with all things horror-related.

Stay Hellbent!

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#horror

#horrorpodcast

#hellbentforhorror

"Wretched Roundtable" Movie List

Dead-Alive (1992)

Hellraiser Franchise (1987-2017)

Suspiria (1977)

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998)

Sleep Tight (2011)

We Are What We Are (2010)

The Walking Dead Series (2010-2017)

People Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (1973)

Deathdream (1974)

Black Christmas (1975)

Porky’s (1982)

A Christmas Story (1983)

Nightbreed (1990)

Burnt Offerings (1976)

Last House on Dead End Street (1977)

Friday the 13th (1980)

Last House on the Left (1972)

Maniac (1980)

Psycho (1960)

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

The Dark Crystal (1982)

The Last Unicorn (1982)

Charade (1963)

Alien (1979)

Jaws (1975)

Super8 (2011)

Coraline (2009)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

The Descent (2005)

Martyrs (2008)

The Thing (1982)

American Werewolf in London (1981)

The Fly (1986)

The Howling (1981)

Poltergeist (1982)

Gremlins (1984)

Banshee Chapter (2013)

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Paranormal Activity (2007)

Army of Darkness (1992)

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Bay of Blood (1971)

Irreversible (2002)

Inside (2007)

The Devil’s Rejects (2005)

Alien Resurrection (1997)

The Shining (1980)

The Shining -TV miniseries (1997)

Salem’s Lot (1979)

Jerusalem’s Lot (2004)

Masters of Horror (2005-2007)

Neon Demon (2016)

Starry Eyes (2014)

Valhalla Rising (2009)

Under the Shadow (2016)

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

The Invitation (2015)

Hush (2016)

Oculus (2013)

The Wailing (2016)

The Host (2006)

The Blackcoat’s Daughter/February (2015 -unreleased as of yet)

The Witch (2015)

The Monster (2016)

The Strangers (2008)

They (2002)

Funny Games (2007)

Funny Games (1997)

The Vanishing/ Spoorloos (1988)

The Vanishing (1993)

In Fear (2013)

Episode 023- What’s Eating You? Nov 15, 2016

In this month of Thanksgiving when, in America, we feast...

I’m thinking about things that feast on us.

The fear of being eaten is primal, and dates back to our caveman days when we were on the menu for all the big predators.

And it’s been a mainstay of horror for ages. The Blob, The Fly (both the original and the David Cronenberg remake), and countless other movies and books deal with the primal fear of being eaten by an unknown monster.

So, in this episode I talk about some movies and books that give their own unique and horrible answers to the age old question...

"What's eating you?"

Some are classics, some are cult classics, and some are satires.

All of them will creep you out.

I hope you enjoy them.

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#horror

#horrorpodcast

#hellbentforhorror

Movies/Books Discussed:

#Alien (1979)

#Parasite-3D (1982)

#Contamination: Alien on Earth, A.K.A. Toxic Spawn (1980)

#Inseminoid A.K.A . Horror Planet (1980)

#The Intruder Within (1981)

#John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)

#The Fly (1958)

#The Fly (1986)

#The Blob (1958)

#The Colour Out of Space (book) (1927)

#Night of the Living Dead (1968)

#Splinter (2008)

#The Ruins (book) (2008)

#Street Trash (1987)

#The H-Man (1958)

#The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

#Slime City (1988)

#Bio Melt (book) 2013

#Body Melt (1993)

#The Stuff (1985)

Topics:

#Crohn's Disease

#Thermotaxis

#Ophiocordyceps unilateralis

Episode 022- Never Underestimate the Power of the Microbe: Body Horror Nov 06, 2016

Some horrors are all too real, and we’re powerless to stop them.

Being bested by a one-celled organism can really put a person in his or her place.

In this episode I talk about REAL body horror, specifically the horror of outbreaks of illness.

Epidemics. Pandemics. They’ve been the topic of good and bad horror alike. I’m fascinated by the microscopic world, and that these tiny creatures outnumber me, you, all of us.

They were here before us, and they’ll be here long after we’re gone. It’s their world. And they’re much more powerful than us. In the beginning of the flu season, let’s talk about outbreaks of illness, and the horror they can provide.

Stephen King just hit the tip of the iceberg in The Stand.

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Topics Discussed:

#horror

#bodyhorror

#horrorpodcasts

#TheStand

#StephenKing

#Contagion

#influenza

#Smallpox

#SpanishFlu

#Ebola

#MRSA

EPISODE 021- Lessons in Latex and Cuisine for Corpses: The Artists of Sinister Creature Con Oct 28, 2016

What are you dressing up as for Halloween? I have some ideas...

This month I went to the Sinister Creature Con in Sacramento, CA.

This convention focuses on the technicians behind the shock effects, and it’s filled with artists demonstrating their work and their passion for everyone to see.

This Convention is the brainchild of Tim Meunier, who also runs the Sacramento horror film festival. I had a great weekend at the con and at the amazing after-parties that featured make up effects from some of the artists in residence.

One of those make up effects was turning a woman into a mermaid to swim in a pool behind the bar at one of the parties. Simply amazing and beautiful work by Nicole Chilelli and Vicious Vanity FX.

I was fortunate to be able to interview 3 of the artists at the convention. Two make up and special effects artists (Erin Koskella/Koastkilla SFX, Margaret Caragan/Pandora FX) and another artist (Kaci Hansen/The Homicidal Homemaker) who uses food as her medium to create horrific looking, but very tasty dishes.

All three are passionate about their work, and were happy to talk about their inspirations and love of creating horror.

Happy Halloween!

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Episode 020- The Devil You Don't Know: 20 Horror Movies You May Not Have Seen Oct 23, 2016

Have you gotten your Halloween scare yet?

In this episode, I give a selection of movies to watch for this Halloween season.

My list skips the "old reliables" in favor of some lesser known films you may not have seen before.

It’s a mixture of old and new, American and foreign, monsters, ghosts, and some new disturbing characters.

I hope you find at least one in this list that surprises and creeps you out.

Happy Halloween!

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Movies Covered:

Lady in White (1988)

The Devil’s Backbone (2001)

Near Dark (1987)

Stake Land (2010)

Habit (1997)

Ginger Snaps (2000)

May (2002)

American Mary (2012)

The Devils (1971)

Santa Sangre (1989)

The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

Pontypool (2008)

The Signal (2007)

The Descent (2005)

The Strangers (2008)

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)

The Pact (2012)

Session 9 (2001)

Jeepers Creepers (2001)

Episode 019- Songs that go Bump in the Night- My Halloween Playlist Oct 10, 2016

My Halloween celebration has a soundtrack.

And, along with all the standards, I collect “non-traditional” horror songs; ones that induce dread, or shock, maybe even fear.

In this episode I share some of the songs that are mainstays in my October playlist. Maybe some of these songs will inspire you, and become part of your own celebration of Halloween.

Happy Listening.

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Songs covered:

“Pretty Polly” by Dock Boggs

“Country Death Song” by the Violent Femmes

“O’Malley’s Bar” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

“Do You Love Me? (Part 1 and 2)” by Nick Cave

“The Devil’s Own” by David Sylvian

“We Die Young” by Alice in Chains

“Them Bones” by Alice in Chains

“Twist of Cain” by Danzig

“Intruder” by Peter Gabriel

“I Want You” by Elvis Costello

“Black Angels, Movement 1: Departure” by Kronos Quartet

“Viginti Tres” by Tool

“Drift” by Fear of God

“Disturbing the Priest” by Black Sabbath

“Dead Skin Mask” by Slayer

“Victim” by the Golden Palominos

“Subway Song” by The Cure

“Delia’s Gone” by Johnny Cash

“Car Chase Terror” by M83

“Frankie Teardrop” by Suicide

“Sun Arise” by Alice Cooper

Episode 018- Interview from the Abyss: Bradley J. Kornish Oct 03, 2016

My biggest thrill doing this podcast is getting to talk to people about this stuff.

I really want to start conversations with you...and now I get to!

Recently, an H4H listener named Bradley J. Kornish started an email conversation with me.

I decided it would be fun to do a phone interview with another passionate horror fan!

Bradley J Kornish is the creative force behind Black Ark Studios and Black Ark Magazine.

He is the author of dark fiction and horror including the web serials 'Mother' and 'Goth Girl'.

You can find more info at http://blackarkstudios.com/

Bradley’s website and forum are up and active and he encouraged other writers and creatives to join in...

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Topics Discussed:

#horror

#horrorpodcast

Episode 017- Taboo Texts: Horror in Print Sep 29, 2016

Movies last a couple of hours, but you spend significant time with a book.

Reading is a direct upload of words that transition into your own images that go right to your brain. It can be powerful.

And horror books let you live with the scare and the thrill for days!

In this episode I talk about my love of reading, and how horror stories and books from the library deepened my love of horror, and helped me get to know myself.

Books were my salvation…and my corruption!

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Topics Discussed:

#horror

#HorrorLiterature

#HorrorMovies

#PetSematary

#StephenKing

#AlfredHitchcock

#RoaldDahl

#TheBirds

#DaphneDuMaurier

#TheExorcist

#WilliamPeterBlatty

#AgainDangerousVisions

#HarlanEllison

#RayNelson

#RayBradbury

#CharlesLGrant

#William Golding

#RamseyCampbell

#PeterStraub

Episode 016-Are You the Good Blair Witch or the Bad? My Review Sep 19, 2016

In this special edition of Hellbent for Horror I review the new movie Blair Witch 2016, directed by Adam Wingard.

This is a sequel to The Blair Witch Project, and I can’t help but think of this new movie in relation to the original. So, that’s what I do in this episode.

I recorded some of my thoughts about both movies.

What made the first movie so original? Does the new movie hold up under that weight?

Does it blaze its own trail or get lost in the woods?

Special bonus: hear my comparison of the original Blair Witch Project to Roberto Rossellini’s Rome-Open City and the Italian neo-realism movement.

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Topics Discussed:

#horror

#horrorpodcast

#blairwitch

#theblairwitchproject

#romeopencity

#jaws

#theexorcist

#italianneorealism

Episode 015- You Can't Argue With a Confident Man: John Carpenter Sep 14, 2016

Coppola, Scorsese, Friedkin, Altman, Penn, Bogdanavitch, Spielberg…

Carpenter?

You’re damn right.

All of these directors earned their place in Cinema History.

Each of them made at least one great movie that made an impact where the film changed the direction of how movies look and feel.

Each of them influenced a new generation of film directors.

And yet, John Carpenter rarely gets included in lists or conversations that also include the other maverick filmmakers of the 1970’s.

And John Carpenter changed the course of the horror film not once, but TWICE.

Once, to great acclaim.

Once to great condemnation.

Listen: art is art and a good movie is a good movie no matter what the source material might be.

In this episode, I talk about John Carpenter’s contributions to great movies and great art, and those two times that not only altered the course of horror films, but also altered his career and his legacy.

Episode 014- We're Dealing With Volatile Substance Sep 01, 2016

You tell me: Why is Silence of the Lambs billed as a “psychological thriller,” and not a horror film?

It looks and acts like a horror movie. Or is it that when movies hit it big with the general culture that we can’t label them horror movies?

I think there are lots of examples of movies billed as “thrillers,” or “suspense,” or even “drama” that are actually horror movies, and in this podcast I begin calling some out.

In this episode I’ll talk about Silence of the Lambs, and compare aspects of Platoon and Full Metal Jacket to look for horror aspects.

I’ll delve into Deliverance and even Dirty Harry. Dirty Harry a horror movie? I think so.

Maybe I can convince you. I’m feeling lucky.

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Topics Discussed:

Silence of the Lambs

Platoon

Full Metal Jacket

Deliverance

Dirty Harry

Zodiac Killer

Serial Killers

Horror

Horror Movies

Horror Podcast

#Silence of the Lambs

#Platoon

#Full Metal Jacket

#Deliverance

#Dirty Harry

#Zodiac Killer

#Serial Killers

#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Horror Podcast

Episode 013- Picking at the Scabs Aug 18, 2016

Horror stories are supposed to upset the apple cart.

Great stories captivate us. Some narratives are timeless. Some comment on the times in which they’re born. And some stories are timeless because their meanings change with time.

Stories can be great in themselves, but sometimes they resonate with something we experienced, our times, our culture, our politics.

And sometimes, that isn’t pretty at all.

And even widely different interpretations of the story can be right. After all, art reflects whoever is experiencing it, as well as the intentions of the artist.

In this episode I talk about how horror is wonderfully suited to comment (or not) on the time it’s written, and sometimes the message only shows up after time has passed.

Do the zombies in George Romero’s 1968 movie "Night of the Living Dead” mean something different than zombies in Zack Snyder’s 2004 remake of "Dawn of the Dead?"

John Carpenter’s “They Live” has different meanings to someone who watched it for the first time this year than someone who watched it in 1988.

If you like or dislike Eli Roth’s “Hostel,” what does it say about you?

Times change and good stories adapt to them. And all these thoughts were inspired by a recent binge watch of Season 1 of Mr. Robot. Enjoy!

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Topics discussed:

Mr. Robot (2015)

Hostel (2005)

Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

The Thing (1951)

Them! (1954)

Psycho (1960)

Targets (1968)

The Terror (1963)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

They Live (1988)

28 Days Later (2002)

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Budd Dwyer

Cyber Hackers

Savings and Loan Scandal

Iran-Contra Scandal

Enemy of the State

Frankenstein

Mary Shelly

Horror as Allegory

Horror as Metaphor

Subtext

Eli Roth

Slovakia

Velvet Revolution

Xenophobia

German Expressionism

Robert Weine

Weimar Republic

Hans Janowitz

Carl Meyer

Don Seigel

Dan Mainwaring

McCarthyism

Red Scare

Anti-Communism

Giant Bug Movies

Them!

Hiroshima

Nagasaki

Atom Bomb

Los Alamos

Howard Hawks

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Bomb Shelters

Charles Starkweather

Alfred Hitchcock

Peter Bogdanovitch

Roger Corman

Boris Karloff

Charles Whitman

University of Texas Tower

George Romero

Duane Jones

John Carpenter

Yuppies

Reganomics

September 11, 2001

World Trade Center

Pentagon

Danny Boyle

Ground Zero

Zombie Apocalypse

Zack Snyder

Tobe Hooper

Mick Garris

Horror

Horror Movie

Horror Podcast

#Mr. Robot (2015)

#R. Budd Dwyer

#Cyber Hackers

#Savings and Loan Scandal

#Iran-Contra Scandal

#Enemy of the State

#Frankenstein

#Mary Shelly

#Horror as Allegory

#Horror as Metaphor

#Subtext

#Hostel (2005)

#Eli Roth

#Slovakia

#Velvet Revolution

#Xenophobia

#German Expressionism

#Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

#Robert Weine

#Weimar Republic

#Hans Janowitz

#Carl Meyer

#Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

#Don Seigel

#Dan Mainwaring

#McCarthyism

#Red Scare

#Anti-Communism

#Giant Bug Movies

#Them!

#Hiroshima

#Nagasaki

#Atom Bomb

#Los Alamos

#The Thing (1951)

#Howard Hawks

#Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

#Bomb Shelters

#Charles Starkweather

#Psycho (1960)

#Alfred Hitchcock

#Targets (1968)

#Peter Bogdanovitch

#Roger Corman

#Boris Karloff

#The Terror (1963)

#Charles Whitman

#University of Texas Tower

#Night of the Living Dead (1968)

#George Romero

#Duane Jones

#They Live (1988)

#John Carpenter

#Yuppies

#Reganomics

#September 11, 2001

#World Trade Center

#Pentagon

#28 Days Later (2002)

#Danny Boyle

#Ground Zero

#Zombie Apocalypse

#Dawn of the Dead (2004)

#Zack Snyder

#Tobe Hooper

#Mick Garris

#Horror

#Horror Movie

#Horror Podcast

Episode 012- You Are Here at your Own Risk: Iceland’s Monsters and Men Jul 31, 2016

Recently I traveled to Iceland, and I spoke with and interviewed several Icelanders about their native horror folklore and legends.

This land is rich in stories of hidden people, elves, and trolls who interfere in the lives of humans.

In addition, the land has its own real bloody stories to tell.

In this episode I talk about horror folk tales from Iceland and speculate on the role nature plays in these folk tales.

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#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Horror Conventions

#Horror Podcasts

#Iceland

#Icelandic Folklore

#Hidden People

#Huldufolk

#monsters

#Elves

#Trolls

#Serial Killers

#Witch Trials

#Beheading

#Hanging

#Burnt at the Stake

#Sorcery

#Necropants

#Nabrok

#Baldour

#Yule Lads

#Horror

#Folk Horror

#Ancient Horror

Episode 011- Satan Laughing Spreads His Wings: More Horror in Music Jul 13, 2016

Continuing with the horror and music theme, I’m focusing this episode on Heavy Metal music.

This hugely popular music bears the brunt of accusations of satanic imagery and messages. Few actual crimes were influenced by heavy metal, but it became associated with satanic rituals and murders due to a “satanic panic” that gripped the nation in the 1980’s.

Did the furor over the music by a “moral majority” actually fuel crimes associated with it?

I also talk about my own relationship with Metal, and how it empowered me, led to great friendships, and endless arguments with my family.

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#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Horror Conventions

#Horror Podcasts

#Heavy Metal

#Black Sabbath

#Judas Priest

#Venom

#Mercyful Fate

#AC/DC

#Burzum

#Mayhem

#Deep Purple

#British Steel

#Paranoid

#Satan

#Devil Worship

#Ozzy Osbourne

#Rob Halford

#Ricky Kasso

#Richard Ramierez

#West Memphis 3

#PTL Club

#Religious Right

#Geraldo Rivera

#Charles Manson

Episode 010.1: Bonus Episode- A Thank You and an "Illicit Proposition" Jun 30, 2016

How would you like to make a “Cameo” on Hellbent for Horror?

I wanted to do something special to thank this community of hellbent listeners!

Interaction with others is where the real inspiration for imagination comes from, and I talk about how some listeners have been integral in sparking ideas.

Making this podcast has energized and rejuvenated me.

We all need a creative outlet, and a place to be heard.

I’d love to give my listeners that outlet as well!

In this bonus episode, I talk directly to you about how to make this show a little more interactive.

Let’s start a conversation around your talent and passions.

I’ll be showcasing music from a listener on this episode, and I’ll also go into some detail about my “illicit proposition” to you.

Plus, there’s a little news about upcoming Horror Conventions I’ll be attending.

Who knows? If you find me at one of the shows, you might just get interviewed about your “first kiss”!

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#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Horror Conventions

#Horror Podcasts

#Cinema Wasteland

#Flashback Weekend

Episode 010- The Restless Interval: Horror and Music Jun 27, 2016

Music can be scary, even terrifying.

Certain combinations of notes induce nervousness and unease in the listener. Musicians have known about these intervals for centuries.

They can induce tension, character, and depth into a song, and have been used in music throughout the world since before music theory was even a thing.

In modern music these intervals are the roots of jazz, blues, and rock and roll. In the medieval European Christian church, however, religious leaders branded these intervals satanic – making them even more unsettling.

But it’s not just tones that can make music horrifying. There’s a long history of folk songs telling stories of real murders in graphic detail, and these murder ballads have been popular for centuries. Music goes right to your emotions, which makes it a fabulous way to induce horror.

In this episode I’ll talk about the “devil’s tone,” murder ballads, and other tricks of recorded music that induced horror hysteria over the years – some of it imagined, and some of it very real.

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Tritone

“Diabolus in Musica”

Mystery Plays: The Last Judgment

“Essentials of Music Theory” by Carl Edward Gardner

Professor John Deathridge, King Edward professor of music, King's College London

Giuseppe Tartini’s “The Devil’s Trill Sonata”

Richard Wagner

“Gotterdammerung”

Murder Ballads

“Pretty Polly”

“The Twa Sisters”

“Tom Dooley”

“Folsom Prison Blues”

“Mack the Knife”

“Stagger Lee”

Jazz -Devil’s Music

Screaming Jay Hawkins

“I Put a Spell on You”

“Yesterday and Today”

Backmasking

“Paul is Dead” Conspiracy

White Album

“Revolution 9”

“I’m So Tired”

“Helter Skelter” and Charles Manson

Aleister Crowley -“Magick, Book 4” (1913)

“Stairway to Heaven” Backmasking controversy

Black Sabbath (movie)

Black Sabbath (band)

Horror

Horror Movies

Heavy Metal

#Tritone

#Diabolus in Musica

#Mystery Plays

#The Last Judgment

#Essentials of Music Theory by Carl Edward Gardner

#Professor John Deathridge, King Edward professor of music, King's College London

#Giuseppe Tartini’s

#The Devil’s Trill Sonata

#Richard Wagner

#Gotterdammerung

#Murder Ballads

#Pretty Polly

#The Twa Sisters

#Tom Dooley

#Folsom Prison Blues

#Mack the Knife

#Stagger Lee

#Jazz -Devil’s Music

#Screaming Jay Hawkins

#I Put a Spell on You

#Yesterday and Today

#Backmasking

#”Paul is Dead” Conspiracy

#White Album

#Revolution 9

#I’m So Tired

# “Helter Skelter” and Charles Manson

#Aleister Crowley -“Magick, Book 4” (1913)

# “Stairway to Heaven” Backmasking controversy

#Black Sabbath (movie)

#Black Sabbath (band)

#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Heavy Metal

Episode 009- Unreal Reality: Conjuring up the Supernatural Jun 11, 2016

Everywhere in the world has its own local ghost stories – scary places that have haunting reputations.

Then there are people who actually deal with these ghosts and demons.

You’ve heard the stories, and they’ve made movies “based on true events” of supposed real hauntings and possessions.

Two famous paranormal investigators were Ed and Lorraine Warren who have been the subject of several movies and books, including “The Conjuring 2.”

In this episode I talk about home town hauntings where I grew up, and my eventual visit to the home of Ed and Lorraine Warren where I met and spoke with them, and encountered their notorious Occult Museum of possessed objects.

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Movies and subjects discussed:

The Conjuring

The Conjuring 2

Insidious

The Amityville Horror

The Haunted

Ghosts

Poltergeist

Demons

Demonologists

James Wan

Ed Warren

Lorraine Warren

Jay Anson

Robert Curran

Jack Smurl

Janet Smurl

Occult Museum

“The Devil Made Me Do It” Case (1981)

Horror

#The Conjuring

#The Conjuring 2

#Insidious

#The Amityville Horror

#The Haunted

#Ghosts

#Poltergeist

#Demons

#Demonologists

#James Wan

#Ed Warren

#Lorraine Warren

#Jay Anson

#Robert Curran

#Jack Smurl

#Janet Smurl

#Occult Museum

# “The Devil Made Me Do It” Case (1981)

#Horror

Episode 008- My Outer Demons Jun 01, 2016

So, what scares you? Really. What takes you out of your “horror comfort zone?”

In this episode I talk about my own horror triggers. I don’t rationally believe these things exist. But, somewhere deep inside me…

Triggers often come from events that happen to us as children, and my trigger is no exception.

I talk about some of the movies that REALLY scared me on a primal level, and then talk about my past to figure out where those triggers come from.

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Movies Discussed:

The Exorcist (1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)

Lovely Molly (2011) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707392/

The Entity (1982) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entity

The Amityville Horror (1979) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror_(1979_film)

Paranormal Activity (2007) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_Activity

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(film)

The Evil Dead (1981) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_Dead

The Believers (1987) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Believers

Night of the Demons (1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Demons_(1988_film)

Night of the Demons 2 (1994) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Demons_2

Prince of Darkness (1987) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Darkness_(film)

Demons (1985) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(film)

#Horror

#horror films

#demonic posession

#The Exorcist

#Lovely Molly

#The Entity

#The Amityville Horror

#Paranormal Activity

#The Serpent and the Rainbow

#The Evil Dead

#The Believers

#Night of the Demons

#Night of the Demons 2

# Prince of Darkness

#Demons

Episode 007- The Gods of Monsters: The Men Who Mastered Makeup May 27, 2016

Boo!

You know those scary monsters that haunt your dreams? Make-up artists and actors make them come to life.

Make-up effects have evolved with film from the beginning of cinema.

Artists delve into the dark parts of themselves to make real horrors we may not have even imagined.

Sometimes the work is so good that the monsters become iconic in our culture.

Can you imagine a time when no one knew what the Frankenstein monster looked like?

In this episode I talk about make-up artists who transformed the craft and in turn transformed cinema.

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Makeup Artists and Actors Discussed:

Lon Chaney http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151606/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2

Tod Browning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tod_Browning

Jack Pierce https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Pierce_(makeup_artist)

Bela Lugosi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000509/

James Whale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Whale

Boris Karloff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Karloff

Carl Laemmle Jr. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Laemmle_Jr.

Max Factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Factor,_Sr.

Elsa Lanchester https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Lanchester

Dick Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Smith_(make-up_artist)

David Susskind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Susskind

Hal Holbrook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Holbrook

Dan Curtis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Curtis

Jonathan Frid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Frid

George Roy Hill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Roy_Hill

Dustin Hoffman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman

Francis Ford Coppola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ford_Coppola

Marlon Brando https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando

Sterling Hayden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Hayden

Martin Scorsese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese

William Friedkin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Friedkin

Linda Blair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Blair

Max von Sydow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_von_Sydow

Eileen Dietz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Dietz

Jason Miller http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588553/

Marcel Vercoutere http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893739/

Rick Baker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Baker

Rob Bottin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Bottin

Stan Winston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston

Movies and Books discussed:

Carl Jung- Shadow Self http://www.practicalphilosophy.net/?page_id=952

Nestor Studios http://millenniumhollywood.net/2012/12/03/the-first-of-the-hollywood-studios/

Universal Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios

The Miracle Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miracle_Man_(1919_film)

The Penalty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penalty_(1920_film)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014142/

The Phantom of the Opera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1925_film)

The Man Who Laughs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Laughs_(1928_film)

Dracula http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/

Frankenstein http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/

The Mummy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy_(1932_film)

The Wolf Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolf_Man_(1941_film)

The Invisible Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024184/

The Brain from Planet Arous http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050210/

The Amazing Transparent Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053593/

Mister Ed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Ed

Dark Shadows http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059978/

Little Big Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Big_Man_(film)

The Godfather https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather

Taxi Driver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver

The Exorcist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)

The French Connection http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067116/

An American Werewolf in London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Werewolf_in_London

John Carpenter’s The Thing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)

Robocop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop

Total Recall http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/

The Terminator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator

Terminator 2 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/

Predator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_(film)

Aliens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_(film)

Dick Smith Make-up School- http://dicksmithmake-up.com/

#Lon Chaney

#Tod Browning

#Jack Pierce

#Bela Lugosi

#James Whale

#Boris Karloff

#Carl Laemmle Jr.

#Max Factor

#Elsa Lanchester

#Dick Smith

#David Susskind

#Hal Holbrook

#Dan Curtis

#Jonathan Frid

#George Roy Hill

#Dustin Hoffman

#Francis Ford Coppola

#Marlon Brando

#Sterling Hayden

#Martin Scorsese

#William Friedkin

#Linda Blair

#Max Von Sydow

#Eileen Dietz

#Jason Miller

#Marcel Vercoutere

#Rick Baker

#Rob Bottin

#Stan Winston

Movies and Books discussed:

#Carl Jung- Shadow Self

#Nestor Studios

#Universal Studios

#The Miracle Man

#The Penalty

#The Hunchback of Notre Dame

#The Phantom of the Opera

#The Man Who Laughs

#Dracula

#Frankenstein

#The Mummy

#The Wolf Man

#The Invisible Man

#The Brain from Planet Arous

#The Amazing Transparent Man

#Mister Ed

#Dark Shadows

#Little Big Man

#The Godfather

#Taxi Driver

#The Exorcist

#The French Connection

#An American Werewolf in London

# John Carpenter’s The Thing

#Robocop

#Total Recall

#The Terminator

#Terminator 2

#Predator

#Aliens

#Dick Smith Make-up School

#Horror Movies

#Horror

#Monster Movies

#Special Effects

#Special Effects Makeup

#Fake Blood

Episode 006.1- Addendum of Doom: Close Encounters of the Horror Host Kind May 20, 2016

This is a companion piece to Episode 6, which was about the creation and history of Shock Theater and Horror Hosts.

When you’re creating podcasts like this, you have great ideas that just don’t make the final cut.

Sometimes, though, there’s just more story to tell.

Join me as I dig a little deeper into the world of Modern Horror Hosts.

And…

I make a confession about my own childhood Horror Host, “Uncle Ted.”

This “Addendum of Doom” is called, “Close Encounters of the Horror Host Kind!”

Enter The Addendum of Doom!

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Horror Hosts and Fantastic Fans:

Mister Lobo: http://www.cinemainsomnia.com/

Outer Space International (Roku): http://osi74.com/

Miss Misery: http://www.lastdoorwayproductions.com/

Miss Misery’s Movie Massacre: http://www.missmisery.net/moviemassacre.html

Lord Blood-Rah: https://www.facebook.com/LordBloodRahsNWT/

Bob Wilkins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Wilkins

John Stanley: http://stanleybooks.net/catchall.htm

Eric Yee (Megga Fant): https://www.facebook.com/mega.fant.7

Sci-Fi Bob Ekman: https://vimeo.com/user4994485

Shock! Theater Package Pressbook: http://flashbak.com/shock-a-fabulous-1958-universal-studios-horror-movies-pressbook-42958/

Horror Host Underground’s List of Active Horror Hosts: http://spookyfests.com/html/hosts.htm

E-Gor’s Chamber of TV Horror Hosts: http://myweb.wvnet.edu/e-gor/tvhorrorhosts/hostsz.html

Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror-by Jason Zinoman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_Value_(book)

To sign up for a free month of an Audible.com membership and get a free audiobook of “Shock Value” today , go to http://www.audibletrial.com/HellbentForHorror

Subjects discussed:

Shock! Theater Package

Horror Hosts

Horror Movies

Classic Universal Monsters

Creature Features

Shock Theater

Chiller Theater

Poltergeist (1982)

Haunted Mansion (Dark Ride)

Television in the United States

Hollywood Studio System

Midnight Spook Show

History of Comic Books

History of Punk Rock

“Big Three” Television Networks

Lights Out! (Radio Show)

Tales from the Crypt (Comics)

The Vampira Show

Swami Drana Badour

“Murder Before Midnight”

Horror Hosts

Marvin

Morgus the Magnificent

Roland

Zacherley

Ghoulardi

Svengoolie

Bob Wilkins

John Stanley

Count Gore De Vol

Mister Lobo

Cinema Insomnia

Karlos Borloff

Monster Madhouse

Famous Monsters of Filmland

Forrest J Ackerman

“Son of Shock!” Package

Ernie Fosselius

August Ragone

#Shock! Theater Package

#Horror Hosts

#Horror Movies

#Classic Universal Monsters

#Creature Features

#Shock Theater

#Chiller Theater

#Poltergeist (1982)

#Haunted Mansion (Dark Ride)

#Television in the United States

#Hollywood Studio System

#Midnight Spook Show

#Comic Books

#Punk Rock

#“Big Three” Television Networks

#Lights Out! (Radio Show)

#Tales from the Crypt (Comics)

#The Vampira Show

#Swami Drana Badour

#“Murder Before Midnight”

#Horror Hosts

#Marvin

#Morgus the Magnificent

#Roland

#Zacherley

#Ghoulardi

#Svengoolie

#Bob Wilkins

#John Stanley

#Count Gore De Vol

#Mister Lobo

#Cinema Insomnia

#Karlos Borloff

#Monster Madhouse

#Famous Monsters of Filmland

#Forrest J Ackerman

#“Son of Shock!” Package

#Ernie Fosselius

#August Ragone

Episode 006- The Shock! Heard ‘Round the World: Shock Theater and Horror Hosts May 12, 2016

A lot of us were introduced to classic horror films through midnight showings on local TV on Saturday nights.

Many of us knew of our local horror host.

The horror host was (and still is) a great American phenomenon full of crazy costumes, clever names, and a lot of charisma.

The greats are still legendary, and horror hosts continue entertaining us on the internet and streaming video outlets.

In this episode I talk about the confluence of events that led to late night horror movies on television, and some of the unique personalities that haunt our memories with our first views of classic scary Universal monsters.

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Subjects discussed:

Shock! Theater Package

Horror Hosts

Horror Movies

Classic Universal Monsters

Creature Features

Shock Theater

Chiller Theater

Poltergeist (1982)

Haunted Mansion (Dark Ride)

Television in the United States

Hollywood Studio System

Midnight Spook Show

History of Comic Books

History of Punk Rock

“Big Three” Television Networks

Lights Out! (Radio Show)

Tales from the Crypt (Comics)

The Vampira Show

Swami Drana Badour

“Murder Before Midnight”

Horror Hosts

Marvin

Morgus the Magnificent

Roland

Zacherley

Ghoulardi

Svengoolie

Bob Wilkins

John Stanley

Count Gore De Vol

Mister Lobo

Cinema Insomnia

Karlos Borloff

Monster Madhouse

Famous Monsters of Filmland

Forrest J Ackerman

“Son of Shock!” Package

Ernie Fosselius

August Ragone

#Shock! Theater Package

#Horror Hosts

#Horror Movies

#Classic Universal Monsters

#Creature Features

#Shock Theater

#Chiller Theater

#Poltergeist (1982)

#Haunted Mansion (Dark Ride)

#Television in the United States

#Hollywood Studio System

#Midnight Spook Show

#Comic Books

#Punk Rock

#“Big Three” Television Networks

#Lights Out! (Radio Show)

#Tales from the Crypt (Comics)

#The Vampira Show

#Swami Drana Badour

#“Murder Before Midnight”

#Horror Hosts

#Marvin

#Morgus the Magnificent

#Roland

#Zacherley

#Ghoulardi

#Svengoolie

#Bob Wilkins

#John Stanley

#Count Gore De Vol

#Mister Lobo

#Cinema Insomnia

#Karlos Borloff

#Monster Madhouse

#Famous Monsters of Filmland

#Forrest J Ackerman

#“Son of Shock!” Package

#Ernie Fosselius

#August Ragone

Episode 005: What Are Your Limits? The Dark Waters of Exploitation and Extreme Cinema Apr 27, 2016

Warning: Explicit content.

What are your limits?

Surely there are some types of horror movies that you will not watch.

Or are there?

There has always been an audience for the disturbing and unsettling image. And there’s an intimate relationship between the violence and sensationalism shown in Underground Movies and the anxieties of our culture.

In this episode I discuss Exploitation Films and Extreme Horror: its history starting with Thomas Edison’s first experiments with the movie camera through the Grindhouse Era to Modern Horror Cinema.

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Movies Discussed:

Frailty

L.I.E.

Dead Girl

Friday the 13th

Last House on the Left

Fred Ott’s Sneeze

The Kiss

Charmion’s Trapeze Strip-Tease

The Execution of Czolgosz

Electrocuting an Elephant

Birth of a Nation

Intolerance

Maniac (1934)

Violated

Scum of the Earth

Psycho

Faces of Death

Blood Feast

Mondo Cane

Snuff

American Guinea Pig

Re-Animator

Videodrome

Martyrs (2008)

Inside

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Cannibal Holocaust

Audition

Pink Flamingos

Last House on Dead End Street

My Sweet Satan

August Underground

Books:

“The Horror of It All: One Moviegoer's Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead...” by Adam Rockoff

#ExtremeHorrorCinema

#ExploitationFilms

#SplatterFilms

#Mondo

#Grindhouse

#HardcoreHorror

#VideoNatsies

#GonzoHorror

#TorturePorn

#ThrillKillFilms

#Splattercore

#DeathFilm

#AsianExtreme

#FrenchExtreme

#CAT III

#SnuffFilms

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Episode 004.3: Interviews from the Abyss- with Dave Kosanke Apr 20, 2016

This episode is a companion piece to Episode 4, “Blood Oaths and Bar Tabs: Horror Conventions and Cinema Wasteland.”

In this episode we interview Dave Kosanke, the creator of the long-running and legendary underground fanzine “Liquid Cheese.” It is an exhaustive love letter to everything from horror to heavy metal to XXX films.

Since 1993, Dave has been a one-man Army. Liquid Cheese is a true fanzine in every sense of the word. Dave puts the whole thing together himself, and he has done that for 23 years, outliving most other fanzines and one or two professional magazines. The words “labor of love” were made for Dave Kosanke and “Liquid Cheese”.

Now, an Interview from the Abyss with Dave Kosanke!

Liquid Cheese Fanzine: http://liquidcheesefanzine.storenvy.com/

Liquid Cheese Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Liquid-Cheese-Fanzine-160299044088480/?fref=ts

If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes. It really helps. Thanks a lot for listening.

You can now subscribe to the Hellbent for Horror podcast now available on iTunes and Stitcher

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#DaveKosanke

#LiquidCheese

#CinemaWasteland

#MadLove

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Episode 004.2: Interviews from the Abyss- with Bryan Martinez Apr 15, 2016

This episode is a companion piece to Episode 4, “Blood Oaths and Bar Tabs: Horror Conventions and Cinema Wasteland”

In this episode we interview Bryan Martinez, who is the creator and producer of the popular webcast, “The Giallo Room” (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXTTivU_q3vlbPbABloKbA)

He's also the creator of FilmDeviant.com (http://www.filmdeviant.com/), as well as writer/director of "Gelato Giallo."

We also get a special introduction by Baron Martino, the star of The Giallo Room.

If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes. It really helps. Thanks a lot for listening.

iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hellbent-for-horror/id1090978706

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#BryanMartinez

#TheGialloRoom

#CinemaWasteland

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Episode 004.1: Interviews from the Abyss- with Jon Kitley Apr 15, 2016

This episode is a companion piece to Episode 4, “Blood Oaths and Bar Tabs: Horror Conventions and Cinema Wasteland”

I traveled to Strongsville, Ohio to Cinema Wasteland and in this episode we interview Jon Kitley, a lifetime lover of horror in both books and film.

He is also a proud member of the "Algonquin Round Table of Horror."

He truly has an encyclopedic knowledge of horror from the 1930’s to the present, and you'll get to hear his depth and breadth in this discussion.

He maintains his own website, Kitley’s Krypt (www.kitley'skrypt.com).

He’s also a regular columnist for HorrorHound Magazine and writes for Evilspeak Magazine.

#JonKitley

#CinemaWasteland

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Episode 004: Blood Oaths and Bar Tabs: Horror Conventions and Cinema Wasteland Apr 14, 2016

It’s the quest of every ultra-fan: finding fellow obsessives to share in the collective joy.

Fan conventions provide a meeting place and an outlet for like-minded folk. What’s it like to really find your tribe?

In this episode I talk about horror conventions, my pilgrimage to the “Anti-Convention” known as “Cinema Wasteland” and meeting a group of fellow obsessives I call “the Algonquin Round Table of Horror.”

Convention History

1936- Philcon: First “Fan Convention”. Science Fiction Convention, held in Philadelphia. There were 9 attendees.

1975 World Fantasy Convention: first Convention where there’s a strong presence of horror under the Fantasy umbrella.

1991- World Horror Convention – the first true Horror Convention.

Convention:

Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo- Holiday Inn, Strongsville, Ohio (shows every April and October)

Created by Ken Kish and Pam Kish

Movies Discussed (In order of appearance):

Alien (1979) Dir: Ridley Scott

Friday the 13th (1980) Dir: Sean Cunningham

Creepers (Phenomena)-(1985) Dir: Dario Argento

Saw (2004) Die: James Wan

Halloween (1978) Dir: John Carpenter

Paranormal Activity (2009) Dir: Oren Peli

Killdozer! (1974) Dir: Jerry London

Gargoyles (1972) Dir: Bill Norton

Satan’s Triangle (1975) Dir: Sutton Roley

Street Trash (1987) Dir: James M. Muro

Whiskey Mountain (1977) Dir: William Grefe

Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976) Dir: William Grefe

Stanley (1972) Dir: William Grefe

Kill the Scream Queen (2004) Dir: Bill Zebub

The Worst Horror Movie Ever Made (2008) Dir: Bill Zebub

Dickshark (2015) Dir: Bill Zebub

Demons (1985) Dir: Lamberto Bava

The Algonquin Round Table of Horror:

Jon Kitley: Kitley’s Krypt/ HorrorHound Magazine

Bryan Martinez: The Giallo Room (YouTube)

Matt “Putrid” Carr: Freelance Illustrator

Ryan Olson: Deadspeak Design/ The Cold Beyond

Billy and Vanessa Norcera: Evilspeak Magazine/ Surgikill

Damien Glonek: Living Dead Dolls

Bryan Schuessler: Shuizmz

Gregg Olheiser and Jill Van: LIX

Dave Kosanke: Liquid Cheese

Filmmakers/Actors/Vendors:

Photographer Jim Sorfleet and model Kat McGill of SnS-Photo

Mike Watt and Amy Lynn Best- Happy Cloud Productions

Fred Vogel- Toe Tag Pictures (August Underground)

Bill Zebub- Bill Zebub Productions

Jane Arakawa- Actor “Street Trash”

Mike Lackey- Actor “Street Trash”

Roy Frumkes-Producer/Actor “Street Trash”

Dan Curtis

Val Lewton

Tobe Hooper

Wes Craven

Kane Hodder

Doug Bradley

William Shatner

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Episode 003- Religious (and Sacrilegious) Experiences Mar 30, 2016

Sharing the movie experience with a theater full of people can be exhilarating or frightening—sometimes both. You put yourself in the hands of the filmmaker to take that ride, not knowing where or how it’s going to end.

In rare cases a movie can provide an audience with an ecstatic, transcendent experience, almost religious in its power that leaves you walking on air afterward and running back to grasp that experience again.

Sometimes the audience isn’t ready for that story or style and the shared experience with the audience is much darker and marked with disapproval…and sometimes outright hatred. It’s as if the film has committed sacrilege against your expectations for it.

When that happens in a horror film is it the fault of the film or filmmaker, or the audience not prepared for the “horrible-beautiful” imagery and storytelling that challenges the comfort zone?

In this episode we discuss religious and sacrilegious experiences in movie theaters, and the unwritten pacts that audiences make with filmmakers, and how the shared experience in a theater affects your own experience of the film

Movies Discussed:

In 1895, the Lumiere Brothers showed their film “Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station”.

Lumiere Brothers

The Blackboad Jungle

The Exorcist

the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease discuss The Exorcist http://mindhacks.com/2008/05/25/mental-illness-following-the-exorcist/

Rocky

1970’s, The golden Age of Hollywood Cinema http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2007/jul/13/the70swasthegoldenageof

Jaws

John Carpenter’s The Thing

Examining the critical reaction to The Thing http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-thing/28921/examining-the-critical-reaction-to-the-thing

“First Kiss” Fan Recommendations:

Friday the 13th Part 6

Twilight Zone

Twilight Zone (It’s a Good Life w/ Billy Mumy)

Nightmare On Elm Street

Fright Night

“Death’s Other Dominion” from Space: 1999

A Cauldron of Witches

Anne Rice

The Wolfman

The Wolfman makeup: https://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/6a00d8341c630a53ef0128775c636b970c-600wi.jpg

Famous Monsters of Filmland comic books issue 54

The Crestwood House Monster Series

Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbinders in Suspense

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Episode 002.5: "Addendum of Doom: The Folk Horror Edition" Mar 23, 2016

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We aren't out of the woods yet...

Welcome to Episode 2.5!

This is a companion piece to Episode Two, “If You Aren’t Afraid in The Woods, You Haven’t Gone Deep Enough”, which delved into the world of Folk Horror.

Here we'll discuss movies and books I'd loved to have talked about in the episode, but they just didn’t fit into "the story" completely, or there just wasn’t enough time.

However, the campfire still has some embers left, and there's a little time before dawn. Just enough time for a few more stories.

Enter The Addendum of Doom!

Show Notes- for Episode 002.5- Addendum of Doom

“Blood on Satan’s Claw” (1971)

Director: Piers Haggard

“Wake Wood” (2009)

Director: David Keating

“Kill List” (2011):

Director: Ben Wheatley

Extra Credit: Ben Wheatley’s film, “A Field in England” (2014)

Referenced films:

“Point Blank” (1967):

Director: John Boorman

“The Wicker Man” (1973):

Directed by: Robin Hardy

S.A. Bradley’s (Incomplete and Ready-For-Debate) Additional List of Folk Horror Films and Television:

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

Viy (1967)

The Devils (1971)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

Kwaidan (1964)

The Company of Wolves (1984)

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Cry of the Banshee (1970)

Lair of the White Worm (1988)

Rites of Spring (2011)

Black Death (2010)

Television shows:

Note: Both of these are British and from the 70’s, and were made as CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING. It’s hard to even fathom either of these being broadcast on PBS in the United States. I think it’s safe to say that Britain has a more comfortable relationship with their ancient past.

Children of the Stones (1977)

The Owl Service (1969-1970)

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Episode 002: "If You Aren’t Afraid in The Woods, You Haven’t Gone Deep Enough" Mar 18, 2016

Scary stories from nights long ago.

The ultimate horror is fear of the unknown, and if you’ve ever been lost in the woods you might know this one deeply.

We talk about Folk Horror, a little known type of horror that stems from old folklore, the land, and the scary monsters that live deep in Nature.

Show Notes- for Episode 002, ““If You Aren’t Afraid in The Woods, You Haven’t Gone Deep Enough”

Movies Discussed:

The Witch: A New England Folk Tale (2015):

Director: Robert Eggers

“A History of Horror” (2010):

Starring: Mark Gatiss:

(Extra Credit: The Sequel Mark Gatiss Documentary- Horror Europa (2012):

“Witchfinder General” (1968):

Director: Michael Reeves

Starring: Vincent Price

“The Devil Rides Out” (1968):

Director: Terence Fisher

Starring: Christopher Lee

“Mark of the Devil” (1970):

Director: Michael Armstrong

Starring:

Herbert Lom

Udo Kier

“The Bloody Judge” (1970):

Director: Jess Franco

Starring Christopher Lee

“The Wicker Man” (1973):

Directed by: Robin Hardy

Written by: Anthony Shaffer

Starring:

Edward Woodward:

Britt Ekland:

Christopher Lee

“The Hallow” (2015):

Director: Corin Hardy

“Eyes of Fire” (1983):

Director: Avery Crounse

Books and Authors:

H.P. Lovecraft:

Quote from the book: “Supernatural Horror in Literature”

Algernon Blackwood:

Short Story: “The Wendigo” (1910)

From the Collection: “The Lost Valley and Other Stories”

Extra Credit: Algernon Blackwood’s “The Willows” (1907)

From the Collection: “The Listener and Other Stories”

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Episode 001: "First Kiss" Mar 06, 2016

What's the "First Kiss?" The First Kiss is the event that hooks you into your passion and obsession. Budding horror fans are carefully fed safe increments of scares by kiddie movies with frightening edges that end up with happy endings. But what are the moments we stumble upon that aren’t carefully supervised? What movies, books, stories are the first reveal of the shock and surge that good horror can produce in its fans? We talk about that first thrill, that first shock, that first kiss.

Show Notes:

Them! – 50’s horror-

Tarantula-

The Thing From Another World-

Shock Theater-

EC Comics- AND more info: The 10 Cent Plague

Home Box Office Origination: http://mentalfloss.com/article/62911/15-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-hbo

Poseidon Adventure:

Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry:

White Lightning:

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean:

The Seven-Ups:

The Getaway:

The Stone Killer:

Nicolas Roeg:

Don’t Look Now (Movie):

Don’t Look Now (Daphne DeMaurier): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_After_Midnight#Don.27t_Look_Now

Don’t Look Now- Opening Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8yqq6uBrKc

Donald Sutherland’s reaction to Don’t Look Now Opening Sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKbjATtxS6w

Nicolas Roeg discusses “Don’t Look Now”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GOsVYHjabo

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Episode 000: Welcome to the Shadow Tribe Mar 03, 2016

On this podcast we will talk movies, books, music, legends and lore, real-life horror, campfire stories, whatever connects together to tell a story.

The door swings wide, and all are welcome. Whether you love Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage Horror, French Extreme Cinema, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, Classic EC Horror Comics, Creature Features and Horror Hosts, Italian Zombies, Spanish Zombies, Romero Zombies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok films, Atomic Age Horror Films, Roughies, the list goes on...we will have discussions about them and any you bring close to the campfire!

We welcome fellow horror obsessives, obsessives-in-training, and especially anyone who has just been bitten by the horror bug and wants to know more. We are equal-opportunity sleep destroyers!

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