Horror Movie Survival Guide

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HMSG Interview with Bradford Nordeen! - "Blood Diner" Dec 07, 2020

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We love how horror brings people together and bonds us through shared experiences and ideas - so we jumped at the chance to interview friend of the podcast BRADFORD NORDEEN about his new book Because Horror.
His new new book, Because Horror, with co-author Johnny Ray Huston, is a collection of 13 essays (incl. one poem) that mixes critical writing and memoir to explore horror movies and how they haunt memory. Bringing the glee of fandom into cinema scholarship, Because Horror promiscuously sways through titles like Messiah of Evil, Pulse, Mandy, Dante’s Cove and Scre4m, with prose that spreads sticky like louche gore over the history of a genre and its mutating sites of broadcast.
We took a deep dive discussing the topic of one of Bradford's essays - the film BLOOD DINER (1987)! What a romp this one is - if you haven't watched it yet - please do & then listen in on the conversation!

Photo Courtesy of Levan TK @levan_tk

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Vampires vs. The Bronx - "Maple Scones are Dope" Nov 30, 2020

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We love a good vampire film so we jumped at the chance to see this new Netflix release that was recommended by so many of our fans. Vampires vs. the Bronx follows a group of young friends as they fight to save their neighborhood from gentrification...and vampires. Filled with lore and head nods to so many genre flicks that have come before it this was a fun romp.

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Audition "Everybody in Japan is lonely" Nov 23, 2020

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Takashi Miike's insane 1999 film AUDITION builds slow, but ramps up to a fever pitch of WTF insanity, living up to its cult classic status as one of the most messed up horror films of all time. Not for the faint of heart, but a beautifully made film.

We hope you enjoy Audition!

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HMSG Interview with Keith Gordon! "Dressed to Kill" Nov 16, 2020

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HMSG Interview with Keith Gordon

Keith Gordon is a writer, actor and director. He worked with some of the biggest directors in his roles in Dressed to Kill, All That Jazz and Christine, and made his way into cult classic status in Static, The Legend of Billie Jean & Back to School. As a director, he's helmed such films as The Chocolate War, A Midnight Clear, Mother Night, Waking the Dead and The Singing Detective and has also directed many TV shows, including multiple episodes of Dexter, Homeland and Fargo. Julia and Teri were thrilled to get to hear some of Keith's incredible behind the scenes stories about Brian De Palma, Bob Fosse, John Carpenter, what it's like to move from an actor to director, his favorite Stephen King book and much more!

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HMSG Interview Tom Lenk! - "The Cabin in the Woods" Nov 09, 2020

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We are delighted to share a fresh HMSG Interview featuring a friend of the podcast, TOM LENK. Tom is a SAG Award Winning - star of stage, film and screen & now of Instagram Influencer fame with his fabulous "Lenks Lewks for Less."

Tom is a new horror fan himself, even though he's starred in iconic horror projects like BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and in our feature film that we are discussing this week - THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2011)!

Join us for the behind the scenes theatre stories and laughs!

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Cronos "Who are you? A god?" Nov 02, 2020

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Happy Dia de los Muertos! To celebrate, we chose Guillermo Del Toro's debut feature, Cronos. When an ancient device that extends human life shows up in an antique shop, the owner stumbles into a world of addiction, violence and the supernatural. An incredibly impressive debut and a super cool movie!

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Happy Halloween from HMSG! Oct 28, 2020

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! We love Halloween and all the fun activities that go along with it. This year has been a little more horrific than usual and making plans for a safe holiday may feel a little daunting. Join us as we discuss some fun alternative ways to celebrate Halloween this year!
We wish you all a very Happy Halloween!

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Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore) "He's only eating me" Oct 26, 2020

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To celebrate Halloween, we chose this cult classic, which stars Rupert Everett as the laconic nightwatchman of a cemetery where the dead are returning to life, but it's no big deal. Just part of the job. Part hell yeah, part what the fuck, and part ewww, this movie covers all the horror bases and has fun doing it!

We hope you enjoy Cemetery Man!

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HMSG Interview with Daniel Kraus! - "Monkey Shines" Oct 19, 2020

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DANIEL KRAUS is a New York Times bestselling author. With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus co-authored Trollhunters, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. Kraus’s The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch was named one of Entertainment Weekly‘s Top 10 Books of the Year, and he has won two Odyssey Awards (for both Rotters and Scowler) and has been a Library Guild selection, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, Bram Stoker finalist, and more.

We are so excited to talk to Daniel about The Living Dead, a posthumous collaboration with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero, as well as Romero's film, MONKEY SHINES (1988)!

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Knife + Heart "Homocidal" Oct 12, 2020

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This super stylish film takes place in the gay porno scene in Paris in 1979 when an unexpectedly kinky killer is on the loose and looking for young, handsome victims. Unpredictable, artsy and sexy, this film gets bonus points for being centered around actual *film* as well!

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