Episodes
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On this episode, we take a break from the record-breaking summer heat to celebrate Christmas in July! Fittingly, we watched this Florida-beach-set abomination from the very distant past of 1972. Santa's reindeer abandon him on the beach, where he summons a group of local kids and their pets to rescue him. While trying to solve the conundrum, Santa tells the kids a fundamentalist version of Thumbelina.
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Episode 103: Hellroller (1992)
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Join us to discuss the world's "first wheelchair serial killer." At least, that's what the promotion claims. The movie is also semi-famous as the subject of a The People's Court episode involving pictures of Michelle Bauer. Bauer is inexplicably joined by Mary Woronov, Hyapatia Lee, Johnny Legend, and other b-movie talent sinking as low as they can possibly go. That's not necessarily a critique. As one letterbox review says, this is "transgressive garbage cinema" that has to be seen - probably multiple times - to be believed.
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Episode 102: Epitaph (1987)
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Visit the world of City Lights Home Video with 1987's Epitaph! Poor Amy has to manage a few more problems than an ordinary teenager: a serial-killer mother with an alcohol problem, a missing father, a hapless granny, a new boyfriend, an undercover psychiatrist infiltrating her family, and a murderous painter intent on revenge!
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Episode 101: Sorceress (1982)
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
This time we revisit the work of Jack Hill with our first foray into fantasy - 1982's Sorceress! When a Merlin like figure rescues twin babies from sacrifice by an evil sorcerer, he sets in chain a cosmic series of events. The twins grow up, gain magical powers, and lead a ragtag team to try and conquer the bad guys. Somehow two sky gods show up, but no sorceress. This one's an absolute mess, but it's also a blast. Enjoy!
Thursday May 30, 2024
Episode 100: The Killing Kind (1973)
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
Poor Terry. His rapes and murders are misunderstood. Only his overbearing, obsessive mother seems to be on his side. Fresh out of prison, he seeks revenge on those who helped put him there.
Sunday May 12, 2024
Episode 99 - Vintage: The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Sunday May 12, 2024
Sunday May 12, 2024
While on hiatus, we recorded a series of conversations that were never published. Now that life has calmed down, we plan to edit these conversations for release as VINTAGE episodes, outside of our normal programming.
In this episode, we explore the uncharted New Mexico desert, home to many hills with many eyes. This early Wes Craven flick is clearly inspired by the success of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Craven's own Last House on the Left. The titular eyes belong to a family that lives primitively, practicing cannibalism and communicating via walkie-talkies. Watch as a "normal American family" grows increasingly desperate in their fight to survive. Trigger warning: there's a burning, cactus crucifixion. Just in case that's at the root of your trauma.
Saturday May 04, 2024
Episode 98: White Fire (1984)
Saturday May 04, 2024
Saturday May 04, 2024
On this episode, we cover 1984's White Fire, a story of diamond heists, martial arts, mob killings, twincest, and stolen identity. Boris and his twin sister Ingrid work for a diamond mine, but are secretly smuggling diamonds for their adopted father. When Ingrid is murdered, Boris and his love interest plan to steal the mythical White Fire - a huge radioactive diamond capable of burning off faces. Their plan involves a mystical commune of women led by a plastic surgeon.
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Episode 97 - Vintage: Plankton! (1994)
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
While on hiatus, we recorded a series of conversations that were never published. Now that life has calmed down, we plan to edit these conversations for release as VINTAGE episodes, outside of our normal programming.
in this episode we discuss the sensitive story of five Italian teenagers on a boat in Miami. Unfortunately, in 1994's Plankton, this boat houses a research laboratory stocked with mutant fish. Also known as Creatures from the Abyss, this is a film you have to see to believe. Where else can you see interspecies romance and reproduction bridging land and sea?
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Episode 96: Curse of the Blue Lights (1988)
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
And we're back! After an unfortunately long absence, we've finally returned - like ghouls ready to summon a mythical missing link.
On this episode, we cover the 1988 regional Colorado flick - Curse of the Blue Lights. If you're a fan of rubber monster suits, 50s make-out spots, killer scarecrows, creamed corn, zombies, witches, police shootouts, cursed medallions, poltergeist attacks, or undead funerals, then this is for you! That's right, it's a jumbled mess of a film, but we love it anyway.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Episode 95: Xtro (1982)
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
In this episode, we tackle one of the strangest genre mashups of the 80s - Xtro. You want alien abduction and UFO activity? Check. How about snake egg eating? Check. A woman giving birth to a fully grown man? Check again. As if that wasn't enough, little Toby has developed mind control powers! This is a weird one folks.