Episode 005: What Are Your Limits? The Dark Waters of Exploitation and Extreme Cinema
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. And my fascination with the forbidden. Warning: Explicit content. If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It really helps. Thanks a lot for listening. You can now subscribe to the Hellbent for Horror podcast now available on iTunes and Stitcher. iTunes link:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hellbent-for-horror/id1090978706 Stitcher link:http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hellbent-for-horror?refid=stpr For you, the listeners of Hellbent for Horror, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service. To download your free audiobook today, go to: http://www.audibletrial.com/HellbentForHorror#Grindhouse#ExtremeCinema#ExploitationCinema#Martyrs#Inside#CannibalHolocaust#Snuff#Psycho#FacesofDeath#AugustUnderground#FredVogel