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I’m here to remind you that you used to love horror movies…and you secretly still do!
Episode 093- Again, Volatile Substance: Caligari Goes to the Oscars
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.
Episode 092-Death by Convenience: Part Two
Welcome to Part Two of my post-mortem on 2010-2019, the Decade of Dread!
Episode 091-Death by Convenience: Part One
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.
Episode 090- Christmas Ghost Stories 2019
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!
Episode 089-Blood & Flesh & Obsession: Unearthing the Cult of Al Adamson
'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
Episode 088- Home of "DEPRAVED": The Larry Fessenden Interview
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.
Episode 087- Dinosaur Horror! Double Feature
Dragons! The xenomorph from Alien! The shark from Jaws!
These monsters are descendants of real creatures that walked the earth- the dinosaur.
Episode 086- Horror Pride
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.
Hellbent for Horrible Questions: Chelsea Lupkin
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.
Hellbent for Horrible Questions: Ivy Liao
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
Episode 085- Last Kiss
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.
Episode 084- Screaming for Pleasure LIVE! From Dark Delicacies
The best thing about being a horror fan is sharing the love with other horror fans!
Episode 083- We Need to Talk About Guillermo
If director Guillermo del Toro didn't exist, we horror fans would have had to invent him.
Episode 082- The Hidden Horror of Disaster Movies
Disaster Movies have been a staple of cinema since the Silent Era, and they are far more diverse in scope than you might think.
Episode 081- Hellbent for HORROR NOIRE!
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.
Episode 080- Violent Femmes: Women in Horror Film Festival
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!
I’m a life-long horror lover and I believe you are too. Join me as we discuss horror history, themes and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. The door swings wide here and all types of horror are welcome. Get recommendations for your new favorite horror movie, book, comics or live events. Plus, in-depth conversations with horror tastemakers, directors, writers, creators and legends.
Previous guests include:
Nothing is off-limits. Which horror genre will you discover next?
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
Halloween
B-Movie
Splatter films
Ghost stories
Folk Horror
Supernatural
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
Body horror
Torture porn
VHS
Psycho and more!
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