The Last Stop in Yuma County has arrived! A Western crime thriller with a a cup of Coen, a slice of Tarantino, and a side of Peckinpah/Lumet, the debut feature film of writer-director Francis Galluppi is as sharp as it is stunning. Starring Jim Cummings and a murderers row of talent, Yuma County is one […]
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“You’d be a good mom someday, Auntie Beth. You know how to lie to kids.” In 1981, visionary director Sam Raimi unleashed The Evil Dead and changed horror forever. This tentpole franchise not only popularized the “cabin in the woods” subgenre but remains one of the most creative and bloody sagas in the genre’s history. […]
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Deadpool isn’t typical horror fare, despite the franchise potentially being the bloodiest throughout the Marvel kingdom. (And in spite of the titular main character breaking the Fourth Wall and acknowledging the audience, which some people may find as jolting as a jump scare). And look, the guy’s divisive! For the average person, the 2016 movie […]
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With the third season of Chucky behind them, the Halloweenies chime in. Join Justin Gerber, Dan Caffrey, and Michael Roffman as they take inventory on what was undoubtedly a wild second half to an already batshit crazy season. Together, they discuss all the White House shenanigans, the curious spirit world that brought back Brad Dourif […]
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Romancing the Mummy. After concluding April with discussions of Ciarán Foy’s Eli (listen), a horror version of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, and the pseudo-sequel to Videodrome in David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ (listen), we’re kicking off May with a revisit to one of our favorite years for cinema: 1999! The film we’ve selected is Stephen Sommer‘s action-adventure-horror-romantic-comedy The Mummy! […]
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The Halloweenies are back on Earth. Join co-hosts Dan Caffrey, McKenzie Gerber, Michael Roffman, and Justin Gerber as they reach the end of this weird, wild, and wet journey. In the final episode dedicated to Alien Resurrection, the gang takes inventory of the eclectic cast, bemoans the lack of Michael Wincott, marvels at some great […]
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After releasing The Colorado Kid and Joyland via the Hard Case Crime imprint, Stephen King made his grand debut into the world of hard-boiled crime fiction with Mr. Mercedes. The first in a trilogy, the 2014 novel introduced readers to Bill Hodges, a crusty, retired detective who finds his golden years interrupted by the taunts of a psychopathic killer he […]
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“Chip! Our mother is Charles Manson!” What does it mean to be a good mother? Is it the ability to cook the perfect meatloaf or a talent for bird calls? Is it an impeccably turned out family each Sunday morning and an organized recycling setup? These may be important to a picture-perfect suburban life, but […]
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Game Loop. Trace and I inadvertently bookended our April discussions of John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London (listen) and Ciarán Foy’s Eli (listen) with Jude Law films. At the start of the month, we tackled Matt Damon’s Italian grifter in The Talented Mr. Ripley (listen) and now we’re closing out April with David Cronenberg‘s eXistenZ […]
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The Halloweenies celebrate Alien Day (LV-4/26) with a Resurrection! Join co-hosts Dan Caffrey, McKenzie Gerber, Michael Roffman, and Justin Gerber as they awaken from a cryosleep of 200 years aboard the Auriga. In the first of two episodes dedicated to Alien Resurrection, the gang talks the development, the production, Joss Whedon, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and what […]
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Urban legends didn’t just inspire a kickass ’90s movie starring the Noxzema girl. They also gave way to an awesomely imperfect Wikipedia index of actual urban legends mixed in with weird stories and curiosities. According to Jan Harold Brunvand, the professor and folklorist who popularized the concept of urban legends, they’re wild stories with a […]
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The Losers’ Club: A Stephen King Podcast closes out April with another trip to prom with Carrie White, only this time there’s no Brian De Palma, no Sissy Spacek, and no Amy Irving. Instead, they dial back to 2002, when NBC aired a new vision of Carrie that may or may not have been the […]
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“I am every little girl you ever watched, touched, hurt, screwed, killed.” Being a teenager is hard. In addition to raging hormones, awkward social interactions, and the never ending quest to be cool, every action, choice, or identifying marker may be ruthlessly picked apart by peers just as concerned with maintaining their own social status. […]
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After becoming the 4th most popular true crime podcast in the U.S. on Spotify, and 17th most popular overall, Bloody FM’s Murder In America is taking listeners overseas with their new miniseries, “Murdered Americans.” Hosts Colin and Courtney Browen will discuss some of the most infamous crimes that have happened to Americans in world history, […]
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After concluding March with Raja Gosnell’s Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (listen) and James Whale’s The Invisible Man (listen), we kicked off April with a discussion of Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley (listen). Now we’re checking off another classic with John Landis‘ 1981 werewolf film, An American Werewolf in London. In the film, American best friends David (David Naughton) […]
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