Vampires have been stalking our collective imagination from the dark corners for centuries, and they show no sign of slowing down. Interview with the Vampire is going strong on AMC+, and Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is coming out as a creepy Christmas treat. Do I even need to mention The Count on Sesame Street? So this […]
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Cowtastrophe. After kicking off July with discussions on the badass babes of Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror (listen) and the queer undertones of Stanley Kubrick’s final film Eyes Wide Shut (listen), we’re taking a vacation from heavy analysis and having fun with Jan de Bont‘s 1996 special effects extravaganza Twister! In the film, a series of intense storms […]
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After taking a quick (and bleak) detour with the macabre Revival, Stephen King returned to the characters he introduced in 2014’s Mr. Mercedes with 2015’s Finders Keepers. The second in a trilogy of novels about aging detective Bill Hodges, Finders Keepers follows a young boy whose discovery of a trunk filled with cash (and moleskin notebooks) puts him in the crosshairs […]
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“I wouldn’t mind just one bite.” When we think of zombie movies, we imagine deceased loved ones rising from hillside cemeteries, decaying walkers roaming the streets, or contagious victims decimating a city – and that’s not to mention the whole Infected vs. Undead debate. We don’t expect a zombie-like plague to emerge from a phallic […]
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Kubrick Edging June proved to be a wild month: we talked about the wacky space antics of Leprechaun 4: In Space (listen), the underseen-but-very-good trans vampire film Bit (listen), the first half of Grindhouse’s double-bill, Planet Terror (listen) before closing the month with Shinya Tsukamoto’s Japanese cyberpunk masterpiece, Tetsuo: The Iron Man (listen). Now it’s […]
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Urban legends are just cozy. They used to be shared person to person, often in some sort of idyllic, spooky setting, like the ring around a campfire or at a sleepover. More recently, we’ve traded the light and shadow of campfire flames for the glow of a computer monitor, which is less romanticized but has […]
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The Dead, the Bloody FM podcast network co-production with the George A. Romero Foundation, returns for a new season Tuesday, July 16th. Each mini season of the scripted podcast features a different writer expanding Romero’s zombie universe. Chapter 6: Turas is written by CK Anderson, a horror and thriller screenwriter and film professor now based […]
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With Now Showing, your Halloweenies gather each month for a review on something new and something old in horror. This month, co-hosts Rachel Reeves and McKenzie Gerber are joined by editor and Lady Killers co-host Mae Schults. Together, they discuss Longlegs, MaXXXine, Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever, Onibaba, Stripped to Kill, and Lisa and the Devil. […]
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“I’d have to be pretty stupid to write a book about killing and then kill him the way I described in my book. I’d be announcing myself as the killer. I’m not stupid.” We all know that woman. She’s got impossibly perfect hair, effortless style, and a glint in her eye signaling ultimate control – […]
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Today, The Losers’ Club: A Stephen King Podcast is unlocking the debut episode of the Dark Tower Detour, their Patreon-exclusive series that studies the minutiae of Roland Deschain’s epic quest. Hosted by Dan Pfleegor and Dan Caffrey, this sidecast covers a range of topics that interest those who remember the face of their father. No […]
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A beach bum/scary stuff mashup is the kind of perfect summertime combo you might not know you’re in the mood for until it’s in front of you. (If you’re into surf rock, check out the monster and cryptid-themed band Beach Creeper and try to tell us we’re wrong.) This week on Bloody FM’s Guide to the Unknown, we’re […]
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With Killer Klowns from Outer Space back in the headlines, thanks to its video game, the Halloweenies decided to unlock their 35th anniversary episode from last year. The three-hour engagement sees the gang head to Crescent Cove to discuss the Chiodo Brothers’ eclectic resume across Hollywood history, debate whether they’re Team Dave or Team Mike, digress […]
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Audio Assault. June proved to be a wild month: we talked about the wacky space antics of Leprechaun 4: In Space (listen), the underseen-but-very-good trans vampire film Bit (listen), and Robert Rodriguez’s first half of the Grindhouse double-bill, Planet Terror (listen). To kick off July, we’re racing over to Japan to discuss the 35th anniversary […]
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It’s kind of unthinkable now that we have our phones with us everywhere, but there was a cursed and boring time when going to the bathroom for, ahem, any extended amount of time meant reading the back of the hand soap bottle instead of playing Wordle or whatever your particular thing is. But in between […]
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“I’m telling you, if you want boys to respect you, you have to show them that you’re serious. Blow something up. Shoot someone. Nothing gets a guy’s attention like violence.” We’re told that behind every successful man is a badass woman, a partner in crime perhaps pulling the strings. But what if that man is […]
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