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27 Nov 2020
MARTYRS (2008 & 2015) Episode 2: Can I Get a Witness? (France / Canada)
In our second episode, we explore the French/Canadian film, MARTYRS, a classic in body horror/pain porn (but please don't call it torture porn, as Mom originally did). We also watched the 2015 American remake so you don't have to. Wow. What happened there?
Pascal Laugier, the director of the original, according to IMDB, has stated he was "Inspired by Hostel (2005), but instead of making a movie about suffering, he wanted to make a movie about pain". How very French, non?
How do we properly classify this film? Is it actually two films in one? Is it akin to exploitation films of the 70's? Is it, in any way, a home invasion film? Some have stated it is a paradigm example of the New French Extremity movement, while others simply classify it as a body horror film. We'll get into it!
At the suggestion of friend, friend of the show, and WoHo, Quinn has suggested, Mom and Mac introduce themselves and talk about what horror does for them individually and as a family.
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Look, whatever you do, DON'T GO INTO THE BASEMENT!
--Mom and Mac
*PS The movie I could not think of was "Ils"/"Them",
**PPS Our movies for next week are: LUCIFERINA from Argentina, THE SILENT HOUSE from Uruguay and MORTO NAO FALA / NIGHTSHIFTER from Brazil.
WoHos!!! So much content this week! This is part one of the pod where we cover the 1974 Canadian Classic Slasher, "Black Christmas". Mac gives Mom a gift and we welcome a new sponsor: HushDuds!!
In part two we cover our individual watches: "El Dia de la Bestia", "Anna and the Apocalypse" and "Better Watch Out".
Our movies next week are the 1998 Japanese "Ringu" and the 2002 American reboot, "The Ring"
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We watched Christmas flicks this week, WoHos! Our all-watch is the 1974 Canadian classic slasher, "Black Christmas" AKA "A Stranger in the House" (covered in episode 6: Christmas Means Carnage Part 1).
This Part 2 covers our individual watches. Our very special guest, Quinn, watched the 2016 scary pre-teener runs amok film, “Better Watch Out” from Australia, Mac watched the 2017 Scottish zombie musical film, “Anna and the Apocalypse” and Mom watched the 1995 Spanish black horror comedy film “El Dia de la Bestia”.
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Next week, for our final show of the year, we will be watching the 1998 Japanese original film, Ringu and the 2002 American reboot, "The Ring". I hope to have a couple special guest on to discuss them.
It's Australia week on the World of Horror Podcast!! Our all-watch this week is the 2005 slasher flick, WOLF CREEK. Mac watched the 2009 splatter film THE LOVED ONES, and Mom watched the killer crocodile film, BLACK WATER. Which role did John Jarratt (Mick Taylor in Wolf Creek) turn down? Which role in a killer crocodile film did he accept? How many humans do crocodiles kill per year? How many alligator and crocodile films has Mac seen?
Notes: It seems Mick Taylor was referring to war crimes the Australians committed in Vietnam and that he was a member of the ANZAC.
Palindromes are words that have the same meaning backwards and forwards, such as noon and radar. "Semordinilaps" are words that have different meanings read backward and forward such as stressed/desserts, diaper/repaid or in the case of WOLF CREEK, Navithalim Mining Company (Ivan Milat), kind of.
Crocodiles are not dinosaurs nor are they descended from dinosaurs. They are cousins of dinosaurs. Badass cousins.
What did we get right? What do you want to fight us on? Aw, WoHo's, let's not fight!
Some folks I missed in the Thanks and Refs Bit: Allen Hyde, The DiMattias and Quinn McLaughlin.
Next week, our all watch is BLACK CHRISTMAS. Mac is watching ANNA & THE APOCALYPSE, Mom is watching EL DIA DE LA BESTIA, and our very special guest is watching BETTER WATCH OUT. Join us!
It's Middle East and Egypt week on the World of Horror! Our all-watch this week was the 2016 Persian language psychological horror film "Under the Shadow". Mac also watched "A Woman Walks Home Alone at Night" and Mom watched "Big Bad Wolves" from Israel and "Blue Elephant 2" from Egypt.
So many questions this episode! What is the difference between horror and thriller movies? What are Jinn? Why hasn't Mac seen more vampire movies? What do YOU think?
You send us an email at worldofhorror96@gmail.com. You can also find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and Mac is working on getting us up and running on YouTube. Stay Tuned, WoHos!
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It's the horror movies of South America this week! We watched La Casa Muda/Silent House as our all-watch, Morto Nao Fala/Nightshifter as the Mom-watch and Luciferina as the Mac-watch.
How many creepy dolls did we give La Casa Muda? How many vengeful spirits did Mom give Morto Nao Fala? How many ovaries did Mac give Luciferina?
Mom forgets the title of the movie SUCKER PUNCH and to explain what "Squad" is, but there is a little addendum at the end of the podcast along with the Mom and Mac Chat to fill in the blanks in a section I like to call "Fill in the Blanks". One blank that was left open was that it was THE HAUNTING (1963) which is based on the Shirley Jackson novel. I couldn't tell you what the 1959 movie is!
We had some technical difficulties so the Mom-watch was a solo endeavor. Just roll with it. It is still fun as hell.
What did you think about the different format for the pod? What do you think about the movies? Can you recommend any other great South American flicks?
Please leave us a message at the anchor site or get in touch with us via Instagram. We'd really love to hear from you!
Next week we are exploring the movies of the Middle East and North Africa: Blue Elephant 2 from Egypt, Big Bad Wolves from Israel and Under the Shadow from Iran. Join us! But...
Don't go into the basement!!
-Mom
P.S. Here are some horror movie "palate cleansers". I hope you enjoy them!
WoHo's This week we watched "Ringu" from Japan and "The Ring" from the US.
We had a little technical difficulty just at the end of the discussion between Mom and Mac. For the record, Mom is permanently scarred by the horse scene in "The Ring" and we both gave the remake 3 video tapes and the orig 4 video tapes although we thought there were definite problems with both movies (and that both were pretty great, too).
We hope you enjoyed our special guests Aaron and Andy. Thanks, guys!
Look for your favorite International Horror Podcast in the new year and stay tuned for a big announcment regarding Season 2 coming up next week!
If you want to watch along with us for next week, we are watching "The Last Ones Out", "The House on Willow Street" and "The Soul Collector" from South Africa.
Look for us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Tweet at Mac (TheGayJimmyBuffett) to get our YouTube channel going!!
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This week our all-watch was the disappointing "28 Days Later" ripoff, "The Last Ones Out". Mom watched "The Soul Collector" and Mac watched "The House on Willow Street". We also had a round of "Completely Worthless WoH Trivia" since we have watched 20 films so far and Mom read our very first listener mail!! If you would like to get in touch with us, we wish you would. We are on Instagram and Twitter and our email is worldofhorror96@gmail.com. You can also leave us a voice message.
Thanks, as always, to Anchor, Audacity, (friend of the show) Quinn McLaughlin, Shudder, TheGayJimmyBuffett and Wikipedia.
You can now support the podcast and by doing so, help save some lives. All support goes to TransLifeline.
WoHos! This is the culmination of our Slasher shows. Our discussion of DREAMHOME is in part 4A. Our discussion of the first four episodes of SLASHER S4 is on episode 3!
We discusss all the insanity and revelations in the back half of season 4 of the Canadian Anthology show SLASHER. We got incest, we got a be-beheading, nods to Game of Thrones, FATAL ATTRACTION and THE ORPHAN and a magic mushroom trip, to boot!
Thanks to Anthony Longo of Horror Bull for the Vannicola connection and congrats to Alex Ozerov (Theo) and Sydney Ozerov-Meyer (Liv) who were married in 2021.
Stay tuned for some minis coming up on classic International Horror. I've been dipping my toes into these waters and it's been an education. If you have any classics (pre 2000) that you love, let me know over social media!
Next time we look at Zombies with ONE CUT OF THE DEAD and SHAUN OF THE DEAD.
Welcome, new WoHos! We love you! DON'T go into the basement!
Mac's genre pick this week was zombies and we watched two zombie comedies: ONE CUT OF THE DEAD from Japan & SHAUN OF THE DEAD from the UK.
Zombies in both films function as a wake up call to our main characters and both films are examples of labors of love. Check them out or check them out again!
We were having so much fun discussing SHAUN OF THE DEAD that we forgot to rate it, but I am going to go out on a limb here and say that Mac would give it 5/5 cricket bats. That makes two 5/5ers this show. You're welcome!
A very happy 52nd birthday to "friend of the show" Simon Pegg.
We have two minis coming up which will serve as the meat in the podcast mains sandwich. That metaphor needs work. What I mean is, before the next main, which will be out in two weeks, Mom and Mac will review David Cronenberg's sophomore effort, RABID and Mom is going solo to cover Mario Bava's SHOCK. This is Mom's pet project to fill in her own gaps in horror knowledge and to, with hope, connect to some academic types to discuss foundational horror. If you are one such type, or you would like to recommend someone, please get in touch!
On the next main, Mom is highlighting Haunted Houses and we will review BEETLEJUICE from the US and THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME (2013) from Venezuela.
Thanks so much for all your support, WoHos! We love you.
Mac helped me kick off this mini project where I'm dipping my toes into the frigid and weird waters of classic international horror.
This time it's David Cronenberg's RABID from 1977.
I celebrate the guy's entire catalogue, but Mac wasn't super keen on this one. We both conclude, though, that this is "a mess" [TM].
Next up, I am looking at SHOCK by Mario Bava and Mac will return on the main as we look at the haunted house classics: THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME / LA CASA DEL FIN DE LOS TIEMPOS & BEETLEJUICE. (I may have gotten a little hooked on the soundtrack, as well).
If you have recommendations for other foundational films we should review, please get in touch. I'm reachable at our email and on Instagram. Check out Mac's twitch stream and follow him on twitter. Oh! And I am finally starting to review WoH films on Letterboxd!
Thank you for listening. We love you. DON'T go into the basement!
WoHo's! This mini mini is about Mario Bava's final film, SHOCK, from 1977. I really enjoyed it and hope you'll check it out and let me know what you think!
*Oops! In discussing the famous "boy into a man" famous shot, I said "Bruno". The boy actually turns into Carlo.
WoHos! Mom's genre pick this week is Haunted Houses and we looked at THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME (2013) from Venezuela 🇻🇪 and BEETLEJUICE (1988) from US.
The portrayal of the husbands in both movies was not great, but we enjoyed them both, anyway.
Biggest takeaway: Catherine O' Hara is our once and future queen!
Next week look for another foundational mini and one our next main episode is Mac's picks of Battle Royale-style splatter films: BATTLE ROYALE & THE BELKO EXPERIMENT.
Please get in touch. We love you! DON'T go into the basement! --Mom
Sorry about the sound in Mom & Mac chat. Someone (Mac) kept hitting the new boom mic.
This week we got real killy with it as we looked at Battle Royale-type films with BATTLE ROYALE (2000) from Japan & THE BELKO EXPERIMENT (2017) from the USA.
Mac did his best to explain BATTLE ROYALE to me and we have feelings about THE BELKO EXPERIEMENT.
Questions abound: Why does the lead have such robust plot armor? (TM--Mac) Why wasn't the cleaning crew local?? Why is there an armory in the building, anyway?
Next time on the main episode we will look at psychological horror with THELMA from Norway and CARRIE (1976) from the US.
In the meantime, I'll be dropping some World of FOUNDATIONAL Horror bonus minis into the feed.
Thank you for all your support and listenage. Yep, that's a word now. --Mom
Mac came to town to have lunch and so we had to record a bonus mini on FRESH, the best advertisement for veganism I have seen lately!
Spoilers abound, so if you haven't seen FRESH yet, I'd encourage you to do so. We'll be here when you get back.
We explore the pretty much successful feminist themes and bemoan some of the less successful intersectional feminist themes in the film.
There's a lot to celebrate here, and we are not just talking about Sebastian Stan's dance break! While it is not a perfect film, it got under our skin and it was lovely to discuss. We hope you will listen and enjoy.
Is Mom's theory about Ann's backstory completely wackadoo? Was Mollie drawn clearly enough for ya? How about that Alex Garland Choreo?
Coming up soon: Mom's picks on Psychological Horror: THELMA from Norway and CARRIE from the US. Mac's picks's on Beast/Animals Attack: BOAR from Australia and TREMORS from the US.
We are really digging this format. Mom also promises some minis later this spring.
We're also looking to pair THE ORPHAN, THE ORPHANAGE and THE BABADOOK. Suggestions welcome!
Listen. We love you. And DON'T go into the basement! --Mom
SUMMARY What do you call this genre of horror? Supernatural teens? Puberty pandemonium? Menarche Mayhem (at least in one case)? Parent's (REALLY) Just Don't Understand?
We learn this week that (A) you sure 'nuff can't keep 'em down on the farm and (B) when that "old time" religion is cast aside in favor of the oldest of religions, things get a little crazy in the best possible way!
We discuss THELMA from Norway and CARRIE (1976) from the US.
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Some very exciting guests are coming up. Stay tuned! Would YOU like to guest with us? Please get in touch. We can talk your favorite (or favorite three) horror movies, foundational international horror movies, the history of horror, the philosophy of horror or what have you. I think I want a dog trainer when we do werewolf films (not kidding) and we're always up for talking to filmmakers, horror story writers, other podcasters, academic types, horror fans and our WoHos!!
Once Mom is finished with Spring semester at the end of this month, some minis will be populating your feed--15-40 minute bonus eps on International Horror Films. Got a favorite? Get in touch.
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COMING SOON Later this month, we are going to host Martin Harries and Boaz Dicks from Film vs Film Podcast to talk about THE THING. Not international, you say? Well, they are English, so it's international to THEM. Don't like that explanation? How about this one: It's okay to break the rules, especially if you make them!
After that, Mac's choice is Animal Attack Films and we will be reunited with our true love (?) John Jarratt when we review BOAR from Australia and TREMORS from the US.
Mom's next genre pick after THAT is Creepy Kids! We will be looking at ORPHAN from the US and GOODNIGHT MOMMY from Germany.
Remember: We love you, WoHos! DON'T go into the basement!!
This week we talked practical effects, sausage parties, paranoia, isolation, childhood sleepovers, bro-ing out and how damn good looking Kurt Russell is in this movie.
We had Martin and Boaz on from the wonderful Film vs. Film podcast in the second part of our Crossover Extravaganza 2022. For the first part, go check out their episode on Vampire Films from April 8, 2022. It was a blast!
Martin's invitation inspired us to create this spinoff bonus series with other podcast people and friends to discuss their favorite horror films. Coming up we have discussions on the David Lynch films, FIRE WALK WITH ME, MULHOLLAND DRIVE and the Tim Burton animated classic, CORALINE.
We had a little audio bleed on this one, but on the upside, I found a nice little app called Type Studio, which looks like it will make editing faster and will provide a fairly serviceable transcript, to boot. Here that is: https://app.typestudio.co/share/Oizc8PDleGPbz5F2FIFt
Please get in touch with your thoughts on THE THING and on your favorite horror flicks. Also please stay tuned for our main episodes on Animal Attack horror films, BOAR & TREMORS and Creepy Kids movies, THE ORPHAN & GOODNIGHT, MOMMY coming up in the next few weeks.
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This week we are covering Mac's picks for Animal Attack movies: TREMORS from the US & BOAR from Australia. They couldn't have been paired better as they both deal with small communities out in the sticks coming together to fight nasty beasties.
In Mom & Mac chat, we recount a funny story when Mac asked me if he could use the "C" word. When he was eight!
We uncover some big truths about the nature of words and gender.
We also get a little spiritual about it when it looked like we had a third person (?) in on our call.
Mom is super giggly on this one for some reason. She also tries to make a heartfelt address to Mr. Kevin Bacon (Friend of the ShowTM).
It's a special It Means the World of Horror to Me episode!
Original Friend of the ShowTM, Quinn was nice enough to come by with one of her favorite horror films: ROSEMARY'S BABY from 1968. We spoil the hell out of it, as per, so if you don't want it spoiled, have a watch or rewatch before you listen.
We are both such fans of the cinematography, the performances, the suspense and creep factors built on a toxic marriage, and the already tenuous proposition of pregnancy! What say you, is pregnancy magical or is it horrifying?
Some other topics covered: The Pollening that occurs this time of year in NC, Sidney Blackmer's connection to our home state, smoking on the Dick Cavett show, dream sequences, ovulation cycles, the abandonment of the Hays Code, and who is the obvious winner of the YOU FOOL award for ROSEMARY's BABY.
Coming up next on the main is Creepy Kid films. We will cover THE ORPHAN from the US and GOODNIGHT, MOMMY, which I almost could not finish the first time I watched it!
WoHos, please get in touch and remember: We love you and DON'T go into the basement! --Mom (AKA Christina)
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Mom's pick was Creepy Kids. We looked at ORPHAN from the US and GOODNIGHT MOMMY / ICH SEH, ICH SEH from Austria. As per, spoilers abound including the two big "twists" in these two flicks.
We enjoyed (some of) the performances in ORPHAN, but really hated the way the husband was drawn.
We enjoyed GOODNIGHT, MOMMY so much more!
Give both a (re) view and have a listen!
Mom & Mac Chat Content/Preview: Mac's water is turned off today (on recording day), talking to those you disagree with, orthodox religious types, Mac's beef with cis men who complain about wearing masks, religious hypocrites. Spoiler: we solve it in this segment.
ORPHAN Content Preview: Stillbirth, nightmare scenes with hospital imagery, gaslighting, Peter Sarsgarding-it-up, children in jeopardy, friendless adult women, Margo Martindale's talent being wasted, sexualization of children.
GOODNIGHT MOMMY Content Preview: Torture of a mom at the hands of her kid (s). We look at various interpretations of the story and images. What do you think? Get in touch, WoHos!
Mom & Mac Chat Mac talks ORPHAN The Questions Letterboxd Trivia Mom talks GOODNIGHT, MOMMY Symbolism Letterboxd Trivia
Coming up: WORLD OF FOUNDATIONAL HORROR Queen of Black Magic and Kuroneko IT MEANS THE WORLD OF HORROR TO ME Mulholland Drive/Fire Walk With Me Coraline
Main ep: Mac's Pick: Killers! ICHI THE KILLER & HENRY, PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
Super Special Squad-a-palooza with Quinn! 1960 faves: Les Yeux San Visage, Psycho, and Peeping Tom.
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This week I look at two stories of revenge. THE QUEEN OF THE MAGIC (1981) from Indonesia and KURONEKO / THE BLACK CAT (1968) from Japan Content warning: Rape
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This week Cat Sole, from the Kill the Cat Podcast joined us for an interview and to discuss her It Means the World of Horror to Me™ Pick, CORALINE.
Our guest this week is Cat Sole. She is a filmmaker, screenplay consultant, script editor, WoHo and co-host of the amazing film and screenwriting podcast, “Kill the Cat”.
Some questions remain. Is there anything more scary than a flying cockroach? How traumatizing is this movie, anyway? What animation syle is the scariest to you? Why is Mac so weirded out by Kesha's song "Don't Stop"?
Cat Mentioned the Beyond the Screenplay Podcast. Here's a link to Michael Tucker's Anchor Page Beyond the Screenplay on Spotify Beyond the Screenplay on Apple Podcasts
Cat also mentioned Creating Character Arcs by KM Weiland, which is avails on Scribd (downloading and saving now)
Coming up: WORLD OF FOUNDATIONAL HORROR™ DEAD RINGERS
IT MEANS THE WORLD OF HORROR TO ME™ Mulholland Drive/Fire Walk With Me (Rescheduled)
Main ep: Mac's Pick: Killers! ICHI THE KILLER & HENRY, PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER Mom's Pick: Possession! POSSESOR & METAMORPHOSIS
Super Special Squad-a-palooza with Quinn! 1960 faves: LES YEUX SAN VAISAGE, PSYCHO, and PEEPING TOM.
This week I looked at two Foundational films about identity.
DR. JECKYLL AND SISTER HYDE is a 1971 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker based on the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film was made by British studio Hammer Film Productions and was their third adaptation of the story after The Ugly Duckling and The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll. The film is notable for showing Jekyll transform into a female Hyde; it also incorporates into the plot aspects of the historical Jack the Ripper and Burke and Hare cases.
DEAD RINGERS is a 1988 psychological thriller film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as identical twin gynecologists. David Cronenberg directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Norman Snider. Their script was based on the lives of Stewart and Cyril Marcus and on the novel Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland, a "highly fictionalized" version of the Marcuses' story.
The film won numerous honors, including for Irons' performance, and 10 Genie Awards, notably Best Motion Picture. Toronto International Film Festival critics have ranked it among the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.
Some questions remain: How central to your identity is your gender? Which is the worse decision: taking female hormones to extend one's life or becoming addicted to pills in order to save your brother Who's right about Mr. Cronenberg's film: Your humble host or David Cronenberg, himself?
Philosophy Corner™ makes its first appearance on the podcast. I just couldn't stop thinking about identity.
Coming up: Whole Squad Pod™ (Mac, Quinn and me on three kickass films from 1960: LES YEUX SAN VISAGE / EYES WITHOUT A FACE, PEEPING TOM & PSYCHO.
Mac's Picks: Killers genre with ICHI THE KILLER & HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
It Means the World of Horror to Me™ the (rescheduled) Lynchisode with FIRE, WALK WITH ME & MULHOLLAND DR.
Mom's Picks: Possession genre with POSSESSOR & METAMORPHOSIS.
We got the whole squad together to talk about three heavy hitters from 1960: PSYCHO, LES YEUX SAN VISAGE / EYES WITHOUT A FACE, and PEEPING TOM. We talked A LOT, so this Bonus will be in two pieces.
This is Part One of two, wherein Quinn breaks down Hitchcock's classic proto-slasher, PSYCHO. Stay tuned for Part Two coming out real soon.
This movie has everything: Mommy issues, primitive psychoanalysis, paternalism, transphobia, and ableism at their best, but they tried (?)
We also have Letterboxd reviews and trivia!
We're all super thirsty for Anthony Perkins and grossed out by Hitchcock's coprophilia, but we are here for the glory that is Patricia Hitchcock!!
This is part two of our Whole Squad Pod 1960-isode edition of the show. In part one, we looked at Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO. In this episode, we look at LES YEUX SAN VISAGE / EYES WITHOUT A FACE and PEEPING TOM.
These films have everything: Daddy issues, childhood trauma, death by German Shepherd, death by tripod, random dance breaks, nosy neighbors and masks.
Coming up in our It Means the World of Horror to Me™ series, The Lynchisode with our friends and super WoHos, Lindley and River. We will be looking at FIRE: WALK WITH ME & MULHOLLAND DR.
Next on the main, it's Mom's picks of Possession and we will look at POSSESSOR & METAMORPHOSIS.
This week it is Mac's Picks of Killer movies with ICHI THE KILLER (2001) from Japan and HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986) from the US.
ICHI THE KILLER (2001): A sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer comes across a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain the enforcer can only dream about.
HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986): Henry (Michael Rooker) is released from prison following his mother's murder. He supplements his job as an exterminator with a series of indiscriminate and violent murders. Fellow jailbird and drug dealer Otis (Tom Towles) becomes a willing accomplice in Henry's bloody killings. But as the depravity escalates and Henry forms a bond with Otis' sister, Becky (Tracy Arnold), things start to get out of hand. The film is based on the true-life story of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.
WoHos, we pose it to you: Is it a good movie if you have to read the book / manga before you watch the movie? Weigh in!
Mac's favorite watches from May: EMMA (2020) & AS THE GODS WILL ( 2014)
Mom's fave watches from May: INTO THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994) & EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022).
It was Mom's pick of Possession this week and we looked at METAMORPHOSIS from Korea & POSSESSOR from Canada!
METAMORPHOSIS metamorphosizes into a bit of a mess after a certain very handsome Uncle Priest (Sung Woo-bae) shows up, but before that, there is some beautiful imagery and disturbing emotional family drama. Magnificent performances, kickass set design, and some haunting moments are featured here. Notice I didn't mention writing.
POSSESSOR is a science fiction horror film whose story involves an assassin who takes over select unfortunates so she can carry out her missions. Excellent acting, terrific practical effects, and some wackadoo one-liners from Eddie (Raoul Bhaneja) make this movie custom-made for Mom, but how does Mac feel about it?
Content preview: In Mom and Mac Chat we discuss living how to deal with the stress of living in late-stage capitalism as our republic slouches toward fascism, how long is too long for a social visit when you have social anxiety disorder and what is the perfect speed to select for audio books and podcasts.
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Next time it's Mac's pic and Mac has chosen Witches! We will be looking at Mario Bava's classic BLACK SUNDAY from Italy and Robert Egger's modern classic, The VVitch from the US.
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This week Mac's genre pick is Witches! We looked at the directorial debuts of two masters and their masterpieces: Mario Bava's BLACK SUNDAY and Robert Eggers' THE WITCH.
Content preview: Mac is househunting, and Mom is trying to squeeze the most enjoyment out of her summer unstructured time before she goes back into the classroom in a few weeks. We both cater A LOT to our cats, Branwen and Rosey.
Mac's Picks for June: Reanimator, The Hollowman Mom's picks for June: Night of the Hunter, The Midnight Meat Train, Tetsuo: The Iron Man Mom's Shout Outs: Drag Mitch to Hell (Mom was on the Season 3 opener) & Cronenberg Or Cats (Mac will appear on 7/23 to discuss A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE at NIGHT & Mom will appear on 9/10 to discuss CAT PEOPLE 1942)!
Mom enjoyed BLACK SUNDAY more than Mac, but that might be because she did more research to fill in the blanks of the script. Mac likes THE WITCH more than he did on previous watches, but Mom's opinion remains the same.
Some questions remain: Do either of these films have a happy ending? Who's worse: Dr. Kruvajan or William? How serious are Mac's viewers on that whole green card marriage thing?
Next time it's Mom's pick and I have chosen Nature Horror. We will look at BACKCOUNTRY from Canada & LAKE PLACID from the US.
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This week we got real lupine with it and looked at AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON & DOG SOLDIERS.
We also talk about: job hunting, exercising, blonde labs taking a break in the middle of the road, summer break being over, social anxiety disorder, stress, drawing, and appearing on a friend's twitch stream (twitch.tv/ohheyitsdevin).
Some questions remain: How many times in one episode can we use the word "viscera"? Does AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON hold up? Just how bad is toxic masculinity?
Our favorite watches for July are: Mac: NOPE & RRR Mom: RRR, THE NORTHMAN, MAD GOD and PYEWACKET (honorable mention)
Tangents include talk about NOPE (spoiler free) and how we wish Nicole Kidman would cease and desist.
Rough time stamps: 22:26: Mom's rant on Nicole Kidman AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON DOG SOLDIERS
Next time we are looking at Alien Invasion movies. We will be reviewing INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956 & 1978) & BEFORE WE VANISH, from Japan.
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Mac is moving this weekend, so we are pushing our Alien Invasion movies to next week.
This time in the WORLD OF FOUNDATIONAL HORROR™ series, I am looking at two insane killers--John from HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON and Freddie from THE COLLECTOR.
HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON was a Spanish/Italian collabo that is short on plot and character but long on style and I think is a whole lot of fun.
THE COLLECTOR is an adaptation of John Fowles's novel and features two really strong performances in Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggars.
I'm back in school and would like to do at least one of these episodes a month. If you have any suggestions, as ever, please get in touch! I am also working to line up guests for our It Means the World of Horror to Me™ series. If you would like to have a conversation about your favorite or fond of horror film, please drop us a line.
This is part two of our Alien Invasion! Episodes. Part One (Episode 81) covered INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, from 1956 & 1978.
BEFORE WE VANISH is a 2017 Science Fiction/Horror film from Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It involves three aliens who are on a reconnaissance mission to steal "conceptions" from humans ahead of a planned invasion and annhiliation mission.
No Mom & Mac chat for this one, but we do get into a discussion of love and TikTok.
Please tell a friend or two about us and come back for Episode 83, when we cover Coming of Age Horror films with RAW from France and HELLBENDER from the US. Later this month, we will also cover A WOMAN OBSESSED movies with Misery from the US and SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE from South Korea.
This week, Mac chose two movies that really demonstrate the idea that adolescence is hell: HELLBENDER from the US & RAW / GRAVE from France.
Both involve 16-year-old women who learn truths about their true nature. Good people get hurt. It's a whole thing.
Contents of the content Mom & Mac Chat: Mac has job interviews, Mom gets REAL vaccinated, and Five Guys doesn't care about your nut allergy.
Mac's Watches from August: One-Piece / dishonorable mention: ALLEGORIA Mom's Watches from August: CARNIVAL OF SOULS, PREY, THE INNOCENTS / Dishonorable Mention: THEY / THEM Mom's Shoutouts: Film vs. Film podcast with Comfort Films Podcast (Stephen King adaptations), Your Mother Ate My Dog podcast, singer Madds Buckley
Mom talks RAW
Mac talks HELLBENDER
Some questions remain, of course. How do you think lying to your kid is a good thing? If all your friends ate a rabbit kidney, would you eat one, too? How problematic is the portrayal of Justine's gay roommate? Out of Mom & Mac, which host shares a birthday month and year with Toby Poser?
Coming up: Mom's Picks--A Woman Obsessed movies: MISERY from the US and SYMPATHY for LADY VENGEANCE from South Korea Mac's Picks--60's / 70's Creature Features--THE CREEPING FLESH from the UK & 100 MONSTERS from Japan
Apologies to Theo Germaine, who uses they / them pronouns. I kept calling them him.
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This week we looked at two portraits of obsession: Annie Wilkes from MISERY and I Geum-ja from Lady Vengeance.
There are a couple of similarities between these two films I never noticed until now. The celebrity that springs up around each woman is one and the other one...has to do with feet.
Contents of the Content: Mom & Mac Chat: Mac's playing Slime Rancher to mitigate late summer slog, Entry-level cats vs. Mac's cat, Mom's walking with Dennis Lehane, we wonder who will stop Ryan Murphy? Watching BARBARIAN (I don't spoil it) with a non-horror fan was not the best call on my part.
Mac talks MISERY
Mom talks LADY VENGEANCE
We got Letterboxd reviews, we got trivia, we got "What phobia is THAT"? and of course our patented The Questions™ feature. You're welcome!
Coming up: Mac's pick of "Early creature features that have interesting applications"? I am not sure I got that right, but he has chosen CREEPING FLESH from the US and 100 MONSTERS from Japan.
My genre pick is "Based on a true story" horror films and I have chosen SNOWTOWN (which I swore I would never watch again, but here we are) and SACRAMENT from the US.
We have a couple of upcoming guests we are very excited about: Filmmakers and darned nice people, Tim Aslin and Ryan McDuffie from "Dismembering Horror" will join us in October & some returning friends, Martin and Boaz from "Film vs. Film" will join us in November for It Means the World of Horror to Me™ picks!
Quinn has also agreed to help me out with a Foundational World of Horror™ pick: REBECCA from 1940. I have to work on my George Sanders impression!
One note: We switched platforms and some of our more raucous laughter is muted. Not sure why. Techie WoHos, Get in touch!
This week we were thrilled to welcome Ryan McDuffie & Tim Aslin from Dismembering Horror to the show to talk about two movies that Mean the World of Horror™ to them: ALIEN & CARNIVAL OF SOULS.
We had a very nice chat and we hope you enjoy it and then immediately go subscribe to their podcast and download and consume their entire catalogue.
Coming up soon: The Return of Quinn™ who will join me to discuss REBECCA, THE HAUNTING World of Foundational Horror™, and Mac & I will be back soon to discuss YOKAI: 100 MONSTERS & THE CREEPING FLESH on the main show.
In November, we have returning Friends of the Show™ Devin Dimattia to discuss HAXAN with me and Martin Harries & Boaz Dicks from Film vs. Film podcast to discuss LAST NIGHT IN SOHO with the Whole Squad™ (Mac, Quinn and me).
Next month marks two years Mac & I have been podcasting. What started as a way for us to keep in touch during Covid (as well as spread our love of international horror) has grown in so many surprising and amazing ways. Thank you, WoHos, for all your continued support. It means the world of horror to us, truly.
Please tell a friend or two about us and keep spreading the love!
WoHos! This week, The Original Friend of the Show™, Quinn McLaughlin stopped by to talk with me about Hitchcock's REBECCA, from 1940.
This is a bit of a Foundational World of Horror™ AND a It Means the World of Horror to Me mashup as 1. It is old and 2. We love it a lot.
We talk about the plot, the characters, and especially, Jasper, the dog.
We hope you will listen and enjoy!
Next up, I am working on another Foundational World of Horror™ show about THE HAUNTING from 1963 and Mac and I will be looking at early Creature Features on the next main show.
Thanks for all your support, WoHos! Please tell all your friends about us.
Mac's Picks this week involve Early Creature Features with an Interesting Application of Effects. We viewed YOKAI MONSTERS: 100 MONSTERS from Japan and THE CREEPING FLESH from the UK. Mac brings the knowledge about yokai and Japanese folktales. We also look at a non-Hammer Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing film from 1973. We hope you listen and enjoy!
In two weeks, it is Mom's genre pick of Based on a True Story films and we will review THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS from Australia and SACRAMENT from the US.
In the meantime, I should have a couple World of Foundational Horror ™ shows to you--one on THE HAUNTING (1963) and one on DON'T LOOK NOW with the Original Friend of the Show™, Quinn McLaughlin!
We are putting together our Fave Five Watches from 2022 lists and I have invited some friends to chime in with their faves. Devin Dimattia & Sullivan Wallace, Stefan MacDonald-Labelle from Drag Mitch to Hell, John & Georgia Macey from Comfort Films Podcast, Martin Harries & Boaz Dicks from Film vs. Film Podcast & Gilly Ybarra from The Attic Reviews YouTube channel will share their faves. If you would like to share, as well, please get in touch!
Thanks for all your support, WoHos! Please tell all your friends about us!
Numerous forces conspired against this show, but I am glad to finally bring it to your ears and hearts. This week's episode was delayed due to Mom's head cold. (I apologize for my nasal voice in this one!) After we were able to record, I had to re-edit the second half and as I correcting the distortion, we ended up sounding like we were communicating through tin cans, so I had to fix that and that delayed us further. Sorry, WoHos!!
We looked at movies Based on a True Story films. We viewed SNOWTOWN / THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS from Australia and Ti West's THE SACRAMENT from the US.
TW/CW for SNOWTOWN: Child molestation, rape, dog death, homophobia, transphobia and torture. For THE SACRAMENT: Mass suicide, child murder, abandonment of the found footage conceit, and an AK/Deus ex machina.
We also discuss our fave watches from October, being beautiful/ugly, working from home, buying a home and the blessed end of this semester on the horizon.
Coming up in our The World of Foundational Horror™ Series: HAXAN, THE HAUNTING (1963), DON'T LOOK NOW & THESIS / TESIS. If I can get it together, I will also put together a show on ROADGAMES & NEXT OF KIN.
In our It Means the World of Horror to Me™ series, we have great shows coming up on LAST NIGHT IN SOHO & THE BRIDE OF CHUCKY.
On the next main shows, Mac's picks will be zombie films with TRAIN TO BUSAN from South Korea (it was only a matter of time!) & NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD from the US. My picks will be films on cults with THE STEPFORD WIVES from the US & THE KILL LIST from the UK.
I want to extend a warm welcome to our new WoHos. We see you, Spain, India, Portugal, Australia, Argentina, Thailand, Bahrain and Denmark! We would be pleased to make your acquaintance over email at worldofhorror96@gmail.com or on Instagram at worldofhorrorpodcast!
Thanks for all your support, WoHos! Please tell all your friends all about us!
References: Jonathan Coulton's song "Good Morning Tucson" includes the lyric, "And I am still sort of amazed that you can be born in the nineties" The podcast I mentioned is called Watched Once, Never Again with Mary Beth McAndrews Kevin Carter was the photographer who took the photo called "The Struggling Girl" which first appeared in the NYT on March 26, 1993.
RAINN, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800-656-HOPE).
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Have you seen this film? Which version is your favorite?
Questions remain: 1920's cinema, what is so offensive about a closeup? Why do I suddenly have an intense craving for butter?
Coming up: Martin and Boaz from Film vs Film will join the while squad to discuss LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, Quinn will help me dissect DONT LOOK NOW, and we will be back to discuss our end of the year fave watches at the end of this month!
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Martin and Boaz from Film Vs. Film joined us with their It Means the World of Horror to Me™ pick, LAST NIGHT IN SOHO. Quinn joined us, too, and we had a great chat.
Topics include: The Church to Taylor-Joy, the nebulous plans of ghost-zombies, how to rank Edgar Wright films and how much smell can garlic realistically cover?
Coming up, on the main show we will have Zombies (Mac's picks) and Cults (Mom's picks).
On the foundational show, we have The Haunting and Don't Look Know and maybe some others!
Keep listening and spreading the good word, Wohos! We see you, Dedham and Sacramento!
WoHos! This week we looked at two classics concerning zombies: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1968 & TRAIN TO BUSAN.
Coming up on The World of Foundational Horror™, Quinn and I discuss DDON'T LOOK NOW. On the main show, we aree going to discuss Mom's picks for movies about cults: KILL LIST & THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975).
If you want to get in touch with recommendations, compliments, Korean language lessons, what have you, please do!
This was "Take 2" on DON'T LOOK NOW at the end of Fall semester, and we got a little loose with casual tangents. These include:
Embarrassing Halloween Costumes (At minute 1:41)
The Personhood of Children & Boarding Schools (around minute 22)
My Grandfather (around minute 34)
The Name Heather (around minute 44)--Christina likes to all the women Weather andd Hendy instead of Heather and Wendy
Where we were in 2003 and what we wish Quinn *had* been doing then (about 100:09)
Enjoy this Bonus "Mega" Ep (Please, we beg you, don't call it a Maxi).
Coming up: In the spirit of This is Spinal Tap going up to 11, The Whole Squad™ is going to record our "Fave Six Picks" at the end of this month. We did Fave Five Watches last year and this year we have some special guests coming on to give their takes.
On the main show, we are going to do another show about Cults. We will be looking at KILL LIST from the UK and THE STEPFORD WIVES from the US..
WoHos! This year we are very happy to bring to you the Fave Five Watches of 2022 from some of our podfriends. Please support them by subscribing to their projects and listen to their amazing content!
Drag Mitch to Hell--Stefan MacDonald-Labelle Returning Guest™ & Friend of the Show™ Stefan brought two movies to the Whole Squad™ last year for episodes: SIEGE & ANYTHING FOR JACKSON (Episodes 49 & 50)...oh, he's also a kickass filmmaker. Stefan's Picks: SEVERANCE, SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, HOLY SPIDER, BARBARIAN & NOPE Terminal Burrower Films on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@terminalburrower Terminal Burrower Films on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terminalburrower/ https://www.instagram.com/terminalburrowerfilms/
Pineapple Shaped Lamps--Devin Dimattia & Third Impact Anime--Sully Wallace Sully's picks: SICK OF MYSELF, THE PEZ OUTLAW, NOPE, ARSENIC & OLD LACE, & CARNIVAL OF SOULS D & S appeared together on Ep. 89 discussing HAXAN. Devin appeared on such Devisodes as Ep. 10, 35 and 61 Devin's Netflix DVD Picks: TRUE STORIES, THIEVES LIKE US, BLUE RUIN, PERSONAL SHOPPER & ALL THAT JAZZ
Film Vs. Film Podcast--Martin Harries & Boaz Dicks We appeared on their podcast discussing Vampire Films and they appeared on our podcast Eps. 65 (THE THING) & 90 (LAST NIGHT IN SOHO) Film Vs. Film's Picks: THE BATMAN, PREY, THE NORTHMAN, NOPE & TOP GUN MAVERICK
Comfortfilms Podcast--Georgia & John Macey John and Georgia Macey talk about the mac and cheese of movies - comfort films. From feel-good classics to quirky choices that stretch the definition of comfort, they're the movies we keep watching over and over. John & Georgia's Picks: BODIES, BODIES, BODIES, X & PEARL, THE MENU, NOPE, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE Honorable Mentions: MEN, THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, THE BATMAN, THOR: LOVE & THUNDER, TURNING RED Dishonorable Mention: CATS Comfortfilms Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c
We're talking cults...again*. We looked at THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) and KILL LIST.
STEPFORD WIVES (1975) Brief plot summary froom IMDb: Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.
KILL LIST Brief plot summary from IMDb:
*If you'd like to hear more cult talk, please check out Ep. 26 (THE WICKER MAN), Ep. 27 (MIDSOMMAR & MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE), Ep. 29 (ROSEMARY'S BABY & THE INVITATION), Ep. 41 (SUSPIRIA), Ep. 67 (ROSEMARY'S BABY--AGAIN), Ep. 88 (SNOWTOWN & SACRAMENT)
Mac and I looked at THE DAY AFTER & THREADS, two TV movies from the 1980's about nuclear war. Which one did we prefer? It was no contest!
Don't duck and cover, listen and enjoy!
Coming up on the pod next is Mom's picks of Song Kang-ho films: THE HOST & PARASITE, then films about dementia with THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN & RELIC and animated Horror films with MAD GOD and GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES.
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This week, it was Mom's picks and Mom chose movies featuring acting legend, Song Kang-ho. We talked a whole lot about THE HOST (2006) & PARASITE, from Director Bong Joon-ho.
Mom & Mac Talk: Lawn Talk, Hair talk with the Hares, Mom and Tina Turner, Mac's toxic friend group in college, why we are not friends with people we were friends with in college, CDs vs. Spotify
Mac Talks The Host (2006) Tangents include: The new problematic Harry Potter game and J.K. Rowling's transphobia, Anti-LGBTQ Bills, Obsession for living in a Post-Apocalyptic world,
Mom Talks Parasite Tangents include: Dealing with telemarketers, Mom's rewatch of "Lodge 49"
Notes: Apologies to Hangulphones. I know I mangled the names mercilessly. Also, I mispronounced the bottom-dwelling husband's name, Geun-sae as Ge-un a few times. I also realize that wives do not take husbands' names in South Korea so "Mrs. Kim" & "Mrs. Park" are just used as short-hand.
Stuff we mentioned: Neil Brennan on ride-alongs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dec_Hx9quiw
Vanity Fair: 'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho breaks down the opening scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP-eqx2X9AY
Coming up on the main show, we will be looking at films involving dementia: THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN & RELIC. And Q-balls, it is time to celebrate because Quinn McLaughlin will be joining me on the next Quinnisode™ to discuss THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962).
This week we looked at Mac's picks: THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN & RELIC.
Apologies to Michelle Ang, a New Zealander, whom Mac called an "Aussie".
Mom & Mac Chat: Doing what we need to do, characters in doctors' waiting rooms, Mac's love of "Chopper" from "One Piece" and Mom's stuffie, "Lil WoHo".
Check out Episode 1 on REC and QUARANTINE and Ep. 48 on GRAVE ENCOUNTERS & GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM.
Stuff we talked about:
The Grizzly Bear is Ursus arctos horribilis, which means horrible bear bear as "ursus" is bear in Latin and "arctos" is bear in Greek.
Cat torture on social media, laughing off being locked in the closet, how does a Millenial feel about paper photos? Age-inappropriate casting,
Coming up: A Quinnisode on THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962), Mom's picks of animated films: MAD GOD & THE GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, and Mac's picks of "Animals Run Amok" films: Hitchcock's THE BIRDS & BLACK SHEEP (1963) from New Zealand.
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Quinn was kind enough this week to join me for a ramble on one of my favorite films, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962).
From IMDb: An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
Does it all fit together? Not at all, but I do so love it so! Between the insane fight scene and the insane train scene, we are flummoxed, bewildered, enchanted, and sold on this Cold War thriller.
Thanks a lot to filmsite.org for the plot synopsis.
Coming up on the regular show, Mac & I will be discussing animated horror films, We will be looking at MAD GOD from the US and GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES from Japan.
When we originally chose the animated films for this show, I had remembered GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES as much more horrific and MAD GOD as much more...something? That didn't stop us from talking about each film a lot, though!!
We also talk Letterboxd reviews, an Eric Winick review, what our personal ratings mean as well as the dismaying state of affairs in this country for trans people, disappointing home improvement projects, why Mac isn't doing commissions right now, and how much Mom truly loves Rian Johnson.
I also included an extra bit of Mom & Mac chat at the end of the show for those listeners-til-the-end WoHos wherein I tell the tale of trying to see the original SCREAM in the theater with...baby Mac! How did that go? You'll have to listen until the end to find out!
Next time we will be looking at "Animals Run Amok" when we look at THE BIRDS from the US and BLACK SHEEP from New Zealand.
On the next Quinnisode, Quinn and I will be discussing Hitchcock's ROPE, which I have never seen.
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Quinn and I looked at Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 experimental film, ROPE, which was intended to seem like one unbroken take. It was, in fact, composed of 10 shots because...1948. Jimmy Stewart, John Dall, and Farley Granger star in this film that is loosely based on the murder committed by Leopold and Loeb. It is filled with a lovely supporting cast and some top-notch mid-Atlantic accents.
Quinn and I talk teaching, looking forward to summer break, our relationship to dead bodies, funerals, and memorial services, and our two very different responses to this film.
Thanks for tuning in. We appreciate it so very much!
On the main show, Mac and I will be discussing "Animals Run Amok" films when we look at Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS from the US and BLACK SHEEP from New Zealand.
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This week we looked at Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS and Jonathan King's BLACK SHEEP.
We were really taken with what a freaking weirdo Tippi Hedren's character Melanie was and the tragedy that befell Suzanne Pleshette's character even before she was felled by THE BIRDS. Also, Alfred Hitchcock: what a monster.
We both really enjoyed BLACK SHEEP--it was just a lot of gross, silly fun.
Thanks to all of you wonderful listeners all over the globe! Have an idea for a genre for us to cover? A forgotten classic or old favorite of yours? We'd love to connect over the socials as the kids probably don't say. Please email us at worldofhorror@gmail.com.
Next time, we are revisiting Zombies with 28 DAYS LATER & 28 WEEKS LATER. Watchalonger WoHos in the States can rent both on Prime.
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Sometimes it's okay not to make a sequel. Mac and I liked ONE of these films. There is lots of rant-y goodness in this one. We hope you enjoy!
Next time, Mac's picks include films about urban legends. We are looking at CANDYMAN (1992) & LA LLORONA. Watchalongers can catch LA LLORONA on Shudder--make sure you do not watch the other film with a similar title.
On the next Quinnisode, we will be looking at SUSPICION (1941).
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This week we had a look at Alfred Hitchcock's SUSPICION and went on numerous tangents about the end of the school year, guinea pigs and the most unromantic train ride Quinn ever went on!
Tune into some past episodes on other Hitchcock films: Episode 12: VERTIGO & MARNIE Episode 14: SHADOW OF A DOUBT Episode 39: VERTIGO again Episode 73: PSYCHO Episode 86: REBECCA Episode 101: ROPE Episode 102: THE BIRDS
And Arsenic & Old Lace (also starring Cary Grant) is Episode 46.
Mark Cousins speaks glowingly of Hitchcock on The Evolution of Horror https://www.evolutionofhorror.com/home-pt-6
Shrink the Box "Is where actor comedian Ben Bailey Smith and psychotherapist Sasha Bates put their favourite fictional characters such as Shiv from Succession, Omar from the Wire and Ross from Friends on the couch to analyse why their behaviour causes them so much drama"
WoHos! This week Mac's Picks were Urban Legends movies. We reviewed CANDYMAN 1992 & La Llorona, from Guatemala.
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Coming up on the main show: Our Willem Dafoe / Robert Eggers special: THE LIGHTHOUSE & THE NORTHMAN Mom's Picks: Anthology Films: V/H/S & 3 EXTREMES 2 Mac's Picks: Possession Films: THE EXORCIST & THE WAILING
Coming up on the Quinnisode: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE & THE PARALLAX VIEW STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
This time we met to discuss another actor-director team-up we love: Eggers and Dafoe! We reviewed THE LIGHTHOUSE & THE NORTHMAN. Do not watch these movies back-to-back.
Both films are gorgeously shot, written, and acted and both films ate! (Get in touch and let Mom know if she used that expression correctly)
Coming up: Friend of the Show™, filmmaker, podcaster (From the wonderful Drag Mitch to Hell podcast), & WoHo, Stefan MacDonald-Labelle will join me to discuss A BAY OF BLOOD. Quinn will come by to discuss A CLOCKWORK ORANGE while I do my best with THE PARALLAX VIEW. On the main show next time, Mac and I will look at Anthology Horror with V/H/S & THREE EXTREMES.
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We're back this week with a movie I swore I'd never watch again and a movie I have watched more times than I can count: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE & THE PARALLAX VIEW. We talk a whole lot about A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and I talk a little bit about THE PARALLAX VIEW.
After a long Christina & Quinn Chat wherein we discuss Quinn's birthday, favorite childhood authors, ouija boards, meditation, progress vs. perfection, midlife and quarter-life crises, feeling jealous of young, talented people, and the differences in our personalities, we do get into it (Skip to minute 23:53 if you want to get right to the movies).
Content Warning for A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Violence including sexual violence.
There are two sexual assaults depicted in the movie and we talk about knowing your limits when it comes to content vs. condemning art if you bail on it.
We had a nice ramble about the plot, Malcolm MacDowell's face, Kubrick's calling cards and techniques, low-budget techniques used in the film, the design and costuming, and the many misuses of power demonstrated in the film.
Of course, we have lots of Trivia and Letterboxd goodness! Thanks, for listening, WoHos & Q-Balls!
Stuff we spoke about on the podcast: Anne of Green Gables IS on Scribd.com. I'm downloading it now! Paul Zindel's book WAS called The Undertaker's Gone Bananas (but is NOT on Scribd.com). According to an Interview at The Washington Post, Joseph Heller said, "The way 'Catch-22' began is that I'd just turned 30, and one day I decided maybe I was ready to write a novel". https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/10/08/catching-up-with-joseph-heller/34a76576-696f-415b-b1d7-efb0c398f065 The Evolution of Horror covers THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT & A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Apple or Spotify
I couldn't find any specific artist who used mouths for eyes. Apparently, it is an Instagram filter. Who knew? I didn't.
Of course, I meant that obscure indie film by a guy named Quentin Tarantino? RESERVOIR DOGS. (Cue rolling eyeball emoji).
At time marker 1:50:13 (I KNOW!), I talk about THE PARALLAX VIEW, a film that, for me, has everything: Fantastic cinematography, political intrigue, a paranoid rage-filled, and down-on-his-luck investigative reporter with luxurious '70's hair, an assassination plot, an amazing cast including a glorified cameo by Paula Prentiss, shadows, surveillance/voyeurism, a homophobic small town sheriff, an awkward joke from a pretty woman, and connections (Get in touch and tell me how solid you think they are) to KILL LIST and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. I hope you will give this film your time. It
Thanks for tuning in to this World of Foundational Horror™ special bonus episode. It's been a minute since I have looked at an international film considered to be foundational, and so I dragged along a friend to help me this time!
Joining me to talk about Mario Bava's 1971 Giallo proto-slasher, A BAY OF BLOOD, is podcaster and filmmaker, Stefan MacDonald-Labelle!
Stefan does a great job of setting up the film and ranking the 13 kills in the 84-minute runtime. You've gotta hand it to this movie; you sure get a pretty big bang for your buck, killswise!
Go listen to Stefan's podcast Drag Mitch to Hell and go watch his short films!
By the way, EYE IN THE LABYRINTH was the movie I couldn't remember the name of.
Mac & I discussed BLACK SUNDAY, another Bava film, on Episode 77. I discussed A HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON on episode 80.
Next up on the Quinnisode, Quinn and I will be discussing STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. Next up on the main show, Mac & I discuss V/H/S 2012 & THREE, AKA THREE EXTREMES II
Did Y'all forget how toxic V/H/S is? Because we sure had! Spoiler: We didn't like these movies too much.
(You might want to check out V/H/S 2, GONJIAM, HAUNTED ASYLUM, GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, CLOVERFIELD, REC, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, and even THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN before you look at this one).
Mom & Mac Chat: Mac turns 27, goes to Detroit, is NOT misgendered, finds a mouse in his house and wasps in his car, and spends $2k on his pet cat Branwen, who is fine. Mom goes to the mountains and makes new friends.
We talked about THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN on Ep. 98 We talked about GRAVE ENCOUNTERS & GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM on Ep. 48 We talked about Kim Jee Woon on Ep. 23 We talked about REC & QUARANTINE on Ep. 1
Well, as Quinn journeys back to her homeland for a few weeks, we thought it might be fun to talk about another Hitchcock film. This one just happens to be my fave. I wanted to save this one until June 30, which is the 72nd anno of this classic flick, but as Quinn has, (and maybe some of you WoHos have) some driving ahead of you this week and weekend, I thought I would release it a little earlier. Look. You're Welcome.
The Christina & Quinn chat is long again. Jump to minute 11:55 if you want to get right into the film. The weather, freaky deaths/accidents, Quinn's dad's brain tumor (that he had when she was young), Quinn's childhood pet dog, Jake, how dogs see us, how Christina has the best cat (sorry Y'all cat owners that I got the best one). But also, not sorry. You get it.
We discuss Robert Walker's performance and life cut short by alcoholism, what big fans we both are of Patricia Hitchcock, the humor in the film, how much Bruno is not okay, whether or not Bruno set the whole thing up, homoerotic subtext, shadows, and popping some kid's balloon with a cigarette. Seriously, how great would that be?
Next up on the Quinnisode: GASLIGHT from 1944. Next up on the main show: Slashers with YOU'RE NEXT & TENEBRAE. Next up on the World of Foundational Horror™: EVIL DEAD TRAP
We also have some special shows coming up on David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME, shows on possession with THE EXORCIST & THE WAILING, a Ti West Special with THE INNKEEPERS & HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, Tech horror with TETSUO & eXistenZ and horror about writers with BURNING & IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS.
We're so excited to bring these shows to you. Thanks so much for your continued support! It really means the World of Horror™ to us, truly. Please join our Facebook and YouTube pages and tell all your friends all about us. Seriously, though, please join and subscribe because we need more of you on those pages.
Sorry! We had some audio issues, but I think I got them worked out!
You'll forgive the later-than-usual release of this episode. I got sidelined by a little of the mid-summer doldrums.
This week Mac and I looked at TENEBRAE from Italy and YOU'RE NEXT in our detour into slashers.
Next time we will be back on track discussing movies about possession with THE EXORCIST from the US (Which I think will be a first-time watch for Mac) & THE WAILING from South Korea (Which is a " I lost the number of times I have watched" movie for us).
Stuff we talked about I overstated the stats (Maybe? They are hard to track) or child molestation. According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse.
Thanks for all your support! If you'd like to subscribe to the podcast, we will give you a shout-out on the next show (and on all the shows!)
We love you, WoHos! DON'T go into the basement! --Mom
BAY OF BLOOD was discussed on Ep. 108 PEEPING TOM was discussed on Ep. 75 SLASHER S4 & DREAMHOME and LAKE BODOM were discussed on Eps. 54 - 56 INSIDE was discussed on Ep. 52 SUSPIRIA was discussed on Ep. 41 DIABOLIQUE was discussed on Ep. 36
This week we looked at the 1944 psychological thriller, GASLIGHT. If you've ever wondered what the supposed origin of the ubiquitous term was, you should check out this movie. It's got a great cast and wonderful cinematography.
As per, Q and I have a somewhat lengthy Christina & Quinn chat. If you'd like to jump to the discussion of the film, that starts around minute 19:02.
We talked about CITIZEN KANE in Quinnisode 31 We talked about SHADOW OF A DOUBT in Quinnisode 14 We talked about REBECCA in Quinnisode 86, and We talked about WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (which I am sure we will talk a lot more about next time), in Quinnisode 20 We talked about the goddess that is Angela Lansbury on Episode 99.
Stuff we talked about on the podcast: $500 in 1944 dollars is about $8668 US dollars today. According to The Mayo Clinic "Mental Health Crisis" has largely supplanted the term "Nervous Breakdown". Both refer to depression and or anxiety that prevent the patient from functioning as usual. If you feel you are having a mental health crisis, in the U.S., call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It's available 24 hours a day, every day. Or use the Lifeline Chat. Services are free and private.
The story about Orson Welles & Joseph Cotten From Wikipedia, via Cotten's autobiography, Vanity Will Get You Somewhere On June 8, 1981, Cotten experienced a heart attack followed by a stroke that affected his brain's speech center. He began years of therapy which in time made it possible for him to speak again. As he began to recover, he and Orson Welles talked on the phone each week for a couple of hours. "He was strong and supportive", Cotten wrote, "and whenever I used the wrong word (which was frequently) he would say, 'That's a much better word, Jo, I'm going to use it.'" He and Welles would meet for lunch and reminisce. When Cotten announced he had written a book, Welles asked for the manuscript and read it that night (Cotten, Joseph (1987). Vanity Will Get You Somewhere. San Francisco: Mercury House. ISBN 0-916515-17-6). Welles died seven years before Cotten's death.
Next time on the main show, Mac and I tackle films about possession with THE EXORCIST from the US & THE WAILING from South Korea.
Get in touch with us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or wherever you listen to pods. You can now subscribe to the show to show your support, and we'd love to hear from you!
What's your favorite black & white film? Psychological thriller? Joseph Cotten film?
This week we look at two horror classics about possession: THE EXORCIST from the US & THE WAILING from South Korea. We like this pairing because we find divergence in parenting and the nature of the devil depicted in each.
In Mom & Mac chat, we talk about Mac's cat pooping, Mom half remembering Vonnegut, Mom overriding her social anxiety, tricks we use to trick our brains, what to do when we hear things we can[t explain in the house, cat ghosts, the motivation of ghosts, our mutual love for Boots Riley. I don't know why you would want to skip Mom & Mac chat, but if you do, skip to 13:16.
Want to guest with us? Have a suggestion for a guest or a film or topic? Please get in touch!
For this episode, I am looking at two stories that involve snuff films: EVIL DEAD TRAP from Japan and THESIS / TESIS from Spain.
Neither makes a whole lot of sense, but each has its brilliant charms.
The kills in EVIL DEAD TRAP are great and the plot takes a serious left turn in the third act. THESIS is one of my favorite films despite some of the annoying plot holes. Everyone is a joy to behold, especially Fele Martinez, who, along with Eduardo Noriega appears in ABRE LOS OJOS, also directed by Alejandro Amenabar.
Coming up next is our show about writers, as it appears our Tech Horror Ep. may have been reclaimed by the gods of the Internet. We looked at IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS and BURNING.
Coming up, we have some wonderful shows with guests planned. Comfortilms Podcast will join us to talk THE WAGES OF FEAR & SORCEROR and Stefan MacDonald, From Drag Mitch to Hell will join us to talk VIDEODROME for its 40th anniversary!
We will be watching WENDELL & WILD and THE UNICORN WARS next, and speaking of Amenabar, after that, THE OTHERS & POLTERGEIST.
Be good and be good to each other. We love you, WoHos! DON'T go into the basement!
This week we took a look at two movies by a director we respect a lot, Ti West. We reviewed THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, which Mom loves and Mac...does not and THE INNKEEPERS, which is near and dear to both our hearts.
Coming up on World of Foundational Horror, THESIS from Spain and EVIL DEAD TRAP from Japan. Next up on the Quinnisode, HUSH, HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE. Next up on the main show, TETSUO & eXistenZ.
Check out our appearance on Comfortfilms Podcast and if you are a horror movie podcaster and would like to network with other podcasters, get in touch and I will hook you up with the Slack channel Eric Winick has set up.
Get in touch, WoHos! Stay safe! We love you! DON'T go into the basement!
This week we look at two films that involve writers. Both have killer soundtracks. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS has great effects. BURNING has great cinematography. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS has a sweet runtime, BURNING has a Korean cinema-length runtime. Both have excellent performances and fun themes.
Shout out to our WoHos in various area codes! Our last episode was downloaded in: US, Canada, Germany, and Czechia in some cool-sounding cities like: Humble, Ashburn, Montpelier, Sacramento, and Frankfurt. If you would like a specific shout out, please get in touch!
RIP Branwen Jones, beloved companion of Mac's 2007-2023. Send some loving thoughts or loving posts to instagram.com/macaritaville. <3
Coming up: Animated Horror with WENDELL and WILD & THE UNICORN WARS and Ghost stories with THE OTHERS & POLTERGEIST.
We also have special shows with our special friends. John and Georgia Macey from instagram.com/comfortfilmspodcast will join us to share their thriller picks: THE WAGES OF FEAR & SORCERER. Stefan MacDonald from instagram.com/terminalburrowerfilms will join us to discuss VIDEODROME.
This week we are joined by our friends, Georgia and John Macey from the Comfort Films Podcast to examine two masterclasses in suspense, THE WAGES OF FEAR & SORCERER.
We examine the real horror, which is, of course, capitalism, in both these films. We also look at connections to the trickster figure in the folklore of Indigenous people, a queer reading of the relationship between Mario and Luigi, Mother Nature fighting back against the bald greed of the desperate characters in both of these films.
Have you seen these films? We would recommend you do!
Oh, what a fun film this is! This week Stefan MacDonald of Terminal Burrower Films and Drag Mitch to Hell joins me to discuss this mutual fave.
Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis in Australia hunting a serial killer in an 18-wheeler? Yes, Please! Throw in a good boy doing a serviceable dingo impression and some sweet suspense, and you've got yourself a good time.
Have you seen ROADGAMES? Why is it written that way? How cute are Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Cutis??
Also, if you have seen ROGUE & BLACK WATER, weigh in on which one is better (Hint! It's BLACK WATER)
**Please note that the pod proper ends around minute 51:00, but we have a little bit of an ADD Buddy Corner at the tail end.
Coming up on the main pod will be Mac's picks of animated films with WENDELL & WILD and UNICORN WARS. Next, we will be looking at ghost stories with THE OTHERS & POLTERGEIST. After that, we will be looking at one of Mac's all-time faves, STARSHIP TROOPERS along with SLASH\BACK when we review alien movies.
This week we looked at two movies related to Ghosts: POLTERGEIST (1982) & THE OTHERS. POLTERGEIST deals with the sins of capitalism and consumerism in the guise of some disruptove ghosties. Mac enjoyed this more than I did. I felt super sad at the depiction of the teenage daughter as an object of sexual attention and nothing much else. Strong performances by JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Zelda Rubenstein, and Craig T. Nelson together with the gnarly practical effects are enough to recommend this film for both of us. We give it 4 TV's!
I was much more jazzed about the atmospheric THE OTHER by the ever-impressive filmmaker Alejandro Amenabar. Mac and I split on the rewatchability of this film. What do you think? I gave it 4.25 keys and Mac gave it a straight 4 keys.
This ep is tangent-heavy. We talk about oversharing strangers, materialism, the 80s and what should be left to the dustpin of history as well as ownership/property, photographing dead people, and the relationship between mind and body.
Coming up next are two special shows featuring friends of the show and esteemed WoHos, Stefan MacDonald discussing VIDEODROME and Martin Harries discussing DR. TERROR's HOUSE OF HORRORS.
On the next main show, we will be covering films about aliens: STARSHIP TROOPERS & SLASH/BACK.
Thank you for all your support. It Means the World of Horror™ to us, truly.
Our friend Martin Harries from the Film Vs. Film podcast joined us to share a film that Means The World of Horror™ to him: DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS, which is the first portmanteau film from Amicus Studios.
From IMDb: Aboard a British train, mysterious fortune teller Dr. Schreck uses tarot cards to read the futures of five fellow passengers.
This film has everything: A werewolf, two vamps, murderous plant life, a "handy" comeuppance, and a voodoo curse. Check it out!!
This week we looked at the cult classic, STARSHIP TROOPERS, which is a flick Mom can't believe she never saw. We both loved this one a ton. We also looked at the low-budget gem, SLASH/BACK, from Canada, which talks about the friendship girls share as well as some aliens who land in a small Nunavut town. Mom went gaga for the scenery in this one.
There is lots of waffle up top in this one. If you want to jump to the movie talk, that starts at 26:18.
Next time on the main show we are looking at vamps with SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE from the US and RIGOR MORTIS from Hong Kong.
We are going to have one more special guest show on VIDEODROME and then we will have a couple of retrospective shows to finish out 2023.
Thanks for all your support, WoHos! We love you and DON'T go into the basement!
If you've ever wanted to know what would happen when you get three ADD brains together to discuss a 40-year-old Cronenberg classic, you have come to the right place!
Stefan MacDonald joined Mac and me to discuss a movie close to all of our hearts: VIDEODROME!
We had a lovely ramble, and I hope you enjoy it!
Even though I am sober, you can make a fun drinking game out of how many times I say. "I didn't understand ______ / "I was a little confused by______". Also, eagle-eared WoHos can look out for when I call my youngest son, Mac, "Max". (I was a bit brain-fried, Y'all).
Topics/Tangents include: Oppositional Defiance Disorder, ADD, a random list of weird movies, analogue horror, and other Cronenberg films we enjoy.
Coming up on the main show, Mac and I will be discussing vampires as we look at THE SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE from the US and RIGOR MORTIS from Hong Kong. We will also be doing a retrospective over the last year. Quinn will join me to look at the Quinnisodes, too.
Thanks to all the WoHos in all the various area codes for all your support. It means the World of Horror™ to us, truly.
For the last main show of 2023, we look at two movies about vampires: SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE from the US and RIGOR MORTIS from Hong Kong.
Mom & Mac Chat: Names that drive up the wall, kids today, being too attached to our phone. Also, Mom is (Internet) autistic.
Mac liked SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE a whole lot because of the performances. Mom liked RIGOR MORTIS a lot because of the cool fight scenes and some of the folklore, confusing as it was.
Next time, we will be breaking down the films we looked at this year and look forward to some great shows in the coming year. We love you, WoHos and DON'T go into the basement!
WoHos! What a year it has been for us at WoHo Central! We produced 30 shows this year, and Mac and I hosted 22. This episode we look back, evaluate, reevaluate, and reconsider what we enjoyed and did not enjoy last year.
Mom's memory being what it is, here are some things discussed on the pod, plus the whole catalog of movies from 2023. From our hearts to yours, we hope you had a wonderful year and we look forward to another one with you. We love you and DON'T go into the basement!
Mom has some symptoms of dyscalculia. Alberto Vazquez, the director of UNICORN WARS, was the director of BIRD BOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN. TESTAMENT is the movie about nuclear war from 1983 that I recommend over THE DAY AFTER. Spider Robinson's character, Tom Hauptman, was imprisoned for 10 years, not 17. This may have been what I was thinking of. Who can say?
TL/DR: Mom & Mac still hate V/H/S, The VVITCH, and Nicole Kidman
Mom's Made-up Categories for the Retrospective:
Favorite First Watch Overall: Mac: WENDELL & WILD (Ep. 119) / Mom: THE WAGES OF FEAR (Ep. 117)
Favorite Performance: Mac: Jun Kunimura--THE WAILING (Ep. 113) / Mom: Paw Hee Ching--RIGOR MORTIS (Ep. 124) + Pat Healy--THE INNKEEPERS (Ep.
Least Favorite Performance: Mac: Gary Gatewood--WENDELL & WILD (Ep. 119) / Mom: Julie Carmen--IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (Ep. 116) + Nicole Kidman--THE NORTHMAN (Ep. 106)
Film that Surprised You the Most: Mac: THE INNKEEPERS (Ep. 114) / Mom: BLACK SHEEP (Ep. 102)
Actor/Director You'd Like to See More of: Mac: Yoo Ah-in--BURNING (Ep. 116), Paw Hee Ching--RIGOR MORTIS (Ep. 124), Lee Chang Dong--BURNING (ep. 116), Robert Eggers--THE NORTHMAN & THE LIGHTHOUSE (Ep. 106), Ti West--THE INNKEEPERS & HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (Ep. 114), Henry Selick--WENDELL & WILD (Ep. 119) / Mom: Jayro Bustamante--LA LLORONA (Ep. 105)
This week we are starting off 2024 with two films of Dinner Party Horror: THE FEAST from Wales & THE INVITATION from the US.
Enjoy! And if you do, please tell all your friends all about us!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Invitation is a 2015 American horror thriller film directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, starring Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman and Emayatzy Corinealdi. It premiered March 13, 2015 at the SXSW film festival and began a limited release on April 8, 2016, and through video on demand, by Drafthouse Films.
The Feast (Welsh: Gwledd) is a 2021 Welsh folk horror film directed by Lee Haven Jones from a screenplay by producer Roger Williams. Filmed in the Welsh language, the film stars Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts and Julian Lewis Jones. It premiered at the Official Selection of the 2021 South by Southwest and the same year was screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival.
Next up: We will be looking at Creepy Doll Horror with DEEP RED /PROFONDO ROSSO from Italy and CHILD'S PLAY (1988) from the US.
This week, Rob and Ben from The Every Movie EVER! podcast joined us to discuss a movie that Means the World of Horror™ to them: MAY from 2002.
Topics discussed: Learning you are autistic and having it be no surprise to family members, podcasting as a mental health check-in, serendipity in finding movies, Netflix' old model for DVD through-the-mail service, watching horror at an inappropriately young age, the manic pixie dreamgirl/boy trope, surrealism and fantasy in film and how nice it is not to know what genre of film we are in.
Disclaimers for spoilers and adult language.
Mille grazie (I can be pretentious, too!) to Ben & Rob, who have a a delightful podcast which you should all check out. You should all also
Remember we love you and DON'T go into the basement!!
PS. I think I really misunderstood what Rob was saying that Blank was Frank from DONNIE DARKO. Also, I think Rob conflated THE CREEPING FLESH with TERROR TRAIN? But in the end, I think we were mostly sympatico through most of this pod, so what's a little muddle among friends?
PPS. I put a video version of the podcast up on our YouTube Channel. You can check it out if you want to see our beautiful faces.
Next on the Quinnisode: FARGO Next on the main show: Coming-of-age films: THE INNOCENTS from Norway and THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER from the US.
WoHos! The theme this time is "Loss of Innocence". We reviewed THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER from the US & THE INNOCENTS from Norway.
We enjoyed the exploration of the distance that grows between a child and parent during adolescence in THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER. Everyone can relate to that feeling, but thankfully only a few will ever know the horrifying reality our protag Tyler feels in THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER.
In THE INNOCENTS the inherent powerlessness is what is examined in a world where children suddenly discover they have spernatural powers. CW: Cat harm and cat death--also kid harm and kid death--also parent harm and parent death.
Also surprise spoiler for THE DEN at
We had a good discussion about some missteps the directors take, the use and misuse of does the dog die website, the depiction of a character with nonverbal autism and whether or not this depiction was problematic,
Mac, Quinn, and I have all been sick this season. It's Q's turn currently, but when she is better, we will do a Quinnisode on maybe my all-time favorite movie? FARGO.
Next on the main show we will be looking at movies involving mental illness with JACOB'S LADDER from the US & THE BABADOOK from Australia.
If you are enjoying the show, please get in touch and tell all your friends all about us.
Stay healthy, our WoHos! And remember: We love you and DON'T go into the basement!!
Quinn was nice enough to join me for a ramble about one of my favorite movies of all time: FARGO.
Our conversation assumes a knowledge of the film. If you haven't seen it, please do yourself a favor and watch it or rewatch it!!
From Wikipedia: Fargo is a 1996 black comedy crime film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating a triple homicide that takes place after a desperate car salesman (William H. Macy) hires two criminals (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ransom from her wealthy father (Harve Presnell). The film was an American and British co-production.
Next time on the Quinnisode, we will be looking at SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Next time on the main show, Mac & I will be looking at two SLASHERS: THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982) from the US & ANATOMIE/ANATOMY (2000) from Germany.
We return to slashers and look at THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE from 1982 and ANATOMIE/ANATOMY from Germany. One of these might be called feminist and one of these...would not.
Mac and I had a great ol' ramble about springtime, the myth of expertise, sleepovers, pretty privilege, and wasted opportunities.
We hope you enjoy the show! If so, please tell all your friends all about us, download all our back eps, adopt a kitty, or call your mom. Or if you don't want to talk to your mom, call me! (336-338-8665)
Next time we will be discussing films involving magical realism with PAN'S LABYRINTH from Spain & MEN from the US.
Remember, WoHos! We love you & DON'T go into the basement!!
We talked so much about MEN that we had to break the pods into two parts. Although we make some passing references to MEN, this podcast is about Guillermo del Toro's 2006 classic, PAN'S LABYRINTH.
Shout out to https://www.theotherfolk.blog/dissections/pans-labyrinth
I will have the podcast about MEN out soon. Stay tuned, also, for my chat with filmmaker Stefan MacDonald, who came on to talk THE EDGE and ALLIGATOR.
Fair warning, we go into a tangent about 45 minutes in.
Thanks for all your support! It means the World of Horror™ to us!
This week we looked at Alex Garland's MEN. Yep. We did that.
Mom was at first more sympathetic to Garland's jazzy style of filmmaking, but that didn't last long when we dove deeper into it.
There is a lot to recommend this, but there is a lot that suggests that you may want to run far, far away from this one and watch CIVIL WAR instead.
Mom & Mac chat: Working out, HR not responding, panic attacks, and private stuff. The movie talk starts at 11:15.
Next time we are talking about movies about stalkers with SINGLE WHITE FEMALE from the US and THE CRY OF THE OWL, which is an American-British-Canadian-French-German co-production (according to Wikipedia). It is based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, so you know Mom is onboard!
Thanks for all your support. If you disagree with our takes, please get in touch. I'd love to hear your interpretations!
Remember, We LOVE you, WOHOS. DON'T go into the basement! xx
Stefan is back to share two of his favorite childhood watches: ALLIGATOR & THE EDGE!!
Stefan is a filmmaker and podcaster located in Hamilton, Ontario. Although we are split on CRAWL, ROGUE, and BLACKWATER, I encourage you all to check these movies out if you are interested in Alligator or Crocodile-attack movies. And of course, LAKE PLACID.
We rambled a bit (time codes below): :25 Beartalk <<2:49 Spoiler for COCAINE BEAR>> 3:46 ALLIGATOR is a weird movie! 13:18 The Fluke Man ep. on "The X Files" 14:07 THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 16:48 We love it when kids get killed in movies <<17:18 Spoiler for IMMACULATE>> 18:05 Stefan talks about his upcoming film! 23:14 Alligator movies 25:32 How do Canadians look at Florida? 26:04 Canadian politics 30;11 Hamilton Vibes 32:02 Bryan Cranston & Robert Forster 35:57 Letterboxd review 39;10 THE EDGE 55:00 Stefan's bear story 59:53 Would you rather? <<1:03 Spoiler for BLACKWATER>>
Stefan MacDonald has appeared many times before on the show and I always enjoy his takes. Check out these back episodes! Ep. 123: VIDEODROME Ep. 118: ROAD GAMES Ep. 108: A BAY OF BLOOD Ep. 94: FAVE FIVE WATCHES OF 2022 Ep. 50: ANYTHING FOR JACKSON Ep. 49: SIEGE
We had a blast talking to our new friend, Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast (go subscribe!) She brought a banger of a film that Means the World of Horror™ to her!
We discussed the very strange and very 80's SciFi Mall Slasher (Yes, we're classing it as a slasher! Fight us!) Horny Comedy: CHOPPING MALL.
If you haven't watched it or havn't watched it for awhile, then what are you even doing?
Go watch it and then go download all of Chrissy's eps and subscribe to her on Instagram
Next Bonus Episode will feature the one and only Quinn McLaughlin talking with me about THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
Next on the main show Mac and I will be discussing Squishy Body Horror with SOCIETY from the US and eXistenZ from Canada,
Ms. Q is back to talk with me about how her Introduction to Film students reacted to this film. It was nice to revisit this classic and we had a nice ramble about their perceptive insights.
We also are such fans of Brooke Smith and Ted Levine as well as Jonathan Demme's direction and Tak Fujimoto's cinematography.
We also talk about the minor car accident Quinn was in (she's fine), the difference between Quinn's and my brain, the TV show my dead mom would have loved, Mac's amazing, prescient pattern recognition, "kids today", escape rooms, and what a good teacher Quinn is. Plus what the end credits of PEARL have in common with this film.
This is being released on Quinn's actual birthday, so go ahead and wish her a Happy Birthday. You can find her at instagram.com/quinnmcl03!
Next up on the main show Mac and I will be looking at squishy body horror with SOCIETY and eXistenZ. Next up on the Quinnisode, Quinn and I will be spotlighting Jesse Plemons.
Remember, Q-Balls and WoHos, we love you, don't go into the basement, and more dicks!
What with summer schedules being what they are, we were only able to record the first of our Squishy Body Horror flicks, SOCIETY. We will release eXistenZ next week.
We go on quite a ramble on a number of subjects. Definitely check out the Chapter Markers for this one, if you are just here for the film talk.
I make a number of references to the first conversation we had about eXistenZ. By way of explanation, awhile back, we had paired eXistenZ with TETSUO: THE IRON MAN, but the episode was lost. We are splitting our body horror shows into squishy body horror and metallic body horror. Part 1 of squishy was SOCIETY and for our metallic series, we are looking at TETSUO: THE IRON MAN and TITANE.
Next time, we are looking at Exploitation films with THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977) from the US and a yet-to-be-determined International film (HIGH LANE, which was originally on the docket is only available in our area in a dubbed form and I cannot). Stay tuned!
After that, we are doing a pair that I have been looking forward to all year: Grim AF movies with BRAZIL from the UK and WHEN EVIL LURKS/CUANDO ACECHA LA MALDAD from Argentina.
Get in touch/Tell all your friends/You know the drill, WoHos!
We looked at Wes Craven's Hill People cannibal fest, THE HILLS HAVE EYES from 1977 and the truly hilarious modern Aussie horror comedy, 100 BLOODY ACRES.
Sidebars include: What a pretty color combo orange and blue are Intrusive thoughts and number OCD Do men not know how women's biology work? The ridiculous state of affairs for women's health int he US in 2024.
Next time we are covering two films that can only be described as Grim AF: BRAZIL from 1985 and WHEN EVIL LURKS from 2023.
This film is one of the ones who made me (Mom/Christina), but Mac really loves it, so this is a huge win for me. Hope you like our talk. We spoke so much, we decided to release this ep on its own so we could release out Part 2 with WHEN EVIL LURKS separately.
Conversation detours include: Preference for audiobooks, Mom's making art (check out gsoglassworks.com)! My Eye Doctor, Mac doesn't know about rollerball typewriters, connections to The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Double plus chemical peels, Office work is a kind of hell, Mom's filed trip to the porno store, If you didn't read the whole article, do not talk to me about it!
Next time we will have Part 2 of Grim AF films with WHEN EVIL LURKS from Argentina.
After that, we are looking at two films in the Body Horror (Metallic) sub-genre: TITANE from France and TETSUO: THE IRON MAN from Japan.
On the bonus show. Quinn and I will be discussing some films and TV show performances from Jesse Plemons. Stefan MacDonald will join me for a blindspot episode where we will look at THE DEVIL RIDES OUT & JAWS 2. And Georgia & John Macey from the Comfortfills Podcast will join us to discuss X & PEARL.
Quinn is back to talk with me about a couple to things we enjoy Jesse Plemons in: GAME NIGHT, THE USS CALLISTER, and FARGO, Season 2.
Quinn is in Michigan hanging out at the Senior Center now that she has found her new car.
Christina has a new website you should check out and buy things from: gsoglassworks.com. She is enjoying making art and dreading going back to work.
GAME NIGHT, from 2018: Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
USS Callister, Black Mirror, Season 4, Episode 1, from 2017. By day, Robert Daly is the CTO of a tech-entertainment company, but by night he is in his own private cinematic universe -- based on a TV show he watched as a child -- as the commander of a starship exploring new worlds.
Fargo, Season 2 from 2015: The second season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on October 12, 2015, on the basic cable network FX. Its principal cast is Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, and Ted Danson.
We did a whole squad pod episode on John C. Reilly way back in Episode 33.
Listen! I don't ask for a lot, but please go check out my website and buy some things! If you don't feel like that, just follow me at instagram.com/gsoglassworks.
We love you, Q-Balls. More dicks!
--C & Q
Next time on the main episode, Mac and I discuss our second Grim AF film, WHEN EVIL LURKS. After that, we will be looking at two Body Horror (Metallic) films: TITANE & TETSUO: THE IRON MAN
WoHos! Here is our Grim AF Part 2 pick: WHEN EVIL LURKS from Argentina.
Mom & Mac Chat: Mac goes to see Megan Thee Stallion We hate firecrackers and fireworks Mac's harrowing journey The nicest towing man doing it Go see Meg with your friends ...And always pay for premium parking 15:14: Mac talks WHEN EVIL LURKS
Coming up on the podcast:
A bonus ep with Stefan MacDonald-Labelle who discusses one of his blind spots--RACE WITH THE DEVIL, and one of mine: JAWS 2. Also, stay tuned for our new collabo, "Blindspotting" starting in September!
Georgia & John Macey from Comfortfilms Podcast (and Episodes 117 & will join us to talk Ti West's trilogy: X, PEARL, and MAXXXINE!
On the main show Mac & I will finish out our regular season with Body Horror (Metallic) films: TETSUO: THE IRON MAN from Japan & TITANE from France and CULT FAVORITES: BRAINDEAD from New Zealand & REANIMATOR from the US.
Stefan came by and we had a ramble about two films that were personal blind spots for us, RACE WITH THE DEVIL & JAWS 2.
We also talked about car trouble, break-ins and other weird experiences that inspire movies, and the recent films, LONGLEGS & MAXXXINE (no spoilers).
We enjoyed this episode and hope you did too, because there is much more to come....in the form of a brand new podcast from Stefan and me...called Blindspotting!! We should have the first ep to you the first Mondays of the month starting in September 2024. We are making our selections for the first episode proper as we speak/as I type/as you read this.
John and Georgia Macey from Comfort Films Podcast came by to discuss Ti West's X Trilogy. We all nerded out talking about the three films as well as televangelists, doppelgangers, pandemics, and acting.
***A warning to those who have not seen MAXXXINE, we do spoil a lot of it, along with X and PEARL***
Typical disclaimers for language which may not be suitable for all ears.
Go check out Georgia and John on their brilliant podcast, Comfort Films. They go deep and it is always an interesting, funny, and fun time.
When we made this pairing on paper back in December, little did not know how well these two films would gel together, but boy do they ever! Zombies! Reanimated guts! Pet deaths! Blood!
We got (delightedly) grossed out by both of these films and we had a first for the podcast: One of us tapped out on one of the films without finishing it. Who was it and which film?
Next up we have some guest episodes to pepper our Fall J-Horror and K-Horror short series.
Martin from the Film vs. Film Podcast will discuss Prano Bailey-Bond's film, CENSOR, and Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast will return to discuss HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II.
Our first two films in our J-Horror and K-Horror film series will be ONIBABA from Japan & THE HOUSEMAID (1960) from Korea.
Remember we love you, WoHos! And DON'T go into the basement!
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