The best way to watch IMMACULATE is by knowing as little about it as possible. Avoid the trailer, avoid reviews (except this one)…
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LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL doesn’t attempt to be anything more than a slick, scripted, narrative feature wrapped in a grainy, retro filter.…
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Peter Hatch, creator of the viral production company/YouTube channel DEFORMED LUNCHBOX, joins to discuss George A. Romero's 1978 "horror-movie-lover's'-horror-movie," DAWN OF THE DEAD.…
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This week, we're biting into the 2007 horror/dark comedy classic TEETH! My guests include the film's writer/director, Mitchell Lichtenstein, as well as the writers/composers of the new Off-Broadway musical adaption, Pulitzer & Tony winner Michael R. Jackson ("A Strange Loop") & award winner Anna K. Jacobs ("POP!")…
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Filmmaker Kyle Mangione-Smith joins this week to discuss the 2007 Spanish found footage opus, REC. We also discuss the creativity of found footage as a storytelling medium, the effectiveness of a contained, claustrophobic setting, the real-life horrors of human behavior in the event of an outbreak, and the recent, exciting surge in queer horror filmmakers.…
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Guests Jarrod Hornbeck & Steve Guntli, hosts of the podcast PUPPET MASTERS / CASTLE FREAKS, join to dissect the 1981 slashic, THE PROWLER. We also discuss the beauty of Tom Savini’s practical effects, censorship in the early 80’s, and the film’s final girl’s questionable choices in formalwear. LET’S GO RICK OR TREATING. PODCAST: PUPPET MASTERS / CASTLE FREAKS (Guest Hosts): RICKY J. DUARTE (Host): STANLEY MARTIN (Social Media Manager) LESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by): EVELYN DEVERE (Website Design) PHILIP ROMANO…
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BASKET CASE! We also discuss sex clubs in the 80's, exploitation acting techniques, terrible wigs, and the dangers of queer suppression. Let's go RICK OR TREATING!…
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My list of the best films of 2023 veers off the beaten path and into less mainstream territory. The movies I’ve selected reflect a forward-thinking transition in storytelling.…
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"It seems a real missed opportunity to have not entitled the film, “Pooltergeist,” instead."…
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