DISCLAIMER: This review will not discuss how THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is a cinematic classic with deep critical analysis. If you want that, you can head over to Rotten Tomatoes. Instead, I’m taking a trip down memory lane this Halloween with the hundreds of times I’ve seen this movie. In 1993, Touchstone’s animated classic THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS was released, and it touched my heart. The darkness, serious themes, and characters were that of an adult film, yet the songs…
Continue ReadingGuest host Preston Fassel (accomplished horror journalist and celebrated author) joins to discuss Rob Zombie's controversial 2003 grindhouse-inspired 1970's fever dream, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. We also discuss Preston's time working with Rue Morgue, Fangoria, and Dread Central, and his novels, which include "Our Lady of the Inferno" and "Beasts of 42nd St." It's a HELLbilly Halloween hootenanny – let's go RICK OR TREATING!…
Continue ReadingRICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST is back from the dead! Refreshed, revitalized, and reformatted. In the show's grand return, insanely talented cinematic power couple Allan Piper and Jennifer Leigh Houston join to discuss their hilarious and spirited new horror/comedy, "eVil Sublet".…
Continue ReadingArtist, entertainer, and filmmaker Clover Welsh guest hosts to discuss Brian de Palma's controversial sexual thriller DRESSED TO KILL. We also discuss trans representation in horror, Hitchockian cinematic influence, and the ties that bind the horror genre to the queer lived experience. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…
Continue ReadingKyle Poppert (AKA TikTok's @ScreamKingKyle) joins to discuss the beloved cinematic bisexual awakening for millennials everywhere: Â 1999's classic action/adventure/horror, THE MUMMY! We also talk about the horror genre's influence as it blurs into other genres, what classifies as a "horror movie," and the reasons we ALL love Brendan Fraser. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…
Continue ReadingThis week I'm joined by Blaine & Austin Duncan, the brotherly hosts of HALLOWEEN LIVES! THE PODCAST OF MICHAEL MYERS, to discuss one of our favorites of the franchise: HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS!…
Continue ReadingHorror host and two-time Rondo-nominee STAN THE MECHANIC joins to discuss the 1992 queer staple of camp horror humor, DEATH BECOMES HER. We also talk the horrors of society's obsession with youth, Dean Cundey's oeuvre of sinister cinematography, and the utter perfection that is this film's cast. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…
Continue ReadingHorror Journalist (and personal friend) Justin Lockwood joins me to discuss the queerly-beloved cult classic HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II. We also discuss demonic rocking horses, the intimidating power of a fully nude stalking scene, and which other classic horror films this one MIGHTÂ have borrowed from. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…
Continue ReadingPeter 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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