1, 2, 3, 4! We invited author and Ramones of the Day co-host Phillip Mottaz to join us to discuss 1979’s ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL! We dive deep into this New World classic, and take you behind the scenes for the New World scripting process, the Ramones of it all, and you’ll finally learn…
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Special effects artist turned writer and director Gary Jones has a new exploitation movie out called ESCAPE FROM DEATH BLOCK 13 starring Charles Bronson! Well, Robert Bronzi, but close enough! We talk to him about his new movie, plus his long career which started in Michigan working alongside Sam Raimi on EVIL DEAD II and…
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Jessica Young from The Rants and Raves Podcast joins us to discuss 1987’s Flowers in the Attic, written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom, and adapted from the V.C. Andrews’ novel of the same title. None of us were prepared for the many life lessons the film would teach us. For instance, did you know that…
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We have truly invited hell into our lives because we watched every HELLRAISER movie and now we’re ranking them! Did you know there are 10 Hellraiser movies? Not all of us did! Will you agree with our rankings? Are you a bad boy? No matter what your answer, you don’t want to have #badboyregrets and…
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We invited our first guest, Justin Grams, to celebrate our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY by talking about HELLRAISER. A lot has been said about this movie but that didn’t stop us from saying a whole lot more. For example, is Frank hot or not? How hard is it to open the box? Was blood the only…
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We share our top five favorite horror franchises with mixed results. Some of our picks garner universal praise. Other picks are relegated to endless chastising. It’s a real mixed bag that includes a surprise or two. Well, at least they were surprises to us.
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To start off the spooky season, we bring you 1988’s GHOST TOWN! Directed by Richard McCarthy (well, Richard Governor as far as the DGA is concerned), this film stars Catherine Hickland as a woman who abandons her wedding and is kidnapped by old-timey ghosts and Franc Luz as a semi-law-abiding deputy who tries to save…
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We talk with writer Janis Hirsch about her incredible comedy writing career, starting with working for the National Lampoon, then completely rewriting Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and moving on to It’s the Garry Shandling Show, Murphy Brown, Square Pegs, and more! Learn about how what a sweetheart John Belushi was, why people stranded…
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This episode asks an important question: “are high-waisted undies still a thing?” We also talk about SLUGS, the 1988 horror film from director Juan Piquer Simón, based on the novel by Shaun Hutson, that sees the town of Ashton tormented by irradiated slugs out to kill! Well, eat, but it’s essentially the same thing! But…
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We start a new band with director, writer, producer Joel Soisson and talk about his new movie MY BEST WORST ADVENTURE. But there is so much more. Joel talks about his early days on HAMBONE and HILLIE, the genesis of THE PROPHECY, and how BILL AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE almost wasn’t released. It’s a fascinating…
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