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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Imagine a world where alien creatures own humans like pets and everyone speaks French. Also, nothing else in this world makes any sense. There are sex orgies. Alien food comes in the form of floating air pockets. Meditation takes the form of an acid trip. Aliens use vacuum cleaners and bowling balls as military equipment. …
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We talk with director, writer, and producer, Harley Cokeliss, about his work on two New World Pictures films – BATTLETRUCK and BLACK MOON RISING. We also talk with him about his work on EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, what it was like to work with Burt Reynolds on MALONE, and his journey to find the lost print…
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In this episode, we discuss 1985’s Making Contact aka Joey, from director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) which follows a little boy who makes friends with an alien. No, sorry, a doll. A ventriloquist’s doll. Because his house is haunted. No, sorry, that’s the house nearby, which is owned by the Bates family. Okay, the film…
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We’re going THROUGH THE FIRE to enjoy a KILLER’S DELIGHT! And while we’re here, let’s Feast some DOUBLE DRAGON while we’re at this MORTUARY! Also, will Marc ever watch BLACK WIDOW? Is Clu Gulager a real name or a nickname? Is Alfred Molina actually Gabriel Byrne? Or are they both Bill Paxton? And can you…
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The Oil War has come and gone, leaving the world a disaster unless you know how to make fuel out of chicken poop, or are welcomed into a friendly yet horny enclave of survivors, or if you own the biggest semi-truck in all of New Zealand. So sit back and pour yourself a glass of…
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