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This week we welcome novelist and Italian cinema enthusiast Marek Turner! Marek programs a couple of intriguing poliziotteschi-adjacent films for Rob and Joe to watch and discuss with him: Slap the Monster on Page One (1972), directed by Marco Bellocchio, and No, The Case is Happily Resolved (1973), directed by Vittorio Salerno.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Slap the Monster on Page One by skipping ahead to the 1:09:14 mark, and for No, The Case is Happily Resolved by skipping ahead to 1:49:08.

Check out Marek's novels, The Eighth Hill and Killerpede!!! Easily available as ebooks on Amazon and Apple, among other online stores.

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A truly chilling true crime tale followed by a trip into Indonesian Black Magic insanity with zero grip on reality. This week Rob and Joe check out The Honeymoon Killers (1970), directed by Leonard Kastle, and Santet (1988), directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra.

We don't think Santet can really be spoiled, but we will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for The Honeymoon Killers. If you haven't seen it before you listen, you can avoid spoilers by skipping ahead to the 1:01:42 mark.

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This week we welcome a very special guest onto the show: Sammy from The Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema podcast! We have two infamous cult films this week that make for a pretty intense double feature, so Rob and Sammy go in-depth and a bit of a longer discussion than usual. There's a lot to chew on with these ones! First up we have Angst (1983), directed by Gerald Kargl, and we follow that up with Bad Boy Bubby (1993), directed by Rolf De Heer.

It's debatable whether either of these films can really be spoiled, but we do call out a Spoiler Territory section before we discuss the ending of each film. For Angst, potential spoilers end at 1:35:03, and Spoiler Territory ends for Bad Boy Bubby on 2:27:34.

Thanks again to Sammy for coming on the show! Check him out on The Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema!

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This week Rob and Joe check out Born to Kill (1947), directed by Robert Wise, and The Pit (1981), directed by Lew Lehman. You'll be amazed that one of these films was allowed to be made back in the censorious 1940's, and you'll be amazed that the other one was allowed to happen in any way, shape or form. At any time in history.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Born to Kill by skipping ahead to the 1:05:05 mark, and for The Pit by skipping ahead to 1:42:54.

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Roger Corman - 1926-2024. This week Rob and Joe pay tribute to one of exploitation cinema's greatest legends. We check out The Haunted Palace (1963), directed by Roger Corman himself, and space horror romp, Galaxy of Terror (1981), directed by Bruce D. Clark, one of the many wonderful films that Corman produced at New World Pictures.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for The Haunted Palace by skipping ahead to the 1:02:58 mark, and for Galaxy of Terror by skipping ahead to 1:53:01.

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Special guest Sakana joins us to discuss a psychotronic 60's double feature! We check out Herk Harvey's cult classic, Carnival of Souls (1962), and The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds (1965), directed by Bert Williams. From the sublime to the... totally whacked out... Both films are easily available online, so a pre-watch is highly recommended for both of these little beauties!

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films this week. For Carnival of Souls, you can then skip ahead to the 1:11:14 mark to avoid spoilers, and spoiler territory ends around 1:49:00 for The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds.

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Special guest Ali joins us to discuss a couple of Hong Kong tales of legendary proportions. We check out Legend of the Mountain (1979), directed by King Hu, and The Legend of Wisely (1987), directed by Teddy Robin. A period supernatural epic and a rollicking Indiana Jones-esque adventure story. This is some trip to the East.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films this week. For Legend of the Mountain, you can then skip ahead to the 1:17:42 mark to avoid spoilers, and spoiler territory ends around 1:50:34 for The Legend of Wisely.

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A couple of tales from the crypt, this week, as Joe and Rob check out seminal gothic horror, Black Sunday (1960), directed by Mario Bava, and Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972), directed by Amando de Ossorio. Barbara Steele delivers her grinning death stare and horrid, nibbling Knight Templar wights wreak slow motion carnage. Take a breath of dead air with us.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for each film. For Black Sunday you can then skip ahead to the 1:11:18 mark, and for Tombs of the Blind Dead, potential spoilers end at 1:51:11.

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WARNING: Language gets a little more explicit than usual this week because we have a hardcore film in the mix! Dr Ethan joins us again to discuss British classic, Don't Look Now (1973), directed by Nicolas Roeg, and naughty epic, Thundercrack! (1975), directed by Curt McDowell. From the sublime to the ridiculous - you'll cry, you'll laugh, you'll scream, you'll vomit. You're welcome.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for Don't Look Now, so you can skip ahead to the 1:23:41 mark to avoid those. It's not really possible to spoil Thundercrack! so we don't call out any spoilers for that one (although it contains many happy endings).

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More nihilistic Italian cops, more ancient Etruscan evil, more Oedipal ickiness. This week, Joe and Rob are drawn irresistibly back to Italy to sample Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976), directed by Ruggero Deodato, and Burial Ground (1981), directed by Andrea Bianchi. Cuddle up on the pillion seat - you're in for a very... very slow shamble on the wild side.

We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for each. For Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man you can then skip ahead to the 54:35 mark, and for Burial Ground, potential spoilers end at 1:43:27.

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