CELLULOID CEMETERY

CELLULOID CEMETERY

By Mark BessengerTV & Film
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CELLULOID CEMETERY episodes

  • Episode 135: FRATERNITY VACATION

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    Woo-Hoo! It's Spring Break! And what better place for a nerd to lose his virginity than the happenings and goings-on in beautiful Palm Springs! Wendell's father asks his two frat brothers to teach his son about girls and sex, but they initiate a side-bet with a rival frat...the first one to bed down the beautiful Ashley gets $1000!  Who will score first?  Talking with me about this romp are actors/best friends Hunter Evans and Daniel Moser, who reveal their own Spring Break stories and love for Bananarama!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Fraternity Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    41 min
  • Episode 134: TENTACLES

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    On this episode of Celluloid Cemetery, don't eat that calamari, it might eat you back! Join filmmaker Joseph Graham and actor/fisherman Brian Sheppard as we talk about the 1977 killer octopus movie, TENTACLES!  We discuss why Shelley Winters was delightful, why Bo Hopkins was terrible and why Henry Fonda sat for all his scenes!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Octo-Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    41 min
  • Episode 133: EVIL LAUGH

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    Get ready for unintentional giggles galore in this episode of Celluloid Cemetery, as filmmaker/cinematographer/artistic photographer Bart Mastronardi joins me to share a few laughs at the 1986 slasher film, EVIL LAUGH! You have to suspend disbelief when you watch a movie, but this film has more WTF moments than you ever knew existed!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Giggly Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    41 min
  • Episode 132: WIZARDS

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    A million years into the future, technology is evil, magic is good and fear still fuels wars.  Join actor David McMahon and me as we talk about the hippy themes and trippy animation of Ralph Bakshi in 1977's animated (but kind of forgotten) classic WIZARDS!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Peace and Love and Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    44 min
  • Episode 131: I, MADMAN

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    Dead any good books, lately?  Virginia has! She's reading a book that she can't put down...because it won't let her!  That's right, the film being discussed today is the (1989) I, MADMAN!  My special guest for this episode is Assistant Director at the Jennings County Library and genealogist, Ed Kellar! Ed and I discuss the book motifs in this film, why reading is fundamental and how to get away with murder! (Jokingly, we're not complete psychos)

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Read the Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    40 min
  • Episode 130: THE MALTESE BIPPY

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    You bet your sweet bippy!  Celluloid Cemetery socks it to you with this very obscure Rowan and Martin 1969 spoof of old dark house movies, THE MALTESE BIPPY!  Podcaster Dave White joins me to discuss the TV-friendly cast, the wild tonal shifts and why wasn't the cast of "Laugh-In" utilized for the film?

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Here come da Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    46 min
  • Episode 129: GARGOYLES (1972)

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    Back in the 70s, TV-movies were the rage, and for a period of several years, some very good made-for-TV horror films were created.  Film fan and monster enthusiast Rob Carl joins me to talk about one of the best...the 1972 film GARGOYLES!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Gargy-Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    40 min
  • Episode 128: PUFNSTUF

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    Who's your friend when things get tough? He can't do a little 'cause he can't do enough! On this episode of Celluloid Cemetery, my guests director/editor Alan Rowe Kelly and filmmaker/podcaster Michael Varrati join me as we travel to the trippy land of Living Island to visit H.R. Pufnstuff, Jimmy and Freddy the Flute as they try to avoid the evil machinations of the bumbling Witchiepoo!  When is a kiddie film not a kiddie film? When it's PUFNSTUF!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Witchie-Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    42 min
  • Episode 127 THE LOVED ONE (1965)

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    Today, Celluloid Cemetery covers death and rockets, poetry and plagiarism, love and dampness as graphic artist Drusilla Adeline and I discuss the motion picture with something to offend everyone, the 1965 black comedy THE LOVED ONE!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Embalmed Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 126: KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS

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    In that cinematic sweet spot between TARANTULA and ARACHNOPHOBIA was a little 1977 creepy crawly bit of celluloid called KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS starring William Shatner and Tiffany Bolling.  Today, marketing producer/actor/film fanatic Patrick Falvey and I squish our thoughts on this "little bug" movie on Celluloid Cemetery!

    Theme by Rossano Galante.

    Artwork by JT Seaton.

    WARNING:  Eight-Legged Spoilers!!

    ©2026 Thrillsville Productions

    53 min

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Join your host, filmmaker Mark Bessenger (BITE MARKS, NINJA ZOMBIE), and his guests as they delve into the exploitative, overlooked and under-appreciated side of cinema!  Each week, Mark picks…