Deadly Doses Horror Podcast

In this chapter we speak to director of the definitive 80's Horror documentary "In Search of Darkness" David Weiner in which we discuss what horror means to him, the appeal of 80's horror and why these films where so integral to shaping who he is today.
Working in the film industry for years, he was editor-in-chief of the iconic Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine before his current role of director/writer/producer of IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS, a critically acclaimed four-and-a-half-hour documentary about ’80s horror movies and its soon to be released follow-up IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS: PART II, and IN SEARCH OF TOMORROW, a documentary about ’80s Sci-Fi movies.

For more information on David and his work-
https://80shorrordoc.com/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9442842/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creatorvc/in-search-of-darkness-the-definitive-80s-horror-do
David's choices for his top three films include-
•Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Dir. Charles Barton, 1948)
•Creepshow (Dir George Romero, 1982)
•Fright Night(Dir. Tom Holland, 1985)

Thanks as always to our production crew.
Stay safe out there and remember....
A spoonful of horror helps the medicine go down!!!

In Chapter 8 of Deadly Doses podcast we chat to academic "porn nerd" and Sylvestor Stallone loving Dr Laura Helen Marks a Professor of English at Tulane University in New Orleans and author of Alice in Pornoland: Hardcore Encounters With the Victorian Gothic.
Looking at the manner in which her love of eighties B movies has informed much of her early experiences with horror and her present research within Pornography and the Gothic we will be looking at three of her favorite horrors including
→I spit on Your Grave(Dir.Meir Zarchi, 1978)
→Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (also known as The Imp) ( Dir. David DeCotea, 1988)
→Candyman (Dir. Bernard Rose, 1992)

In this episode of Deadly Doses comedian and star of this year's horror comedy smash hit Extra Ordinary, Maeve Higgins ponders life after death, waving at magpies, her favourite horror films and what exactly was in Barry Ward's ectoplasm vomit!!

Films discussed include:
Extra Ordinary (2019) Directed by Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman
"Frankenstein" (1931) Directed by James Whale
"Get Out" (2017) Directed by Jordan Peele

A very special episode of Deadly Doses as we talk to screenwriter Jed Shepherd co-writer and executive producer of zoom horror Host which is now being lauded as the horror film of the year. Breaking records as the most popular title on the horror streaming platform Shudder, Jed speaks to Doc Horror about how the idea for Host came about, over coming lock down restrictions and coming to terms with creating one of the most popular horror films of the century.
Check out Jed other horror shorts here on vimeo :

Dawn of the Deaf - https://vimeo.com/221591368
Salt- https://vimeo.com/297057335

Show notes
In this episode of Deadly Doses Australian director Kiah Roache Turner joins Doc Horror in which their shared love of zombies, possessions and Deadites comes to the fore. We also manage to sneak in his thoughts on cancel culture and the importance of vision when directing.
Kiah is a writer and director who has been working in the industry for over 15 years. Renowned for his music videos and viral shorts, including Dameonrunner and Wyrmwood: Chronicles of the Dead, both of which garnered him over 50 million views across multiple platforms worldwide.
In 2015 he released his debut film Wyrmwood and went straight to number one on Netflix in the US.
He followed with his fabulously frenetic Nekrotronic in 2018 starring Monica Belluci
He is currently in development for several projects including a follow up to the cult classic Wyrmwood.

Films discussed include
•The Exorcist (1973)
•Alien (1979)
•Evil Dead II (1987)

Further information on Kiah and his work
•IMDB-https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3737504/
•Website Guerilla Filmswww.roache-turner.com
•Kiah Roache-Turner on Vimeovimeo.com › guerillafilms
•Wyrmwood review - https://irishgothichorror.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/film-reviews.pdf

Further Reading
•Generation Zombie: Essays on the Living Dead in Modern (2011) by Stephanie Boluk and Wylie Lenz (eds.)
•The Exorcist (1971)-by William Peter Blatty -
•The Exorcist: Studies in the Horror Film (1971) by Danel Olson
•Interview with an Exorcist: An Insider's Look at the Devil, Demonic Possession, and the Path to Deliverance (2006) by José Antonio Fortea
•Alien Zone: Cultural Theory and Contemporary Science Fiction (1990) by Annette Kuhn
•Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley (2004) by Ximena Gallardo C. and C. Jason Smith.
•The Many Lives of The Evil Dead: Essays on the Cult Film Franchise (2019) by Ron Riekki and Jeffrey A. Sartain (eds.)
•Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor (2017) by Bruce Campbell and Craig Sanborn

Special thanks to Sprinter for gifting us with our new theme music.
For more on his nostalgic synth beats check out his work on Soundcloud- https://soundcloud.com/sprinter_music
And our production team for helping us put everything together

Show notes Podcast – Joel Schumacher

In this episode of Deadly Doses
In light of the death of one of cinema’s most prolific, celebrated and diverse directors Joel Schumacher on the 22nd of June this year, I’ve decided to dedicate a show to him reflecting both upon his career inside and outside the horror genre.
In doing so I will be looking at my top 4 picks from Schumacher’s long, varied and impressive career within the genre. These include our cherished Lost Boys from 1987, Flatliners from 1990, 8mm and rather controversially I’m going to round up the show with a reading of his iconic 1993 crime thriller Falling Down as a horror film.

Special Thanks -
Special thanks to Sprinter for gifting us with our new theme music.
For more on his nostalgic synth beats check out his work on Soundcloud- https://soundcloud.com/sprinter_music
And our production team for helping us put everything together

Loftus Hall Information
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Films discussed include-
•Lost Boys (1987)
•Flatliners (1990)
•8 MM (1999)
•Falling Down (1993)
Further Reading-
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/joel-schumacher-dead-dies-batman-director-1234644961/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/style/longterm/movies/videos/fallingdownrhinson_a0a7f7.htm
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/white-male-privilege-war-politically-incorrect-truth-joel-schumachers/
Celluloid Vampires: Life After Death in the Modern World (2009) by Stacey Abbott
Horror Films of the 1980s (2010) by John Kenneth Muir
Horror Films of the 1990s (2011) by John Kenneth Muir
Death at the Movies: Hollywood's Guide to the Hereafter (2013) by Lyn Davis Genelli, ‎Tom Davis Genelli
Sleeping with the Lights On: The Unsettling Story of Horror (2018) by Darryl Jones
Shocking Representation: Historical Trauma, National Cinema and the Modern Horror film (2005) by Adam Lowenstein

In this episode of Deadly Doses, international bestselling author, paranormal researcher and chair of The Horror Writers Association Irish Chapter Chris Rush, joins Doc Horror for a Carpenter themed discussion of the author’s favourite horror.
Exploring Rush’s extremely visceral style of writing, his views on the paranormal and his love of John Carpenter.
To conclude our show this week- Chris treats us to a snippet of his latest forthcoming book – “Folklore- Second Tale”
For more information on Chris Rush and his writing –
Website - https://www.chrisrushauthor.com/
Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chris-Rush/e/B077Q2JZZX?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1592828613&sr=1-2

Special Thanks
Special thanks to Sprinter for gifting us with our new theme music.
For more on his nostalgic synth beats check out his work on Soundcloud- https://soundcloud.com/sprinter_music
Films discussed include
•“Halloween” (1979) dir. John Carpenter
•“The Thing” (1982) dir. John Carpenter
Further information
•For more on The Horror Writer’s Association – www.horror.org
•For more on The Paranormal Researchers of Ireland - https://www.facebook.com/pararesearchersireland/
•Horror Café (1990) hosted by Clive Barker and staring John Carpenter, Roger Corman, Ramsey Campbell, Lisa Tuttle and Pete Atkins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TosdCShzD4g

Further Reading
•“John Carpenter” (2011) by Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc.
•“The Films of John Carpenter” (2015) by John Kenneth Muir
•“Halloween” (2014) by Murray Leeder
•“Anatomy of the Slasher Film: A Theoretical Analysis” (2019) by Sotiris Petridis
•“Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978-1986” (2002) by Adam Rockoff
•“Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film” (1992) by Carol J. Clover
•“Final Girls, Feminism and Popular Culture” (2020) by Katarzyna Paszkiewicz
•“Horror Films of the 1980s” (2010) by John Kenneth Muir

For our second show we are taking a deep dive into all things viral and bacterial, as Deadly Doses looks to the origins of the contagion narrative and ask why its such a pervasive trope within the horror genre. From the Black Plague to STD's, we examine the allure of viral films and what it is about them that makes us squirm with delight.
A massive thanks to the production team and special thanks to Sean Doyle, Emmett Cleary and Paul Cooke.

Films discussed include-
Seventh Seal (dir. Ingmar Bergman, 1957 )
The Omega Man (dir. Boris Sagal, 1971)
12 Monkeys (dir. Terry Gilliam,1995)
Pontypool (dir. Bruce McDonald, 2008 ) Make sure to check out the radio play "Pontypool Changes Everything."
It Follows (dir David Robert Mitchell, 2014)

For recommend reading on today's podcast see:

Priscilla Wald, "Contagious. Cultures, Carriers, and The Outbreak Narrative. "(2008)
Devendra P. Varma ,"The Gothic Flame: Being a History of the Gothic Novel in England, Its Origins, Efflorescence, Disintegration, and Residuary Influences." (1966)
Teri Shors, "Encounters in Virology."(2003)
Norman, F. Cantor, "In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made." (2015)
Richard Preston, "The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story." (1994)
Eugene Thacker, "The Global Genome: Biotechnology, Politics, and Culture." (2006)

For our inaugural podcast your host Doc Horror Sarah Cleary teams up with comedian, radio host and horror fanatic PJ Gallagher to talk about what horror means to him, his favourite films and the Irish affinity for pitch black humour.
Films discussed include
- John Landis' An American Werewolf in London (1981)
-Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist (1982)
-Hideo Nakata’ Ring (1998)

Useful resources and recommend reading
-Momo Challenge- https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/momo-challenge-worked-by-playing-to-society-s-underlying-fears-1.3854771
-For further reading on werewolves check out Kimberly McMahon -Coleman and Roslyn Weaver's Werewolves and Other Shapeshifters in Popular Culture.
-For further reading on haunted suburbia check out Bernice Murphy's The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture
-For further reading on J-Horror check out Colette Balmain's Introduction to Japanese Horror Film

Teaser Trailer for new Horror podcast - Deadly Doses