Devil Times Five horror podcast

For our last show of 2021 we've invited theatrical and visual horror art expert Sampira on to talk about Black issues in the genre, from the clever and thoughtful (Ganja & Hess; Get Out) to the absolutely inane (Black Devil Doll from Hell), via oddities like Def By Temptation, Vampire in Brooklyn and Bad Hair.

Plus new releases Prisoners of the Ghostland, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Slumber Party Massacre and The Scary of 61st get the DX5 treatment.

Follow Sampira at https://twitter.com/___samo

"We were thinking about poop"... and who can blame us when we're wallowing in the filthy world of Troma, home to The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke 'Em High, zombie chickens, self-referential filmmaking and even a full-scale war? Comedian William Stone joins the Devils to dive in face-first.

Also featuring reviews of new releases Slumber Party Massacre, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, Last Night in Soho and Bull.

Hammer Horror is the theme of this month's show, so the Devils get stuck in and discuss the Muppets, Cats, On the Buses and gay porn... err hang on, whut?! We're joined by comedian Sooz Kempner for a particularly off-the-rails episode. Check out her Classic Lines from Hammer Horror video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14_MAW-ZwD4

As the 100th anniversary of FW Murnau's Nosferatu draws near, the Devils - complete with guest Sallyann Fellowes - look at an array of Dracula movies, from that 1922 classic up to Dario Argento's 2012 version, and figure out which actor played him best.

Plus James Wan's new movie Malignant gets reviews, and there's another round of our audio clips quiz, Scary Noises.

A tribute to our former Devil, Phil Jerrod, who tragically died earlier this month. We relive his funniest moments on the show, and hear his thoughts on: Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Cabin in the Woods, The Shape of Water, Stephen King, The Dead Zone, An American Werewolf in London, Saw and The Boxer's Omen.

Plus, you'll hear Phil's last ever live performance, with his special horror-themed stand-up routine written exclusively for the podcast's live show at Sweet Werks, Brighton on 30th October 2020.

This month the Devils and guest Joe Wells look at the five Purge movies and a selection of other dystopian, horror-adjacent movies including UK classics Threads and A Clockwork Orange, and the Battle Royale films from Japan.

We also review new releases Censor and Don't Breathe 2, remember Crazy Frog (a suitable mascot for any dystopia) and play another game of Scary Noises!

Here they are: the results of our listeners' poll to determine what your favourite and least favourite Friday the 13th sequels are! This month the Devils are joined by comedian Nathan D'Arcy Roberts - who's never encountered Jason Voorhees before! - to run top to bottom down that poll, as it were.

Plus, we review new releases Old, A Quiet Place Part 2 and Fear Street, there are more Scary Noises to identify, and Cliff finds out what a centrefold is.

BBC New Comedy Award finalist Hannah Platt joins the Devils to look at a selection of horror films directed by women and featuring female leads, as well as dreaming up yet-to-be-made scary movies such as Comic Sans and The Cursed Stylophone. Classic films covered include Jennifer's Body, Revenge, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Trouble Every Day, Saint Maud, Prevenge and The Babadook, plus we we've got reviews of new releases such as In the Earth, Army of the Dead and Spiral: From the Book of Saw (sort of).

What does 1970s British horror have to do with the Saw movies? Everything, according to Cliff, who's currently obsessed with Jigsaw's antics. The other Devils and their guests (Andrew O'Neill & Megan Aileen Williams) are more into playing 70s TV bingo, with Monty Python, Dad's Army, Doctor Who and others getting a look-in. Plus we discuss a few films too, including new releases Great White, PG: Psycho Goreman and, yes, Spiral: From the Book of Saw.

This month the Devils are joined by comedy superstar Nick Helm to paw through John Carpenter's horror filmography. He's regarded as one of the Masters of US Horror (Carpenter that is, not Helm), but have his films stood the test of time?

Plus we look at new releases The Reckoning, Godzilla vs Kong, A Little More Flesh II and Shortcut.