Dismembering Horror

Come with us as we journey back in time to a magical world where Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff are friends, but also enemies—frenemies, even! These “monster” icons battle each other in this week’s film The Black Cat, and neither of them are even wearing scary makeup!

What could be more iconic than one more confrontation between Michael and Laurie? Ryan and Tim take on the latest, but not the last chapter in the Halloween franchise. Let’s get dismembering!

This week Tim and Ryan gush over the beautiful photography in 1965’s "Onibaba"— and that’s not even to mention how much they loved the story: a hypnotic tale of survival, guilt, and the malevolence that comes out of desperation.

Happy Thanksgiving! This week we tackle one of Tim’s biggest fears: cursed hair! This film’s a mind-bending journey into body-horror, mixed with some very real human darkness. Tim attempts to summarize it, while Ryan gets giddy over some “hair raising” deaths.

This week we tackle the sequel to The Strangers. Not really living up to its predecessor, Tim and Ryan attempt to make sense of this lackluster follow-up. Join us as we really get into the importance of subverting horror tropes.

The metal (okay, iron) madness is alive! We get super intense and culty and just straight up insane with this week’s film. Did we mention INTENSE? "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" delivers on all fronts. You’ll see what we mean.

This week we dive into some J-Horror with Ju-On: The Grudge. Eerie little kids are the best! Tim and Ryan get creeped out by the famous house that Ryan had the pleasure of visiting on his trip to Japan. Join us!

Where we watched: Amazon rental

RecommenDEADtions: Sadako vs. Kayako (film) / Attached (book)

Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)

Written and Directed by Takashi Shimizu

What can we say aboutThe Cured? Well, it’s a movie... with Elliot Page! And Zombies, so that’s cool. Actually, we had a whole lot to say! Come cozy up with Ryan and Tim as they eat some brains in this week’s episode.

Where we watched: The Nuart (Theater)

RecommenDEADtions: Love Exposure (film)

The Cured (2017)

Written and Directed by David Freyne

OH-MY-MANDY! Finally, a truly inspired piece of filmmaking. Step into the 1983 fantasy nostalgia bath that is Mandy; or is that bath full of LSD? Either way, Tim and Ryan trip out over this amazing movie.

Where we watched: Los Feliz 3 (Theater)

Mandy (2018)

Directed by Panos Cosmatos

Written by Panos Cosmatos, Aaron Stewart-Ahn

RecommenDEADtions: Don't Leave Home (film) / Under The Skin (book)

MEANtionables: Frank Frazetta artwork / Neil Young Song "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"

What do old college buds do when they reunite? Go hang out in the haunted forests of Sweden, of course! This week we dismember The Ritual, a fun romp of a film that teaches us to not bring a klutz hiking and to never, ever take the shortcut through the woods. Ryan and Tim differ on their enjoyment but one thing’s for sure, this movie needed dismembering.

Where we watched: Netflix

The Ritual (2017)

Directed by David Bruckner

Written by Joe Barton

RecommenDEADtions: Queer Eye (show) / Plan 9 From Outer Space (film) and Black Sunday (film)