Examining The Dead

WARNING: Examining The Dead is Geekville Radio’s only explicit rated show. Content is meant for mature audiences. Well it’s been a long few months, but Examining The Dead is back just in time for Halloween. We do apologize for not releasing any shows in the last six months, but it should be smooth sailing from … Continue reading Examining The Dead #20: October 2018

WARNING: Examining The Dead is Geekville Radio’s only explicit rated show. Content is meant for mature audiences.

Well it’s been a long few months, but Examining The Dead is back just in time for Halloween. We do apologize for not releasing any shows in the last six months, but it should be smooth sailing from here

The Coroner’s Report

Friday The 13th Video Game Lawsuit Resolution

The big news for horror gamers is the ruling in the Friday The 13th Video Game lawsuit has been handed down. Victor Miller has won his lawsuit against Horror Inc. and Sean Cunningham over rights to the franchise name. As such, Gun Media will no longer allowed to market the hit Friday The 13th video game with certain likenesses or characters. It is worth mentioning that Gun Media may still be allowed to use the classic “Hockey Mask Jason” look, as that was developed in the movies Miller did not help make.

Seth roughly equates it to a Superman lawsuit from a few years back where the estates of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were allowed to maintain ownership and licensing to the original take on Superman from the 1930’s. However, DC will still keep rights to Superman as we know him today.

Gun Media released this statement to Bloody Disgusting after the verdict was announced.

“We are disappointed in the court’s ruling and disagree with its conclusion. We are considering our options, including an appeal. We understand that this ruling has created confusion among some fans of the franchise and, more specifically, “Friday the 13th: The Game” players who have questions about new Friday the 13th content in the game.

The court was very clear that its ruling in favor of Mr. Miller is limited to the original screenplay in which Jason’s mother is the killer and that Mr. Miller’s termination notice did not purport to terminate Horror, Inc.’s separate copyright in the iconic supernatural killer who wears a hockey mask. While the ruling does not prevent Gun from continuing to sell and operate the existing game, it may complicate adding certain content to the current game in the future.

Some have asked if a settlement could be reached with Victor Miller to enable the creation of new content. Even if Gun were in a position to continue to fund the game while it was waiting for such questions to be resolved, there is no evidence to date that such a settlement is possible.

Friday the 13th director Sean Cunningham has previously reached out directly to Victor Miller to discuss a settlement. Miller responded by refusing to talk to Sean. Work on new content for fans was suspended because of the position that Miller has taken.

Given Miller’s unwillingness to discuss settlement to date and following the guidelines set down by the Court’s ruling, Horror Inc. intends to aggressively explore many opportunities for new projects featuring settings and characters not included in Mr. Miller’s screenplay.

Horror, Inc. will be providing additional details on the new Friday the 13th projects in the near future.”

There may be more to come with this story, but neither Train nor Seth rule out the possibility of this being the beginning of the end.

In movie news, we are only a few weeks away from the highly anticipated movie Halloween. This is, of course, another retelling that ignores all movies in the franchise except the original 1978 classic.

News on Constantine, Scooby-Natural, Ash vs. Evil Dead, and Walking Dead, a review of The Void and Haunters, plus a look at Haunted House Attractions with special guest Katie Dudas

News on Constantine, Scooby-Natural, Ash vs. Evil Dead, and Walking Dead, a review of The Void and Haunters, plus a look at Haunted House Attractions with special guest Katie Dudas

Lots of talk on TV adaptions for Chucky and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Plus a movie reboot of V, reviews on Friday The 13th and Nightmare On Elm Street documentaries. Finally a ton of talk on the upcoming changes for the Friday The 13th video game.

Lots of talk on TV adaptions for Chucky and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Plus a movie reboot of V, reviews on Friday The 13th and Nightmare On Elm Street documentaries. Finally a ton of talk on the upcoming changes for the Friday The 13th video game.

This episode was recorded the afternoon of November 12th, 2017

We're dusting the cobwebs out of the Examining The Dead studios with a HUGE show covering several elements of Horror in Pop Culture and History. Join host Crazy Train along with Seth and the returning Uncle Greg as they discuss these terrifying topics.

THE CORONER'S REPORT

Stephen King's "It" has officially become the highest grossing horror film of all time, and the fourth highest grossing R-Rated Movie of all time. On top of that, Train points out how 2017 is one of the biggest years for horror in history. The numbers don't lie.

In Friday The 13th Game news, new DLC has added new Jason skins, and new counselors and maps.

The Walking Dead is back! Who's the next to go? If it's Shiva Train riots!

In CWTV news, the stage is set for Constantine's return to DC's Legends Of Tomorrow.

THE GRUESOME TWOSOME

A pair of reviews this episode. First up: The Babysitter now on Netflix. Train reviews this horror comedy that he describes as "The Wicker Man meets Home Alone."

The second review is of the entire season of Stranger Things 2. Did it live up to the first season? A lot of in depth talk about the characters, and of course the killer soundtrack.

INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL

Love forgotten B-Grade Horror Films? This segment is for you. Train and Seth discuss some forgotten treasures including two Peter Jackson films (Dead Alive and Bad Taste), Madman, Halloween III, Pieces, The Stuff, with honorable mentions My Bloody Valentine and The Prowler.

Feedback is much appreciated. And be warned that this is the only Geekville Radio podcas with an explicit tag.

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This episode was recorded the afternoon of November 12th, 2017

We're dusting the cobwebs out of the Examining The Dead studios with a HUGE show covering several elements of Horror in Pop Culture and History. Join host Crazy Train along with Seth and the returning Uncle Greg as they discuss these terrifying topics.

THE CORONER'S REPORT

Stephen King's "It" has officially become the highest grossing horror film of all time, and the fourth highest grossing R-Rated Movie of all time. On top of that, Train points out how 2017 is one of the biggest years for horror in history. The numbers don't lie.

In Friday The 13th Game news, new DLC has added new Jason skins, and new counselors and maps.

The Walking Dead is back! Who's the next to go? If it's Shiva Train riots!

In CWTV news, the stage is set for Constantine's return to DC's Legends Of Tomorrow.

THE GRUESOME TWOSOME

A pair of reviews this episode. First up: The Babysitter now on Netflix. Train reviews this horror comedy that he describes as "The Wicker Man meets Home Alone."

The second review is of the entire season of Stranger Things 2. Did it live up to the first season? A lot of in depth talk about the characters, and of course the killer soundtrack.

INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL

Love forgotten B-Grade Horror Films? This segment is for you. Train and Seth discuss some forgotten treasures including two Peter Jackson films (Dead Alive and Bad Taste), Madman, Halloween III, Pieces, The Stuff, with honorable mentions My Bloody Valentine and The Prowler.

Feedback is much appreciated. And be warned that this is the only Geekville Radio podcas with an explicit tag.

Martian Cowboy Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

It’s a different kind of episode this month for Examining The Dead. Once again, the Horror World lost another icon in the passing of the legendary Tobe Hooper.

Join host "Crazy Train" Jonathan Bolick, along with Seth "Zandrax" Zillmann and "The Big Deal" Clint Thiele as they pay tribute to the life and career of the late great director.

Hooper can be credited with pioneering not one, not two, but three sub-genres of modern horror filmmaking. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre helped pave the way for "Slasher Flicks" like Halloween and Friday The 13th. Wheras The Funhouse helped introduce the world to the "Scary Clown". And, of course, Poltergeist raised the bar when it came to paranormal ghost stories.

However, Hooper did not stay only in movies. He directed episodes of Amazing Stories, Tales From The Crypt, and The Equalizer. He also directed the TV adaption of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot. And can you name the famous music video he directed early in the MTV days? The answer may surprise you.

All this and more in another fun-filled Examining The Dead!

It’s a holiday edition of Examining The Dead. This month Crazy Train, Seth, and Uncle Greg talk the delay of the Friday The 13th game, Five Nights At Freddy’s, Negan’s killing of Abraham and Glen in The Walking Dead, Doctor Strange, and the rising of horror themed comic titles into the mainstream. Martian Cowboy Kevin … Continue reading Negan’s Kills, Friday The 13th Game Delayed, 5 Nights at Freddy’s, Dr. Strange