Join the Grind Pulp Podcast Crew as they slice and dice their way through a mountain of huge, alien, wolf mutha-fuckas to get to the heart of the 2011 film, ATTACK THE BLOCK. What weapon would you choose to fight against an alien invasion? Look around and pick the nearest weapon, lace up your sneakers, and jump on your bicycle. It’s time to bring the mayhem. Tune in to find out how this urban alien invasion flick scores on the Grind-Pulp-O-Meter.

Feature Presentation: Attack the Block (2011) written and directed by Joe Cornish

The Grind Pulp Podcast Crew sink their fangs into three short tales of varying volumes of vampire verbage (Did you just do that, Matt? Yes, yes I did). MangaMatt's pick shows that even the best writers start somewhere, with an early entry into the Hellboy library. Andrew serves up a raw and unique vampire pulp tale that breeds heavy discussion and much intrigue for all likewise authors looking to cut their teeth in the world of digital pulp tales. Not to be outdone, Jeronimo comes out with both guns blazing as he hits us with a short but gratifying tale from the weird and wild west. 

Story Picks:

Stewards of the Earth: A Pulp Vampire Tale - by Spencer Honor.

The Red-Headed Dead - by Joe R. Lanesdale from The Deadman's Hand: An Anthology of the Weird West

Hellboy Vol. 2: Wake the Devil - by Mike Mignola

Tune in to find out the our next Feature Presentation Pick!

The Grind Pulp Podcast delves again into the macabre and manic with MangaMatt's pick, "Blood: The Last Vampire".  A short slice of animated action and ardent.  Is the movie more style over substance?  If it is, is that a bad thing?  MangaMatt waxes the digital effects and the legacy the film garners, while Jeronimo and Andrew discuss the movie's unique choice of setting and story-telling angles.  Shakespeare said, "Brevity is the soul of whit," and the Grind Pulp Crew put this maxim to the test to find out if minimal dialogue and plot can achieve maximum satisfaction.

Feature Presentation:

BLOOD: The Last Vampire (2000) directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo

Oh SNAP! It’s another Grind Pulp FICTION Podcast. Step into the companion episode to THE PUPPET MASTERS (1994) film podcast, and see how deep Andrew Crevier, Matty P, and Jeronimo Brown can dive into three slabs of Grind Pulp mayhem. Matty picked a Volume 1 of a manga series. Was Andrew impressed? Listen in to find out what Matt had on his mind about Stargazers. Andrew stopped him in his tracks before hitting record and said, “surprise me.” Why is Jeronimo so gung-ho on The Shoggoth Conspiracy???

Feature Picks:

The Spiraling Worm, by David Conyers in - The Shoggoth Conspiracy (The Harrison Peel Omnibus Book 1)

Jo Jo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders, Volume 1, by Hirohito Araki

Stargazers, by Kevin Rodgers in - Chaos and Doom: A Short Story Collection

As always, if you’re itching like a drug fiend to find out what our next movie pick will be, the fiction companion episodes are your one stop dope spot to catch a glimpse into the future.

AwwwwwSnap. Check out the Grind PulpPodcast discussion of Jeronimo Brown’s movie pick, The Puppet Masters (1994). This flick ranks high amongst Jeronimo’s top movies of all time. Listen in to find out why and to hear what the crew has to say about this Body Snatchers clone that has some unique quirks. Do these quirks add up to a Grind Pulp powerhouse of a movie? You’ll have to decide that for yourself. 

Feature Presentation: The Puppet Masters (1994) directed by Stuart Orme

The Grind Pulp Crew wrestles with J&B as they delve into three story picks paired with A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin. Digressions into some of the best self-publishing advice no current writer should ever consider following. Leonard Nimoy is remembered. Beers flow, and Andrew bickers MattyP throughout.

Story Selections:

The Girl with the Crystal Pubis by Creep Creepersin

A Different Kind of Slumber: A Novelette by Doug Rinaldi

The Sandman Volume 5: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman

Listen in for Jeronimo’s next movie pick!

At long last Andrew Crevier squeezes a Lucio Fulci giallo film into the Grind Pulp Podcast. Does this dreamy psychedelic trip into terror have what it takes to tip the grind-pulp-o-meter? Matt, Jeronimo, and Andrew hope you’ve taken the time to check out A Lizard in a Woman’s skin before listening. You don’t want to killer reveal to be spoiled, do you? Also in the episode, a few news bits, the lowdown, and the Vajankle. The crew drinks Italian beer and J&B.

Feature Film Presentation: A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1972) Directed by Lucio Fulci

Tune in to this episode’s companion, Grind Pulp Podcast 27.5, next week to find out what Jeronimo’s movie pick will be.

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Oh SNACK! It’s the companion episode to our Waxwork 2 - Lost in Time extravaganza. Andrew’s got a bone to pick with Jeronimo Brown. Will Matty P come to Jeronimo’s rescue? Will the master of KungFu kicks and 80’s action flicks be able to talk his way back into the good graces of his co-hosts? The Grind Pulp Crew cover some new, some true, and some classic Grind Pulp in this companion episode. The next movie pick comes from Andrew. Listen in to find out if Manga Matt could figure out where the Grind Pulp Podcast would venture next.

Story picks in this episode:

Rasl - Jeff Smith

The First Cut - Edward W. Robertson - Synchronic: 13 Tales of Time Travel

Gonna Roll the Bones - Fritz Lieber

Constantly in a state of temporal flux, where space is warped and time is bendable, the Grind Pulp Podcast returns again to bring out more stories and movies that would otherwise slip into the crevice between minutes and seconds.  This time around, MangaMatt presents his movie pick as "Waxwork 2: Lost in Time".  Two kids embark on a journey between realities both fictional and fantastic in a cosmic battle of good and evil.  Get ready, because when this column hits 88 words, you're gonna see some serious shit.

Note from Andrew: We cover both Waxwork Movies on this episode, but I forgive Matty for forgetting.

Waxwork (1988) directed by Anthony Hickox

Waxwork II (1992) directed by the same dude

This episode has multiple titles. Some of the titles are Limited Edition. We couldn't decide which.

Grab your twin daggers and wushu swords. It’s time for another Grind Pulp Podcast. The three KungFu fiction selections are each very different. Each had their own merits. Did Andrew Crevier, Jeronimo Brown, and MangaMatt go to war? Could there be something brewing in the subtext of their discussion? They drink beer. Lucky Buddha is the choice for this KungFu companion episode. 

Fiction Selections:

The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story – November 1, 2007

by Ed Brubaker  (Author), Matt Fraction  (Author), David Aja (Illustrator), Travel Foreman (Illustrator)

The Sorrow of Qingfeng, by Grey Yuen, from the Sword & Mythos anthology

Four Fists of the Zygote, by Cameron Ashley, from Kung Fu Factory

Listen in to have the drop on our next movie pick, as selected by MangaMatt.