Hellbent for Horror

In this month of Thanksgiving when, in America, we feast...

I'm thinking about things that feast on us.

The fear of being eaten is primal, and dates back to our caveman days when we were on the menu for all the big predators.

And it's been a mainstay of horror for ages. The Blob, The Fly (both the original and the David Cronenberg remake), and countless other movies and books deal with the primal fear of being eaten by an unknown monster.

So, in this episode I talk about some movies and books that give their own unique and horrible answers to the age old question...

"What's eating you?"

Some are classics, some are cult classics, and some are satires.

All of them will creep you out.

I hope you enjoy them.

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#horror

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Movies/Books Discussed:

#Alien (1979)

#Parasite-3D (1982)

#Contamination: Alien on Earth, A.K.A. Toxic Spawn (1980)

#Inseminoid A.K.A . Horror Planet (1980)

#The Intruder Within (1981)

#John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)

#The Fly (1958)

#The Fly (1986)

#The Blob (1958)

#The Colour Out of Space (book) (1927)

#Night of the Living Dead (1968)

#Splinter (2008)

#The Ruins (book) (2008)

#Street Trash (1987)

#The H-Man (1958)

#The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

#Slime City (1988)

#Bio Melt (book) 2013

#Body Melt (1993)

#The Stuff (1985)

Topics:

#Crohn's Disease

#Thermotaxis

#Ophiocordyceps unilateralis

Some horrors are all too real, and we're powerless to stop them.

Being bested by a one-celled organism can really put a person in his or her place.

In this episode I talk about REAL body horror, specifically the horror of outbreaks of illness.

Epidemics. Pandemics. They've been the topic of good and bad horror alike. I'm fascinated by the microscopic world, and that these tiny creatures outnumber me, you, all of us.

They were here before us, and they'll be here long after we're gone. It's their world. And they're much more powerful than us. In the beginning of the flu season, let's talk about outbreaks of illness, and the horror they can provide.

Stephen King just hit the tip of the iceberg in The Stand.

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Topics Discussed:

#horror

#bodyhorror

#horrorpodcasts

#TheStand

#StephenKing

#Contagion

#influenza

#Smallpox

#SpanishFlu

#Ebola

#MRSA

What are you dressing up as for Halloween? I have some ideas...

This month I went to the Sinister Creature Con in Sacramento, CA.

This convention focuses on the technicians behind the shock effects, and it's filled with artists demonstrating their work and their passion for everyone to see.

This Convention is the brainchild of Tim Meunier, who also runs the Sacramento horror film festival. I had a great weekend at the con and at the amazing after-parties that featured make up effects from some of the artists in residence.

One of those make up effects was turning a woman into a mermaid to swim in a pool behind the bar at one of the parties. Simply amazing and beautiful work by Nicole Chilelli and Vicious Vanity FX.

I was fortunate to be able to interview 3 of the artists at the convention. Two make up and special effects artists (Erin Koskella/Koastkilla SFX, Margaret Caragan/Pandora FX) and another artist (Kaci Hansen/The Homicidal Homemaker) who uses food as her medium to create horrific looking, but very tasty dishes.

All three are passionate about their work, and were happy to talk about their inspirations and love of creating horror.

Happy Halloween!

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Have you gotten your Halloween scare yet?

In this episode, I give a selection of movies to watch for this Halloween season.

My list skips the "old reliables" in favor of some lesser known films you may not have seen before.

It's a mixture of old and new, American and foreign, monsters, ghosts, and some new disturbing characters.

I hope you find at least one in this list that surprises and creeps you out.

Happy Halloween!

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Movies Covered:

Lady in White (1988)

The Devil's Backbone (2001)

Near Dark (1987)

Stake Land (2010)

Habit (1997)

Ginger Snaps (2000)

May (2002)

American Mary (2012)

The Devils (1971)

Santa Sangre (1989)

The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

Pontypool (2008)

The Signal (2007)

The Descent (2005)

The Strangers (2008)

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)

The Pact (2012)

Session 9 (2001)

Jeepers Creepers (2001)

My Halloween celebration has a soundtrack.

And, along with all the standards, I collect "non-traditional" horror songs; ones that induce dread, or shock, maybe even fear.

In this episode I share some of the songs that are mainstays in my October playlist. Maybe some of these songs will inspire you, and become part of your own celebration of Halloween.

Happy Listening.

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Songs covered:

"Pretty Polly" by Dock Boggs

"Country Death Song" by the Violent Femmes

"O'Malley's Bar" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"Do You Love Me? (Part 1 and 2)" by Nick Cave

"The Devil's Own" by David Sylvian

"We Die Young" by Alice in Chains

"Them Bones" by Alice in Chains

"Twist of Cain" by Danzig

"Intruder" by Peter Gabriel

"I Want You" by Elvis Costello

"Black Angels, Movement 1: Departure" by Kronos Quartet

"Viginti Tres" by Tool

"Drift" by Fear of God

"Disturbing the Priest" by Black Sabbath

"Dead Skin Mask" by Slayer

"Victim" by the Golden Palominos

"Subway Song" by The Cure

"Delia's Gone" by Johnny Cash

"Car Chase Terror" by M83

"Frankie Teardrop" by Suicide

"Sun Arise" by Alice Cooper

My biggest thrill doing this podcast is getting to talk to people about this stuff.

I really want to start conversations with you...and now I get to!

Recently, an H4H listener named Bradley J. Kornish started an email conversation with me.

I decided it would be fun to do a phone interview with another passionate horror fan!

Bradley J Kornish is the creative force behind Black Ark Studios and Black Ark Magazine.

He is the author of dark fiction and horror including the web serials 'Mother' and 'Goth Girl'.

You can find more info at http://blackarkstudios.com/

Bradley's website and forum are up and active and he encouraged other writers and creatives to join in...

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Topics Discussed:

#horror

#horrorpodcast

Movies last a couple of hours, but you spend significant time with a book.

Reading is a direct upload of words that transition into your own images that go right to your brain. It can be powerful.

And horror books let you live with the scare and the thrill for days!

In this episode I talk about my love of reading, and how horror stories and books from the library deepened my love of horror, and helped me get to know myself.

Books were my salvation…and my corruption!

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Topics Discussed:

#horror

#HorrorLiterature

#HorrorMovies

#PetSematary

#StephenKing

#AlfredHitchcock

#RoaldDahl

#TheBirds

#DaphneDuMaurier

#TheExorcist

#WilliamPeterBlatty

#AgainDangerousVisions

#HarlanEllison

#RayNelson

#RayBradbury

#CharlesLGrant

#William Golding

#RamseyCampbell

#PeterStraub

In this special edition of Hellbent for Horror I review the new movie Blair Witch 2016, directed by Adam Wingard.

This is a sequel to The Blair Witch Project, and I can't help but think of this new movie in relation to the original. So, that's what I do in this episode.

I recorded some of my thoughts about both movies.

What made the first movie so original? Does the new movie hold up under that weight?

Does it blaze its own trail or get lost in the woods?

Special bonus: hear my comparison of the original Blair Witch Project to Roberto Rossellini's Rome-Open City and the Italian neo-realism movement.

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Topics Discussed:

#horror

#horrorpodcast

#blairwitch

#theblairwitchproject

#romeopencity

#jaws

#theexorcist

#italianneorealism

Coppola, Scorsese, Friedkin, Altman, Penn, Bogdanavitch, Spielberg…

Carpenter?

You're damn right.

All of these directors earned their place in Cinema History.

Each of them made at least one great movie that made an impact where the film changed the direction of how movies look and feel.

Each of them influenced a new generation of film directors.

And yet, John Carpenter rarely gets included in lists or conversations that also include the other maverick filmmakers of the 1970's.

And John Carpenter changed the course of the horror film not once, but TWICE.

Once, to great acclaim.

Once to great condemnation.

Listen: art is art and a good movie is a good movie no matter what the source material might be.

In this episode, I talk about John Carpenter's contributions to great movies and great art, and those two times that not only altered the course of horror films, but also altered his career and his legacy.

You tell me: Why is Silence of the Lambs billed as a "psychological thriller," and not a horror film?

It looks and acts like a horror movie. Or is it that when movies hit it big with the general culture that we can't label them horror movies?

I think there are lots of examples of movies billed as "thrillers," or "suspense," or even "drama" that are actually horror movies, and in this podcast I begin calling some out.

In this episode I'll talk about Silence of the Lambs, and compare aspects of Platoon and Full Metal Jacket to look for horror aspects.

I'll delve into Deliverance and even Dirty Harry. Dirty Harry a horror movie? I think so.

Maybe I can convince you. I'm feeling lucky.

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Topics Discussed:

Silence of the Lambs

Platoon

Full Metal Jacket

Deliverance

Dirty Harry

Zodiac Killer

Serial Killers

Horror

Horror Movies

Horror Podcast

#Silence of the Lambs

#Platoon

#Full Metal Jacket

#Deliverance

#Dirty Harry

#Zodiac Killer

#Serial Killers

#Horror

#Horror Movies

#Horror Podcast