Hellbent for Horror

Skinwalkers! Psychic Vampires! Desert Gods! Cat People! Pagan Sex Beasts! Sentient Forests! Witchcraft! Ancient lands that Feed on humans! Mountain and Snow Goddesses!

The Weird Fiction of the 19th and 20th Centuries paved the way for modern horror and science fiction, and one of the greatest voices was Algernon Blackwood, whose work inspired none other than H.P. Lovecraft.

Join my guest, Scarlett Amaris (H.P. Lovecraft's Color out of Space, The Theatre Bizarre, and the Saurimonde book trilogy) as we look at some of our favorite Blackwood short stories and discuss his amazing life (he said all his stories were "autobiographical") and his influence on modern horror!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Books Covered:

Algernon Blackwood stories:

The Wendigo (1910)

The Touch of Pan (1907)

The Glamour of the Snow (1912)

The Transfer (1912)

The Valley of the Beasts (1921)

Ancient Sorceries (1906)

The Man Whom the Trees Loved (1912)

The Pikestaffe Case (1924)

The Occupant in the Room (1917)

Sand (1912)

The Willows (1907)

Biography:

Starlight man: The extraordinary life of Algernon Blackwood by Michael Ashley (2001)

Books by other Authors:

Shadowland -Peter Straub (1980)

Ghost Story -Peter Straub (1979)

Kwaidan (film) (1965)

Burnt Offerings -Robert Marasco (1973)

Christine -Stephen King (1983)

For some of us, going a little crazy is just the time when life starts getting fun.

Madness? Mania? Fanaticism? Call it what you like.

I call it passion, and I am drawn to people who need to create something out of their mad love. The creation might seem crazy to the average person, but to those it speaks to, it is a beautiful gift.

My guest is Jay Michaels, independent stage and film producer, director, and actor, who is also the host and executive producer of Phoenix FearCon, Arizona's Largest Independent Horror Film Festival and Convention Since 2006.

Join us as we discuss our lifetime loves of the horror genre and the gift of mad passion!

And…join us LIVE in Tempe, Arizona, on October 15th and 16th at the Sun Studios of Arizona! You can get tickets here: https://phoenixfearcon.com/box-office/

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

The Mummy's Hand (1940)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

Dark Shadows (TV) (1966-1971)

Nights of Cabiria (1957)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Broadway) (1979)

Phantasm (1979)

Followed (2018)

Alone (2020)

Evil Dead (1981)

The woods are nature at its most feral. The deep, dark forest is the original home of the boogeyman, long before there were dark closets and basements and that space under your bed.

The Folk Horror subgenre has gained a new audience as more young filmmakers exploit the fine line between the natural and the supernatural...and openly ask if there's a line at all.

In honor of Kier-La Janisse's fantastic and masterful documentary, "WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR", I welcome writer/producer/author/editor/and horror journalist, KAT ELLINGER (Editor-in-Chief of Diabolique Magazine) to discuss Folk Horror, the history of Heathenism in England, and several other obsessions!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched (2020)

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

The Owl Service (1969)

Fingerbobs (1972)

The Moon and the Sledgehammer (1971)

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Onibaba (1964)

The Craft (1996)

The Company of Wolves (1984)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

Summer isn't over yet!

And neither is my discussion of the passion of fandom and how it makes us do crazy things for what we love!

In this episode, I talk with Joe Gaudin and Matt Masters, the owners of the Skyline Drive-in in Shelbyville, Indiana about how they took a dying drive-in and turned it into a movie-lovers paradise!

They specialize in a two-day Dusk-To-Dawn Show of horror movies, and gourmet food to die for!

I hope you enjoy the show!

This is the "official" 100th episode of Hellbent for Horror!

In this episode, I want to discuss PASSION, the driving force behind creativity, and the mad devotion to movies, art, and pop culture we call fandom.

Fandom can make us seem crazy, but that mad passion can change lives, and I discuss the amazing story of the resurrection of The Mahoning Drive-In and the way their passion for movies enchanted a worldwide community.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Bela Lugosi got it right all those years ago when he said that it was women who truly love horror.

My guests, The Spinsters of Horror, prove it with every episode of I Spit on Your Podcast, one of the sharpest, passionate, and fun shows around.

Join us in a deep-dive geek conversation as we discuss dozens of topics including horror in pop culture, heavy metal, folk horror, taboo terrors, paganism, feminism, fetishes, "comfort horror movies", and why horror does not deserve your shame!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

The Exorcist (1973)

Candyman (1992)

Midsommar (2019)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Monster Squad (1987)

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

Psycho Goreman (2020)

Phantasm 2 (1988)

Trauma (2017)

The Untold Story (1993)

Hostel (2005)

Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006)

The Bunny Game (2011)

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

Calibre (2018)

The Wicker man (1973)

Hagazussa (2017)

Without Name (2016)

The Hallow (2015)

Stake Land (2010)

The Void (2016)

Bug (2006)

Bit (2019)

R.L. Stine's CHEERLEADER BOOK Series

Deserts are the natural world at its most supernatural. They are dangerous and merciless reminders that everything, including civilization, is temporary. Deserts remind us that we are one worldwide crisis away from entropy.

A perfect location for horror movies!

Join me as I discuss desert horror movies, the way they speak to our social anxieties, and I recount my own drive through the Mojave Desert to visit Death Valley!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies:

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

The Objective (2008)

Dust Devil (1992)

Wolf Creek (2005)

The Hitcher (1986)

Wake in Fright (1971)

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Just when you thought all the celebration is over, H4H finds one last present hidden under the sofa!

The Annual (although late) Christmas Ghost Story!

Actually, it's more like it got kicked under the sofa by the amazing amount of chaos that this past year brought.

This year we are offering you William Hope Hodgson's THE DERELICT to chill your bones! It's a creepy story about the unknown dangers of the open sea and I think you'll realize how this story might have influenced the works of H.P. Lovecraft!

This was recorded in December of 2020 but was unfortunately delayed over technical issues. We are happy to present it in its entirety.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Halloween is NEVER over! H4H decided to keep the bone dance going for a few more days to raise our spirits! We survived the weirdness of Halloween 2020 and now we're in the final stretches of the Year the Wouldn't Die. H4H is doing a Horror Double Feature with two podcasts of extended conversations with horror enthusiasts and creators! Part Two is a stream-of-consciousness conversation with the filmmaking team of Amy Lynn Best and Mike Watt (The Resurrection Game, Splatter Movie: The Director's Cut, Razor Days). We discuss their films and their publications (Exploitation Nation, Grindhouse Purgatory), and convention life in the indie horror world, as well as some sobering observations about the horror of the "new normal" of 2020. So grab a beverage of your choice and close your eyes and imagine yourself hanging out with us at the after-hours bar at Cinema Wasteland! I hope you enjoy the conversation and thank you for listening! Follow Mike and Amy here:

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Halloween is a state of mind.

We survived the weirdness of Halloween 2020 and now we're in the final stretches of the Year the Wouldn't Die.

I think we all deserve a little more Halloween this year, so H4H is doing a Horror Double Feature with two podcasts of extended conversations with horror enthusiasts and creators!

Part One is a fly-on-the-wall conversation between Jon Kitley (Kitley's Krypt, Discover the Horror: One Man's 50-Year Quest for Monsters, Maniacs, and the Meaning of it All), Bryan Martinez (Film Deviant, The Giallo Room), and S.A. Bradley.

What started out as a Facebook Live conversation took on a life of its own as we delve into what movies still scare us, opinions on horror and popular culture, and real-life horror (and how we deal with it). This is as close to a late-night talk after the convention closes as you can get.

I hope you enjoy the conversation, and you get the feel of why we champion finding our horror tribe at conventions.

Technical note: this originated as a Facebook Live recording and because of that, the audio isn't at the highest quality.

Jon Kitley:

Kitley's Krypt

His book: Discover the Horror: One Man's 50-Year Quest for Monsters, Maniacs and the Meaning of It All

Bryan Martinez:

The Giallo Room

Film Deviant

My book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy on sale NOW!

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