Welcome to the final episode of season one!  It has been a long and winding road, but we find ourselves at the end (for now) and in the arms of a love demon named Tomie.  Joined by Richard Glenn Schmidt of Hello! This is the Doomed Show! fame and resident Tomie expert, our heroes examine heads in bags, disco fashion, basket babies and just what makes Tomie such a unique and unsettling villain.  Also, a PSA on what YOU can do to identify and avoid a Tomie.

Big thanks to Richard for educating us on the Tomie legacy and thanks again to all the listeners of season one who have reviewed the show and left messages on Facebook and by email.  You guys make this show an incredibly rewarding show to do.

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Opening Song: Leech by The Gazette

Closing Song: Super Wonderful by Bradio

See you in October!!!

The penultimate episode of season one of Hero Hero Ghost Show has arrived!  Joined by David Anders of Devour the Podcast fame (or infamy), we sit down to talk about the Japanese ghost apocalypse film, Pulse.  We talk about the film’s creepy imagery, the existentialist horror of the film, how ghost unions work, how anyone would allow Kawashima to drive after his ghostly encounter and just how long Walker, Texas Ranger ran on television.  It all makes some kind of sense, I swear!  Throw on those Cure records and get ready for some Asian emo!

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Opening Song: Good Bye by High and Mighty Color

Closing Song: Cherry Red by Disacode

Join us next week for a spectral schoolgirl and Richard Glenn Schmidt!

Way back in episode one, I promised Takashi Miike would return, and boy is this a return worth waiting for.  Ichi the Killer is part mob story, part twisted father/son fable and all blood-drenched (among other fluids).  This movie, and the episode, are not for the faint of heart as we dive into the extreme imagery, what it takes to forget about all that semen at the beginning, how unions are affecting semen-supplying crew, how Miike seems to critique his own movies as he makes them and what the hell that ending is all about.  Get your plastic out, the first three rows WILL get wet!

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Opening Song: You Just Not Only One by 8otto

Closing Song: 5 by Molice

Join us next week for a mini Devour the Podcast reunion as David Anders drops by to talk about ghosts n our computers!

This is not a test!  A brand new episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show is here and, brothers and sisters, it is a classic on the menu tonight.  Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle ROyale is a brutal, taboo-shattering slice of Japanese cinema and has earned the moniker ‘classic’ since it’s 2000 release.

Joining us is Ricky Morgan, from Hail Ming Power Hour and a returning champion, having accompanied us last on Episode 5 for the movie Phone.  What is it with Ricky and crazy kids?

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Opening Song: Burning Soul by Matenrou Opera

Closing Song: Thrill by Band Maid

See you next week for a brand new episode featuring Andy Blockley and a killer named Ichi!

Welcome to the latest episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show!

This time around, we set the Asian horror wayback machine (AHWM) to 1968 and the Kaneto Shindo ghost story, Kuroneko.  Joined by The Podcast Under the Stair’s Duncan McLeish, we dive into the traditional aspects of the story, what we would do for a goblin cat, alternate Fred Flintstone catchphrases, pink cinema, dubbed laughter and what a pain it is to hand someone something in feudal Japan.

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Opening Song: Light My Fire by Kotoko

Closing Song: Wonderful World by Plastic Soul Band

See you next week for a brand new episode!

Welcome back to Hero Hero Ghost Show!  So, apologies for the delay in getting the latest episode to you, but scheduling and life conspired to derail us for a couple of weeks.  We’re back with a vengeance, however.  This time around, Kiss the Goat and Screen Kings host Jeffrey X Martin joins us to discuss the 1977 classic (?) Hausu.  Most times when you wonder how a movie got made, it’s due to the inherent awfulness of the film.  In the case of Hausu, it’s a minor miracle.  Hausu is weird, free-wheeling haunted house hijinx, and, in the spirit of the movie itself, we discuss the strangeness of the film’s plot, how a movie like this DID get made, subtle allegories involving rooms filled with blood and young girls, the downside of witch-cat ownership and whether or not Eddie Deezen was in Midnight Madness.  Can you place all the references dropped in this episode?

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Opening Song: Devil’s Party by Crossfaith

Closing Song: Neo-Japanese Heroine by exist’trace

See you next week for Kuroneko with Duncan McLeish of The Podcast Under the Stairs and Chronicle!

Welcome to a brand new episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show!

This episode, we’re exploring the twisted (heh!) mind of Junki Ito and the film adaptation of Uzumaki.  Joined by Brian Sammons, expert editor and co-host of Evil Episodes and The ABCs of Hidden Horror, we dive into the weird world of a spiral-afflicted village.  Buckle yourself in for spiral puns, Yeats quotes and speculation on human snail behavior.  Also, a look at the roots of the term manga and our very first listener email!

Big thanks to Brian Sammons again for coming on and, of course, Lovecraft comparisons abound.

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Opening Song: Double Dragon by LM. C

Closing Song: Hitohira No Hanabira by Stereopony.

See you next week for Ichi the Killer with Andy Blockley of Big Horror in Little Podcast!

Welcome back to Episode 6 of Hero Hero Ghost Show!  Boy, do we have a good one today.  I’m joined by Zena Dixon of Girls Will be Ghouls (a podcast you can find right here on LegionPodcasts.com) to discuss Dream Home, a Hong Kong slasher from 2010.  We talk about our mutual love of House, Zena’s admiration for a really effective killer and whether a slasher can ever really be “too smart.”  If you’re a horror fan, you are not going to want to miss this one!

You can find Zena on the web at www.realqueenofhorror.com, and find her YouTube channel right here.

One quick correction note, I said our next guest will be Brain Collins, but only because I am not smart.  Brian Sammons will be joining us for Uzumaki.

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Opening Song: Dada by Radwimps

Closing Song: Reddish by Despair’sRay

See you next week for Uzumaki with Brian Sammons of The ABCs of Horror!

Welcome for round five of Hero Hero Ghost Show!  We now turn our eyes to an oft-used trope in Asian horror cinema – the technological as a source of terror.  For our first foray into techno-horror goodness, I’m joined by Ricky Morgan of the Hail Ming Power Hour to discuss Phone, a story of ghosts, possession and poor Motorola customer service.  We talk story, the amazing child actor that is probably a genuine killer, transgressive imagery, Disney, how to make a haunted house and so much more!

Opening Song: The Non-Fiction Days by Band-Maid

Closing Song: Ms. Panic by Molice

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See you next week for Dream Home with Zena Dixon of Girls Will Be Ghouls!

Welcome back, Ghost Show heroes!  First of all, thanks to all who have been listening and offering feedback.  You guys are the best!  Enough pandering, though, we have ghosts to talk about!  In particular, Taeko, Kayako and Toshio, the unholy trinity of spooks in Takashi Shimizu’s Ju-on.  Dave Zendano of the Exploding Heads Horror Podcast joins me to talk about the often confusing plot, the similarities between this film and classic Western horror, black cats (some stuffed), croaking and how fear is like a sense of humor.  big thanks to dave for lending his passion and expertise to the show!

Opening Song: Sex on the Bach by TsuShiMaMiRe

Closing Song: Escapism by Head Phones President

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See you next week for Phone with Ricky Morgan from the Hail Ming Power Hour!