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Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys. In this episode we’re talking about creature features with 1983’s The Being and 1992’s Split Second.

First and foremost we want to give a shoutout to our sponsors over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Also, thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally grateful for that support. Thanks!

We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Liam talks about seeing the film A Hole In The Ground, and Justin talks about seeing The Possession Of Hannah Grace, I Think We’re Alone Now, and Lords Of Chaos.

We begin by talking about The Being. Immediately we discuss how the film was very clearly a vanity project for the produce Bill Osco, who had a starring role in the film. Osco’s “career” is discussed. We are openly befuddled at how a movie that has so many accomplished actors in it can be so bad.

We discuss the film’s lack of coherency, poor effects, confusing narrative, and horrible editing. Jackie Kong’s hands being tied during the filming of this movie is discussed.

Next up is 1992’s Split Second. We begin by giving a brief summation of the film. Liam argues that the movie is very heavily influenced by the comic book series Heavy Metal.

The mixing of genres that the movie uses, be they cyberpunk, neo noir, horror, and sci fi, is touched upon. The movies sense of being very “90s” is discussed. The creature design is touched upon. Rutger Hauer’s innovation of the “hardboiled cop” trope is discussed, in that he brings a sense of vulnerability and fragility to the character.

 

Kim Cattrell’s acting is touched upon, as is the fact that she is more than just a romantic subplot in the movie, in that she plays the role of anchoring Hauer’s character in reality and sanity. There is more discussion on the similarities with Heavy Metal. Some of the shortcomings of the movie are discussed, and we postulate that this is a movie that could benefit from a remake.

As always thanks to everyone and anyone who donated on Patreon, checked this episode out, or shared a tweet/shared a post on FB/gave us love by recommending us to someone. We love you forever for listening. Any questions, comments, suggestions for movies and guests, or if you yourself want to join us for a movie viewing or even an episode, can be sent to [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Thanks always to Justin Miller and Doug Tilley for their technical contributions and fliers, Mike Smaczylo for the shirts and fliers (you can check more of his work out at here), and also thanks to Josh Alvarez for the theme song, Chris, Brad, Alexis, and LVAC for the support and buttons (check them out at www.xlvacx.com), and a HUGE thank you to anyone who retweeted us or shared something on Facebook that we posted. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @thehorrorbiz666, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/thehorrorbiz66, and remember to rate, review, and subscribe to us on ITunes. In fact, if you write us a review, email us with your mailing address and we’ll send you some free pins and stickers! Check out www.cinepunx.com for more info on some of our other podcasts, some ultra stylish Cinepunx related merchandise,

Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys, and a very special guest! On this episode, in honor of February being Black History Month and Women In Horror Month, we’re discussing two films revolving around Black womanhood: 1974’s Sugar Hill and 1997’s Eve’s Bayou.

First and foremost we want to give a shoutout to our sponsors over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Also, thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally grateful for that support. Thanks!

We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Liam talks about seeing the films Happy Death Day and Climax, the Netflix series Russian Doll, and Justin talks about reading Doctor Sleep. We discuss the recent documentary on Black horror Horror Noire, as well as the upcoming screening we are hosting of Al White’s Starfish on March 18th at the Rotunda in Philadelphia (info on tickets can be found here)

We begin by talking about Sugar Hill. Liam gives a brief history of the Blaxploitation movement in film and how that influenced horror films in the ‘70s. We give a brief outline of the film. We talk about the look of the zombies in the movie, and how it sets them apart from other zombie films. We discuss some of the performances of the actors and how they carry the film in two different films.

We discuss the performance of the white villain in that he is far more detailed and insidious than most villains in Blaxploitation films. We move on to some of the more problematic aspects of the film, such as the villains white girlfriend being the stand in for Sugar’s anger at her boyfriend.

We also talk about how the films ending, in which Baron Samedi, instead of taking Sugar’s soul as basement, decides to take the white girlfriend of the vanquished mob boss as his slave, which plays upon a trope of the lust filled Black man preying upon hapless white women and turns the Baron from a fleshed out trickster character into something from a minstrel show.

We wrap up the discussion on the even pacing of the film, the general fun attitude, and the overall good direction it takes.

Next up is 1997’s Eve’s Bayou. We open up by talking about the movie isn’t a traditional horror film. We talk about the solid performances in the movie, the subtleties of these performances that only make sense in the end of the of the film when the truth (we think) is revealed.

The theme of the malleability of memory is touched upon and how our perceptions of memory are unreliable at best. A brief discussion on the definition of the term “supernatural” ensues.

The way the movie keeps us guessing about the motivations of many of the characters is discussed. Some of the more memorable moments of cinematography are discussed.

The theme of the loss of innocence in a biblical sense is talked about, in that it is about the gaining of knowledge a child is typically unaware of at such a young age. The ambiguity as to whether or not Eve was supernaturally responsible for her father’s death is discussed.

The genuine connection between the children and their aunt and uncle is discussed as compared to the somewhat detached relationship they have with their father. The concept of life being harder for Aunt Mozelle as a Black woman vs. life of Louis as a Black man is touched upon. We once again dissect the idea of memory as a very plastic thing.

As always thanks to everyone and anyone who donated on Patreon, checked this episode out, or shared a tweet/shared a post on FB/gave us love by recommending us to someone. We love you forever for listening. You can check out www.starfishmixtape.com for the dates of Al White’s upcoming theatrical tour of his film Starfish. Any questions, comments, suggestions for movies and guests, or if you yourself want to join us for a movie viewing or even an episode, can be sent to [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Thanks always to Justin Miller and Doug Tilley for their technical contributions and fliers, Mike Smaczylo for the shirts and fliers (you can check more of his work out at here), and also thanks to Josh Alvarez for the theme song, Chris, Brad, Alexis, and LVAC for the support and buttons (check them out at www.xlvacx.com), and a HUGE thank you to anyone who retweeted us or shared something on Facebook that we posted. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @thehorrorbiz666, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/thehorrorbiz66, and remember to rate, review, and subscribe to us on ITunes. In fact, if you write us a review, email us with your mailing address and we’ll send you some free pins and stickers! Check out www.cinepunx.com for more info on some of our other podcasts, some ultra stylish Cinepunx related merchandise, and how you can donate to our Patreon! Until next time…thanks!

Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys, and a very special guest! On this episode, in honor of February being Black History Month and Women In Horror Month, we’re discussing two films revolving around Black womanhood: 1974’s Sugar Hill and 1997’s Eve’s Bayou.

First and foremost we want to give a shoutout to our sponsors over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Also, thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally grateful for that support. Thanks!

We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Liam talks about seeing the films Happy Death Day and Climax, the Netflix series Russian Doll, and Justin talks about reading Doctor Sleep. We discuss the recent documentary on Black horror Horror Noire, as well as the upcoming screening we are hosting of Al White’s Starfish on March 18th at the Rotunda in Philadelphia (info on tickets can be found here)

We begin by talking about Sugar Hill. Liam gives a brief history of the Blaxploitation movement in film and how that influenced horror films in the ‘70s. We give a brief outline of the film. We talk about the look of the zombies in the movie, and how it sets them apart from other zombie films. We discuss some of the performances of the actors and how they carry the film in two different films.

We discuss the performance of the white villain in that he is far more detailed and insidious than most villains in Blaxploitation films. We move on to some of the more problematic aspects of the film, such as the villains white girlfriend being the stand in for Sugar’s anger at her boyfriend.

We also talk about how the films ending, in which Baron Samedi, instead of taking Sugar’s soul as basement, decides to take the white girlfriend of the vanquished mob boss as his slave, which plays upon a trope of the lust filled Black man preying upon hapless white women and turns the Baron from a fleshed out trickster character into something from a minstrel show.

We wrap up the discussion on the even pacing of the film, the general fun attitude, and the overall good direction it takes.

Next up is 1997’s Eve’s Bayou. We open up by talking about the movie isn’t a traditional horror film. We talk about the solid performances in the movie, the subtleties of these performances that only make sense in the end of the of the film when the truth (we think) is revealed.

The theme of the malleability of memory is touched upon and how our perceptions of memory are unreliable at best. A brief discussion on the definition of the term “supernatural” ensues.

The way the movie keeps us guessing about the motivations of many of the characters is discussed. Some of the more memorable moments of cinematography are discussed.

The theme of the loss of innocence in a biblical sense is talked about, in that it is about the gaining of knowledge a child is typically unaware of at such a young age. The ambiguity as to whether or not Eve was supernaturally responsible for her father’s death is discussed.

The genuine connection between the children and their aunt and uncle is discussed as compared to the somewhat detached relationship they have with their father. The concept of life being harder for Aunt Mozelle as a Black woman vs. life of Louis as a Black man is touched upon. We once again dissect the idea of memory as a very plastic thin...

Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys, and a very special guest! On this episode, in honor of February being Women In Horror Month, we’re discussing two films directed by women: 1986’s Sorority House Massacre and 2001’s Trouble Every Day. And, to make it even more special, we’re joined by Al White, co-host of the Geeks podcast on the We Are Tessellate network and the writer/director of a film we both enjoyed, 2018’s Starfish.

First and foremost we want to give a shoutout to our sponsors over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Also, thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally grateful for that support. Thanks!

We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Al discusses being on a huge slasher kick and watching Student Bodies, The Funhouse, Bloody Birthday, and Mother’s Day, as well as playing the newly released Resident Evil 2. Liam talks about reading Grady Hendrix’s new book We Sold Our Souls. Justin talks about the TV series The Passage, as well as the series Project: Blue Book, and the YouTube documentary series Hellier. We also talk about the upcoming horror documentary Horror Noire, available on Shudder.

We begin by talking about Sorority House Massacre. Al begins by talking about how he initially enjoyed the movie upon first seeing it, and that despite it being a technically bad movie, it still has a certain weird charm.

We talk about the film heavily lifting plot elements from both Halloween and A Nightmare On Elm St. Liam talks about how the killer in the movie isn’t scary or engaging in the least, and this movie suffers from not only having an interesting killer but also lacking actual developed characters. We also talk about how the movies strongest element (the strange dream sequences) are the elements the film uses the least.

Justin talks about how it was something of a disappointing movie because it becomes extremely predictable once the film starts to hit the same beats as Halloween.

There’s more discussion on the weak portrayal of the killer, and Al talks about how at the very least the film avoids giving the female characters “cartoon” personalities and seemed like actual real people but nonetheless the lead is the only character who only really stands out.

Some of the film’s lackluster attempts to recreate certain elements of Halloween and how they fall woefully short are dissected. The lack of “leering”/the male gaze and the strange contextual nudity in the movie is discussed.

Next up is 2001’s Trouble Every Day. Al discusses his first experience of the movie being due to him being a fan of Tindersticks (who do the soundtrack) as well as Vincent Gallo’s Buffalo ’66 being his all time favorite film. Justin cops to not being a fan of Vincent Gallo, and we discuss the somewhat controversial nature of Gallo’s career.

Al talks about how he enjoys the ambiguous nature of the film and how the wife in this film is the most fascinating character, as well as he personally enjoys movies that are “love stories that exist to the detriment of the characters.” We talk about how the movie avoids the beats and tropes of horror movies, and how aside from the cannibalistic element the movie is more of an art film than a “horror” film. Justin talks about how the attack scene in the movie was extremely graphic and unsettling, as well as comparing the film in a broad sense to Don’t Look Now.

The nature of addiction and obsession is discussed, as well as the way loved ones of addicts often justify the addiction. The subgenre of “French Extremity” in horror films is touched upon. The idea of two moods existing at the same time the same scene for an actor is briefly discussed, as is some of the cinematography of the film.

The intensity of the ending, Gallo’s seemingly apathetic performance at times, and the film’s technical details on the nature of Gallo’s behavior being it’s weakest element are discussed.

As always thanks to everyone and anyone who donated on Patreon, checked this episode out, or shared a tweet/shared a post on FB/gave us love by recommending us to someone. We love you forever for listening. A huge thanks you to Al for joining us to talk about these movies. Al can be found on IG and Twitter at @mralwhite, and info on his upcoming tour of his film Starfish can be found at www.starfishmixtape.com. Go follow him and if he’s in your city on tour do yourself a favor and go see Starfish, and if you’re a fan of nerd culture check out his podcast Geeks. Any questions, comments, suggestions for movies and guests, or if you yourself want to join us for a movie viewing or even an episode, can be sent to [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Thanks always to Justin Miller and Doug Tilley for their technical contributions and fliers, Mike Smaczylo for the shirts and fliers (you can check more of his work out at here), and also thanks to Josh Alvarez for the theme song, Chris, Brad, Alexis, and LVAC for the support and buttons (check them out at www.xlvacx.com), and a HUGE thank you to anyone who retweeted us or shared something on Facebook that we posted. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @thehorrorbiz666, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/thehorrorbiz66, and remember to rate, review, and subscribe to us on ITunes. In fact, if you write us a review, email us with your mailing address and we’ll send you some free pins and stickers! Check out www.cinepunx.com for more info on some of our other podcasts, some ultra stylish Cinepunx related merchandise, and how you can donate to our Patreon! Until next time…thanks!

Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys, and a very special guest! On this episode, in honor of February being Women In Horror Month, we’re discussing two films directed by women: 1986’s Sorority House Massacre and 2001’s Trouble Every Day. And, to make it even more special, we’re joined by Al White, co-host of the Geeks podcast on the We Are Tessellate network and the writer/director of a film we both enjoyed, 2018’s Starfish.

First and foremost we want to give a shoutout to our sponsors over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Also, thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally grateful for that support. Thanks!

We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Al discusses being on a huge slasher kick and watching Student Bodies, The Funhouse, Bloody Birthday, and Mother’s Day, as well as playing the newly released Resident Evil 2. Liam talks about reading Grady Hendrix’s new book We Sold Our Souls. Justin talks about the TV series The Passage, as well as the series Project: Blue Book, and the YouTube documentary series Hellier. We also talk about the upcoming horror documentary Horror Noire, available on Shudder.

We begin by talking about Sorority House Massacre. Al begins by talking about how he initially enjoyed the movie upon first seeing it, and that despite it being a technically bad movie, it still has a certain weird charm.

We talk about the film heavily lifting plot elements from both Halloween and A Nightmare On Elm St. Liam talks about how the killer in the movie isn’t scary or engaging in the least, and this movie suffers from not only having an interesting killer but also lacking actual developed characters. We also talk about how the movies strongest element (the strange dream sequences) are the elements the film uses the least.

Justin talks about how it was something of a disappointing movie because it becomes extremely predictable once the film starts to hit the same beats as Halloween.

There’s more discussion on the weak portrayal of the killer, and Al talks about how at the very least the film avoids giving the female characters “cartoon” personalities and seemed like actual real people but nonetheless the lead is the only character who only really stands out.

Some of the film’s lackluster attempts to recreate certain elements of Halloween and how they fall woefully short are dissected. The lack of “leering”/the male gaze and the strange contextual nudity in the movie is discussed.

Next up is 2001’s Trouble Every Day. Al discusses his first experience of the movie being due to him being a fan of Tindersticks (who do the soundtrack) as well as Vincent Gallo’s Buffalo ’66 being his all time favorite film. Justin cops to not being a fan of Vincent Gallo, and we discuss the somewhat controversial nature of Gallo’s career.

Al talks about how he enjoys the ambiguous nature of the film and how the wife in this film is the most fascinating character, as well as he personally enjoys movies that are “love stories that exist to the detriment of the characters.” We talk about how the movie avoids the beats and tropes of horror movies, and how aside from the cannibalistic element the movie is more of an art film than a “horror” film. Justin talks about how the attack scene in the movie was extremely graphic and unsettling, as well as comparing the film in a broad sense to Don’t Look Now.

Greetings, and welcome to the Horror Business year in review of 2018! First and foremost we want to give a shoutout to our sponsors over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Also, thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally grateful for that support. Thanks!

We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Liam begins by talking about seeing Hellfest, Bandersnatch, and Over The Garden Wall. Justin talks about watching Upgrade and the premiere of the History Channel TV series Project Blue Book.

We start by giving a series of honorable mentions, including Halloween, Pyewacket, The Nun, Overlord, and more.

We then move on to our top tens. Liam’s top ten list was as follows.

Hereditary

Luz

Heart + Knife

Mandy

Starfish

One Cut Of The Dead

The Witch In The Window

Suspiria

Unsane

The Endless

 

Justin's top ten are as follows

Starfish

Hereditary

Possum

Mandy

The Cured

A Quiet Place

The Night Eats The World

The Ritual

The Wildling

The Endless

As always thanks to everyone and anyone who donated on Patreon, checked this episode out, or shared a tweet/shared a post on FB/gave us love by recommending us to someone. We love you forever for listening. Any questions, comments, suggestions for movies and guests, or if you yourself want to join us for a movie viewing or even an episode, can be sent to [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Thanks always to Justin Miller and Doug Tilley for their technical contributions and fliers, Mike Smaczylo for the shirts and fliers (you can check more of his work out at here), and also thanks to Josh Alvarez for the theme song, Chris, Brad, Alexis, and LVAC for the support and buttons (check them out at www.xlvacx.com), and a HUGE thank you to anyone who retweeted us or shared something on Facebook that we posted. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @thehorrorbiz666, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/thehorrorbiz66, and remember to rate, review, and subscribe to us on ITunes. In fact, if you write us a review, email us with your mailing address and we’ll send you some free pins and stickers! Check out www.cinepunx.com for more info on some of our other podcasts, some ultra stylish Cinepunx related merchandise, and how you can donate to our Patreon! Until next time…thanks!

Greetings, and welcome to the Horror Business year in review of 2018! First and foremost we want to give a shoutout to our sponsors over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Also, thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally grateful for that support. Thanks!

We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Liam begins by talking about seeing Hellfest, Bandersnatch, and Over The Garden Wall. Justin talks about watching Upgrade and the premiere of the History Channel TV series Project Blue Book.

We start by giving a series of honorable mentions, including Halloween, Pyewacket, The Nun, Overlord, and more.

We then move on to our top tens. Liam’s top ten list was as follows.

* Hereditary

* Luz

* Heart + Knife

* Mandy

* Starfish

* One Cut Of The Dead

* The Witch In The Window

* Suspiria

* Unsane

* The Endless

 

Justin’s top ten are as follows

* Starfish

* Hereditary

* Possum

* Mandy

* The Cured

* A Quiet Place

* The Night Eats The World

* The Ritual

* The Wildling

* The Endless

As always thanks to everyone and anyone who donated on Patreon, checked this episode out, or shared a tweet/shared a post on FB/gave us love by recommending us to someone. We love you forever for listening. Any questions, comments, suggestions for movies and guests, or if you yourself want to join us for a movie viewing or even an episode, can be sent to [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Thanks always to Justin Miller and Doug Tilley for their technical contributions and fliers, Mike Smaczylo for the shirts and fliers (you can check more of his work out at here), and also thanks to Josh Alvarez for the theme song, Chris, Brad, Alexis, and LVAC for the support and buttons (check them out at www.xlvacx.com), and a HUGE thank you to anyone who retweeted us or shared something on Facebook that we posted. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @thehorrorbiz666, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/thehorrorbiz66, and remember to rate, review, and subscribe to us on ITunes. In fact, if you write us a review, email us with your mailing address and we’ll send you some free pins and stickers! Check out www.cinepunx.com for more info on some of our other podcasts, some ultra stylish Cinepunx related merchandise, and how you can donate to our Patreon! Until next time…thanks!

Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys. On this episode we’re discussing 1993’s Full Eclipse and 1995’s Project Metalbeast.

First and foremost we want to give a shoutout to our sponsors over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Also, thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally grateful for that support. Thanks!

We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Liam begins by talking about seeing Land Of Mine. Justin talks about watching Under The Silver Lake and Disobedience, two non-horror films.

First up is 1993’s Full Eclipse. We begin by giving a brief outline of the film. We talk about the movie is a weird combination of ‘90s comic book movies and ‘90s cop movies.

The stereotypical nature of the film in that it has all the tropes of 90s action films is discussed, as is some of the tropes the movie leans in on frequently. The various plotholes of the movie are picked apart, as is the design of the werewolves, and Liam describes his concept of werewolf films living and dying on the design of the werewolf.

Our final summation is that the movie could be a lot of fun if the creators of the film had a bigger budget and had leaned further into the more comic book elements of the film.

Up next is 1995’s Project: Metalbeast. We begin by giving a rough outline of the film and picking apart some of the ridiculous part of it.

We discuss the sub par werewolf design, the bizarre and insane nature of the plot, and how nothing in the movie really makes any sense.

As always thanks to everyone and anyone who donated on Patreon, checked this episode out, or shared a tweet/shared a post on FB/gave us love by recommending us to someone. We love you forever for listening. Any questions, comments, suggestions for movies and guests, or if you yourself want to join us for a movie viewing or even an episode, can be sent to [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Thanks always to Justin Miller and Doug Tilley for their technical contributions and fliers, Mike Smaczylo for the shirts and fliers (you can check more of his work out at here), and also thanks to Josh Alvarez for the theme song, Chris, Brad, Alexis, and LVAC for the support and buttons (check them out at www.xlvacx.com), and a HUGE thank you to anyone who retweeted us or shared something on Facebook that we posted. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @thehorrorbiz666, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/thehorrorbiz66, and remember to rate, review, and subscribe to us on ITunes. In fact, if you write us a review, email us with your mailing address and we’ll send you some free pins and stickers! Check out www.cinepunx.com for more info on some of our other podcasts, some ultra stylish Cinepunx related merchandise, and how you can donate to our Patreon! Until next time…thanks!

Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys. On this episode we’re discussing 1993’s Full Eclipse and 1995’s Project Metalbeast.

First and foremost we want to give a shoutout to our sponsors over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Also, thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally grateful for that support. Thanks!

We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Liam begins by talking about seeing Land Of Mine. Justin talks about watching Under The Silver Lake and Disobedience, two non-horror films.

First up is 1993’s Full Eclipse. We begin by giving a brief outline of the film. We talk about the movie is a weird combination of ‘90s comic book movies and ‘90s cop movies.

The stereotypical nature of the film in that it has all the tropes of 90s action films is discussed, as is some of the tropes the movie leans in on frequently. The various plotholes of the movie are picked apart, as is the design of the werewolves, and Liam describes his concept of werewolf films living and dying on the design of the werewolf.

Our final summation is that the movie could be a lot of fun if the creators of the film had a bigger budget and had leaned further into the more comic book elements of the film.

Up next is 1995’s Project: Metalbeast. We begin by giving a rough outline of the film and picking apart some of the ridiculous part of it.

We discuss the sub par werewolf design, the bizarre and insane nature of the plot, and how nothing in the movie really makes any sense.

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Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys. On this episode we’re discussing 1984’s The Company Of Wolves and 1996’s Bad Moon.

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We start by talking about what we’ve seen or done lately in the field of horror. Liam begins by talking about seeing Lars Von Trier’s The House That Jack Built, and we discuss our opinions on the work of Von Trier. Liam also talks about the recent Netflix film CAM and a recent Japanese film entitled One Cut Of The Dead and The God In My Ear as well as seeing Overlord in theatres with Justin. Justin then talks about seeing the films Mom And Dad, The Night Eats The World, The Cured, Possum, Marrowbone, Primal Rage, and Summer of ’84, as well as starting the newest season of Syfy’s Channel Zero.

First up is 1984’s The Company Of Wolves. Liam and Justin spend much of the episode good heartedly sparring over their opinions over the film, with Liam greatly enjoying the film while Justin is only lukewarm on it.

We give a brief outline of the plot of the film. We discuss the positive aspects of the film, including the cinematography, the practical effects, some of the imagery, the story, and the structure. We then turn to what we didn’t necessarily enjoy about the film, including the pacing, the tone deaf nature of the film at times in regards to blossoming female sexuality, and the heavy handed nature of the film’s message.

There is more discussion on the themes of the film, as well as the body of work of Neil Jordan. Liam discusses the design of the werewolves and how he thinks that if the design isn’t the “hulking man beast” bipedal werewolf, then the best design is simply people turning into actual wolves. Justin criticizes the ending in which the wolves are actually real as misguided and ill-executed.

Up next is 1996’s Bad Moon. We give a brief outline of the film, touching upon the oddness of the film opening up in Borneo as well as the somewhat unnecessary and gratuitous sex scene.

The films lack of werewolf lore and it’s mushiness in character development is dissected, along with some of the more confounding decisions made by the weak main character. We talk about how the movie attempts to position itself as a classic werewolf tale of love and tragedy but fails due to the films inability to decide if the main character is struggling with his plight or embracing it and being malicious.

The concept of the character Thor, a German Shepherd who is the main character of the story the movie is based on, struggling with the desire to submit to the werewolf as a pack leader versus standing up to the werewolf to defend his human family, is touched upon. The fact that the film gets right the hardest part of werewolf films (the design of the werewolf) while gloriously missing the mark on the rest of it, is discussed, with Justin basically arguing that the movie sans the sex scene at the beginning is essentially a kids film with a scary werewolf. The films laughable transformation sequence is touched upon and there is more discussion on the effectiveness of the werewolf design. The films grim yet satisfying ending is discussed.

As always thanks to everyone and anyone who donated on Patreon, checked this episode out, or shared a tweet/shared a post on FB/gave us love by recommending us to someone. We love you forever for listening. Any questions, comments, suggestions for movies and guests, or if you yourself want to join us for a movie viewing or even an episode, can be sent to [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Thanks always to Justin Miller and Doug Tilley for their technical contributions and fliers, Mike Smaczylo for the shirts and fliers (you can check more of his work out at here), and also thanks to Josh Alvarez for the theme song, Chris, Brad, Alexis, and LVAC for the support and buttons (check them out at www.xlvacx.com), and a HUGE thank you to anyone who retweeted us or shared something on Facebook that we posted. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @thehorrorbiz666, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/thehorrorbiz66, and remember to rate, review, and subscribe to us on ITunes. In fact, if you write us a review, email us with your mailing address and we’ll send you some free pins and stickers! Check out www.cinepunx.com for more info on some of our other podcasts, some ultra stylish Cinepunx related merchandise, and how you can donate to our Patreon! Until next time…thanks!