Horror Movie Podcast Ep. 178: Highway of Horrors – The Hitcher (1986) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and a Tribute to Rutger Hauer (R.I.P.)

Hop in and hold on because HORROR MOVIE PODCAST is kicking it into maximum overdrive for Episode 178. That’s right, Wolfman Josh, Dr. Shock and Gillman Joel are hitting the road on a highway to hell with a Feature Review of The Hitcher (1986) as well as a SHUDDER-sponsored Screaming Online review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).

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I. Introduction

— Wolfman’s travels

[ 00:03:45 ] II. Highway of Horrors Theme Discussion

— The Rural South vs The Rural West

— Themes of the Road: Isolation and Mistrust

HELLISH HIGHWAY HORROR FILMS:

(let us know, in the comments, what we’re forgetting)

Highway to Hell

Race with the Devil (1975)

The Hitcher (1986)

Breakdown (1997)

Dead End (2003)

The Devil’s Rejects (2005)

Death Proof (2007)

Wind Chill (2007)

The Яoad (2011)

Sun Don’t Shine (2013) -drama

Blue Caprice (2013) -drama

Sam Was Here (2017)

Downrange (2018)

Killer Cars

Duel (1971)

Killdozer (1974)

Road Games (1981)

Christine (1983)

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Wheels of Terror (1990)

Joyride (2001)

Black Cadillac (2003)

Road Kill (2010)

Motels From Hell

Psycho (1960)

Eaten Alive (1976)

Motel Hell (1980)

Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983)

Identity (2003)

Vacancy (2007)

Voyeur (2017) -documentary

Return to Hotel Hell (2019)

Blood Diners and Dives

Blood Diner (1987)

Scotland, PA (2001) -drama

Feast (2005)

Rest Stop (2006)

Splinter (2008)

Rest Stop (2018) – short

Rest Stop (2019) – short

Scary Small Towns and Homes of No Return

Wake in Fright (1971)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

The Children of the Corn (1984)

U Turn (1997) -drama

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

31 (2016)

Blind Sun (2016)

Incident in a Ghostland (2018)

Off Road Disasters

Deliverance (1972)

The Hill Have Eyes (1984)

Wolf Creek (2005)

Carnage Park (2016)

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

Zombie and Vampire Road Kill

28 Days Later (2002)

Near Dark (1987)

The Forsaken (2001)

Resident Evil—Extinction (2007)

Zombieland (2009)

30 Days of Night—Dark Days (2010)

Stake Land (2010)

Ravenous (2018)

[00:56:43 ] III. Remembering Rutger Hauer R.I.P.

[01:14:14 ] IV. Feature Review: THE HITCHER (1986)

Wolfman Josh: 8.5/10 ( Buy it! )

Dr. Shock: 9/10 ( Buy it! )

Gillman Joel: 9/10 ( Buy it! )

[ 01:39:40 ] VII. Shudder-Sponsored Screaming Online Segment: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)

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