Nosferatu - "Awake, but in a Dream."

This week we give the people what they want! A jam-packed episode that goes all in on the new Robert Eggers NOSFERATU (2024). A recommendation from our incredible producer Sierra Rein we all had a blast with this one. 

We hope you enjoy listening to this fresh episode crazy style! 

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HMSG Interview Phil Nobile Jr. - "Trampa Infernal" 

This week we had the honor of chatting with PHIL NOBILE JR. the Editor-in-Chief of FANGORIA magazine! He brought the heat with his film selection TRAMPA INFERNAL (1989) aka Hell's Trap! A fun 80's slasher romp with some fun twists and turns. 

Phil is an Emmy-winning documentary producer, and the executive producer of the acclaimed documentary feature Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. His writing on the Dark Shadows TV series, the James Bond franchise, and the films of David Cronenberg have been published in books and other publications around the world. 

We hope you enjoy this fresh episode!

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HMSG Interview Jack Bennett - "Brain Damage!"

This week we chat about the Frank Henenlotter film, BRAIN DAMAGE (1988) with JACK BENNETT - fabulous filmmaker and friend of the show! 

We bonded with Bennett over his love for weird and wonderful things and the delightful practical effects used in this cult classic. 

Jack Bennett started his career as a DIY writer-director in Southwest Virginia, alternating self-produced narrative films with work as a for-hire cameraman and editor. After his horror movie CAPRICE played the international film festival circuit in 2010, Jack relocated to Los Angeles and has built a body of work across a variety of genres. His recent directing credits include the horror shorts GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE'S A CRITIC and A GOOD SCREAM, the concert films MR. BUNGLE: THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME and ANTHRAX XL, the feature-length NEVER SURRENDER: A GALAXY QUEST DOCUMENTARY, music videos for Brian Posehn's comedy/metal record GRANDPA METAL and a documentary tribute to the life and legend of music icon Meat Loaf.  

Bennett has produced and conducted on-camera interviews with such luminaries as Sigourney Weaver, Keanu Reeves, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Lloyd, John Carpenter, Rob Zombie, Slash and Academy Award-winning Breaking Bad/Rain Man producer Mark Johnson, among others, and contributed to convention panels as moderator and guest at Comic Con, FanX, Monsterpalooza, Days of the Dead and Rock & Shock. 

We hope you enjoy this fresh jam-packed episode! 

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Leprechaun - "I Want Me Gold!"

Top o' the mornin' to ya! It's St. Patrick's Day ☘️ and we've got a fresh episode full of gold for you and your favorite little LEPRECHAUN (1993) played lovingly by Warwick Davis! Will there be bad Irish accents? Will there be LA Gear shoes? Will there be confusion about basic plot points? YESSSSS to all!

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Häxan - "Witchcraft with Thunder!"

This week we tackle a classic horror film that gives us a comprehensive history of witchcraft through the ages - HÄXAN (1922). Equal parts documentary, historical reenactment and social commentary on the modern era...that feels still eerily relevant 100 years later. We highly recommend this wonderful film!

We hope you enjoy diving into the history of witchcraft with us this week!

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Lake Mungo - "Death Takes Everything, Eventually"

This week we cover LAKE MUNGO (2008) a recommendation from the lovely BJ Coangelo, and a favorite of Mike Flanagan. A haunting tale with so many twists and turns told through true crime mockumentary format. A dizzying amount of reveals will keep you enthralled from beginning to end!

We hope you enjoy diving into this week's episode!

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US - "I Don't Feel Like Myself"

This week we tackle Jordan Peele's follow up to Get Out - US (2019)!  This film offers a searing look at American imperialism and the parasitic nature of our Culture. Asking the questions - What are we actually tethered to? And what are the costs for the lives we lead?

We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode! 

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Abby - "My Soul is a Witness"

This week we go back in time to the groovy 70's with a good girl who goes bad in ABBY (1974). An Exorcism with Blacula's William Marshall as the priest/shaman/hero! Abby is an upstanding member of her community until a trickster demon is unleashed from another realm to wreak havoc on her and her family.

We hope you enjoy this recommendation from our friends at BLERDY MASSACRE!

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Exhuma - "It's the Vilest Plot!"

So excited to spend more time in Korea with this week's selection EXHUMA (2024)!  A family curse that may goes deeper than the group of country shaman can dig. A great double feature with last week's selection The Wailing (2016). This film that was highly recommended to us by the lovely Toby Poser matriarch of the Adams Filmmaking Family (Hellbender, The Deeper You Dig, Hell Hole, Where the Devil Roams).

We love getting fresh suggestions from you & hope you enjoy this brand new episode!

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The Wailing - "He's Not Human"

Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧🐍 We are celebrating the year of the snake with a story that wraps it's tail around a small province in South Korea in THE WAILING (2016)! A bumbling country cop is in way over his head in a serial murder case. A sprawling film that starts off like a typical horror comedy then becomes something very different by the end! Just like the snake sheds it's layers this story keeps giving us more and more reveals!

We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode!

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