Midwest Monsters

A low budget indie that turned record setting profit, spawned a franchise and became a phenomenon that leapt in the American zeitgeist; “The Blair Witch Project”, for better or for worse, was a watershed moment for the future of genre filmmaking. Join us as we take a look at the highs and lows of the “The Blair Witch” trilogy. New episode is available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

1981 was a gigantic year for horror with offerings from iconic directors, singular classics, thriving franchises and many now-beloved sub genres; all thriving alongside each other. Join us as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of a banner year for horror with this round table discussion. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

We’re back with another True Crime episode and this time we are taking a look at Richard Ramirez aka “The Night Stalker” and the 1989 TV Movie “Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker”. Ramirez’s reign of terror crippled Los Angeles in 1984 & 1985 as he slipped into homes in the middle of the night, with no deed too vile for him. Join us as we comb through this notorious case and this movie to compare the facts against the depiction. Available now on iTunes, podbean, mixcloud and our blog. Thanks for listening!

Its time for another Mash episode! This time around we take a look at "High Tension" (2003-Grizz), "I Am Legend" (2007-Vinny), "One Cut of the Dead" (2017 - Prof) and "The Dark and the Wicked" (2020 - Toddy). Thanks for listening!

We have jumped into another franchise and this time its the "Underworld" films. Join us as we work our way through the 5 entries filled with Vampires, Lycans and latex (oh my!). Available now on iTunes, podbean, mixcloud and our blog. Thanks for listening!

We return and this time we are tackling another massive genre character in Dracula. Stoker’s story, like its title character, has remained vital for nearly 125 years now, and on this episode we’re taking a look at the countless adaptations of Stoker’s genre classic. Available now on iTunes, podbean, mixcloud and our blog. Thanks for listening!

We’re back and this time we return with our next installment of Horror Documentaries as we take a look at 4 different docs, each selected by one of your co-hosts. Just a head’s up that we had some technical issues with recording on zoom because well pandemic, so the quality suffers at times. However, we think these films and the conversation are too good to let glitches spoil things, so we hope you’ll stick with us as the snow dumps down this week. Available now on iTunes, podbean, mixcloud and our blog. As always, THANK YOU for listening!

It’s time for a new mash! Join us as we take a look at “Mom and Dad” (2017-Grizz), “We Are Still Here” (2015-Prof), “Primal Rage”(2018-Vinny) and “Ready or Not”(2019-Toddy). Available now on iTunes, podbean, mixcloud and our blog. Thanks for listening! 

We’ve worked our way through seasonal viewings and are now back on schedule with our next True Crime installment. On this episode we examine the unique and compelling case of Robert Hansen, who was a serial killer that operated around Anchorage, Alaska in the early 1980s. Alongside that case we also take a look the much-maligned “The Frozen Ground” which brought much of that story to the big screen. Available now iTunes, Podbean, Mixcloud and our blog. Thanks for listening!