Nightmares and Cold Ones

John and G discuss the underrated story of a werewolf haunting a small New England town. John may be a bit loopy, and we may have missed the spookiest month of the year by not posting a pod, but we're back now and that's all that matters! Sit back, crack a cold one and enjoy.

Kristina, John and Jenn with two n's sit down to chat about Richard Donner's The Omen. The trio dig the old timey score, '70's aesthetic and the fact that the doctor from The Secret of the Ooze plays a major part in this flick. Sit back, crack a cold one and enjoy.

G and John chat about one King's greatest, but also darkest works. The two chronicle the doomed lives of the Creed family that just wanted a nice little life in a sleepy Maine town, but were doomed by a busy road and a cursed burial ground a few miles away. The two dig into the tough to handle but true lesson that King imparts to his readers; Sometimes Dead is Better. This book certainly isn't for the faint of heart, but The King and Cold Ones Crew agree, it's one of the writer's finest and most haunting works to date. So if you're interested, pull up a chair, grab a cold one from Jud's ice bucket and enjoy this chat on King's classic novel.

Join Jim and John for a an adventure that spans hundreds of years as they recap the masterpiece that is Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits. What, not a horror movie you say? To that I will point to the horror of being threatened by a band of thieves the appear out of your bedroom wardrobe and then being chased by the disembodied head of The Supreme Being and then having misadventures in time and space while the personification of Evil plots your demise! John and Jim discuss the differences between American and British humor. The stacked cast of this flick is admired as well as the pure brilliant imagination of Terry Gilliam. Ok, sure it doesn't fit the regular definition of a horror movie, but c'mon, Time Bandits rules! Gather up with some cold ones and get ready for an adventure through time.

Kristina and John cover the brilliant 70's set found footage flick written and directed by Colin and Cameron Cairnes. The two praise the storytelling, the clever take on the previously well worn horror found footage technique, as well as the nostalgic art direction. The two think that this David Dastmalchian led flick will become required viewing for many Halloweens to come. So gather up Night Owls, crack a cold one and enjoy.

John and Jim chat about John Carpenter's masterpiece The Thing, a tale about a shapeshifting alien lifeform that causes panic and paranoia amongst a team of Americans at a research station. The two discuss how criminally underrated the film was when it first debuted in 1982. They also get into the gory details of Rob Bottin's genius special effects makeup work on the film. The two discuss how often remakes can be disappointing but agree, Carpenter's retelling has to stand as one of the all time great remade flicks. So, bundle up as you join us in the Antarctic, crack a cold one and enjoy.

G and John take a deep dive into Richard Bachman's (cough cough, Stephen King's) dystopian novel. The two agree that King accurately predicted the rise of reality t.v, but also acknowledge that the writer falls short on executing his vision; a brilliant premise does not automatically equal a brilliant book. While this book fell short of expectations, the two look upon King's '80's bibliography with much anticipation, and the next stop is The Gunslinger. We are now are officially on the path of the beam. Sit back, crack a cold one and enjoy.