Ta DAA!!! Here it is, everyone! You voted for it in our Schlocktober Poll, and this is the number one pick and our honorary Halloween episode!! Night of the Comet This is a classic bit of 80s zombie action, even though it’s a bit light on zombies and a bit light on action. At least … Continue reading Treatment 49 -Night of the Comet →

It’s our long awaited super-secret episode, featuring our first ever coverage of a TV show! Kolchak: The Night Stalker We’ve been wanting to cover this show for some time, because it’s a fun, classic horror show that often crosses the line into schlock. TV budgets, and a steady stream of cameos make this show perfect … Continue reading Treatment 48 – Kolchak: The Night Stalker →

Week two of Schlocktober really goes for it! We invited very special guest, Jon Cross from The After Movie Diner podcast, and he brought out the film connoisseurs in us! We have somewhat serious discussions about things like the value of remakes, sound design, and the gap between artful film-making and actual good movies. But … Continue reading Treatment 47 -Evil Dead →

Welcome to Schlocktober, everyone! You spoke and we listened. Today, on our 1 year anniversary, we start our coverage of the listener chosen horror films from our Schlocktober Poll! The first film, is the 3rd place winner! Creepshow It’s a star-studded, goofball, schlock horror film in the tradition of old horror comics. It’s also our … Continue reading Treatment 46 -Creepshow →

Oh, man. This is a bad one. I mean this episode is a bad one, not so much this week’s movie. Somehow, we just couldn’t do it this week. We’ve decided to take the bold step of warning listeners to stay away. If anything, just listen to the first and last 10 minutes, and skip … Continue reading Treatment 45 -The Mercenary →

This week’s much-anticipated episode finds the Schlock Treatment crew divided on the schlockiness and merit of this film. It also finds a long list of emails from listeners, and a complaint that drove us to an experimental change to the ST intro! So, this is a red-letter episode! Streets of Fire Yep, it’s the 80s … Continue reading Treatment 44 -Streets of Fire →

What can we say about this week’s movie, except maybe: What. The. Fuck?!?! Xanadu This film is a bit hard to pin down. It’s certainly unlike any we’ve done so far. It’s not sci-fi, it’s not horror, it’s not sword and sorcery, it’s not chop sockey, and it’s not an action fest. It defies every … Continue reading Treatment 43 – Xanadu →

It’s back to school time, and that means a desperate attempt to come up with any movie that can be even remotely linked to going back to school!! So, finding nothing remotely worth watching that had to do with High School, we decided to go with college instead. Hell Night Okay, so it’s not even … Continue reading Treatment 42 -Hell Night →

If you’re confused right now, you may have missed the announcement that we had to skip the Ralph Bakshi film Fire and Ice due to problems streaming it on Netflix. Then again, if you’re confused right now, it’s just as likely that you watched the replacement we chose for this week’s movie. Gor As a … Continue reading Treatment 41 – Gor →

At last, it’s our final installment of the Lesser Siblings Month series, and we finish with a bang! Or would that be with a slobbery, weepy moment and a hug? Joining us for this episode is friend of the show, Dennis Anderson, who brings a depth of TV and film trivia to bear on this … Continue reading Treatment 40 -Best of the Best →