We're back on The John Carpenter Terror Timeline with an all new episode of the Seeking Human Victims podcast! After taking a break to cover Chattanooga Film Festival, we return tackling Carpenter's 2nd remake of a film from his childhood. We learn how this was a rare positive experience working for a major studio , not to mention in a film that starred Superman and Luke Skywalker! (And was also Chrisopher Reeve's final role before his tragic accident.) Village Of The Damned. PLUS - Special Musical Guest: POLTERGEIST returns with his new song "Norman" - Follow him on social media @poltergeist_od.  Available at all major podcast providers!

Do you read Sutter Cain? What about Stephen King? HP Lovecraft? This film gives us a little taste of all of the above as we continue the John Carpenter Terror Timeline with 1995's In The Mouth Of Madness starring Sam Neil. We look at yet another example of the horror master just being far too ahead of it's time. We'll deconstruct the casting, the shooting and discuss why we think this is one of the finest HP Lovecraft adaptations ever put to film... even if it isn't even an actual Lovecraft adaptation, but Carpenter's third entry in his own self titled "Apocalypse Trilogy".  Available Now at All Major Podcast Providers!

The John Carpenter Terror Timeline continues as we cut in to this anthology film that was originally planned to be Showtime's answer to Tales From The Crypt. We'll learn about the numerous celebrity cameos, how many of these actors went on to work with Carpenter in the future, Tobe Hooper's involvement, and so much more. We'll also cover the period from 1988 to 1993 and what the horror master was up to during that time including Memoirs Of An Invisible Man. 

Part 6 of the John Carpenter Terror Timeline looks at one of  the director's most beloved films. This film has been dissected, examined, misinterpreted, and when you look around at the horrible state of the world today, like many of Carpenter's works it seems prophetic and ahead of it's time. Plus it has a pro wrestling connection in the legendary Roddy Piper, which always lends to an entertaining episode given Dan's background.  Now..."put on these glasses, or start eatin' that trash can. "

This week on Seeking Human Victims we take on one of John Carpenter's strangest and polarizing films, "Prince Of Darktness.". We learn how this film was born out of Carpenter's frustration with the studio system after his experiences on big Trouble In Little China and Star Man. WIth Prince of Darkness we get the masters true and uncompromising vision realized like never before. Join us smack dab in the middle of the battle between science and religion. 

Two of the greatest forces in horror ever combine with this 80's killer car classic as John Carpenter takes on Stephen King. On this episode we'll learn briefly what Carpenters involvement was in the early Halloween sequels, the fallout of The Thing,  what King property Carpenter was working on prior to this that didn't happen, and much more in Part 4 of the John Carpenter Terror Timeline!

Part 3 of the John Carpenter terror timeline is here as we cover 1981 and 1982 in the life of JC, briefly covering Escape From New York and how he landed his first major studio directorial gig with Universal for a remake of one of his all time favorite movies. We'll learn about the lengthy development process of the film, the ground breaking effects of Rob Bottin, the stellar performances of Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley and more and deeply examine what lead to the bizarre critical and financial failure of a movie that is now considered one of the greatest horror films ever made. 

Part 2 in the John Carpenter Terror Timeline is here! This week we're exploring the quiet coastal town of Antonio Bay where a deadly 100 year old secret has returned for vengeance. Find out how Carpenter himself hated the original cut of the film, but managed to find the movie he wanted via reshoots and post production, the full scoop on the greatness of Tom Atkins, how it was odd that Jamie Lee Curtis was cast in a supporting role but the marketing used her image to sell the film and so much more!)

For season 6 we're diving into the life and career of the man we consider the greatest of all time, the legendary John Carpenter. Long time listeners may remember we broke down the movie Halloween back in season zero "The ABCs of Horror" which left us in a pickle. We couldn't examine the horror films of Carpenter in a full season without including Halloween, but we'd already done an episode on it! Our solution, over 30 minutes of brand new content AND the old episode combined into one brand new introduction to the John Carpenter season. Without further delay, the John Carpenter: Terror Timeline Season has begun!!!!  

The season finale of Universal Monsters has arrived, but we're going out with a bang. Enjoy this giant sized episode examining all aspects of "The Creature From The Black Lagoon." We'll look at how the real life horror of WWII briefly killed off the horror film and made way for the Sci Fi genre and how this film is a bit of a bridge between those two eras. How director Jack Arnold was pretty much the father of 50's sci fi, how and why 2 different actors played the creature, the interesting story of the suit creation and design itself, how this film was an innovator in so many different ways and so much more. We'll also spend some time looking at the legacy of the Universal Monsters franchise as a whole.