This week we travel to 1989 in part 7 of 10 in Wes Craven's "Terror Timeline" and discuss the wild and wacky slasher "SHOCKER" starring Mitch Peliggi and Peter Berg. We also briefly look at Craven's first foray into network TV, The Dudes Of Wrath, cameos galore and much much more. 

In this sixth chapter in our look at the life and career of Wes Craven we find out what happens when Craven goes on location to Haiti to learn more about the voodoo religion. It is a case of art imitating life, and then life in turn imitating art and all the way back around in 1988's "THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW" starring Bill Pullman. 

The year is 1986 and this week the Seeking Human Victims podcast delves into one of the most difficult years of in the life of Wes Craven both personally and professionally and we look at the Boy meets Girl meets Robot story gone wrong that gave Kristy Swanson her first starring role... DEADLY FRIEND.  

Part 4 in the story of Wes Craven covers his first smash hit, 1984's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET starring Robert Englund and Heather Langenkamp. This is a story that has been told many times in many formats,  but this week it gets the SEEKING HUMAN VICTIMS treatment in order to feature it's importance in making Wes Craven the legend he became.

Our look at Wes Craven continues with his first attempt to show the major studios he could produce a film with big action sequences on time and on budget. This movie was also one of the first ever big screen super hero adaptations trailing Donner's Superman by only a few years. This week on SHV, we're going to the bayou...it's 1982's SWAMP THING.

We continue our look at the career of Wes Craven with his sophomore directorial effot, 1977's "THE HILLS HAVE EYES." On this episode we also uncover more of Craven's adult film work, look at the real story that inspired him to make Hills, his admiration of Texas Chainsaw, and much more.

Season 2 - Terror Timeline, has begun. Join us for an in depth look into the life and career of Wes Craven through his films. On this episode we look at Craven's upbringing and education and how that shaped him as a filmmaker all leading to his first feature film, 1972's panic inducing LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. 

On the season finale of slasher season we cover the 1981 film "The Burning", directed by Tony Maylam and featuring some of the early roles of Jason Alexander, Holly Hunter and Fisher Stevens. Join us as we uncover the strange and disturbing tale of a movie based on a local urban legend that took an even more bizarre turn after the film's release. 

Be our "friend to the end", as we dissect Child's Play (1988) this week on SHV starring Brad Douriff, Katherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon and Alex Vincent, directed by Tom Holland and written by Don Mancini. Join us for a comprehensive look at the origin of the devilish doll who has become a household name over the years. 

"It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters." On this episode of SHV we're exhuming 1980's horror comedy MOTEL HELL starring Rory Calhoun and Nancy Parsons, directed by Kevin Connor and written by the Jaffe brothers,  as part of our continuing Season 1 - "The Slashers."