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To kick off Femme Fatale February, we are doing a legendary Canadian indie film: Ginger Snaps. 

This film transposes the experience of puberty with lycanthropy (werewolfism). As always, we go through the kill count, trivia, and for this one, some actual scholarly articles. So if you are only here from a Google search because of a stupid paper you are writing, we have got you covered. 

The film was directed by John Fawcett (The Dark, Orphan Black). Fawcett also conceptualized the film, before handing off writing duties to Karen Walton (Queer as Folk, Flashpoint). 

The film stars Katharine Isabelle (See No Evil 2, American Mary, Freddy vs. Jason), as the titular Ginger. Her sister, Brigitte is played by Emily Perkins (Stephen King's It, Supernatural, Insomnia). 

There are some notable side characters played by Mimi Rogers (X-Files) and Jesse Moss (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil). 

This film admirably avoids relying on practical effects. What do you think of the pale, hairless, multi-tittied werewolf?

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As some of you may have noticed, despite being called "Slashers," our show did not do a proper slasher film in its entire first year. Now, we do two in a single episode! In this grand finale to our "New Year, 'New' Movies" event, we pit Friday the 13th Part V A New Beginning against Part VII The New Blood. 

Doug argues that Part V, A New Beginning, is the penultimate, while Adam contends that Part VII, The New Blood, is actually superior. 

Jake acts as the mediator, with Adrienne being the jury. There are no ties here, goons! We have a decisive winner. 

Part V was directed by Danny Steinmann, who actually directed porn! The movie makes a lot more sense now, right? This movie is famous for having two depictions of Jason Voorhees, with the slasher never actually appearing in the film. There is a Voorhees in the film, albeit the actress Deborah Voorhees. 

Doug talks everything in this movie from the kill count to Roy Burns arguably being the best Jason in the Friday the 13th video game. 

Part VII was directed by John Carl Buechler, a sultan in the world of special effects, ranging from Troll to Re-Animator. This film pits the actual Jason against a drove of teenagers marching onward to doom like Lemmings if you forget to press pause AND JEAN GREY FROM X-MEN! (kinda). 

If that analogy is true, that makes Tina Shephard's "Charles Xavier," Dr. Crews, played by Terry Kiser. Despite over 100 acting credits to his name, you most assuredly know him best as the titular Bernie, from Weekend at Bernie's. *cue the now-redundant Bernie Sanders meme* And, to be fair, with our audience you might also remember him from Tammy and the T-Rex. 

Adam argues the effects, atmosphere, and debut of Kane Hodder.

Where do you stand on the debate? Did we get it right? 

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New Year, "New" Movies! This week, we review Wes Craven's New Nightmare. That's right, the film wherein Freddy's father/ creator Wes Craven returned to the franchise. He had something of a falling out with New Line Cinema over licensing and their deviation from his vision with sequels, but Bob Shaye made amends, laying the foundation for what would become this film. 

This film breaks the fourth wall, introducing Heather Langenkamp, not her earlier character Nancy Thompson. Similarly, we get to see Robert Englund, John Saxon, and Wes Craven as themselves. Unfortunately, we do not see the hyperbolic Craven he envisioned, road tripping with characters from his earlier films, but still, it is something. 

The film also is a bit of art recreating life, as Craven incorporated Langenkamp's actual struggles with a stalker into this film. You wanna hear about that? Well, we talk about it! Along with the novelization, set design, costuming, makeup, and a bunch of stuff we really are not qualified to comment on!

We analyze this film, and the introduction of "The Entity," to Dean Koontz's 1983 novel, Phantoms... and thereby Stephen King's It from 1986. 

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If you want a rational, unbiased opinion on this film, mosey on over to one of the 500,000 other movie review podcasts begging you for downloads. This is not it. Be forewarned, this is Jake's third favorite film of all time, any genre. . . maybe even higher now that I type this out. . . oh, I guess now would be a good time to admit that I (Jake) have to write these dumb descriptions in the third person. 

There was only one person who would endure Jake bouncing up and down in his chair as his eyes fling apart like atoms in the Hadron Collider, his beautiful, patient, very patient wife: Ciara. That's right, you have begged and pleaded and the pulchritudinous prodigal spouse returns. 

Gremlins 2: The New Batch came out in 1990, but instead of its deserved thunderous applause, the more fitting sound effect would be a wet fart. Simply put, this movie may have been ahead of its time. Irreverent, fourth wall breaking, absurdist films were not really mainstream by that point. Jake forgot to mention this on the episode, but do you think Deadpool would exist without Gremlins 2? Also, when Disney inevitably obtains Warner Brothers, let's make that crossover happen. 

Directed by Joe Dante (The Howling), who would only come back to the franchise with full creative control. Creature effects by Rick Baker (An American Werewolf in London), who is a gilded god of gore and grossout.

Zach Galligan returns as Billy Peltzer and Phoebe Cates reprises her role as Kate Beringer. Their old pal, Murray Futterman, played by Dick Miller, comes to visit them in the big city, from ol' Kingston Falls. John Glover plays industrialist Daniel Clamp. Robert J. Prosky plays Grandpa Fred. Robert Picardo plays head of security, Forster. Finally, the late and great Sir Christopher Lee Plays Dr. Cushing Catheter. The film also features cameos by Hulk Hogan, Dick Butkus, Bubba Smith, Rick Ducommun, Leonard Maltrin, and the indomitable John Astin, who many will remember as Gomez Addams. 

Find out about deleted scense, production, conception, literary references, easter eggs, basically everything that Jake has learned from worshiping this film for nearly 30 years, all in one hour!

The "Hidden Track" this week is by Saviors and it is called Glass Castle. You can find these savory boys at https://facebook.com/SAVIORS418/; https://instagram.com/saviors418/  ; https://saviors418.bandcamp.com/ ; https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xzOWIKXEwHDuEJfkvl6LU?si=bxZm6IZ9TH-1Dtd0_HUg0Q ; and https://www.deezer.com/fr/track/730324792

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Congratulations! If you are reading this stupid description and listening to this stupider podcast, you survived 2020-- or you're a very smart zombie. 

To celebrate the new year, the theme for January is New Year, New Movies! That's right, and entire month of movie reviews, but do not worry, they are not new in time, just in title. Every film this month with have "New" in its name. 

To start, Doug and Jake discuss Bloody New Year, a movie with perhaps the best poster ripping off Evil Dead 2 of any in history. This film came out in 1987 and fun fact-- it makes no sense whatsoever. Directed by Norman J. Warren, who also directed Inseminoid, Prey, Satan's Slave, and Terror. The film itself was written by Frazer Pearce, and it is his only writing credit. 

Bloody New Year features songs by Cry No More, which reminds me-- be sure to send us your favorite poop-related Pat Benetar puns!

Doug discusses how this film is potentially cursed, sharing both his experiences and those of a close friend. Is this movie sci fi? A haunted house? A bit of both? We discuss all the possibilities. 

Then, Ade and Jake talk about New Year's Evil, from 1980. The film was directed by Emmett Alston, and written by Leonard Neubauer. Unlike Bloody New Year, this film is a straightforward slasher film, and it is surprisingly competent, given how early in the slashers boom it was released. Also, they discuss how the film has aged and how the incel antagonist translates to the 21st century audience. 

They discuss the structure of the film, the kills, and that wonderful Stan Laurel mask from the end. What do you think? Should it have been worn the whole film?

If you have not checked out the title track from the film by Shadow, you can find it here: https://bit.ly/3b9tLdV

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Alright, metadata gods. Now is the time. Bring me all of the new listeners I have craved this year. To wrap up "Cystmas," we have interviews with two actors from the film Cyst. 

First up, we have Gene Jones, who has been in The Hateful Eight, No Country for Old Men, Sacrament, and both Red Dead Revolver and Redemption.

We discuss his tremendous stage experience, and how that has shaped him as a film performer. Gene is kind enough to share some of his ritual in getting ready for an audition, and tools he uses to get attention and show the mastery of his craft to casting directors. We talk inspirations for his performance and how being prepared gives him opportunities to perform as an actor. 

We also have an interview with Jason Douglas, who voices the Almighty Beerus, from Dragon Ball Super! ...as well as literally a thousand other characters such as Krieg from Borderlands, Miles from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Gildarts from Fairy Tail, Miche from Attack on Titan, Claude from Black Butler 2, Azuma from Deadman Wonderland, Masaoka from Psycho Pass, and Aokiji from One Piece. He also acted as Satan in Preacher, Tobin in The Walking Dead, Detective Munn in Breaking Bad, and the cabbie in No Country for Old Men. 

Jason shares so much about the history of his work in anime, that was alien and fascinating to me. Again, organically the discussion focused a lot on being a journeyman or "blue collar actor," as Jason put it. He has a very pragmatic approach to his work and some words of wisdom to anyone getting into the industry. 

Find Jason on Twitter @MrJasonDouglas on Instagram @jasondouglas2040 and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JasonDouglasFans

I want to thank both of these men who serve as inspiration, both in their craftsmanship and also their attitudes of gratitude to be working in an industry they love. 

I would also like to thank you, our fans, for sticking with us on a great month, which was admittedly a bit of a departure from the regular show. We are so excited for the year ahead and we hope you will continue to follow us into what we have dubbed: The Year of Goonthulhu!

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We have a bonus sized Cystmas/ Christmas special for you this week, goons!

Jake interviews Eva Habermann, star of Lexx, Under ConTroll (Troll World), and of course-- CYST! We discuss her working relationship with George Hardy and how his cameo in Under ConTroll ended up being responsible for Cyst ever even being conceived. It is remarkable just how many cast members and crew overlap from Under ConTroll to Cyst. 

Ade discusses whether or not horror is misogynist. She gives several examples as to how/ why horror is actually empowering to women. Some lesser known films she discusses are American Mary, The Blackcoat's Daughter, and Starry Night. Then, of course, we discuss the big mamajama that started it all: Black Christmas (1974, no... not those abominable remakes! Those we talk about on the Patreon Bonus). 

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On the second week of Cystmas, my goon love gave to me... an in-ter-view with the pro-ducer! You like how I typed that out syllabically for the two people who read these episode descriptions? Because you... you're worth it. 

Travis is a true goon and supporter of our show and it is so righteous to be able to support his film, Cyst. Please stay tuned in weeks to come, because there will be news on distribution. In this interview, we discuss everything from the film Society, to different charity work Travis has done. 

You can find and support Travis on Instagram @travis_ayers

Doug talks the 1983 masterpiece, Bloodbeat, by writer/ director: Fabrice A. Zaphiratos. This film is astounding. It centers around a girl, and every time she has an orgasm, a ghostly samurai kills someone. Where does this take place? Wisconsin? Who's in it? No one you will ever search on Google, and thereby no one who will generate any traffic for this episode. The film can be found on both Tubi and Amazon Prime. 

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We are happy to announce this month on Slashers, we are hosting Cystmas! That is right, each week of December, we will feature an interview with a member of the cast and crew from Cyst (2020). 

You can find the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWZuxRssLUk and the Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/cystmovie/

This week we have writer/ director, Tyler Russell. We discuss his career this far, with how enriching it was to work with actors like Fred Willard and Gene Jones. We talk about how he came to befriend George Hardy, star of Cyst and the infamous Troll 2. Tyler discusses influence in the film making process and the film itself. Finally, we discuss what comes next for our new favorite director. 

Find Tyler on Twitter @imtylerrussell and on Instagram @tyler_russell_film

Then, the hosts discuss Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman! The often ignored sequel to the killer Jack Frost film, not the Michael Keaton one. 

Doug talks about the behind the scenes special effects, creature conception, and their execution. 

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You know the meme. The one with the guy gesturing and the butterfly and whatever. You are clearly hip to the interwebs, otherwise you wouldn't have found our stupid show. 

On this episode, Adrienne discusses what is and what is NOT "torture porn," as established by David Edelstein. 

We discuss movies ranging from Hellraiser, to Terrifier, with Hostel and Martyrs in between. 

No hidden track this week. Jake was on vacation and had a totes gnar migraine, so he gets bonus points for just getting this episode out. He is also the one typing this in the third person, so he thereby loses any and all bonus points. 

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