SOUTH JERSEY HORROR

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Wrong Turn (2021)

Backwoods terror and never-jangling suspense meet when Jen (Charlotte Vega) and a group of friends set out to hike the  Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers  stray off course-and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a  hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect  their way of life. Suddenly under siege, Jen and her friends seem headed  to the point of no return- unless Jen's father (Golden Globe (R)  nominee Matthew Modine) can reach them in time. 

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I have added a YouTube Audio Clip that is a rare Death Row Interview with Richard Ramirez conducted by Inside Edition and uploaded on February 22, 2020. 

On Netflix is Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer – a true crime docuseries exploring the crimes of notorious murderer Richard Ramirez, who terrorized California from 1984 to 1985. The series, which features first-person interviews with detectives, journalists and victims, tells the harrowing story of Ramirez’s killing spree and follows the police as they desperately try to hunt him down.

*** DISCLAIMER *** I do not own the right to the interview in the beginning of the episode. That interview was provided by "Serial Killer Minds" which was uploaded to YouTube on February 6, 2021.

Edmund "Ed" Kemper, the notorious "Coed" Killer from Santa Cruz, California. Killing, dismembering, and portraying postmortem heinous acts with the victims' bodies. Although declared legally sane during his trial, he is still serving 8 life-sentences in a California Medical Facility for violent criminals. 

When Season 2 Launches (date still undetermined) - the name of the Podcast is going to be changed to South Jersey Horror.  The Podcast episode will remain the same, with the same fundamentals that I have been going with. 

The special edition of "Home Brews & Horror" - In each episode, I will introduce a local beer from the South Jersey area that I am trying for the first time.

If anyone has any questions or concerns regarding the name change, please feel free to leave me a message on the Anchor website. Thank you. 

***** DISCLAIMER *****  I do not own the rights to the song "Mother" - the song was written and performed by Danzig. I also do not own the rights to the audio clips that have been uploaded into this episode. 

In this bonus episode, I discuss how the movie "Child's Play" from 1988 was inspired by a a real life, voodoo doll named Robert. I also talk about the comparison of the 1988 & 2019 versions along with my closing remarks and opinion.

Please feel free to send me a message through AnchorFM. Thanks for listening.

The Strangers is a 2008 American psychological horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino. ... The screenplay was inspired by two real-life events:  the Manson family Tate murders, a multiple homicide, as well as a  series of break-ins that occurred in Bertino's neighborhood as a child.This horrifying home invasion film was regrettably inspired by real-life violent crimes, including some brutal murders.  

On the bright side, that actually happening isn't too likely, but it's the potential reality of movies like The Strangers that makes them remembered by fans. While there thankfully aren't a  trio of killers in masks going around slaughtering whoever happens to be  home,  the film does have some true inspirations. 

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'The Silence of the Lambs' is not based on a true story. It is based on the book of the same name written by Thomas Harris. He based the character of Hannibal Lecter on a convicted killer he had met at a prison in Mexico. Gary Heidnik was a  serial killer whose crimes would become the inspiration for the "Buffalo  Bill" character in the movie "Silence of the Lambs." 

In this episode I also discuss my review of the movie, on-screen cameos, character analysis, and why this movie is a timeless classic. 

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In this episode I compare the two versions: Tobe Hooper's 1982 and Gil Kenan’s 2015 version. It's the The Freelings vs. The Bowens. For almost 40 years, director Tobe Hooper’s PG-rated horror classic has existed and made us afraid of closets, new housing developments, televisions that are on past midnight with static and clowns. In my opinion the original Poltergeist keeps its originality and horror feeling. Poltergeist has become one of the movies we will never forget. It take us to the  world of classical effects and keeps us thinking how they achieved that. 

Additionally, Tobe Hooper caught wind that this event actually happened to a family in New York; that is also discussed in this episode. 

***** DISCLAIMER *****  I do not own the rights to the Friday the 13th theme song nor to the audio clip of Jason's Mother; I acquired those from Zedge.

From Sean S. Cunningham's 1980 version to Rob Zombies 2009 version, Friday the 13th has come a long way when it comes to a bloody blockbuster about a hockey mask maniac wielding a rusted machete. However, there is the aspect of the evolving technology in which makes a film better. But, is it the creativity that makes the movie the movie? I will let you decided as you listen to this podcast. 

Who was the Zodiac Killer?

The Zodiac Killer took credit for several murders in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s but he was never caught. The self-proclaimed Zodiac Killer was directly linked to at least  five murders in Northern California in 1968 and 1969 and may have been  responsible for more. He taunted police and made threats through letters  sent to area newspapers from 1969 to 1974, before abruptly ceasing  communication. Despite intensive investigations, no one was ever  arrested for the crimes and the case remains open. The mystery  surrounding the murders has been the subject of numerous books and  movies, including director David Fincher's acclaimed 2007 feature Zodiac. 

For more information regarding the Zodiac, please visit: https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/zodiac-killer  

Opening Audio Clip: CBS News Report (aired October 20, 1969)