“I am…Dracula!” This week Mike is joined by Dracula expert and author of the Anno Dracula books Kim Newman to discuss the importance of the character and story on horror cinema. In the second half of the episode Mike is joined by Adam Robinson for a deep-dive discussion of Bram Stoker’s seminal 1897 novel.

Music by Jack Whitney. 

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For this special bonus minisode, I chatted to director Keith Thomas about his new movie FIRESTARTER (spoiler-free) and the pressures of creating a successful Stephen King adaptation. 

Music by Jack Whitney. 

This week's episode is sponsored by $20 Patreon subscriber Adam Whybray! If you're interested in submitting an essay for his upcoming collection on Global Animated Horror, email him by 15th May 2022: [email protected]. 

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It's another bonus episode! This week we're discussing 2 brand new releases, FRESH, available now on Disney Plus, and X, out now in cinemas. 

In the first half of the episode Mike is joined by Zobo With a Shotgun to discuss Fresh in depth, plus he chats to the film's director, Mimi Cave. IN the second half, Mike chats to Stevie Webb about X plus chats to its director Ti West. Enjoy! 

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TIMECODES: 

06:10 - FRESH (Spoiler free) 

18:28 - Mimi Cave Interview

34:10 - FRESH (Spoilers) 

01:00:00 -  X (Spoiler free)

01:14:18 - Ti West Interview

01:24:50 - X (Spoilers)

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest TV shows of all time, here's a bonus episode! Back in 2020, Becky Darke and Mike recorded a mini-series going through the whole of Buffy from pilot to finale...this is part 1 of their discussion, in which they discuss the show as a whole, it's impact on their lives and its legacy on modern television. 

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Welcome to episode 1 of FRESH BLOOD! A new monthly strand that covers all horror new releases. This month Brad Hanson, Becky Darke, Louise Blain and I discuss Hellbender, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Master, The Humans, The Batman and a whole bunch of other new releases. We've dropped epsiode 1 of Fresh Blood on the main feed, but to continue listening to monthly episodes, sign up to our Patreon! 

TIMECODES:

04:22 Horror News 

• Scream 6 announced 
• Jordan Peele’s NOPE trailer dropped
• Ari Aster’s new movie Disappointment Boulevard is 4 hours long (!)
• Mike Flanagan’s House of Usher TV series has started filming

13:37 New on Shudder

• Hellbender (out now)
• Slapface (out now)
• All The Moons (out now)
• The Scary of Sixty-First (out now)

29:20 New on Netflix

• Texas Chainsaw Massacre (out now)
• The Humans (out now)
• BigBug (out now

42:30 New on other streaming services

• Lamb (2021) Out now on MUBI 
• Fresh (2022) Out on Disney+ 18th March
• Kimi (2022) Out now on NowTV 
• Master (2022) Out on Prime Video 18th March 
• Tinashe - Naturally (Music video) on YouTube

55:00 New Horror Games 

• Horizon: Forbidden West
• Dying Light 2

59:50 Horror TV Shows 

• Archive 81 (Netflix) 
• The Sinner Season 4 (Netflix) 
• Station Eleven (Starzplay) 

01:09:50 Physical Media Releases 

• The McPherson Tape
• The Children of the Corn trilogy 4k 
• Don’t Go In the House

01:17:00 New in Cinemas 

• Studio 666

01:22:00 Non-Horror recommendations 

• Jackass Forever
• The Batman 
• Flee
• Death on the Nile
• The Godfather Trilogy (re-release) 

01:36:20 OUT NOW. Additional streaming recommendations

• Freaky (2020) NowTV
• The Forever Purge (2021) NowTV
• In The Earth (2021) NowTV
• Funny Games (1997) Mubi
• Cujo (1983) Netflix 
• City of the Living Dead (1980) Shudder
• Bird with Crystal Plumage (1970) Shudder
• Battle Royale (2000) Shudder
• The Wretched (2019) Shudder
• Rob Zombie’s 31 (2016) Shudder
• VHS 2 (2013) Shudder
• VHS Viral (2014) Shudder
• Hagazussa (2017) Shudder
• The Lesson (2015) Shudder

Happy Valentines! As a bonus treat, here's an epsiode that went out on Patreon last year...my Dream Warriors Becky Darke and Stevie Webb joined me to discuss MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) and VALENTINE (2001)...

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After 30 weeks of exploring the vast void of space, Mike concludes the season by reading some listener feedback and counting down the listeners’ top 10 alien movies, plus Mary Wild drops in for a round-up chat!

Music by Jack Whitney. 

Big thank you to Mary Wild for all her incredible 'Wild About Horror' segments this season! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST. 

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As we reach the final double bill of our ALIENS series, things get quiet and isolated as Mike and Rosie Fletcher discuss two recent classics, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2016) & A QUIET PLACE (2018) in spoilerific detail.

Grab some horror merch at GRAPE STATION! Available on the Mercari app in the U.S., or for international orders, follow and message Casket Clap on Instagram. 

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As we approach the end of our Aliens series, Brad Hanson drops in to recommend a bunch of additional Alien horror (and non-horror) movies not covered this series. Get ready to jot down some titles!

Music by Jack Whitney. 

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