The Fear of God: A Horror Movie Podcast

In what has to be one of our most unique films covered yet (certainly the one with the most unique name), we welcome back friend of the show Blake Collier to discuss your top ten favorite horror films of 2008 and a favorite horror film of his, director Bruce McDonald's PONTYPOOL. The Canadian horror gem turns the zombie outbreak film upside down, not only with the source of the zombie viral outbreak, but also with the way it is transmitted. What emerges is a fascinating and richly compelling examination of the power of words and their meanings, particularly when those words happen to be toxic. This is a conversation -- and a film -- you don't want to miss.

6:46 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2008

31:13 - PONTYPOOL

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Halloween is coming early to the Fear of God as we count down your TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2007, and have an extended discussion about Michael Dougherty's TRICK 'R TREAT. We try very hard (and mostly fail) to hold in our giggles as we dive into this fun, inventive anthology film before we finally unearth some surprising observations about the cherishing of traditions and what happens to us when we begin to hold them a bit too sacred. Check it out and we hope you enjoy it!

7:25 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2007

35:44 - TRICK 'R TREAT

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Continuing our trek through 20/20/2020, we have the privilege of checking in again with the work of groundbreaking Academy Award winner Bong Joon-Ho for his 2006 film THE HOST. We are joined by friend and fellow podcaster Paula Deming (of the Death By Monsters podcast) to discuss the genre-bending and remarkably profound comedy-thriller-creature feature. We also count down your TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS of 2006 before having a heartfelt and hearty conversation about the monsters that live among us and the relationships we fight the hardest to keep from them.

6:49 - Meet our guest, PAULA DEMING

18:28 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2006

45:44 - Bong Joon-Ho's THE HOST

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So on this week's episode, we have a lot of fun with your Top Ten Favorite Horror Films of 2005, before things take a pretty dramatic pivot towards the heartfelt, the heavy, and the provocatively hopeful as we discuss the challenging film by David Slade, HARD CANDY. The film itself wrestles with uncomfortable dynamics, in a way that causes us -- along with special returning guest Vera Goudie -- to have an honest and sensitive conversation about the troubles of predatory behavior, and the equally troubling tendency we have to mistake justice for vengeance and people for monsters. This is a difficult conversation, but remarkably hopeful, and you don't want to miss it.

7:23 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2005

33:25 - HARD CANDY

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Finally breaking ground on one of horror cinema's most well-known franchises, we continue our year-long series 20/20/2020 with your top ten favorite horror films of 2004 and a full conversation on James Wan's SAW. We are joined by frequent Quarterly King contributor Blake Collier for an exploration of the many surprising themes this inventive and trend-setting little thriller has on its mind. So buckle up everybody, we wanna play a game...

7:33 - Blake's New Podcast

12:30 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS 2004

39:34 - SAW

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We trek along in our next installment of 20/20/2020 by revealing your TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2003 and have an extended conversation about the controversial debut by horror icon Rob Zombie, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. While the film's quality and influence is negligible, there is no doubt whatsoever about its boldness and audacity. We dissect our feelings about it and uncover a surprising theme about the ways the wicked try to make us believe that good holds no power.

7:40 - Whatcha Watchin' / Readin' / Listenin' To

12;28 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2003

35:15 - HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES

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In one of our most unexpectedly timely episodes yet, we cover one of your listener-voted favorite horror films of 2002, for this installment of 20/20/2020: Danny Boyle's 28 DAYS LATER. We spend a bit of time discussing our recent viewings of THE INVISIBLE MAN, then countdown your top ten favorite horror films of 2002 before diving in deep to this ambitious, subversive, and remarkably profound exploration of rage and the cycles of human behavior through the conceit of a new kind of "zombie" film.

7:36 - WRL (The Invisible Man)

15:06 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2002

39:59 - 28 DAYS LATER

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We continue our trek through 20/20/2020 with your Favorite Horror Films of 2001 and an extended conversation about Richard Kelly's DONNIE DARKO! We also welcome our oft-mentioned, beloved continuity guru Steven Beckley as a special guest to discuss the fascinating style of this unique film (which somehow manages to blend time-travel, horror, and a dash of John Hughes) and the ways it uncovers our need and efforts to reconcile the polar opposites in our lives. Put on your stupid bunny suits and join us for this hearty conversation. We hope you enjoy it.

14:13 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2001

36:57 - DONNIE DARKO

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Welcome to our very own Super Tuesday! We are kicking off our most epic year-long series yet by counting down your favorite horror films of each year of the 2000s, starting with -- you guessed it -- 2000 and having a full conversation about one of the films from your list. It's the very first installment of 20/20/2020!

This inaugural episode not only reveals your top 10 favorites of 2000, but features an extended conversation sparked by SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE, the meta-fictional, darkly comic tale about the making of the classic 1922 silent film, Nosferatu. In addition to incredible performances (particularly from Willem Dafoe, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role), the film features some remarkable observations about the ways that our obsessions with producing a desired ending can cause us to enlist -- and possibly become -- monsters.

We hope you enjoy this opening statement on this year's umbrella series #20/20/2020 and don't forget to check the website to vote for your favorites from the upcoming years.

10:47 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2000

36:28 - SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE

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As an epilogue to our conversation about Todd Phillips' JOKER, and as a coda to our recent coverage of some of your favorite horror films of 2019, we invited film critic Robyn Bahr to a discussion about her recent Washington Post article about the ways in which that film resonated with her. You can find her article here:

"As the child of someone with paranoid psychosis, ‘Joker’ resonated with me"

And find more of Robyn's work here:

www.yentavision.com

Twitter: @robynbahr

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