We entomb ourselves in the first and third films of Lucio Fulci’s City of the Living Dead and The House by the Cemetery!

SHOW NOTES

Updates and Horror News – 2:59 – 10:48

City of the Living Dead discussion (pre-spoilers) – 13:16 – 20:03

City of the Living Dead discussion (post-spoilers) – 20:24 – 48:06

The House by the Cemetery discussion (pre-spoilers) – 48:49 – 54:03

The House by the Cemetery discussion (post-spoilers) – 56:04 – 1:11:02

What We’ve Been Up To – 1:12:57 – 1:19:42

Next Episode’s Movie – 1:19:43 – 1:19:59

Clip: “Zombie Practice” from Shaun of the Dead

* “The Invitation Director Karyn Kusama Annouces Next Project Breed” by Jonathan Barkan, from Bloody Disgusting

* “Dead Set” promo

* “New Horror Movies & TV Shows Coming to Netflix in September!” by Rebekah McKendry, from Blumhouse

Directed by Lucio Fulci

Starring Catriona MacColl and Christopher George

A reporter and a psychic race to close the Gates of Hell after the suicide of a clergyman caused them to open, allowing the dead to rise from the grave.

* Original trailer

* “Chris Alexander’s Shock Treatment: Why City of the Living Dead Will Always be The Gates of Hell” by Chris Alexander, from ComingSoon.net

* “Gates of Hell Part 1: City of the Living of the Dead” by Benjamin Welton, from Ravenous Monster

Directed by Lucio Fulci

Starring Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco

A New England home is terrorized by a series of murders, unbeknownst to the guests that a gruesome secret is hiding in the basement.

* Original trailer

* “The House by the Cemetery (1981)” by Dave J. Wilson, from Cinematic Shocks

* “The House by the Cemetery – 35 Years of the Diabolical Dr. Freudstein” by Jon Wamsley, from Cryptic Rock

Clip: “Did You Raise the Dead?” from “The Simpsons”

* True Crime Garage Episodes 29 and 30 (Maura Murray)

* The Green River Killer: A True Detective Story by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case

* “Autopsy” available on HBO, HBONow and HBOGo

* Cinema Throwdown

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We worship at the altar of Bava on Black Sabbath!

SHOW NOTES

Updates and Horror News – 1:36 – 12:24

Blood and Black Lace discussion (pre-spoilers) – 14:39 – 23:00

Blood and Black Lace discussion (post-spoilers) – 24:23 – 1:25:03

What We’ve Been Up To – 1:26:18 – 1:37:00

Next Episode’s Movie – 1:37:01 – 1:37:44

Clip: “Italians are Too Cool to be Fascist” from Eddie Izzard’s Dressed to Kill

* Test Pattern airing on Thursdays at 9 PM Central and replaying Saturdays at 10 PM Central on www.sunprairiemediacenter.com

* testpatternshow.com

* @testpatternshow

* “Tangerine Dream Pay Tribute to ‘Stranger Things‘” by Jonathan Barkan, from Bloody Disgusting

* “The Nightmare Before Christmas and Danny Elfman Performing at the Hollywood Bowl This Halloween” by Patti Pauley, from Dread Central

Directed by Mario Bava

Starring Boris Karloff and Mark Damon

A trio of atmospheric horror tales about: A woman terrorized in her apartment by phone calls from an escaped prisoner from her past; a Russian count in the early 1800s who stumbles upon a family in the countryside trying to destroy a particularly vicious line of vampires; and a 1900-era nurse who makes a fateful decision while preparing the corpse of one of her patients – an elderly medium who died during a seance.

* Original trailer

Clip: “Intro” from Black Sabbath

* Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark by Tim Lucas

* “Thriller” (hosted by Boris Karloff)

* Season 1

* Season 2

* “Black Sabbath (1963)” by John Llewellyn Roberts, from This Is Horror

* “Black Sabbath (1963) – Horror Film Review” by Steve Biodrowski, from Cine

* “Mario Bava – Great Director Profile” by Sam Ishii-Gonzales, from Senses of Cinema

Clip: “Vampire Bart” from “The Simpsons” Season 5 Episode 5 “Treehouse of Horror IV”

* Obsessed with Joseph Scrimshaw Episode 125 Horror Movies with Cecil Baldwin, Trace Beaulieu, and Molly Lewis

* 24 Frames Per Second Episode 2 It Takes People (The Collaborators That Made Disney’s Dream a Reality)

* You Must Remember This Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Mommie Dearest

* Astonishing Legends Episodes 45 and 46 Skinwalker Ra...

We get witchy with the last two films in Argento’s Three Mother’s Trilogy – Inferno and The Mother of Tears!

SHOW NOTES

Updates and Horror News –

Blood and Black Lace discussion (pre-spoilers) –

Blood and Black Lace discussion (post-spoilers) –

What We’ve Been Up To –

Next Episode’s Movie –

Clip: “Jen Doesn’t Speak Italian” from “The It Crowd” Season 4 Episode 4 “Italian for Beginners”

* Pyro Dog Pins Etsy cross stitch shop

* “You Should Be Afraid of This New Exorcist Promo” by Jonathan Barkan, from Bloody Disgusting

* Clip: “Let My Cameron Go” from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

* “Best Horror Coming to Netflix in September 2016” by Joshua Millican, from Horror Freak News

* How Did This Get Made? Episode 44 – Jaws: The Revenge

* Clip: “Not the Bees” from The Wicker Man

* Clip: “Not the Bees Remix” by Marc Marberg

* “The Walking Dead Director Joins Spike’s The Mist” by Jonathan Barkan, from Bloody Disgusting

Directed by Dario Argento

Starring Irene Miracle and Leigh McCloskey

An American college student in Rome and his sister in New York investigate a series of killings in both locations where their resident addresses are the domain of two covens of witches.

* Original trailer

*  Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento by Maitland McDonagh

* Mario Bava:  All the Colors of the Dark by Tim Lucas

* Spaghetti Nightmares: Italian Fantasy-Horrors As Seen Through The Eyes of Their Protagonists by Luca Palmerini

* Source: “Art and Alchemy with Leigh McCluskey” from the Blue Underground Inferno DVD

* “Reflections of Rose” from the Blue Underground Inferno DVD

* Clip: “The Desperado Guy” from “Seinfeld” Season 8 Episode 141 “The Checks”

Directed by Dario Argento

Starring Asia Argento and Udo Kier

Part three of the “Three Mothers” trilogy which takes place in Rome and has to do with Mater Lachrymarum (The Third Mother)

* Original trailer

* “Sprockets” from SNL

* The Stand by Stephen King

* “Battlestar Galactica” trailer

* My Favorite Murder Episode 31: Namaste Sexy

* “A Crime to Remember” promo

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We start out our Italian horror month by stalking the catwalk with Mario Bava’s classic Blood and Black Lace!

SHOW NOTES

Updates and Horror News –

Blood and Black Lace discussion (pre-spoilers) –

Blood and Black Lace discussion (post-spoilers) –

What We’ve Been Up To –

Next Episode’s Movie –

Clip: “Italian Horror” from Horror Europa

* “TNT Also Orders Let the Right One In Series!” by Brad Miska, from Bloody Disgusting

* “Toby’s Return” from “The Office”

* “Westworld” mature trailer

* “Is ‘American Horror Story 6’ Going for a Classic Monster Theme?” by Jonathan Barkan, from Bloody Disgusting

* “Here’s Your Chance to Meet Barb From Stranger Things” by John Squires, from iHorror

Directed by Mario Bava

Starring Eva Bartok and Mary Arden

A masked, fedora-ed killer stalks and murders fashion models in a desperate attempt to obtain a scandal-revealing diary. 

* Original trailer

Clip: “#85: Blood and Black Lace” from “Bravo’s Scariest Movie Moments

* Giallo Films

* Gateways to Geekery: Giallo by Noel Murray, from The AV Club

* Bombast: Poliziotteschi and Screening History by Nick Pinkerton, from FilmComment

* Playing with Genre: Introduction to the Italian Giallo by Gary Needham, from KinoEye

* “Violence, mystery and magic: how to spot a giallo movie” by Anne Billson, from The Telegraph

* “Krimis” from Cinefear Video

* “Schlock and Awe: Blood and Black Lace” by Kyle Anderson, from The Nerdist

* “Blood and Black Lace“, from 1000 Misspent Hours

* “Gender, Genre and Sociocultural Change in the Giallo: 1970-1975” by Michael MacKenzie

* Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark by Tim Lucas

Clip: “Blood and Black Lace” from Horror Europa

* The Stand by Stephen King

* “Battlestar Galactica” trailer

* You Must Remember This Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: The Middle Years (Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar)

* Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento b...

We unmask the 1925 Lon Chaney classic The Phantom of the Opera!

SHOW NOTES

Updates and Horror News – 2:07 – 8:46

The Phantom of the Opera discussion (pre-spoilers) – 10:11 – 19:06

The Phantom of the Opera discussion (post-spoilers) – 20:39 – 52:44

What We’ve Been Up To – 54:17 – 1:02:11

Next Episode’s Movie – 1:02:12 – 1:04:01

Clip: “The Phantom of the Opera is Not a Vampire” from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 6 Episode 7 “Who Got Dee Pregnant?”

* “Kevin Bacon Expresses Interest in Playing Freddy Krueger” by John Squires, from Bloody Disgusting

* “It: Here’s 29 Niebolt Street in All of Its Rundown Glory” by Jonathan Barkan, from Bloody Disgusting

* HBO’s “Westworld” trailer

Directed by Rupert Julian

Starring Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin

A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.

* Clip: “The Phantom of the Opera Silent Sunday Intro” from TCM

* Original trailer

Clip: “#52: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)” from “Bravo’s Scariest Movie Moments”

* “The Phantom of the Opera (1925) A Silent Film Review” by Fritzi Kramer, from www.moviessilently.com

* “American Masters – Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces” from PBS

* “Why Frame Rate Matters” by Andrew Tarantola, from Gizmodo

Clip: “The Gross Half of Your Face” from “Family Guy” Season 4 Episode 23 “Deep Throats”

* The Stand by Stephen King

* “Battlestar Galactica” trailer

* Invisibilia podcast from NPR

* Television Horror Movie Hosts: 68 Vampires, Mad Scientists and Other Denizens of the Late-Night Airwaves Examined and Interviewed by Elena M. Watson

* “The Get Down” promo

* The Last Podcast on the Left

* The Hillside Stranglers Part I: The Buzzard

* The Hillside Stranglers Part II: Airplane School

* The Hillside Stranglers Part III: You Can Call Me Steve

* Son of Sam: Part I: Kill For My Master

* Son of Sam Part II: The Wicked King of Wicker

We go mad for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari!

SHOW NOTES

Updates and Horror News – 2:13 – 13:50

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari discussion (pre-spoilers) – 15:50 – 22:55

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari discussion (post-spoilers) – 25:10 – 56:39

What We’ve Been Up To – 1:00:03 – 1:15:29

Next Episode’s Movie – 1:15:30 – 1:16:21

Clip: “Film Buff Postman” from “Portlandia” Season 2 Episode 3 “Cool Weddings”

* The Horrorcast Episode 11 “Haxan (1922) and The Witch (2016)”

* “It: Missing Poster and a Look at 29 Neibolt Street” by Brad Miska, from Bloody Disgusting

* “Update Rundown: World War Z 2, The Good Neighbor, and More …” by Ken W. Hanley, from Fangoria

* World of Death channel from Bloody Disgusting

* “Ring/Grudge crossover movie Sadako vs. Kayato to be released later this year” by Clark Collis, from Entertainment Weekly

* “Night Terrors: Is this Mobile Horror Game the Pokemon Go Killer?” by Stephen Johnson, from blumhouse.com

* “Test Pattern” coming soon to 103.5 The Sun (Sun Prairie Community Radio)

* www.sunprairiemediacenter.com

Directed by Robert Wiene

Starring Werner Krauss and Conrad Viedt

Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses one of his subjects, Cesare, to commit murders.

Clip: “TCM Intro of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” from “Silent Sundays”

* Trailer

Clip: “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” from “The Story of Film: An Odyssey” Episode 3: The Golden Age of World Cinema – 1918-1932 The Great Rebel Filmmakers Around the World

* “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: Dark Relationship With Postwar Germany” by Kevin Kryah, from The Artiface

* Albert Kubin artwork

* From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of German Film by Siegfried Kracauer

* “A Brief History of Degenerate Art” by Lori Hutchison, from MuseumChick

*  Elfriede Lohse-Wachter – artist institutionalized, sterilized, and then killed in the forced euthanization program

* “Propaganda and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” by Joy Corkery, from Arts & Cultural Diplomacy

* “Movie Review: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)” from The Revenant Review

Clip: “Film Buff Postman (Part 2)” from “...

We cast a spell with the Danish/Swedish silent classic Häxan: Witchcraft the Ages (1922)!

SHOW NOTES

Updates and Horror News – 1:41 – 10:42

Häxan discussion (pre-spoilers) – 11:59 – 20:31

Häxan discussion (post-spoilers) – 22:31 – 52:52

What We’ve Been Up To – 56:40 – 1:04:40

Next Episode’s Movie – 1:04:41 – 1:05:44

Clip: “That Sounds Like Witch Talk” from “The Simpsons” Season 9 Episode 4 “Treehouse of Horror VIII”

* 1 Year Anniversary

* Episode 0: Horror Origin Stories and Episode 1: Suspiria and Demons

* The Cracked Ones GoFundMe page

* Follow David on Twitter for updates

* “31: Rob Zombie’s Having a Halloween Party This September” by Brad Miska, from Bloody Disgusting

* “What is the Lost Colony? ‘American Horror Story’ Season 6 Will Explore It But These Other Shows Got There First” by Jefferson Grubbs, from Bustle

* “Every Witch Way: There’s a new sequel to horror sensation The Blair Witch Project and the trailer looks pretty terrifying” by Dom Smith, from The Sun

Directed by Benjamin Christensen

Starring Benjamin Christensen and Maren Pedersen

Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in modern Europe.

* Original trailer

* “The Story of Film: An Odyssey” available on Amazon Instant Video

Clip: “TCM Robert Osborne Intro” from Turner Classic Movies (09/03/2013)

* “Häxan” by Chris Fujiwara, from Criterion

* “Häxan: About the Music” by Gillian Anderson, from Criterion

* “Night on Bald Mountain“from Fantasia

* Clip: “The Lord of Darkness” from Legend

* “The Influences on The Witch Part Two: Director Robert Eggers on Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages” by Jacob Hall, from SlashFilm

Clip: “Burn the Witch!” from Monty Python and the Holy Grail

* Bird Box: A Novel by Josh Malerman

* The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt by Lotte H. Eisner

We talk with Josh and Leila of the awesome Austin band The Invincible Czars about their live score for Nosferatu (1922)!

SHOW NOTES

The Invincible Czars – 2:48 – 1:27:11

What We’ve Been Up To – 1:29:59 – 1:47:47

 

Clip – “Count Orlock’s Theme” by The Invincible Czars

Clip – “#47 – Nosferatu (1922)” from “Bravo’s Scariest Movie Moments”

* Official site

* Find out more about the Czars!

* Listen to the Nosferatu EP on Soundcloud

* Follow them on Twitter

* Like them on Facebook

* Subscribe on YouTube

* Tour Dates

* Buy merch!

* Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)

* Trailer

* Czars performance videos

* Soundtrack

* “Martians“

* “Funeral, Tiptoe, and The Maroon’s Theme“

Clip – “The Russian Dance” from The Nutcracker Suite, arranged and performed by The Invincible Czars

* The Nutcracker Suite performed by The Invincible Czars

* “Holiday Show Promo“

* “The Russian Dance” arranged and performed by The Invincible Czars – 2009 Wortham Center in Houston

* “Mother Ginger” arranged and performed by The Invincible Czars – 2008 Jovita’s Kids Show in Austin

Clip – “The Crypt” from Nosferatu, arranged and performed by The Invincible Czars

Directed by F.W. Murnau

Starring Max Schreck and Greta Schröder

Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter’s wife.

* The Czars’ Nosferatu tour trailer

* Clip – “Romanian Dance I” from Nosferatu, arranged and performed by The Invincible Czars

* Clip – “Romanian Dance II” from Nosferatu, arranged and performed by The Invincible Czars

* Clip – “Romanian Dance IV” from Nosferatu, arranged and performed by The Invincible Czars

* “

We enjoy some fava beans and a nice Chianti with Kate’s favorite film of all time – The Silence of the Lambs!

SHOW NOTES

Updates and Horror News – 2:18 – 9:33

The Silence of the Lambs discussion (pre-spoilers) – 11:06 – 21:48

The Silence of the Lambs discussion (post-spoilers) – 24:28 – 1:25:51

What We’ve Been Up To – 1:27:01 – 1:32:13

Next Episode’s Movie – 1:32:14 – 1:33:20

Clip: “Cartman and Bebe Play Lambs” from “South Park” Season 6 Episode 10 “Bebe’s Boobs Destroy Society” 

* “Let’s Be Evil Poster and Trailer Prepare for Game of Death” by Brad Miska, from Bloody Disgusting

* trailer

* “Evil Dead 2 Board Game Kickstarter is Now Live” by Jonathan Barkan, from Bloody Disgusting

* Kickstarter page

* “It: Here’s Your First Look at Pennywise” by Jonathan Barkan, from Bloody Disgusting

* “Silence of the Lambs House Finally Sells” by Claudine Zap, from Realtor.com

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster

A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

* Original trailer

* Horror Origins episode

Clip: “#7: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)” from “Bravo’s Scariest Movie Moments

* “My Auntie Buffalo Bill: The Unavoidable Transmisogyny of Silence of the Lambs” by Jos Truitt, from Feministing

* The Celluloid Closet available on Amazon Instant Video

* “Ted Levine on ‘Monk’, skinny jeans, and Buffalo Bill” by Will Harris, from A.V. Club

* “Silence of the Lambs at 25: ‘It Broke All the Rules’” by Kory Grow, from Rolling Stone

* “Real Hannibal Lecter was Murderous Gay Mexican Doctor Alfredo Ballí Treviño” by Umberto Bacchi, from The International Business Times

* Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris (The Toolbox Killers)

* Transcript of the Shirley Ledford tape, which John Douglas had Scott Glenn listen to while he was researching the role of Jack Crawford. (WARNING: This transcript is EXTREMELY graphic.)

We go into the woods with The Blair Witch Project!

SHOW NOTES

Updates and Horror News – 1:35 – 6:30

The Blair Witch Project discussion (pre-spoilers) – 7:26 – 22:38

The Blair Witch Project discussion (post-spoilers) – 25:19 – 1:05:03

What We’ve Been Up To – 1:06:44 – 1:24:29

Next Episode’s Movie – 1:24:45 – 1:26:00

Clip: “Flawless Buddy System” from “The Simpsons” “Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade” Season 14 Episode 3

* “‘Preacher’ Renewed for Season 2 at AMC” by Laura Prudom, from Variety

* “Carrie Gets 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray From Scream Factory” by Clark Collis, from Entertainment Weekly

Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez

Starring Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams

Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.

* Original trailer

* Official site – www.blairwitch.com

Clip: “#30: The Blair Witch Project (1999)” from “Bravo’s Scariest Movie Moments

* “Horror’s First Viral Hit: How The Blair Witch Project Revolutionized Movies” by Mary Elizabeth Williams, from Salon

* “15 Years Beyond the Hype and Hatred of The Blair Witch Project” by Mike D’Angelo, from The Dissolve

* “Beyond Blair Witch: Why Found Footage Horror Deserves Your Respect” by Randall Coburn, from A.V. Club

* “Was The Blair Witch Project the Last Great Horror Film” by Nicholas Barber, from BBC Culture

Clip: “30 Blair Witch Knock Offs” from “The Simpsons” “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Marge” Season 11 Episode 21

* The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

* ReaMdE by Neal Stephenson

* The Amazing, Colossal Book of Horror Trivia: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Scary Movies But Were Afraid to Ask by Jonathan Malcom Lampley

* “Game of Thrones” Season 6 promo

* “Alfie” by Lily Allen

* “Sink” by Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton)

* Junction podcast

* “Judge Orders New Trial for Adnan Syed” by Sarah Koenig,