We take a trip with House (1977), Nobuhiko Obayashi’s surreal horror fantasy!

Show Notes

Time Stamps:

Japanese Horror Month – 2:37 – 4:55

House discussion (pre-spoilers) – 5:40 – 12:21

House discussion (post-spoilers) – 14:15 – 38:22

What We’ve Been Up To – 40:09 – 49:58

Next episode’s movie is Audition (1999)

Clip: House (1977) Appraisal featuring Ti West (available on Criterion DVD/Blu-Ray

Japanese Horror Month:

* One of the Japanese words for horror is “horā” – ホラー

* Explanation of “kaidan” from Hyakumonogatari.com

* Introduction to Japanese Horror Film by Colette Balmain

House (1977)

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi

Starring Yoko Minamida and Kimiko Ikegami

Seven girls on their summer trip pay a visit to a possessed house which plans to eat them in extremely bizarre and surreal ways.

* Original trailer

* Bill Hader in the Criterion closet, mentions House as one of his favorite films.

Clip: House (1977) Appraisal featuring Ti West (available on Criterion DVD/Blu-Ray

* “The Cutest Nightmare You Ever Did See” by Matthew Pridham from Weird Fiction Review

* Review of House from Journeys Into Classic Film

* Review of House from 366 Weird Movies

* “Constructing a House” documentary featuring interviews with Obayashi and his daughter, Chigumi (also available on the Criterion DVD/Blu-ray)

Clip: “Trick or Truth” video essay by Kogonada

What We’ve Been Up To:

* The Horror, The Horror!: Comic Books the Government Didn’t Want You to Read by Jim Trombetta

* Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the 80s Underground

* “I Will Dare” by The Replacements

* “Punk Rock Girl” by The Dead Milkmen

* “Blister in the Sun” by The Violent Femmes

* “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division

 

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It’s weird and it’s pissed off – it’s John Carpenter’s THE THING! We assimilate Tab’s favorite horror movie.

Show Notes

Time Stamps:

Updates and Horror News – 1:31 – 6:03

The Thing discussion (pre-spoilers) – 7:35 – 16:50

The Thing discussion (post-spoilers) – 19:37 – 49:32

Goals for 2016 – 50:58 – 57:31

Next episode’s movie is House (1977)

Updates and Horror News:

* The Guardian article detailing casting for The Dark Tower film adaptation.

* Pre-order Howl on DVD via Amazon

 

 

The Thing (1982)

Directed by John Carpenter

Starring Kurt Russell and Keith David

An American research group in Antarctica is attacked by an alien life form that can replicate living organisms down to the molecule.

* Original trailer

* The Thing: Terror Takes Shape – documentary available on The Thing DVD and Blu-Ray

Clip: Wilford Brimley and Thora Birch in a vintage 1980s Quaker Oats ad

* “13 Fascinating Facts About The Thing” from Mental Floss

* “Dismembrance of Thing’s Past” by Dave Tompkins from The Paris Review

* “Claycat’s The Thing” by Lee Hardcastlethe thing

Clip: “Cartman Steals From The Thing” from “South Park” (Episode 11:03 “Lice Capades”)

What We’ve Been Up To:

* “SyFy’s Twilight Zone Marathon: Your Guide to All 156 Episodes (With Links for Cordcutters)” by Matt Novak from Gizmodo

* Tweet the marathon with Tab by using the hashtag #TabTweetsTZ (@TGITBR)

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“The House of Leaves” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Don’t be naughty, or Santa will come for you! We make merry with the sleazy slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night!

Show Notes

Time Stamps:

Updates and Horror News – 1:38 – 7:15

Silent Night, Deadly Night discussion (pre-spoilers) – 8:19 – 20:01

Silent Night, Deadly Night discussion (post-spoilers) -20:24 – 44:59

* Boring, preachy part (as Greg Proops would say) about censorship and mainstream opinion of horror – 20:24 – 34:30

* Fun conversation about the movie – 34:31 – 44:59

Our Christmas Plans – 45:45 – 49:20

Next Episode’s Movie – 49:21 – 50:10

Clip: “Vincent Price’s Christmas Special” from “Saturday Night Live”

Updates and Horror News:

The Forest (2016) trailer

The Witch (2016) trailer

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Directed by Charles E. Sellier, Jr.

Starring Lilyan Chauvin and Robert Brian Wilson

After his parents are brutally murdered, a teenage boy stalks and kills strangers dressed as Santa.

* Original trailer

* “Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984): Connecting Depravity with Childhood Trauma” – article from Horror Homeroom that addresses how Billy’s childhood trauma figures into his murderous rampage

* Boys and Ghouls “Slay Bells Ring” – episode in which Kat talks about the film’s weird knockoff Christmas carols

* David Sedaris’s “6 to 8 Black Men” [For some reason, I said Norway in the episode, but it’s actually, of course, Amsterdam.  Chalk it up to holiday stress overload! – Tab]

* Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

* Horrorpedia’s entry for Silent Night Deadly Night

* Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film available via Amazon with Starz streaming subscription

* Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978-1986 by Adam Rockoff

* “Ho-Ho-Homicide: The Silent Night, Deadly Night Controversy (AKA ‘Won’t Someone Think of the Children!’)” – article from Hysteria Lives that addresses the controversy, including the numerous protests and boycotts

* Siskel and Ebert’s “At the Movies” review of Silent Night Deadly Night

* The Horror of it All: One Moviegoer’s Lov...

Don’t answer the phone – we’re talking Bob Clark’s seminal holiday slasher Black Christmas!

Show Notes

Time Stamps:

Updates and Horror News – 1:43 – 2:35

Black Christmas discussion (pre-spoilers) – 3:30 – 8:45

Black Christmas discussion (post-spoilers) – 10:48 – 35:59

Favorite Christmas Movies – 37:04 – 40:46

Next Episode’s Movie – 40:47 – 41:28

Clip: “The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come” from The Muppet Christmas Carol

Updates and Horror News:

* Black Christmas Season Grievings Edition cover – Blu-Ray available for purchase on Amazon.ca.

* “Ghoulish” Gary Pullin – official site

Black Christmas (1974)

Directed by Bob Clark

Starring Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder

A sorority house is terrorized by a killer who taunts them with obscene phone calls as they prepare to leave for Christmas break.

* Original trailer

* “Bravo’s Scariest Movie Moments” #87 – Black Christmas

* Toronto Film Scene article “Dreaming of a Black Christmas: Revisiting the Canadian Classic That Changed the Horror Genre”Score for Black Christmas available for pre-order through Waxwork Records

* Score for Black Christmas available for pre-order through Waxwork Records

* Trailer for TV movie Mousey (aka Cat and Mouse), broadcast in 1974 – first instance of “the calls are coming from inside the house” film trope

Clip: “Frank’s Scrooge Promo” from Scrooged

Favorite Christmas Movies:

Tab – Scrooged (1988)

Kate – A Christmas Story (1983) and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

 

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Opening/Closing Music:

“The House of Leaves” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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We make mischief with Gremlins, Joe Dante’s creature feature holiday classic.

Show Notes

Time Stamps:

* Updates and Horror News – 2:02 – 4:04

* Gremlins discussion (pre-spoilers) – 6:04 – 13:15

* Gremlins discussion (post-spoilers) – 13:38 – 33:18

* What We’ve Been Up To – 34:42 – 44:05

* Next episode’s movie – 44:05

Clip: “A Constant Menace to Pilots” from Looney Tunes “Falling Hare” (1943)

Updates and Horror News:

* Fangoria announcement for The Girls in the Back Row

* Other podcasts on the network:

* The Rants Macabre – @RantsMacabre

* Monster Party – @monsterpartyhq

* We’ll See You in Hell – @thepatrickwalsh and @joederosacomedy

* The Horror Show – @ihatehorrorshow

* Blood Lust with Bailey Jay – @BloodLustPod

* Splat Chat: On DIY Horror – @CinemanSteve

Gremlins (1984)

Directed by Joe Dante

Starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates

A boy inadvertently breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

* Original trailer

* Pittsburg Tribune article about the 20th anniversary of the PG-13 rating; specifically mentions Gremlins as one of the deciding films.

* Mental Floss article “21 Things You Might Not Know About Gremlins”

Clip: “It Ain’t Vendell Villkie” from Looney Tunes “Falling Hare” (1943)

What We’ve Been Up To:

* The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt trailer

* Fallout 4 trailer

* “Rick & Morty” promos

* A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

* “MST3K” Episode 521 “Santa Claus” and Episode 321 “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians”

* Faculty of Horror episode “I Want Your Sex: David Cronenberg’s Shivers”

* Canuxploitation

Are you eating it, or is it eating you?  We digest Larry Cohen’s satirical look at consumerism in The Stuff.  Enough is NEVER enough.

Show Notes

Time Stamps:

Updates and Horror News – 1:25 – 6:06

The Stuff discussion (pre-spoilers) – 7:10 – 15:55

The Stuff discussion (post-spoilers) – 16:49 – 45:47

What We’ve Been Up To – 47:05 – 1:00:51

Next Episode’s Movie – 1:00:52 – 1:02:37

Clip: The Stuff “The Taste That Makes You Hungry For More” commercial

Updates and Horror News:

* The Girls in the Back Row YouTube channel

* Playlists – Clips and Trailers

The Stuff (1985)

Directed by Larry Cohen

Starring Michael Moriarty and Garret Morris

A mysterious white goo which seemingly occurs naturally is marketed as the newest dessert and becomes wildly popular. As people crave more and more of the Stuff, it seems that they are being controlled by their favorite food.

* Original trailer

* Clip taken from Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film

* Tammy Grimes commercial and “Where’s the Stuff” commercial

* Den of Geek article “Why Larry Cohen’s The Stuff is a Work of Scruffy 80s Genius”

Clip: “Orange on a Toothpick” from So I Married an Axe Murderer

What We’ve Been Up To:

* I Blame Dennis Hopper by Illeana Douglas

* Ghost World trailer

* “Boardwalk Empire” trailer

* Women in Caskets horror podcast

* Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

* Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody

* The Story of Film and “Master of Nothing” available on Netflix

* True Story podcast

 

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Opening/Closing Music:

“The House of Leaves” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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It’s turkey time as we carve up the low-budget Thanksgiving-themed horror flick ThanksKilling!

Show Notes

Time Stamps:

* Updates and Horror News – 1:48 – 8:53

* ThanksKilling discussion (pre-spoilers) – 10:56 – 16:35

* ThanksKilling discussion (post-spoilers) – 16:52 – 26:03

* Dismember the Alamo – 29:06 – 46:52

* What We’re Doing for Thanksgiving – 47:13 – 52:38

* Next episode’s movie – 52:39 – 52:59

Clip: SNL Vincent Price’s Thanksgiving Day Special

Updates and Horror News:

* Fango‘s touching tribute to Gunnar Hansen

* Article from The Hollywood Reporter regarding AMBI Pictures purchase of the Exclusive Media Group library of films

* Friday the 13th: The Game Kickstarter

* “MST3K” Kickstarter

ThanksKilling (2009)

Directed by Jordan Downey

Starring Natasha Cordova, Lindsey Anderson, and Lance Predmore

A homicidal turkey picks off college kids during Thanksgiving break.

* Original trailer

Clip: Eli Roth’s faux trailer for Thanksgiving, featured in Grindhouse

What We’ve Been Up To:

* Dismember the Alamo 2015

* The Devils (1971) 

* Directed by Ken Russell and starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave

* Trailer

* Onibaba (1964)

* Directed by Kaneto Shindo and starring Nobuko Otowa and Jitsuko Yoshimura

* Trailer

* Bride-scaring mask story represented on a Shin Buddist altar cloth, with a description of the legend

* Westword article featuring the Alamo Denver’s program director talking about his take on Dismember the Alamo

* Dagon (2001)

* Directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Ezra Godden and Francisco Rabal

* Trailer

* Ending scene featuring the octopus woman, her hilarious hat, and scary “overly attached girlfriend” eyes

* Re-Animator (1985)

* Directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Barbara Crampton and Jeffrey Combs

* Trailer

Clip: “Mystery Science Theater 3000” promo from Turkey Day ’91

What We’ll Be Doing for Thanksgiving:

* “MST3K” Turkey Day 2015 promo

 

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Hail to the king, baby! We’re talking all things Ash, Deadite, and Evil Dead as we discuss the Evil Dead franchise and review the pilot of “Ash vs. the Evil Dead”!

Show Notes:

Time Stamps:

Horror Block Unboxing – 00:52 – 5:52

Evil Dead Franchise – 6:02 – 9:54

The Evil Dead (1981) – 11:38 – 23:28

Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987) – 24:57 – 32:14

Army of Darkness (1992) – 34:03 – 41:17

Evil Dead (2013) – 43:04 – 51:55

“Ash vs. Evil Dead” (premiered 10/31/2015) – 54:57 – 58:20; SPOILERS from 56:24 – 58:20

Supplemental Reading – 58:23 – 1:01:26

Clip: “We’re Going to Get You” from The Evil Dead

Horror Block

* Horror Block site

* A closer look at we received, and the chance to get 10% off of your first box from My Subscription Addition

* “They’re Coming to Get You” by Paul Hanley

* If you can name any of the ones we missed, leave a comment on this post!

The Evil Dead (1981)

Directed by Sam Raimi

Starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor (credited as Hal Delrich), and Betsy Baker

Five friends vacation in a remote cabin and find the previous resident has left something behind – a book with the power to summon a powerful evil force determined to possess them all.

* Original trailer

* Bravo’s Scariest Movie Moments clip

* The Evil Dead animated tribute by Daniel Kanemoto

* Devin Faraci’s take on the tree rape scene and how it was changed for the new film (mild spoilers for Evil Dead 2013) – “Evil Dead 2013 and The Politics of Tree Rape” from Birth. Movies. Death.

 

Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987)

Directed by Sam Raimi

Starring Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, and Kassie Wesley DePaiva

After surviving the initial attacks of the Deadites, Ash is joined by four strangers who have their own interest in the Necronomicon. He and the others battle the Deadites again, hoping that this time it’s for good.

* Original trailer

* Behind the scenes documentary “The Gore the Merrier” featuring footage shot by Greg Nicotero

 

 

Army of Darkness (1992)

Directed by Sam Raimi

Starring Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, and Bill Moseley

Ash wakes up in the Middle Ages, picking up where Evil Dead II left off. He is captured by Lord Arthur, who mistakenly believes him to be one of his rival’s men. After defeating Deadites and demonstrating his advanced technology, Ash is hailed as a hero and sent on a quest to defeat the Deadites once and for all.

* Original trailer

* Faculty of Horror “Halloween (1978) vs Black Christmas (1974)” – mentions Ash as a “final girl”

 

Evil Dead (2013)

MORE BRAINS!  We chew on The Return of the Living Dead – our first episode in the November “Turkeys” series, in which we explore cult films and “so bad, they’re good” flicks!

Show Notes

Time Stamps:

Updates and Horror News – 00:40 – 4:29

The Return of the Living Dead discussion (pre-spoilers) – 7:08 – 15:27

The Return of the Living Dead discussion (post-spoilers) – 16:15 – 30:34

What We’ve Been Up To – 32:18 – 42:40

Next Episode’s Movie – 42:41 – 42:46

Updates and Horror News:

* Final Girls (2015) trailer

* The Boy (2016) trailer

* American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire (2015 trailer

The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Directed by Dan O’Bannon

Starring Clu Gulager and James Karen

Two medical supply employees inadvertently open a sealed canister and release a toxin that raises the dead.

* Original trailer

* Paul Sammon

* Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner

* The Making of Starship Troopers

* Ernst Kaltenbrunner – Ernie’s namesake

* Michael Allred’s The Return of the Living Dead DVD campaign site

* More Brains! A Return of the Living Dead Documentary available for rent or purchase on Amazon Instant Video

* The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead available for pre-order on Amazon

* The Greg Proops Film Club – “Return of the Living Dead”

* The Smartest Man in the World – Greg Proop’s regular weekly podcast

Clip: “Monstervision” intro of The Return of the Living Dead

What We’ve Been Up To:

* The Houses that October Built trailer

* The Dana Gould Hour – “Bride of Halloweenery”

* Beast Wishes (documentary about Bob Burns directed by Frank Dietz) trailer

* Hollywood Haunted by Laurie Jacobsen

* Boys and Ghouls – “Halloween Haunts“

* You Must Remember This

 

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We talk all about our experience at the Telluride Horror Show!

Show Notes

Time Stamps:

Movies – 5:02 – 28:06

Shorts – 28:07 – 51:14

Telluride Horror Show:

Official website

Jon Rutledge – Fat Samurai Reviews

* @Fat_Samurai

* Facebook

* Tumblr

Movies:

* Sensoria (2015) – Sweden

* Directed by Christian Hallman

* Starring Lanna Ohlsson, Norah Andersen,  Alida Morberg, and Rafael Pettersson

* Howl (2015) – UK

* Directed by Paul Hyett

* Starring Ed Speleers, Holly Weston, Elliot Cowan, and Sam Gittens

* They Look Like People (2015) – USA

* Directed by Perry Blackshear

* Starring MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, and Margaret Ying Drake

* The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

* Directed by Dan O’Bannon

* Starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Thom Mathews, and Linnea Quigley

* Baskin (2015) – Turkey

* Directed by Can Evrenol

* Starring Muharrem Bayrak, Gorkem Kasal, Mehmet Fatih Dokgoz, and Ergun Kuyucu

* The Invitation (2015) – USA

* Directed by Karyn Kusama

* Starring by Michiel Huisman, John Carrol Lynch, Logan Marshall-Green, and Tammy Blanchard

* Interview with Karyn Kusama about The Invitation

Shorts:

* “Ghosting” (UK), directed by James Moran

* “Point of View” (Canada), directed by Justin Harding

* “No Service” (USA), directed by Kholi Hicks

* “Vicious” (UK), directed by Oliver Park

* “Polaroid” (Norway), directed by Lars Klevberg

* Article about “Polaroid” being selected for expansion into feature-length film

* “The Mill at Calder’s End” (USA), directed by Kevin McTurk and starring Jason Flemyng and Barbara Steele

* “Honor Student” (USA), directed by Aaron B. Koontz

* “Silent Night” (Australia), directed by Nastassja Djalog

* “Deathly” (USA), directed by Mike Williamson and starring Alan Ruck and Kathleen Wilhoite

* “The Bridge Partner” (USA), directed by Gabriel Olson and starring Betsy Brandt and Sharon Lawrence

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