The Rants Macabre

In part two of our Possession & Exorcist series we talk the Church's history and dive into 1973's The Exorcist. William Friedkin's classic gets a closer look and Mindy debates it's status as one of the most frightening films ever made. Undoubtedly one of the greatest casts in horror history, starring Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn and Jason Miller.

In the first of our 2-Part series on Possessions and Exorcisms we examine some history, and the 2012 film The Possession. The Ole Bornedal film stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha Calis, and Matisyahu as their Rabbi exorcist.

We catch up with American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson, then hop on Sang-ho Yeon's Train to Busan! Last year's Korean zombie thriller is now on Netflix. Also, Mindy explains what Darren is missing out on this season on The Walking Dead.

We dive deep into the 80s for our grim laughs this week. Catching up with Haunted Honeymoon (1986), Once Bitten (1985), and Joe Dante's The Burbs (1989). Meanwhile a number of horror-themed comedy clips have been curated for your pleasure.

This week we took to the midtown outdoors to record our review of Alice Lowe's directorial debut Prevenge. The horror comedy will be theaters in NY & LA, and will be coming to SHUDDER on March 24th.

Darren talks about his trip, and we cover our brackets for Save Horror's March Madness. Fill out your own and share with us!

Mindy's invited her old friend Brian Carr, and her husband & past guest Jaxon Dillon-Fish to join her for a conversation on classic 80s & 90s horror soundtracks. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) and her childhood favorite Tom Holland's vampire classic, Fright Night (1985).

This week Darren's been watching a lot of films...we catch up and talk Rezort, A Cure for Wellness, and many more. Some good, but most bad, on this week's Lunch Hour Review.

Darren and Mindy bring in "Little Sister" director and Herschell Gordon Lewis expert/fanatic, Zach Clark to talk all things HGL. We discuss the Godfather of Gore's most popular films, focusing on 1963's "Blood Feast", 1964's "Two Thousand Maniacs!", 1965's "Color Me Blood Red", and ending with the 1970 great "The Wizard of Gore"!

Darren snuck into the office to record this week's Lunch Hour Review! We had so much to cover it was worth the risk. Darren reviews the new RINGS while Mindy [finally] watched David Robert Mitchell's It Follows. We compare notes, and discuss whether it holds up to the fanfare. She wasn't wild about The Wailing, but we were fascinated by the new HBO documentary Beware the Slenderman.

From the Women in Caskets podcast, Jen & Dawn join us to talk about 2 Films of the New French Extremity with Alexandra West (who wrote the book!). We discuss perhaps the most challenging modern genre of horror, and explore mixed feelings about the breakout High Tension (2003), and 2008's Martyrs. #WiHM

Check out Alex West's writing, and her book FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY, and her show with Andrea Subissati The Faculty of Horror.

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