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Brad and Sean have an epic “What’s On Your Doorstep” discussion followed by a return of the Vinegar Syndrome fellas to discuss their latest Blu-ray release Don’t Go In The Woods…Alone. We also give you all a chance to win some Coffee Shop Of Horrors coffee and an awesome Screamcast Mug!

The Flick:

Don’t Go Into The Woods (1981)

Directors: James Bryan

Written By: Garth Eliassen

Starring: Jack McClelland, Mary Gail Artz, James P. Hayden

In director James Bryan’s 1981 cult classic, a group of obnoxious campers venture into the wilderness for what they assume will be a fun filled weekend. Unknown to them, a bloodthirsty maniac is hiding in the woods, watching their every move, and violently killing them, one by one, every chance he gets… Filled with low-fi gore effects and black humor, DON’T GO IN THE WOODS remains one of the quintessential regional slasher films of the early 80s, and is coming to Blu-ray for the very first time, newly restored in 2K from the 35mm Interpositive and loaded with extras.  [Vinegar Syndrome]

Other Films Discussed:

Bound, White Of The Eye, The Babadook, The Perfect Weapon, The Name Of The Rose, From The Dark, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Zardoz, Faults, Buzzard, Hooked Up, The Shrine, Girl House, Nightlight, The Voices, Killers, Always Watching, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Preservation, Backcountry, Stoker, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

 

This week we discuss Mondo Macabro’s stunning blu-ray of Eckhart Schmidt’s DER FAN with Mondo Macabro co-founder Pete Tombs. Also, some Nazisploitation lands on Sean’s doorstep, while some musical comedies and mediocre action movies arrive on Brad’s doorstep.

The Flick:

Der Fan (1982)

Directors: Eckhart Schmidt

Written By:

Starring: Désirée Nosbusch, Bodo Steiger, Simone Brahmann

Teenager Simone appears to be like any other young pop fan. But soon her fixation on the band’s lead singer “R” takes over her life. She walks out of her school, breaks off from her friends and parents and somehow finds herself waiting for her idol as he appears on a TV show.

Simone wants nothing more than to love and be loved by “R”, but he uses her with machine-like coldness. When he walks out on her to join his friends, she plots her revenge. She plans the ultimate sacrifice of her god on the altar of her madness, a ceremony as exalted and romantic as it is horribly wonderful.

The Fan is a shocking and controversial film which has never been previously released in the US. This is the full and uncut original version. [Mondo Macabro]

Other Films Discussed:

The Devil’s Business, The Slave, Deep Star Six, Salon Kitty, The Night Porter, Empire Records, Detroit Rock City, Firestarter, Ghost Team One, Blood Red, Behind Enemy Lines, Teeth & Blood, Smashed, Solomon Kane

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This week it is an honor to talk to the directors and producer of one of our top films of 2014. Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer along with producer Travis Stevens join us to give a candid behind-the-scenes look at 2014 STARRY EYES (Now streaming on Netflix!).

The Flick:

Starry Eyes (2014)

Directors: Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer

Written By: Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer

Starring: Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan

Determined to make it in Hollywood, aspiring actress Sarah Walker (Alexandra Essoe) spends her days working a dead-end job under the watchful eye of her patronizing boss, Carl (Pat Healy), enduring petty friendships with other struggling artists and competing actors (Amanda Fuller, Fabianne Therese, Noah Segan, Shane Coffey and Natalie Castillo) and going on countless casting calls in the hopes of finally catching her big break.

After a series of strange auditions with a mysterious casting duo (Marc Senter & Maria Olsen) from famed production company Astraeus Pictures, Sarah finally lands the leading role in their newest film. The producer (Lou Deszeran) thinks she has a bright future ahead of her, but this coveted opportunity comes with bizarre ramifications that will transform Sarah both mentally and physically into something beautiful and terrifying.

From Travis Stevens, the producer of Cheap Thrills and Jodorowsky’s Dune, Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer’s Starry Eyes is an occult tale of ambition, possession, and the true price of fame. [www.starryeyesfilm.com]

Other Films Discussed:

Gone With The Pope, Battle Of The Damned, Avalanche, Machine Gun McCain, Death Ring, Black Rain,

  This week Brian Saur joins us to talk Adam Green’s newest film DIGGING UP THE MARROW as well as Duke Miller’s absolutely insane MASSACRE MAFIA STYLE! We also introduce a new segment called “What’s On Your Doorstep” where we discuss some of the newest additions in our ever growing genre collections. The Flicks: Digging Up The Marrow (2014) Director: Adam Green Written By: Adam Green Starring: Ray Wise, Adam Green, Will Barratt Hailed as “a masterpiece” and “the scariest film of the past two decades” (UK Horror Scene) as well as receiving more glowing reviews from throughout the media world then we can possibly dig up and list here, DIGGING UP THE MARROW has now surpassed FROZEN as ArieScope’s best reviewed and highest praised film of all time.  Starring Ray Wise (TWIN PEAKS, ROBOCOP), Adam Green (HOLLISTON), and Will Barratt (HATCHET III) and featuring appearances from genre favorites like Kane Hodder, Tom Holland, Mick Garris, Don Coscarelli, Tony Todd, Lloyd Kaufman, Sarah Elbert, Josh Ethier, and the late Dave Brockie/“Oderus Urungus”, DIGGING UP THE MARROW is a creature feature that blends reality and fantasy into a unique cinematic experience like no other.  Inspired by the art of Alex Pardee and featuring a cast of creatures unlike any you have seen on film before, THE MARROW “will change the way you view the world” (Harry Knowles, AIN’T IT COOL NEWS). [ArieScope Pictures] Massacre Mafia Style (1978) Director:Duke Mitchell Written By: Duke Mitchell Starring: Duke Mitchell, Vic Caesar, Lorenzo Dodo Italian-American actor and nightclub singer Duke Mitchell wrote, produced, directed and starred in this homemade answer to THE GODFATHER, self-financed with earnings from his career as the self-proclaimed Mr. Palm Springs. Previously known for his Martin and Lewis act with Sammy Petrillo as seen in BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA, Duke plays the ruthless son of a Mafia kingpin who blasts his way through Hollywood on a bloody crime spree. Promising more guts, more action, more dynamite than the Mario Puzo gangster classic, MASSACRE MAFIA STYLE delivers an onslaught of low-budget mayhem unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Grindhouse Releasing proudly presents the definitive release of the most violent movie ever made!  [Grindhouse Releasing] [amazon template=iframe image&asin=B00QHCKHHQ] [amazon template=iframe image&asin=B00R8O809O] [amazon template=iframe image&asin=B00TA9VS6C] [amazon template=iframe image&asin=B00Q5KG5BW] [amazon template=iframe image&asin=B00HYRYMZQ] [amazon template=iframe image&asin=B0001AW14C] [amazon template=iframe image&asin=B0015R31SK] [amazon template=iframe image&asin=B000GRUR14] Other movies discussed on today’s show: Toy Soldiers,

We have a packed episode today. First, Brad puts a cap on his SXSW experience. Then we’re talking werewolves today with the new horror/comedy WOLFCOP and the newest film from Adrián García Bogliano, LATE PHASES. Finally, we select our very first winner of our monthly Coffee Shop Of Horrors give-away! This episode is two hours of goodness so grab a stiff drink and enjoy.

Congratulations to this month’s winner of the Coffee Shop Of Horrors coffee and our awesome Screamcast mug! Want to know who it is? You have to listen!

The Flicks:

Wolfcop (2014)

Director: Lowell Dean

Written By: Lowell Dean

Starring: Leo Fafard, Amy Matysio, Sarah Lind

WolfCop is a Canadian horror comedy film from writer/director Lowell Dean. The film was released to Cineplex theatres nation wide on June 6, 2014. It is the first film chosen for production from the CineCoup Film Accelerator. The plot revolves around an alcoholic small town cop who transforms into a werewolf after being cursed. Filming began in October 2013 in Regina, Saskatchewan and surrounding area. It is Dean’s second feature having previously shot 13 Eerie in the same location. The film is set to rely on “retro-style” practical effects instead of computer-generated imagery. [Wolfcop.com]

Late Phases (2014)

Director: Adrián García Bogliano

Written By: Eric Stolze

Starring: Nick Damici, Ethan Embry, Lance Guest

Blind war veteran Ambrose McKinley (Nick Damici, Stake Land) has recently moved to Crescent Bay, a seemingly peaceful community on the outskirts of a dense forest. On his first night in his new home, McKinley hears his elderly neighbor attacked by something he s convinced isn t human. When the creature then kills his seeing eye dog, McKinley s thirst for justice turns into a one-man vendetta against the monster that s terrorizing his neighborhood. And when he s stonewalled by both the police and his fellow residents, he decides to gear up and prepare to fight the beast one-on-one. Now it s man vs myth as McKinley readies himself for what could be his final battle.

With a stunning lead performance from Damici as the take-no-prisoners McKinley and jaw-dropping practical special effects, director Adrian Garcia Bogliano s LATE PHASES: NIGHT OF THE LONE WOLF is a suspense thrill ride unlike any other. [Dark Sky Films]

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Brad Henderson has traveled to the Movie Mecca that is Austin, TX for their yearly SxSw Film Festival. There was a healthy genre representation this year, so he rounds up his favorite flicks of the festival. Including: We Are Still Here, The Corpse Of Anna Fritz, Deathgasm, Nina Forever, The Nightmare and The Invitation.

 

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This week we dip our toes into the stickiness of the Italian Post Apocalyptic Genre with Scream Factory’s release of EXTERMINATORS OF THE YEAR 3000! For those of you new to Italian Post Apocalyptic madness, Brad lists his “required viewing” so that the initiated can be brought up to speed.

The Flick:

Exterminators Of The Year 3000 (1983)

Director: Giuliano Carnimeo (as Jules Harrison)

Written By: Elisa Briganti, Dardano Sacchetti

Starring: Robert Iannucci, Alicia Moro, Luciano Pigozzi

In a post-apocalyptic future where the earth is a desert and water is the most precious substance of all, a band of survivors must turn to a mysterious stranger to battle a ruthless gang of motorcycle psychos for control of the wasteland and the water. A glorious crash of guns, nuclear fallout, and synthesizers make this a must-see for anyone who’s been longing for the day in which they can finally get beyond Thunderdome. [Scream Factory]

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We hope you enjoy this week’s supremely packed episode! Brad and Sean spend some time discussing Larry Cohen’s 1976 film God Told Me To (out now via Blue Underground) and Emmett Alston’s 1980 film New Year’s Evil (Out now via Scream Factory). We also go deep down a rabbit hole involving our personal experiences with religion while running down our top “Religious Themed” films.

The Flicks:

God Told Me To (1976)

Director: Larry Cohen

Written By: Larry Cohen

Starring: Tony Lo Bianco, Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis

The critically acclaimed cult classic returns in an all-new Special Edition Blu-ray!

A rooftop sniper guns down 14 pedestrians on the streets of New York City. A mild-mannered dad takes a shotgun and blows away his wife and children. A cop goes on a sudden shooting spree at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. And each of these unlikely killers makes the same dying confession: “God told me to.” Now a repressed Catholic NYPD detective (Tony Lo Bianco of THE HONEYMOON KILLERS and THE FRENCH CONNECTION) must uncover a netherworld of deranged faith, alien insemination and his own unholy connection to a homicidal messiah with a perverse plan for the soul of mankind.

Written, produced and directed by Larry Cohen (Q – THE WINGED SERPENT), this critically acclaimed cult classic remains one of the most disturbing and thought-provoking horror films of our time. Deborah Raffin (DEATH WISH 3), Sandy Dennis (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?), Sylvia Sidney (BEETLEJUICE), Mike Kellin (SLEEPAWAY CAMP), Richard Lynch (BAD DREAMS), and Andy Kaufman (TAXI) co-star in this one-of-a-kind chiller, now featuring a brand-new 4K High Definition transfer from the original uncensored negative along with exclusive new Extras created especially for this release! [Blue Underground]

New Years Evil (1980)

Director: Emmett Alston

Written By: Leonard Neubauer

Starring: Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace

A Different Kind Of New Year’s Resolution

Diane “Blaze” Sullivan, the host of a nationally televised punk-rock show on New Year’s Eve, is receiving calls from a mysterious killer who tells her of his plans to off someone at midnight in each of America’s major time zones… and she will be the last.

Starring Roz Kelly (who played Pinky Tuscadero on Happy Days), Kip Niven (Magnum Force), Grant Cramer (Killer Klowns From Outer Space), Louisa Moritz (Death Race 2000), Taaffe O’Connell (Galaxy Of Terror) and Teri Copley (We Got It Made), New Year’s Evil injects an “intimate and refreshing viewpoint into what was once a tired old scenario” (Andre Dumas, The Horror Digest)…and then takes you on a non-stop thrill ride of unmitigated terror! [Scream Factory]

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Brian Saur makes his triumphant return to the podcast as we explore two characters who will do pretty much anything to get what they want. First, Robert Englund attempts to depart from the Freddy Krueger persona in 1989’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Then, Jake Gyllenhaal  turns in the performance of his career with 2014’s NIGHTCRAWLER. Also, we introduce a new regular segment with our “Picks of the Week.”

The Flicks:

The Phantom Of The Opera (1989)

Director: Dwight H. Little

Written By: Gaston Leroux, Gerry O’Hara, Duke Sandefur

Starring: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy

“Scary! Atmospheric! Well-paced! Delivers the goods…” – L.A. Daily News

Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Galaxy of Terror, Freddy vs. Jason) assumes the classic role of The Phantom in this shocking, nerve-jangling retelling of Gaston Leroux’s timeless tale of music, madness and murder!

An aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London – and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to make her a star. The silver-throated Christine (Jill Schoelen, The Stepfather) enjoys success through the arrangements of her new lover (Englund)… until she realizes that he has been committing unspeakably grisly murders in her honor and won’t stop until he’s completed his masterpiece… in blood!

Also starring Bill Nighy (I Frankenstein, Shaun of the Dead, Underworld), Alex Hyde-White (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Terence Harvey (From Hell) and Molly Shannon (SNL, Superstar), directed by Dwight H. Little (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Marked for Death, Rapid Fire) and featuring make-up effects by Kevin Yagher (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, Face/Off), this “darker spin on…The Phantom of the Opera is the one to watch” (HorrorCultFilms.co.uk)! [Scream Factory]

Nightcrawler (2014)

Director: Dan Gilroy

Written By: Dan Gilroy

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton

NIGHTCRAWLER is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling — where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou thrives. In the breakneck, ceaseless search for footage, he becomes the star of his own story. [Open Road]

It’s been a month of polyester suits, Afros, awesome music, and strong black men and black women sticking it back to THE MAN! Brad and Sean wrap up our Blaxploitation focus with a discussion about  Horror entries like Blacula, Sugar Hill, JD’s Revenge and many others!

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