Unsung Horrors

By Lance Schibi & Erica Shultz

What's Unsung Horrors about?

Looking for the best in deep-cut horror movies? We've got you covered. Hosts Lance and Erica bring you reviews of underseen horror movies, specifically those with fewer than 1,000 views on Letterboxd. From Italian to British, slasher to SOV, no stone goes unturned. Logo by Cody Schibi

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Unsung Horrors episodes:

05.22.2024
The Devil's Mistress (1965)
This week we're exploring the Acid Western with one of the first to do it, Orville Wanzer's The Devil's Mistress. Thanks to Dr. Julia Smith for her work to preserve his work and was kind enough to share some insights...
05.08.2024
Invitation to Travel (1982)
Letterboxd took some liberties with tagging this film as horror, but we'll take that road trip. Join us as we discuss the many ins and outs of Lucien's journey in Invitation au Voyage.Watch the film here: https://rarefilmm.com/2018/09/invitation-au-voyage-1982/Join our discord! https://discord.gg/F8WsTzE9qtFollow...
04.24.2024
The Blood Rose (1970)
We're closing out April Showers of Blood with yet another French movie (we can't seem to get enough of France this year). A gothic fairy tale riff on Eyes Without a Face, The Blood Rose delivers so much of what...
04.10.2024
A Bloodthirsty Killer (1965)
It's April Showers of Blood! We're kicking off this year's theme of "blood" in the title by covering a Korean film that borrows quite a bit from Japanese Bakeneko films. Melting blood paintings, poison, conspiracy, mysterious maids, ghosts wandering the...
03.27.2024
Deranged (1987)
This week we're entering the house of a psychotic woman: Joyce (Veronica Hart) in Chuck Vincent's Deranged. We get into a large chunk of Vincent's mainstream filmography, share favorite films from Jamie Gillis's adult entries, and happily accept that our...
03.13.2024
Demon is on the Island (1983)
It's Erica's birthday this week and that means picking a movie with two things: names she can't pronounce and child endangerment. This episode we join Dr. Gabrielle Martin at her new island residence, where any you buy at the local...
02.28.2024
An Eye for an Eye (1973)
This week's film tackles an uncomfortable subject and leaves the gore of the kills off-screen, but we found plenty to discuss in An Eye for an Eye aka Psychopath (1973), whose main character seems to have influenced a few of...
02.14.2024
At the Meeting with Joyous Death (1973) w/ Heather Drain
We've hit our 100th episode and to celebrate, we've brought on film, culture, and music writer Heather Drain. We're discussing Juan Luis Buñuel's first narrative feature film, his memoir, and haunted mud.Watch this film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7U5gQVtXmQ&t;=24sNext episode: https://rarefilmm.com/2021/11/psychopath-1973/The Bunuel Dry...
01.31.2024
Formula for a Murder (1985)
Giallo January continues as the killer is revealed early on and David Warbeck is on a mission to f**k his new wife to death in order to get her money. Plus we delve further into the filmography of director Alberto...
01.17.2024
The Skin Under the Claws (1975)
It's Giallo January, but you won't be seeing yellow in Erica's pick for the month. In fact, you may have trouble seeing quite a bit since the only available copy is pretty rough. Never fear, we will fill in the...
01.03.2024
Blu-ray Wishlist Vol. 4
We're kicking off the new year (and a new network) with our next round of films that we want to see get a Blu-ray release. We've also sourced some ideas from some of the fine folks at the Someone's Favorite...
12.13.2023
Best of 2023 New to Us w/ Anthony King & Lindsay Wilkins
We've made it through another year and we're closing it out once again by sharing our favorite new films discovered in 2023. Joining us again are Anthony King from FThisMovie and Lindsay Wilkins from the Schlock & Awe podcast as...
11.29.2023
Jack’s Back (1988) w/ Cody Schibi
No Rules November! continues as we cover another movie with more than 1000 views on Letterboxd. In fact, we kind of skip a lot of the details of this film and talk more about cinematic twins because we've got Lance's...
11.15.2023
Horror Gives Back 2023
This year our charity challenge, where we ask folks to donate $1 or more per horror movie watched in October, raised over $2500 for Best Friends Animal Society!!! A huge thanks to everyone who participated and donated (plus a shout-out...
11.01.2023
The Incredibly Strange Episode with Zack Carlson and Two Mixed-Up Podcasters
It's No Rules November! That one magical time of the year when we break our 1000 views on Letterboxd rule. First up we're diving head first into the shallow end of the Ray Dennis Steckler pool and joining us is...
10.18.2023
Midnight Ride (1990)
Mark Hamill and Michael Dudikoff square off in a competition to see who can be the biggest asshole in this Cannon action/horror/thriller. Joker laughs aside, this movie takes you for a fun ride. Horror Gives Back fundraiser: http://support.bestfriends.org/goto/horrorgivesback2023 Join our...
10.04.2023
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
What happens when the producers behind Tales from the Crypt try and fail to launch another television show based on a comic? They set up Unsung Horrors for an episode, of course! This week we're tackling our first anthology with...
09.20.2023
Horror of the Wolf (1973)
Unsung Horrors takes its first trip to Japan to discuss the manga adaptation Horror of The Wolf (1973). We also get into other werewolf movies, howl a little bit, and cheer for blood spray. Watch the film here: https://archive.org/details/horror-of-the-wolf-1973 Join...
09.06.2023
Night of Death! (1980) w/ Bill Ackerman
Vive la France! Vive la cannibales! Somewhere in between Jean Rollin and Ogroff lies Raphael Delpard's Night of Death! (Yes, it does come with an exclamation point). Supporting Characters and Director's Club podcast host Bill Ackerman joins us to talk...
08.23.2023
Ghost Eyes (1974) w/ Ian Jane
Shawgust continues and our friend Ian from Rock! Shock! Pop! and the Queens Comic Podcast joins us again for our annual discussion of a Shaw Brothers horror movie. This week we discuss Ghost Eyes, one of Kuei Chih-Hung's lesser-known horror...
08.09.2023
The Nine Demons (1984)
We're kicking off Shawgust with a Shaw Brothers-adjacent fantasy/action/horror film directed by the GOAT Chang Cheh. Spinning skulls, pesky demons, revenge, shirtless men, and water skiing. This one has it all and then some! Available to watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAvosauFDpQ...
07.26.2023
Disembodied (1998) w/ Annie Choi
DIY horror champion Annie Choi from Bleeding Skull joins us again, this time to talk about one of her recommendations from her previous appearance on our show. Stop motion, vagina spores, a brain in a jar, hotel friendships, and more...
07.12.2023
Purana Mandir (1984) w/ Josh Hurtado
For a deep dive into the Ramsay brothers' Purana Mandir, we've enlisted the help of Josh Hurtado, the exalted potentate of Indian cinema (ok, slight exaggeration, but he's definitely one of the most knowledgeable Westerners on this subject matter). In...
07.05.2023
Junesploitation 2023
It's our annual Junesploitation wrap-up episode where we each share 30 picks for 30 categories ranging from hixploitation to 80s comedy to Fred Williamson to Italian horror. No need to take notes, just check out our lists here and then...
06.21.2023
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
Lance has taken a risk by choosing a horror comedy that very few people will find funny. But it gave us a chance to focus on one of our favorite actors, Oliver Reed. While we do get into the cast...
06.07.2023
A Monstrous Corpse (1981)
We're back in one of our favorite subgenres: rip-offs! But this time we've got one from a very unexpected country ripping off a very unexpected zombie movie. This LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE rip-off from South Korea may eliminate the...
05.24.2023
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964)
Martin Landau as a ghost-bustin' architect? Sign us up! Just make sure it's for just one of the two versions of this TV pilot film. We also dive into the interesting career of Joe Stefano, ghosts galore, and Diane Baker's...
05.14.2023
Mania (1974)
We've entered the world of Renato Polselli and we're not sure we should be here. Join us as we discuss the common elements of his films, what draws us to love them but not rate them, and maybe go a...
04.26.2023
Scream Bloody Murder (1973)
April Showers of Blood continues as we take a trip to the farm. And then the sanitarium. And then back to the farm. And then on the road and finally to a mansion. There's a lot going on with Matthew's...
04.12.2023
Pure Blood/Pura Sangre (1982)
April Showers of Blood is here and we're kicking off this year's blood-soaked month with a Colombian horror film about some literal blood stealing. We also talk about the social messaging of the film and the genre of tropical gothic....
03.29.2023
The Man Who Thought Life (1969) and SXSW 2023
Lance kicks off the episode by sharing his thoughts about some of the films he saw at this year's SXSW Film (and TV) Festival. Then (at 18:56 in case you wanted to skip the SXSW stuff), we begin our discussion...
03.15.2023
Fear No Evil (1969) w/ Amanda Reyes
It’s been almost three years, but we are finally covering a TV movie! And what better way to mark the occasion than to have TV movie expert, and author/editor of Are You in the House Alone: A TV Movie Compendium...
03.01.2023
Blu-ray Wishlists Part 3 w/ Brian Saur
It's time for another round of sharing what movies we'd like to see be restored and released on blu-ray (or 4K!), plus which label we think would be a good fit and any included special features. Joining us this episode...
02.15.2023
The Sweet Sound of Death (1965)
Love month continues with a romance horror that may make you question those promises you made to your partner. Along with the film and its cast and crew, we also discuss how we'd like to spend eternity and where it's...
02.01.2023
The Demon’s Baby (1998)
Possessed wives, fetal soccer, flying babies, and Boglins! This week we're discussing everything great about The Demon's Baby from its stars Elvis Tsui and Anthony Wong to the multiple genres it makes up and to its questionable score. Made in...
01.18.2023
Libido (1965)
Giallo January continues as we plunge off of a cliff into Giancarlo Gianinni's film debut and one of Ernesto Gastaldi's few directing credits. As with any film we cover, but especially for gialli, spoilers ahead. Indiegogo for Erica's book: https://igg.me/at/taboobook/x/30448437#/...
01.04.2023
A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975) w/ Troy Howarth
It's Giallo January once again and in this episode, we brought in some help because we're covering a Giallo starring one of the most prolific Spanish actors ever, Paul Naschy. Joining us this episode to discuss not just this...
12.21.2022
Best of 2022: New to Us w/ Anthony King & Lindsay Wilkins
We're wrapping up 2022 by sharing our picks for our favorite new-to-me films (no 2022 releases) with our friends Anthony from Cult Movies podcast and Lindsay from Schlock & Awe podcast. List of all of our picks: https://letterboxd.com/hexmassacre/list/best-of-2022-new-to-us/ Follow...
11.30.2022
Lady Frankenstein (1971): No Rules November!
We close out this year's No Rules November (ignoring our fewer than 1k views on Letterboxd rule) with Rosalba Neri and a feminist take on the classic Frankenstein tale. Check out the big brain on Brett! Follow this podcast on...
11.16.2022
Horror Gives Back 2022
This episode we discuss all of the movies we watched for our annual Horror Gives Back Challenge. 31 categories in 31 days ranging from monsters to Indonesia to haunted houses. Thanks to everyone who participated, we were able to raise...
11.02.2022
The Blood Spattered Bride (1972): No Rules November!
For one month each year, we break our rule of the films we cover needing to have fewer than 1K views on Letterboxd. To kick things off, Erica picked another Spanish horror film, this one being one of many adapted...
10.19.2022
The Third Eye (1966) and Fantastic Fest 2022 Recap
This week we're briefly discussing the films we saw at this year's Fantastic Fest (no spoilers) including Smile, Lynch/Oz, The Menu, A Wounded Fawn, Sick, and many more. To skip to our discussion of The Third Eye, go to 50:10....
10.05.2022
Trapped (1982)
This week we honor the late, great Henry Silva with a discussion of one of the few movies in which he had a leading role, William Fruet's Trapped, aka Baker County USA. We delve into Silva's career, what made him...
09.21.2022
The Devonsville Terror (1983)
This week we're channeling fall vibes and the spirits of dead witches in Ulli Lommel's The Devonsville Terror. We discuss the director's career and common threads in his other films plus the formula he employs that may put some people...
09.07.2022
Flavia the Heretic (1974)
This week we jump into nunsploitation with a film atypical to the subgenre with Flavia the Heretic, starring Florinda Bolkan. While it shares many of the same characteristics of many films in this category, Flavia takes it to a new...
08.24.2022
Portrait in Crystal (1983): Shawgust w/ Ian Jane
Ian Jane from Rock! Shock! Pop! joins us once again for Shawgust to discuss a Shaw Brothers fantasy/action/horror movie that may take a couple of viewings to fully comprehend. Or maybe watching at 0.75 speed. However you watch it, don't...
08.10.2022
Bewitched (1981): Shawgust
It's that special time of year again when we cover Shaw Brothers horror movies! From director Kuei Chih-Hung (The Boxer's Omen, Hex, Corpse Mania) comes another trip down evil spell lane, this time with mealworms, corpse oil, baby guts, and...
07.27.2022
Arcana (1972)
If you came to this episode looking for an explanation of this film, well... This week, we tackle self-proclaimed outsider director Giulio Questi and his beautifully confounding film about a spiritual coming of age. Laced with taboo subjects, stunning cinematography,...
07.13.2022
Dial: Help (1988)
We love Italian horror here at Unsung Horrors, especially when it tells the story of a love between a woman and her phone. Famed director Ruggero Deodato can do much more than just cannibal movies, as evidenced by this late...
07.06.2022
Bonus Episode: Junesploitation 2022
It's time for our annual bonus episode where we discuss all of our picks for the FThisMovie challenge. Strap in for bath rug loincloths, Marilyn Chambers doing naked karate, babies on fire, genital mutilation, & so much more! The challenge:...

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Unsung Horrors episodes:

The Devil's Mistress (1965)

Invitation to Travel (1982)

The Blood Rose (1970)

A Bloodthirsty Killer (1965)

Deranged (1987)

Demon is on the Island (1983)

An Eye for an Eye (1973)

At the Meeting with Joyous Death (1973) w/ Heather Drain

Formula for a Murder (1985)

The Skin Under the Claws (1975)

Blu-ray Wishlist Vol. 4

Best of 2023 New to Us w/ Anthony King & Lindsay Wilkins

Jack’s Back (1988) w/ Cody Schibi

Horror Gives Back 2023

The Incredibly Strange Episode with Zack Carlson and Two Mixed-Up Podcasters

Midnight Ride (1990)

Two-Fisted Tales (1992)

Horror of the Wolf (1973)

Night of Death! (1980) w/ Bill Ackerman

Ghost Eyes (1974) w/ Ian Jane

The Nine Demons (1984)

Disembodied (1998) w/ Annie Choi

Purana Mandir (1984) w/ Josh Hurtado

Junesploitation 2023

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)

A Monstrous Corpse (1981)

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964)

Mania (1974)

Scream Bloody Murder (1973)

Pure Blood/Pura Sangre (1982)

The Man Who Thought Life (1969) and SXSW 2023

Fear No Evil (1969) w/ Amanda Reyes

Blu-ray Wishlists Part 3 w/ Brian Saur

The Sweet Sound of Death (1965)

The Demon’s Baby (1998)

Libido (1965)

A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975) w/ Troy Howarth

Best of 2022: New to Us w/ Anthony King & Lindsay Wilkins

Lady Frankenstein (1971): No Rules November!

Horror Gives Back 2022

The Blood Spattered Bride (1972): No Rules November!

The Third Eye (1966) and Fantastic Fest 2022 Recap

Trapped (1982)

The Devonsville Terror (1983)

Flavia the Heretic (1974)

Portrait in Crystal (1983): Shawgust w/ Ian Jane

Bewitched (1981): Shawgust

Arcana (1972)

Dial: Help (1988)

Bonus Episode: Junesploitation 2022