We Own The Dark

We Own The Dark

By Jason Von Godi & Jerry J SampsonTV & FilmFilm Reviews
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We Own The Dark episodes

  • Episode 18: Strange Harvest/Resurrection

    We're back after a brief hiatus and diving right back into the darkness with Jerry's choice, Strange Harvest (2024) from director Stuart Oritz. A "mock-doc" with fantastic visuals and a compelling cosmic horror storyline, Strange Harvest is a little-known gem that wants to be seen! From there, Jason introduced one of the many films heavily influenced by Seven in the 90s, the wildly entertaining and downright wild Resurrection (1999).

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    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 17: The Witch Who Came From The Sea/Gerald's Game

    Join us this month for generational trauma and wildly unhinged hallucinations! We Own the Dark dives headfirst into two films that are heartbreaking and brutal but definitely elicits that ol' "good for her" feeling. Jason chose first with Matt Cimber's The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976) to which Jerry paired Mike Flanagan's Gerald's Game (2017). These two films tell unique and rich stories of the desperation and often bleak nature of survival.

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    1 hr 29 min
  • Episode 16: A Desert/White Of The Eye

    We Own the Dark is back with two hot, sweaty, bloody good films! Jerry chose the criminally underrated A Desert, the 2024 feature debut of Joshua Erkman, and Jason followed up with an insanely entertaining stunner, Donald Cammell's White of the Eye (1987).

    Take a watch then take a listen and let us know what you think of this pairing! If you like what you hear, give us a follow and a like!

    Nab a copy of A Desert from good ol' Vinegar Syndrome here!

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    1 hr 42 min
  • Episode 15: Deep In The Heart with Erica Shultz

    We Own the Dark rings in the new year with Deep in the Heart (1983), a captivating and timely rape-revenge film that examines America's obsession with guns. Topical, we know!

    We welcome our very first pod guest Erica Shultz, co-host of the Unsung Horrors podcast and the author of The Sweetest Taboo: An Unapologetic Guide to Child Kills in Film. Her special features work includes essays and commentaries for various boutique Blu-ray labels such as Vinegar Syndrome, Terror-Vision, and Fun City Editions, including a fantastic commentary on the Blu-ray release of Deep in the Heart.

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    Find Deep in the Heart at Fun City Editions.

    Check out Forensic Files: The Magic Bullet episode covering the Dallas Pistol & Revolver Club as featured in the film!

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    1 hr 23 min
  • Episode 14: Bloody Oranges/The Day Of The Locust

    We Own the Dark is back with a bloody new episode! This time we're engaging in a rousing discussion about political satire and Hollywood criticism. Jerry's choice of the French dark horror/comedy from director Jean-Christophe Meurisse, Bloody Oranges (2021), is paired perfectly by Jason with John Schlesinger's 1975 adaptation of Nathanael West's seminal novel, The Day of the Locust.

    Take a watch then take a listen and let us know what you think of these films! If you like what you hear, give us a follow and a like!

    Find The Day of the Locust at Arrow Video.

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    1 hr 38 min
  • Episode 13: Messiah Of Evil/Rose: A Love Story

    For lucky number 13 of We Own the Dark, Jason and Jerry enjoy a seemingly random but no less gorgeously dark double feature pairing. Jason introduces us to the breathtaking visual hysteria of Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz's Messiah of Evil (1973). We then move to a meditative, slow burn, isolation horror with Jennifer Sheridan's 2020 debut feature Rose: A Love Story.

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    Find Messiah of Evil at Diabolik DVD.

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    1 hr 33 min
  • Episode 12: New Horrors for 2025

    We're back baby!! On this episode of We Own the Dark, Jason and Jerry chat about four new horror films to keep up with the times. We share our spoilerific thoughts on Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later, David Cronenberg's The Shrouds, Ryan Coogler's Sinners, and Oz Perkins' The Monkey. We also throw out a spoiler-free shout to Ivan Kavanaugh's brilliant 2014 Irish horror film The Canal.

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    1 hr 42 min
  • Episode 11: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum/Evil Dead Trap

    Join We Own the Dark as we delve into South Korean found footage and insane Japanese grotesquerie!!! Jerry felt true fear for the first time in a looong time with her choice of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) while Jason brings the wild, crazy, gory fun of Evil Dead Trap (1988).

    Take a watch then take a listen and let us know what you think of the pairing! If you like what you hear, give us a follow and a like!

    Find Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum on Blu-ray at Second Sight Films here.

    Find Evil Dead Trap on Blu-ray at Unearthed Films here.

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 10: Deadline/A Little More Flesh

    We Own the Dark hits Episode 10!!! This time we get real fuckin' meta with it, watching two films that dig deep into the delicious despair of screenwriting, filmmaking, and the horror genre we love to death!!

    Jason kicks us off with Mario Philip Azzopardi's brutally underrated Deadline (1980), paired with enthusiasm and the darkest of comedy with Jerry's choice; Sam Ashurst's A Little More Flesh (2020).

    Take a watch then take a listen and let us know what you think of the pairing! If you like what you hear, give us a follow and a like!

    Find Deadline on Blu-ray at Vinegar Syndrome here.

    Find A Little More Flesh on Blu-ray at Vinegar Syndrome here and on super special VHS release at Black VVideo here.

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Episode 09: Red Rooms/Der Fan

    It's a new year and We Own the Dark is covering a new pair of films that are about as dark and bleak as January has felt!! Come with Jason and Jerry as they tackle two films filled with deviant obsessions and twisted desires.

    For Episode 09, Jerry chose the hauntingly meditative and brooding Red Rooms (2024) from writer director Pascal Plante. As always, Jason found the perfect pairing with Eckhart Schmidt's 1982 German sensation Der Fan (The Fan).

    Take a watch then take a listen and let us know what you think of the pairing! If you like what you hear, give us a follow and a like!

    Find Red Rooms on Blu-ray at Vinegar Syndrome here.

    Find The Fan on Blu-ray at Diabolik DVD here.

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    1 hr 46 min

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Co-hosts Jason Von Godi & Jerry J Sampson examine and discuss horror double features, utilizing Jason's expertise in classic (pre-digital) horror and Jerry's years of analyzing and writing about…