Years of Fear: A History of Horror

Death comes ripping this week on Toxic Schlock when Michael sits down with actor/comic creator David Dastmalchian. David talks about his fantastic horror comic series Count Crowley, and his life long journey to see it made. They also touch upon David's work in some of the best genre films of the last 15 years, and then dive into the 1933 Universal monster classic The Invisible Man!

The fiends are coming to get you Barbara, because this week on Misfits Mondays, Michael and Eric revisit George A Romero's zombie classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. The fiends dig into the greatness and legacy of Romero's work, the classic Misfits track of the same name, VEROTIK, recent Misfits gossip, The MANDALORIAN, THE GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR, Darren Aronofsky, Johnny and Gilbert Ramone, the brilliance of Tom Savini, and much more!

Whip out those peacemakers, because this week on the show we've got Tim Kasher of indie/post hardcore legends Cursive and The Good Life to dive into the underrated Stephen King adaptation SILVER BULLET. They dig deep into the film, as well as being an early adopter of VHS, falling deeper in love with horror later in life, the tragic brilliance of Gary Busey and Corey Haim, the PHANTATSM-SILVER BULLET connection, the film's gloriously obscured werewolf costume, Stephen King's signature dialogue, just how deep Tim's connection with the film gets, CHRISTMAS EVIL, the most promising rising filmmakers, and much more!

Catch the dates for Cursive's upcoming western American tour at: https://cursivearmy.com/tour-dates/

In a very special episode, Michael sits down with his Misfits Mondays co-host Eric Kelly to look back at the 2010s in horror cinema. From their favorite films like THE WITCH and MANDY, to the stellar 2012 EVIL DEAD remake, to some of the not so great horror films, Michael and Eric discuss it all! The 2010s were a really special period for horror, so there was no shortage of cinema for the fiends to tear into!

Rev up those chainsaws, because this week on Toxic Schlock, Michael chats with Jessie Clavin of Bleached about one of the greatest horror movies of all time, Tobe Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Michael and Jesse discuss the film's fairytale origins, cleverly implying gore, the unique experience of growing up in Los Angeles, the trauma of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, the soul purifying experience of falling in love with horror, and much more!

Toxic Schlock goes back to high school this week with a chat with Sam Woodring (formerly of modern emo/indie greats Two Inch Astronaut and now of Mister Goblin) about the modern darkly comedic film Jennifer's Body. Sam and Michael dive into this deeply under-appreciated film, it's miscalculated promotion campaign, it's relevance in the modern landscape, the pitch perfect depiction of late 2000s adolescence, and much more!

Prime Directive: EXTERMINATE! The fiends return for a jam packed episodes of Misfits Mondays. Eric and Michael dig into the 1968 b-movie THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES, the recently announced Philly show, their Halloween retrospectives, Danzig's hilarious 80s movie reviews, The Mandalorian, the latest edition of absurd Misfits merchandise, and the toxicity of binge-watching culture.

Toxic Schlock gets extra gorey this week with Matt Harvey of Death Metal giants EXHUMED. Michael and Matt dig deep into the 1980 Fulci classic CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, where they discuss the power of Italian horror, the distinctions between Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci, 80s euro sleaze horror, the intensity of Bay Area Powerviolence, the staggering popularity of late 80s thrash metal, and much more!

Michael and special guest Samantha Poe light up some jack o lanterns and celebrate the Halloween season by waxing poetic on childhood horror movies, Halloween memories and costumes, and then doing a deep dive into some of the best and worst horror films of 2019 such as MIDSOMMAR, US, THE HAUNTING OF SHARON TATE, IT CHAPTER TWO, and more! This was a fun one where we got to take it easy and talk about the most wonderful time of the year!

We're coming to get your Barbara! Michael sits down with Mike Taylor of Virginia screamo legends Pg 99 and Pygmy Lush to discuss one of the all time horror classics: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Along with discussing the creation, reaction, and legacy of George Romero's zombie classic, they dig into the early influences of the sound associated with screamo, what made that scene special, zombie movies, early video store experiences, and some of Mike's favorite Halloween memories. Stick around after their talk to hear the announcement of the winner of the first Toxic Schlock SCARE PACKAGE!