Any good slasher movie worth its salt gives us a villain that has some traumatic event that sets off their murderous frenzy – their “trigger,” if you will. Sometimes it’s horrifically tragic, sometimes it’s tragically […]
ANDREW DOESN’T LIKE ROB ZOMBIE’S HALLOWEEN
Grumpire 10, Rob Zombie’s Halloween 0 In this “in between the seasons” episode, we put co-host Andrew Gimetzco! in the hot seat as he explains to us and everyone why he doesn’t like Rob Zombie’s […]
AUDIO FANFICTION: ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’
Audio Fanfiction reimagines a film’s soundtrack to exhibit the emotions that film invokes and inspires: excitement, vehemence, sorrow, despondence, warmth, passion, pride–anything goes here. Think of it as a personal spiritual manifestation of the film, […]
A BLOODY PISS-TAKE: WHY ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’ SUCKS
It’s time to take the bloody piss: in the first installment of this series based on new columnist Justin Harlan’s idea “Why Your Favorite Horror Movie Sucks,” we’re tackling the revered slasher franchise that many […]
‘THE BORDER’: JACK NICHOLSON’S SHARP HOMAGE TO ‘HIGH NOON’
The Border is one of those quiet movies of which seemingly very few Jack Nicholson fans have heard. Coming off of Kubrick’s high-profile adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining, the actor went back to his […]
MIXTAPE: DISCO DRACULA
As a special Halloween treat, we are pleased to present this unique and hilarious DJ mix made up of the best (worst?) in Dracula-themed disco created by our crate-digging friend Robert Skvarla of the Evil […]
MIXTAPE: HIP-HOP HALLOWEEN
Tired of the same old “Rocktober” Halloween playlists? We are, too! So for this week’s extra special, extra spooky mix, we asked Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire and the Zebras in America podcast to curate […]
IT’S MY PARTY: THE TORTURED SECRET OF ANN THOMERSON IN ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME’
Any good slasher movie worth its salt gives us a villain that has some traumatic event that sets off their murderous frenzy – their “trigger,” if you will. Sometimes it’s horrifically tragic, sometimes it’s tragically […]
NAME DROP: WHAT HOWARD KAYLAN’S ‘MY DINNER WITH JIMI’ GETS RIGHT ABOUT THE ROCK BIOPIC
In 2016, I went with my mom and my aunt to go see The Turtles play. It was a good time– Iowa’s a good state for that sort of thing. We went to see them […]
BHYH: THE “REVERB GHOSTS” MIX
This week’s recommendations are fitting for a cool evening in October: first we have a tribute to a late member of a punk band that never quite got its due followed by a trio of […]
A TRILOGY ABOUT THE BLADE TRILOGY, PT. 3
When a film series fills a studio’s coffers and wins approval from critics and fans, its producers are often protective, making sure nothing will upset their lucrative franchise’s profitability. However, despite such safeguards, it’s almost […]
DIE, OR GET LAID TRYING (ON THE ROLE OF HORROR SHAPING ’90S SOFT-CORE)
Do successful horror films grow into franchises, or are they genetically bound to the insatiable libido of culture, forcing them to evolve into soft-core porn? While longevity among any horror brand has both its inevitable […]
MIXTAPE: A VERY CHAKI HALLOWEEN
This week’s mix is brought to you by our very special guest curator, Chaki! We wanted a mix that was sure to bring the spooky funk as well as the spooky fun, so naturally we […]
BEN ROCK DOESN’T LIKE MEET THE FEEBLES (WE THINK)
Grumpire 9, Meet The Feebles 0 On today’s episode we welcome writer and filmmaker Ben Rock to the show to talk about a couple of right bastard puppet movies, Peter Jackson’s raunchy Muppet-sploitation piece Meet […]
MIXTAPE: COCONUT PETE’S PLEASURE ISLAND
For this week’s mixtape, we’re getting a little loose. Inspired by the conversation we had with Broken Lizard about their hilarious slasher parody, Club Dread, we thought we’d down a couple of pina coladas and […]