John Wayne is an American film icon, but to me, he’s also an annual reminder of the most wonderful time of the year. While I cannot think of anything “wonderful” about 2020, when I think […]
BHYH: THE “HOLIDAY IN GRUMPLAND” MIX
This week we’re bringing you a selection of holiday favorites from classic country to funk to pop to verifiable Christmas classics. Meet us under the mistletoe for this and more, ‘cuz this list a real […]
HAZINGS FOR THE HOLIDAYS: THE SORROW OF MRS. JENSEN AND DETECTIVE POLANSKY IN ‘TO ALL A GOODNIGHT’
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 […]
MIXTAPE: JINGLE BELL GRUMP
Sometimes for Christmas you just have to go with the classics. For this week’s playlist, we’ve got a selection of some of the cheeriest holiday hits to ever grace a jukebox, courtesy of America’s favorite […]
BHYH: THE “HERE’S HOW WE’RE DEALING WITH 2020” MIX
This week’s recommendations range from a virtually unknown group of postal workers to a king of the experimental genre to an actual television show theme song to a beloved Canadian alt rock staple to a […]
THANKSGIVING IN SHADOW WOODS: THE ANGER OF TERRY SIMMONS IN BLOOD RAGE
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 […]