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THIS WEEK: House (1985), House II: The Second Story (1987), House III: The Horror Show (1989), House IV (1992)

You might remember House as the dusty VHS tape at your local video store with the creepy …

THIS WEEK: Ringmaster (1998) and Citizen Verdict (2003)

Jerry Springer survived the Holocaust and then grew up to become a sleazy, salacious gift who graced our TV screens and local multiplex/dvd barg…

THIS WEEK: Ghosthouse (1988), Witchery (1988), Beyond Darkness (1990)

While noted coward and layabout Sam Raimi was busy not making Army of Darkness, the brave and noble Italian film industry stepped …

THIS WEEK: Fuck The Devil (1990), Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (1995), and Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell

Adam Miros returns from his heroic effort to boost Renfield's box office by seeing the…

THIS WEEK: Black Christmas (1974), When A Stranger Calls (1979), When A Stranger Calls Back (1993)

Jake just moved into a new house so it seems like a great time to remind him that psychopaths are alw…

THIS WEEK: A Letter From Death Row (1998) and No Code of Conduct (1998)

Wassa goin' on? Our Patrons have spoken. That's wassa goin' on. And by "spoken" we mean they voted in a cryptic poll that lead t…

THIS WEEK: Daisies (1966) and Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

When it comes to films that are dialed in on extreme provocation and destruction, it's hard to beat Věra Chytilová's landmark Czech New Wave cl…

THIS WEEK: One Cut of the Dead (2017) and Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)

Ace producer Colin steps in for Adam "The Absent Father" Miros this week as we cover a pair of single shot (or pseudo-s…

THIS WEEK: Brainscan (1994), Virtual Seduction AKA Cybersex (1995), Cyber Vengeance (1995)

What would you do if you had access to the power of true, immersive 90's VR? Would you call tech support to c…

THIS WEEK: The Lawnmower Man (1992) and Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace AKA Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War (1996)

It seemed downright irresponsible to engage in hollow awards discourse while the world…

THIS WEEK: A Knock at The Cabin (2023) and The Outwaters (2022)

A lesser podcast trying to cover some new horror films for an episode would have probably jumped on the Scream VI bandwagon. We opted in…

THIS WEEK: Best Seller (1987), Nails (1992), Scam (1993)

If you google director John Flynn the first thing you'll see is people saying "why aren't more people talking about John Flynn?" And that's a g…

THIS WEEK: Clerks 3 (2022)

The 90s gifted us with a wealth of great independent filmmakers. Tarantino! Soderbergh! Rodriguez! Linklater! And... Kevin Smith. Thirty years after the original Clerks, Kev…

THIS WEEK: Plane (2023), Ambulance (2022), and Taxi (2004)

The perplexing existence of the latest Gerard Butler actioner Plane inspired a truly terrible idea. We ventured through three of the century'…

THIS WEEK: Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974), and Excalibur (1981)

There are two types of people in this world. Those who love and respect Zardoz, and the foolish charlatans who can't see a masterpiec…

THIS WEEK: Tales Beyond Madness (2018), Reflections of Evil (2002), and Fatal Pulse (2018)

Genius. Visionary. Degenerate. Maybe all of the above. For 30+ years, Damon Packard has been creating antagon…

THIS WEEK: Blackbird (2018... or maybe 2022 depending on who you ask)

In the 90s Michael Flatley donned his best pleather pants and seductive plunging neckline shirt so he could set the dancing world …

THIS WEEK: Waves of Lust (1975), Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976), Raiders of Atlantis (1983), The Washing Machine (1993)

We're back at it with more pre and post-Cannibal Holocaust Deodato, cove…

THIS WEEK: The House on The Edge of the Park (1980), Body Count (1986), and Dial Help (1988)

Sure, you know him because you've watched Cannibal Holocaust, but have you fully baptized yourself in the c…

THIS WEEK: Dead Bang (1989), The Hot Spot (1990), and Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man (1991)

While fans of nepo babies doing adaptations of Z-grade erotica might be crying out for more Dakota Joh…