Horror 101 Podcast

This movie is the next chapter in horror collaboration by director Scott Derrickson and Ethan Hawk who worked together in Sinister.  It is our privilege to present you our Horror 101 treatment of The Black Phone.  Not since our Maniac show many years ago did a brand new movie push our scores so high.  Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...04:50  Savini Mask Design...06:50  Remembering Sinister...12:33  Spoiler Warning!!!15:30  I Dreamed of Balloons...18:15  Would You Like To See A Magic Trick?20:00  Ethan Hawk as The Grabber...21:45  First Caller...23:40  Don't Go Upstairs...29:00  Escape Attempt...33:45  This is the Last Call...40:15  A Solid Payoff...46:25  Scoring The Film...61:00  Conclusion!  Thanks for Listening!

On this show we cover a Lou Diamond Phillips action/horror from 1990.  This film borrows heavily from late 80s resurrected killer movies like Shocker and The Horror Show.  Jeff Kober has a menacingly good time playing Satanic killer Patrick Channing.  The stunts in this movie are way better than a film of this calibre deserves.  This is presented as one of Cash's guilty pleasures.  join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Robert Resnikoff's The First Power.  Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...05:40  Introducing the film...12:20  Quoting Revelations...16:00  Prayers in reverse...18:14  Execution...24:15  Trampled...26:00  10 Story Jump...28:28  Forgive my Father, for I have sinned...31:20  Lawnmower Fan and Car Stunt...35:40  An Unhappy Childhood...38:25  Attack of the Bag Lady...44:10  Time for your Acid Bath...48:08 Scoring the Film...56:55  Conclusion and Thanks for Listening!

With the recent passing of Fred Ward it seemed a perfect time for the crew to throw a spotlight on this 90s creature feature.  Join us as we revisit the doomed town of Perfection and give the horror 101 treatment to Ron Underwood's Tremors.  Show highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...05:30  Remembering Remo Williams...09:30  Its Jaws under the sand...13:30  The Bacon/Ward Chemistry...16:20  Finding Edgar...20:45  Retiree's Retirement...25:15  Graboid Revealed...30:45  They're Headed Right For Us...32:50  Death of Victor Wong...36:10  Rec Room Defenders...40:00 The CAT Escape...42:15  Explosives...46:45  Scoring the Film...56:30  Conclusion...Thanks for Listening!!

Welcome to our 121st show!  .  The Cult Sensation has pulled his request card!  We recently lost another excellent actor and this loss was enough for Nick to want to pay tribute to the first film this gentleman starred in.   A fairly obscure little gem that fits perfectly in our catalog.   If science runs amok stories are your bag?  I think you're in for a good time.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror04:30  Why Nick picked this one...11:20  Jessop and the Isolation Tank...15:30  Mushroom Ceremony...21:15  Tanks and Drugs...23:15  Simbian Reconstitution...26:30  Waking the Primate...32:00  Final Experiment...35:10  The Beginning is Nothing...37:30  Scoring the Film...48:10  Timothy Leary Conclusion!....Thanks for listening!

This show is taking us back to the heyday of Full Moon's epic Straight to Video collection.  Long time listeners should be acquainted with Charles Band and his Full Moon catalog.  Join us as we revisit the second installment of Ted Nicolaou's vampire epic.  Beautifully shot in real locations in Romania.  This is a must see for any fan of vampire tales.  A true diamond in the crown of Full Moon's collection.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...04:15  Why starting with Part 2?12:20  Dropped into a Vampire Apocalypse...16:27  Shadow Pursuits...19:00  Mummy's Abode...22:30  Waking Up Dead...24:05  Popescu...26:10  First Kill...28:50  Undead Hunger for Love...32:15  A Tale of Two Sisters...40:10  Scoring the Film...46:20  Conclusion...Thanks for Listening!

Ten years after the first A Nightmare On Elm Street, writer/director Wes Craven returned to his legacy and gave us a fresh tale where the horror of the Nightmare films seep into the real world and menace the cast and crew of the original film.  This film works on a lot of different levels.  A few missteps were made.  Join us as we give the Horror 101 treat to the late Craven's New Nightmare!Show highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...06:00  Introducing New Nightmare...13:00  Glove Massacre...18:15  The Definitive Nightmare...21:35  Funeral Nightmare...23:40  God Won't Take Me...26:20  Answer the Phone...29:10  Craven's Script....34:50  Julie Dies...36:55  Freeway Terror...40:30  Nancy Again...41:45  The Ending...46:45  Scoring the Film...56:30  Conclusion!  Thanks for Listening!

This show we're focussing on an obscure gem from the early 90s.  This low budget creeper features a bunch of film students hosting an all night 50s schlock horror marathon, complete with William Castle style gimmicks and tricks.  This event has a Phantom of the Opera style villain wandering the theatre, dealing out havoc and death.  We hope you enjoy our Horror 101 treatment of Mark Herrier's Popcorn from 1991.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...04:55  Introducing Popcorn...10:00  An All Night Horrorthon...12:30  Homage to Montage...13:30  Possessor...16:00  Dee Wallace Menaced...20:30  The Suckage of Skeeter...22:35  Shock Panel...25:40  Down the Rabbit Hole...30:45  Horky's Call in...38:20  An 80s movie in a 90s skin.  41:25  Scoring the Film...48:15  Conclusion...Thanks for Listening!

This is episode 117 and our final show for 2021.  Written by the award winning William Goldman and scored by the legendary Jerry Goldsmith, this film sparked a huge debate between us as to whether or not its actually a horror film.  Join us for our Horror 101 treatment of Sir Richard Attenborough's Magic!Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...03:40  Spotify Resolved...05:43  Introducing Magic...12:00  Magician Rising...16:30  On the Run...18:42  Peg Reconnection...21:27  How Long You Been Like This, Kid?26:30  Let's Go Fishing...29:00  Dummy Homicide...31:00  I Won't Do It!!35:30  I Think We're Dying...40:50  Scoring The Film...48:30  Conclusion!  Happy new year!

Ever since we covered Neil Marshal's Dog Soldiers we have received numerous requests for his 2005 film, The Descent.  Nefarious Paul B has been carrying The Descent torch for about 2 years now and threatened to burn this place down if we don't cover it so.....here it is.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror04:10  Spotify issues...06:42  Introducing The Descent...13:00  Losing Everything...15:30  Reunion...19:45  Claustrophobia...22:30  Lost...25:30  I Just Saw Something...27:30  CHUDS...28:30  Fatal Accident...31:45  Pool of Blood...36:00  The Hobbling...38:15  The 'REAL' Ending...40:13  Scoring the Film...48:20  Conclusion!  Thanks for Listening!

We were fortunate enough to convene on the same night that Halloween Kills was released so for the second time ever we are covering a film that none of us have seen before.  Join us this Halloween as we discover the second chapter of this Michael Myers trilogy.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...05:30  Reviewing the Halloween Legacy...11:00  Haddonfield, 1978...15:35  Emerging from Flames...17:40  Sadism Rising...19:35  Car Assault...24:40  Mob Rules...29:00  He Creeps...He Kills...he Goes Home.33:40  A Failed Lynching...40:00  Scoring the Film...46:20  Conclusion!  Happy Halloween!

Nood's birthday is coming up at the beginning of October so for part of her birthday the crew has agreed to focus on her favourite horror film.   This film has been relentlessly studied and analyzed for nearly 50 years.  It was a commercial success at its 1973 debut and even now remains one of the most controversial films ever released.  Many people were unprepared for the brutal and raw depiction of blasphemy and evil that this film contained.  It was a game changer and we hope you'll enjoy as we celebrate the immortal power of William Friedkin's The Exorcist.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...05:00  Nood's First Viewing...08:00  The Scariest Film Ever?14:40  Iraq...17:45  A Lady and Her Daughter20:10  You're Gonna Die Up There...24:30  Lick Me!27:50  Damian meets The Devil...32:15  Enter Father Merrin...34:30  Holy Battle...38:30  Sacrifice...43:40  Scoring the Film...54:20  Conclusion...Thanks for Listening!

A mother searches for her lost adopted daughter in a ghost town and becomes part of a 30 year struggle for redemption and revenge.  Adapted from the Horror Video Game of the same name.  Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Christophe Gans' Silent Hill.Show Hightlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...04:20  Peaches!06:00  Choosing Silent Hill...12:50  Going to Silent Hill...16:00  Cut off...19:00  Darkness Falls...24:10  Flayed at Church...28:30  Witch!!31:20  Your Reward is the Truth...33:33  Roasting the Cop...35:20  Darkness Reigns...38:00  No victory...39:00  Scoring the Film...46:00  Conclusion....Thanks for Listening

On our 112th show I am filling a long time request from three very determined individuals to get Horror 101 to cover Neil Marshall's Dog Soldiers from 2002.  A six man military squad are setup as bait for a pack of werewolves and must hold out till morning in a secluded farm house in the Scottish Isles.   Six soldiers.   Full moon.  With absolutely no chance. This is basically Aliens, Predator and Night of the Living Dead thrown into a blender with werewolves.  I now have a new appreciation for this film after putting this show together.  With special guest Brian 'Horky' Horvath.  Join us for one of the most vivacious podcasts we've ever released.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...04:00  Finally Filling this Request...11:00  Shoot the dog...14:00  Military Exercise...15:40  Live, Hostile Targets...20:00  To the Cottage...23:00  They Cut the Power...25:15  Expendable...28:30  Spoon's Last Stand...29:55  Scorched Earth...32:40  Horky's Hilarious Commentary...36:35  Scoring the Film...46:20  Conclusion! 

Leaping from one vampire from to another, this time we're covering an obscure 80s movie.  An surreal, nightmarish journey into urban vampirism with an odd combination of horror and comedy.  For this 111th episode we're giving the Horror 101 treatment to Richard Wenk's Vamp.  Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...05:54  Introducing Vamp...12:30  "Silence, Pledge!"16:30  The spinout into another world...18:00  Snow in the Coffee Shop...21:00  Entering The After Dark Club...24:15  Deadly Audition...31:40  Resurrection of AJ...34:45  Waste Disposal...36:50  Standoff with Katrina...42:50  Scoring the Film...48:00  Conclusion!  Thanks for listening!

On our 110th episode we revisit David Slade's 30 Days of Night. Original concept by Steve Niles and made with Evil Dead money, this film brought back the savage, vicious vampire. Danny Huston leads a pack of hungry undead who coordinate an apocalyptic feeding frenzy on a northern town during their 30 days with no sunshine. Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...04:20 Introducing 30 Days...11:20 A Stranger Among Them...17:33 Danger Revealed...19:26 A New Style of Vampire...25:05 The Bait Girl...30:05 Death and Pigtails....32:35 The Trencher...38:00 Syringe Enhancement...39:45 His Last Sunrise...41:00 Scoring the Film...51:30 Conclusion...thanks for listening!

Last show we featured April Fool's Day from 1986, starring Deborah Foreman. She's going to be featured again in this 1988 film which also stars Zach Galligan from Gremlins and the legendary David Warner. There have been countless House of Wax type horror films since the dawn of cinema. In 1988 writer/director Anthony Hickox gave us his very first feature film which was his take on this subgenre. It was a hidden gem for me when I first found it on the VHS shelf 30 years ago. It is rarely showed a lot of love in the horror community and for that reason we are going to spend this podcast giving the horror 101 treatment to Waxwork. Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror04:00 First finding this film...14:00 Meeting Mr. Lincoln...19:45 Tony and the Werewolf...24:28 Massacre at Dracula's Castle...30:15 The Curse of the Mummy...35:40 Zombies...36:49 The Marquis De Sade..41:02 Battle Wheelchair Finale...45:25 Scoring the Film...51:34 Conclusion! Thanks for listening!

APRIL FOOLS!! Welcome back to the Horror 101 podcast. This recording session was like nothing we've ever captured before. My crew hated the film we're about to review. The vitriol and spite against me for suggesting this film is over the top. If you haven't seen this film yet please watch it first cause there will be ending spoilers right out of the gate. Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Fred Walton's April Fool's Day from 1986.Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...04:29 April Fools!!!12:43 An about face...15:00 The fake gore and boat maiming...17:30 Buffy: The Hostess...19:40 The well...21:30 A Different Ending...24:00 A Rich Girl's Plan...31:20 Scoring the Film...38:35 Conclusion...Thanks for listening!

. On this episode we are going to tip our hats to our homeland. In 2008 director Bruce McDonald gave us a low budget and very different take on the mass infection outbreak horror subgenre. As you may or may not know this show comes to you from Ontario Canada. And this little gem is set in a small Ontario town just a few hours drive from here. Now, a lot of movies are shot in Canada but not a whole lot are SET in Canada and with this being so close to home and the fact that we've received more than a few hints from our listers to cover it, we've decided to give the Horror 101 treatment to Pontypool. Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...04:10 Introducing Pontypool...10:40 Lady in the storm...14:07 The Wheels Start To Fall Off...19:00 The Last Dying Gasp...25:00 Dr. Mendez...30:00 Killing the Word...31:45 One Last Show...36:00 Scoring the Film...44:40 Conclusion...Thanks for listening!

We're going to start the year by focusing on a Scott Spiegel film from 1989. This is a cheese filled slasher that came WAY late in the game. It is, essentially most of the crew that gave us Evil Dead 2 returning to give us an ultra low budget last hurrah of 80s gory goodness. We hope you enjoy our Horror 101 treatment of Intruder.Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror05:00 Not so impromptu Discord Podcast...07:00 Introducing Intruder...14:00 Hold Hands Lovebirds!18:45 Nose Bleeds...22:20 Evil Dead Homage...26:05 Head Smush...27:50 Bandsaw Greatness...32:20 Killer Reveal (Poster Spoiler)36:20 Head Beating...39:00 The End...43:00 Scoring The Film...50"30 Conclusion..Thanks for Listening!

Our final Horror 101 episode of this foul year 2020 and our last show for our Haunted Place Theme. In 1980 Veteran Director Kubrick made a cinematic adaptation of a Stephen King story involving a small family isolated in an evil resort for the winter. Join us as we give a critical look at what many regard as one of the most terrifying ghost stories ever put to celluloid. The Shining.Show Hightlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...05:00 A Critique of Kubrick...12:55 Helicopter Opening...14:45 The Interview...19:00 Elevator of Blood...22:07 The Shining...26:44 A Downward Spiral...37:00 You've Always Been The Caretaker...40:10 All Work And No Play...46:10 Redrum...50:25 Winter Maze...53:15 The Ending...54:50 Scoring the Film...61:50 Conclusion...Happy New Year!!