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What do you get when producer Sean S. Cunningham puts Lance Henriksen and Brion James in a cheesy 80s film? You get The Horror Show AKA House III. This podcast is going to be a riot. House III is a little more obscure than our recent threequels. The film had some problems, including the director being fired and replaced in the middle of production. House III was the Wes Craven's Shocker clone of its day. Another film about a mass murderer being put to death by electrocution, only to come back as a supernatural menace exacting revenge on the cop who put him away. The Horror Show is light on scares but there's a ton of laughs. With two actors battling each other in a Nightmare of Elm Street kind of script, it has to be entertaining.Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror03:30 Shout Outs...05:30 Sean S. Cunningham and House III...11:00 Flashback Capture...14:55 The Execution...17:00 "You have to listen to me..."18:13 The firing of the first director...19:05 Turkey/T.V. 20:50 The quirky Scientist

Welcome back to the Horror 101 show. Our April Threequel podcast brings us to dreamland. This is the first time we've dedicated an entire show to that Nightmare spectre, Fred Kruger. Those of you who grew up in the 80s remember the sensation that was Nightmare III. It dominated the VHS new release aisle, filling entire walls with copies of this rental favourite. It was Chuck Russel's directorial debut, helming a script which gave Frank Darabont his first writing credit. A lot of talented people cut their teeth on this project which has become a fan favourite. Nightmare III took huge risks and became a game changer in the Elm Street franchise by taking Freddy out of the shadows and forever creating a horror legend of slapstick mayhem and death. Nancy from the first film returns to find several youngsters committed for suicide attempts, claiming a man in their dreams is trying to kill them. Recognizing these children as the last of the Elm Street kids she wakes up their inner dream gifts and uses them

We're back with another threequel coverage. This time we focus on Jeff Burr's Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. Released in 1990, at the height of the MPAA's wrath this film was heavily censored and highly criticized for its violence and gore. Hectic shooting schedules and script changes were just the beginning of production difficulties but in the end a coherent and fun horror film was added to the Chainsaw Saga. Join us as we dissect some of the memorable scenes from the film. We'll discuss the alternate ending and why Burr's film was changed without his knowledge. We'll also get World Famous Brian Stewart's take on Chainsaw II (as he had to watch it as home work for this session). Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...02:40 Discussing Accusations...05:45 Brian watches Chainsaw II...10:45 Personal history on Part III...12:30 Last Chance Gas Bar...16:30 Trap is Sprung Now...19:00 Enter Ken Foree...22:45 The spider's web...26:20 Blasting the family to shit...27:30 The changed

Welcome to the first Horror 101 Threequel podcast for this year. In 1973 writer William Peter Blatty and Director William Friedkin collaborated to give us one of the most memorable and important genre films ever to be made. The Exorcist. Several years later the talented John Boorman followed up with one of the worst sequels in horror history, Exorcist II: The Heretic from 1977. Fast forward 13 years and Exorcist III: Legion is made, this time both penned and directed by Mr. Blatty. Exorcist III was released with little fanfare but over the last couple of decades it has slowly gathered strength as one of the most fierce and terrifying films to come out of the 90s. With extraordinary performances by George C. Scott, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller and Ed Flanders, outstanding sound design and a smart, patient script Exorcist III has the power to scare even the most veteran fans all while brilliantly ending the legacy of Father Damian Karras. With the recent passing of Mr. Blatty earlier this year we felt our f

Welcome to our first Horror 101 podcast of 2017. On this show we're going to focus on one of Cult Sensation Nick MacPherson's guilty pleasures. This was a strategic pick to help Usher us into a theme we've decided to follow for our podcasts this year. This theme will allow us to hit a lot of classic franchises in the horror genre and we're really excited to share them with you. Be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to the remake of William Castle's 13 Ghosts starring Tony Shalhoub, F. Murray Abraham, Shannon Elizabeth and Matthew Lillard.Show highlights:01:00 Prelude to terror..03:00 Introducing this year's theme...06:00 The Original 13 Ghosts...11:30 The Hitchcockian opening credits...15:00 Matthew Lillard...17:00 The house engaged and lawyer split...21:00 Ghosts unleashed (Jackyl attack)...22:30 The Oculus Infernum (difficult magic)...25:18 the return of Cyrus...27:00 Releasing the Juggernaut...28:05 Our favourite ghosts...30:38 Scoring the film

Welcome back to the Horror 101 show. This will be our 60th podcast, coming at you just in time for your holidays. To help us celebrate this 60th milestone we're continuing the podcast with more classic Vincent Price horror and focusing on Roger Coreman's Fall of the House of Usher from 1960. Based on the timelessly macabre short story by Edgar Allan Poe. This film is a king in the Gothic Horror enterprise with stunning atmosphere, rich sets and fantastic wardrobe. This was the first of many Poe adaptations featuring Price from American International Pictures. We'll make some comparisons between the film and the original story and talk about Poe himself. Sit back, enjoy some eggnog and let Horror 101 bring some classic darkness to your holidays.Show highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...03:00 Celebrating our 60th with 1960 horror...05:20 History of AIP...07:18 "Within view of the melancholy House of Usher"10:00 The 'Get Out' Campaign...11:00 The love story...13:40 Drinking in the atmosphere...16:3

For our 59th episode we go back to visit the wacky gimmick horror that was William Castle's 1959 spooker House on Haunted Hill starring Vincent Price. Following that we give a small treatment to Dark Castle's 1999 remake which featured Geoffrey Rush, Ali Larter and Famke Jansenn. We'll compare the two and focus on their pros and cons. We also give our brutally honest review of Phantasm V: Ravager and why it was so disappointing to us. Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...04:00 The disappointment of Phantasm V...10:40 Who was William Castle?14:00 The plot is a Horror fan's wet dream...17:00 "Remember the fun we had when you poisoned me?" 19:10 The floating hag...21:30 Stripped of choice...25:25 The spectre of the wife...28:00 The vat of acid...29:25 Scoring the '59 version...30:35 Enter the '99 version and Dark Castle...32:28 "You die? You lose!"33:55 Lockdown...36:00 Death of the Game Show Hostess...39:00 Suprise!! Still Alive!!40:00 The inner sanctum and concentrated evil...42:25

Welcome back to the Horror 101 podcast! Another Halloween is upon us! This year we're featuring a television special which was broadcast by the BBC1 back on October 31st, 1992. Not since Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio broadcast in the 30s has a live show ever caused so much uncertainty and panic. Way before mass communication like the internet was available as a social crutch to validate the facts, this show took an unprecedented approach at reality TV as real journalists were used in a mockumentary which investigated paranormal activity. All the stops were pulled to invent a realistic and frightening scenario which many viewers believed was really happening. Its quite possibly the most effective and terrifying hoax ever released on television and has been the influence for several reality TV productions that followed. And for these reasons the Horror 101 team is spotlighting BBC's Ghostwatch starring Michael Parkinson and Sarah Green. We take some time to remember The Godfather of Gore, Hersc

Welcome to the 57th podcast of the Horror 101 Show where we're educating your fears. This episode we will discuss the remaking of Stephen King's IT, the rumour of another Night on Elm Street remake, the new Phantasm V coming and the return of Ash Vs. The Evil Dead. And thats just in the first few minutes. Join the Horror 101 crew as we exhume the Crypt Keeper, John Kassir. We'll give a history on the origin of the Tales saga and give the Horror 101 treatment to Demon Knight starring William Sadler and Billy Zane. Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...02:55 Shoutout from the Crypt Keeper...04:00 The remaking of IT...10:10 Ash Vs. Evil Dead...11:33 Coscarelli news...14:00 "Frights...Camera...Hacktion!!"15:00 History of Tales From the Crypt...17:00 Great to see Dick Miller...18:30 CCH Pounder...20:00 Party on! (Fist through the face)23:25 Two different offensives...26:20 "Thats me giving you the finger!"28:45 Explosive defense...32:00 John Kassir...33:00 Scoring the Film...36:50 Conclu

Welcome back to the Horror 101 Podcast. Come with us as we voyage to a cursed place. After hitting the John Carpenter show in Michigan, Cash learns his colleagues have never seen Carpenter's The Fog from 1980. The sacrilege! We're going to remedy that tonight and showcase this maritime ghost story. Light on gore and big on atmosphere, The Fog is one of the best ghost stories ever committed to celluloid. When the clipper ship Elizabeth Dane is purposefully run aground and her crew of Lepers murdered for their gold the descendants of these perpetrators will pay for their crimes 100 years later as the cozy coastal town of Antonio Bay celebrates its centennial. Its sweet ghostly revenge. We'll cover our experience at The Carpenter show and our love affair with the 80s inspired Netflix series Stranger Things. Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to another Carpenter Classic!Show highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...03:00 Boarding the podcast...04:00 The Carpenter Concert experience...07:53 Stra

Welcome back to The Horror 101 Show. On this 55th podcast we will be covering another new film by director Jeremy Saulnier. Its Sir Patrick Stewart in his first horror movie since Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce. We couldn't believe Saulnier got him to play a racist homicidal Nazi Skinhead. And he kills the performance. This will be one of the last films we get from the recently deceased Anton Yelchin. This is a movie about survival in its most brutal form. We loved it. Join us as we give the horror 101 treatment to Green Room.We'll discuss our first flame mail that we received after our last show. It took 5 years before a listener took the time to shit on us. Listen to what pissed them off so much. And our own Nood will be giving her first ever review on horror literature from author N.L. Munn.Its another show you're not going to want to miss. Join us for Green Room!Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...02:45 We've reached Schfifty Five!!04:00 Burn The Flame Mail...07:00 Deciding on Green Room...

Welcome friends! We are back! After some technical difficulties destroyed our last recording session The Horror 101 team is back with an ambitious show that we're calling The Conjuring of the 2. World Famous Brian Stewart and Cult Sensation Nick MacPherson will watch James Wan's The Conjuring for the first time. After we give The Conjuring the Horror 101 treatment we fly to the theatre to catch the sequel. This is the first time we cover a brand new film. We'll cover the history of the Warrens and their 60 years of paranormal research and the likes and dislikes of the new film. Tons of great horror podcasting awaits you in this 54th Horror 101 show!Show highlights:01:00 Overture of terror...03:00 Technical difficulties...04:00 The Conjuring of the 2...06:10 The works of James Wan...08:10 Introducing The Warrens09:30 The Perron case...12:20 "There's something by the door..."13:07 Clapping Game...14:10 History of the real Warrens...18:35 The Exorcism...20:49 Scoring The Conjuring...22:57 "To

Welcome to the 53rd episode of the Horror 101 Show. Since Cash and The World Famous Brian Stewart turn 40 this year we figured we'd spotlight a horror film from the year they came unto this world, 1976. What better time to show some love to Brian De Palma's Carrie, based on one of Stephen King's first novels. Get out your pig's blood and St. Sebastian statues, we've got a great show for you. Since the anti-bully movement is in full motion these days Carrie is more relevant now than maybe its ever been before. Starring Sissy Spacek, William Katt, Nancy Allen, Piper Laurie, P.J. Soles and introducing John Travolta. Carrie is the ultimate underdog story of a young misfit girl who, after being picked on all her life by her peers and an overbearing mother manifests a powerful telekinesis that is unleashed in a hellish display of lethal retribution after a vicious prank goes too far. We will watch both the original and 2013 remake starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore and compare the two. We've th

Get ready for a Horror 101 show that is unlike any that have come before it. For the first time ever we spend more time shredding horror films than we do promoting them. With the recent death of Larry Drake we took the opportunity to spotlight three films he was involved in. The first is a made for TV horror film from 1981 called Dark Night of the Scarecrow. The second is one of the most ridiculous slasher films ever made, Dr. Giggles. And finally, we cover Sam Raimi's Darkman. For the first time ever we give a movie a ZERO. Listen to how The World Famous Brian Stewart almost destroys Cash's TV. He's THAT annoyed. We'll discuss the horror homages in Tarantino's Hateful Eight and include music from John Carpenter's upcoming album Lost Themes II. This is the episode that may offend some but is guaranteed to leave everyone in stitches. Its another 43 minutes of Horror 101 goodness you're not going to want to miss. Show highlights:01:00 Prelude to ridiculousness...02:30 Promotion for John Carpenter'

Welcome back to the Horror 101 show where we are continuing to Educate your Fears. With the new Ghostbusters film coming our conversation turned to remakes recently and when it was disclosed that the World Famous Brian Stewart hadn't seen David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of Kurt Neumann's The Fly (1958 with Vincent Price) then we knew exactly what Episode 51 was going to be. David Cronenberg has been called the Canadian David Lynch because of his bizarre and sometimes confusing narratives. Whatever your opinion of his style, there is one thing that we can all agree on and that is Mr. Cronenberg knows horror and he isn't shy about using gore and grim nastiness to tell a story. In our opinion The Fly is a great achievement that rivals Carpenter's The Thing for great 80s remake status. Its as tragic as it is terrifying. The Fly has amazing performances from Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. An astounding classical score from Howard Shore and some of Chris Walas' most horrifying special effects ever filmed. Jo

Welcome back to the Horror 101 podcast. Finally, we bring you our 50th episode! Horror 101 has gone from this small little project that began several years ago to being one of the most popular Horror Podcasts on the net. You listeners have catapulted us to the top of the Podomatic TV/Film list time and time again and we thank you for your support. We began this show with the hope to give you an entertaining reflection on some of the best genre films that you might have missed and it was our job to get you to watch these movies. After listening to this many Horror 101 podcasts we can certainly say that you have graduated Horror 101 with honours! And for this 50th episode the Horror 101 team is going to spotlight a television show that has, to this day inspired many genre authors. In late 1959 writer/producer Rod Serling gave us his imaginative half hour show called the Twilight Zone. This show would delve into a litany of social commentary and wonders that the 50s TV viewer had never seen before. Sometimes the

Just in time for Christmas! Welcome back to the Horror 101 podcast! We always say that 1985 was the most entertaining year for horror. And Re-Animator is certainly NO exception. When you have Stuart Gordon directing a Brian Yuzna film starring Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, you cannot do wrong. Based off a Lovecraft story of science run amok, Re-Animator is a pioneering zany gore flick which has something for everyone. The horror effects are stunning, the acting is excellent. The attention to detail by the crew that made this film was second to none. This was the movie that put Jeffrey Combs on the map. If you've never seen him as Herbert West then you're missing out. We dare you to find another flick made for under a million dollars thats as good as Re-Animator. After a somber year of memorial Horror 101 shows we decided to push the camp and laughs this time around and we couldn't find a better film to focus on to achieve that than Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator. Its a 37 minute Horror 101 trea

Once again we lose another Horror Icon in 2015. This time its Gunnar Hansen who played the original Leatherface in 1974. As much as we hate to make another obitual show this year, this gives us the opportunity to give the Horror 101 treatment to one of the most terrifying films ever made, Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Join us as we show the film to The Cult Sensation Nick MacPherson for the first time and get his fresh take on this timeless classic. We'll have a special guest The Son of Celluloid, Nathan Hamilton joining the crew to give us his memories of meeting Mr. Hansen. His knowledge of Chainsaw lore is unmatched and we couldn't think of a better person to come on and share their thoughts for our listeners. Its another 38 minutes of horror podcasting that you are not going to want to miss.Show highlights..01:00 Prelude to terror...02:40 Sad but true, Hansen gone at age 6805:05 Nick has NEVER scene TCM!06:40 Intro by John Larroquette09:44 Insanity at the graveyard...12:45 The Hit

Welcome back horror fans!! Its time for the Essential Sequel show. This should have come 3 episodes ago but all these memorial shows we've put out recently put it on the back burner. Now, we offer you a special 50 minute episode where the Horror 101 crew focuses on some of our favourite sequels in the genre and why you should add them to your must see list. What better way to get ready for Halloween than slapping on our show while you carve those pumpkins and make your costumes? Show highlights:01:00 Now we can begin (overture)...04:38 Toulon's Revenge...07:00 Day of the Dead (shout out from George Romero)...12:20 28 Weeks Later...16:35 Is it Safe???18:55 25th Anniversary of Exorcist III...25:00 Favourite Friday...29:15 Paranormal Activity...30:30 Saw II...34:15 Freddy's Revenge...39:15 Hellbound...45:32 Honourable mentions...48:15 Conclusion and Happy Halloween!!

With a heavy heart we give tribute to another horror icon that we've lost this year. This time the man that revolutionized modern horror and gave us Freddy Krueger sadly passed away and this is our crew's opportunity to reflect on his works and say goodbye to Wes Craven. This 54 minute show has over 8 contributors. Many people wanted to join us in celebrating Mr. Craven's career. His hits and his misses are all touched upon. We accepted call ins from friends and colleagues who added to the nostalgia. Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to one of the genre's most cherished heroes.01:00 Prelude to terror...02:42 Getting the bad news...05:52 In the beginning...The Last House on the Left10:40 The Hills Have Eyes (with guest Eugene Trepanier)...17:10 "I'm glad he brought us Freddy Krueger"...23:08 Elizabeth (of Archivists Bet on Sexy Witches) joins us...28:20 The Serpent and the Rainbow...32:27 No more Mr. Nice Guy...34:30 People Under The Stairs...27:38 The horror of Scream...41:20 Wes' N