Cult Film Club Podcast

In this episode Pax does a deep dive into the novelization of the first Rambo sequel which is adapted by the original Rambo author based on the original screenplay by James Cameron!

In this episode, coinciding with the release of the newest Mission Impossible movie, Pax is covering the only entry in that franchise to get a novelization; the very first one from 1996.

In this episode Pax talks about the novelization to Kevin Costner's infamous Waterworld from 1995!

On a very special episode, our 100th, Jaime, Pax and Shawn finally tackle a all time favorite film, 1987's Adventures in Babysitting!

In this episode Pax discusses the 1997 Con Air novelization by Richard Woodley.

In this episode I delve into the first of a series of Miami Vice novelizations by the author Stephen Grave!  This one covers the show's pilot!

In this episode Pax covers the 1995 cyber thriller The Net starring Sandra Bullock and Dennis Miller.

In this holiday episode of I Read Movies Pax talks about the novelization of the movie he just covered with Cult Film Club; Santa Claus the Movie (1985) by Joan D Vinge!

Pax takes Jaime and Shawn on a sleigh ride through the Salkinds' Santa Claus the movie starring Dudley Moore and a completely unhinged John Lithgow.

On the latest episode of the Cult Film Club, co-host Shawn introduces Paxton and Jaime to one of his favorite indie movies from the 90s, the Jim Jarmusch/Forest Whitaker jam Ghost Dog.

This week Pax reposts his special IRM episode of The Shadow from the After Lunch Podcast which was released earlier this year.  

On the 2024 season finale of Crestwood House, the gang closes out our silent horror series with arguably the most celebrated early creepy film, the Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera!

IRM Halloween episode! For this Halloween I'm covering the novelization of the original Terminator from 1984.  I also discuss the separate UK version of the Terminator novelization.

Since we just covered the 1985 zombie classic Return of the Living Dead on the Cult Film Club, we thought it would be apt to re-release Paxton's I Read Movies episode where he covers the film's novelization written by none other than Night of the Living Dead's John Russo. If you're curious about how the movie might differ from the original script, or how Russo had a darker take on a sequel to NotLD, check out this episode.

On this week's Crestwood House, we're continuing our dive into silent horror as co-host Shawn introduces Pax and Michael to 1921's The Phantom Carriage!

For the 2024 Halloween episode, Pax, Shawn and Jaime decide to watch and discuss the 1985 zombie masterpiece Return of the Living Dead. SEND MORE PODCASTERS!

Pax takes Michael and Shawn along on a Faustian trip of debauchery and redemption with FW Murnau's silent adaptation of Faust.

On the sixth episode of season 4 of The Crestwood House podcast, co-host Michael finishes up our trio of anthology films with the one film that arguably started them all, 1945's Dead of Night. Considered by Martin Scorsese as one of the scariest films of all time, this film follows a group of acquaintances and strangers in a farmhouse as they tell each other scary stories from their lives to try and prove or disprove the existence of the supernatural...

We're breaking into the month of October with the fifth episode of season 4 of the Crestwood House. On this week's episode co-host Shawn regales Michael and Paxton with some Tales From the Crypt, er, at least the 1972 Amicus anthology film.

The guys start a theme of vintage horror anthologies and they start with Amicus' first one, Dr Terror's House of Horrors starring Peter Cushing, Christopher, Lee, Donald Sutherland, and Michael Gough.

On the latest episode of the Cult Film Club, co-host Jaime takes Shawn and Paxton to a remote desert community to experience some shocking Tremors!

On the third episode of Season 4 of Crestwood House, co-host Michael May finishes up our first trilogy of birthday year movies with a straight banger from 1967, Jack Hills creepy weird classic, Spider Baby. Starring Lon Chaney Jr. & a very young Sid Haig, the film tells the story of the inbred Merrye family and what happens when they're finally found out by the outside world...

In this episode Pax breaks down the novelization for the 2000 thriller Final Destination starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, and Kerr Smith.

On this week's episode of the Crestwood House, co-host Shawn digs back into his birth-year to pull 1977's Japanese weird horror flick House. Toho's supposed answer to Jaws, House is a psychedelic romp through Japanese folklore, post WWII trauma, and what it means to be a modern woman. No really.

Season 4 begins now!  Mike, Shawn, and Pax are covering movies from their birth year, and Pax starts with the classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Crestwood House returns!  Shawn, Mike, and Pax look back at Season 3 and look forward to Season 4.  Recorded last year.

In this episode Pax finishes out the Christopher Reeve Superman novelizations with the third movie, Superman III.

Pax takes Jaime and Shawn to the local swimming pool to talk about a movie none of them had seen before; Snack Shack!

In this episode Pax continues the Raimi Spider-man trilogy with part 2 written again by Peter David!

On the latest episode of the Cult Film Club, co-host Shawn walks Jaime and Pax through the "Hidden Gem" that is 1987's The Hidden.

On the latest episode of the Cult Film Club, Jaime takes Paxton and Shawn on a tour of Rooftops, one of the last films by legendary director Robert Wise. It's Capoeira meets West Side Story by way of the 80s, and it's pretty amazing.

In this episode Pax breaks down the novelization of the very first MCU movie, Iron Man!

Pax covers the fourth in the series Knight Rider novelization, 24 Carat Assassin.

In this episode Pax takes Shawn and Jaime on a little ride through downtown San Diego finding random objects like a toilet, a fox tail, and a fat guy in a checkered shirt.  That's right, we're going on a Scavenger Hunt!

In this episode Pax decides to do his own Kong Kong vs Godzilla by covering the 1933 King Kong novelization by Delos Lovelace and the 1954 Godzilla novelization by Shigeru Kayama.

In this episode Pax swims with the 1984 novelization of Splash!

On this month's episode of the Cult Film Club, co-host Shawn forces Paxton and Jaime to drive gnarly old trucks full of unstable dynamite across the jungle as we take a deep dive into the 1977 William Friedkin magnum opus Sorcerer.

In this episode Pax goes arm and arm with Stallone's 1987 arm wrestling epic, Over the Top!

On the latest episode of the Cult Film Club, co-host Jaime drops teh zero and gets with the hero as she leads Paxton and Shawn in a discussion of the 1991 disasterpiece, Cool As Ice. Starring Vanilla Ice, this movie is sure to make you cringe with delight.

On this episode Pax discussing the movie novelization of the romantic adventure Romancing the Stone!

In this, the final episode of 2023, Pax discusses the novelization of the futuristic sci-fi actioneer, Demolition Man, starring Sly Stallone and Wesley Snipes.

Shawn, Jaime, and Pax delve into an early comedic role for Tom Hanks, Money Pit, from 1986 co-starring Shelley Long and directed by Richard Benjamin.

On this special Halloween episode of the Cult Film Club, co-host Shawn drags Jaime and Paxton into the world of the Neon Maniacs! This 1986 horror flick is kind of obscure, but has enough fun junk to make it kind of a cult classic. Featuring 12 monstrous killers stalking a handful of local San Francisco teens, the film is full of weird gore, neon goop, and a score and soundtrack right out of a John Tesh concert.

The IRM Halloween episode featuring the Jason X novelization! 

For the final episode of the season, Pax, Mike, and Shawn are joined by Jay from Purple Stuff Podcast to talk about the 1979 Tobe Hooper TV mini-series, Salem's Lot, starring David Soul, James Mason and Bonnie Bedelia.

On this penultimate episode Michael invites comic book artist Brent Schoonover on to talk all about the 1973 art-house horror flick, Messiah of Evil. Featuring the eclectic writing/directing duo of Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz (American Graffiti, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Howard the Duck), the film taps into the dark mindset of the nation after the horrific Manson slayings, borrowing from the nihilism of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and the madness of H.P. Lovecraft to create a very eerie and odd film.

Crestwood house is entering the final leg of the 3rd season and for these last three episodes hosts Shawn, Michael and Paxton are inviting guests onto the show to pick some of their favorite classic horror films. This week Shawn invites his wife and Cult Film Club co-host, Jaime Hood, on to talk all about the 1961 gothic horror flick The Innocents.

Pax takes Mike and Shawn on a tour through The Old Dark House from 1932, starring Boris Karloff, Gloria Stuart, and directed by James Whale.

Michael, Paxton and Shawn are back this week taking a look at another in a series of Old Dark House films. This time Michael leads the conversation on our first silent film, 1926's The Bat.

Here is an interview with the author of the recent Wishmaster novelization, Christian Francis.

On the latest episode of the Crestwood House, hosts Shawn, Michael, and Paxton delve into the world of William Castle with his spectral Old Dark House flick 13 Ghosts from 1960.