Mutant City Horror

Imagine waking on a distant planet, only to find the crew of your space station viciously killed, and you can't even recall who you are... yet alone if you had lunch. That is what PG and Mr. Ree walk into this week, when we meet Riya (Eliza González - Baby Driver) as she is trying to make heads or tails of what she just stepped in. Little did she know her investigation will set in motion a terrifying chain of events. 2025's Ash, Directed by Flying Lotus (V/H/S/99). Written by Jonni Remmler. Also starring Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad).

With summer upon us, what better way to kick things off than a little camping trip? I guess a kidnapping wouldn't be in your plans, but it sure becomes Dennis'. Oh, and did I mention there's something eating people out here too? That's what we walked into with 2008's Splinter directed by Toby Wilkins. Co-written by Ian Shorr, Kai Barry, and Toby Wilkins. Starring Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire), Paulo Costanzo (Road Trip), and Jill Wagner (Wipeout).

Got a good one for you. This week we sat down with one of our new favorite film makers - Ryan Kelley and talk about his new horror/sci-fi short: Running Oz.Ryan talks about his origin as a film maker, the process for creating Running Oz, and where he sees things going. This is a great interview with someone who loves the process. Make sure to follow Ryan on his socials: @ryan.p.kelley @runningozshort and @kelleyfilmco

We were so excited to watch the 2023 crowdfunded independent horror-thriller film The Forest Hills. Directed and Written by Scott Goldberg. Starring Chiko Mendez, along side Shelly Duvall (The Shining, Frankenweenie),Edward Furlong (Terminator 2, American History X, Pet Sematary Two) Dee Wallace (ET, Critters, Cujo, The Howling). Marianne Hagan (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers). Stacey Nelkin (Halloween III: Season of the Witch), Falissa Rose (Sleepaway camp).

We're b-AAAAAAAAaaaaack! We've been gnawing to get back with this classic for you. Ever wonder what would survive if we nuked ourselves underground? In 1984's, Rats: Night of Terror, we join the New Radicals, as they emerge to answer that exist question, only to be met by its new tenants. Directed by Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragasso. Written by Rossella Drudi, Claudio Fragasso and Bruno Mattei. Starring Oyyaviano Dell'Acqua, Geretta Geretta, Massimo Vanni.

Sup Weirdos!? This week we sit down with indie filmmaker Brian Klewin - director of the new feature - Bloodsuckers and the Grimoire which just had its world premiere at the 2024 Happy Fright Film Festival!! Brian talks to us about how he got started in the industry, geeking out about Anime and what he saw for Bloodsuckers, and where it's going. If you are an up and coming filmmaker, or just a fan of horror - this one is for you. Make sure to follow @mutantcityhorror and @brianklewin on IG. You can also check out his YouTube channel of the same name. Also, make sure to follow the stars of the film - Julia Rose Musolino @ladymooose Will Nicholson @sirchilliamn Siddhartha Rajn @siddhartharajn

It may have taken two recordings, but we got it done! Join us, as Mathias the Ill and Mr. Ree take a [few] crack(s) at 1992's Bad Channels. This fun one was directed by Ted Nicolaou, and co-written by Charles Band (Full Moon Features) and Jack Canson. Staring Robert Factor, Martha Quinn (original MTV VeeJay), and Aaron Lusting. With musical score by the one and only Blue Oyster Cult, with additional music by: Joker, Fair Game, Sykotik Sinfoney, and DMT.

Alan and Paul sit down to review the First Annual Happy Fright Film Festival along with talking about some of the film makers, the Alien franchise, and more. Shout out to the HFFF partners @sean_haitz @fillmoretowntheatre @8danny_retro3

Join us as we walk through one kick ass passion project, in 2014's Wormwood: Road of the Dead. This Australian gem is worth it! We were not expecting such a fun addition to the Zombie genre; with a few new twists that were totally welcome! Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner. Co-Written by Kiah Roache-Turner and Tristan Roache-Turner. Staring Jay Gallagher, Biance Bradey, and Leon Burchill.

Oh boy, do we have a good one (?) for you!!! We tracked down the 1997 classic (?) Hideous! Directed by the one and only Charles Band (Full Moon Features), and Written by Neal Marshall Stevens. Composed by Charles' brother Richard Brand. Starring Michael Citriniti, Rhonda Griffin, and Mel Johnson Jr.

Do we have a creature flick for you....Before we dive into that, we want to invite you to join us as Mutant City Horror will be hosting the 1st Annual Happy Fright Film Festival on October 18-19, in Filmore, CA. Please check out our Instagram for more details. I hope to see you all there! Now that that's said... back to the regularly scheduled program. This one is a BANGER! Join us as we slosh our way through 2020's Cyst. Directed by Tyler Russell. Co-Written by Tyler Russel and Andy Silverman. Staring Eva Habermann, and George Hardy... You will not be disappointed!

Join us on the hunt for a killer who can't be stopped.... so, he thinks. We take a walk down memory lane with this week's 1990 forgotten gem, The First Power. Written and Directed by Robert Resnikoff. Starting Bill Mosley... along with Lou Diamond Phillips, Jeff Kober, Mykelti Williamson and Tracy Griffith... as well as dang near the whole future cast of '24'!

This week we sat down with super indie producer - Dan Michael Jedrejczyk to talk about all things indie horror.Dan has been a long time supporter of all things Mutant City Horror so we thought it'd be great for him to tell us what he's been up to, what we can expect to come and how you can get involved.Everything from movies to comic books... we talk Green Jellö, Graveyard Shark, Jesus Cop and a whole bunch of other cool shit.Shout out to Matt Peters, Jason A. Covey, Mad Angel Films, Jesus Cop (find more at www.jesuscop.com) Rob Gabriele, Sarah Shell, the ever awesome Lynn Lowry, Dirty Freaken Joe, Sean Haitz, Joe Castro and Blood Red Beach.

I hope you brought your appetite with you, as we learn, You. Are. What. You. Eat. from 2022's Feed Me, Co-written and Directed by Adam Leader and Richard Oakes. Soundtrack by Benjamin Symons.

Hold your little one's close... as we take on the 1992 classic, Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Directed by Curtis Hanson, and Written by Amanda Silver. This thriller features the 1992 MTV Movie Award best actress Rebecca De Mornay, along with Julianne Moore (in her breakout role) as well as fan favorite Earnie Hudson, in a daring role!

What kinda party are you looking for??? Well, we've got a Murder Party (2007) for you! Written and Directed by Jeremy Saulnier, and Produced by a collective of childhood friends known as the Lab of Madness.

We got a chance to catch up with Andrew (@trash_memoirs on Instagram). He suggested we watch this messy, drippy, classic... so we asked that he join us... and we are sure glad he did. Street Trash (1987). Directed by J. Michael Muro, as well as co-written with Roy Frumkes.

Just when you thought you've seen it all. We have All Jacked Up and Full of Worms (2022) a wild psychedelic journey of the decent into the darkness only worms can provide. This gem directed and written by Alex Phillips. Original music written and performed by Cue Shop

Join us for this romp on the London train lines, as we get stuck on the tracks with this 2015 English gem, Howl. Directed by Paul Hyett, written by Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler., and music by Paul Edward-Francis. Do you think you have what it takes to make it till morning with us?We also pay special tribute to Shelley Duvall (7/7/1949-7/11/2024) star of The Shining and Popeye (sang on the original soundtrack "He Needs Me"), among other stand out roles... like The 4th Floor, which we also discuss in the show.

We dust off an oldie, and often forgotten .... 1987's Slaughterhouse Rock. Directed by Dimitri Logothetis, featuring new wave queen Toni Basil ("Hey Mickey"), and a soundtrack from the one and only Devo! Wait till you see, as we try and follow this wild chase through Alcatraz by a cannibal demon. It'll take Team America (2004) to save us!

Join us for this fun direct to video release, 1993's Ticks, starring Seth Green and Alfonso Ribeiro, Directed by Tony Randel. With a special appearance of the Bosom Buddies theme song provided by Billy Joel's 'My Life'.

In honor of Roger Corman's recent passing, we decided not to do a movie he directed... instead we opted for one he was the Executive Procedure of... 1980's classic, Humanoids from the Deep. Directed by Barbara Peeters and Jimmy T. Murakami, with an original score by James Horner.

Join us as we take a 'craic' at this creature thriller out of Ireland, Grabbers (2012). Directed by Jon Wright, with a score by Christian Henson.

Check out Mr. Ree's first walk through with the veteran Mathias the Ill, as we attempt to take on the 1988 classic Night of the Demons, Directed by Kevin Tenney. Buckle up, this is gonna be a bumpy ride.

This week we have the HONOR of sitting down with legendary special effects artist Joe Castro. We talk about Joe's 42 years in the industry, where and how he got his start, shit he's had to deal with, and what keeps him going. Joe's worked with them all and is a master of his craft. Make sure to check him out on instagram: @joe_castro_directorAlso, huge fucking shoutout to Dirty Freaken Joe for originally introducing us to Joe.

Join us as we check out the first film in the Phantasm franchise, where we are first introduced to the Tall Man!Phantasm 1979 Written and Directed by Don Coscarelli. Theme song by Fredric Myron and Michael Seagrave. As well, as the tune Sitting Here At Midnight by Bill Thornbury & Reggie Bannister

Welcome back! Thank you for joining us this week, as we take a stab at one of the most iconic slashers of all time... Wes Craven's 1996 classic, SCREAM!

We got a chance to catch back up with our good friend Dean Kirkright, as we talked about his role in the movie Charlie's Farm (2013) directed by Chris Sun. You can currently check out this fun one on Tubi.

Happy LV-426. If you know, YOU KNOW! But if you don't know, listen as we pay homage to one of the greatest sci-fi horror movies of all time.

This week we found a little sleeper in Shudder for you all.. 1992's Ghostwatch directed by Lesley Manning. This one was awesome. Ghostwatch is a BBC show in the UK that spends Halloween night checking out a huanted house in a local community to find out if the family's story about their haunting is real or not and shit gets crazy. DEF worth a watch. Make sure to check it out.

What a treat!? This week we sit down with legendary direction of the cult classic, Mutilator and its forthcoming sequel Mutilator 2 - Mr. Buddy Cooper. Huge shout out to super producer Ryan James for making this one happen.

New friend of the show; writer, director and overall awesome human - James Watjen sits down with us to talk about his craft. April 1 he has his short - "SHOES" streaming on TromaNow, along with talking about his film festival entry for another short called "The D Word", getting the Indiegogo up and running for his new project "The Restless Few" and then his overall love for the horror genre. Check it out. Check him out.

This week we had a great time talking with Zoë and Malakhai from PathFilms on their new indie horror project - BAMPIRE - an awesome throwback to 90's horror with a killer vampire deer - what?? You gotta listen to this one. And make sure to check out their Indiegogo to get involved - www.bampiremovie.com

Got a great one this week. We sat down with Director - Victor Gabriel and his new project - BLOOD GORGE. This is a great throwback to some really great slashers with lots of blood kills and gory effects with homage paid to some of the classics before it. We had a great time talking to him about what has and what is to come though their production company RFN Pictures.

Bigger and better - that's what's up. This week we welcome our official 3rd host - Alan (Mister-ee). We're super stoked that he's here. Sit down with us, get introduced to AR - we have lots of names for him LOL.

IT'S OUT 50TH!!! Thank YOU all so much for tuning in every week and helping to grow our little podcast. We truly appreciate each and every single one of you. We are honored this week to sit down with one of our most favorite directors out there today- Mr. Sam Curtain. Sam brought a few of our favorite cast members form him movies - Dean Kirkright, Thomas Roach, and co-creative Benjamin (Benny) Jung-Clarke to talk about all of their projects that we have reviewed on this show: Blood Hunt, Slaughterhouse Killer, and Beaten to Death. We had an awesome time with all of these amazing creators and can't wait for you to experience them for yourselves.

This week we sit down with musician, writer, director, doer of all things, Chris Shern @shernchris to talk about his young budding movie career, going form an awesome musical background to making horror movies like Evil Lurks and his newest project Vic Effects.Vic Effects is currently in production and should be out later this year.Chris is a talented family man with some great projects in the works. Make sure to follow Chris and his production company Kissing Kastles @kissingkastlesproductions for updates on all of them.Shout out to @danmichaeljedrejczyk for putting this together for us!

50 Years Later - we sat down with Allen Danziger from Tobe Hooper's original 1974 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to talk about the making of the film, how he landed the roll of Jerry the van driver, and what's been happening the last 50 years.

DAMN this is a long one but it's totally fucking worth it. Shout out to Weirdo Darly - MCH super fan #1 for hosting and joining us as we take a DEEEEP dive into William Lustig's iconic slasher - Maniac. Starring the late great Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, and the legend himself - Mr. Tom Savini.

Got a sexy one for you this week. 1977's Death Game by Peter S. Traynor. A story about two girls that show up on some guys door step to fuck shit up, but in the sexiest ways. Sorry about the end of the episode, not sure what happened there.

This week we sit down and check out Tobe Hooper's follow up to Texas Chainsaw Massacre - "Eaten Alive". released in 1976 starring Carolyn Jones, and Robert Englund.Judd is a deranged madman running a hotel next to a brothel that keeps a big ass crocodile that he feeds people to. Cool kill scenes, 70's boobs, good times.

Starting off the new year with an old classic. If you've been with us or, went back and found us on YouTube, this'll be a treat for you. MCH fans can think of this as PART 4 of our "HORROR-FEST" series.This week we sit down with another H.P Lovecraft banger - "From Beyond" - directed by Stuart Gordon in 1986 starring beloved Jeffery Combs, the amazing Barber Crampton, and low key horror icon, Ken Foree.This one is fucking great. Full of sexual overtones, melting bodies and eyeball sucking. Go and watch this one whenever you can, you will not be disappointed.

Drunk and more drunk. Rated PG and Mathias got ho-ho-hosed for the holiday. We dare you to try and get through the whole thing with us as we VERY drunkly try to walk through this years Christmas Horror banger - There's Something in the Barn.Merry Christmas, you filthy animals!

What a surprise for us, Australia's bootleg Thomas Jane, Mr. Dean Kirkright himself surprised joined us for our review of Sam Curtains latest awesomeness - Beaten to Death (2023). Hailed as a "non-stop nightmare" by Bloody Disgusting, Beaten is unsettling nightmare fuel. Shout out to Sam Curtain, Thomas Roach, and David Tracy for chilling us to the bone!

Round 2 of Sam Curtain awesomeness. This week we review Sam's 2020 sophomore project - The Slaughterhouse Killer, starring a familiar face - Dean Kirkright, but also introducing us to a few new faces - James Mason as Nathan, Kristen Condon as Tracy, and stealer of the show - Craig Ingham as Box.This one is great. All the Sam Curtain terror we're falling in love with, mixed with a great plot and weird boding of new friends. Check it out for sure!!

Have we got an episode for you!! This week we're staring a four-part series we're calling the "Sam Curtain" series.Sam Curtain is an Australian based writer/director with 3 movies under hist belt. This episode were looking at this first film - Blood Hunt. Made in 2017 starring Dean Kirkright, Kahli Williams, and Thomas Roach.Blood Hunt is a revenge thriller that does a fucking great job at delivering a real life horror experience. And it goes as fast as it is intense. Sit down, strap in, and get ready. It's a good one!Buy in on Amazon Prime or check it out on Tubi!

Sup weirdos!? This week we sat down with the Head of the Special Effects Makeup Department for the Peacock series - Twisted Metal.We talk with Stacey about her start in the industry, projects she has worked on, people she has worked with, and a lot about her current project - Twisted Metal.Make sure to follow Stacey on all the socials - @thestahAlso, make sure to check out Twisted Metal on Peacock

Welcome back to the show Texas Chainsaw Massacre royalty - Allen Danziger and producer/writer/director - Ray Spivey (Storage Locker). This week we sat down with Allen and Ray to talk about their newest project "The Weedhacker Massacre". Another indie horror fantastic. Make sure to get involved. Donate to the KICKSTARTER and be part of something fantastic.

Got another good one for you this week. This time we take a look at 2021's Censor, Written and directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. This was her first feature and absolutely crushed it. Censor takes place in the mid 80's in London during the height of Hammer Horror and Video Nasties. A story of a movie Censor who finds herself int he middle of the art she censors for a living. Definitely worth the watch. Check it out on Hulu.

HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH!! We have a cool little special for the holiday. We sat down and did a "live" watch of David Bruckner's 2007 - The Signal. We were hoping a live watch might be dope so. It was fun to do but we definitely have some kinks to work out. Make sure to leave some comments or reviews. Let us know what you think.

This week we sat down with movie producer, writer, actor, and director - Ryan James. We talk about his open projects: Cannibal Comedian, Mutilator 2, Shooting Clerks, and Chasing Chasing Amy, along with how he got into the industry, and all things indie horror. Follow him on socials @ryanjames.mov