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Zack Long and Kelly Warner watch and discuss Japanese horror films, from the latest to the greatest classics; the freakiest and the geekiest.

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    Episode 31: Occult (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 44:52


     In the latest episode of One Missed Pod, Kelly and Zack sit down to talk about Kōji Shiraishi's found-footage horror film Occult from 2009. 

    Episode 30: Cursed (2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 37:38


    Don't look now, it's another episode of One Missed Pod! This week Zack and Kelly are watching the 2004 horror film by Yoshihiro Hoshino, Cursed. It's a little movie with an anthology-like spirit about a cursed convenience store, dead crows, a masked killer, and ghosts in... the toilet? It's fine.The film is, at the time of this episode's recording, available in full on YouTube.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca.On the next episode of One Missed Pod, Zack and Kelly are going to be talking about Koji Shiraishi's found-footage horror film, Occult (2009).

    OMP 29: Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned (1980) with Brett the Wiese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 48:35


    On today's episode of One Missed Pod, Zack and Kelly are joined by Brett der Wiese, who had previously guested on the Wicked City and Monster of Frankenstein episodes. They're back together to talk about another Marvel anime horror adaptation for Japanese TV, Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned (1980), also known as The Tomb of Dracula. The comics featured the vampire hunter Blade! The movie does not.The film is, at the time of this episode's recording, available in full on YouTube.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. Brett can be found on twitter at @WeZ_LUiGi. Make sure to check out Brett's blog at http://brettroculture.blogspot.com/On the next episode of One Missed Pod, Zack and Kelly are going to be talking about Koji Shiraishi's found-footage horror film, Occult (2009).

    OMP 28: Monster Of Frankenstein (1981) with Brett the Wiese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 41:14


    On today's episode of One Missed Pod, Zack and Kelly are joined by Brett der Wiese, who had previously guested on the Wicked City episode. This time the gang are talking about Monster of Frankenstein (1981), an anime horror movie adaptation of the Marvel comic inspired by the Mary Shelley classic.The film is, at the time of this episode's recording, available in full on youtube.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. Brett can be found on twitter at @WeZ_LUiGi.  Make sure to check out Brett's blog at http://brettroculture.blogspot.com/On the next episode, Brett returns to talk about another Marvel anime horror movie adaptation, Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned aka The Tomb of Dracula (1980). This film can also be found on youtube at this time.

    OMP 27: Black Cat Mansion (1958)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 36:58


    In this episode of One Missed Pod, Zack introduces Kelly to the 1958 cat curse movie Black Cat Mansion (aka Mansion of the Ghost Cat. From director Nobuo Nakagawa (Jigoku), the film is a delightfully odd little horror story with catgirls, curses from beyond the grave, and samurai cheating at boardgames, all squeezed into a short 69 minutes (nice). Zack and Kelly mostly giggle their way through the episode.Spoilers abound.You can find the film streaming on youtube at the time of this episode's release.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.caOn the next episode of One Missed Pod, Zack and Kelly are joined by Brett the Wiese, who had previously guested on the Wicked City episode. This time the gang will be talking about Monster of Frankenstein (1981), an anime horror movie adaptation of the Marvel comic inspired by the Mary Shelley classic.

    OMP 26: Dark Water (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 37:11


    In a new episode of One Missed Pod, Kelly and Zack sit down to talk about Dark Water (2002). The film was directed by Hideo Nakata, based off a novel by Koji Suzuki -- a creative pairing that our duo has spent some time with before during the Ring-A-Palooza. Zack and Kelly differ a bit on this movie, which makes for some interesting conversation.This episode contains spoilers, like, everywhere. You can find Dark Water on Blu-ray from Arrow Video. At the time of this episode, you can find Dark Water available to stream on Prime, Tubi, Kanopy, Arrow, and AsianCrush in the US.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.caOn the next episode of One Missed Pod, Zack introduces Kelly to Black Cat Mansion (aka Mansion of the Ghost Cat) from 1958. From director Nobuo Nakagawa (Jigoku), the film is a delightfully odd little horror story with catgirls, curses from beyond the grave, and samurai cheating at games, all squeezed into a short 69 minutes (nice). You can find the film streaming on YouTube.

    OMP: Vengeance is Mine (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 41:37


    In a new episode of One Missed Pod, Zack and Kelly discuss Shohei Imamura's 1979 true-crime serial killer thriller, Vengeance is Mine. Anchored by a frightening lead performance from Ken Ogata, Vengeance is Mine is a film of deception, perversion, murder, and pitch-black humor.Vengeance is Mine is available to stream on The Criterion Channel and can be found on Blu-ray and DVD from Criterion.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca and KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. And remember to subscribe!On the next episode of One Missed Pod, the duo will be talking about Hideo Nakata's Dark Water. If you want to watch that film ahead of the episode, you can currently find Dark Water available to stream on Prime, Tubi, Kanopy, Arrow, and AsianCrush in the US. It is also on DVD and Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

    OMP 24: Audition (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 56:37


    One Missed Pod is back! This week Zack and Kelly are talking about the Takashi Miike J-horror modern classic Audition (1999). The two discuss the film's use of violence, mystery, and sexism, but are particularly drawn to the unreliable narrator and dreamlike aspects of the film.Spoilers abound throughout the entirety of the episode.Audition was previously covered by Alyssa Miller for her The Haunted and the Sick column and you may enjoy reading that, too: Untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Takashi Miike’s Audition.At the time of this episode's recording, Audition is available to stream on Shudder, Arrow-Player, Tubi, asiancrush, and MUBI. It is available on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca and KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.caThe next episode of One Missed Pod will focus on Shohei Imamura's Vengeance is Mine (1979), a film which is mentioned in passing during talk about Audition. Vengeance is Mine is on DVD and Blu-ray from Criterion and can be streamed on the Criterion Channel. 

    OMP 23: Midori (1992) with Kelly Gredner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 64:36


    Suehiro Maruo is the master of guro, a Japanese artform which combines the beautiful with the grotesque. Midori (1992) is the adaptation of Maruo's 1984 cult-manga masterpiece retelling of Shōjo Tsubaki. Kelly Gredner, one half of the Spinsters of Horror, joins host Zack Long in discussing this ultra-violent, messed up anime.You can reach your host Zack at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca. You can find Kelly Gredner on Twitter at @KGredner.

    OMP 22: Uzumaki (2000) with Danielle Ryan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 49:16


    Junji Ito is a decisive figure in the horror community, though each year finds more and more fans devoting themselves to his work. On this episode of One Missed Pod, Zack Long is joined by Danielle Ryan to discuss 2000's adaptation of his three-volume manga Uzumaki.Danielle Ryan is a "chaotic good writer person" who you can find on twitter at https://twitter.com/danirat.You can reach Zack at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca. Kelly Warner is on hiatus but she can be reached at KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca.The next episode's movie is yet to be determined but there's a line-up of great guests and a range of ultra-weird flicks to come!

    OMP 021: Norio: The Curse (2005) with Rachel Bolton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 72:19


    In this week's One Missed Pod, Kelly and Zack are joined by Scriptophobic writer Rachel Bolton to discuss Koji Shiraishi's Noroi: The Curse, a found footage film that all three pod participants sing the praises of.Note: the discussion is fairly spoiler-free until about 58 minutes in when the ending begins to be discussed.Rachel has previously written about Noroi for her Holy Horror column and we highly recommend you give that a read.In addition to writing at Scriptophobic, Rachel Bolton's fiction can be found all over in various collections and publications. Check out her website for more on where you can find those stories.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. You can find Rachel Bolton on Twitter at @RaeBolt.Noroi: The Curse is streaming exclusively on Shudder.This will be Kelly's last episode for a while as she takes a break. Zack has multiple guests lined up for future episodes, so stay tuned to the Scritophobic Twitter account for word on what movie is next.

    OMP 020: One Cut of the Dead (2017) with Chris Vander Kaay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 78:22


    In this week's episode of One Missed Pod, Kelly and Zack are joined by frequent guest Chris Vander Kaay to talk about the zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead.Zombies in general become a topic of discussion, as Chris is here to chat about his new novel, Life After Death, co-written with Kathleen Killian Fernandez. That book, which Zack sings the praises of, is available on November 2nd and can be pre-ordered today!Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. You can find Chris VanderKaay on Twitter at @ckvanderkaay.One Cut of the Dead is on Blu-ray and is streaming on Shudder.On the podcast's next episode, Scriptophobic's Holy Horror columnist Rachel Bolton guests on the pod to talk about Koji Shirashi's Noroi: The Curse (2005). You can watch the film on Shudder in the leadup to the episode. And if you've seen the film, check out Rachel's previous writing on Noroi.

    OMP 019: The Ring (2002) and The Ring Two (2005) -- (RING-A-PALOOZA)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 64:41


    The Ring-A-Palooza curse won't release Zack and Kelly just yet! Because Hollywood's Ring movies got so much discussion in the previous episodes, it seemed only fair to revisit those movies and offer updated opinions on them. Plus, the much-maligned The Ring Two was actually directed by the original Ring director Hideo Nakata, making it an interesting movie to talk a little about.Sneaking into the discussion is talk about the Jonathan Liebesman short film Rings from 2005, which was a promotional tie-in short that bridged the two Hollywood features (there would later be a feature-length Hollywood film sequel titled Rings in 2017 but it does not share the same plot as the short discussed here).The short film Rings is included on The Ring's Blu-ray and The Ring Two's unrated DVD. It can also be viewed on YouTube, presented here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stddELfKnsYGore Verbinski's The Ring can be found on Blu-ray and DVD. Hideo Nakata's The Ring Two is only on DVD. Both can be rented digitally.Next week Zack and Kelly are doing... well, it's a mystery even to them. You'll have to tune in!Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca and KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca

    OMP 018: Ring 0: Birthday (2000) with Jay Hawkinson (RING-A-PALOOZA)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 77:04


    The Ring-A-Palooza stops for no one! Zack couldn't make it this week on account of the fact that he had a hurricane roaring over his head at the time of recording, so he left Kelly at the controls. Sitting in with Kelly is a friend to the pod, Jay Hawkinson! Together, they'll discuss the Ring prequel from 2000, Ring 0: Birthday.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. You can find Jay on Twitter at @sleestakk.Next week's movie is ?!?! Tune in to find out! THE RING-A-PALOOZA WILL CONTINUE.

    OMP 017: Sprial (1998) and Ring 2 (1999) with Paul Farrell (RING-A-PALOOZA)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 60:12


    This week's episode was originally going to be 1998's Spiral with Andrew Roebuck but due to a medical emergency, the discussion on George Iida's Spiral was wrapped into the discussion on Ringu 2 with our guest Scriptophobic and Bloody Disgusting writer Paul Farrell.You can find Paul's column Written in Blood on Scriptophobic. His Hammer Factory column can be found on Bloody Disgusting.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. You can find Paul on Twitter at @PaulisGreat2000Next week's movie is 2000's Ring 0: Birthday, where we'll be joined by Jay Hawkinson. The film can be found on Blu-ray from Arrow, streaming on Shudder, or for rent on Amazon or Google Play.

    OMP 016: The Ring (1998) with Chris Vander Kaay (RING-A-PALOOZA)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 70:35


    Chris Vander Kaay returns to One Missed Pod to join hosts Zack Long and Kelly Warner in kicking off the Ring-a-Palooza, a multi-episode look at the Ring films. From techno-horror to cultural differences in adaptation, this episode gets into a wide range of topics while exploring Hideo Nakata's infamous 1998 film.The book that Zack mentions in the episode is Valerie Wee's Japanese Horror Films and Their American Remakes.The Ring-prank discussed in the episode is this one.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. You can find Chris VanderKaay on Twitter at @ckvanderkaay.Next week's movie is 1999's Ringu 2. It can be found on Blu-ray from Arrow Video, streaming on Shudder, or for rent on Amazon or Google Play.

    OMP 015: Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 58:01


    This week One Missed Pod watches 1969's Horrors of Malformed Men, a trip of a film that inspires discussions on gruesomeness, deformity, Japanese pinku eiga, and the films of Teruo Ishii.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca.Next week's movie is 1998's Ringu. It can be found on Blu-ray from Arrow, streaming on Shudder, or for rent on Amazon or Google Play.

    OMP 014: Matango (1963)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 51:37


    Kelly Warner returns with this week's movie; Ishiro Honda's Matango (1963), one of Kelly's favorites. Zack had the movie confused with Horrors of Malformed Men (1969), so that's next week's show. Do you like killer mushrooms? With the English title Attack of the Mushroom People, you can probably guess what's in store in this episode.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca.Next week's movie is 1969's Horrors of Malformed Men. It can be found on Blu-ray from Arrow Video and is available to rent on Amazon or Google Play.

    OMP 013: Wicked City (1987) with Brett the Wiese

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 77:56


    Brettro Culture's Brett the Wiese joins host Zack Long to talk about the 1987 anime-horror OVA Wicked City while Kelly Warner is away. A mix of body horror and kink, the film isn't everything that Zack remembered it to be. But the goopy woman deserves respect!Make sure to check out Brett's blog at http://brettroculture.blogspot.com/Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. You can connect with Brett on Twitter at @WeZ_LUiGi.Wicked City can be watched on YouTube and the film will be released on Blu-ray on September 29th 2020.Next week, Kelly returns to gush about one of her favorite movies, Ishiro Honda's Matango (aka Attack of the Mushroom People, 1963), available to watch on Daily Motion, Tubi, Vimeo, DVD or Amazon Prime rental.

    OMP 012: The Green Slime (1968) with Andrew Roebuck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 63:11


    Kelly Warner is away on personal business for the time being, so Zack Long is joined by the wonderful Andrew Roebuck to talk about 1968's The Green Slime, a movie that isn't about Vietnam... despite what the director says! To say this episode went off the rails is the understatement of the year, but it sure is a blast!Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. Find Andrew Roebuck on twitter at @Winemovienerd. You can read more of Andrew's work in his Toku Tuesday column.The Green Slime is available on DVD and Blu-ray and VOD.Next week's movie: Wicked City (1987), which is currently available to watch on YouTube.

    OMP 011: Kwaidan (1964) with special guest Chris Vander Kaay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 74:43


    In this week's episode, Zack and Kelly are joined by one of Scritophobic's original writers, author and professor Chris Vander Kaay! Our guest chose the movie for discussion and he picked a good one: Masaki Kobayashi classic anthology film, Kwaidan (1964).In addition to the movie, the trio chatted a little about Vander Kaay's books, including Spoiler Alert! and Horror Films by Subgenre: A Viewer's Guide. Vander Kaay was also excited to talk about his new free Indie Filmmaking Master Class, which we encourage you to check out. It's a series of videos as well as a free ebook!https://twitter.com/ckvanderkaay/status/1282754671204093960?s=20Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca. You can also find them on Twitter as @LightisFading and @OhHellKell, respectively. You can find our guest Chris Vander Kaay on twitter at @ckvanderkaay, on YouTube, and that link again for the Indie Filmmaking Masterclass is https://www.viewmonster.com/MasterClass/Kwaidan is available on DVD and Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection and can be streamed on the Criterion Channel.SHOW NOTE: though the episode ends with our original plan for watching Ishiro Honda's Matango next, Kelly is going to be taking some time off and the show will be talking about Matango on some future episode. Next week's episode will be Kenji Fukasaku's THE GREEN SLIME (1968). Sitting in for Kelly will be Toku Tuesday's Andrew Roebuck! If you'd like to watch The Green Slime before next week's episode, the film can be found on DVD and Blu-ray and digital rental prices are pretty cheap at the time of this article's publication.

    OMP 010: JU-ON ORIGINS (episodes 4-6)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 74:43


    This week's episode concludes One Missed Pod's look at season one of Ju-On: Origins, a dense, dense show. Kelly and Zack discuss the last three episodes of the new Netflix series in depth and boy howdy is it ever a wild ride!Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca.Next week's movie: it's likely to be Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan and we're going to bring along a special guest. But scheduling may result in the substitute of Ishiro Honda's Matango.

    OMP 009: JU-ON: ORIGINS (episodes 1-3)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 92:17


    Tune into a new episode of One Missed Pod and listen in as Zack Long and Kelly Warner take you on an in-depth, extra spoilery discussion of the first three episodes of the new Netflix series, Ju-On: Origins (2020).Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.caJu-On: Origins can be watched in its entirety exclusively on Netflix.

    OMP 008: Onibaba (1964)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 47:55


    On this episode of One Missed Pod, Zack and Kelly discover the true meaning of "technical difficulties." Covering Zack's favorite Japanese horror movie, Onibaba, the podcast was recorded in three segments thanks to various issues. Yet it remains a fantastic episode, so check it out. Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.caOnibaba can currently be found on DVD in the States and Blu-ray in the UK. It is streaming on the Criterion Channel.Next week: the first three episodes of Ju-On: Origins (which is now streaming on Netflix).

    OMP 007: Ugetsu (1953)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 64:12


    Ugetsu (1953) is up this time around. A classic of Japanese cinema, Kelly and Zack dive into this masterpiece to explore both the film and the circumstances surrounding it in depth.Show notes:This episode contains spoilers. Also, the books that Zack refers through are Masks in Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Japanese Horror Films and Their Remakes by Valerie Wee.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca.Next week's movie: Onibaba (1964)

    OMP 006: Pulse (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 49:39


    This week the topic of discussion is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse (2001, AKA Kairo), a movie that is equal parts about a ghost apocalypse and depression.Show notes:The red tape in Pulse is unique to the movie, though it has been copied later.Wes Craven did in fact co-write the Pulse remake.Kurosawa's film Loft is from 2005, not later.Next week's movie: Ugetsu (1953)Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca

    OMP 005: Battle Heater (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 53:50


    This week's a Kelly pick and she's selected one of the craziest Japanese horror-comedies ever put to film: George Iida's Battle Heater, a movie about a killer table. That's right: a killer table. From the insanity of Battle Heater to your hosts losing their mind, this week's episode is a bit over-the-top and crazy. #BlackLivesMatterReach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca.Next week's movie: Kairo (Pulse, 2001)

    OMP 004: Guilty of Romance (2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 61:24


    You can tell this week was a Zack pick by the dark subject matter in Guilty of Romance (2011). This film by legendary director Sion Sono is based on a real crime that rocked Japan in the late '90s. Sono spins this film off from the real event to look at the self-destructive urges of successful Japanese women, the misogyny of Japanese men, and the alluring darkness of Shibuya's neon lights.Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca.Next week's movie: Battle Heater (1989)And hey, look at that, we got the audio issue fixed!

    OMP 003: The Secret of the Telegian (1960)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 59:13


    From missed calls to Toho tokusatsu insanity, One Missed Pod is back with a new episode. This week Zack Long and Kelly Warner are looking at mostly forgotten 1960 film The Secret of the Telegian, part of the 'Insubstantial Man' series that included 1958's The H Man and 1954's The Invisible Avenger.Next week's movie: Guilty of Romance (2011).Reach your hosts at ZackLong@Scriptophobic.ca or KellyWarner@Scriptophobic.ca(We apologize for the audio quality of this episode, an issue with the recording was only discovered before recording the fourth episode. Please bear with us for the time being.)

    OMP 002: One Missed Call 2 (2005) & One Missed Call: Final (2006)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 63:07


    Scriptophobic editors Zack Long and Kelly Warner are massive Japanese horror fans. From the earliest silent films (A Page of Madness) to the latest incarnations of Ju-On, they're obsessed with Japan's output of horrific, spine-tingling tales.And so they have decided to share this obsession with you through their new podcast, One Missed Pod. Each episode will cover a different film (or two!). From classics to dumpster fires, modern masterpieces to underappreciated gems, One Missed Pod will work its way through the genre in discussions fit for newcomers or old fans alike.In the first two episodes, Zack and Kelly talk about the films that gave the podcast its namesake, the One Missed Call trilogy. Episode one focuses on Takashi Miike's original film (released in 2003), while episode two takes a look at both Renpei Tsukamoto's One Missed Call 2 (2005) and Manabu Aso's One Missed Call: Final (2006). There's also some commentary about the Hollywood remake from 2008 thrown in there for good measure.

    OMP 001: One Missed Call (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 59:35


    Scriptophobic editors Zack Long and Kelly Warner are massive Japanese horror fans. From the earliest silent films (A Page of Madness) to the latest incarnations of Ju-On, they're obsessed with Japan's output of horrific, spine-tingling tales.And so they have decided to share this obsession with you through their new podcast, One Missed Pod. Each episode will cover a different film (or two!). From classics to dumpster fires, modern masterpieces to underappreciated gems, One Missed Pod will work its way through the genre in discussions fit for newcomers or old fans alike.In the first two episodes, Zack and Kelly talk about the films that gave the podcast its namesake, the One Missed Call trilogy. Episode one focuses on Takashi Miike's original film (released in 2003), while episode two takes a look at both Renpei Tsukamoto's One Missed Call 2 (2005) and Manabu Aso's One Missed Call: Final (2006). There's also some commentary about the Hollywood remake from 2008 thrown in there for good measure.

    OMP 23: Midori (1992) with Kelly Gredner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 64:36


    Suehiro Maruo's the master of guro, a Japanese artform which combines the beautiful with the grotesque. Midori (1992) is the adaptation of Maruo's 1984 cult-manga masterpiece retelling of Shōjo Tsubaki. Kelly Gredner, one half of the Spinsters of Horror, joins host Zack Long in discussing this ultra-violent, messed up anime.

    OMP 22: Uzumaki (2000) with Danielle Ryan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 49:16


    Junji Ito is a decisive figure in the horror community, though each year finds more and more fans devoting themselves to his work. On this episode of One Missed Pod, Zack Long is joined by Danielle Ryan to discuss 2000's adaptation of his three-volume manga Uzumaki.

    OMP 21: Noroi: The Curse (2005) with Rachel Bolton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 72:19


    Author and Scriptophobic columnist Rachel Bolton joins hosts Zack Long and Kelly Warner to discuss 2005's found footage masterpiece Noroi: The Curse.

    OMP 020: One Cut of the Dead (2017) with Chris VanderKaay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 78:22


    In this week's episode of One Missed Pod, Kelly and Zack are joined by frequent guest Chris Vander Kaay to talk about the zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead. Zombies in general become a topic of discussion, as Chris is here to chat about his new novel, Life After Death, co-written with Kathleen Killian Fernandez. That book, which Zack sings the praises of, is available on November 2nd and can be pre-ordered today!

    OMP 19: Ring-a-Palooza: The Ring (2002) and The Ring Two (2005)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 64:41


    The Ring-A-Palooza curse won't release Zack and Kelly just yet! Because Hollywood's Ring movies got so much discussion in the previous episodes, it seemed only fair to revisit those movies and offer updated opinions on them. Plus, the much-maligned The Ring Two was actually directed by the original Ring director Hideo Nakata, making it an interesting movie to talk a little about.

    OMP 18: Ring-a-Palooza with Jay Hawkinson (Ring 0, 2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 77:04


    The Ring-A-Palooza stops for no one! Zack couldn't make it this week on account of the fact that he had a hurricane roaring over his head at the time of recording, so he left Kelly at the controls. Sitting in with Kelly is a friend to the pod, Jay Hawkinson! Together, they'll discuss the Ring prequel from 2000, Ring 0: Birthday.

    OMP 17: Ring-a-Palooza with Paul Farrell (Spiral, 1998, & Ringu 2, 1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 60:12


    This week's episode was originally going to be 1998's Spiral with Andrew Roebuck but due to a medical emergency the discussion on Iida's Spiral was wrapped into the discussion on Ringu 2 with our guest Scriptophobic and Bloody Disgusting writer Paul Farrell.

    OMP 16: Ring-a-Palooza with Chris VanderKaay (Ringu, 1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 70:35


    Chris VanderKaay returns to One Missed Pod to join hosts Zack Long and Kelly Warner in kicking off the Ring-a-Palooza, a multi-episode look at the Ring films. From techno-horror to cultural differences in adaptation, this episode gets into a wide range of topics while exploring Hideo Nakata's infamous film.

    OMP 15: Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 58:01


    This week One Missed Pod watches 1969's Horrors of Malformed Men, a trip of a film that inspires discussions on gruesomeness, deformity, Japanese pinku eiga and the films of Teruo Ishii.

    OMP 14: Matango (Attack of the Mushroom People, 1963)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 51:37


    This weeks movie was Mutango, one of Kelly's favorites. Zack confused it with Horrors of Malformed Men, so that's next week's show. You like killer mushrooms? With the English title Attack of the Mushroom People you can probably guess what's in store in this episode.

    OMP 013: Wicked City (1987) with Brett the Wiese

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 77:56


    Brettro Culture's Brett the Wiese joins host Zack Long to talk about the 1987 anime-horror OVA Wicked City while Kelly Warner is away. A mix of body horror and kink, the film isn't everything that Zack remembered it to be. But the goopy woman deserves respect!

    OMP 012: The Green Slime (1968) with Andrew Roebuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 63:11


    Kelly Warner is away on personal business for the time being so Zack Long is joined by the wonderful Andrew Roebuck to talk about 1968's The Green Slime, a movie that isn't about Vietnam... despite what the director says! To say this episode went off the rails is the understatement of the year, but it sure is a blast!

    OMP 011: Kwaidan (1965) with Chris Vander-Kaay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 74:43


    Zack Long and Kelly Warner are joined by guest Chris Vander Kaay to take a look at Masaki Kobayashi's 1965 horror-anthology classic Kwaidan, based on the haunting tales that Lafcadio Hearn captured from his time in Japan between 1890-1904.

    OMP 010: Ju-On: Origins (Episodes 4-6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 71:16


    This week's episode concludes One Missed Pod's look at Ju-On: Origins, a dense, dense show. Kelly and Zack discuss the last three episodes of the new Netflix series in depth and boy howdy is it ever a wild ride!

    OMP 009: Ju-On: Origins (Episodes 1-3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 92:17


    This week's episode is extra long because Ju-On: Origins is a dense, dense show. Kelly and Zack discuss the first three episodes of the new Netflix series in depth, from what happens to the real-life events that inspire and inform the show.

    Technical Evils - Episode 8's Ending Gag

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 0:36


    The audio from the ending gag of episode 08.

    OMP 008: Onibaba (1964)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 47:55


    On this episode of One Missed Pod, Zack and Kelly discover the true meaning of "technical issues." Covering Zack's favorite Japanese horror movie, Onibaba, the podcast was recorded in three segments thanks to various issues. Yet it remains a fantastic episode, so check it out.

    OMP 007: Ugetsu (1953)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 64:12


    Ugetsu (1953) is up this time around. A classic of Japanese cinema, Kelly and Zack dive into this masterpiece to explore both the film and the circumstances surrounding it in depth.

    OMP 006: Pulse (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 49:39


    This week the topic of discussion is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse (2001), a movie that is equal parts about a ghost apocalypse and depression.

    OMP 005: Battle Heater (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 53:50


    This week's a Kelly pick and she's selected one of the craziest Japanese horror-comedies ever put to film: George Iida's Battle Heater, a movie about a killer table. That's right: a killer table. From the insanity of Battle Heater to your hosts losing their mind, this week's episode is a bit over-the-top and crazy. #BlackLivesMatter

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