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After spending four years working on the Hammer Horror Podcast, the team decided to dust off the cobwebs of Britain's finest Horror production company and open up the horror movie umbrella to dissect and discuss classic screen legends, movie franchises and films both old and new.

Paul Farrell


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    John Carpenter's Ghost of Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 63:17


    Carpenter's penultimate film would see an amalgamation of some of his previous films with a fairly decent cast, but was he able to establish the magic of his earlier career?The Surgeons team dissect and discuss Ghosts of Mars to find out.

    John Carpenter's Vampires

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 59:20


    The Surgeons continue their trend this season looking at the films of Director John Carpenter. We're mid 90s now and coming towards the end of this auteur's career with the James Woods vampire horror that sees him as vampire slayer, Jack Crow.Did this movie stand the test of time?Let the team decide.

    Sleepaway Camp (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 98:20


    Following our interview with star Felissa Rose, the Surgeons team dissect and discuss the cult film that launched her career.

    Felissa Rose interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 24:57


    Star of Sleepaway Camp Felissa Rose swings by the mortician's slab to discuss her role in the cult film along with her next feature Camp Twilight with host Saul Muerte.

    John Carpenter's Village of the Damned

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 102:47


    The Surgeons team take a look at John Carpenter's remake of the 1960 feature based on the John Wyndham classic novel.He's done remakes before so what could go wrong? Well quite a lot actually.

    John Carpenter's Escape From LA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 109:39


    In this latest episode, The Surgeons dissect and discuss John Carpenter and Kurt Russell's reprisal of the iconic character Snake Plissken. How did this film fair compared to its predecessor?

    John Carpenter's In The Mouth Of Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 126:33


    "Do you read Sutter Cane?" This episode looks at John Carpenter's In The Mouth of Madness starring Sam Neill, a film that was considered a box office failure but went on to receive cult status. Does it deserve high praise? The Surgeons team dissect and discuss the movie to find out.

    John Carpenter's They Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 77:43


    The Surgeons team continue to dissect and discuss the films of John Carpenter with the las tfilm he would direct in the 80s and cult classic, They Live. But does it still stand up and is it relevant today?

    John Carpenter's Memoirs of An Invisible Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 97:29


    Was this Carpenter's first misfire as a director? Does it deserve more recognition?The Surgeons dissect ant discuss this feature to see whether it warrants another look.

    John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 76:51


    The Surgeons team take a look at another classic movie from horror auteur John Carpenter. As they discuss and dissect Prince of Darkness they set out to see if the film still stands the test of time.

    John Carpenter's Big Trouble In Little China

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 117:01


    The Surgeons team continue to dissect and discuss the movies of John Carpenter in our current season. In this episode we scrutinise Big Trouble In Little China starring Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall, a film that didn't pull the numbers at the Box Office but has since become a cult classic.

    John Carpenter's Starman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 82:14


    The Surgeons continue their journey through Director John Carpenter's film work with this shift away from his horror movies into sci-fi fantasy, Starman starring Jeff Bridges.

    John Carpenter's Christine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 57:00


    The Surgeons team kick off the seventh season proper which is dedicated to the films of John Carpenter films from Christine to The Ward.First up, how does the killer Plymouth Fury hold up today?Saul Muerte and Watch It Wombat's NIck Allford dissect and discuss to find out.

    City of the Living Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 87:24


    Celebrating 40 years since Lucio Fulci's cinematic classic entry into the horror genre, the Surgeons dissect and discuss the movie to see if it still has the same impact from its initial release.

    Ginger Snaps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 85:45


    It's been 2o years since this female take on the lycanthropy mythology first hit the festival circuits and caused more than a stir in the horror genre. The surgeons team take a look back at this film to see if it still has a pulse.

    Prom Night (1980)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 66:20


    To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, the Surgeons team dissect and discuss Prom Night starring Jamie Lee Curtis, but has it stood the test of time?

    Stuart Gordon's Dagon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 70:03


    We close out our look into some of the late director Stuart Gordon's films with his final Lovecraftian film, Dagon.How does it stand up compared with Re-Animator and From Beyond?

    Stuart Gordon's Dolls (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 103:24


    Continuing our dedicated episodes to Director Stuart Gordon, we look at Dolls. How does this film fair today?

    Stuart Gordon's From Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 71:42


    The surgeons team continue to look back at the late, great Stuart Gordon's work with this gem of a movie, based on the novella by HP Lovecraft.

    Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 108:00


    The Surgeons team respectfully honour the late Stuart Gordon with some of his finest work on the director's chair, beginning with the classic HP Lovecraft adaptation, Re-Animator

    Psycho turns 60!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 109:27


    The surgeons team take a look at this Hitchcock classic and dissect the birth of Norman Bates on the silver screen.

    A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) remake

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 58:09


    Our last episode of the season and our journey through the Nightmare franchise ends with the remake,What do the Surgeons team think of this film 10 years after its initial release?

    Alien franchise: Alien 3 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 68:50


    It's Alien Day! And the Surgeons team continue to dissect and discuss the third instalment on all things xenomorph in the second part to Alien 3.

    Alien franchise: Alien 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 65:35


    It's Alien Day! The Surgeons had a lot to say about the third instalment of the Alien franchise that it needed to be split into two parts. Catch the first half of their discussions here.

    Freddy vs Jason

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 72:03


    The Surgeons team dissect and discuss when these two titan slasher icons went head to head.

    Peeping Tom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 73:08


    To celebrate its 60th anniversary, The Surgeons team dissect this classic and original slasher film.Does it deserve higher praise?Check out our thoughts in this latest podcast.

    The People Under The Stairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 45:20


    The Surgeons team continue to dissect director Wes Craven's middle years features in what we have dubbed 'The Nightmare Years' with this much loved classic, The People Under The Stairs

    The Changeling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 77:36


    As The Changeling celebrates 40 years, the Surgeons team dissect this classic horror film to see if it still stands up to scrutiny.

    A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise: Wes Craven's New Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 64:17


    They said he was dead, but Freddy returned although not as we may have expected him. Wes Craven resurrected the beloved villain in a bold new enterprise back in 1994. Did it pay off? Does it still stand true today? The Surgeons team dissect and discuss this film to find out some of these answers.

    A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise: 6. Freddy's Dead - The Final Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 74:50


    The surgeons team attempt to dissect and discuss possibly the most farcical entry into the franchise.

    Found Footage Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 93:46


    Ever since the inception of the Surgeons of Horror podcast, our very own Dr. Yee aka "The Big Cheese" has been dying to do a dissection of the found footage genre, so it's about time we gave him that chance. Let's hope he doesn't pay the price of doing so.

    Clive Barker's Nightbreed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 98:46


    To celebrate thirty years since its release The Surgeons team look back at the Director's Cut of Nightbreed.

    Cannibal Holocaust

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 109:24


    40 years ago, Italian director Ruggero Deodato changed horror film history with the introduction of found footage. People thought that ALL the images they saw were real and as such it got banned and dubbed a video nasty, But how bad could it be? To celebrate this anniversary, the Surgeons dissect the feature and question if it still stands true today.

    A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise: 5. The Dream Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 65:18


    The Surgeons team continue to dissect and discuss the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise moving into the fifth instalment, The Dream Child

    A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise: 4. The Dream Master

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 79:34


    The Surgeons team continue to dissect and discuss the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise with the fourth instalment, The Dream Master.

    Wes Craven's Shocker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 77:08


    Back in 1989 Wes Craven attempted to create a rival slasher to his creation, Freddy Kreuger with Horace Pinker, a serial killer who uses electricity to come back from the dead. Did this work? Does Shocker still spark any interest for today's audience?The Surgeons team dissect the film to find out.

    Wes Craven's The Serpent and the Rainbow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 92:01


    The Surgeons continue to dissect and discuss Wes Craven's middle years with the cult classic, The Serpent and the Rainbow, bit does it still stand the test of time?

    Best Horror Movie 2019 - IT: Chapter Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 141:33


    You voted and the surgeons dissected your favourite horror movie of the year, IT: Chapter Two

    A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise: 3. Dream Warriors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 69:29


    The Surgeons team continue to dissect and discuss the A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise with the third instalment, Dream Warriors.

    A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise: 2. Freddy's Revenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 68:57


    The Surgeons team dissect and discuss the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with the first sequel, Freddy's Revenge.

    Friday the 13th franchise: Friday the 13th (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 58:54


    We wrap our Friday the 13th discussions with the most recent movie - now ten years old and offered as a reboot, but what do the Surgeons team make of it now?

    Black Christmas (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 70:29


    Ahead of the release from Blumhouse Productions remake, The Surgeons team dissect and discuss the original feature.

    Best Horror Film 2018 - Hereditary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 73:44


    You voted and the Surgeons team have gathered to dissect and discuss your favourite 2018 horror movie, Hereditary, Ari Aster's directorial debut and arguably modern classic.

    Wes Craven's Deadly Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 60:50


    The Surgeons team delve further into the Nightmare years with this 1986 thriller, Deadly Friend

    Wes Craven - The Nightmare Years: Chiller

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 52:29


    We delve further into what we have dubbed Wes Craven's Nightmare Years with this made for tv movie, Chiller

    Wes Craven's Nightmare Years - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 85:52


    The Surgeons team return to the late great Wes Craven's work through the middle years of his career that we have dubbed The Nightmare Years, beginning with A Nightmare On Elm Street.

    Doctor Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 110:12


    WARNING! contains spoilers.The Surgeons team dissect and discuss the latest film from Mike Flanagan based on the Stephen King novel.

    The Shining

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 129:28


    Ahead of the nationwide release of Doctor Sleep, we look back at Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

    Halloween franchise: Halloween (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 145:04


    Best Horror Film 2017: IT

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 63:52


    You voted for your favourite horror film from 2017 and the Surgeons team discuss and dissect IT in our latest podcast

    Puppet Master

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 77:19


    The Surgeons team celebrate 30 years of Puppet Master by dissecting and discussing this much-loved cult classic horror film.

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