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A podcast celebrating the good, bad and ugly that are grindhouse films. If it’s ‘sploitation, we want to watch it! New episodes every Wednesday.

Terrible Delights


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 6m AVG DURATION
    • 110 EPISODES


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    Terrible Delights #108: Mystics in Bali

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 53:10


    This week's pick is the 1981 Indonesian supernatural horror film Mystics in Bali. There's a witch that laughs like an insane Yoda, a a flying vampire head with internal organs hanging from her neck that drinks the blood of an unborn baby, and a fight scene where the witch turns into a bipedal pig with human boobs.

    Terrible Delights #107: the Dragon Lives Again

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 61:38


    This week's pick is the 1977 bruceploitation film the Dragon Lives Again. The soul of Bruce Lee ends up in the Underworld where he fights the likes of James Bond, Clint Eastwood, the Exorcist, and Dracula. Popeye the Sailor helps Bruce along the way.

    Terrible Delights #106: Endgame

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 88:16


    This week's pick is the 1983 Italian post-apocalyptic action flick Endgame. A telepathic mutant recruits a champion gameshow warrior and his gang to guide her and other mutants to safety amongst the dangers of the outside world. Featuring special guest Ben Scrivens of Fright Rags.

    Terrible Delights #105: the Visitor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 82:22


    This week's pick is the 1979 sci-fi weirdness known as the Visitor. Franco Nero is Jesus Christ! Shelley Winters slaps a child! A basketball explodes! A telekinetic girl sends an ice skater through a restaurant window!

    Terrible Delights #104: the Muthers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 59:17


    This week's pick is the 1976 pirate/blaxploitation/women in prison film the Muthers. A female pirate leader infiltrates a coffee plantation fronting as a women's prison to rescue her kidnapped sister. Mild action and boobs scenes commence.

    Terrible Delights #103: Day of the Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 72:13


    This week's pick is the 1977 natural horror film Day of the Animals. TD Hall of Famers Christopher George and Richard Jaeckel star in rather subdued roles (which disappointed Bill) alongside a fiendish Leslie Nielson who steals the show as a huge prick. They are part of a hiking group that is terrorized and attacked by animals gone mad from the effects of a depleted ozone layer.

    Terrible Delights #102: the Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 67:44


    This week's pick is the 1980 killer kids horror flick the Children. Toxic gases turn the youngsters in a small Western Massachusetts town into zombies that can microwave you to death with their flesh-melting hugs.

    Terrible Delights #101: the Streetfighter's Last Revenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 50:13


    We kick off season five with the 1974 threequel the Streetfighter's Last Revenge. Important questions are asked like: Can Sonny Chiba keep up his intense face energy from the previous two movies? Why is there an evil mariachi strongman? And why does Chiba become a ghoulish vampire briefly? Help!

    Terrible Delights #100: the Battle Wizard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 70:47


    This week's pick for our season 4 finale is the Shaw Brother's insanity soaked the Battle Wizard from 1977. This film features finger lasers, a dart shooting bone gun, fire breath, power smoke, a giant red snake, a man with extendable metal chicken legs, and a gorilla.We also induct four excellent new members to the Terrible Delights Hall of Fame: Fred Williamson, director Enzo Castellari, Danny Lee, and the Shaw Brothers.

    Terrible Delights #99: Street Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 73:56


    This week's pick is the 1974 poliziotteschi film Street Law. Franco Nero is Carlo, a timid engineer turned vigilante who seeks revenge on some thugs that kidnapped and assaulted him. He eventually befriends Tommy, a small-time crook with a kind heart, in his quest for justice.

    Terrible Delights #98: Enter the Ninja

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 71:45


    This week's pick is the 1981 Cannon Films release Enter the Ninja starring Franco Nero and his mustache, along with Will Hare aka Old Man Peabody from Back to the Future, and Terrible Delights Hall of Famer Christopher George. Cole has just completed his ninja training and visits his old war buddy, Frank, helping him to fight off the thugs Mr. Venarius keeps sending in an effort to bully Frank off his valuable land. Venarius tries to counter by hiring ninja Hasegawa, who despises Cole for becoming a Caucasian ninja, bucking Japanese tradition.

    Terrible Delights #97: Lovely But Deadly

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 79:11


    This week's pick is the 1981 revenge/action film Lovely But Deadly. Teenager Lovely seeks revenge on the drug dealers that caused her brother to drown while high. Featuring Irwin Keyes as dull witted and horny Gommorah.

    Terrible Delights #96: TNT Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 60:26


    This week's pick is the 1974 blaxploitation filmTNT Jackson. tough lady Diana "TNT" Jackson encounters thugs and drug dealers after traveling to Hong Kong to search for her missing brother. Many asses are kicked and many backflips are performed. Written by the legendaryDick Miller!

    Terrible Delights #95: Project: Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 64:10


    This week's pick is the 1976 action-like thriller Project: Kill. An elite assassin (a sweaty Leslie Neilsen) flees a government mind control program he headed to blow the whistle on it. He completely abandons this plan almost immediately upon arriving in the Philippines and instead looks for love while being pursued by his former second in command (a sweaty Gary Lockwood), as well as local police and Terrible Delights Hall of Famer Vic Diaz!

    Terrible Delights #94: Jaguar Lives!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 56:59


    This week's pick is the 1979 martial arts/adventure style movie Jaguar Lives! The Jaguar (champion martial artist Joe Lewis) travels the world constantly trying to stop the bad guys from doing bad things, we think? Maybe there is something happening with opium? We're not entirely sure. Featuring the likes of Sir Christopher Lee, John Huston, Barbara Bach, and a wonderful Donald Pleasence in small roles that make you wonder why they agreed to take part in this movie.

    Terrible Delights #93: Malibu High

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 67:10


    This week's pick is the 1979 exploitation flick Malibu High. Kim is flunking out of high school so decides to sleep with her teachers to get straight A's and become a prostitute for easy money. It all obviously leads to her quickly becoming an assassin.

    Terrible Delights #92: the Candy Snatchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 62:47


    This week's pick is the 1973 exploitation film the Candy Snatchers. A girl named Candy is kidnapped, or snatched, and is buried alive by criminals demanding a fortune in diamonds from her father's jewelry store.

    Terrible Delights #91: To All A Goodnight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 68:48


    This week's pick is the 1980 Xmas slasher To All A Goodnight. Someone dressed as Santa Claus is picking off the girls that are staying at their prep-school during the holiday break.

    Terrible Delights #90: Don't Open Till Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 81:30


    This week's pick is the 1984 British holiday slasher Don't Open Till Christmas. Basically, if you're dressed like Santa Claus in London, there is a high probability that you will get murdered. The chances go up if you're a drunk Santa!

    Terrible Delights #89: Silent Night Bloody Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 73:54


    This week's pick is the 1972 early slasher film Silent Night Bloody Night. IMDB sums it up beautifully: "A man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region." Special guest Mike Neel joins us and talks about the expanded re-release of his film Infinite Santa 8000.

    Terrible Delights #88: Invasion U.S.A.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 80:50


    This week's pick is the 1985 Cannon Films action masterpiece Invasion U.S.A. starring a denim-clad Chuck Norris. A one-man army comes to the rescue when the United States is invaded by communists.

    Terrible Delights #87: 1990: the Bronx Warriors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 70:47


    This week's pick is the 1982 action/sci-fi flick 1990: the Bronx Warriors. According to IMDB: In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs. Featuring a maniacal Vic Morrow and a sharp-dressed Fred Williamson

    Terrible Delights #86: Master of the Flying Guillotine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 63:48


    This week's pick is the 1976 martial arts movie Master of the Flying Guillotine. The titular character seeks revenge against the One-Armed Boxer for killing two of his disciples, laying waste along the way to any one-armed man he encounters with his flying guillotine. Featuring a man with very long arms and a Krautrock soundtrack.

    Terrible Delights #85: the Fifth Floor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 69:25


    This week's pick is the 1978 drama/thriller the Fifth Floor. A disco dancer is placed into a mental asylum and held there against her will while being tormented by an orderly. Featuring a young Robert Englund and too many dance scenes.

    Terrible Delights #84: the Black Gestapo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 64:52


    This week's pick is the 1975 blaxploitation (with a side of Nazi overtones) film the Black Gestapo. The staff leader (Night Court's Charles P. Robinson) of a black community-service militia organizes a private army and initiates a violent war against white mobsters.

    Terrible Delights #83: the Mutilator

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 46:38


    This week's pick is the 1984 slasher flick the Mutilator. Years after the accidental death of his wife by his son with a hunting rifle, a deranged man begins to kill his son's friends at his beachfront condominium during an impromptu fall break weekend, which is conveniently stocked with an array of murder weapons.

    Terrible Delights #82: the Devil's Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 70:05


    This week's pick is the 1975 melty Satanic film the Devil's Rain. Watch as Ernest Borgnine forcefully converts William Shatner to Satanism and Tom Skerritt blows away cult members in a spray of orange and green blood!

    Terrible Delights #81: Madhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 72:41


    This week's pick is the 1981 slasher film Madhouse. A deformed woman escapes from a mental institution and organizes a morbid birthday surprise for her twin sister with the help of her deranged priest uncle, who can carry a tune pretty well.

    Terrible Delights #80: Evilspeak

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 69:44


    This week's pick is the 1981 horror film Evilspeak. Relentlessly bullied by classmates and treated poorly by every adult staff member he encounters, a pudgy military-school student fights back using computer technology to summon a devil worshipper and his demonic powers to exact his revenge on those who have wronged him. Starring a toupee wearing Clint Howard, Richard Moll of Night Court fame and Don Stark of That 70's Show fame!

    Terrible Delights #79: Satan's Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 51:55


    This week's pick is the 1975 supposedly revenge horror film Satan's Children. Teenager Bobby has had enough of his abusive stepfather and evil, weirdly horny stepsister. He runs away only to be assaulted by a group of unsavory men, who leave him in a ditch. He is then taken in by a Satanic cult and spends most of the movie trying to escape their compound in his tidy whities.

    Terrible Delights #78: Massacre Mafia Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 57:17


    This week's pick is the 1974 Duke Mitchell crime thriller Massacre Mafia Style. IMDB describes it accurately: "The ruthless son of a Mafia kingpin blasts his way through Hollywood on a bloody crime spree." You're in or you're in the way!

    Terrible Delights/Stabby Stabby Crossover Special: Tanya's Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 70:59


    In this special episode, Greg and Dan from Stabby Stabby literally stumble into the Terrible Delights realm through a wall and in a wild coincidence watched the 1980 artsy fartsy monkey fantasy film Tanya's Island, just like Scott and Bill had. What's left to do but to talk about the movie with these unexpected visitors!

    Terrible Delights #77: Squirm

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 70:42


    This week's pick is the 1976 natural horror film Squirm. A storm causes downed power lines that touch the ground, drawing millions of man-eating worms out of the earth, and into town where they quickly start devouring locals.

    Terrible Delights #76: Return of the Street Fighter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 62:17


    This week's pick to kick off season 4 is the ass-kicking Return of the Street Fighter. Sonny Chiba is back to breath weird, make weird facial expressions and destroy everyone in the Street Fighter sequel.

    Terrible Delights Hall of Fame Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 26:24


    In this special episode we each induct two acting legends that have appeared in multiple Terrible Delights movie choices into our Hall of Fame. The honorees are Vic Diaz, Christopher George, Shelley Winters and Richard Jaeckel.

    Terrible Delights #75: Mighty Peking Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 61:24


    This week's pick is the wonderful 1977 Shaw Brothers King Kong rip-off Mighty Peking Man. Also known as Goliathon, a giant ape-like creature with a rubbery face is brought to Hong Kong from the Himalayas and exploited for profit. A rampage of mass destruction follows once it escapes.

    Terrible Delights #74: Girls Nite Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 60:18


    This week's pick is the 1981 slasher Girls Nite Out. Ohio college students taking part in their school's annual late night scavenger hunt find themselves falling victim to a killer dressed like the school mascot.

    Terrible Delights #73: Death Promise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 80:37


    This week's pick is the 1977 revenge movie Death Promise. Slumlords kill a martial artist's father and he promises to kill them all to death!

    Terrible Delights #72: Cover Girls Models

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 56:19


    This week's pick is the 1975 film Cover Girl Models. Three fashion models kind of, sort of become involved in some espionage shenanigans in a roundabout way, barely. It's all very confusing. Vic Diaz is criminally underused.

    Terrible Delights #71: Five Fingers of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 56:10


    This week's pick is the classic 1972 martial arts flick Five Fingers of Death aka King Boxer. As two martial arts schools prepare for a tournament, one master tries to ensure his son wins the title by hiring three samurais, who target the rival school's best fighter. To succeed, the other fighter has to defeat the samurais and his rival.

    Terrible Delights #70: Inseminoid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 58:04


    This week's pick is the the 1981 sci-fi/horror film Inseminoid. A crew of interplanetary archaeologists is threatened when an alien creature impregnates one of their members, causing her to turn homicidal and murder them one by one. Featuring a cast of unlikeable characters and loads of confusion.

    Terrible Delights #69: Grizzly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 68:35


    This week's pick is the 1976 Jaws-on-land style movie Grizzly. An enormous grizzly bear develops a taste for human flesh and begins to terrorize a state park. It's now up to Mr. Cook a Hot Dog with Electricity himself, Christopher George, to put a stop to the beast's deadly rampage.

    Terrible Delights #68: Hitch-Hike to Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 62:41


    This week's pick is the sleazy 1977 film Hitch-Hike to Hell. Howard is a mild-mannered young man who drives a truck for a commercial laundry. He's also a mother-obsessed psycho who picks up young female hitchhikers, rapes them and kills them. As the bodies start piling up, the police finally begin to investigate.

    Terrible Delights #67: the Funhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 89:56


    This week's pick is the 1981 Tobe Hooper directed horror (not slasher) film the Funhouse. Four teenagers sneak into a sketchy carnival funhouse and plan to stay the night when they witness some bad doings by the owner and his deformed son. Can they escape before getting killed off within the funhouse walls? Special guest Mike Neel joins us.

    Terrible Delights #66: Rolling Thunder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 70:10


    This week's pick is the serious and well-made 1977 vetsploitation film Rolling Thunder. A Vietnam veteran who returns home after years in a POW camp is treated as a hero, but his family proves to be distant. When thugs invade his home to steal silver coins that he received for his service, they mangle his hand and leave him, his wife and son for dead. He survives and becomes obsessed with getting revenge. Now wielding a hook for a hand, he sets out on his mission of vengeance.

    Terrible Delights #65: Foxy Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 71:12


    This week's pick is the 1974 Jack Hill film Foxy Brown starring the always awesome Pam Grier. Foxy Brown's boyfriend is gunned down and she infiltrates the bad guy's enterprises to bring them down.

    Terrible Delights #64: Savage Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 66:31


    This week's pick is the 1974 action-ish movie Savage Sisters. Three women of three races join forces to get one million dollars from, and revenge on, a double-crossing Revolutionary. It is kind of like a wacky caper with bad acting, bad fight scenes, and Sid Haig's over-the-top stereotyping of Mexicans.

    Terrible Delights #63: Gymkata

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 65:30


    This week's pick is the 1985 film Gymkata. The trailer makes it look like a lot more fun than you end up getting, but there are some decent gymnastics fighting scenes, multiple questionable hairstyles and loads of ugly people. Friend of the show Mike Spada joins in on the disappointment.

    Terrible Delights #62: I Don't Want to be Born

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 75:32


    This week's pick is the 1975 British horror film I Don't Want to be Born. A woman is cursed by a dwarf after she rejects his advances, then has an enormous baby possessed by the evil spirit of the dwarf. It seems the child will stop at nothing to exact the dwarf's revenge. It sounds a lot better than it actually is, but at least you get to see a baby murder multiple people.

    Terrible Delights #61: One Armed Boxer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 58:43


    This week's pick is the 1972 Golden Harvest film One Armed Boxer. Jimmy Wang Yu wrote, directed and starred as the titular character who seeks revenge on the fighters that killed his master.

    Terrible Delights #60: Bare Knuckles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 67:02


    This week's pick is the 1977 kinda-sorta action movie Bare Knuckles. A bounty hunter in Los Angeles tries to track down a serial killer that likes to hiss like a cat. Sloppy fight sequences, mustaches everywhere and an ok but lengthy chase scene make this potentially tolerable, depending on your mood.

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