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There have been many horror writers that have been important to the genre, but few have had the outsized impact of the one and only Chas. Balun. Whether it was his work in Fangoria, Gorezone, or his own magazine Deep Red, even if you didn't see his name at the head of the article, you knew it was him within a few sentences, by either by the tone of the writing, or maybe the films he was covering. Chas' style was humorous and more than a little confrontational, but he was always waving the flag in support of movies that he felt were important and hadn't received enough attention. Sure, they tended to be on the gory side, but for Chas. it wasn't just about the gore. Not entirely, anyway. While the three of us knew his work and the impact it had on us personally, for this very special episode, we felt we needed to talk with other folks who were just as impacted by him, and also knew him personally. In the second half of the show, you'll hear from John Szpunar, author of Xeroxferox: The Wild World of the Horror Film Fanzine and Blood Sucking Freak: The Life and Films of the Incredible Joel M. Reed; Art Ettinger, editor at Ultra Violent magazine; and finally Shawn Lewis, creator of Rotten Cotten and Eibon Press. They all share their own stories of Chas, and we all discuss the profound the impact Chas. had on us and on the horror genre in general.  Don't miss this one! Films mentioned in this episode: Abomination (1988), Bad Taste (1987), The Beyond (1981), Beyond the Darkness (1979), Blood Sucking Freaks (1976), Blue Velvet (1986), Braindead (1992), Bug (1975), Cannibal Holocaust (1980), City of the Walking Dead (1980), Dellamorte Dellamore (1994), The Exorcist (1973), Friday the 13th (1980), Guinea Pig 2: The Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985), Hell of the Living Dead (1980), Last House on Dead End Street (1973), Last House on the Left (1972), Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987), The Nest (1987), Night of the Demon (1980), The Omen (1976), Pieces (1982), Splatterfest Exhumed (2024), Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972), Zoltan: Hound of Dracula (1977), Zombie (1979)

In the horror community, the easiest way to show you are a fan is by what you wear. The horror T-shirt has been a staple in the fandom for what seems like forever. But it wasn't always like that. To say that fans have it easy today is a slight understatement. Not only in terms of their availability, but of the selection that is out there! It is an easy way to show the public that you are a card-carrying horror fan, whether you're wearing a Texas Chain Saw t-shirt, Cannibal Holocaust, or even a Night of the Living Dead shirt, it gives others that immediate notation that this person likes horror films. Fright Rags, one of the bigger horror T-shirt companies, has been around for over 2 decades, so we decided to ask owner/operator Ben Scrivens on the show to not only talk about the ins and outs of running a T-shirt company, but also to talk about our love of horror films and conventions. Films mentioned in this episode: Blood Sucking Freaks (1976), Braindead (1992), Bride of Re-Animator (1990), Burial Ground (1981), Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Christine (1983), Day of the Dead (1985), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead 2 (1987), Faces of Death (1978), Friday the 13th (1980), Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982), Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988), The Gates of Hell (1980), The Greasy Strangler (2016), Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Hellraiser (1987), House by the Cemetery (1981), Humanoids from the Deep (1980), I Spit on your Grave (1978), It's Alive (1974), Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws 3D (1983), Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), Let Sleeping Corpse Lie (1974), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), Night of the Living Dead (1982), Q: The Winged Serpent (1982), Return of the Living Dead (1985), The Shining (1980), Tales from the Darkside (1990), Tenebrae (1982), Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), They Live (1988), The Thing (1982), Videodrome (1983), The Warriors (1979), The Wicker Man (1973)

1976 was a comparatively slow year for horror movies yet it contains some of the most popular titles of all time. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1976? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several shots of whisky and a 6 hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1976, A Year In Horror.  0.32 - Who Can Kill a Child?05.48 - Bloodsucking Freaks09.17 - The Little Girl that Lives Down the Lane16.16 - The Omen (Will Palmer of Angel Witch & Bad Omen Records)1.38.45 - Carrie1.44.18 - Outro

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Filmmaker Eli Roth

Author John Szpunar

Introducing Talkin' Troma with Zack Beins! The ultimate podcast experience for cinephiles and fans of all things Troma Entertainment! Join Zack and friends on a journey through the wild, weird, and wonderful world of Troma films, where cult classics and B-movie gems collide! Films like: The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke 'Em High, A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell, Combat Shock, Bloodsucking Freaks!Each episode, Zack brings you exclusive interviews with Troma alumni, behind-the-scenes insights, and never-before-heard stories from the independent studio that shaped a generation! From Tromaville to Hollywood, Talkin' Troma covers it all, celebrating the irreverent spirit and DIY ethos that define Troma's legacy! So whether you're a die-hard Tromaville resident or a newcomer to the house that Toxie built, tune in to Talkin' Troma with Zack Beins and unleash your inner cinephile!Hear the show streaming on Thursdays at 9 PM Eastern in the Loudspeaker mobile app and at loudspeaker.org. Also available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now and join the conversation at https://www.talkintroma.com.Talkin' Troma with Zack Beins ... where every episode is a cinematic adventure! From Loudspeaker Studios.

Flesh Wound Horror is back with another double feature review, celebrating 50 years of Troma. We kick the reviews off with the 1998 Vampire flick, TAINTED, & close with the Hollywood set Horror Comedy, SCREAMPLAY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Uuop5ASko #Tainted #Screamplay #Troma #Vampires #90sHorror #80sHorror #LloydKaufman #Strigoi #HorrorMovies #Troma50 #Tromaville #Troma50thAnniversary #GeorgeKuchar #CreaturesOfTheNight #80sMovies #90sMovies #90sNostalgia #HorrorCommunity #RufusButlerSeder #CultFilm #HorrorComedy #BrianEvans #Slacker #StonerComedy #ToiletHumor #VampireMovies #Nosferatu #HorrorPodcast #MutantFam

  Flesh Wound Horror is back, with a Vinegar Syndrome/Troma special, with reviews of the brand new 4K and Blu-Ray editions of the infamous 1976 Joel M. Reed classick, BLOODSUCKING FREAKS, and the 80's horror comedy, RABID GRANNIES. https://youtu.be/snpEm5DAbPU #BloodsuckingFreaks #RabibGrannies #VinegarSyndrome #VinegarSyndrome4k #JoelMReed #Sardu #Ralphus #Dwarf #LuisDeJesus #SeamusOBrien #VijuKrem #Grindhouse #VideoNasty #42ndStreet #Exploitation #Bloody #80sHorror #80s #BannedMovies #CursedFilms #BestHorror #Troma #LloydKaufman #OliverStone #EmmanuelKervyn #PhysicalMedia #Slipcover #NYCMovies # #HorrorMovies #MutantFam

There are few events in horrordom quite as joyfully gluttonous as the Black Friday sales put on by our favorite boutique film labels.  As the season approaches, speculation on social media and in rapid-fire in-person conversations reaches a fever pitch.  What new films? What new merch? What great deals? We dream of horrors we might own someday like we're kids again hunched over a wish book or staring at a toy display from outside a shop window.  Black Friday has become a defining annual event in our annual calendar of events and involves so many people in the fandom, and yet very few of us have any idea what goes into making one of these sales happen.  Because it's our mission to give you new ways to see and think about all things horror, we wanted to give you a peek inside one of those boutique labels and have a look at the Black Friday sale.  So our guest on this episode is Justin Tsantsa, Director of Publishing for Vinegar Syndrome, and we are also joined by Jennie Osterman, Lead Shipping Specialist for Vinegar Syndrome.  They guide us through exactly what goes into the whole process and talk a bit about their astonishing new venture, Vinegar Syndrome Publishing, which will be brining some new horror to all our bookshelves in the near future. Movies mentioned in this episode: Abomination (1986), Beyond the Darkness (1979), A Blade in the Dark (1983), Blood Sucking Freaks (1976), A Cold Night's Death (1973), The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973), D.A.R.Y.L. (1985), Deep Inside (1968), Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976), The Exorcist (1973), Fortress (1985), Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982), Fright Night (1985), The Funhouse (1981), Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), The House that Dreaded Sundown (1976), Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975), The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972), Madman (1981), Maniac (1980), Mother's Day (1980), New York Ninja (2021), Phantasm (1978), The Prophecy (1995), The Prophecy II (1998), The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000), Red Spirit Lake (1993), Sweet Sugar (1972), Trapped (1977), What's Up, Tiger Lily (1966), Zombie (1979)

Eric Eichelberger returns to tell us all about his new 2023 Shock-A-Go-Go film festival subtitled “5 Nights Of Sinematic Weirdness” which is being held at the Film Noir Cinema in New York City, on October 18th to the 22nd! Lots of great films will be presented including, Bloodsucking Freaks (1976), Terror Firmer (1999), Ghoul Scout Zombie Massacre (2018), among others, as well as several great guests including Larry Fessenden, Frank Henenlotter, Bill Hellfire and Scooter McCrae, as well as several others! Join us for a great conversation, and if you're able, get yourself to the film festival which will be held at the Film Noir Cinema in New York City! Eric and Shock-A-Go-Go can be found at: https://www.filmnoircinema.com/ https://shockagogo.com/ https://filmfreeway.com/ Facebook: https://fb.me/e/2VIbMXeiz Chris Esper can be found at: https://storiesmotion.com/ Re-Gor can be found at: http://www.havenpodcasts.com http://youtube.com/user/uncledeath1 https://twitter.com/HavenPodcasts https://www.instagram.com/havenpodcasts/

Blood Feast (1963), Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964), The Gruesome Twosome (1967), The Wizard of Gore (1970)  When Herschell Gordon Lewis made his first nudie cutie film in 1961, nobody would have expected that he'd become one of the most important names in the history of horror.  But with the release of Blood Feast just two years later, Lewis and his producing partner David F. Friedman would invent the gore subgenre and would fundamentally reshape horror as we knew and understood it. And for about a decade after it, Lewis would continue to release gore-obsessed fare to grindhouses and drive-ins across the nation.  When those sorts of theaters started to fade away in the 70s, so did Lewis, who went back to his previous career in advertising. But in the 80s and beyond his fame was resuscitated on home video and in the pages of magazines like Fangoria and Deep Red where he became known as The Godfather of Gore.  With some help from Christopher Wayne Curry, author of A Taste of Blood: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis, we dive into four of his films and manage to talk about a whole slew of others.  Movies mentioned in this episode: Bell, Bare and the Beautiful (1963), Blood Diner (1987), Blood Feast (1963), Blood Feast (2016), Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002), Blood Sucking Freaks (1976), Boin-n-g (1963), Color Me Blood Red (1965), Curse of Frankenstein (1957), The Gore Gore Girls (1972), Gruesome Twosome (1967), I Drink Your Blood (1971), Intolerance (1916), Jigoku (1960), Mardi Gras Massacre (1978), Moonshine Mountain (1964), Multiple Maniacs (1970), Night of the Living Dead (1968), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Pit Stop (1969), Polyester (1981), Scream Baby Scream (1969), Scum of the Earth (1963), A Taste of Blood (1967), Tarantula (1955), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Serial Mom (1994), This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971), Three on a Meathook (1972), Two Thousand Maniacs (1964), Wizard of Gore (1970), Year of the Yahoo! (1971)

This week we set sail for the city of London aboard a totally safe vessel with absolutely no harmful cargo on board. On Episode 582 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Last Voyage of The Demeter from director Andre Ovredal! We also discuss our favorite portrayals of Dracula, all the what-could-have-beens, and we leave absolutely no coffin left unturned as it comes to vampires! So grab your SPF 500 suntan lotion, ask Renfield to fetch you for snorkel and your floaties, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: RIP Skowhegan Drive-In, Long Dong Silver, that's a story you could tell other people's grandchildren, Demons, Geretta Geretta, the celebrities that got away, the what could have beens, Robocop, Dr. Peter Weller, Robodoc, Summer School, gifting Hostel 2 to a 9 year old, favorite portrayal of Dracula, Bloodsucking Freaks, Dr. Acula, cornucopia of bullshit, Steven Van Samson, Derek Rook, Batman Day, STArt on the Street, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Trollhunter, Andre Ovredal, turning a chapter into an entire film, Dog Soldiers, Night of the Living Dead meets Alien 3, fan fiction, The Usual Suspects, no coffin left unturned, Canadian Tuxedo, Carfax Abbey, what good is a reward if you're not alive to spend it, Nosferatu, cinematic violence against children, They Boys, Homelander, Cobweb, Perpetrator, what does LLC mean, no guest November, Dracula is Wackula, and sleeping off a blood hangover. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Stanley Lloyd Kaufman never really wanted to make movies, but wanted to work in Broadway musicals. During his years in Yale, though, he got introduced to "B" pictures and the works of Roger Corman. Lloyd later got the opportunity to executive-produce a short movie made by a fellow student. The film, called "Rappacini", got him even more interested in movies. He bought his own camera and took it with him to Chad, Africa, were he spent his summer. There, he shot a 15-minute film of a pig being slaughtered.That was his first movie, and was the birth of what was later to become known as Troma Films. He showed the footage of the squealing pig being killed to his family, and their shocked reaction to it made him wonder if making movies that shocked audiences would keep them in their seats to see what would happen next.He wanted to be a director right then and there, so he got a couple of friends at Yale and made his second movie, The Girl Who Returned (1969). People loved it, and he went straight to work on other films, helping out on projects like Joe (1970), Rocky (1976) and Saturday Night Fever (1977).Lloyd put in a lot of long, hard hours in the film business, just to be in the credits and to get money for his next project, a full-length feature. It was a tribute to Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and the classic era of silent-film comedy.Even though Lloyd hated the movie when it was finally completed, people seemed to love it. He formed a studio called 15th Street Films with friends and producers Frank Vitale and Oliver Stone. Together, they made Sugar Cookies (1973) and Cry Uncle (1971), directed by John G. Avildsen. A friend from Yale, Michael Herz, saw Lloyd in a small scene in "Cry Uncle" and contacted him to try to get into the film business, too. Kaufman took Herz in, as the company needed some help after Oliver Stone quit to make his own movies. Michael invested in a film they thought would be their biggest hit yet, Schwartz: The Brave Detective (1973) (aka "Big Gus, What's the Fuss?"). It turned out to be a huge flop and 15th Street Films was ruined. Lloyd and Michael owed thousands of dollars to producers and friends and family members who had invested in the picture.Lloyd, trying to find a quick way to pay off the bills, made The Divine Obsession (1976), and with Michael formed Troma Studios, hoping to make some decent movies, since they only owned the rights to films they thought were poor. They were introduced to Joel M. Reed, who had an unfinished movie called "Master Sardu and the Horror Trio". The film was re-edited and completed at Troma Studios (which actually consisted of just one room) during 1975, re-titled and released in 1976 as Blood Sucking Freaks (1976) (aka "Bloodsucking Freaks"). It was enough of a success to enable them to pay the rent so they wouldn't lose the company.Lloyd later got a call from a theater that wanted a "sexy movie" like The Divine Obsession (1976), but about softball (!). The resulting film, Squeeze Play (1979), used up all the money Troma had earned from "Bloodsucking Freaks" and, as it turned out, no one wanted to see it--not even the theater owner who wanted it made in the first place (he actually wanted a porno movie). Just when things looked their darkest, they got a call from another theater which was scheduled to show a film, but the distributor pulled it at the last minute. Troma rushed "Squeeze Play" right over, and it turned out to be a huge hit. Lloyd, Michael and Troma eventually made millions from it, and had enough money to buy their own building (which still remains as Troma Headquarters). Troma then turned out a stream of "sexy" comedies--i.e., Waitress! (1982), The First Turn-On!! (1983), Stuck on You! (1983)--but there was a glut of "T&A" films on the market. Troma noticed that a lot of comedies were being made, and decided to make one, too, but much different than the rest. After reading an article that claimed horror movies were dead, Lloyd got the idea to combine both horror and comedy, and Troma came up with "Health Club Horror"--later retitled and released as The Toxic Avenger (1984), a monster hit that finally put Troma on the map.Lloyd Kaufman and Troma have become icons in the cult-movie world, and Troma has distributed over 1000 films. Lloyd has continued his career as a director in addition to producing, and Troma has turned out such films as Monster in the Closet (1986), Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986), Combat Shock (1984), Troma's War (1988), and Fortress of Amerikkka (1989), and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006), which follows an army of undead chickens as they seek revenge on a fast food palace.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2881148/advertisement

Stanley Lloyd Kaufman never really wanted to make movies, but wanted to work in Broadway musicals. During his years in Yale, though, he got introduced to "B" pictures and the works of Roger Corman. Lloyd later got the opportunity to executive-produce a short movie made by a fellow student. The film, called "Rappacini", got him even more interested in movies. He bought his own camera and took it with him to Chad, Africa, were he spent his summer. There, he shot a 15-minute film of a pig being slaughtered. That was his first movie, and was the birth of what was later to become known as Troma Films. He showed the footage of the squealing pig being killed to his family, and their shocked reaction to it made him wonder if making movies that shocked audiences would keep them in their seats to see what would happen next.He wanted to be a director right then and there, so he got a couple of friends at Yale and made his second movie, The Girl Who Returned (1969). People loved it, and he went straight to work on other films, helping out on projects like Joe (1970), Rocky (1976) and Saturday Night Fever (1977).Lloyd put in a lot of long, hard hours in the film business, just to be in the credits and to get money for his next project, a full-length feature. It was a tribute to Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and the classic era of silent-film comedy. Even though Lloyd hated the movie when it was finally completed, people seemed to love it. He formed a studio called 15th Street Films with friends and producers Frank Vitale and Oliver Stone. Together, they made Sugar Cookies (1973) and Cry Uncle (1971), directed by John G. Avildsen. A friend from Yale, Michael Herz, saw Lloyd in a small scene in "Cry Uncle" and contacted him to try to get into the film business, too. Kaufman took Herz in, as the company needed some help after Oliver Stone quit to make his own movies. Michael invested in a film they thought would be their biggest hit yet, Schwartz: The Brave Detective (1973) (aka "Big Gus, What's the Fuss?"). It turned out to be a huge flop and 15th Street Films was ruined. Lloyd and Michael owed thousands of dollars to producers and friends and family members who had invested in the picture.Lloyd, trying to find a quick way to pay off the bills, made The Divine Obsession (1976), and with Michael formed Troma Studios, hoping to make some decent movies, since they only owned the rights to films they thought were poor. They were introduced to Joel M. Reed, who had an unfinished movie called "Master Sardu and the Horror Trio". The film was re-edited and completed at Troma Studios (which actually consisted of just one room) during 1975, re-titled and released in 1976 as Blood Sucking Freaks (1976) (aka "Bloodsucking Freaks"). It was enough of a success to enable them to pay the rent so they wouldn't lose the company.[presto_player id=154943]Lloyd later got a call from a theater that wanted a "sexy movie" like The Divine Obsession (1976), but about softball (!). The resulting film, Squeeze Play (1979), used up all the money Troma had earned from "Bloodsucking Freaks" and, as it turned out, no one wanted to see it--not even the theater owner who wanted it made in the first place (he actually wanted a porno movie). Just when things looked their darkest, they got a call from another theater which was scheduled to show a film, but the distributor pulled it at the last minute.Troma rushed "Squeeze Play" right over, and it turned out to be a huge hit. Lloyd, Michael and Troma eventually made millions from it, and had enough money to buy their own building (which still remains as Troma Headquarters). Troma then turned out a stream of "sexy" comedies--i.e., Waitress! (1982), The First Turn-On!! (1983), Stuck on You! (1983)--but there was a glut of "T&A" films on the market. Troma noticed that a lot of comedies were being made, and decided to make one, too, but much different than the rest. After reading an article that claimed horror movies were dead, Lloyd got the idea to combine both horror and comedy, and Troma came up with "Health Club Horror"--later retitled and released as The Toxic Avenger (1984), a monster hit that finally put Troma on the map.Lloyd Kaufman and Troma have become icons in the cult-movie world, and Troma has distributed over 1000 films. Lloyd has continued his career as a director in addition to producing, and Troma has turned out such films as Monster in the Closet (1986), Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986), Combat Shock (1984), Troma's War (1988), and Fortress of Amerikkka (1989), and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006), which follows an army of undead chickens as they seek revenge on a fast food palace.

Superfan Mike joins the Geeks this week because they're going to need all the help they can get! The cast kicks things off with the Top 3 List of favorite vampires! The Worst Movie Ever This Week is one of the worst pieces of trash ever committed to film, Blood Sucking Freaks! The Detective Dee streak continues with Detective Dee: Solitary Skies Killer in Sunday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater! Season 3 of The Mandalorian comes to a conclusion, and the boys are here to review it! Spoiler Alert: Lance didn't like it! Thanks for listening and Keep On Geekin' On! Timestamps 7:43 Top 3 Vampires 27:28 Blood Sucking Freaks 49:50 Detective Dee: Solitary Skies Killer 66:03 The Mandalorian Episode 8 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/3oldgeeks/message

Welcome back metalheads to another episode of The Great Metal Debate podcast. It's me Xander again and today I'm going to be talking about the Finnish goregrind band known as Torsofuck and their new album Postpartum Exstasy - the band's first album in 19 years! In the year 2004, I was between the ages of 12 and 13 years old. At this time in my life, the heaviest bands that I knew of were: Slipknot, Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Atreyu. Little did young Xander know, one of the most brutal bands of all time had released their debut album titled Erotic Diarrhea Fantasies. It wouldn't be until many years later when I was 19 or 20 when I discovered the infamous song "Raped by Elephants". We all seem to have that sort of love/hate relationship with Torsofuck mainly due to the first half of most of their songs being sound clips from either real porn flicks or some B horror film. If the sound clips weren't so long, we would probably get into the music itself. This is evident in the new album title track "Postpartum Exstasy" in the way that it was way too much like their song "Pussy Mutilation" from the first album. Both tracks have the majority of it being movie clip filler. The only difference is that instead of the whole Blood Sucking Freaks intro, you instead hear someone screaming in anguish for the first 2 minutes of the 4 and a half minute runtime. I guess I'm just slightly annoyed that in almost 20 years, the band hasn't seemed to improve much. "Self Dismemberment" does the exact same thing. The band Mortician seems to have a similar issue especially with their older albums yet more people have heard of and are fans of Mortician and they are well respected in the scene. Torsofuck have their own form of street cred but it's probably not as well received by most metal fans. I will say the song "The Pig" is probably my favorite song on this new album mainly because it has one of the shorter intros at only 28 seconds out of the 5 minute track. It's good to have a song that is less bullshit and more business. "Animal Lover" only has an 18 second intro but it's a much shorter song. Despite the vocalist Mikko Friberg being an absolute monster when it comes to his capabilities of sounding like a creature, every live video I have seen doesn't seem to show him projecting his voice loud enough to stand out among the rest of the instruments. This reminds me of how Visceral Disgorge is live. The vocals are too quiet outside of studio mixing. Let's talk about the musicians. If you're looking for groovy guitar riffs or solos or any type of structure outside of downtuned chugs, you won't find it here. Torsofuck has always been the type of band that is very simplistic in their nature and they aren't about being musicians. They are about being heavy and gross. If you're looking for something loud, purposely offensive and obnoxious; you've found it. This has always been the main goal of the band. You know what the problem is with this record? It's 15 years too late. Maybe if this album had come out in 2008, they could've played some of the new tracks like "Necropervert" or "Retarded Anal Whore" during the band's final live show in 2009 before they split up for the 3rd time. Each song on this new album just sounds like the same structure that they used in every song on the previous album. That is both a good and bad thing. It's bad because it's repetitious but good because Mikko hasn't lost his vocal capabilities over the years unlike Antti Bowman from Demilich which is another brutal band from Finland who hasn't put out an album in 30 years. If you enjoy metal that is closely related to the noise genre, then this will be directly up your alley but if you want something with a little more heart and soul put into the music and lyrics then you could find it in the many other subgenres that metal has to offer.

Troma has long been known for making films designed to provoke their audience, but have they ever taken things too far? Has the studio that gave us Bloodsucking Freaks and Terror Firmer ever outdone itself? We're not sure, but 2000's Unspeakable certainly comes close to crossing those boundaries. A low-budget, transgressive affair, Unspeakable follows a grieving father as he stalks the streets looking for victims in hopes that spilling the blood of the city's marginalized will reunite him with his dead daughter...who he also happens to lust after. Unspeakable is a mean film without a doubt, but is it any good?

Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker LIAM REGAN about his new film EATING MISS CAMPBELL Catch the World Premiere at Frightfest 2022 - Ticket information here https://frightfest.nuwebgroup.com/Follow Liam Regan at https://www.instagram.com/refusefilms/Stuart also spoke to Liam about...5 GREAT TROMA FILMSBloodsucking Freaks (1976), directed by Joel M Reed “As a cultural artifact, and as an example of the worst uses of creative energy, however, Bloodsucking Freaks is a must-see. Just remember, if you are offended by it, the joke is on you.” From Classic-horror.com Rob WrigleyCombat Shock (1984) directed by Buddy Giovinazzo Anton Bitel writes on VODZilla - Combat Shock is a downbeat, depressing film, dripping with a persistent pessimism that runs counter to the prevailing Reaganite ideology of the day. For here, instead of conspicuous affluence and yuppieism, we get an alternative view of street-level life on the destitute, desperate margins of Eighties America, comparable to the hell of war itself.Surf Nazis Must Die (1987), directed by Peter Gorge “"Surf Nazis Must Die" is the sort of film Ed Wood might have made if he were active today, except he'd be the only one not in on the joke.” David Lazarus, Salon.comCannibal! The Musical (1993), directed by Trey Parker of South Park fame… Jenn Dlugos of Classic-Horror.com wrote: “I could go on about amateur screen shots, poor cuts, and very obvious continuity issues, but this is a film that you just don't care. And if you do care, it's probably not for you.”Fatty Drives the Bus (1999), directed by Mick Napier Gordon Maples of Misan TROPE y.com wrote “Fatty Drives the Bus” is not a good movie in any conventional sense of the term, but there is some strange enjoyment to be had out of it. You can buy me a cup of coffee & support this independent podcast that I host and produce at https://app.redcircle.com/shows/ae030598-6b83-4001-8a29-5e5dd592ed26/sponsort Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoyed this. It really helps the Britflicks Podcast grow and others to discover it.CreditsIntro/Outro music is Rocking The Stew by Tokyo Dragons (www.instagram.com/slomaxster/)Podcast for www.britflicks.com. Written, produced and hosted by Stuart WrightSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/britflicks-com-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Self proclaimed herpes of the entertainment industry film director and studio bigwig Lloyd Kaufman and his company Troma Studios are icons of cinema. Lloyd has directed many classics including The Toxic Avenger, Surf Nazis Must Die and Class of Nuke Em High. Troma has produced and or distributed terrific films such as Die You Zombie Bastards, Blood Sucking Freaks and  Frankenhooker.  Lloyd's newest film #Shakespeare's Shitstorm is a scatological take on Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Blood Sucking Freaks! Join the Creep Cast this week as they sit down with Goth Rock pyscho-star, Davey Calabrese! They dive deep into behind the scenes of the band and then battle it out to see who is superior....Vampires or Werewolves! Dont miss this show!

When most horror fans they first get into the genre, they tend to look for the juicy, red, and meaty stuff . . . the gore. Okay maybe not all horror fans, but a lot of us. Always looking for the next over-the-top or extreme, or just being dazzled by the top-notch gory makeup effects that were bursting out from the screen, we ate that shit up! In this episode, we highlight some of our favorite moments of gore. Joining us on our journey through the gore-soaked trenches is the incredible artist Putrid! Alien (1979), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Anthropophagus (1981), The Beyond (1981), Beyond the Darkness (1979),Black Past (1989), Blood Feast (1963), Blood Freak (1972), Bloodsucking Freaks (1976), Bone Tomahawk (2015), Braindead (1992), The Burning Moon (1992), Cannibal Holocaust (1980), City of the Living Dead (1980), A Company of Wolves (1984), Dard Divorce (2007), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Deep Red (1975), Dellamorte Dellamore (1994), Dream Home (2010), Dr. Lamb (1992), Dust Devil (1992), Ebola Syndrome (1996), Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead (2013), Evilspeak (1981), Faces of Death (1978), The Fly II (1989), The Fog (1980), Found (2012), Friday the 13th (1980), The Gore Gore Girls (1972), Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), House by the Cemetery (1981), The Howling (1981), The Initiation (1984), Irreversible (2002), Maniac (1980), Mermaid in a Manhole (1988), Nekromantik (1987), New York Ripper (1982), No Reason (2010), Opera (1987), Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997), The Queen of Black Magic (1981), The Raid (2011), Rampage (1987), Robocop (1987), Scanners (1981), The Shining (1980), Society (1989), Splatter Farm (1987), Starship Troopers (1997), Story of Ricky (1991), Suspiria (1977), Tenebre (1982), The Thing (1982), Tonight She Comes (2016),Total Recall (1990), The Toxic Avengers (1984), Traces of Death (1993), Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964), The Untold Story (1993), Videodrome (1982), Violent Shit (1989), Wizard of Gore (1970), Woodchipper Massacre (1988), Zombie (1979)

On this Thursday edition of Drive-In Double Feature Nathan and Ryan talk about a 1976 fetish film classic Blood Sucking Freaks. Maybe one of the most controversial movies of all time. Recommended by a fan of the show and will be remembered for a very long time.

We usher out Lupercalia with a final film for for the degeneracy and hedonism of the holiday with Bloodsucking Freaks. Send your thoughts and prayers to Jenna - she did not have a good time. Neither did Steve. Scott, however, is opening his own Grand-Guignol in Chicago now. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/groovylilspookshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/groovylilspookshow/support

***IF YOU HAVEN'T LISTENED TO S5E3 YET GO AHEAD AND DO THAT BEFORE CHECKING THIS AFTERSHOW OUT. WE'LL BE HERE WHEN YOU GET BACK.This is a special Patreon preview of some of the bonus content you get over on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/truecrimehsJoin Dom & JD as they break down the cases from S5E3: Bloodsucking Freaks Pt. 5 in a more comedic way than the normal show. We talk MC Hammer, Nazi Juggalos, funny leather hats, necrophilia, shitty pseudonyms, pretentious real life vampires and The Flavortown Graveyard.If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and give us a 5 star review. You can also think about joining our Patreon At http://www.patreon.com/truecrimehs and then Stay tuned after this show on Patreon for the True Crime Horror Story After Show w/ Dom & JD as well as early access to Ad free episodes and exclusive bonus content available only on Patreon.

In our series on real life vampires, we have taken you all across the world and different eras of human culture. In our fifth chapter, we plant the roots of our terrifying tales firmly in Europe, and focus on those who got a sexual thrill off of feeding on the blood and flesh of their fellow man. Some call them perverts, cannibals, ghouls or fiends. But we like to call them… bloodsucking freaks.Case #1: The Vampire of Dusseldorf - Peter Kurten was a sexual sadist who got his thrills from the vital fluids of others. He would do anything he could to satiate his bloodlust as he stalked the streets of Dusseldorf, Germany. (P. Kurten, Germany)Case #2: The Vampire of Nuremberg - Kuno Hoffman's condition of being deaf and mute didn't stop him from breaking into morgue's and graveyards to commit acts of necrophilia and cannibalism. He would attempt to conduct black magic rituals using the blood of the innocent. (K. Hoffman, Germany)Case #3: The Gentleman Vampire - Neville Heath fancied himself an aristocrat, using a variety of aliases to garner favor and charm the ladies of England. Some of which would never be heard from again. (N. Heath, England)If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and give us a 5 star review. You can also think about joining our Patreon At www.patreon.com/truecrimehs and then Stay tuned after this show on Patreon for the True Crime Horror Story After Show w/ Dom & JD as well as early access to Ad free episodes and exclusive bonus content available only on Patreon.This episode features writing by Mis Demeanor and research from Lana McCall, music by Mechanical Ghost, Producer LB from the No One Likes Us Podcast, and The Quiet Type as well as Artwork by Nuclear Heat Graphics. Sources for this episode's case are available in the credits section of our website.Has violent crime impacted you or someone close to you? Send us your story at truecrimehorrorstory@gmail.comTrue Crime Horror Story. Sometimes Truth is more brutal than fiction.

Listen as Matt and I discuss a range of Horror Classics from Bloodsucking Freaks to the Changeling, Stars who started in Horror, and much more on this week's episode! Exhumed - https://exhumed.bandcamp.com/ Gruesome - http://www.relapse.com/gruesome-twisted-prayers/

John and Scotto finish off2021 with the controversial, 1970s, cult horror film, Blood Sucking Freaks. John's Ratings Scotto's Ratings Listen to Episode 459 Download Episode 462 IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077247/ Trailer Next Time ...

John and Scotto finish off 2021with the controversial, 1970s, cult horror film, Blood Sucking Freaks. John’s Ratings – 3.5 BrainsScotto’s Ratings – 1 BrainStream Downloadhttps://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ztoep463/ztoep463.mp3IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077247/Trailerhttps://youtu.be/0uCdC_gkg4sNext time…

Let's continue spooky season with something downright disturbing. Here is a bit of a cult horror film that's best enjoyed with a group of friends, Bloodsucking Freaks (1976). Don't forget to tip your bartender.

John and Scotto review the centuries-spanning, genre-hopping epic, Cloud Atlas. John's Ratings Scotto's Ratings Listen to Episode 459 Download Episode 462 IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/ Trailer Next Time ... Bloodsucking Freaks

The Geekz have special guest Mike D from the Jacked_Kirby Podcast and the CCD.  We discuss one of his favorite horror films of all time?!?!?!.  You can also follow Mike on Instagram at master_sardus_archive If you like this and want more check out our audio podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio https://iheart.com/podcast/263-the-league-of-geekz-podca-27628807/ and more places where you find your podcasts.  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theleagueofgeekz/333Final.mp3   Like us on Facebook, and check us out on instagram at the League of Geekz, and don't forget to join the community page on Facebook to connect with other Geekz and follow us on twitter @LOGEEKZ   If you want Merch from the Geekz check out our spot on Tee Public here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-league-of-geekz-podcast?ref_id=13183   If you want to support the show through Patreon you can go here for as little as a dollar a month you get bonus podcasts episodes and can join us for roundtables and movie reviews.  https://www.patreon.com/theleagueofgeekz Also Check out our Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxinaZM3PXTJpRltqpV7xZQ

The Commander is back with über violence, tasteless nudity and bloody festivity in the form of the underground favourite, Blood Sucking Freaks! Bon appetit, Cinèastes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Made in 1976 by people mostly associated with the porn industry, Bloodsucking Freaks is quite possibly the most notorious Troma movie ever, but is it any good? Listen as Jeff and Lucas deep-dive, dissect, and analyze this cult classic.

In this episode Zack will be joined filmmaker (Die You Zombie Bastards!, Frankie in Blunderland) and Troma Alumni (Citizen Toxie, Poultrygeist) Caleb Emerson to talk about Joel M. Reed's 1976 classic Bloodsucking Freaks.You can follow Caleb on Twitter @TheCalebEmersonand insta @calebemersonWatch his films and find out more http://calebemerson.com/Subscribe to Troma Now! watch.troma.com Now on Roku and Apple TV!You can follow Zack on insta and twitter @legolarryYou can follow Bizjack FlemCo Productions on instagram @bizjack_flemcoYou can follow the podcast Talkin' Troma on twitter @talkintroma

In this episode Zack will be joined filmmaker (Die You Zombie Bastards!, Frankie in Blunderland) and Troma Alumni (Citizen Toxie, Poultrygeist) Caleb Emerson to talk about Joel M. Reed's 1976 classic Bloodsucking Freaks.You can follow Caleb on Twitter @TheCalebEmersonand insta @calebemersonWatch his films  and find out more http://calebemerson.com/Subscribe to Troma Now! watch.troma.com Now on Roku and Apple TV!You can follow Zack on insta and twitter @legolarryYou can follow Bizjack FlemCo Productions on instagram @bizjack_flemcoYou can follow the podcast  Talkin' Troma on twitter @talkintroma

“This will go far beyond every STRETCH of the imagination.” What if you don't want your imagination STRETCHED in that direction? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they, maybe foolishly, push through the ordeal of watching and discussing Sardu, Ralphus, et al in Joel […]

“This will go far beyond every STRETCH of the imagination.” What if you don't want your imagination STRETCHED in that direction? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest host Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff from the Classic Era – as they, maybe foolishly, push through the ordeal […]

In the fourth episode of Season 4, your host JD Horror tells the stories of the origins of the real life vampires in Bloodsucking Freaks part 4. In the first three chapters of our series on bloodsucking freaks, we have explored some of the most notorious and well known blood suckers of all time. These fiends who stalked the night in search of victims to exsanguinate may have taken their inspiration from the following classic tales. These are the stuff of legends, and quite possibly the father and the mother of all real life vampires. So get out your garlic, your holy water and your wooden crosses, and never under any circumstances invite them in.Case #1: Vlad the Impaler - Vlad III was the voivode of Wallachia whose cruelty was the stuff of legends. His story was the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's iconic novel Dracula, but the true tale is much more frightening than the silver screen. (V. Tepes, Transylvania, Written and Researched by MR)Case #2: The Blood Countess - Elizabeth Bathory, known as The Blood Countess, was possibly responsible for the torture and death of hundreds of young women. Delighting in their misery, it was said she bathed in the blood of virgins in order to preserve her own youth and beauty. (E. Bathory, Slovakia, Written and Researched by MR)If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and give us a 5 star review. You can also think about joining our Patreon At www.patreon.com/truecrimehs and then Stay tuned after this show on Patreon for the True Crime Horror Story After Show w/ Dom & JD as well as early access to Ad free episodes and exclusive bonus content available only on Patreon.This episode was researched and written by MR. It features music by Mechanical Ghost, Producer LB from the No One Likes Us Podcast, The Quiet Type and Ean Grimm Derek and Brandon Fletcher as well as Artwork by Nuclear Heat Graphics. Sources for this episode’s case are available in the credits section of our website.Has violent crime impacted you or someone close to you? Send us your story at truecrimehorrorstory@gmail.comTrue Crime Horror Story. Sometimes Truth is more brutal than fiction.http://www.truecrimehorrorstory.com

In the Season Finale of True Crime Horror Story Season 3, JD interviews murderer, vampire, cannibal, artist, and murderabilia collector/dealer "The Vampire of Paris" Nico Claux. WARNING: This episode is graphic and disturbing and told from the killer's perspective in his own words.Nico Claux was arrested for the premeditated murder of Thierry Bissionnier on November 15th, 1994. When police descended on his flat they found more than what they bargained for. Join JD as he asks Nico all about his life, and crimes in graphic detail including grave robbing, cannibalism, and cold blooded murder. Nico spares no detail and shows no remorse for his actions. They also talk about his life as a free man after serving only 12 years in prison, his art and writings, friendship with other killers like Richard Ramirez and Issei Sagawa, and his vast collection of murderabilia. (N. Claux, Paris, France)If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and give us a 5 star review. You can also think about joining our Patreon At www.patreon.com/truecrimehs and then Stay tuned after this show on Patreon for the True Crime Horror Story After Show w/ Dom & JD as well as early access to Ad free episodes and exclusive bonus content available only on Patreon.This episode features music by Mechanical Ghost, Producer LB from the No One Likes Us Podcast and The Quiet Type, as well as Artwork by Nuclear Heat Graphics. Sources for this episode’s case are available in the credits section of our website.Has violent crime impacted you or someone close to you? Send us your story at truecrimehorrorstory@gmail.comTrue Crime Horror Story. Sometimes Truth is more brutal than fiction.http://www.truecrimehorrorstory.com

C'est confinée que la PIFFFcast Team a fêté sa centième émission. L'occasion de nous remémorer nos premières fois cinéphiliques, avec moults souvenirs de VHS, de salles et mags spécialisés. D'un canard qui parle au cinoche Grindhouse de la 42e Rue, de Peter Jackson à James Cameron, du Roi Singe à Musclor, le PIFFFcast célèbre son anniversaire dans la joie bis et la bonne humeur nostalgique. Et vous, vos premières fois, c'était comment ? Avec Véronique Davidson, Xavier Colon, Talal Selhami, Cyril Despontin et Laurent Duroche. Réalisation : Xavier Colon Musique du générique : Donuts' slap par Laurent Duroche ► Flux RSS pour Android : bit.ly/2FrUwHo ► En écoute aussi sur Itunes : apple.co/2Enma9n ► Sur Deezer : www.deezer.com/fr/show/56007 ► Sur Spotify : open.spotify.com/show/4n3gUOfPZhyxL5iKdZIjHA ► Sur Youtube : https://youtu.be/ggcPknlPnx8 ► La liste des films abordés dans les précédentes émissions : bit.ly/PIFFFcast-List ► Venir discuter avec nous du PIFFFcast : bit.ly/ForumPIFFFcast REFERENCES - Le Roi des singes de Wan Laiming (1965) - Les aventuriers de l’arche perdue de Steven Spielberg (1981) - Howard The Duck de Willard Huyck (1986) - Les maîtres de l’univers de Gary Goddard (1987) - Flic ou zombie de Mark Goldblatt (1988) - Bad Taste de Peter Jackson (1987) - Le chaînon manquant de Picha (1980) - Vampire vous avez dit vampire ? 2 de Tommy Lee Wallace (1988) - Vampire vous avez dit vampire ? de Tom Holland (1985) https://soundcloud.com/pifffcast/pifffcast-47-this-is-halloween - Le Boxeur manchot de Jimmy Wang Yu (1971) - Dick Tracy de Warren Beatty (1990) - Robocop 2 de Irvin Kershner (1990) - Terminator 2 : Le jugement dernier de James Cameron (1991) - Bloodsucking Freaks de Joel M. Reed (1976) - Gremlins 2 de Joe Dante (1990) - La nuit des morts-vivants de Tom Savini (1990) - Le Sous-sol de la peur de Wes Craven (1991) - Planète Hurlante de Christian Duguay (1995)

It's November, and the perfect time to get into that festive spirit with a great Thanksgiving slasher, Blood Rage! Then if you want to you could stay tuned to see how we felt about Bloodsucking Freaks, It's an interesting one. 

Join us tonight as we begin our 7th season by talking about Torture Horror films!!!!!!! I, Charles, of questionably sound mind, did pick this topic and for that I am very, very sorry. Here are the films: Bloodsucking Freaks (1976) Ichi the Killer (2001) Hostel (2005) This episode was originally recorded live on October 13, 2020. The post Episode 70: Torture Horror first appeared on It's Just Awesome DOT com.

Shannon & Cathy discuss the tale of Stingy Jack, The House of the Devil, Bloodsucking Freaks, Gerald's Game, Ginger Snaps, House of Wax, House on Haunted Hill, Disturbia, and of course, Horror Facts with Cath. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/terrortalk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/terrortalk/support

Carlo Mirabella Davis is a writer & director who just made his feature debut with Swallow. Swallow tells the harrowing tale of a newlywed housewife who's oppressive existence forces her to succumb to a compulsive urge to eat non-food items like dirt, thumbtacks, marbles, and more. The condition is real, and it's called Pica. While the movie paints a very compassionate portrait of a Pica sufferer, it does not shy away from the horror of the disease, which is partially what makes Swallow so powerful. Joe Bob Briggs left a glowing review of Swallow, which I recommend reading. If only for the Drive-in Totals.  In talking to Carlo, I was struck by the attention to detail with which he approaches his films. His decisions as a director are all significant and comprehensive, and in this interview, we learn more about his process. We also hear how he got his first movie off of the ground as a first time director and learn about the real-life inspiration of Swallow.  Now for your listening pleasure, here is Carlo Mirabella Davis.  Here are some key takeaways from this conversation with Carlo Mirabella Davis: Be thorough. There is a severe level of craftsmanship in Swallow as every scene, choice, and moment feel meaningful. It is clear from the get-go that every detail of the movie was thought through and presented with purpose. The movie has multiple layers, all loaded with subtext, but the film remains buoyant. The movie moves with this light smoothness, all while retaining its depth. It's a pretty masterful balance, which seems to have been achieved by Carlo and his team's attention to detail. So the takeaway here is to do your homework and work with your team to think through every conceivable aspect you can. Everything from subtle costume details, to production design and camera direction, are all driven by the story. You don't hear enough directors talking about this level of purposeful attention to detail. A lot of directors want great costumes and gorgeous shots, but overlook the power of aligning the critical, creative choices in their movies with purpose. Carlo does this to a considerable degree, and it gives the film a very profound depth that you can feel.    Consider approaching horror as an ingredient as opposed to the primary genre. First of all, I'm a quintessential gorehound who just watched Blood Sucking Freaks for the umpteenth time with Joe Bob Briggs, so I love pure horror as much as the next guy. But, it's worth noting that horror can work exceptionally well as a drama delivery system. If you mix a horror element with a deeply rooted drama with believable characters and relatable emotions, you can have some real magic on your hands. This magical mix was the case with Swallow, which has a significant horror element but is mostly a drama. The horror element makes the drama work better, and the drama makes the horror element work better. The two go hand in hand when presented together because good drama creates realism, which makes the horror element more believable, more terrifying, and more effective. The other thing worth mentioning regarding this point is that non-horror directors directed some of the best horror movies: Friedkin with The Expecist, Kubrick with The Shining, Jonathan Demme with Silence of the Lambs, James Cameron with Aliens, Spielberg with Jaws, the list goes on. As much as we all love a good gorefest, directors who understand drama make some killer horror movies.   Find the dark humor. Similar to how drama can make horror work better, humor can make horror more bearable. As Carlo said, dark humor helps the medicine go down - humor strategically used can help an otherwise visceral and painful to watch movie more bearable. This was the case in Swallow, which had a few solid laughs here and there, which gave the film a disturbing levity to it that again, helped the horror work even better while making the movie more palatable.    Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, why not tell your friends and family and filmmaking buddies about it on social media? Don't forget to follow the show on Instagram at @imnicktaylor and on Twitter at the same handle. Thanks again for listening to the Nick Taylor Horror Show.     ----- Produced by Simpler Media

On today's show we're talking about the return of Penny Dreadful, The Last Drive In, and going outside for the 2nd time in as many months. Elaine goes outside!For the first time in nearly two months, Elaine ventured farther out than the patio. Here's a few highlights.Elaine wore white. Travis wore yellow. Our former Mayor, Sonny Bono wore a surgical mask and gloves.Penny Dreadful 2.0Penny Dreadful is one of Travis's favorite TV shows in years. His first crush was Eva Green, but it seems he is shifting to Billie Piper on his second watching of the first series. Will Natalie Dormer (The Tudors, Game of Thrones) be next? We both loved Penny Dreadful, and we are excited about the new series that starts tonight (April 26th) on Showtime.The Last Drive In is Back!We are longtime fans of Joe Bob Briggs (John Bloom) and are excited to see the return on his weekly show, The Last Drive-In. Joe Bob was in rare form, and along with Darcy the Mail Girl (Diana Prince), they aired two classic cult horror pictures on S1:E1, Chopping Mall, and Blood Sucking Freaks. We were thrilled to see their guest star Kelli Maroney join them for part one and wrestler, musician and horror superfan Chris Jericho co-host on part two.It was a bonanza of deep trivia, Roger Corman stories from the "erotic thriller" period, but still no mention of Travis's movie(s) (dang), porn stories, and a beautiful tribute to Blood Sucking Freaks director Joel M. Reed who sadly died last week of COVID19. Elaine live-tweeted with the cast, crew, guests, and the #MutantFam for all 5 hours! If you missed it, you can still catch it on Shudder, and if you don't have Shudder, they are still offering a free trial.CORRECTION: In this episode, Elaine gave the wrong Twitter handle for Diana Prince. You can find her @kinky_horror. You can find Joe Bob Briggs @therealjoebob.

Nothing Special Nothing Funny Just some Creative Commons Licensed metal music to blow your eardrums out. We've got an amazing show lined up with an array of no-nonsense metal from Obskkvlt, Violblast, Homicidal Raptus, Debilitator, Absolute Zero, Kill Them With A Toaster, Vitne, and Abstract Void. Enjoy! (00:10) Demons by Obskkvlt from Blackarhats (BY-NC-ND) (04:34) Painless by Violblast from Theater of Despair (BY-NC-ND) (06:55) The Pride Sanitarium by Homicidal Raptus from Erotomanic Hallucinosis (BY-ND) (10:45) Bloodsucking Freaks by Debilitator from Bloodsucking Freaks (BY-NC-SA) (15:21) Left Becomes Right by Absolute Zero from Sign Us, You Bastards (BY-ND) (20:05) Where's The Fucking Money by Kill Them With A Toaster from Brutal Family Presents: A Spanish Compilation 4 (BY-NC-SA) (23:07) Destroyer by Vitne from Destroyer (BY-NC-SA) (27:00) As I Watch the Sunset Fade by Abstract Void from Back to Reality (BY-NC-ND) Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, or head to the shows. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it! If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com. Open Metalcast #188 (MP3) Open Metalcast #188 (OGG) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

We go back to the turn of the century to explore the bloody theatrics of the original Grand Guignol. With research, original scripts, a performance, and movies set in the theatre, we show some love to the beginnings of 'Live Horror.' Throughout the discussion we cover Blood Fiend AKA Theatre of Dead (1967), Bloodsucking Freaks (1976), and The Theatre Bizarre (2011).

Shawn & Chris enter the world of 'dwarfsploitation' with two of the seediest little people on film with guest hosts Steven A. Grainger and Paul McVay from Drive-In of The Damned. Can you dig it ?

Are you ready to accept our domination? WDET reporter Rob St. Mary joins Mike in the Theater of the Macabre as we dissect Bloodsucking Freaks, a classic of exploitation from director Joel M. Reed.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices