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Treading between mundane chores and clandestine snooping, the investigators uncover curious hints about the lodge's former master while realizing their thin cover may already be unraveling.Music by: Apocryphos, Flowers for Bodysnatchers, Metatron Omega and Wordclock. Used with permission by Cryo Chamber. Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Simon Cooper, Julia, Bob de Lange, Cameron, Doug Thomson, Lily, Maciej, Black Templar, Dennis Sadecki, Leonhardt, Brit, Nikola, Tom Padget and Rasmus Liljeholm.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: https://www.subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.simplecast.com/oYuoCFr6Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying
Chris and Adam once again return in another ‘Spotlight Reflection' show, where they reflect on movies from their past and see if they are still as good as they remember them, or do they not fare as well re-watching as an older adult? In this show, they chat about Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1978. You can support us on Ko-Fi where from just £1 a month you will get access to the VIP Lounge on our new Discord server, where you'll have the opportunity to put questions to our interview guests, get behind the scenes chat from 60MW Towers and more! You can of course join our Discord entirely for free too and chat with the podcast hosts and fellow listeners about our shows and much more. Discord link: https://discord.gg/wmdhXKsQ Thanks for listening. Please email any feedback or reviews to contact@60MW.co.uk or use the Contact Us Page.
It's hard to make a good political movie. Or movie about political subject matter. You're always going to alienate a group of folks or worse. Yet the best political filmmakers by bringing the funny in a comedy/satire, showing rigorous depth of thought in how they handle characters on both sides of the issue at hand, creating a work of poetic tremendous cinema earn the good will of the audience whether or not they agree. Today, Secret Movie Club founder.programmer Craig Hammill looks at political classics like Illustrious Corpses, Stray Dog, Grande Illusion, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Last Hurrah, One Two Three, To Kill A Mockingbird, Weekend, One + One, Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven, Do The Right Thing, Lincoln, Sound of Falling to try to examine and pin point what makes them work where so many other well intentioned movies fall short.
A series of reckless distractions and close calls keeps our investigators one step ahead of discovery as they dig deeper into the lodge's quiet secrets.Music by: Apocryphos, Flowers for Bodysnatchers, Metatron Omega and Wordclock. Used with permission by Cryo Chamber. Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Simon Cooper, Julia, Bob de Lange, Cameron, Doug Thomson, Lily, Maciej, Black Templar, Dennis Sadecki, Leonhardt, Brit, Nikola, Tom Padget and Rasmus Liljeholm.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: https://www.subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.simplecast.com/oYuoCFr6Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying
Undercover at an isolated hunting lodge, two unlikely companions struggle to keep a low profile among the suspicious staff as darkness falls.Music by: Apocryphos, Flowers for Bodysnatchers, Metatron Omega and Wordclock. Used with permission by Cryo Chamber. Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Simon Cooper, Julia, Bob de Lange, Cameron, Doug Thomson, Lily, Maciej, Black Templar, Dennis Sadecki, Leonhardt, Brit, Nikola, Tom Padget and Rasmus Liljeholm.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: https://www.subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.simplecast.com/oYuoCFr6Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying
District 9 (2009) Directed by Neill Blomkamp Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, David JamesAliens crash-landed on Earth over 40 years ago, and humanity's response was basically "cool, let's build a slum for them." This week we're diving into District 9, Neill Blomkamp's genre-bending sci-fi masterpiece about bureaucratic ineptitude, body horror, and prawns with better weapons than us. We break down why this mockumentary-style alien allegory still hits harder than almost anything sci-fi has produced since 2000 — and yes, we argue about whether a sequel would ruin it.In this episode, we discuss:The Reverse Victim of HD: How District 9's low-fi "documentary" camera work actually makes the insane practical and CG effects look MORE real, not less — and why more movies should steal this trick.Wikus: Certified Doofus, Accidental Icon: We unpack why a whiny corporate tool slowly turning into an alien is somehow one of the most sympathetic protagonist arcs in sci-fi, and how the movie tricks you into rooting for him.Too Good For This Show: A deep dive into the movie's shockingly efficient world-building — immigration commentary, xenophobia, corporate greed, and body horror all crammed into two hours without ever feeling bloated (except for maybe 10 minutes we'd happily cut).Alien DNA, Human Stupidity: We go off on the movie's biggest plot holes — including why nobody thought to revoke a wanted fugitive's security clearance — and the weird Nigerian warlord subplot that's equal parts fascinating and messy.We Also Talked About:Are We Good? (2025) (Amazon)– A documentary on Marc Maron's WTF podcast, his career resurgence, and the loss of his girlfriend Lynn Shelton.Body Snatchers (1993) (Tubi) – The underrated Body Snatchers remake with a killer premise and a disappointingly limp ending.15 Minutes of Shame (2021) (Amazon) – Monica Lewinsky narrates this doc about internet pile-ons and the weaponization of public shame.Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks (Amazon) – Why this once-great HBO docuseries has lost its edge, and why Mike McDonald might be the least likable coach ever filmed.The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (Netflix) – A surface-level true crime series on the Bryan Kohberger case that leaves a lot to be desired.Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes (Netflix) – Netflix's latest true-crime deep dive, complete with unintentionally hilarious AI-generated reenactments.Some of the above links are affiliate links — if you purchase through them we get a small kickback, and it's the best way to support the show.New episodes of the Dewey Pod Monster podcast drop every week. We're proud members of the YouRun Podcast Network at https://yourunpodcast.com.
Jose and I love doing movie commentaries, but we have run out of films to cover! The series "Commentary on Clive's Contemporaries" allows us to look in the background and see what movies were happening when these Clive Barker movies and sequels were being made. We choose a range of movies, and you, the listeners, vote for which one we cover. This series was sponsored by our listeners in the 2025 Kickstarter Campaign, Clive Barker Podcast Presents Fundraiser 11 : The Patron Configuration and covers a range of years from 1973 (Salome) to 2024 (Night of the Zoopocalypse) and beyond. From The Reef Library of the Dead: Kickstarter Update #6 So Far: 1973 -- The Forbidden VS. Enter the Dragon 1978 -- Salome Vs. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1985 -- Transmutations VS. Silver Bullet 1986 – Rawhead Rex VS. Big Trouble In Little China 1987 - Hellraiser VS. Prince of Darkness 1987 - Hellraiser VS. Angelheart 1988 - Hellbound VS. They Live 1990 – Nightbreed VS. Commentary, Angel Heart 1987 - Directed by Alan Parker, Written by William Hjortsberg & Alan Parker 1h 53m Coming Next Book Club of Blood : Revelations Clive's Contemporaries 1988 – They Live More News and Interviews Patreon Members Shout-Out (Become a Patron) David Anderson Erik Van T' Holt Daniel Elven Amanda Stewart Bradley Gartz Markus David Blair Matthew Batten Bennett Jesse Timothy Ramakers Terry Murdock John-John Ichtyandros (new) Sponsor: Don Bertram's Celebrate Imagination Sponsor : The Now Playing Podcast Sponsor: Ed Martinez YouTube Channel Renewed And this podcast, having no beginning will have no end. web www.clivebarkercast.com Apple Podcasts, Android, Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, Libsyn, Tunein, iHeart Radio, Pocket Casts, Radio.com, and YouTube and Facebook: | BarkerCast Listeners Group | Occupy Midian BlueSky | Reddit | Discord Community | TikTok Support the show Buy Our Book: The BarkerCast Interviews Occupy Midian Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle | Apple Become a Patreon Patron | Buy a T-Shirt Music is by Ray Norrish All Links and show notes in their Entirety can be found at https://www.clivebarkercast.com AI Summary Ryan and Jose recorded episode 538 of the Clive Barker Podcast, focusing on an audio commentary for the 1987 film Angelheart as part of their "Clive's Contemporaries" series. They began with news about the successful Library of the Dead Kickstarter campaign, which had reached $1.5 million and unlocked new stretch goals. The majority of the episode was spent discussing Angelheart, with Ryan and Jose analyzing the film's plot, characters, and themes, comparing it to Hellraiser and other films of the era. They discussed the film's Faustian bargain, the performance of Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro, and the movie's grim and surreal atmosphere. They also touched on the film's production, reception, and its place among other 1987 releases. The episode concluded with a brief mention of upcoming podcast topics and a discussion about potential future interviews. Library of the Dead Campaign Ryan and Jose discussed the latest updates on the Library of the Dead Kickstarter campaign, noting that it had surpassed its $1.5 million stretch goal and introduced a new goal at $2 million. They reviewed the campaign's details, including late pledges and exclusive content, and agreed it was worth supporting. The conversation then shifted to an audio commentary on the film "Angelheart," analyzing its plot, characters, and connections to Clive Barker's book "Falling Angel." They discussed the film's themes, including amnesia, supernatural elements, and the relationship between the protagonist and the devil-like character, Louis Cipher. Angel Heart Movie Analysis Discussion Ryan and Jose discussed the movie "Angel Heart," focusing on its plot, characters, and themes. They analyzed Johnny Favorite's role, the presence of voodoo elements, and the movie's setting in Louisiana during the Civil Rights era. The discussion included insights into the movie's portrayal of dissociation, hallucinations, and the devil's influence on Johnny Favorite's actions. They also compared it to other films with similar plot elements and debated the movie's interpretation, particularly regarding Johnny's actions and the role of the devil.
We had one BODY SNATCHERS movie to go and, well, Abel Ferrara might have us on banger watch.Mitch is on Letterboxd.Art by Jade Dickinson: @jadesketches on Instagram | @jadesketches on TikTokListen to the new Guest Room Status EP Eventually?Listen to Liam's Weezer podcast hereFind the show on InstagramFind Corey and Liam on TwitterFind MK Podquest and Strat 2 hereReach us via email: tmaopodcast@gmail.com"Eighties Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Welcome back to the Old World! We're diving headfirst into the brand-new Fifth Edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay by taking on "An Eye for an Eye" from Ubersreik Adventures III. Grab a pint, our adventure starts right where every classic tale begins: the Red Moon Inn.Music by: Apocryphos, Flowers for Bodysnatchers, Metatron Omega and Wordclock. Used with permission by Cryo Chamber. Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Simon Cooper, Julia, Bob de Lange, Cameron, Doug Thomson, Lily, Maciej, Black Templar, Dennis Sadecki, Leonhardt, Brit, Nikola, Tom Padget and Rasmus Liljeholm.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: https://www.subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.simplecast.com/oYuoCFr6Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying
“We might have invented the aliens that we've been looking for.” — Adam Kirsch First he took on the transhumanists. Then the settler-colonialism fanatics. Now Adam Kirsch aims his critical pen at the ultimate crazies — the flying saucer crowd. In We Want to Believe, Kirsch explains how aliens went mainstream and why this once-crackpot conspiracy theory has become a mainstream political and cultural fact. The beauty (if that's the right word) of the subject, Kirsch argues, is that because UFOs don't really exist, the flying saucer rumor mill encapsulates the paranoia of our populist age. Ever since the 2017 New York Times exposé of the Pentagon's secret UFO program, it's an industry that has fed off both the crisis of traditional authority and the suspicion that the people in power know more than they're letting on. Elites, in other words, know nothing and everything. Simultaneously. Maybe, even, they're the aliens themselves (see: Invasion of the Body Snatchers). Underneath this silliness, Kirsch notes, is something more substantial. Perhaps religion itself. Where people once saw miracles or demons, they now see little green-headed creatures packed into flying saucers. In other words, they provide a vocabulary for experiences that we can't explain, as well as a community with which we can share that mystery. So what happens when the aliens finally show up? As I suggested, maybe these transcendental creatures arrived. We've built them ourselves in the form of artificial intelligence. Kirsch agreed, seeing AI as a kind of nonhuman mind that doesn't experience the world as we do. Such a Copernican moment is “very imaginable,” the sceptic concedes. Disclosure Day. Starring Adam Kirsch. Five Takeaways • A Pure Thought Experiment. The trilogy's logic, completed: three short books on popular ideas, this one distinguished by the fact that its subject doesn't exist — which is precisely its value. UFOs, Kirsch argues, let us think “in a very sort of almost consequence-free way” about who decides what's real, whose authority we trust, and why people need to believe — the defining questions of a populist moment in which vaccines, public health, and yesterday's common sense are all contested. The hinge was 2017: the New York Times's “Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money'” exposé revealed the Pentagon's AATIP program, and the paper of record saying the government knows more than it admits took UFOs from niche conspiracy to mainstream issue. Kirsch himself started paying attention — smoke that might lead to fire. “Unfortunately, in the years since then, no fire has been discovered.” What he learned instead: how easy it is to be misled, and what scientific evidence actually is.• 'Oumuamua's Wager. The book's treatment of past guest Avi Loeb is a study in the seduction of credentials: an astrophysicist of unimpeachable standing willing to entertain what colleagues won't — that the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua might have been a broken light sail from an alien probe — “kindles the imagination,” Kirsch's included. But the metal globs from the Pacific floor and the fresh candidates each year breed suspicion, and the standard remains Carl Sagan's: extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Loeb's reply reworks Pascal — ‘Oumuamua's wager: believe, because the benefits of an open mind outweigh the cost of being wrong. Kirsch's honesty cuts through: “I would love to believe in UFOs.” Nothing would be more exciting. Which sharpens the genuine scientific conundrum — the space age promised a galaxy teeming with signals and delivered silence: “Why is Earth so important if it should be so unimportant? Where are all the other Earths?”• The Archetype of Conspiracy. The disclosure paradigm is eighty years old, and it trained us all: the people in power know more than they're letting on, there are secret tapes and files, and the people deserve the truth — a template rehearsed on Roswell long before COVID or the Epstein files. Andrew's gloss: elites, in other words, know nothing and everything — simultaneously. Maybe, even, they're the aliens themselves (see: Invasion of the Body Snatchers). The official history runs from Truman's alarm at the early-fifties Washington flap (if the Soviets can reach our skies, we must know) through the commissions of Ruppelt, J. Allen Hynek, and Edward Condon — whose report closed the file for half a century — to the 2017 AATIP revelation that reopened it, complete with congressional hearings and annual Pentagon reporting requirements. Today's ledger: military pilots keep reporting lights that move impossibly; 95 percent get explained; the unexplained 5 percent “doesn't mean that they're UFOs — it just means there isn't enough information.” Even the vocabulary tells the story: “UFO,” coined in the fifties to sound neutral, absorbed the flying saucer and had to be replaced by “UAP.” Spielberg's Disclosure Day — fan service for believers, by Kirsch's account, and disappointing by Andrew's — monetizes the same secret-truth appeal that made Close Encounters.• A Religious Impulse. Why do people believe? The scholar D. W. Pasulka's “book encounters” supply Kirsch's answer: someone has an experience they can't understand, reads the UFO literature, and says this is what happened to me — where a medieval villager would have named a miracle, a demon, or a god. Belief provides a vocabulary for the inexplicable and a community to interpret it with; Jacques Vallée, Silicon Valley's resident UFO intellectual, adds the perennialist claim that people have always seen strange things in the sky and that they mark “reality beyond our rational mind.” Science fiction serves the same hunger — Kirsch's own California childhood ran on The Next Generation and Asimov — a sandbox for questions religion once answered: what are humans for, why is mind so out of place in the universe? And the aliens we imagine are always mirrors: Wells's Darwinian indifference (we are their microbes), the Cold War's destroyers and moral guides, and now Musk's Mars — an insurance policy for mind itself against our own extinction. The catch that keeps UFOs at the intersection of science and belief: real aliens must obey physics, interstellar distances forbid the journey, so belief becomes “a big X” — faith that there's physics we haven't found. Even Sagan's Contact, Kirsch notes, resorts to a wormhole. Magic, scientifically dressed.• The Aliens We Invented. The conversation's destination, via Andrew's suggestion that the aliens have arrived and we built them: “we might have invented the aliens that we've been looking for” — nonhuman minds, freed from biology, that don't experience the world as we do and may transcend or outlive us. What felt like science fiction when The Revolt Against Humanity appeared in 2023 now reads as near-future planning — and the AI lens even revises the search heuristic: perhaps advanced technology isn't skyscrapers in space but something chip-small, too compact to see. Pressed on whether a Copernican moment could leave skeptics — him and Andrew both — with egg on their faces, Kirsch concedes it's “very imaginable,” with the caveat that the loudest AGI claims come from those selling it. The poet's summation: the world not being made to our measure has been...
This week we look at Phillip Kaufman's remake of Don Siegel's unimpeachable specimen of McCarthy era paranoia, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In this movie Elizabeth, an employee of the city health office becomes convinced that her boyfriend has been switched with someone else. All over the city of San Francisco people are waking up to find that loved ones have somehow changed. They express no emotion now and spend all their time busily working with other strangers on a sinister project. Elizabeth at first isn't taken seriously by her co-worker, a man who trusts the American bureaucratic machine with all his heart until it breaks down. Along with a few friends they'll run all night to do everything they can to avoid being made into pod people while also resisting the the invasion. Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a stone cold classic. It stars Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldlum, Leonard Nimoy, and Brooke Adams in one of the best remakes of all time! Join the Bring Me The Axe Discord: https://discord.gg/snkxuxzJ Support Bring Me The Axe! on Patreon:https://patreon.com/bringmetheaxepod Buy Bring Me The Axe merch here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/bring-me-the-axe-podcast/
Daniel was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return By Alexis Okeowo. Read by Nneka Okoye. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Heinlein published his first novel in 1948, and within a decade had published some major works. What distinguishes these early novels from his later ones is that he has not pushed the boundary of what he can write about to the degree he does in the 1960s and later. But there are fine novels in this period. Heinlein's Earlier Novels During the 1950s Heinlein was busy with his Juvenile series, but also found time to write some adult novels, and some of them are very good. A few of them were expansions of earlier, shorter works that he turned into full novels. Beyond This Horizon (1948) – This is Heinlein's first novel after the lackluster For Us The Living (which never was published during his lifetime; Heinlein knew it was sub-par). It is set in a future society that is practicing a form of eugenics, with a breeding program designed to produce the perfect human by selecting for health, longevity, and intelligence. The protagonist, Hamilton Felix, is not the one, but he is near to the end. And this society has also made it a point to keep a certain number of people who are not part of the breeding program, as a form control for the experiment. Hamilton Felix is in fact the penultimate step in this program, but has so far shown no interest in marriage or procreation. But in the course of the novel he is persuaded. His children are shown to be the end point of the program at the end of the novel. A sub-plot involves his friend Mordan Claude (in this book everyone puts their family name first) who falls for a woman he meets. When she sneezes, he begins to suspect she is one of the “control naturals”. They are protected, but clearly this is a class society, which is to be expected in any society that practices eugenics, and should be off-limits for Claude. But love conquers all, and then he discovers that she is not a control natural after all, which to my mind is a somewhat weaker outcome.Another aspect of this society is that most people are armed, and dueling is common. This is explained as “An armed society is a polite society,” since if you offended someone you could find yourself in a duel very quickly. A lot of gun enthusiasts have picked up on this and repeated it as if it was revealed truth, but even a cursory examination of societies with a lot of guns shows it to be false. Sixth Column (1949) – This novel was originally a serial written in 1941, when the Sino-Japanese war was in full swing, and this motivates some of the ideas in this book. The setting is a United States that has been conquered by the Pan-Asian Federation. This Federation had previously absorbed the Soviet Union and India, and is portrayed in very much Yellow Peril manner. John W. Campbell had a lot to do with this, and it makes the novel something that you can skip without losing much. The Pan-Asians regard the Americans as slaves. And their policy towards their slaves is “Three things only do slaves require: work, food, and their religion.” In an American military outpost hidden in the mountains of Colorado a miracle weapon is found that can kill, and it can somehow be tuned to only affect the Asians and not the Americans. Since the Pan-Asians have allowed religion (better to pacify the slaves), the Americans create a religion and use that to infiltrate the Pan-Asian facilities. Heinlein himself had a low opinion of this novel, and deservedly so. The Puppet Masters (1951) – This novel is a product of the paranoia of the times regarding Communists. But this novel is more of an allegory than a direct anti-Communist screed. It is fundamentally about “the enemy within”, in the form of alien parasites called slugs that can take over a human by controlling the nervous system, making the human a powerless slave to the alien. And they are attempting to conquer the world, though all of the action we see takes place in the United States. This is essentially The Body Snatchers plot, and has been done many times. But both this novel and the previous Sixth Column reflect the feeling of paranoia prevalent in society when people thought there were communists under every bed looking to corrupt the youth and subvert The American Way of Life. And it is notable that the organization that leads the fight against the slugs is a top secret outfit established without the knowledge of Congress and responsible only to the President. Double Star (1956) – This is when Heinlein as a novelist starts to really click, and it was shown by his winning his first Hugo for best novel. The plot is somewhat reminiscent of Prisoner of Zenda. In a future solar system, Earth, Venus, Mars, and the Jovian satellites are united under a parliamentary democracy, which is in turn under a constitutional monarchy. Think of it as similar to the UK, only in this case it is the House of Orange that are the monarchs. A politician named John Joseph Bonforte is the leader of the Expansionist coalition, and one of the most prominent politicians in the solar system. And he has been kidnapped sat a crucial time. His staff find an actor, stage name The Great Lorenzo, who is similar enough physically to impersonate Bonforte, while they try to get the real Bonforte back. They do succeed, but he has been very badly treated by the kidnappers, so the actor has to continue for the election campaign. And he wins the election, but the real Bonforte dies. The actor then continues to impersonate him to the point of really becoming him. The two things that make this novel so interesting are first, the focus on acting as seen through the eyes of Lorenzo; and second, the focus on the machinery of politics. And this draws upon Heinlein's own experience in electoral politics. Though he was not successful in getting elected, he clearly had absorbed a lot about the how-to of the process. And he did write a non-fiction book called Take Back Your Government (1992), which was published posthumously. It was subtitled A Practical Handbook for the Private Citizen Who Wants Democracy to Work, and was originally written in 1946. It was based on his experience with EPIC and in trying to get Upton Sinclair elected Governor of California in 1934. The Door Into Summer (1957) – This is another good novel, which features several themes that would reappear through Heinlein's work. The first is that Heinlein was a very confirmed cat lover. The title comes from a cat who went from door to door in the middle of winter, trying to find the door into summer. Second, the protagonist is an engineer, which is of course Heinlein's background. The third is the time travel element. People can travel into the future through a type of suspended animation called Cold Sleep. But for the purposes of the plot a scientist has invented a time travel device that sort of works. It sent a grad student named Leonard Vincent a few centuries back in to Italy where he became Leonardo da Vinci. But it sends our hero, Daniel Boone Davis, back exactly where he wanted to go. We see a few things in this novel that are of interest. First, the cat, Pete, has the full name of “Petronius the Arbiter”, who was the author of the Satyricon, so Heinlein's interest in sex is starting to make an oblique appearance. Second, when Dan goes back in time, he lands in the middle of a nudist camp, and that is also something Heinlein was very interested in.The plot can be summarized as Dan gets robbed of his inventions by his business partner and his secretary/fianceé, gets put into Cold Sleep, then goes back in time to just before he got robbed and fixes things to his satisfaction, then takes the Cold Sleep again to finish his plans. It is a pretty good yarn. Methusaleh's Children (1958) – This was originally a novella written in 1941, then expanded into a novel. It is part of the Future history. It introduces Lazarus Long, who would go on to be Heinlein's alter ego through many of his future books, and thus implicitly makes those books part of the Future History, though most scholars will dispute this. What cannot be disputed is that this novel is a cornerstone for where Heinlein would go in many of his future stories.The story begins with a successful businessman named Ira Howard who dies of old age at around the age of 49 in the 19th century. In his will he leaves his estate to trustees with the mandate to find a way to extend human life span. The best they can come up with is to encourage (financially) people who had long-lived grandparents to marry each other and have children. They carry this on and by the 22nd century the Howard Families, as they call themselves, have an average life span of 150 years. But they have to hide this form the rest of society, and arrange from time to time to “die” and then become someone else. This masquerade helped them survive the years of Nehemiah Scudder and his successors, but a few of them reveal themselves during the Covenant government. This has a bad result because people want the secret that they assume the Howard families are hiding, and they might be willing to kill to get the secret. So the Howard families steal a starship and make their escape. One of the people onboard is Andrew Jackson “Slipstick” Libby, who we first met in the short story Misfit, and he manages to come up with a Faster-Than-Light drive. They finally decide to go back to Earth, where they discover that scientists have found ways to prolong human life and they are no longer enemies, in fact they are welcomed for bringing the FTL drive.This is definitely a must-read novel for anyone who wants to get into the Heinlein universe. So many other works are based on it. Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_This_Horizon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Column https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puppet_Masters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Star https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Back_Your_Government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Door_into_Summer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah%27s_Children https://www.palain.com/science-fiction/the-golden-age/robert-a-heinlein/heinleins-earlier-novels/ Provide feedback on this episode.
Join us as we travel back to the 1950s, when podcasting meant something quite different. It's Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney - accept no imitations!
Send us Fan MailOn this banger ep, we review the Barney Gone Berserk horror film BUDDY and Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic THE DOG STARS. Plus, why being ambitious isn't the same thing as being talented, thoughts on the legacy of TERMINATOR 2, and why distribution policies for indie movies are affecting rep cinemas.
There is so much physical media this week that Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski moved some of it to next week's show. (You can still get them now.) Regardless there is still plenty to talk about this week including a French adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel and the debut feature from James Gray. Another of the Broadway Melody films has been released along with more film noir from Kino and the bizarre films of Duke Mitchell. One of the great Peter O'Toole performances gets an upgrade as does Abel Ferrara's underappreciated take on the Body Snatcher invasion. Erik & Peter mince no words on their feelings of one of the dumbest screenplays ever but turn it all around with one of the best coming-of-age films of recent years and, frankly, maybe ever. 2:30 - Criterion (Coup de Torchon (4K), Little Odessa (4K)) 12:29 - Warner Archive (Broadway Melody of 1938) 18:14 - Kino (Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXVII) 28:01 - Grindhouse Releasing (The Duke Mitchell Collection) 39:02 - Shout Factory (The Stunt Man (4K)) 52:52 - Alliance (Fresh Horses (Retro VHS Packaging)) 58:58 - Vinegar Syndrome (Body Snatchers (4K)) 1:11:30 - Arrow (Identity (4K)) 1:23:29 - Lionsgate (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (4K)) 1:36:54 - New TV on Blu-ray (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Complete Original Series, Speed Racer (The Complete Series), Perfect Strangers (The Complete Series), Reacher (Season Three)) 1:38:19 - New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray (Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (4K), Disclosure Day (4K), The Sheep Detectives, Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story (4K), The Voice of Hind Rajab, Mirrors No 3, Carolina Caroline, She Rides Shotgun (4K), Power Ballad, The Breadwinner, Whistle) CLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNG Be sure to check out Erik's Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten Tomatoes Critics' Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, IL Chicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streaming Physical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library. (Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.) Erik's Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere. The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Editor and Media Critic Esper Quinn joins Jaffe, Frank and Brandon for an evening of video game writing, high volume of death, and the Mr. Bones Apology Tour. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Esper Quinn. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: “This isn't a brutality. This is a fatality.” Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Hyrule Field Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Title Screen Panzer Dragoon - Title Screen X-Men - Title Screen The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night Insert Credit Show Topic Lords Pokemon Red & Blue - Intro Ep. 453 - Mega Duck and Cougar Boy Game Boy Advance 1: What do you look for in a video game castle? (04:18) Unicorn Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Castlevania series Super Mario 64 Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Pokemon series Baldur's Gate III Persona 5 Resident Evil 4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Crow Country 2: What kinds of video games have the narrowest distinction between a good one and a bad one? (10:22) Deadly Premonition Earth Defense Force series Blue Archive Comiket Love and Deepspace Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Norm! 3: Hey Esper, what are the hardest video games to find footage for when making the video edition of Insert Credit? (15:34) PC-98 Recommendation Guy S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Daria's Inferno Creative Commons MobyGames MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity Seaman World of Longplays 10min Gameplay 4: What do video game writers get away with that would never fly in other media? (22:38) Brad Pitt Rick and Morty 5: Magnanimus asks, other than humans, what creature has been killed the most times across all video games? (26:58) Turtle Zombie Goblin Super Mario series Goomba Fungus Minecraft Vampire Survivors Skeleton Bat Zubat Robot Cyborg Mother 3 Slime Cookie Clicker The Felling of the One Hundred Centillion Turtle Goblins: A Morality Game (download, extract html file, and open in browser to play!) 6: On which occasions have you told someone specifically not to play a video game? (31:42) MMO Magic: the Gathering The 3rd Birthday Parasite Eve series No Man's Sky PC-Engine Ep. 423 - Explode My Bones Mr. Bones Valis series Mr. Bones by shmumbler and Spectral in 36:09 Grateful Dead 7: What is the FLCL of video games? (35:44) Gainax Neon Genesis Evangelion The Rub Rabbits! Star Fox series Sin & Punishment Shenmue series No More Heroes Bayonetta series Platinum Games MadWorld Persona series LIGHTNING ROUND: Magic: the Sortening (40:40) Recommendations and Outro (01:00:11) Brandon: Not Dracula 3000 (2004), Taskmaster Season 21, Please do not hang out in the street, the commentary for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Esper: The Mountain Goats - Days, Ekphrasis, Magic Every Day with Esper Quinn This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
Some of history's most famous people had remarkably eventful afterlives. Charlie Chaplin's corpse was stolen from his grave and held for ransom. Thomas Paine was dug up and carried across the Atlantic. Pieces of Beethoven and Schubert disappeared in the name of science. And René Descartes somehow ended up buried without his head. In this episode, we uncover the bizarre true history of famous corpses that were stolen, moved, studied, scattered and lost. Along the way, we meet grave robbers, obsessive admirers, ambitious scientists and restless ghosts, and discover why a final resting place isn't always quite so final. If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like: Episode 56 – Valentino's Ghost DogEpisode 105 – Who Tried to Kill Shirley Temple? For information or to purchase tickets for our ghost tours or paranormal adventures in Kingston, Ottawa, or Toronto, please visit hauntedwalk.com.
The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Andy McPhee. A former critical care nurse and educational healthcare publisher, Andy McPhee, who's classified as a White Man, has also written four nonfiction books for young adults and written or edited more than 750 newspaper and magazine articles. We'll discuss his 2026 publication, The Doctor's Riot of 1788: Body Snatching, Bloodletting, and Anatomy in America. McPhee examines a 1788 melee caused by New Yorkers discovering a White Woman's corpse had been stolen. We use this event to examine the White Supremacist history of looting black burial grounds. Gus T.'s beloved Medical Apartheid, written by the genius Harriet A. Washington, devotes a meaty section to the well-recorded history of Whites' stealing black bodies for experimental and anatomical purposes. Washington tells us that White medical colleges were often strategically located in regions with high populations of black people. During our discussion, we deconstructed how the historical practice of White people stealing black bodies continues in the 21st century with a highly unregulated international trade in body parts.This provides context for the missing skull of Sade C. Robinson as well as the missing organs of Kendrick Johnson in Georgia. Gus T. made a point to ask Mr. McPhee why he used the term "niggling" to describe a scene of conflict in the text. After initially pretending he quoted someone else, McPhee admitted this was his word choice alone. He offered many unsolicited apologies and said he likes to think of himself as an "anti-racist." He easily conceded that niggling is mighty close to niggras. Fuller does explicitly suggest that we avoid terms like "negative" & "negate" because these terms are phonetically and semantically similar to the Racist insult reserved for black people. #TheCOWS17Years #Philadelphia #BodySnatcher #CounterRacism #Niggling #GlobalWhiteSupremacy #NewYork #ShawnUtsey #ChrisBaker #GrandisonHarris #HarvardMedicalSchool #Strapping #JeffreyDahmer #Oddities Call-In Number: 720.716.7300 Code: 564943#
We've all seen the movies... the aliens come to Earth, the aliens overcome the inferior humans, and the aliens fall prey to something dumb they overlooked, like microbes, Windows 95, or most absurdly, water. From the 1950s through yesterday, some of the best movies we've seen were about the invasion of our planet. They can be clever, scary, or even downright dumb, but they are all fun. Veteran space writer Rich Edwards joins us to give advice on how to repel the invaders! Headlines: Department of Defense drops new batch of UFO/UAP files Blue Origin traces New Glenn rocket explosion to faulty oxygen valve SpaceX's first public earnings call reveals key financials and hints at Starship's future Total solar eclipse set to cross Europe; safety tips and gear recommendations Main Topic: How to Invade Earth in Sci-Fi—22 Dos and Don'ts with Rich Edwards The enduring appeal and adaptability of War of the Worlds Why alien invaders always go for major landmarks (and why it's all for show) Critique of aliens with impractical invasion strategies—water allergies and cocky attitudes Pop culture's obsession with alien disguises, conspiracy plots, and gradual infiltration Deep dive into Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Day of the Triffids, and the power of slow, stealthy takeovers Starting small: Alien invasions in isolated towns and subtle conquests The strategic use of time travel in alien invasion movies, with Star Trek: First Contact Why James Cameron's Aliens remains a sci-fi invasion classic decades later What makes a satisfying alien invasion ending—and the pitfalls of lazy resolutions Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Richard Edwards Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: helixsleep.com/space
What makes a great remake? Faithfully honoring the original, completely reinventing it, or improving it so dramatically that the first movie becomes obsolete? This week, Griffey, Heath, Sam and Sophia draft the most messed-up movie remakes of all time. With The Thing and The Ring banned from competition, the board is wide open for body horror, slashers, alien invasions, vampires, psychosexual thrillers and one deeply disturbing Lindsay Lohan family comedy. Expect heated arguments over The Fly, Evil Dead, The Hills Have Eyes, Rob Zombie's Halloween, Nosferatu, Dredd, Friday the 13th and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, plus a compelling case for why The Parent Trap secretly qualifies as horror. Along the way, we thirst over Judge Judy, confuse Harry Styles with the Jonas Brothers, learn about Sam's fixation on powerful calves and discover Martin Scorsese's forgotten masterpiece, Infernal Desires. Whose final lineup wins the draft? Vote in the comments! Subscribe to Misfit Parade for new episodes of the Messed Up Movies Podcast, original short films and Keepers of the Crypt. #HorrorMovies #HorrorRemakes #MovieDraft #MessedUpMovies #TheFly #EvilDead #Nosferatu #FridayThe13th
We've all seen the movies... the aliens come to Earth, the aliens overcome the inferior humans, and the aliens fall prey to something dumb they overlooked, like microbes, Windows 95, or most absurdly, water. From the 1950s through yesterday, some of the best movies we've seen were about the invasion of our planet. They can be clever, scary, or even downright dumb, but they are all fun. Veteran space writer Rich Edwards joins us to give advice on how to repel the invaders! Headlines: Department of Defense drops new batch of UFO/UAP files Blue Origin traces New Glenn rocket explosion to faulty oxygen valve SpaceX's first public earnings call reveals key financials and hints at Starship's future Total solar eclipse set to cross Europe; safety tips and gear recommendations Main Topic: How to Invade Earth in Sci-Fi—22 Dos and Don'ts with Rich Edwards The enduring appeal and adaptability of War of the Worlds Why alien invaders always go for major landmarks (and why it's all for show) Critique of aliens with impractical invasion strategies—water allergies and cocky attitudes Pop culture's obsession with alien disguises, conspiracy plots, and gradual infiltration Deep dive into Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Day of the Triffids, and the power of slow, stealthy takeovers Starting small: Alien invasions in isolated towns and subtle conquests The strategic use of time travel in alien invasion movies, with Star Trek: First Contact Why James Cameron's Aliens remains a sci-fi invasion classic decades later What makes a satisfying alien invasion ending—and the pitfalls of lazy resolutions Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Richard Edwards Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: helixsleep.com/space
We've all seen the movies... the aliens come to Earth, the aliens overcome the inferior humans, and the aliens fall prey to something dumb they overlooked, like microbes, Windows 95, or most absurdly, water. From the 1950s through yesterday, some of the best movies we've seen were about the invasion of our planet. They can be clever, scary, or even downright dumb, but they are all fun. Veteran space writer Rich Edwards joins us to give advice on how to repel the invaders! Headlines: Department of Defense drops new batch of UFO/UAP files Blue Origin traces New Glenn rocket explosion to faulty oxygen valve SpaceX's first public earnings call reveals key financials and hints at Starship's future Total solar eclipse set to cross Europe; safety tips and gear recommendations Main Topic: How to Invade Earth in Sci-Fi—22 Dos and Don'ts with Rich Edwards The enduring appeal and adaptability of War of the Worlds Why alien invaders always go for major landmarks (and why it's all for show) Critique of aliens with impractical invasion strategies—water allergies and cocky attitudes Pop culture's obsession with alien disguises, conspiracy plots, and gradual infiltration Deep dive into Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Day of the Triffids, and the power of slow, stealthy takeovers Starting small: Alien invasions in isolated towns and subtle conquests The strategic use of time travel in alien invasion movies, with Star Trek: First Contact Why James Cameron's Aliens remains a sci-fi invasion classic decades later What makes a satisfying alien invasion ending—and the pitfalls of lazy resolutions Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Richard Edwards Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: helixsleep.com/space
We've all seen the movies... the aliens come to Earth, the aliens overcome the inferior humans, and the aliens fall prey to something dumb they overlooked, like microbes, Windows 95, or most absurdly, water. From the 1950s through yesterday, some of the best movies we've seen were about the invasion of our planet. They can be clever, scary, or even downright dumb, but they are all fun. Veteran space writer Rich Edwards joins us to give advice on how to repel the invaders! Headlines: Department of Defense drops new batch of UFO/UAP files Blue Origin traces New Glenn rocket explosion to faulty oxygen valve SpaceX's first public earnings call reveals key financials and hints at Starship's future Total solar eclipse set to cross Europe; safety tips and gear recommendations Main Topic: How to Invade Earth in Sci-Fi—22 Dos and Don'ts with Rich Edwards The enduring appeal and adaptability of War of the Worlds Why alien invaders always go for major landmarks (and why it's all for show) Critique of aliens with impractical invasion strategies—water allergies and cocky attitudes Pop culture's obsession with alien disguises, conspiracy plots, and gradual infiltration Deep dive into Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Day of the Triffids, and the power of slow, stealthy takeovers Starting small: Alien invasions in isolated towns and subtle conquests The strategic use of time travel in alien invasion movies, with Star Trek: First Contact Why James Cameron's Aliens remains a sci-fi invasion classic decades later What makes a satisfying alien invasion ending—and the pitfalls of lazy resolutions Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Richard Edwards Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: helixsleep.com/space
We've all seen the movies... the aliens come to Earth, the aliens overcome the inferior humans, and the aliens fall prey to something dumb they overlooked, like microbes, Windows 95, or most absurdly, water. From the 1950s through yesterday, some of the best movies we've seen were about the invasion of our planet. They can be clever, scary, or even downright dumb, but they are all fun. Veteran space writer Rich Edwards joins us to give advice on how to repel the invaders! Headlines: Department of Defense drops new batch of UFO/UAP files Blue Origin traces New Glenn rocket explosion to faulty oxygen valve SpaceX's first public earnings call reveals key financials and hints at Starship's future Total solar eclipse set to cross Europe; safety tips and gear recommendations Main Topic: How to Invade Earth in Sci-Fi—22 Dos and Don'ts with Rich Edwards The enduring appeal and adaptability of War of the Worlds Why alien invaders always go for major landmarks (and why it's all for show) Critique of aliens with impractical invasion strategies—water allergies and cocky attitudes Pop culture's obsession with alien disguises, conspiracy plots, and gradual infiltration Deep dive into Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Day of the Triffids, and the power of slow, stealthy takeovers Starting small: Alien invasions in isolated towns and subtle conquests The strategic use of time travel in alien invasion movies, with Star Trek: First Contact Why James Cameron's Aliens remains a sci-fi invasion classic decades later What makes a satisfying alien invasion ending—and the pitfalls of lazy resolutions Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Richard Edwards Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: helixsleep.com/space
Author Robin D. Laws joins us to discuss The Crawling Horror by Thorp McClusky, a protoplasmic pulp tale that prefigures Body Snatchers and The Thing!
Why were fairies said to steal healthy babies? What happened to the children they left behind? And could the fairy folk return at the end of your life... to steal the dead as well? In this episode of the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast, I explore one of the strangest beliefs in Celtic folklore. Alongside the familiar tales of changelings and stolen children, we'll uncover an extraordinary tradition claiming that fairies also carried away the dying, leaving one of their own behind to be buried instead. Along the way, we'll discover the simple charms once believed to protect children from the fairy folk, compare traditions from Wales, Scotland, England and Ireland, and ask why these stories survived for so many generations. If fairies could steal babies, why would they return at the end of someone's life to do the same again? Coming up: Welsh folklore, fairy lore, changelings, Celtic traditions, supernatural beliefs and some truly remarkable stories from Britain and Ireland. Tune in now... if you dare!
Send us Fan MailIn this episode Matt and Matt discuss their future contributions to digital society, which Matt people would choose to be in an Invasion of the Body Snatchers situation, and the projected plans for the coming week.Weird News including A side track for cyborg teachers, A Cosmic caper comes to an end, a Celebrity flouts the law, Giant sky mirrors to cook your pop tarts, and finally letting go of any required attire.If we make it back, we'll see you next time. If we don't, we love you.If we half come back....
Screenshot makes contact with film and TV's enduring fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrial life, from the Cold War paranoia of Invasion of the Body Snatchers to the quietly unsettling recent TV series Pluribus. Mark speaks to film critic Kim Newman about the history of aliens onscreen, from their arrival in 50s B Movies to The X-Files.Ellen then talks to director John Sayles about his 80s film, Brother From Another Planet, and how the idea came to him in a dream. Ellen then talks to musician and alien movie obsessive, Mike Skinner, about his favourite alien films.Producer: Queenie Qureshi-Wales A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4
Hey kid, there’s a spider in your bed! From Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) We’re going back to horror history class with Episode 212: Slashers Come of Age and Horror Finds Religion 1975-1979. Seven years ago, in the early days of the Scariest Things, we did some horror history, diving into some of the more obscure titles that you may not be aware of. We stopped at the early seventies, and then went on a very long hiatus. But now we are back with some (maybe) forgotten gems from 1975 to 1979. Friend of the podcast Ian Parker joins Eric and Mike in this deep dive. It took a while, but we are back to our chronology of horror movies. We have picked up the baton and are moving our movie history lessons forward. The seventies were a turbulent period in history. The Hayes Code, now dead and defeated, is no longer. The early seventies started playing around in the margins with movies that pushed the boundaries of what was possible. The advent of the massive summer blockbuster began to separate movies into big-budget and indie-budget films, and horror was part of that trend. Jaws (1975) and The Exorcist (1972) proved that with the right director, scary movies could bring in big money and be legitimate critical darlings as well. The doors opened for studios to pour big money into movies that would become The Omen, Alien, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Carrie, landmark movies all. Big-name actors with great pedigrees were coaxed into performing in big studio horror projects. Gregory Peck did The Omen. Faye Dunaway at the height of her career did The Eyes of Laura Mars. It wouldn’t be long before Jack Nicholson got cast in The Shining (1980), but we’ll get to that one later. Having said all that, the studios weren’t quite all-in yet. There were a few pet projects out there. But the domain of the horror movie was still in the dilapidated old downtown movie houses and drive-in theaters. You couldn’t yet rent movies for home viewing. If you wanted to go see independent horror movies, you had to be willing to get down and dirty. The Cineplex wasn’t yet ready for showing off the gory delicacies that were being cooked up in the era when the boundaries between R and X hadn’t been settled yet. Slasher Movies Come of Age Horror never forgot its roots. You could still make a low-budget movie, with no-name actors, scare some teenagers, and turn a profit. But a guy in a rubber suit wasn’t going to cut it anymore. Real explicit violence and raw visceral horror are now how to make a memorable mark. Following in the footsteps of Black Christmas (1972), Last House on the Left (1972), and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), the slasher film was going to find the sweet spot of low budget and mass appeal. Enter Halloween (1978). Stabbing and spooking were now moving into the suburbs. On a budget of $325,000, Halloween would go on to earn $47,160,000. On a budget of $325,000, Halloween would go on to earn $47,160,000. Hollywood noticed. The impact of Halloween would be felt primarily in the early eighties, but a few filmmakers picked up on the trend early. The slasher films influenced directly in the wake of Halloween include: Don’t Go Into the House (1979), Silent Scream (1979), Tourist Trap (1979), Driller Killer (1979), Prom Night (1980), Maniac (1980), Friday the 13th (1980), Don’t Go into the Woods (1981), Madman (1981), Happy Birthday to Me (1981), My Bloody Valentine (1981), The Burning (1981), The House on Sorority Row (1982), and The Slumber Party Massacre (1982). All of these films featured a masked killer (usually) and some sort of stabbing weapon (usually), and oblivious teen victims (usually), with sexual activity usually as part of the equation (usually)… and a final girl (usually). That’s the modern slasher template. It didn’t take long for filmmakers to figure out the formula. Our great directors who would lead horror for the next twenty years were in place. John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, and Wes Craven had their knives out and were ready to dominate the field. This genre still felt fresh. The sequels had yet to take control of the industry, and the concept felt raw and scary. This trend would find its killer’s stride in the 80’s, but this is when the slasher movie came out of the shadows. Horror Gets Really Weird, and Discovers God While the sixties still had a safety belt on, and the eighties went for the reliable thrills, the seventies was a period that allowed directors to stretch out their ideas. The early seventies also contributed a number of strange films, but it is hard to match the back half of the seventies with the likes of The Manitou (1976), Phantasm (1979), Hausu (1977), and Eraserhead (1977), which brought wildly original concepts to the table. Religion was a big thing too. Conventionally, there were movies like The Omen and The Exorcist that were, while very scary, using traditional good-and-evil concepts. This era also had a more counter-cultural and artistic interpretation of holy horror. God Told Me To (1976) and The Visitor (1979) were gonzo strange concepts that never found an audience, but were challenging with their takes of what celestial beings might be. What is Jesus, really? For that matter, what is God? An alien? Perhaps. Truly strange, blasphemous stuff. Perhaps it was all the hallucinogens that were popular of the era. Cosmic horror found truth in a far-out metaphysical moment. It wouldn’t take long for the politicians and the morality police to put an end to such wild concepts. But in truth, the conservative backlash was waiting in the next decade. In the seventies, the liberal notions of acceptable content had plenty of room. That would be coming to an end soon, especially when movies could come home on cable TV and VHS. The Scariest Things History of Horror Episodes Episode 22: The Silent Era 1920s Episode 25: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age 1930’s and 1940s Episode 29: Horror Comes Back – The Matinee Era Part 1 1950-1954 Episode 31: The Height of the Atomic Age – The Matinee Era Part 2 1955-1959 Episode 51: The International Gothic Trend – Horror From 1960-1964 Episode 53: The Diversification of Horror – Horror From 1965-1969 Episode 57: Horror Gets Trippy – Horror From 1970-1974 Episode 213: Slashers Come of Age and Horror Finds Religion 1975-1979 Friend of the Podcast Ian Parker joins Eric and Mike to talk about some deep cut movies from the late seventies. We have tried to avoid the obvious stuff and to notify our audience about some curious gems that you might have missed when shuffling through your streaming options: Burnt Offerings (1976) Don’t Go Into the House (1979) God Told Me To (1976) Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) Rabid (1977) Shock Waves (1977) The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976) The Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) The Manitou (1978)
Listen to the full episode What do films like Dracula, The Truman Show, The Matrix, Invasion of the Body-Snatchers, Being John Malkovich, and Night of the Living Dead all have in common? Science fiction and horror bend our everyday experiences and beliefs around mind and body, sensory perception, identity, and reality itself. But it turns out that many fictional tropes (zombies, vampires, cloned imposters, reality-simultations, and shapeshifters) may be rooted in rare brain disorders. These conditions, often caused by injury or disease, can make people prone to becoming convinced that their loved ones are imposters, the same person (in elaborate and convincing disguises) is following them everywhere, their surroundings are an artificial duplicate of a real place, or even that they themselves are already dead. Once our perceptions are sufficiently distorted, our minds invent explanations that confound reality. Might these overlap with supernatural and conspiratorial beliefs? Julian blends storytelling, cultural references, and observations from psychiatry and neurology to take you on a fascinating journey. You'll learn about: A woman in a 1903 Prague clinic who patiently explained to staff that the clinic was a perfect replica—not the real clinic itself A man in 1970's Sacramento who believed he was a real-life zombie and went on to commit a series of grisly crimes A woman in 1920's London who believed that two famous French actresses were following her everywhere in hyper-realistic disguises—and controlling her mind One man in LA and another in Utah that tragically killed their own family members because they believed they were imposters These cases drive to the core of how humans experience self, relationships, and the structure of reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Believe it or not, there was a time when instant access to hundreds of horror movies didn't exist. Scary thought, huh? Before the late 1950s, unless you caught a movie in the theater, you probably weren't going to see it again, especially when it came to the classic monster films like Dracula and Frankenstein. But in October 1957, Universal released 52 of its horror films to television in what became known as the Shock Theater package. To help promote the broadcasts, television stations were encouraged to create "horror hosts" to introduce the films. Simply put, it exploded, and helped give birth to the Monster Kid generation. Then, the following year, Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine debuted, and there was really no turning back. Now you could watch these monsters in the safety of your own home. It was a far cry from today's world, where you can hop on a computer or streaming service and have thousands of horror titles at your fingertips. But this was the beginning of modern horror fandom: getting your weekly fix of classic monsters on television, reading Famous Monsters, building Aurora monster model kits... life was pretty great. In this episode, we discuss the importance of this moment in horror history and why it was such a game changer for horror fans. Films mentioned in this episode: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), The Addams Family (1964-66), The Black Cat (1934), Blood of Dracula (1957), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dark Shadows (1966-71), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Dracula (1931), The Exorcist (1973), Frankenstein (1931), The Gorgon (1964), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Invisible Man (1933), I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Jaws (1975), The Jungle Captive (1945), King Kong (1933), The Last Warning (1938), The Mummy (1932), The Munsters (1964-66), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Return of Dracula (1958), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Son of Kong (1933), The Spy Ring (1938), Star Wars (1977), Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Them (1954), The Wolf Man (1941)
Hey everyone, this is a Zero episode of an upcoming project David Heath and DB Spitzer are working on. It is an exploration of the sources of Warhammer 40,000, and their sources. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 23 bonus episodes 1-25 1 The Imperium of Man Dune, Foundation, Roman Empire in space, religious dystopias Edward Gibbon, imperial decline literature, medieval Christendom, future-history fiction 2 Space Marines Starship Troopers, action-movie super soldiers, power armor, comic-book warriors Heinlein military SF, crusading orders, Spartan myth, warrior monks, fascist hero imagery 3 Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard World War movies, Starship Troopers, British war comics, doomed infantry stories H. G. Wells future-war fiction, Kipling, trench literature, boys' military papers, pulp battlefield fiction 4 Adeptus Mechanicus Metropolis, cyberpunk machine cults, mad scientists, techno-priests Gernsback invention fiction, H. G. Wells, Frankenstein, lost-technology stories, mad-science pulp 5 Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy Hammer horror, warrior nuns, Joan of Arc cinema, witchfinder movies Gothic novels, martyr stories, saint legends, witch-trial pamphlets, religious melodrama 6 The Inquisition The X-Files, witchfinder films, secret-police thrillers, occult detectives M. R. James-style scholars, Blackwood, Machen, witch-hunter tracts, secret-society fiction 7 Rogue Traders Star Trek, Flash Gordon, space pirates, merchant princes Planetary romance, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Leigh Brackett, C. L. Moore, colonial adventure fiction 8 Adeptus Custodes Golden demigod bodyguards, imperial palace guards, mythic super-soldiers Achilles, Gilgamesh, sacred kingship, Praetorian Guards, immortal companions of god-kings 9 Adeptus Titanicus Pacific Rim, Gundam, giant robot anime, kaiju movies, walking battleships, cathedral mecha Wells' Martian tripods, “The Land Ironclads,” dreadnoughts, siege engines, bronze giants, golems, sacred statues, war-gods 10 The Horus Heresy Star Wars, fallen Jedi, dark lords, civil-war space opera, tragic chosen ones Milton's Paradise Lost, Lucifer's rebellion, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, succession crises 11 Chaos Space Marines Fallen angels, heavy metal villains, corrupted super-soldiers, black knights, rebel legions Milton's Paradise Lost, Moorcock's Chaos, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, Satanic romance, Gothic villains, revenge tragedy 12 Chaos Daemons Hellraiser, Event Horizon, occult horror, possession films, nightmare dimensions Medieval demonology, grimoires, witch-trial literature, Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, occult pulp, weird menace fiction 13 World Eaters / Khorne Conan, gladiator films, berserker metal, chainsaw action horror, grindhouse revenge Robert E. Howard, sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, blood cults, Homeric rage, arena spectacle, revenge tragedy 14 Death Guard / Nurgle Zombie plague films, body horror, gross-out comedy, infection horror, fungal rot, swamp monsters Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death,” plague literature, danse macabre, memento mori, corpse folklore, leper saints 15 Thousand Sons / Tzeentch Wizard cults, cursed books, Egyptian sorcerers, cosmic chessmasters, forbidden libraries H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, E. R. Eddison, mummy fiction, forbidden-book stories, Decadent occultism, Renaissance magic 16 Emperor's Children / Slaanesh Glam rock horror, decadent villains, body modification nightmares, cursed artists, aristocratic monsters Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Huysmans, fin-de-siècle decadence, Gothic aristocrats, cursed art, aestheticism 17 Chaos / Imperial Knights Haunted mecha, cursed noble machines, demonic war engines, Gundam, BattleTech, Pacific Rim Gothic castles, cursed armor, haunted inheritance, family-doom melodrama, chivalric romance, sins of the fathers 18 Orks Mad Max, fantasy orcs, biker gangs, football hooligans, British comic violence, slapstick war movies William Hope Hodgson's “The Voice in the Night,” fungus horror, Matango, invasive-species stories, goblins, comic grotesques 19 Tyranids Alien, Aliens, The Thing, bug-war movies, swarm horror, hive minds, biological weapons John W. Campbell's “Who Goes There?”, H. G. Wells' Martians, insect-hive fiction, invasion literature, cosmic naturalism 20 Genestealer Cults Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien, cult horror, red-scare paranoia films, sleeper cells Hidden-bloodline stories, secret cult pulp, infiltration fiction, changeling folklore, cuckoo-child fears, apocalyptic sects 21 Necrons The Terminator, killer robots, metal skeletons, space undead, immortal android kings Karel Čapek's R.U.R., robot rebellion, automaton fiction, artificial labor nightmares, mummy pulp, Egyptomania, tomb curses 22 Aeldari / Drukhari Tolkien elves, dying space aristocrats, psychic aliens, dark elves, vampire cities, cruel fairy courts Lord Dunsany, Jack Vance's Dying Earth, fairy otherworlds, decadent elder-race fiction, Atlantis, Gothic aristocrats 23 Night Lords Batman turned inside out, The Crow, slasher films, serial-killer thrillers, torture horror, vigilante movies Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Gothic villains, penny dreadfuls, Jack the Ripper panic, Grand Guignol, Dracula, public punishment 24 T'au Empire / Leagues of Votann Clean anime mecha empire, sleek battlesuits, utopian coalitions, space dwarves, hard-SF miners Utopian SF, technocracy fiction, Cold War futures, missionary empire, company towns, mining-company frontier stories, labor colonies 25 REDACTED Spy thrillers, Mission: Impossible, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Manchurian Candidate, The Prisoner, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse John Buchan, Joseph Conrad, G. K. Chesterton, Erskine Childers, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Norbert Jacques, invasion-scare fiction, fifth-column paranoia
Hey everyone, this is a Zero episode of an upcoming project David Heath and DB Spitzer are working on. It is an exploration of the sources of Warhammer 40,000, and their sources. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 23 bonus episodes 1-25 1 The Imperium of Man Dune, Foundation, Roman Empire in space, religious dystopias Edward Gibbon, imperial decline literature, medieval Christendom, future-history fiction 2 Space Marines Starship Troopers, action-movie super soldiers, power armor, comic-book warriors Heinlein military SF, crusading orders, Spartan myth, warrior monks, fascist hero imagery 3 Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard World War movies, Starship Troopers, British war comics, doomed infantry stories H. G. Wells future-war fiction, Kipling, trench literature, boys' military papers, pulp battlefield fiction 4 Adeptus Mechanicus Metropolis, cyberpunk machine cults, mad scientists, techno-priests Gernsback invention fiction, H. G. Wells, Frankenstein, lost-technology stories, mad-science pulp 5 Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy Hammer horror, warrior nuns, Joan of Arc cinema, witchfinder movies Gothic novels, martyr stories, saint legends, witch-trial pamphlets, religious melodrama 6 The Inquisition The X-Files, witchfinder films, secret-police thrillers, occult detectives M. R. James-style scholars, Blackwood, Machen, witch-hunter tracts, secret-society fiction 7 Rogue Traders Star Trek, Flash Gordon, space pirates, merchant princes Planetary romance, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Leigh Brackett, C. L. Moore, colonial adventure fiction 8 Adeptus Custodes Golden demigod bodyguards, imperial palace guards, mythic super-soldiers Achilles, Gilgamesh, sacred kingship, Praetorian Guards, immortal companions of god-kings 9 Adeptus Titanicus Pacific Rim, Gundam, giant robot anime, kaiju movies, walking battleships, cathedral mecha Wells' Martian tripods, “The Land Ironclads,” dreadnoughts, siege engines, bronze giants, golems, sacred statues, war-gods 10 The Horus Heresy Star Wars, fallen Jedi, dark lords, civil-war space opera, tragic chosen ones Milton's Paradise Lost, Lucifer's rebellion, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, succession crises 11 Chaos Space Marines Fallen angels, heavy metal villains, corrupted super-soldiers, black knights, rebel legions Milton's Paradise Lost, Moorcock's Chaos, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, Satanic romance, Gothic villains, revenge tragedy 12 Chaos Daemons Hellraiser, Event Horizon, occult horror, possession films, nightmare dimensions Medieval demonology, grimoires, witch-trial literature, Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, occult pulp, weird menace fiction 13 World Eaters / Khorne Conan, gladiator films, berserker metal, chainsaw action horror, grindhouse revenge Robert E. Howard, sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, blood cults, Homeric rage, arena spectacle, revenge tragedy 14 Death Guard / Nurgle Zombie plague films, body horror, gross-out comedy, infection horror, fungal rot, swamp monsters Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death,” plague literature, danse macabre, memento mori, corpse folklore, leper saints 15 Thousand Sons / Tzeentch Wizard cults, cursed books, Egyptian sorcerers, cosmic chessmasters, forbidden libraries H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, E. R. Eddison, mummy fiction, forbidden-book stories, Decadent occultism, Renaissance magic 16 Emperor's Children / Slaanesh Glam rock horror, decadent villains, body modification nightmares, cursed artists, aristocratic monsters Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Huysmans, fin-de-siècle decadence, Gothic aristocrats, cursed art, aestheticism 17 Chaos / Imperial Knights Haunted mecha, cursed noble machines, demonic war engines, Gundam, BattleTech, Pacific Rim Gothic castles, cursed armor, haunted inheritance, family-doom melodrama, chivalric romance, sins of the fathers 18 Orks Mad Max, fantasy orcs, biker gangs, football hooligans, British comic violence, slapstick war movies William Hope Hodgson's “The Voice in the Night,” fungus horror, Matango, invasive-species stories, goblins, comic grotesques 19 Tyranids Alien, Aliens, The Thing, bug-war movies, swarm horror, hive minds, biological weapons John W. Campbell's “Who Goes There?”, H. G. Wells' Martians, insect-hive fiction, invasion literature, cosmic naturalism 20 Genestealer Cults Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien, cult horror, red-scare paranoia films, sleeper cells Hidden-bloodline stories, secret cult pulp, infiltration fiction, changeling folklore, cuckoo-child fears, apocalyptic sects 21 Necrons The Terminator, killer robots, metal skeletons, space undead, immortal android kings Karel Čapek's R.U.R., robot rebellion, automaton fiction, artificial labor nightmares, mummy pulp, Egyptomania, tomb curses 22 Aeldari / Drukhari Tolkien elves, dying space aristocrats, psychic aliens, dark elves, vampire cities, cruel fairy courts Lord Dunsany, Jack Vance's Dying Earth, fairy otherworlds, decadent elder-race fiction, Atlantis, Gothic aristocrats 23 Night Lords Batman turned inside out, The Crow, slasher films, serial-killer thrillers, torture horror, vigilante movies Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Gothic villains, penny dreadfuls, Jack the Ripper panic, Grand Guignol, Dracula, public punishment 24 T'au Empire / Leagues of Votann Clean anime mecha empire, sleek battlesuits, utopian coalitions, space dwarves, hard-SF miners Utopian SF, technocracy fiction, Cold War futures, missionary empire, company towns, mining-company frontier stories, labor colonies 25 REDACTED Spy thrillers, Mission: Impossible, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Manchurian Candidate, The Prisoner, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse John Buchan, Joseph Conrad, G. K. Chesterton, Erskine Childers, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Norbert Jacques, invasion-scare fiction, fifth-column paranoia
Jose and I love doing movie commentaries, but we have run out of films to cover! The series "Commentary on Clive's Contemporaries" allows us to look in the background and see what movies were happening when these Clive Barker movies and sequels were being made. We choose a range of movies, and you, the listeners, vote for which one we cover. This series was sponsored by our listeners in the 2025 Kickstarter Campaign, Clive Barker Podcast Presents Fundraiser 11 : The Patron Configuration and covers a range of years from 1973 (Salome) to 2024 (Night of the Zoopocalypse) and beyond. So Far: 1973 -- The Forbidden VS. Enter the Dragon 1978 -- Salome Vs. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1985 -- Transmutations VS. Silver Bullet 1986 – Rawhead Rex VS. Big Trouble In Little China 1987 - Hellraiser VS. Prince of Darkness 1987 - Hellraiser VS. Angelheart Commentary: 1987 - Prince of Darkness | 1h42m Directed by John Carpenter Written by John Carpenter Show Notes DVD Commentary Alice Cooper: Prince of Darkness Filmmaker John Carpenter in The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan John Carpenter Curating Horror Movie Marathon at TCM this July! Underworld in 4K Our Commentary on JoJo Baby Feedback Spotlight From YouTube Coming Next Clive's Contemporary Commentaries : 1987 - Angelheart News and Interviews BCOB – The Inhuman Condition And this podcast, having no beginning will have no end. web www.clivebarkercast.com Apple Podcasts, Android, Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, Libsyn, Tunein, iHeart Radio, Pocket Casts, Radio.com, and YouTube and Facebook: | BarkerCast Listeners Group | Occupy Midian BlueSky | Reddit | Discord Community Support the show Buy Our Book: The BarkerCast Interviews Occupy Midian Hardcover | Kindle | Apple Become a Patreon Patron | Buy a T-Shirt Music is by Ray Norrish All Links and show notes in their Entirety can be found at https://www.clivebarkercast.com
As we mark another July anniversary of the 1947 Roswell incident, we're revisiting one of our most controversial and fascinating conversations. While Roswell is often framed as a battle between extraterrestrial visitation and Project Mogul, author and researcher Nick Redfern presents a far darker possibility involving secret Cold War experiments, human test subjects, missing records, and a government cover-up that may have helped shape the modern UFO myth. In this classic interview, Redfern discusses the evidence, witnesses, and intelligence sources behind his books Body Snatchers in the Desert and The Roswell UFO Conspiracy. Whether you agree with his conclusions or not, this conversation challenges assumptions about the world's most famous UFO case and reminds us why Roswell remains at the center of the UFO mystery nearly eight decades later. As new UAP disclosures continue to emerge, it's the perfect time to revisit one of the most debated theories ever proposed. Join us at ANOMACON on September 12th: http://www.anomacon.com Send us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/SomewhereSkiesPod Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/somewhereskies ByMeACoffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/UFxzyzHOaQ Substack: https://ryansprague.substack.com/ All socials and books: https://linktr.ee/somewhereskiespod Email: ryan.sprague51@gmail.com Opening theme song by Septembryo Closing song by Per Kiilstofte Copyright © 2026 Ryan Sprague. All rights reserved. #Roswell #UFO #UAP #NickRedfern #RoswellCrash #AlienCrash #Disclosure #SomewhereInTheSkies #UFOHistory #UFOPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join Trevor, his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast, and special guest, filmmaker Sean Parker, for a conversation about, uh, "Aliens!" e.g. films from our respective collections that involve, well, aliens, in some fashion!AND ALSO, stick around for the Speed Round, wherein Brad, Sean and Trevor discuss the various titles that they didn't have time to get to in the main discussion.Sean's Picks:Galaxy Quest (1999) - 6:00Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) - 37:45High Strung (2010) - 1:06:20 (https://youtu.be/K1BirdfgOD4?si=IHbU6LuSMivGuDX8)Sean's Speed Run - 1:14:30Brad's Picks:Signs (2002) - 17:30Nope (2022) - 51:00Arrival (2016) - 1:24:30Predator (1987) - 1:46:00Trevor's Picks:Life (2017) 29:30Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - 57:40Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1997) and Kamen Rider J (1994) - 1:35:30 And stick around for the speed round where we skim over all the runner-up picks that we had set aside for today's discussion - 2:02:00Check out Sean Parker and his Fogtown series at:https://www.fogtownseries.com/And also Hapstance Films on Youtube @hapstancefilms Tommy Schatz-Thompson's "High Strung":https://youtu.be/K1BirdfgOD4?si=IHbU6LuSMivGuDX8Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on Libsyn at Cinema Speak, or on Twitter and Instagram. Follow us on Instagram @catchinguponcinema Follow us on Twitter @CatchingCinema
This week on Scarred For Life, Andy and Dave are joined by writer, director and producer Alexander J. Newall, the founder of Rusty Quill and the creative force behind the hugely successful horror podcast The Magnus Archives.Alex explains how a childhood obsession with unsettling cartoons, classic horror films and British sci-fi shaped his love of the genre, before diving into the unique challenges of making audiences genuinely afraid in audio, theatre and games. From the eerie existential dread of old Hanna-Barbera cartoons to why immersive theatre might be the most effective horror medium of all, it's a fascinating deep dive into what actually makes something scary.His three scars are the terrifying hopelessness of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the unsettlingly familiar Britain of 28 Days Later, and the enduring brilliance of The X-Files, which he credits with fundamentally changing the way he thinks about storytelling. Along the way, there's chat about creepy service stations, cults, liminal spaces, philosophical zombies, board games, and why some horror lingers long after the credits roll.To join Scarred Club and get fortnightly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and access to the members forum – sign-up here – https://scarredforlife.supportingcast.fmSend us a voice note on WhatsApp - 07457 404 279Follow us on socials:Scarred For Life - Facebook / InstagramProduction Company - Lock It In StudioAndy Bush - Twitter / Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this shocking episode of the Delingpod which may upset some listeners, James chats to Francis O'Neill about which characters in the Truth movement may not be all they seem. James has a ‘final scene of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers' moment as Francis fingers one of James's most adored and trusted friends and allies as a potential wrong ‘un. Also on the menu: James's beloved late Dad; why animals are made of meat; the UK Column affair; etc. PS James has since had a chat with the friend - spoiler: it's Bob - and you definitely needn't worry. It's going to end happily, just you wait. Meanwhile, you can find Francis - and the Big Picture podcast - at https://francisoneill.substack.com ↓ ↓ ↓ If you need silver and gold bullion - and who wouldn't in these dark times? - then the place to go is The Pure Gold Company. Either they can deliver worldwide to your door - or store it for you in vaults in London and Zurich. You even use it for your pension. Cash out of gold whenever you like: liquidate within 24 hours. https://bit.ly/James-Delingpole-Gold ↓ ↓ How environmentalists are killing the planet, destroying the economy and stealing your children's future. In Watermelons, an updated edition of his ground-breaking 2011 book, JD tells the shocking true story of how a handful of political activists, green campaigners, voodoo scientists and psychopathic billionaires teamed up to invent a fake crisis called ‘global warming'. This updated edition includes two new chapters which, like a geo-engineered flood, pour cold water on some of the original's sunny optimism and provide new insights into the diabolical nature of the climate alarmists' sinister master plan. Purchase Watermelons by James Delingpole here: https://jamesdelingpole.co.uk/Shop/ ↓ ↓ ↓ Buy James a Coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jamesdelingpole To support independent, no-holds-barred journalism and gain first and full access to all James's content, subscribe directly at https://www.jamesdelingpole.co.uk/ x
It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a four parter anyways. 1978 was an killer year for horror movies, day dot for the modern slasher as well. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1978? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and a 7+ hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1978, A Year In Horror. It's a pretty long journey this one, am going to give you the time codes below so if you don't want spoilers then, please, avert your eyes. You can now support A Year in Horror via the Patreon. Theme Music by Max Newton & Lucy Foster. Email the podcast at ayearinhorror@gmail.com Follow me on Instagram. Follow me on Letterboxd. Follow me on Storygraph. Below are the time codes for all the different segments and my guest links. Feel free to let me know where you think I got it wrong or right and of course be kind, rewind. 0.46 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (w/ Kelly Mcneely) 47.34 - Halloween (w/ Kevin Lyons) 1.46.47 - Dawn of the Dead 1.53.49 - Outro
Send us Fan MailThis month on Eerie Essex, we're venturing through the creaking gates of Essex's graveyards to uncover the stories lurking among the headstones.Join us as we dig into the fascinating world of grave folklore, exploring the superstitions, legends and strange customs that have surrounded burial grounds for centuries. We'll investigate the mysterious caged grave in East Mersea and ask why a young girl's resting place was enclosed in iron. Was it protection from grave robbers, fear of the supernatural, or something even stranger?Speaking of grave robbers, we'll also meet the so-called "resurrectionists"; the enterprising (and deeply unpopular) body snatchers who prowled churchyards under cover of darkness, supplying fresh cadavers to medical schools and giving many Victorians nightmares about what might happen after they were buried.Our journey also takes us to East Horndon, where local legend tells of a fearsome dragon that made its lair in a churchyard before being slain by Sir James Tyrell. It's a tale of monsters, heroism and a reminder that even Essex graveyards were not always occupied solely by the dead.Along the way we'll encounter ghost stories, curious traditions, forgotten beliefs and the age-old question of whether some things really do linger long after death.So grab a lantern, watch your step among the tombstones, and join us for an episode packed with dragons, resurrectionists, restless spirits and enough graveyard lore to raise the dead.If you have any more information about these stories or want to share your own experience, please contact us via eerieessexpodcast@gmail.comYou can support us on Ko-Fi and Patreon:https://ko-fi.com/eerieessexhttps://www.patreon.com/EerieEssex....or by leaving us a review.Support the show
Lee is back with part two of his two-part look at the soundtracks and scores of sex comedy films from the 1990s. What treasures did he uncover between 1995 and 1999? Tune in to find out! --Double Life & Big Black Cadillac from "Assault of the Party Nerds 2: The Heavy Petting Detective" (1995) --Richard Gabai and The Checks --Invasion of the Body Snatchers from "Bikini Drive-in" (1995) --Mr. Moderation --Point of Seduction, Caught in the Middle of Love, and Lost Without You from "Bikini Drive-in" (1995) --Becky LeBeau --U Gotta Go from "Phat Beach" (1996) --Kinsui feat. The Bucwee Boiz --Let Me See You Squirrel from "Booty Call" (1997) --Squirrel --Live Wire from "Chasing Amy" (1997) --The Meters --Be Yourself from "Chasing Amy" (1997) --Whodini --Alive from "Chasing Amy" (1997) --Joey Lauren Adams --Suite from "Bikini Summer III: South Beach Heat" (1997) --John Gonzalez --Disintegrator from "Orgazmo" (1997) --DJ Swamp --Now You're a Man from "Orgazmo" (1997) --DVDA --Pizza Girls from "Beverly Hills Pizza Girls" (1997) --Pagan/Red --Flagpole Sitta from "American Pie" (1999) --Harvey Danger --Love Muscle from "American Pie" (1999) --The SEX-O-RAMA Band & Carvin Knowles --Anomaly - Calling Your Name (Granny's Epicure Mix) from "American Pie" (1999) --Libra Presents Taylor --Rockafeller Skank from "American Pie" (1999) --Fatboy Slim Opening and closing music: Notre côté B from "Gina" by Michel Pagliaro, and Bubble Gum Girl from "Gas-s-s-s" by Johnny & The Tornados.
The Orlando Pride suffered through a miserable week on the road, losing to both 2026 NWSL expansion teams — Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC — conceding penalties in each match, continuing to get no goals in the run of play by anyone not named Barbra Banda, and sustaining even more injuries.We discuss the two losses, look back at our score predictions, make our selections for Player of the Match for each game, and try to figure out what is going on with the midfield and how some players who showed such promise in 2024 no longer look like the same people out there on the pitch. We're not ruling out an Invasion of the Body Snatchers scenario.This week's mailbagbox asked about Kerry Abello firing off a flip throw in her return from injury, what area of need Caitlin Carducci most needs to address to help the Pride, and more. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We'd also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we'll find them easily and read them on the show.After the mailbagbox, we look ahead to the team's upcoming trip to San Diego to play the Wave. Although the California sun has been kind to the Pride the last few years, the 2026 squad seems far too out of sorts to compete with a team that beat Washington despite not having some of its key players. But you never know what might happen when soccer boot meets soccer ball.We look at the series history, discuss the teams' places in the league, provide our key matchups, and make our final score predictions.If you'd like to support our independent writing and podcasting efforts, we'd love to have you as a subscriber or donor over at our Buy Me a Coffee site.Here's how Episode 123 went down:0:15 – Orlando went on the road, suffered more injuries, and got swept by the two NWSL expansion teams in an awful week.20:18 - The mailbagbox is quite smitten with Kerry Abello's flip throw, and who could blame it?31:57 - The Pride go back on the road to face the San Diego Wave, the league's best team at the moment.
Pod People return for their third interpretation of an invasion! Maylien Invasion 2: Resurgence conforms to military life with Abel Ferrara's Body Snatchers.Email: WeeklyPodcastMassacreInstagram: @WeeklyMassacreThreads: @WeeklyMassacreMusic by Dora the Destroyer
In Episode 13 of Out To Get You, we are joined by Jadzia Axelrod, author of The DC Book of Pride, Galaxy: As The World Falls Down, and the upcoming Justice League: Dream Girls, to take the shape of Philip Kaufman's adaptation of Invasion of the Body Snatchers! Content Warning:This episode contains discussion of gaslighting, systemic othering and eradication, referring to a character by the actor's name, and more topics that may be sensitive for listeners.In this episode, we discuss the collapse of the social contract, through the lens of personal autonomy, social murder, and the threat of forced assimilation, in this 1978 sci-fi thriller starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum, and Leonard Nimoy.Follow Jadzia on BlueSky and pick up Galaxy: As The World Falls Down at your local bookstore or comic shop today!Follow Out To Get You on BlueSky and Patreon for new episodes, bonus content , and more, and get your own Valentine M. Smith-designed merch at TeePublic.Questions for Possession (1981) are open through Sat, May 9th, 2026.Send your questions and comments to OutToGetYouPodcast@gmail.com.
The RZA is BACK! He breaks down the 10 movies that inspired him while making his latest flick, One Spoon of Chocolate — in theaters this Friday! As a bonus, he and host Josh Olson cook up the perfect double feature pairing for each movie. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode One Spoon of Chocolate (2026) Pulp Fiction (1994) In the Heat of the Night (1967) Waterloo (1970) Yentil (1983) The Cowboys (1970) Walking Tall (1973) Walking Tall Part 2 (1975) A Real American Hero (1978) Walking Tall (2003) Billy Jack (1971) Kansas City Confidential (1952) Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1978) The Clones of Bruce Lee (1980) The Creeping Flesh (1973) Black Samurai (1976) The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) The Spook Who Sat By The Door (1973) Our Man Flint (1966) Nothing But A Man (1964) For A Few Dollars More (1966) High Plains Drifter (1973) The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Duck, You Sucker! (1971) Take A Hard Ride (1975) The Legend of N— Charlie (1972) Boss (1974) Bridges of Madison County (1995) Every Which Way But Loose (1978) Any Which Way You Can (1980) Dirty Harry (1971) The Enforcer (1976) Heartbreak Ridge (1986) Where Eagles Dare (1976) Moonraker (1971) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Kelly's Heroes (1970) Christine (1983) Killdozer (1974) The Car (1977) Enter the Dragon (1973) The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) Game of Death (1978) Fury of the Dragon (1976) Dr. Butcher Medical Deviant (1980) Motel Hell (1980) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Halloween (1978) Friday the 13th (1980) The Evil Dead (1981/83) The Thing (1982) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987) Mother's Day (1980) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Hellraiser (1987) Hellraiser II (1988) Night of the Living Dead (1968) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Dawn of the Dead (1985) Jeepers Creepers (2001) Longlegs (2024) Mandy (2018) Abby (1974) The Exorcist (1973) First Blood (1982) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Life Gamble (1979) Ten Tigers from Kwangtung (1980) The Five Deadly Venoms (1978) Crippled Avengers a.k.a. Mortal Combat (1977) The Soul of N— Charley (1973) White Lightning (1973) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Normal (2026) Convoy (1978) Eden (2025) Hillbilly Elegy (2020) The Lost Boys (1987) Near Dark (1987) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! The Hollywood Food Coalition Quentin Tarantino “Rapture” song by Blondie (1981) Some Girls album by The Rolling Stones (1978) Mick Jagger Keith Richards “Miss You” song by The Rolling Stones (1978) “Honky Tonk Women” song by The Rolling Stones (1969) Billy Squier “King Tim III” song by Fatback Band (1979) “Rapper's Delight” song by the Sugarhill Gang (1979) Our Walton Goggins podcast episode Rod Steiger Martin Luther King Jr. Josh's Bronzeville podcast (2017-21) Laurence Fishburne Larenz Tate Christopher Plummer Orange is the New Black TV series (2013-19) Michael Harney The Wu-Tang Clan Bruce Dern The Smokehouse in Burbank Roscoe Lee Browne Shameik Moore Harry Goodwins James Lee Thomas Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Phil Karlson Walking Tall TV series (1981) Buford Pusser Tom Laughlin Bruce Lee Bruce Li Our David Gregory podcast episode Peter Cushing Jim Kelly Ivan Dixon Hogan's Heroes TV series (1965-71) Bob Crane Law and Order TV series (1990-2020, 2022- ) The Mary Tyler Moore Show TV series (1970-77) Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Lou Grant TV series (1977-82) I Spy TV series (1965-68) The Man From U.N.C.L.E. TV series (1964-68) The Dick Van Dyke Show TV series (1961-66) That's My Mama TV series (1974-75) Clifford Davis Good Times TV series (1974-79) Hill Street Blues TV series (1981-87) Dennis Franz Clint Eastwood Spaghetti westerns Sergio Leone Sly Stone Jim Brown Lee Van Cleef Fred Williamson The Milgram Theatre in Philadelphia Richard Burton Marlon Brando Don Rickles Donald Sutherland Stephen King James Brolin Clint Walker John Saxon Lalo Schifrin Angela Mao Bolo Yeung Jackie Chan Sammo Hung RZA/Wu-Tang's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) album (1993) Rudolph Valentino Charlie Chaplin Tekken video game franchise (1994- ) Street Fighter video game franchise (1987- ) Fist of the North Star franchise (1983- ) The Green Hornet TV series (1966-67) Sonny Chiba Vidiots Venom Mob Shaw Brothers Studio Alexander Fu Sheng Philip Kwok Burt Reynolds Joseph Sargent Bob Odenkirk Walter Matthau Beyond Fest Howard Hawks Ron Howard Cary Grant Tom Hanks Bill Paxton Lance Henriksen Kathryn Bigelow Check out RZA's first The Movies That Made Me appearance here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the morning of November 7, 1878, it was discovered that the tomb of wealthy Gilded Age merchant A. T. Stewart had been opened and his body taken. Although this was shocking, the idea of graves being opened and bodies stolen was not new, and in fact, it became a fairly common occurrence during the 19th century and before. Bodies were snatched for a variety of reasons, including ransom, but more often to serve as specimens for the expanding medical profession to use in research and training. In this episode, cemetery historian and tour guide James Henry takes us on a journey through the 19th century, sharing tales of the most infamous bodysnatchers, Burke and Hare in 1820s Scotland, the attempted body snatching of President Abraham Lincoln, and the lengths 19th-century folk went to to ensure their loved ones' graves were safe from criminals. Additionally, we'll examine how the practice of body snatching influenced writers such as Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Charles Dickens. And James shares the mysterious ending of the curious tale of just what happened to the body of A.T. Stewart. This episode was produced and edited by Kieran Gannon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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