Podcast appearances and mentions of John Carpenter

In 1982, an 18-year-old dropped dead after playing the arcade game Berzerk — and decades of half-truths, copycat rumors, and a real murder at the same machine turned it into legend. We separate fact from fiction on the Berzerk curse and its shadowy cousin, Polybius, the government mind-control game that may or may not have ever existed.==========HOUR ONE: It's rumored that an arcade game from 1980 might lead to the real death of its players. We'll look at the death curse of Berzerk. (The Berzerk Death Curse, And The Polybius Urban Legend) *** And another arcade game in the early 80s was surrounded by controversy – because the game never existed, despite so many saying it did. Or did it exist? We'll look at the urban legend of Polybius. (The Urban Legend of Polybius)==========HOUR TWO: Was Stanley Stiers the real-life inspiration for Michael Myers in 1978's John Carpenter film, “Halloween?” (The Real Michael Myers) *** The last known words of Peter Rugg were “Let the storm increase! I will see home tonight in spite of the last tempest, or I may never see home!" Over two-hundred years later and he has yet to make it home – but that hasn't stopped his tempest! (The Eternal Ride of Peter Rugg) *** Imagine attending college for several years, only to find out that the whole time you've been studying on top of the corpses of thousands of mental patients. That's exactly what happened in 2013 when The University of Mississippi made plans to expand parking for their students and staff. (The Corpses Under The University of Mississippi) *** Dealing with a ghost or two is awful enough – but what if you're attacked by a whole gang of ghouls? It was reported as real news in 1889's Chicago Tribune! (A Whole Gang O' Ghosts) *** People With Super Powers!==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: Michael Bryson disappeared on August 5th, 2020 from Hobo Campground at Umpqua National Forest. He has yet to be found. (The Disappearance of Michael Bryson) *** When it comes to cryptids, you have many to choose from – Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the chupacabra, the list goes on and on. But I'm willing to bet nowhere on the list of your favorite cryptids, or even the cryptids you've ever heard of, do you have an entry for “The Belled Buzzard” of Texas. (The Belled Buzzard Legend) *** When the Black Plague arrived at Eyam's doorstep in the 17th century, its villagers were forced to choose between life or certain doom. It's the tragic tale of England's Plague Village. (The Black Plague Comes to Eyam)==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“People with Super Powers” from Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.com/magazine“The Berzerk Death Curse” by Cat DeSpira: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk96tv“The Polybius Conspiracy” by Ryan Houlihan for InputMag.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h6v8z“The Real Michael Myers” from Casper McFadden at TheMorbidLibrary.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yvj6ueze, and from TheScareChamber.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vmew9uvb; “Halloween” theme piano solo by Noud van Harskamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T9m-fj8K9c, “Halloween Kills | Epic Orchestral Theme” by Mike Chibante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E82MEfQiffk“The Disappearance of Michael Bryson” posted at Strange Outdoors: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mwvb3am8 (If you know anything that could help solve Michael Bryson's disappearance, or if you were at the Hobo Campground around August 3rd, 4th, or 5th of 2020, please reach out to the sheriff's office at (541) 682-4150, option 1, and reference case No. 20-5286.)“The Eternal Ride of Peter Rugg” posted at SlightlyOddFitchburg.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3z7pdtzn“The Corpses Under The University of Mississippi” by Erin Wisti for Ranker.com's “Graveyard Shift”:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8tdu6k“A Whole Gang O' Ghosts” posted from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9ynpev“The Belled Buzzard Legend” from Texas Cryptid Hunter: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p875fxv“The Black Plague Comes to Eyam” by Stephanie Almazan for TheLineUp.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1aptirxk==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)=========="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46==========WeirdDarkness®, WeirdDarkness© 2026==========To become a Weird Darkness Radio Show affiliate, contact Radio America at affiliates@radioamerica.com, or call 800-807-4703 (press 2 or dial ext 250).

Hello! My name is Marc Allie. I'm a teacher, blogger, author, and pretty much the biggest nerd you'll ever meet. As a longtime Video Store Podcast listener, I am thrilled to be a member of the staff. For our staff picks this week, I've got four recommendations from the varied career of Kurt Russell.Escape from New York (1981)Escape from New York is the film that cemented Kurt Russell's transition into a motion picture powerhouse. The film was directed by John Carpenter and was written by Carpenter and Nick Castle. The movie has a low budget, but it became a cult classic over time. Kurt Russell plays Snake Plisskin, a hardened but cool anti-hero that became an action icon.Used Cars (1980)Used Cars is a lesser known film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, and produced by Steven Spielberg, so it's got quite a pedigree behind it. The movie, as you might expect, is about used cars. Two rival used car dealerships sit right across the highway from each other. Rudy Russo, Kurt Russell's character, works at the less reputable of the two car lots. His performance as a slick used car salesman shows off his comedic chops.Soldier (1998) Soldier was directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. Kurt Russell plays the “Soldier” of the title. His name is Todd 3465. That's right, he doesn't have a last name, only a number. Todd has been raised from birth to be an emotionless soldier. Todd is the best of the best, but when the “newer model” of soldier comes along, he's tossed out with the trash and has to make a new life for himself. Russell relies on his physical prowess as well as expressions and body language in this nearly wordless role.Executive Decision (1996)The last movie on our recommendations list is Executive Decision, an action thriller directed by Stuart Bird. The film mixes military action, espionage, and suspense to great effect. It's one of the better “Die Hard on an airplane” movies of the 1990s. Kurt Russell plays an intelligence analyst who is thrust into an impossible situation: board a plane filled with terrorists while it's already in the air.Thanks for coming into the store today. Let me know what you think of my staff picks! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.videostorepodcast.com

Send us Fan MailScott and Michelle continue their chronological journey through Halloween Horror Nights history with a look back at Halloween Horror Nights 21, an event that embraced the theme of fate, fortune, and fear through one of HHN's most memorable original icons: Lady Luck.In this episode, they explore every haunted house from the 2011 event, including the original fan favorites Nightingales: Blood Prey, The Forsaken, The In-Between, Winter's Night: The Haunting of Hawthorn Cemetery, Nevermore: The Madness of Poe, Saws 'n Steam: Into the Machine, and H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: Holidays of Horror. They also revisit The Thing: Assimilation, the event's featured intellectual property, inspired by John Carpenter's 1982 classic and released alongside the 2011 prequel film.The conversation also dives into Lady Luck's presence throughout the event, from her themed scare zones—including 7, Your Luck Has Run Out, and Nightmaze—to the event-wide story that tied every experience together under her sinister influence.Scott and Michelle discuss what made HHN 21 such a standout year, why its original houses remain fan favorites more than a decade later, and how Lady Luck earned her place among the legendary HHN icons.If you're a fan of original concepts, rich event lore, and some of the strongest house lineups in HHN history, this is an episode you won't want to miss.Make your rooms, cars and life smell like your favorite Theme Park and save 15% by using code THNETWORK and  clicking here:https://magiccandlecompany.com?sca_ref=8499280.CVzaCEZ7KoGhost Executioners Merchandise!https://www.teepublic.com/user/thehorrificnetwork?utm_source=designer&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=horrificnetworkFollow All Things Horrific Network Herehttps://linktr.ee/thehorrificnetworkGet Your Sinister Creature Con Tickets Herehttps://www.sinistercreaturecon.com/thecon

Hosts Drew and Daniel share their pop culture picks for August 2026 including John Carpenter's graphic novel "Cathedral" and David Robert Mitchell's survival-thriller "The End of Oak Street".Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/quality-check-podcast/donations

Them Spooky Boys are at it again and this time we brought along a new friend. This episode is featuring the great John Carpenter and Mark Hamill on this wonderful anthology ride so sit back and enjoy the show as only Here Comes The Spooky can bring you!

John Williams, Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter, Danny Elfman. Names that are synonymous with movie scores for almost a century of film... so who better than 3 podcast weirdos to decide which one of them made the best movie theme song of all time! A bracket LOADED with iconic movie themes (one per movie, sorry Star Wars and Harry Potter fans), where Liz, Max, and Host Spencer vote to decide which is the most recognizable, most replay-able, and maybe just a little bit of bias on which one they love the most.

In ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981), John Carpenter gambled his biggest budget yet on transforming a former Disney child star into the ultimate anti-authority badass. Part 1 of our deep diver covers the genesis of Snake Plissken, starting with Carpenter pulling a shelved script out of his car trunk to satisfy a studio contract. We look at the fight to cast Kurt Russell over established tough guys like Charles Bronson, the bizarre brilliance of Donald Pleasence as the President, and the punishing reality of shooting entirely at night in the rubble of East St. Louis. Want the full story without the wait? CinemaShock+ members get extended, ad-free episodes that combine every part into one seamless listen — plus bonus content you won't hear anywhere else. Join at cinemashock.net/plus. CINEMA SHOCK ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Andy Lancaster | asotirov | Benjamin Turpin | Benjamin Yates | Capiapoa | courtland ashley | curtcake5k | Dick Jones | Elton Novara | Interzone78 | Jackson_Baker | JoeyP | John sweet bussy Greaney | Jvance325 | KDurden | Lucy Lawson | MagicBloat | mcdudely | Nate Izod | RockGokd | Tim G | triplr1478 Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy. This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne & Justin Bishop. Image: "Portrait of John Carpenter.jpg" by Kyle Cassidy, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified from original. This derivative work is also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit cinemashock.net

The isolation series begins. Luke, Chris, and Peter kick off a brand new custom franchise with John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece. The Thing isn't a monster movie. It's a trust movie. Twelve men trapped in Antarctica with a creature that can perfectly imitate any of them. The paranoia doesn't come from what the alien looks like. It comes from the fact that anyone could be it. Rob Bottin was 22 years old when he designed the practical effects and literally hospitalized himself finishing them. The movie bombed at the box office because it opened the same day as E.T. and audiences wanted wonder, not terror. Kurt Russell almost burned his face off with a flamethrower prank. And John Carpenter still won't tell anyone who was the Thing at the end.Live at 8:15pm CT.

On this episode of The Movies Made Us Do It, Durs and Matt review John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness. Find links to all of our shows here: linktr.ee/dursproductions #Inthemouthofmadness #johncarpenter #samneill #Netflix #AmazonPrimeVideo #MovieReview #FilmPodcast #MoviePodcast #DursProductions #dursproductionspodcasts

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Acceso anticipado para Fans - Hay películas que triunfan en taquilla. Hay películas que fracasan... y después conquistan generaciones enteras. Big Trouble in Little China pertenece a esa segunda categoría. Cuatro décadas después de su estreno, la alocada aventura dirigida por John Carpenter sigue siendo una de las obras de culto más queridas de los años 80, una mezcla irrepetible de acción, fantasía, artes marciales, comedia y aventura que nunca ha perdido su magia. En La Guarida del Sith celebramos su 40.º aniversario repasando en profundidad una película que se adelantó a su tiempo y que convirtió a un camionero bocazas en uno de los héroes más improbables de la historia del cine. Porque sí, Jack Burton cree que es el protagonista... aunque todos sabemos que el auténtico héroe quizá sea otro. Analizamos cómo nació el proyecto, las ideas de John Carpenter, el espectacular trabajo visual, sus inolvidables efectos especiales artesanales y la increíble mezcla de mitología china, monstruos, magia, humor y acción que hizo de esta película una experiencia absolutamente única. También hablamos del inmenso carisma de Kurt Russell, de la química entre todos los personajes, del legendario Lo Pan, de los Tres Tormentas, de las criaturas imposibles y de la enorme influencia que Golpe en la Pequeña China ha tenido sobre el cine, los videojuegos, los cómics y la cultura popular durante las últimas cuatro décadas. Como no podía ser de otra manera, dedicamos un buen espacio a todas esas curiosidades de rodaje, escenas eliminadas, anécdotas de producción y detalles que convierten esta película en una auténtica mina para cualquier amante del cine fantástico. Junto a Miguel Ángel, Antonio Alcaide y el Mamado Lidel, nos embarcamos en un viaje lleno de nostalgia, humor, análisis y muchísimo cariño por una película que nunca quiso parecerse a ninguna otra... y precisamente por eso terminó siendo inmortal. Porque algunos héroes llevan capa. Otros empuñan un sable láser. Y luego está Jack Burton, un camionero que solo quería aparcar el tráiler... y acabó salvando el mundo. "¿Sabes lo que dice siempre Jack Burton en momentos como este?" Pues dale al play y acompáñanos a celebrar los 40 años de una de las mayores joyas del cine de culto. ⚡ Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de La Guarida del Sith. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/31122

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Acceso anticipado para Fans - Hay películas que triunfan en taquilla. Hay películas que fracasan... y después conquistan generaciones enteras. Big Trouble in Little China pertenece a esa segunda categoría. Cuatro décadas después de su estreno, la alocada aventura dirigida por John Carpenter sigue siendo una de las obras de culto más queridas de los años 80, una mezcla irrepetible de acción, fantasía, artes marciales, comedia y aventura que nunca ha perdido su magia. En La Guarida del Sith celebramos su 40.º aniversario repasando en profundidad una película que se adelantó a su tiempo y que convirtió a un camionero bocazas en uno de los héroes más improbables de la historia del cine. Porque sí, Jack Burton cree que es el protagonista... aunque todos sabemos que el auténtico héroe quizá sea otro. Analizamos cómo nació el proyecto, las ideas de John Carpenter, el espectacular trabajo visual, sus inolvidables efectos especiales artesanales y la increíble mezcla de mitología china, monstruos, magia, humor y acción que hizo de esta película una experiencia absolutamente única. También hablamos del inmenso carisma de Kurt Russell, de la química entre todos los personajes, del legendario Lo Pan, de los Tres Tormentas, de las criaturas imposibles y de la enorme influencia que Golpe en la Pequeña China ha tenido sobre el cine, los videojuegos, los cómics y la cultura popular durante las últimas cuatro décadas. Como no podía ser de otra manera, dedicamos un buen espacio a todas esas curiosidades de rodaje, escenas eliminadas, anécdotas de producción y detalles que convierten esta película en una auténtica mina para cualquier amante del cine fantástico. Junto a Miguel Ángel, Antonio Alcaide y el Mamado Lidel, nos embarcamos en un viaje lleno de nostalgia, humor, análisis y muchísimo cariño por una película que nunca quiso parecerse a ninguna otra... y precisamente por eso terminó siendo inmortal. Porque algunos héroes llevan capa. Otros empuñan un sable láser. Y luego está Jack Burton, un camionero que solo quería aparcar el tráiler... y acabó salvando el mundo. "¿Sabes lo que dice siempre Jack Burton en momentos como este?" Pues dale al play y acompáñanos a celebrar los 40 años de una de las mayores joyas del cine de culto. ⚡ Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de La Guarida del Sith. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/31122

Jess and Mickey talk new releases like The Odyssey and Evil Dead Burn before diving into John Carpenter's third installment in the Apocalypse Trilogy: In The Mouth Of Madness starring the late great Sam Neill.

In this week's episode, we celebrate the illustrious career of the late, great Sam Neill. Co-hosts Nicholas Ybarra and Bella Efstratis explore some of the recurring character traits that Neill tackled in his work and gush over three of his most outstanding performances. - We start with the dense, brilliant, and terrifying horror film by one of the masters of the genre, John Carpenter. Sam Neill stars in In the Mouth of Madness. - Second, we dive deeper into the horror genre. This time, we blend it with science fiction in the wildly underrated and pulse-pounding film Event Horizon.- Finally, Sam Neill explores his softer side in the tender and hilarious Taika Waititi film Hunt For The Wilderpeople. Let us know what you think of these films and what your favorite Sam Neill performance is. ❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️Support the showSign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcastYou can  keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on LetterboxdShout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

Welcome back to The Lonely Stoner podcast! This week, TJ sits down with Adrian Aethos and film enthusiast Nehemiahs Machado for an episode packed with heavy-hitting cinema debates and some hilariously real talk about relationship boundaries.The crew kicks things off by tackling the current state of the MCU, diving into casting choices, Avengers: Doomsday multiverse theories, and defending early 2000s superhero flicks. The movie talk doesn't stop there—the guys break down Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and its incredible practical effects, take a dark turn into the terrifying psychological horror of Obsession, draft their top 10 directors of all time, and share some strong thoughts on live-action Disney remakes.Just when you think it's all popcorn and projectors, things take a wild turn as the guys dive deep into a messy hypothetical about relationship boundaries, women's jealousy, and whether you can truly have friends of the opposite sex.So whether youre having a drink, driving, lighting your jay, working out or trying to escape or whatever scenario youre in when you listen to this episode. Thanks for allowing us to cloud your mind, and let us know your takes on the MCU, Obsession, Nolans The Odyssey and relationship rules!Episode Summary​In this episode of The Lonely Stoner podcast, host TJ is joined by Adrian Aethos and film enthusiast Nehemiahs Machado. ​The group dives into a heavy discussion about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, reviewing recent casting choices, favorite superheroes, and debating theories for Avengers: Doomsday. ​They extensively review Christopher Nolan's film, The Odyssey, praising its use of practical effects, lack of heavy CGI, and star-studded cast. ​The conversation also spans top director lists, a deep dive into the terrifying horror movie Obsession, and critiques of live-action Disney remakes. ​The group takes a wild detour into relationship boundaries and having friends of the opposite sex before wrapping up with social media plugs. ​00:00:00 - Introduction and discussing women's jealousy ​00:02:42 - Guest intro: Nehemiah Machado and the origin of his name ​00:05:08 - Marvel talk: Black Panther, Blade, and MCU casting ​00:10:43 - Avengers: Doomsday rumors and the multiverse ​00:15:23 - Favorite Marvel heroes and defending early 2000s superhero films ​00:21:16 - Reviewing Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and its practical effects ​00:30:11 - Rating The Odyssey and breaking down the epic story ​00:38:47 - Debating Tom Holland's performance as Spider-Man ​00:50:35 - Deep dive into the psychological horror movie Obsession​00:56:57 - Naming the top 10 greatest movie directors ​01:07:31 - The golden era of 80s horror and John Carpenter ​01:11:41 - Thoughts on live-action remakes and The Rock in Moana​01:15:40 - A wild hypothetical question and relationship boundaries ​01:44:10 - X-Men, Fantastic Four, and more Doomsday predictions ​01:56:46 - The importance of practical effects over green screens ​02:04:01 - Outro and guest social media plugs Timestamp Markers

Video with Dutch singer, songwriter, composer, and producer Arjen Lucassen, most known for his work under the name Ayreon. FaceCulture spoke with Arjen about Eddie van Halen, the rock & roll lifestyle, what he has learned from his previous albums, taking risks, the beginning of Transitus, starting with the story, John Carpenter, finding the right vocalists, ghost movies, the plot of Transitus, shorter songs, Tom Baker and Doctor Who, working with his heroes, Dee Snider, how Joe Satriani got involved, Marty Friedman's guitar skills, casting Tommy Karevik and Simone Simons, doing everything different, trying to get the movie made with Dick Maas, performing live, and a lot more! (08/10/2020) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Outcast Popcorn ci saluta per la pausa estiva celebrando i quarant'anni del cultissimo di John Carpenter. A chiacchierarne, Ugo Laviano, Francesco Tanzillo, Giuseppe Colaneri e Andrea Maderna. Buon ascolto! Soundtraccia: Odd Theme - Fabio Bortolotti / Pengo (Locomotive Mix) - Andrea Babich / Notti fotoniche - Fabio Bortolotti Vuoi darci una mano? Abbonati su Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/outcastvideo Fai acquisti su Amazon: https://amzn.to/3pGObEq Fai acquisti su Fusion Retro Books: https://fusionretrobooks.com/?ref=pzxtr4vyfzsy Usa il codice outcastlive su Epic Games Store. Compra le nostre felpe e magliette: https://outcastlive.threadless.com/ Supportaci su Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/outcast?ty=h Supportaci con PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=K9TL85M7PDN4YLa pagina di Outcast Popcorn.

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)

This week, the CREEP-O-RAMA guys grabs their bats, laces uptheir roller skates (for tactical reasons), and dives headfirst into two beloved cult classics: The Warriors (1979), directed by Walter Hill, and SLC Punk! (1998), directed by James Merendino. One movie asks, "Can you dig it?" The other asks, "Can you emotionally recover from Matthew Lillard?"  We start with why The Warriors remains one of the coolest looking films ever made that convinced an entire generation that New York City was populated by approximately 50,000 themed street gangs whose monthly clothing budget rivaled the GDP of a small nation.  At some point, we sidebar the praise and focus on theimportant questions, like who approved the gang uniforms How does Roller Skate Guy explain his career choices to his parents? Did Cyrus really think 2,000 gang members standing three football fields away could hear his motivational TED Talk with zero microphone? We can dig it, Cyrus, we just can't hearyou.  We also derail into increasingly deranged conspiracy theories, concluding that The Warriors, The Crow, and John Carpenter's The Thing all share the same cinematic universe because honestly... prove they don't. Fox survives getting hit by the train, relocates to Antarctica, gets assimilated by an alien organism, Brandon Lee comes back from the dead thanks to a bird, and somehow this makes more sense than a gang whose entire combat strategy revolves around synchronized roller skating. Cinema has peaked.Then we crash headfirst into SLC Punk!, where Josh experiences the cult classic for the first time and discovers that Matthew Lillard apparently wakes up every morning and chooses violence against your emotions. One minute we're laughing at Jason Segel being the most punk character of all, and the next we're staring into the existential void confronting life and death over blasting The Misfits. Ugh. Posers. But since attention spans are fictional, by the end of the episode we also touch on Blockbuster nostalgia, Ecco the Dolphin being psychological warfare disguised as a children's game, Earthworm Jim, Wave Race & Mario Kart 64, Pilotwings, and the trauma of waiting three whole months to rent a video game only to discover it sucked. Those were the days. CREEP-O-RAMA is: Store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CREEP-O-RAMA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@creep-o-rama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Josh: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joshblevesque⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Artwork: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bargainbinblasphemy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@imfigure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Audio: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stranjlove

A devoted fan of the genre, Thomas Dekker has appeared in numerous horror films throughout his career. But few were as highly anticipated — or heavily scrutinized — as the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” remake. Tune in to hear all about playing Jesse (the Rod-type character) in this film, the major script changes it underwent, working with John Carpenter as a kid in “Village of the Damned” (1995), and the upcoming horror movies we can't wait to see him in.

This week, Josh and Drusilla celebrate the legacy of Sam Neill with In the Mouth of Madness (1994). From wiki: “In the Mouth of Madness is a 1994 American supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter and written by Michael De Luca. It stars Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston. Neill stars as John Trent, an insurance investigator who visits a small town while looking into the disappearance of a successful author of horror novels, and begins to question his sanity as the lines between reality and fiction seem to blur. Informally, the film is the third and final installment in what Carpenter refers to as his "Apocalypse Trilogy", preceded by The Thing (1982) and Prince of Darkness (1987).[2]Also discussed: Castle Rock, Lovecraft Country, Golden Eighties (1986), Dracula A.D. 1972, Psychomania, John Carpenter, Sam Neill, Kevin Costner, New Line Cinema, and more. NEXT WEEK: Sisters (1972)Bloodhaus: https://www.bloodhauspod.com/https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/https://letterboxd.com/bloodhaus/Drusilla Adeline:https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/https://www.instagram.com/sister__hyde/Joshua Conkelhttps://www.joshuaconkel.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/  

Jason, Paul, and Sean continue their John Carpenter journey with a sharp, funny double feature: the misfiring Memoirs of an Invisible Man and the beloved chaos of Big Trouble in Little China. They dig into Chevy Chase's awkward bid for dramatic credibility, the movie's impressive invisible effects, Sam Neill's scene-stealing presence, and Carpenter's flashes of style inside a frustratingly dull project. Then the energy flips as they celebrate Kurt Russell's gloriously foolish Jack Burton, Dennis Dun's true-hero status, and the joyful genre mashup that makes Big Trouble feel like a perfectly tuned cult-classic machine.5 key moments with timestamps00:00:08 — Episode setup: Carpenter double feature, Big Trouble in Little China and Memoirs of an Invisible Man.00:06:05 — The hosts decide to start with “the pain” of Memoirs before moving to the pleasure.00:18:17 — Praise for Memoirs' invisible effects and Sam Neill as the movie's strongest reasons to watch.00:37:45 — Transition into Big Trouble in Little China, emphasizing how it handles its heroes and Jack Burton's buffoonery.00:43:05 — The conversation fully shifts to “the good stuff” as the hosts begin celebrating Big Trouble in Little China.

     This week we take a look at four films starring one of the most versatile chameleons of the last half century- the always brilliant Sam Neill.     John Trent has had a rough couple of weeks that have lead to him being committed in a psychiatric facility. As he opens up about the eldritch horror he witnessed, only one question remains... Do you read Sutter Cane? John Carpenter's 16th feature film and still one of the best cosmic horrors ever made- In the Mouth of Madness.     Paige and Leo's newlywed life  is torn apart when Paige loses her memories of the last five years after an accident. Paige tries to resume the life she remembers, without even caring about the glaring questions, and Leo tries to hold on to their marriage, demanding an instant connection and resisting her  need for space. Inspired by a real life story- The Vow.     After a tragedy, Rae and John Ingram try to heal and connect with an extended trip on their boat. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean they come upon a sinking schooner and find Hughie, who claims to be the sole survivor of a severe food poisoning accident. When John goes to check out the situation, he finds the boat is salvageable and the others on board have all been mutilated. A surehanded thriller in the middle of a vast blue nowhere- Dead Calm.     A potential general strike looms as violence and gas rationing expand. The prime minister doesn't waste a moment making a fascist power grab. As the country continues to divide and a resistance movement grows, Smith finds himself separating from his wife after learning of her affair with Bullen. Taking to a quiet island, Smith soon finds himself framed for a terrorist attack, arrested, and forced to join a fight he wanted nothing to do with. Roger Donaldson's sharp and suspenseful first feature and Sam Neill's powerful breakthrough performance- Sleeping Dogs.     Join us, won't you?   Episode 476- Neill Before Us

Do YOU read Sutter Kane?In this episode we reflect on the work of the recently departed Sam Neill through our discussion of Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World and John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness. We discuss the similarities between the films as road movies, Wim Wenders sort-of predicting screen addiction, TV mini series, Stephen King, culture war, voiceovers in movies, and Sean makes disparaging comments about The Lord of the Rings movies that he probably doesn't mean. Join us here again in one week for another episode ... but on what? And leave us a comment about your favorite Sam Neill films! Jordan Hoffman's Review of Until the End of the World on The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/27/until-the-end-of-the-world-review-wim-wenders Roger Ebert's Review of Until the End of the World - https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/until-the-end-of-the-world-1992 Roger Ebert's Review of In the Mouth of Madness - https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/in-the-mouth-of-madness-1995 Variety's Review of In the Mouth of Madness - https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/in-the-mouth-of-madness-2-1200440408/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel ( http://www.youtube.com/@4milecircusprod ) and make sure you set the reminders up, so you'll know when the next livestream episode is coming. Find The Celluloid Mirror (including bonus episodes) at its home on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/4milecircus Regular episodes (as well as some other posts) are free to the public, we also have posts for free subscribers, and plenty for paid subscribers. Join us! Learn more about our work in general at http://www.4milecircus.com Subscribe to the audio only version of the show by searching The Celluloid Mirror on your favorite podcast platform. Music "Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"

The first cut of THE FOG had no tension. Carpenter knew it, Hill knew it, and the studio knew it. This episode picks up in the editing room, where a finished film was quietly falling apart, and follows the rescue that saved it — starting with an emergency cash infusion from the studio and a scramble of guerrilla reshoots that changed what audiences would eventually see on screen.  Want the full story without the wait? CinemaShock+ members get extended, ad-free episodes that combine every part into one seamless listen — plus bonus content you won't hear anywhere else. Join at cinemashock.net/plus. CINEMA SHOCK ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: asotirov | Andy Lancaster | Interzone78 | courtland ashley | curtcake5k | Elton Novara | Jackson_Baker | JoeyP | Jvance325 | KDurden | Lucy Lawson | mcdudely | Nate Izod | RockGokd | John sweet bussy Greaney | Tim G | triplr1478 | Dick Jones | Vlantis01 | MagicBloat | Benjamin Yates Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy. This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne & Justin Bishop. Image: "Portrait of John Carpenter.jpg" by Kyle Cassidy, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified from original. This derivative work is also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit cinemashock.net

Avete mai avuto la sensazione che le persone intorno a voi non siano del tutto… reali o umane? Che stiano recitando una parte, seguendo un copione, in uno spettacolo messo in scena proprio per voi. Magari sono attori. Magari robot. O magari… alieni. È da questa domanda che parte uno dei film più celebri e inquietanti degli ultimi quarant'anni: "Essi vivono". Un film che molti hanno preso alla lettera, come se fosse una rivelazione. E che il suo stesso autore, John Carpenter, ha sempre definito (provocatoriamente) un documentario. Ma un documentario su cosa, esattamente?SCOPRI IL MIO ULTIMO LIBRO: "Il mistero delle origini dell'uomo. Un viaggio nel tempo per comprendere chi siamo e dove stiamo andando". Prenotalo ora: https://amzn.to/3WazGFVPIERO ANGELA: ecco il nuovo libro che ho avuto il piacere e l'onore di curare "Chiedetevi sempre perché" (Mondadori): https://amzn.to/4nhQ8RzUna produzione Think about Science: thinkaboutscience.comCon: Massimo Polidoro e Giulio Niccolò Carlone; Video editing: Elena Mascolo, Fotografia: Claudio Sforza; Musiche: Marco Forni; Logo e animazioni: Zampediverse; Social - Comunicazione: Giacomo Vallarino - Grafiche: Roberta Baria; Distribuzione audio: Enrico Zabeo; Titoli: Jean SevillaLEGGI: "Una vita ben spesa. Trovare il senso delle cose con Leonardo, Einstein e Darwin": https://amzn.to/4leRDOR LEGGI UN ESTRATTO: https://bit.ly/4jRHXIN LEGGI la mia graphic novel: "Figli delle stelle" (con Riccardo La Bella, per Feltrinelli Comics): https://amzn.to/47YYN3KLEGGI: "Sherlock Holmes e l'arte del ragionamento" (Feltrinelli), il mio ultimo libro: https://amzn.to/3UuEwxSLEGGI: "La meraviglia del tutto" l'ultimo libro di Piero Angela che abbiamo scritto insieme: https://amzn.to/3uBTojAIscriviti alla mia NEWSLETTER: L' "AVVISO AI NAVIGANTI": https://mailchi.mp/massimopolidoro/avvisoainavigantiAderisci alla pagina PATREON, sostieni i miei progetti e accedi a tanti contenuti esclusivi:   /massimopolidoroScopri i miei Corsi online: "L'arte di Ragionare", "Psicologia dell'insolito", "L'arte di parlare in pubblico" e "l'Arte del Mentalismo": https://www.massimopolidorostudio.comPER APPROFONDIRELe musiche sono di Marco Forni e si possono ascoltare qui: https://hyperfollow.com/marcoforniLEGGI i miei libri: "Sherlock Holmes e l'arte del ragionamento": https://amzn.to/3UuEwxS"La meraviglia del tutto" con Piero Angela: https://amzn.to/3uBTojA"La scienza dell'incredibile. Come si formano credenze e convinzioni e perché le peggiori non muoiono mai": https://amzn.to/3Z9GG4W"Geniale. 13 lezioni che ho ricevuto da un mago leggendario sull'arte di vivere e pensare": https://amzn.to/3qTQmCC"Il mondo sottosopra": https://amzn.to/2WTrG0Z"Pensa come uno scienziato": https://amzn.to/3mT3gOiL' "Atlante dei luoghi misteriosi dell'antichità": https://amzn.to/2JvmQ33"La libreria dei misteri": https://amzn.to/3bHBU7E"Grandi misteri della storia": https://amzn.to/2U5hcHe"Leonardo. Genio ribelle": https://amzn.to/3lmDthJE qui l'elenco completo dei miei libri disponibili: https://amzn.to/44feDp4Non perdere i prossimi video, iscriviti al mio canale: https://goo.gl/Xkzh8ARESTIAMO IN CONTATTO:Ricevi l'Avviso ai Naviganti, la mia newsletter settimanale: https://mailchi.mp/massimopolidoro/avvisoainavigantie partecipa alle scelte della mia communitySeguimi:Patreon: massimopolidoroCorsi: massimopolidorostudio.comInstagram: @massimopolidoroPagina FB: Official.Massimo.Polidoro X: @massimopolidoro  Sito: http://www.massimopolidoro.comQuesta descrizione contiene link affiliati, il che significa che in caso di acquisto di qualcuno dei libri segnalati riceverò una piccola commissione (che a te non costerà nulla): un piccolo contributo per sostenere il canale e la realizzazione di questi video. Grazie per il sostegno!Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ai-confini-di-massimo-polidoro--4522555/support.

A 2023 book collects accounts of shapeshifting strangers, reptilian visitors, and living doubles, arguing the aliens John Carpenter put on screen may have been walking among us all along.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/TheyLiveREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycktrfu5FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Have you ever felt like something was off about someone you met? What if the truth was more bizarre than you could imagine - that aliens walk secretly among us, perfectly disguised? (Mimic In The Mirror) *** The short story “Eight O'Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson – the inspiration for the movie “They Live!” *** Left-handedness: once a mark of the devil, now a unique trait celebrated across the globe. From the Salem Witch Trials to modern-day challenges with spiral notebooks, left-handers have been forced to navigate a world designed for righties, despite the historical stigmas, surprising advantages, and the evolving recognition of left-handers in combat, culture, and commerce. (Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil) *** In the shadow of Switzerland's majestic Eiger mountain, 29-year-old Aidan Roche vanished without a trace during a solo hiking trip. Despite an unlocked camper-van and one last eerie messages sent from the trail, his disappearance remained shrouded in mystery. Months later, a grim discovery brought more questions than answers. (The Disappearance of Aidan Roche) *** In the summer of 1948, a series of inexplicable fires ravaged the Willey farm near Macomb, Illinois, destroying the family's home and barns. Despite the efforts of local authorities and the U.S. Air Force, no logical explanation could be found for the hundreds of mysterious blazes that seemed to start spontaneously. At the center of this baffling case was 13-year-old Wanet McNeil, whose alleged confession to arson left many unconvinced. Was Wanet truly responsible? Could she have been starting the fires with her mind? (The Macomb Firestarter) *** In 1991, 63-year-old Vasile Gorgos left his home in Romania to visit a cattle market and never returned, leaving his family to believe he had met a tragic fate. But 30 years later, Vasile shocked everyone when he mysteriously reappeared, wearing the same clothes as the day he vanished and carrying an unused train ticket from 1991 in his pocket. With no memory of where he'd been for three decades, Vasile's strange case has left people wondering if his disappearance could be tied to supernatural phenomena like portals, alien abduction, or shifts in time and space itself. (The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = “Eight O'Clock In The Morning” (short fiction)00:12:38.092 = Show Open00:15:46.852 = Mimic In The Mirror: Are Aliens Among Us? ***00:26:13.246 = Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil00:32:35.305 = The Disappearance of Aidan Roche ***00:38:57.889 = The Macomb Firestarter00:48:20.167 = The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos ***00:55:50.605 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Eight O'Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mu7tmynm“Mimic In The Mirror” source: Sean Casteel at Spectral Vision: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckjpyz8BOOK: “Mimics – The Others Among Us” by Sean Casteel and Tim R. Swartz: https://amzn.to/3Ws07IJBOOK: “Sky Crash Throughout Time (A Cosmic Conspiracy)” by Philip Kinsella and Brenda Butler: https://amzn.to/3WlE2v2“Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil” source: Baiily Benningfield at Ranker's Graveyard Shift:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8acbdh“The Disappearance of Aidan Roche” source: Strange Outdoors: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrxvj87r“The Macomb Firestarter” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7dbzmh (used with permission)“The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos” source: Marcus Lowth at UFO Insight:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jxztu8nd(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: April 30, 2024In this episode of Weird Darkness, listeners move through alien impostors, the long history of left-handed stigma, a hiker who vanished in the Swiss Alps, a farm besieged by fires no one could explain, and a Romanian cattle trader who came home after thirty years.It opens with the mimics. Ray Nelson's 1963 story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" — the basis for John Carpenter's 1988 film "They Live" — imagined reptilian aliens ruling Earth from behind human faces, and the 2023 book "Mimics: The Others Among Us" argues that scenario may not be fiction. The book collects accounts like that of Brenda Butler, co-author of a book on the Rendlesham Forest UFO incident, who in 1984 met a tall, blue-eyed man calling himself David Daniels and claiming to be from the Pleiades star cluster, then watched his skin turn scaly and reptilian before he shifted back to human. It recounts author Chris Holly's memory of a strikingly similar white-haired, blue-eyed family she later connected to the extraterrestrial "Tall Whites," alongside cases of living ghosts, doppelgangers, and a 1970s poltergeist blamed on a mimic wearing a teenage girl's face.From there the episode traces why left-handedness was treated as sinister for centuries. During the Salem Witch Trials, favoring the left hand could bring an accusation of witchcraft, and as late as the 1970s schools still forced left-handed children to write with their right. The Book of Matthew places the righteous on the right and the cursed on the left, the Zulu scalded children's left hands to stop their use, and communities along the Niger River tied left-handed cooking to witchcraft — while the ancient Celts prized left-handed warriors, Rome read left-side omens as favorable, and the Inca chief Lloque Yupanqui was admired for his left-handedness. The stigma softened by the late 1960s, when William Gruby opened Anything Left-Handed, Ltd. to sell scissors, kitchen tools, and watches built for lefties.Next comes the disappearance of Aidan Roche, a 29-year-old chemical engineer from Middlesbrough who vanished on June 22nd, 2023, while hiking the Eiger Trail in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland. His campervan sat unlocked and abandoned near the trailhead with everything inside intact, and his final messages placed him two hours from Grindelwald in clear weather on a well-traveled path. Swiss police, mountain rescue teams, dogs, and drones searched for five days, and his brothers Connor and Niall raised over £30,000 for helicopter surveillance and screen advertisements in twenty-four locations, yet found nothing until September 24th, 2023, when Aidan's body was discovered near the trail with the cause of death still unreleased.The episode then settles on the Willey farm outside Macomb, Illinois, where hundreds of fires broke out in the summer of 1948. They started on August 7th as small brown spots that appeared on the living room wallpaper, spread, smoldered, and burst into flame — more than 200 of them in one week, igniting curtains, an ironing board, and newspapers sealed inside a closed cupboard, often erupting on walls and ceilings while witnesses watched. The blazes consumed the farmhouse on August 14th and both barns soon after, drew over 1,000 spectators on August 22nd, and even brought in the U.S. Air Force, which floated directed radiation from the Russians as a possible cause. Officials declared the case solved on August 30th by pinning it on 13-year-old Wanet McNeil, who confessed to using kitchen matches after hours of questioning despite never being seen holding any; psychiatrist Dr. Sophie Schroeder found her mentally normal, researcher Vincent Gaddis called it poltergeist activity, and Fire Chief Fred Wilson retired still convinced something unexplainable had happened.The episode closes with Vasile Gorgos, a 63-year-old cattle trader from Bacău, Romania, who left for a market in 1991 and disappeared for three decades. His wife reported him missing, an extensive police search turned up no trace, and his family eventually held a ceremony and accepted that he was dead. On a Sunday afternoon in August 2021, a car pulled up outside his old house and drove off before anyone could read the plate, leaving behind a 93-year-old Vasile in the same clothes he had worn in 1991, carrying an unused train ticket from that year and an old identity card listing an address in another part of Romania. Doctor

What pairs perfectly with John Carpenter's most underrated supernatural horror? Pure, unfiltered heat, courtesy of our sponsor Torchbearer Sauces! In this episode, Tony Wash stops by to give us the scoop on what to keep a lookout for on SCREAMBOX in August and trust us, you're going to want to hear this. Then Tony joins Zena and Shelby for a deep dive into John Carpenter's IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994), featuring brand new sauces from Torchbearer Sauces! And instead of the usual round of trivia, the three switch things up in a way that will DEFINITELY keep you on your toes. You're going to want to tune in for this one. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS follows an insurance investigator who visits a small town searching for a popular horror novelist who has mysteriously vanished. But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes the author's books have an impact far beyond inspiration and reality itself may not be what it seems. Have YOU "lived" any good books lately?

In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Directed by John Carpenter Starring: Sam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow, Julie Carmen, David WarnerThere's a scene in In the Mouth of Madness with a "little fucking flappy arm thing" pretending to be an unspeakable cosmic horror, and honestly, that's the whole movie in a nutshell. This week we dig into John Carpenter's 1994 slow-burn descent into madness starring Sam Neill as an insurance investigator who gets way, way too invested in finding a missing horror novelist. Spoiler: reality is a construct and also everyone in New Hampshire is exceptionally fucking stupid.In this episode, we discuss:Sam Neill Carries This Whole Damn Movie — He's arrogant, he's a prick, and he still manages to sell a believable descent into madness. We break down why his performance is doing more heavy lifting than anyone else in the cast.The Flappy Arm Problem — When your Lovecraftian monster looks like a dollar-store bath toy, you've got issues. We get into why the movie's practical effects and CGI just don't hold up, especially next to what Jurassic Park and Terminator 2 were doing years earlier on bigger budgets.Two-Thirds Boring, One-Third Bonkers — We go back and forth on pacing: one of us thinks it's a slow burn that pays off, the other thinks it's a whole lot of driving around New England before anything actually happens.What's the Worst They Can Do? Chop You Up — We rant about horror movie logic, townspeople who won't run from hellhound Dobermans, and why nobody in this film has ever considered just flooring it.We Also Talked About:MTV's The Real World Reunion (Seasons 1-3) (Youtube) – A nostalgic dive into early reality TV and why Robert Smith deserved better than "Friday I'm in Love."Don't Pick Up the Phone (2024) (Netflix) – A Netflix documentary about a decade-long phone hoax scam that hit fast food chains across the country.Sherman's March (1985) (Ok.Ru) – A bizarre, unexpectedly charming documentary about one filmmaker's romantic misadventures while loosely retracing a Civil War general's path.Kick of Death (1997) (Tubi) – A Troma karate flop so boring it's not even fun to make fun of.Billy the Exterminator (Tubi) – A guilty-pleasure reality show about a Hot Topic goth exterminating alligators in Louisiana.The Death and Life of Lamar Odom (Netflix) – An Untold documentary on Netflix covering addiction, tragedy, and a truly unbelievable overdose story.Pharmacist Grant Harting on YouTube – He's a licensed pharmacistin four states, buys gas station boner pills, breaks down the ingredients, and takes them before going on a blind date to see what happens.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.

A very freeform episode today. We talk about pizza for maybe too long and then talk a lot more about movies - mostly centering on David Lynch, but with a nice amount of John Carpenter and James Bond in there for good measure. To hear the full episode JOIN THE PATREON patreon.com/basecampbeta

We talk about Sam Neill and this John Carpenter directed, HP Lovecraft inspired horror!

Felicia is joined by Patrick Lavallee to discuss the cosmic horror elements in John Carpenter's In The Mouth of Madness (1994). We chat about his stamp on horror and how the genre has evolved over the decades. This is the last episode and in the series and it was recorded prior to Sam Neill's passing, we want to use this as a letter of appreciation to him. Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Find Patrick here: IG: @paddyfitz__ Twitter: @HMurdock6 Letterboxd: @lou_brown Sources: https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025/10/in-the-mouth-of-madness-30-years-of-insanity https://cinephiliabeyond.org/in-the-mouth-of-madness/ https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/building-horror-john-carpenter-on-in-the-mouth-of-madness/ https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/in-the-mouth-of-madness-oral-history https://www.fearsomequeer.net/blog/he-wrote-me-this-way-in-the-mouth-of-madness https://jonathanrosenbaum.net/2024/07/carpenter-s-gothic/ https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/john-carpenter-halloween-horror

Musician and composer Martin Macphail from Blitz//Berlin joins Podcasting After Dark & Two Dollar Late Fee to discuss scoring the films of Steven Kostanski (Deathstalker, Psycho Goreman, Frankie Freako), favorite John Carpenter movies, and more.  One of the many things to love about Steven Kostanski's films are the music scores that accompany them. Martin Macphail and Blitz//Berlin are responsible for elevating Steve's movies as well as recent gems like Silent Night, Deadly Night and Queens of the Dead. In this interview Martin discusses his influences, the chance meeting that lead to working with Steve, pulse rifles (Aliens), and more! Enjoy! Check out Martin and Blitz//Berlin here: https://www.blitzberlinmusic.com Dig the show? Please consider supporting $2 Late Fee on Patreon for tons of bonus content (like Tales From The Video Store)! Link is below: Two Dollar Late Fee: ⁠www.patreon.com/twodollarlatefee⁠ Please follow/subscribe and rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Apple Podcasts: ⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dollar-late-fee⁠ Spotify: ⁠open.spotify.com/show/⁠ Instagram: ⁠@twodollarlatefee⁠ Subscribe to our ⁠YouTube⁠ Check out Jim Walker's intro/outro music on Bandcamp: ⁠jvamusic1.bandcamp.com⁠ Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/Two-Dollar-Late-Fee-Podcast⁠ Merch:⁠ https://www.teepublic.com/user/two-dollar-late-fee⁠ IMDB: ⁠https://www.imdb.com⁠ Two Dollar Late Fee is a part of the nutritious ⁠Geekscape Network⁠ Every episode is produced, edited, and coddled by Zak Shaffer (⁠@zakshaffer⁠) & Dustin Rubin (⁠@dustinrubinvo⁠) You can watch the entire interview on our YouTube channel here. Don't forget to like & subscribe!You can listen & NOW watch on Spotify here. Don't forget to like & subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where you know his music from: Deathstalker (2025), The Void (2016), Queens of the Dead (2025)Musician and composer Martin Macphail from Blitz//Berlin joins Podcasting After Dark & Two Dollar Late Fee to discuss scoring the films of Steven Kostanski (Deathstalker, Psycho Goreman, Frankie Freako), favorite John Carpenter movies, and more. One of the many things to love about Steven Kostanski's films are the music scores that accompany them. Martin Macphail and Blitz//Berlin are responsible for elevating Steve's movies as well as recent gems like Silent Night, Deadly Night and Queens of the Dead. In this interview Martin discusses his influences, the chance meeting that lead to working with Steve, pulse rifles (Aliens), and more! Enjoy!Check out Martin and Blitz//Berlin here: www.blitzberlinmusic.comWatch the video version of this interview on our YouTube page!— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network

In honor of the recently departed Sam Neill, Drew and Eric discuss John Carpenter's "In the Mouth of Madness," one of the 90est 90's horror films out there. It's a true meander-cast during which they touch on 1978's Halloween viewed by modern teens, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Undertone, Faces of Death 2026, the recent Evil Dead movies, Wolfen, Diane Venora, Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf, the Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins "Taking Shape" books, Frances Bay vs Lin Shaye, fleeting porn feature memories, H.P. Lovecraft, the TV series "Evil," the movie "Stranger than Fiction," and the novel "Night Film" by Marisha Pessl, and the streaming channel Tubi.   Housekeeping starts at 1:04:20 during which they discuss pocket books, taking the local bus, "Bean Dad," Eric's daughter's health issues and her learning to drive, the Bob's Burgers episode "Tina Learning to Drive," and Drew's eldest learning to drive.   File length 1:36:55 File Size 77.9 MB   Theme by Jul Big Green via SongFinch Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Listen to us on Stitcher Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Send your comments to show@notinacreepyway.com Visit the show website at Not In A Creepy Way

Les Ciné-Buddies plongent dans l'enfer dystopic de John Carpenter "Escape from New York", 1981, starring Kurt Russell. La fantastique vidéo de Romain Lehnhoff, son Katia Lazareva, maintenant disponible sur YouTube. Likez et souscrivez à la chaine abracadaPod/KinoPod sur YouTube.

Join the boys as they snuggle up with Ethan Hawke, Larry Fishburne, and the hot chick from The Sopranos for a snowy siege in this remake of John Carpenter's action classic. Also, John Leguizamo makes a startling reappearance and the boys still haven't gotten over The Pest. Grab a smoke, hunker down, and take aim at this new episode!Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) is directed by Jean Francois Richet and stars Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, Maria Bello, and Drea de MatteoMusic: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio

Full Episode: https://www.patreon.com/madaboutmovies/posts/escape-from-new-164091745 Is Snake Plissken Kurt Russell's peak? Let's throw it back to a cult classic John Carpenter action movie and see what, if anything, holds up about this one 45 years later. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Forty years ago this summer, genre master John Carpenter (The Thing, Halloween, They Live) directed this big budget (for the time) extravaganza blending various genres including martial arts, fantasy, and crime drama.  Starring Kurt Russell in one of his more iconic roles as truckdriver Jack Burton, it was fast, funny, and phrenetically entertaining!  And yet no one really saw it in theaters. :( Fortunately this film did eventually find its audience on cable and video, becoming a cult classic and is now often looked upon as one of Carpenter's most believed movies.  It also features a STELLAR cast beyond Russell including Dennis Dun, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, and Victor Wong.  So let's hop on the Pork Chop Express and head to Chinatown!Host & Editor: Geoff GershonProducer: Marlene Gershon Send us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/ 

John Carpenter had just made the most profitable independent horror film in history, and his first instinct was to make sure nobody called him a "slasher" director. This episode covers the origins of THE FOG — how a misty afternoon near Stonehenge and a centuries-old California maritime legend gave Carpenter and Debra Hill the blueprint for something deliberately old-fashioned, and how a surprise encounter on a Nashville film set changed the direction of the entire project. We also get into the casting of Janet Leigh alongside her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis, and the coastal shoot that left Carpenter seasick for days. Want the full story without the wait? CinemaShock+ members get extended, ad-free episodes that combine every part into one seamless listen — plus bonus content you won't hear anywhere else. Join at cinemashock.net/plus. CINEMA SHOCK ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: asotirov | Andy Lancaster | Interzone78 | courtland ashley | curtcake5k | Elton Novara | Jackson_Baker | JoeyP | Jvance325 | KDurden | Lucy Lawson | mcdudely | Nate Izod | RockGokd | John sweet bussy Greaney | Tim G | triplr1478 | Dick Jones | Vlantis01 | MagicBloat | Benjamin Yates Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy. This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne & Justin Bishop. Image: "Portrait of John Carpenter.jpg" by Kyle Cassidy, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified from original. This derivative work is also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit cinemashock.net

We continue #SciFiJuly: An Infinity of Titles with a giant interview with director and visual effects supervisor Ernest Farino! From an early age, Ernest was fascinated by special effects and his love for filmmaking would take him from creating the stop-motion creature in 1978's THE ALIEN FACTOR to Los Angeles and working for Roger Corman at the Venice Lumberyard studio on films like GALAXY OF TERROR and beyond! There, he would meet James Cameron and would work on films like THE TERMINATOR and THE ABYSS! We walk through Ernest's career, which included working on John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and THE THING as well as doing effects and main title sequences for a variety of New World Pictures films from the Corman era to the next ownership group!We discuss the difficulty of bats in SATURDAY THE 14TH and Sybil Danning's costume in the TV edit of BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, the tricky ending of DEATHSTALKER, having lots of time and no time to work on the title sequences for GODZILLA 1985 and PRETTY SMART, and how Ernest's work on TAG: THE ASSASSINATION GAME may have played a key role in casting for THE TERMINATOR! Also, Ernest explains how he dealt with Arnold Schwarzenegger's biggest, erm, muscle, and how he was able to get away with saying "no" to James Cameron! Ernest provided us with tons of stories, including about his directorial feature debut, STEEL AND LACE, which NWPPVIPs know is a film we love! Don't miss this wide-ranging and fascinating trip through Ernest's huge career that's filled with behind-the-scenes stories that you won't want to miss!For more about the New World Pictures Podcast, including previous episodes, t-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, other merch and more, we DARE YOU to head here: https://newworldpicturespodcast.com/For all the shows in Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/    

This week on Straight Outta Marvel, we're stepping away from the looming threat of Apocalypse to take a gritty, horror-fueled detour into Logan's past. In "Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs," Wolverine, Morph, and a ragtag team of former rivals—including Lady Deathstrike and Sabretooth—find themselves trapped in a high-stakes facility facing Weapon X's latest, most dangerous experiment.​We're breaking down:​The Morph Factor: Why this episode is a massive win for Morph's character development and their evolving dynamics with the rest of the team.​A "Bone Claw" Era: Was this a necessary mission to restore Logan's adamantium, or did it cut the "bone claw" arc too short?​The Cameos: We're geeking out over the appearances of Alpha Flight members and other deep-cut X-lore.​Tone & Animation: From the John Carpenter-style horror atmosphere to the surprisingly brutal stakes, we discuss if this "filler" episode lands or if it's just a distraction.​Grab your popcorn and hit play—we're catching all the Easter eggs and callbacks live. Don't forget to follow us @kevin27wrld and let us know your theories on where the season goes from here!

Special Guest Carmelita Valdez McKoy returns to the show for a fun, free-ranging conversation about a movie that could be described as "E.T. for adults": John Carpenter's critically acclaimed STARMAN (1984) featuring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen.  Find Carmelita: https://letterboxd.com/CarmelitaSays https://x.com/CarmelitaSays https://bsky.app/profile/carmelitasays.bsky.social  

WILDsound interviewed Keenan about his 11-minute documentary "History of the Grand Strand" focusing on Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which won a Best Historical Documentary award. Keenan, who is from Myrtle Beach, created the film as his first directing project following advice from John Carpenter to just "do it" and take charge of filmmaking. The documentary features over 200 historical photographs from Jack Thompson, a 90-year-old local photographer who moved to Myrtle Beach in the 1950s and won a state civilian award during filming. The film highlights how Myrtle Beach has changed over the years, including the demolition of iconic landmarks like the Ocean Forest Hotel designed by the Washington Monument architect, and covers the city's founding story including its naming contest in 1912. Keenan plans to expand the project into a six-part 30-minute series covering more historical interviews, hurricanes like Hazel and Hugo, and additional archive footage, with future episodes featuring family members of prominent local families and continuing Thompson's story. —— Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod —— Love for you to try the Indy Film Festival AP. • Daily new film festival of the best new films from around the world. New archived festival to watch anytime. • Library of over 500+ award-winning films to watch anytime. Go to https://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 3-day trial. Check out the daily film festival (and previous ones from last month) at https://www.wildsound.ca/browse Always an amazing lineup of films. Inspiring for storytellers.

David has taken the reins of the podcast for the month and is subjecting Justus to remakes of John Carpenter classics. We're kicking things off with The Fog, a spooky seaside tale given a mid-2000s update in all the wrong ways. The Horror Master is taking a break this month and cashing checks. It's Carpenter Copycats!The Fog (2005) is directed by Rupert Wainwright and stars Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair, DeRay Davis, and Kenneth WalshMusic: “Fractals” by Kyle Casey and White Bat Audio

The first cut of HALLOWEEN screened for executives and nobody flinched. No score, no sound design — just long quiet shots of suburban streets that felt empty instead of menacing. What happened next, in a small studio with a synthesizer and a deadline, saved the movie and accidentally invented a subgenre. Part 3 of our behind-the-scenes look at John Carpenter's iconic film covers the post-production scramble, the chaotic regional rollout, and how a film that couldn't get arrested in Kansas City became the most profitable independent horror movie ever made. Want the full story without the wait? CinemaShock+ members get extended, ad-free episodes that combine every part into one seamless listen — plus bonus content you won't hear anywhere else. Join at cinemashock.net/plus. CINEMA SHOCK ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: asotirov | Andy Lancaster | Interzone78 | courtland ashley | curtcake5k | dhg430 | dpr130498 | Elton Novara | Jackson_Baker | Jvance325 | KDurden | Lucy Lawson | mcdudely | Nate Izod | RockGokd | Tim G | triplr1478 | Dick Jones | Vlantis01 | MagicBloat | Benjamin Yates Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy. This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne & Justin Bishop. Image: "Portrait of John Carpenter.jpg" by Kyle Cassidy, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified from original. This derivative work is also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. For episode archives, merch, show notes, and more, visit cinemashock.net

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Psychonauts. We dive into (ha) the lungfish levels and the Milkman Conspiracy and talk about the tension between systems and individually scripted experiences, before turning to user questions. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: To Milkman Issues covered: a special announcement, turkeys everywhere, long digression into weird Spelunky, setting up the Lungfish, hunting down all the collectibles, an underwater bubble and moving around, consistency in levels, coming in with different player options, involving the empathy of the player, the limits of other genres in engaging empathy mechanically, the difficulty of reading the environment, the unfortunate PS4 port from the PS2, avoiding oysters, a direct lineage of creativity, becoming Godzilla, reuse of abilities when you return, every level being a genre, leading the way creatively, parallel to indie film, re-entering the levels and the tongue-in-cheek, going every direction and the costs, relearning rules each level, the cost of testing boundaries due to other mechanics, jumping between gravity spaces, describing the Milkman level, conspiracy mad-libs, being in an environment where you will fail again and again, memorable levels here and elsewhere, zingers of stingers, lines in movies vs lines in games, reinforcing them, a typical day in the life for a game designer, iterating to solve problems, getting people on board and carrying vision, people who show what's going on with the project, building consensus.  Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Spelunky, Andy Nealen, mysterydip, Beyond Good & Evil, Crash Bandicoot, King's Quest, Costume Quest, Headlander, Keeper, Stacking, Trenched/Iron Brigade, Tim Schafer, Daron Stinnett, LucasArts, Community, Velvet Underground, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Psychodyssey, Nintendo, Majora's Mask, Microsoft, Shadow of the Colossus, Ico, Outer Wilds, Portal, Duke Nuke'em, John Carpenter, Them, Roddy Rowdy Piper, Sasha/scarytiger, Jonno, Starfighter, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: Finish the game? Twitch: timlongojr and twinsunscorp YouTube Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com 

Send us Fan MailEverything has been leading to this moment... and this week, the hosts dive into the explosive Season finale of Widow's Bay, Episode 10, “We Hope You Enjoyed Your Time,” the horror-comedy mystery series created by Katie Dippold and starring Matthew Rhys, Kate O'Flynn, and Stephen Root. As the supernatural forces surrounding the island reach their breaking point, alliances are tested, and the fate of Widow's Bay hangs in the balance. The hosts break down the finale's biggest reveals, shocking twists, and unforgettable ending, while discussing what it all could mean for the future of the series.Be sure to listen, subscribe, and follow the show on Instagram and YouTube @the.gentlemenpodcast

The answer won't be what you expect.Join and support us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wearehorrorweeklyIntro music by Nicholas Savard L'HerbierOutro Music by Gregg Schwartz of The Atomic Dream Age

Actor, writer, and producer Danny McBride feels thrilling about being Conan O'Brien's friend.   Danny sits down with Conan once more to discuss his favorite childhood cartoons, pitching his Halloween sequel directly to John Carpenter, how writing for television prepared him to craft his book of short stories Thrilling Tales of Modern Men: Stories, and more.   For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (669) 587-2847. Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/conan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Science Fiction University returns at long last, with an extended deep dive into one of the oldest and most unsettling questions in the genre — who can you trust when the threat is wearing a human face? The episode traces the theme of trust through three very different versions of the same story: John W. Campbell's 1938 novella "Who Goes There?", Howard Hawks' 1951 Cold War-era adaptation "The Thing from Another World", and John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece "The Thing" — showing how the same basic plot was transformed by the very different Americas that produced each version. Along the way there are detours through the nature of storytelling itself, the difference between trust and faith, the rise of the "mad scientist" trope, and why Carpenter's bleak, exhausted ending hits so differently than Campbell's optimistic one. If you've ever wondered why the 1982 version of The Thing feels so much more modern and unsettling than its predecessors, this episode will explain exactly why — and the answer has everything to do with Vietnam, Watergate, and the slow collapse of American institutional trust.  Links for this episode: John W. Campbell's book/novella "Who Goes There?" (1938) is available from major ebook retailers.  Also, many libraries offer a physical or digital borrowing option.  "The Thing from Another World" (1951) is currently streaming on Criterion Channel, Tubi, The Roku Channel, YouTube, Amazon, and Apple TV."The Thing" (1982) is currently streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and YouTube. Answers to our QUIZ!  Terminator 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ8nofcN1gI Dr. Who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQvn5sWNVtk Star Trek – Picard:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsDg01EuniQ Batman Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a71VqHpza58 The Thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmqVrB1TTGo Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Website: proleftpod.com Support via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpod or Donate in the Venmo App @proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show