Horror 101 Podcast

Welcome back to the Horror 101 podcast. In 1992 Bernard Rose directed a film which was based on a Clive Barker Story about the potency of urban legends and how far down the rabbit hole one graduate student will go to find out the truth about the infamous Candyman. They say if you call his name 5 times into the mirror he will come and butcher you with his hook for a hand. A true retelling of the Bloody Mary game. It featured good gore, excellent performances from Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen and a haunting score by Phillip Glass. Since Jordan Peele is helping to write the next chapter in this story (coming next year) we decided to give the Horror 101 treatment to Candyman this Halloween. Join us!

Show Highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
04:50 Introducing Candyman...
08:05 Clive Barker's Game Changer...
11:40 "Whats blood for...?"
13:20 Say his name five times...
15:20 A thesis of urban legend...
18:00 The telling of the tale...
21:00 The Shit Bathroom...
23:00 Be My Victim...
28:15 "Why do you want to live?"
31:30 Become immortal...
33:19 Tony Todd interview and new film news...
35:35 Scoring the film...
42:25 Conclusion. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back Horror fans! The Horror 101 crew decided to let Nood pick the movie she wanted to feature as part of her 50th birthday gift. To our amazement she chose one of the best Stephen King novel adaptations ever created. Directed by Rob Reiner and written for the screen by William Goldman, this film gave Kathy Bates an Academy Award for Best Actor. its a riveting tale of an accomplished novelist being saved from a certain death situation by his number one fan. Imagine being at the complete mercy of a nurse who slowly unravels and looses her mind, becoming more violent and deranged day by day. Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he's writing for his life. Join us as we give a special birthday treatment to Misery.

Show Highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
04:00 The Episode of Nood...
12:12 The Car Accident...
14:30 I'm your Number 1 Fan...
18:30 Can I read your new book?
20:50 Misery's Child Trigger...
24:15 Torching His Work...
26:35 Finding Memory Lane...
28:50 The Hobbling...
32:15 Almost Rescued...
36:00 The Final Standoff...
42:05 Scoring the Film...
48:35 Conclusion! Thanks for Listening!

Welcome back to the Horror 101 Podcast. For this 90th milestone show we're spotlighting one of those rare horror remakes that does it's job well. In 1968 George Romero directed a new kind of horror movie which gave birth to an original new monster, the modern day zombie. After a last minute name change and an error in the title of the film the copyright was essentially lost and this film has ever since been open as public domain. 22 years later special effects wizard Tom Savini was given the opportunity to direct the remake of Romero's classic. We'll speak with Tony Todd and get some of his stories on the production of that film. How did he get the part of Ben? Which actor did he have issues with during the shoot? All that and more coming at you from Horror 101!

Show highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
05:30 Remaking a classic/Public Domain...
11:00 "They're coming to get you, Barbara!"
15:45 The Evolution of Barbara...
18:20 Tony Todd: Reading for Savini...
22:20 Tony Todd: The on set Feud...
23:25 Fight or Flight...
28:15 Shooting the Gas...
32:30 Zombies Overrun...
36:50 Cooper Down...
41:30 The Lack of Gore...
42:50 Scoring the film...
46:30 Final Thoughts! Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to the Horror 101 Podcast. For our 89th show we've focused on a big budget bomb from 1989. How can a monster film set 2 miles underwater starring Peter Weller and Richard Crenna with Jerry Goldsmith music and effects from Stan Winston fail? You're about to find out. A derivative script and bad timing probably had a huge part of it. We'll discuss the pros and cons of this creature feature called Leviathan and I'll give a small tribute to Rutger Hauer who sadly passed away a few days AFTER we recorded this show.

Show Highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
03:15 Welcome and RIP Rutger Hauer...
06:00 Leviathan or Intruder?...
12:00 Mining 16,000 ft down...
15:00 A Sunken Ship...
18:20 Genetic Mutation...
21:15 Memories of The Thing...
23:40 Poor Dejesus...
27:00 Richard Crenna...
29:00 Implosion Pending...
30:30 Ridiculous Endings...
33:20 Scoring the film...
39:00 Conclusion...Thanks for Listening

Welcome back to another Horror 101 Podcast. For the 88th show we're featuring Tom Holland's original killer doll film, Child's Play (1988). Starring Chris Sarandon, Catherine Hicks, Brad Dourif and Alex Vincent. Along with giving Child's Play the usual Horror 101 treatment we're adding a small, spoiler-light review of the new remake film which was released June 21st. We'll mention the pros and cons of both films and how they compare. No need for batteries with this show. Join us!

Show Highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
04:40 Nood booking our remake tickets...
07:40 The Death of Charles Lee Ray...
10:15 A New Toy...
12:45 Maggie's Perfect Landing...
15:15 "Talk to me, Dammit!!
19:00 Car Attack...
21:21 Voodoo Doll...
24:33 Batter up!
26:45 Chucky's Demise
28:33 Scoring the 1988 film, franchise breakdown...
35:45 2019 spoiler soft review...
48:20 Conclusion and thanks for listening!

Welcome back to the Horror 101 podcast. On this show we're returning to the vampire train. We could have covered Lost Boys but we decided to go the not-so-fluffy route and focused on a more sinister tale of the undead. Three key actors from Aliens (1986) went from outer space to the deep west and helped provide a very unique look at night time predators. Plagued with a failing production company and being released a month within the much more popular Lost Boys, this film was released with very little fanfare and was basically cast by the wayside. In the last few decades it has gained quite the cult following and has become the favourite vampire film of many fans. With memorable performances by Lance Henriksen and the late, great Bill Paxton we offer you the Horror 101 treatment of Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark. Join us!

Show Highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
04:00 Choosing the film for episode 87...
11:20 Jenny Wright (where did you go?)...
15:50 Kidnapped in Broad Daylight...
21:03 The Bar Massacre...
25:40 Godspeed Motel...
28:40 Family Reunion...
30:35 Severen Vs. Truck...
33:27 Burning in Light...
35:35 Cured...
40:35 Scoring the Film...
43:40 Conclusion and Thanks for Listening!

Welcome back to the Horror 101 Podcast. For our 86th show we're spotlighting one of the greatest road thrillers ever made. At the 11th hour we switched our plans of covering Vamp, which would have continued our vampire campaign. We decided to go a different route to focus on a hidden gem. A little Canon/HBO film that wasn't a huge commercial success and flew under the radar when it was released. Undoubtedly, one of the best cast films. Brilliant performances and a smart script makes this film a must see. Some may argue this isn't a horror film but with the amount of dread it dishes out, I say differently. Plus, Rutger Hauer plays one of the best villains ever. It is our pleasure to give the Horror 101 treatment to Robert Harmon's The Hitcher (1986). Join us!

Show Highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
04:00 Switching from Vamp to Hitcher...
09:00 "My Mother told me never to do this..."
12:00 Becoming 'The One"
13:10 Family Massacre...
18:00 Framed...
22:10 How do you like Shitsville?
25:15 You Spit on my Wrist...
28:35 I just wanted to help him...
29:40 Truck Conundrum...
32:25 Siskel and Ebert got it wrong...
33:15 "There's something I gotta do..."
34:35 Scoring the Film...
38:45 Conclusion! Thanks for Listening!

Since 1985 was a fantastic year for horror we decided to capitalize off the coincidence that this was our 85th episode and focus on another film from that year. it wasn't easy to pick which movie we wanted to cover. In the end we decided to continue on the Tobe Hooper Vampire Train. We're jumping from 1979's Salem Lot to another film about life suckers and giving the Horror 101 treatment to Hooper's Lifeforce. We'll talk about the recent loss of Joe Pilato and Larry Cohen and introduce you to an ambitious Metal/Horror project thats in the making. Join us!

Show Highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
04:00 RIP Joe Pilato...
06:00 RIP Larry Cohen...
07:50 Mike Schiff's Metal/Horror project...
09:30 Introducing Lifeforce...
13:35 Finding life in Halley's Comet...
15:15 Mathilda May as Space Girl...
17:00 They have to feed...
21:10 Vampires of legend...
24:30 Chaos in London...
27:43 The death of Dr. Death...
29:50 The Web of Destiny and finale...
34:25 Scoring the film...
38:50 Conclusion and thanks for listening!

Welcome back to the Horror 101 show! If you had the privilege of growing up in the 70s you might remember a two-part Saturday night special broadcast to your TV in November of 1979. It was a screen adaptation of Stephen King's second novel involving the vampire infestation of a small town, directed by the man that gave us The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Having to adhere to television's strict guidelines of zero gore and profanity, this special was well crafted with an excellent cast and genuine spooks. It was a favourite of ours who grew up watching reruns in the 80s and since it turns 40 this year we're giving the Horror 101 treatment to the original television production of Salem's Lot. Join us!

Show Highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
05:00 Introducing Salem's Lot...
11:15 Ben Mears and the house...
13:35 James Mason as Straker...
15:38 Bonnie Bedelia...
17:05 Delivering Barlow...
19:25 Ralphie Glick...
22:12 Exhuming the child...
24:30 Look at me!!
25:40 Mark resists...
28:35 Mrs. Glick's Demise...
30:37 Face the Master!!
35:40 Straker kills and dies...
37:00 Killing Barlow...
40:10 Discussing 2014 version and sequel...
41:15 Scoring the film...
46:55 Conclusion! Thanks for Listening!

Get out your chocolates, flowers, condoms and pickaxes. Its time to celebrate Valentine's Day the only way we know how, through murder and mayhem. This time the Horror 101 crew go back to 1981 to showcase this Canadian slasher film about a killer in full mining gear cleaving his way through the town of Valentine's Bluff. We dissect the Director's Cut of this gory whodunnit in glorious HD. Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to George Mihalka's My Bloody Valentine.

Show Highlights:

01:00 Prelude to Terror...
04:20 Introducing My Bloody Valentine...
06:20 Mihalka's Huge Budget...
08:45 The Director's Cut...
12:00 Wants his Cake and Eat it Too...
14:40 The Telling of the Tale...
16:30 Laundromat Death...
20:50 What Did I miss?
23:00 Shower Massacre...
24:00 Entering the Mine...
26:40 Bargain Basement Lobotomy...
29:05 Decapitation on the Ladder...
31:00 No Spoilers!
33:45 Scoring the Film...
37:30 Siskel and Ebert...
38:55 Conclusion and Thanks for Listening!

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