The Dread Lottery 2020 Halloween Special
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In which hosts Red & Puffer take a break from the rigors of the Lottery to celebrate Samhain by watching all of 9 of the Halloween movies. (We did not watch the Rob Zombie reboot.) Pitting each against the next at random, the final of which will be the ultimate Halloween movie that represents the franchise in the Lottery. Honestly, this is just more off the cuff then usual but we had some fun with this.
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029 - Alice Sweet Alice - Sinister
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In which your hosts spend some time with creepy kids, in the homicidal coming of age period piece ALICE SWEET ALICE (1972) and the supernatural creepiness of SINISTER (2012). Red and Puffer dig deep into the burdens of the structures that bind us, family, religion, and things kept hidden. Two terrific, scary movies and a good discussion.
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028 - C.H.U.D - Impossible Horror
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In which your hosts explore a couple of neighborhoods to chase down that which is hidden: lower Manhattan in the mid-80s in C.H.U.D (1984), and a Toronto apartment complex after dark in IMPOSSIBLE HORROR (2017). Red & Puffer join in a search for mysterious screams and subterranean monsters, and hunt for meaning in the dark.
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027 - Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed - The Witch
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In which your hosts unpack two horror movies about young women in bad situations facing no good options, GINGER SNAPS 2: UNLEASHED (2004) and THE WITCH (2015). Red & Puffer try to see what a couple of teenage girls, one fated to become a werewolf and the other a witch, have in common. These are both terrific movies so this was a fun discussion.
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026 - Q-The Winged Serpent - Re-Animator
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In which your hosts Red & Puffer remember the 80s from two very different perspectives, Q - THE WINGED SERPENT (1982) & RE-ANIMATOR (1985). Two visionary directors, two tales of sacrificing and resurrecting the dead, multiple decapitations, but remarkably dissimilar movies. These movies are each a blast in their own unique ways and we had a lot of fun taking them apart.
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025 - A Dark Song - Housebound
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In which Red & Puffer dust off a recording from a few months prior, that concerns, weirdly enough, two movies about being confined to the house, A DARK SONG (2016) & HOUSEBOUND (2014). Life got in the way of releasing it until now but, wow, how fitting. Anyway, they're both terrific movies and it was a fun conversation.
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024 - Dawn of the Dead - People Under the Stairs
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In which Red and Puffer really bite into the meat metaphor while unpacking two classic, sadly still relevant social commentaries by masters of horror Romaro and Craven: DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) and THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (1991). This was a great draw because these are as close to perfect horror movies as one could hope for. We uncover some unexpected stuff. Good eatin'.
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023 - Bride of Frankenstein - Ginger Snaps
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In which your hosts Red & Puffer finally kick off the new year by tearing into two beloved films about women and monsters, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) & GINGER SNAPS (2001). Curses, mothers, brides, victims, fate, and the roles women are consigned to. But we have fun unpacking these, even if there's one we don't care to ever watch again. Good stuff.
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022 - Bubba Ho-Tep - Silent Hill
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In which your hosts try to work up enthusiasm for a conversation about almost-obscure cult horror comedy BUBBA HO-TEP (2002) & video game adaptation SILENT HILL (2006). Gotta be honest with you all, this not a great episode. Who knows what happened but we weren't feeling it. On the upside, it is our shortest episode.
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021 - 30 Days of Night - The Purge Election Year
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In which your hosts Red & Puffer go wild on a couple of people in peril movies: the ruthless vampire hoards on the frozen town of Barstow, Alaska in 30 DAYS OF NIGHT (2007) and the lawless hoards and crazy aristocracy on to poor people of D.C. in THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (2016). We were a bit tired after a Meeting House relocation, but the Dread Lottery was benevolent and offered up a pretty solid discussion otherwise. Much fun was had.
info_outlineIn which your hosts try to work up enthusiasm for a conversation about almost-obscure cult horror comedy BUBBA HO-TEP (2002) & video game adaptation SILENT HILL (2006). Gotta be honest with you all, this not a great episode. Who knows what happened but we weren't feeling it. On the upside, it is our shortest episode.
Episode music and sound design by The Dread Lottery. (Soundtrack album coming soon)