Mothra, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster, and Invasion of Astro-Monster
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Episode 281 It’s Toho week! After last week’s look at Godzilla Minus One, we realized that we’ve been lax in our old-Godzilla coverage. So this week, we’ll continue that series with six movies from that period, in order! We’ll start with the original “Mothra” from 1961, move on to “Mothra vs. Godzilla” from 1964, team up in the all-out battle against “Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster,” also from 1964. Then we’ll travel to Planet X with “Invasion of Astro Monster,” better known in the States as “Godzilla vs. Monster Zero.” The weekly newsletter this time around...
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Godzilla Minus One, Stopmotion, Ghosts of War, and Lowlifes
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Episode 280 We’ve got some really fun ones this week. We’ll start with the Academy Award-winning “Godzilla Minus One” from 2023, then look at the very weird “Stopmotion” of 2024. We’ll take a comic break for the new issue of “Hemlock Ave” and then take a look at 2020’s “Ghosts of War.” Lastly, we’ll subvert some expectations with “Lowlifes,”also from this year The weekly newsletter this time around has two more oldies: “The Human Monster” from 1939 “The Leech Woman” from 1960 Those two can be found at Check out all our books with one easy link: Psst:...
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American Mary, Dr. Giggles, The Dentist, and The Island of Dr. Moreau
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Episode 279 How are you feeling? It could be time to visit a caring health professional, and we’ve picked out a few that we’d be happy to prescribe! We’ll start out with the hilarious “Dr. Giggles” from 1992 and “The Dentist” from 1996. We’ll watch a short about a girl who needs a dermatologist, and then we’ll do some body mods with “American Mary” (2012). Finally, we’ll look at the 1996 version of “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and see if it’s as bad as they say. The weekly newsletter this time around has two more oldies: “The Island of Dr. Moreau” from...
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Late Night with the Devil, Being, Secret Window, and The Land Unknown
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Episode 278 We’ve got a good mix of old and new for you once again. We’ll open with the new “Late Night with the Devil” (2024) and then look out a “Secret Window” (2004) with Johnny Depp. After we take a break for our short film of the week, “Dysmorphia,” we’ll move on to 1957’s “The Land Unknown” and 2019’s “Being.” The weekly newsletter this time around has two more oldies: “Castle of the Creeping Flesh” from 1968 “A Bay of Blood” from 1971 Those two can be found at Check out all our books with one easy link: Announcement! Check out and sign up for...
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Baghead, The Coffee Table, When a Stranger Calls, and Hamlet (1948 vs 2024)
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Episode 277 We’ve got a good mix of old and new for you this week! We’ll start off with the fun monster-in-the-basement flick, “Baghead” from 2023. Next, we’ll take a look at the amazing “The Coffee Table” which just dropped. We’ll check on the babysitter in the classic “When a Stranger Calls” from way back in ‘79. Lastly, we’ll watch two versions of one of the most famous ghost stories of all time with the 1948 classic, “Hamlet” followed by the just-released 2024 version. The weekly newsletter this time around has two more oldies: “Blood and Roses” from...
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Saw 3D, Dark Shadows, Dead Sea, and Cold Creek Manor
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Episode 276 It must be Spring– there’s no new horror this week. Instead, we’ll take a look at some more oldies. We’ll start with the seventh Saw movie, “Saw 3D: The Final Chapter.” It wasn’t in 3D for us, and it wasn’t the final chapter, but that’s the way things go sometimes. We’ll stop in on Johnny Depp and Tim Burton with 2012’s “Dark Shadows” spoof. Then we’ll watch a contender for Worst Movie of All Time with “Dead Sea.” As a palette cleanser, we’ll watch the stalker movie “Cold Creek Manor.” The weekly newsletter this time around has two more...
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Wolves, Angel Heart, Nightmare On Elm Street 5, The Castle of the Living Dead
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Episode 275 We’ve got a mostly-random selection of fun this week. We’ll watch the chosen-one werewolf story “Wolves” from 2014, then go back and watch the classic “Angel Heart” from 1987. We’ll advance through another Freddy movie with “A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child” from 1989. FInally, we’ll catch Christopher Lee in 1964’s “The Castle of the Living Dead.” The weekly newsletter this time around has two more oldies: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1992 ) Anthony Hopkins! “The Return of Captain Invincible” (1983) Christopher Lee! Those two can be...
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Easter Bloody Easter, Cute Little Buggers, Night of the Lepus, and Beaster Day
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Episode 274 Why NOT have an Easter horror week? There’s nothing scarier than bunnies anyway, right? This week, we’ll take a look at the just-released “Easter Bloody Easter.” Then we’ll watch some more rabbit-terror with “Cute Little Buggers” and “Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter Cottonhell.” Yeah, really. Lastly, we’ll watch an oldie, 1972’s “Night of the Lepus.” Anyone got a carrot? The weekly newsletter this time around has two more oldies: “The Leopard Man” (1943) “Forbidden Planet” (1956) Those two can be found at Check out all our books with one easy...
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Restore Point, MexZombies, The Ninth Gate, and Night of the Demon
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Episode 273 We’ve got more old and new movies this time around. We’ll start off with the brand-new sci-fi thriller, “Restore Point” (2023) and then look at the slightly older zom-com, “MexZombies” (2022). Then we’ll dig in the archives a bit to watch “The Ninth Gate” (1999) and “Night of the Demon” (1957). The weekly newsletter this time around has two more oldies: “Varan the Unbelievable” (1962) “The Evil Eye” (1963) Those two can be found at Check out all our books with one easy link: Announcement! We’ve launched a new series of books under a new...
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Night Swim, Lisa Frankenstein, Rodan, Bride of the Monster
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Episode 272 We have a crazy mix of old and new this time around. We’ll begin with “Night Swim” and “Lisa Frankenstein” from this year (2024). Then, we’ll go way back and watch the original “Rodan” from 1956. While we’re in the ‘50s, we’ll stop in and visit “The Bride of the Monster,” an awesome film by Ed Wood from 1958. If you think Ed Wood’s films are a hoot, you might like the reviews in our bonus newsletter this time. Neither is strictly horror, but Ed’s definitely horror-adjacent: “Ed Wood” (1994) “Glen or Glenda” (1953) Those two can be found...
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We’ve got four and short again this week! We’ll start out with the recent “The Dorothy Project,” just released this week. Then we’ll watch “Ouija” from 2014, the sorta-reboot of “Friday the 13th” from 2009, and finally, “Troll” from 1986.
In addition, exclusive to our weekly email newsletter, we also reviewed:
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“The Terror of the Tongs” (1961)
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“The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu” (1980)
Those two can be found at http://horrorbulletin.com
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