Genre Grinder
Genre Grinder is a podcast devoted to the weirdest, most unique, and painfully specific film genres. Every month, your host, Gabe Powers, and a special guest will talk about movies that (hopefully) you’ve never heard of.
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49. Animation/Live-Action Hybrids, feat. Tyler Foster
11/04/2024
49. Animation/Live-Action Hybrids, feat. Tyler Foster
IT’S SEQUENTIAL DRAWINGS VERSUS FLESH & BLOOD ACTORS IN A SHOWDOWN OF MULTIMEDIA PROPORTIONS! Since the advent of filmmaking, people have been combining live-action photography with hand-drawn animation and now we’re talking about it. But this is a podcast and we don’t have time to cover a century of motion pictures, so Gabe and returning guest Tyler Foster are covering a smaller collection of movies released in the wake of Robert Zemeckis’ Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), some inspired by its success, others that would have existed without it. This month’s diverse slate includes Walter C. Miller’s It’s the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown (1988), Maurizio Nichetti & Guido Manuli’s Volere Volare (To Want to Fly, 1991), Ralph Bakshi’s Cool World (1992), Jan Svankmajer’s Faust (1994), and Des McAnuff’s The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000). I had some issues with Tyler's audio and had to do some actual (gasp) mixing to correct it. Hopefully, I did my job well enough that it sounds relatively consistent. 00:00 – Intro 11:16 – It’s the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown 26:18 – Volere Volare 43:09 – Cool World 1:23:07 – Faust 1:41:43 – The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle 2:02:20 – Outro
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48: The Hammer Horror Trans Allegory Special, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie
10/01/2024
48: The Hammer Horror Trans Allegory Special, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie
A DEAD WOMAN WITH THE SOUL OF A MAN! A MURDEROUS MAN WHO CAN TRANSFORM INTO A WOMAN! PROBABLY JUST A COINCIDENCE! Have you ever noticed that Hammer Studios made two horror films that work as trans allegories? Well, technically three, but I forgot about one of them. Anyway, I’ve been curious for a while as to what an actual trans person might think of Terence Fisher’s Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) and Roy Ward Baker’s Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), so I invited back my friend and the co-host of the , Luana Saitta, in order to pick her brain (Frankenstein-related wordplay intended). This was originally going to be a look at multiple horror movies with a trans/genderqueer slant, but we ultimately had more than enough to talk about with just these two films. Are they really trans allegories? Have they aged well? Are they good outside of the allegory? I hope you agree, enjoy this angle on a couple of Hammer classics, and have a happy Halloween season! 00:00 – Intro 13:55 – Frankenstein Created Woman (and other Hammer Frankenstein movies) 50:32 – Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (and other Hyde and Jack the Ripper movies) 1:42:26 – Outro and sections from Luana’s ‘trans canon’ If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-hope-mill-incs-hurricane-relief https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/119147482333313104/charity/1521272 https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief
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46.3 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (3 of 3)
09/09/2024
46.3 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (3 of 3)
TAKE ONE LAST TRIP INTO THE UNKNOWN FOR THE ULTIMATE GIANT INSECT MOVIE, THE ULTIMATE GIANT MAN IN A DIAPER MOVIE, AND THE ULTIMATE KILLER, UM, ROCK MOVIE… Welcome to the final part of Gabe and Patrick’s look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. This episode features the most eclectic collection of movies, including a shoestring ‘lost world’ epic in Virgil W. Vogel’s The Land Unknown, Edward Ludwig’s absolutely incredible Black Scorpion, Bert I. Gordon’s second giant bald guy movie of the year, The Amazing Colossal Man, John Sherwood’s uniquely eerie The Monolith Monsters, and the only real kaiju movie released in 1957, Ishirō Honda’s The Mysterians. Remember to also check out , which covers Nathan H. Juran’s 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman’s Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold’s The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann’s Kronos, as well as , which covers Nathan H. Juran’s The Deadly Mantis, Kenneth G. Crane’s The Monster from Green Hell, Fred F. Sears’ The Giant Claw, Arnold Laven’s The Monster that Challenged the World, and Gordon’s The Beginning of the End and The Cyclops. This episode is taken from two recording sessions, so forgive us for overlap and minor changes in audio quality. 00:00 – Intro 5:32 – The Land Unknown 25:24 – Black Scorpion 43:16 – The Amazing Colossal Man 56:55 – The Monolith Monsters 1:17:43 – The Mysterians 1:56:24 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:
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Episode 47: Jaws, Minus the Shark Movies, feat. Ann-Marie Taylor
08/09/2024
Episode 47: Jaws, Minus the Shark Movies, feat. Ann-Marie Taylor
YOU DON’T NEED TO GO TO AMITY ISLAND FOR A SHARK MASSACRE!! IN FACT, YOU DON’T EVEN NEED A SHARK!! It’s easy to recognize a Jaws knock-off when it revolves around a shark eating people, but what about all of those movies without sharks that lift scenes and ideas from Steven Spielberg’s film and Peter Benchley’s novel? Well, around here we call those movies “Jaws, Minus the Shark” movies and they make up a surprisingly versatile and eclectic little subgenre, one full of Brodys, Quints, and inordinately sexy Hoopers. Join Gabe and Ann-Marie Taylor – returning to Genre Grinder for the first time since – as we explore what defines a Jaws, Minus the Shark movie and look at four such films: Michael Anderson’s Orca (aka: Orca: The Killer Whale, 1977), Lewis Teague’s Alligator (1980), Dick Maas’ The Lift (Dutch: De Lift, 1983), and Christophe Gans’ Brotherhood of the Wolf (French: Le Pacte des loups, 2001). Note: There’s something going on with my mic during this recording that makes me sound a little weird. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice until I was editing. Apologies. 00:00 – Intro 10:48 – Orca (and the unfortunate truth of killer whales in captivity) 50:08 – Alligator 1:10:32 – The Lift 1:33:50 – Brotherhood of the Wolf 2:02:42 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: : https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-sonya-massey : https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ : https://donations4abortion.com/
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46.2 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (2 of 3)
07/21/2024
46.2 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (2 of 3)
FROM THE FROZEN WASTES OF THE ARCTIC TO THE DEPTHS OF THE AFRICAN JUNGLE, THE ARID DESERTS OF MEXICO, AND THE AMERICAN MIDWEST THEY CAME… Welcome to part two of Gabe and Patrick’s look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. We’ve got a lot of big bugs this time, including Nathan H. Juran’s The Deadly Mantis, the wasps of Kenneth G. Crane’s The Monster from Green Hell, ocean mollusks of Arnold Laven’s The Monster that Challenged the World, and locusts of Bert I. Gordon’s The Beginning of the End. For good measure, we also talk about the really big bird from the antimatter universe seen in Fred F. Sears’ The Giant Claw and the mutated monster man of Gordon’s The Cyclops. Remember to also check out , which covers Nathan H. Juran’s 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman’s Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold’s The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann’s Kronos. We recorded this in two parts and I apologize for a change in audio quality that occurs at the beginning and middle of this middle part. Here’s the full Letterboxd list we are working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1957-giant-monster-movies/ 00:00 – Intro and corrections 5:32 – The Deadly Mantis 25:24 – The Monster from Green Hell 43:16 – The Giant Claw 56:55 – The Monster that Challenged the World 1:17:43 – Beginning of the End 1:39:40 – The Cyclops 1:56:24 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief : https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
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46.1 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (1 of 3)
07/01/2024
46.1 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (1 of 3)
FROM THE FURTHEST REACHES OF SPACE AND THE DEEPEST DEPTHS OF THE SEA CAME ALIENS, MUTATED CREATURES, AND OTHER LARGE, SCARY ALLEGORIES! Welcome to another patented Genre Grinder deep dive into a specific year where a specific genre peaked. This time, Patrick and Gabe are looking at 15 of 17 movies about gigantic monsters released in some capacity during the year 1957 (festival, roll-out, wide, et cetera). The other two are a lost film (Tokyo 1960) and one already covered on a different episode of Genre Grinder (Quatermass II). Not unexpectedly, the conversation carried on for some time, so the complete 15-movie discussion will be spread over three episodes. In part one, following an intro to the genre and era, we’re covering Nathan H. Juran’s 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman’s Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold’s The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann’s Kronos. Here’s the full Letterboxd list we are working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1957-giant-monster-movies/ 00:00 – Intro: Why were there so many Giant Monster movies in 1957? 13:21 – 20 Million Miles to Earth and the cinema of Ray Harryhausen 42:47 – Attack of the Crab Monsters and the cinema of Roger Corman 1:02:46 – The Incredible Shrinking Man and post-WWII gender politics 1:26:40 – Kronos 1:48:27 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
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Episode 45: Meta Horror Movies, feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director’s Club
05/06/2024
Episode 45: Meta Horror Movies, feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director’s Club
THE FIRST PODCAST ABOUT MOVIES THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT’S A PODCAST ABOUT MOVIES!! Gabe (looks directly into camera): This is a podcast about making podcasts. The podcasters are also acknowledging you, the listener, directly. Yeah, you, Derek. Oh, and the fabric of the podcast is also haunting us and maybe killing you. And by you, I mean Derek. Anyway, join me and returning guest Jim Laczkowski as we look at the phenomenon of meta horror movies. We initially planned on covering José Mojica Marins' Hallucinations in a Deranged Mind (1978), Lucio Fulci's Cat in the Brain (1990), Julian Richards' The Last Horror Movie (2003), and Prano Bailey-Bond's Censor (2021), but the discussion ended up requiring comparisons to Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), Dario Argento's Tenebrae (1982), and David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983), and many more. 00:00 – Intro 07:01 – Hallucinations in a Deranged Mind, plus a primer on José Mojica Marins/Coffin Joe 18:56 – Cat in the Brain, plus a primer on Lucio Fulci 31:59 – Comparing Hallucinations in a Deranged Mind, Cat in the Brain, New Nightmare, and Tenebrae (plus Videodrome, Scream [1996], and the other Nightmare on Elm Street movies) 54:41 – The Last Horror Movie, plus Man Bites Dog (1992) 1:11:19 – Censor, plus a primer on the Video Nasties phenomenon 1:41:44 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Campus Encampment Bail Funds (school by school links): https://campusbailfunds.com/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
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Episode 44: Heavy Metal Horror, feat. Justin Clark of Slant Magazine
04/10/2024
Episode 44: Heavy Metal Horror, feat. Justin Clark of Slant Magazine
WELCOME TO THE HEADBANGERS’ BALL …FROM HELL!! Can hard rock music really corrupt the youth? Will the lyrics raise the dead and turn innocent children into perverts and murderers? Is that a literal demon on lead guitar? Join Gabe and returning guest Justin Clark as they enter the pit to answer these questions and more. While Gabe spent the month watching several heavy metal and hard rock horror movies, the discussion this week pertains largely to four films – Krishna Shah’s Hard Rock Zombies (1984), John Fasano’s Black Roses (1988), Álex de la Iglesia’s Day of the Beast (Spanish: El día de la bestia, 1995), and Tetsuro Takeuchi’s Wild Zero (1999). 00:00 – Intro 08:38 – Hard Rock Zombies (and other ‘80s Heavy Metal Horror) 27:58 – Black Roses 45:21 – Day of the Beast 1:11:05 – Wild Zero 1:36:47 – Outro Check out Justin’s review of Monkey Man here: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/monkey-man-review-dev-patel/ If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:
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Episode 43: Killer Animal Movies, feat. Arianny Pilarte of Not All Podcasts Wear Capes
03/07/2024
Episode 43: Killer Animal Movies, feat. Arianny Pilarte of Not All Podcasts Wear Capes
LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS AND RATS AND…DUGONGS?! OH GOD!! They’re cute, they’re cuddly, they’re out for blood. Join Gabe and returning guest Arianny Pilarte as they traipse into the sunbaked Australian outback, the darkest corners of Italy’s subway system, and dank Canadian sewers in search of the scariest and most insane killer animal movies released in a 11 year period between 1978 and 1989. This month’s batch of trash and treasures includes Colin Eggleston’s Long Weekend (1978), Russell Mulcahy’s Razorback (1984), Franco Prosperi’s Wild Beasts (Italian: Belve feroci, 1984), and Damien Lee’s Gnaw: Food of the Gods II (1989). 00:00 – Intro 06:38 – Long Weekend 30:33 – Razorback 1:00:00 – Wild Beasts 1:31:25 – Gnaw: Food of the Gods Part II 1:54:18 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Freedom Oklahoma Education Campaign: https://www.freedomoklahoma.org/donate Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
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Episode 42.5: Alternative 1970s American Horror – THE SEQUEL, feat. Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters (2 of 2)
02/05/2024
Episode 42.5: Alternative 1970s American Horror – THE SEQUEL, feat. Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters (2 of 2)
THE GREATEST HITS OF A DECADE: VIETNAM, WATERGATE, ATTICA, MAN-EATING PIGS, SEEDY HOLLYWOOD, KILLER BRIDES, HOME INVASION, GANGSTERS, AXE MURDERERS, AND DEADLY GAMES… After Night of the Living Dead (1968) and before the slasher boom of the early ‘80s, American horror went through one of its most creative and influential eras. But, for every Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Carrie (1976), and Halloween (1978), there were dozens of under-the-radar oddities that took years – sometimes decades – to be recognized by cult audiences for their unique contributions to American horror. Join Gabe and special guest Bill Ackerman of the Supporting Characters podcast and numerous Blu-ray commentary tracks look at six more underseen classics of the era. Part 2 includes Marc Lawrence Pigs (aka: Daddy’s Deadly Darling, 1973), Christina Hornisher’s Hollywood 90028 (aka: Insanity and Twisted Throats, 1973), Jean-Marie Pélissié’s The Bride (aka: The House That Cried Murder and Last House on Massacre Street, 1973), Frederick R. Friedel Axe (aka: Lisa, Lisa and California Axe Massacre, 1974), Peter S. Traynor Death Game (aka: The Seducers, 1977), and Karen Arthur’s The Mafu Cage (1978). Check out episode one , and the original 2 part series and . 00:00 – Pigs 19:20 – Hollywood 90028 40:39– The Bride 58:21 – Axe (plus Video Nasties and Kidnapped Coed) 1:16:55 – Death Game (and Knock, Knock and Little Miss Innocence) 1:37:19 – Mafu Cage 1:57:39 – Outro And check out (The Projector Has Been Drinking blog), which Bill references during our discussion of Hollywood 90028. If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Islamic Relief USE (Emergency Gaza fund) : https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
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Episode 42: Alternative 1970s American Horror – THE SEQUEL, feat. Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters (1 of 2)
01/07/2024
Episode 42: Alternative 1970s American Horror – THE SEQUEL, feat. Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters (1 of 2)
THE SUMMER OF LOVE GIVES WAY TO PERVERSE MELODRAMAS, BLOODY HOME INVASIONS, NECROPHILIC HOUSEWIVES, AND…CARNIVOROUS BEDS? After Night of the Living Dead (1968), but before the slasher boom of the early ‘80s, American horror went through one of its most creative and influential eras. But, for every Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Carrie (1976), and Halloween (1978), there were dozens of under-the-radar oddities that took years – sometimes decades – to be recognized by cult audiences for their unique contributions to American horror. Join Gabe and special guest Bill Ackerman of the Supporting Characters podcast and numerous Blu-ray commentary tracks as they explore more independent horror films from the era. This year’s batch begins with Ken Friedman’s’ Death by Invitation (1971), Jacques Lacerte’s Love Me Deadly (1972), Robert J. Emery’s My Brother Has Bad Dreams (1972), George Barry’s Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977), and Bill Gunns Ganja & Hess (1973). Stay tuned for six more titles in Part 2, live early next month. Check out the original 2 part series and . 00:00 – Intro 08:22 – Death by Invitation 23:45 – Love Me Deadly 44:16 – My Brother Has Bad Dreams 1:03:17 – Death Bed: The Bed that Eats 1:16:34 – Ganja & Hess If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Islamic Relief USE (Emergency Gaza fund) : https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/ Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
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Episode 41: Killer Santa Movies, feat. Daniel Baldwin (aka: The Schlocketeer)
12/03/2023
Episode 41: Killer Santa Movies, feat. Daniel Baldwin (aka: The Schlocketeer)
HO HO OH NO!! OL’ SAINT NICK HAS A HOLLY JOLLY AX!! You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why – Santa Claus is coming to town. And he’s out for blood! Join Gabe and first time co-host Daniel Baldwin, aka: The Schlocketeer, as they make a list, check it twice, and decide which murderous Santas are naughty and which are nice. Titles include Lewis Jackson’s Christmas Evil (1980), Charles E. Sellier Jr.’s Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and its first sequel (1987), René Manzor's Deadly Games (French: 3615 code Père Noël, 1989), and Paco Plaza's A Christmas Tale (Spanish: Películas para no dormir: Cuento de navidad, 2005). 00:00 – Intro 03:05 – Christmas Evil 22:35 – Silent Night, Deadly Night and Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (plus the other sequels) 59:01 – Deadly Games 1:22:02 – A Christmas Tale 1:41:33 – Outro Islamic Relief USE (Emergency Gaza fund): Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: Kākoʻo Maui Fund (Maui recovery): Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
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Episode 40.4: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 4)
10/31/2023
Episode 40.4: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 4)
TO AVOID FAINTING KEEP REPEATING IT’S ONLY A PODCAST…ONLY A PODCAST…ONLY A PODCAST! This is it, everyone – the Top 20 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments of all time. Put on a sweater to avoid chills! Fasten your seatbelt to avoid thrills! Use a tea saucer to avoid spills! Join Gabe and Patrick for the 4th and Final part of this impossibly long look at scary movie moments they didn’t already cover on the Bravo and Shudder Scariest Movie Moments specials. Will we pick YOUR favorite scary moment? No, probably not. We’re sorry about that. Please ring in the end of the Spooky Season with us, anyway. If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Islamic Relief USE (Emergency Gaza fund): Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Hawaiʻi People’s Fund (Maui recovery): https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund Kākoʻo Maui Fund (Maui recovery): https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui
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Episode 40.3: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 3)
10/22/2023
Episode 40.3: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 3)
IT’S GETTING HELLA SCARY AND DANG UNNERVING IN HERE! It’s time for Part 3 of THE event of Spooky Season, covering picks 45 to 21. Once again, this is the official 101 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments. Those previous Bravo and Shudder shows aren’t the real deal. Actually, I have to admit that even WE lied during Parts 1 and 2, because those picks weren’t nearly as scary. I still want you to listen to those episodes, because we put a lot of work into them, but, holy cow, they’re already so outdated. If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Islamic Relief USE (Emergency Gaza fund): Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Hawaiʻi People’s Fund (Maui recovery): https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund Kākoʻo Maui Fund (Maui recovery): https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui
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Halloween Special: Rusty & Dip's Final Broadcast, a Found Footage Music Mix Tape
10/05/2023
Halloween Special: Rusty & Dip's Final Broadcast, a Found Footage Music Mix Tape
On the afternoon of Friday October 30th, 1992, an unexplained phenomenon struck the suburban community of Dunwich, New England. The local authorities described it as an unprovoked, spontaneous explosion of homicidal violence, but the actual cause has been shrouded in mystery, following a brisk cover-up by unknown government agencies. By some accounts, more than 300 people lost their lives that day, including multiple members of the popular rock bands Dokken and Loverboy. What follows is the only known evidence of the event: a 5:00 pm broadcast from radio station KLLR, in which Drive at Five deejays Dippy “Mo” Mclean and Rusty Claymore conveyed vital instructions to the local populace. This is a complete and unedited account of their bravery in the face of certain doom. Listener discretion is advised.
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Episode 40.2: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 2)
09/24/2023
Episode 40.2: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 2)
IT’S TWO TIMES THE TERROR AND DOUBLE THE DREAD! We’re back with part two of THE event of Spooky Season. Once again, this is the official 101 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments. Don’t be fooled by imitators, even if they are professional filmmakers and scholars paid by the deep pockets at Bravo and Shudder. Actually, watch those shows, too, then listen to Part 1 of our list, then come back here and check out Part 2 and prepare yourself for Parts 3 and 4. If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Hawaiʻi People’s Fund (Maui recovery): https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund Kākoʻo Maui Fund (Maui recovery): https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
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Episode 40: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll
09/09/2023
Episode 40: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll
STEP ASIDE PAID EXPERTS, IT’S TIME TO HEAR FROM THE REAL EXPERTS – TWO GUYS WITH A PODCAST! Inspired by the classic Bravo TV countdown documentary and its improved Shudder-branded follow-up, Gabe and returning guest Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned and 96 Greers have compiled the official Genre Grinder list of the Top 101 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments. That title is a joke, of course, because those older specials already covered a load of classic titles, meaning that the challenge here was to explore 101 different movie moments. Hopefully, listeners are in for some pleasant surprises in this, Part 1 of a planned four-part series. 00:00 – Intro 09:37 – Numbers 101 - 81 1:32:27 – Soda break 1:33:44 – Numbers 80 - 71 2:24:06 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Hawaiʻi People’s Fund (Maui recovery): Kākoʻo Maui Fund (Maui recovery): Equality Florida: Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
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Episode 39: Telekinesis Movies feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director’s Club Podcast
08/07/2023
Episode 39: Telekinesis Movies feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director’s Club Podcast
YEAH, PUSH IT! PUSH IT REAL GOOD! WITH YOUR MIND, THOUGH, NOT YOUR HANDS. It’s mind over matter as Gabe and returning guest Jim Laczkowski take a look at more movies about the potential power of the human brain. This time, we’re focusing on something a little less esoteric than Existential State Manipulation: telekinesis. But we’re not covering the big names – no Carrie, no superhero movies, no Star Wars, not even Zapped. Instead, we’re talking about Jack Gold’s The Medusa Touch (1978), Roland Emmerich’s Making Contact (aka: Joey, 1985), Pierre David’s Scanner Cop (1994), and Yeon Sang-ho’s Psychokinesis (Korean: Yeom-lyeok, 2018). Prepare to be in awe of how badly we butcher Korean names! Did you know I also started a Patreon? Learn all about it here: https://www.patreon.com/GenreGrinder 00:00 – Intro 06:45 – The Medusa Touch 24:23 – Making Contact 43:44 – Scanner Cop 1:08:11 – Psychokinesis 1:28:37 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Dallas Hope Charities (LGBTQ+ homeless youth charity): Equality Florida: Atlanta Solidarity Fund: Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state
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Episode 38: Sapphic Vampire Movies, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie
07/02/2023
Episode 38: Sapphic Vampire Movies, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie
LOVE WILL HAVE ITS SACRIFICES. NO SACRIFICE WITHOUT BLOOD. BEWARE THE NIGHT AND YOUR OWN GAY PANIC, BUT, ALSO, HUBBA HUBBA! Wash your neck, prep your veins, and get ready to donate your plasma to the blood-sucking daughters of Sappho. It’s time to explore the sexy, violent world of lesbian, pan, and bisexual vampires on film. Join Gabe and returning guest Luana Saitta of the Defend Your Trash Movie and Monster Island Commentaries podcasts as they explore a specific period in Sapphic vampire movie history (1970 to 1983) and four representations of the surprisingly prolific genre: Roy Ward Baker’s The Vampire Lovers (1970), Harry Kümel’s Daughters of Darkness (French: La Rouge aux Lèvres, 1971), Jean Rollin’s The Living Dead Girl (French: La Morte Vivante, 1982), and Tony Scott’s The Hunger (1983). 00:00 – Intro 09:26 – The Vampire Lovers 32:43 – Daughters of Darkness 53:12 – The Living Dead Girl 1:21:57 – The Hunger 1:40:44 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Dallas Hope Charities (LGBTQ+ homeless youth charity): Equality Florida: Atlanta Solidarity Fund: Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state
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Episode 37: Horror Movies for Kids, feat. Betsy Jorgensen of Your Favorite Monsters
05/28/2023
Episode 37: Horror Movies for Kids, feat. Betsy Jorgensen of Your Favorite Monsters
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK UNDER THE BED AND DOUBLE-CHECK THE CLOSET, BECAUSE THERE’S NOTHING SCARIER THAN BEING A CHILD! What could possibly be worse than zombies, chainsaw-wielding maniacs, and blood sucking vampires? Puberty, bullies, cruel teachers, stranger danger, and childhood illness, of course. Join Gabe and returning guest Betsy Jorgensen of Your Favorite Monsters as they take a look at a group of traumatizing tales of horror made specifically for people under 12. Not horror movies for grown-ups featuring kids or horror movies that happen to be rated PG or PG-13 – movies intended for children that are also intended to be scary. Our little collection includes Michael Rubbo’s The Peanut Butter Solution (1985), Bernard Rose’s Paperhouse (1988), Mario Piluso’s The Halloween Tree (1993), and Hideyuki Hirayama’s Haunted School (aka: Ghost School Stories, 1995). 00:00 – Intro 04:59 – The Peanut Butter Solution 30:47 – Paperhouse 54:59 – The Halloween Tree 1:15:50 – Haunted School 1:37:09 – Outro (and Little Monsters) If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Dallas Hope Charities (LGBTQ+ homeless youth charity): Equality Florida: Atlanta Solidarity Fund: Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state
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Episode 36: Foreign Remakes of Hollywood Films, feat. Tyler Foster
04/11/2023
Episode 36: Foreign Remakes of Hollywood Films, feat. Tyler Foster
COVER VERSIONS OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES! NOW AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES FROM MULTIPLE COUNTRIES! Don’t worry, you didn’t select the wrong language track on your DVD Player, you’re just watching familiar movies with an unfamiliar twist. You’ve seen plenty of Hollywood remakes of Hollywood hits – The Ring, The Grudge, One Missed Call, Pulse, other examples that aren’t Japanese horror movies – but what about the opposite thing? Join Gabe and returning guest Tyler Foster for a look at the Turkish version of Rocky, the Niger version of Purple Rain, the Bollywood Silence of the Lambs, the Russian version of 12 Angry Men, the Hong Kong version of Cellular, the Chinese version of Blood Simple, and the Japanese version of Unforgiven. This one went a little longer than usual, but it was worth it! 00:00 Intro 07:15 Çetin Inanç’s Black Lightning (Turkish Kara Simsek, 1985) 23:48 Christopher Kirkley’s Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It (Tuareg: Akounak tedalat taha tazoughai, 2015) 38:06 Tanuja Chandra’s Sangharsh (1999) 58:27 Nikita Mikhalkov’s 12 (2007) 1:21:16 Benny Chan’s Connected (Cantonese: Bo chi tung wah, 2008) 1:43:23 Zhang Yimou’s A Woman, A Gun, and a Noodle Shop (Mandarin: San qiang pai an jing qi, 2009) 1:56:24 Lee Sang-il’s Unforgiven (Japanese: Yurusarezaru mono, 2013) If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Atlanta Solidarity Fund: https://atlsolidarity.org/ Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund: https://www.transgenderlegal.org/
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Episode 35.5: The Gialli of 1971 (Part 2 of 2), feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned
02/19/2023
Episode 35.5: The Gialli of 1971 (Part 2 of 2), feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned
SHARPEN YOUR STRAIGHT RAZORS AND POLISH YOUR BLACK LEATHER, WE’RE NOT QUITE DONE WITH ITALIAN THRILLERS JUST YET!! Welcome back to Genre Grinder’s look back on the gialli of 1971. In part one, Gabe (the fan) and Patrick (the skeptic) covered Sergio Martino’s The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (Italian: Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh), Dario Argento’s Cat O’ Nine Tails (Italian: Il gatto a nove code), Lucio Fulci’s Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (Italian: Una lucertola con la pelle di donna), Enzo G. Castellari’s Cold Eyes of Fear (Italian: Gli occhi freddi della paura), and José María Forqué’s Eye of the Hurricane (Spanish: El ojo del huracán). Part two (of two) features even more giallo goodness, including Luigi Bazzoni’s The Fifth Cord (Italian: Giornata nera per l'ariete), Emilio Miraglia’s The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (Italian: La notte che Evelyn usci’ dalia tomba), Umberto Lenzi’s Oasis of Fear (aka: An Ideal Place to Kill; Italian: Un posto ideale per uccidere), Mario Bava’s A Bay of Blood (Italian: Ecologia del delitto; aka: Twitch of the Death Nerve), Duccio Tessari’s The Bloodstained Butterfly (Italian: Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate), Paolo Cavara’s The Black Belly of the Tarantula (Italian: La tarantola dal ventre nero), and Aldo Lado’s Short Night of the Glass Dolls (Italian: La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro). 00:00 – Intro 01:37 – The Fifth Cord 22:29 – The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave 40:04 – Oasis of Fear 1:00:00 – A Bay of Blood 1:09:02 – The Bloodstained Butterfly 1:22:01 – Black Belly of the Tarantula 1:34:29 – Short Night of the Glass Dolls 1:55:11 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Atlanta Solidarity Fund: Equality Florida: Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state
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Episode 35: The Gialli of 1971 (Part 1), feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned
01/23/2023
Episode 35: The Gialli of 1971 (Part 1), feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned
MAD KILLERS! ANXIOUS WOMEN! TWISTED CRIMINAL PLOTS! CHIC INTERIOR DECORATING! PSYCHEDELIC FLASHBACKS! NEEDLESSLY LONG TITLES!! Giallo – plural gialli – so-named for the cover color of pulp crime novels in Italy is a stylish world of psychosis and murder that has existed in some capacity since the early 1960s, but it wasn’t until Dario Argento’s 1970 classic, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, became a worldwide hit that the giallo fad really took the country by storm. The following year, 1971, was arguably the biggest in the genre’s history, with a total of more than 40 films, several of which would become classics. Join super-fan Gabe and relatively apathetic returning guest Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned and Uptown Song Club as they explore a total of 12 titles in a two-part series. Part one includes Sergio Martino’s The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (Italian: Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh), Dario Argento’s Cat O’ Nine Tails (Italian: Il gatto a nove code), Lucio Fulci’s Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (Italian: Una lucertola con la pelle di donna), Enzo G. Castellari’s Cold Eyes of Fear (Italian: Gli occhi freddi della paura), and José María Forqué’s Eye of the Hurricane (Spanish: El ojo del huracán). The original plan was to do 6 per episode, but I have COVID-19 and ran out of energy. But stay tuned for a longer part two soon! 00:00 – Intro 09:45 – The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh 27:05 – Cat O’ Nine Tails 44:26 – Lizard in a Woman’s Skin 58:23 – Cold Eyes of Fear 1:11:24 – Eye of the Hurricane 1:28:07 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Atlanta Solidarity Fund: Equality Florida: Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state
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Episode 34: Pre-Code Crime Movies, feat. Arianny Pilarte of Not All Podcasts Wear Capes
12/21/2022
Episode 34: Pre-Code Crime Movies, feat. Arianny Pilarte of Not All Podcasts Wear Capes
CALLING ALL CARS! CALLING ALL CARS! BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR POINTED PROFANITY, SUGGESTIVE NUDITY, AND RIDICULE OF THE CLERGY! Before the MPAA ratings board, there was the Production Code and, before that, there was the Hays Code, which was more of a series of nagging demands than an actual code. Film historians tend to refer to the five-year period between the widespread adoption of sound (1929) and the harsh implementation of the Production Code in July of 1934 as the “Pre-Code Era.” Gabe and returning guest Arianny Pilarte take a look at four such films, all of which fall into the crime genre, including two gangster classics – William A. Wellman’s The Public Enemy (1931) and Howard Hawks’ Scarface (1932) – and two salacious melodramas from a feminine point-of-view – Mervyn LeRoy’s Three on a Match (1932) and Stephen Roberts’ The Story of Temple Drake (1933). 00:00 – Intro 08:07 – The Public Enemy 36:30 – Scarface 1:10:11 – Three on a Match 1:33:16 – The Story of Temple Drake 1:55:34 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid: https://mylegalaid.org/support-our-work/giving Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund: https://www.transgenderlegal.org/
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Episode 33: La Llorona, feat. Kristine Fisher
11/09/2022
Episode 33: La Llorona, feat. Kristine Fisher
THERE’S A CHILL UPON THE AIR AS THE WIND CARRIES THE CRIES OF A WEEPING WOMAN. MIS HIJOS! MIS HIJOS! Once upon a time, there was a poor woman who murdered her children after being slighted by her wealthy lover. Or was it an indigenous woman who had her child stolen by colonizers? Or maybe it was an accidental pregnancy that was secretly terminated? However the story goes, the woman died and her ghost now wanders the night in search of new children. To avoid her wailing spirit, take a listen to Gabe and returning guest Kristine Fisher as they talk about movies starring that most popular of Latin American ghosts, La Llorona, including Ramón Peón’s La Llorona (1933), René Cardona’s La Llorona (1960), Rafael Baledón’s The Curse of the Crying Woman (1961), Miguel M. Delgado’s Santo and Mantequilla Napoles in The Revenge of the Crying Woman (1973), Rigoberto Castañeda’s Kilometer 31 (2006), and Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona (2019). 00:00 – Intro 04:34 – La Llorona (1933) 14:33 – La Llorona (1960) 27:21 – The Curse of the Crying Woman 41:18 – The Revenge of the Crying Woman 57:32 – Kilometer 31 1:15:43 – La Llorona (2019) 1:28:50 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid: https://mylegalaid.org/support-our-work/giving Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund: https://www.transgenderlegal.org/
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BONUS EPISODE: Halloween Music Mix 2022 – All Goblin, All The Time
10/04/2022
BONUS EPISODE: Halloween Music Mix 2022 – All Goblin, All The Time
Between canceled episodes, personal scheduling conflicts, and a secret project, we here at Genre Grinder have been very busy. But we don’t want to shirk our spooky season music mix responsibilities, so, please, enjoy this special all Goblin experience. Every one of the songs and sound effects used to create this moody mix (with one exception) were produced by some iteration of Italy’s great prog-rock horror pioneers, Goblin. No Simonetti solo music, Daemonia, or the Simonetti-Pignatelli-Morante pairing. Please enjoy, have a happy Halloween, and we’ll see you again for a standard episode of Genre Grinder soon. Here is the complete track mix: Ai margini della follia (ALT)/Zombi (The Living Dead’s Voices Bonus Track) – Zombi (Dawn of the Dead) OST La caccia – Zombi (Dawn of the Dead) OST Patrick (ALT)/Vibrazoni – Patrick OST Snip Snap – Patrick OST (and Roller) Buio Omega (Titoli) – Buio Omega (Beyond the Darkness) OST Memoria – Buio Omega (Beyond the Darkness) OST Buio Omega (M32) – Buio Omega (Beyond the Darkness) OST Withy – Contamination OST Connexion – Contamination OST The Carver – Contamination OST Wampyr (Finale) – Wampyr (Martin) Alternate Italian ST Sequence 2 – La via della droga (The Heroin Busters) OST School at Night (Celeste version)/Death Dies – Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) OST Mad Puppet – Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) OST Profondo Rosso – Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) OST Mad Puppet – Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) OST Roller – Roller Yell – Amo non amo (Together?) OST Witch – Suspiria OST Markos – Suspiria OST Suspiria – Suspiria OST The Gonk by Herbert Chappell
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Episode 32: Disaster Movies, feat. Justin Clark
09/07/2022
Episode 32: Disaster Movies, feat. Justin Clark
FORTIFY THE TORNADO SHELTER, STAY CLEAR OF THE WINDOWS & STOCK UP ON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, IT’S DISASTER-O-CLOCK! Do you hear earthquakes and lightning? Do you hear hurricanes blowing and fear the rivers overflowing? Well, don’t we all – it’s called climate change. The end is coming for us all. Why not spend what time you have left listening to Gabe and returning guest Justin Clark chat about the spectacular disaster movies that predicted our current predicament? Join us for a look back at new and classic catastrophic cacophonies, including John Guillermin’s The Towering Inferno (1974), Shiro Moritani’s Japan Sinks (aka: Submersion of Japan, 1973), Roger Donaldson’s Dante’s Peak (1997), Roland Emmerich’s 2012 (2009), and Dean Devlin’s Geostorm (2017). 00:00 – Intro 02:48 – The Towering Inferno 31:51 – Japan Sinks 54:10 – Dante’s Peak 1:13:40 – 2012 (and other Roland Emmerich movies) 1:41:37 – Geostorm 1:52:53 – Outro & other recommendations If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: UNHCR Pakistan Flood Relief: Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): National Network of Abortion Funds: Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund: https://www.transgenderlegal.org/
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Episode 31: Shot-on-Video Horror – Addendum, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned (Part 2 of 2)
08/03/2022
Episode 31: Shot-on-Video Horror – Addendum, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned (Part 2 of 2)
LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH! OUR BLOODSTREAMS ARE ANALOG DATA! OUR SKIN IS TEXTURED PLASTIC! OUR INTESTINES ARE RIBBONS OF MAGNETIC TAPE!! Welcome back to SOV hell! Your hosts Gabe and Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned and Uptown Song Club have nine more movies to talk about, seven of which at least one of them was able to see. This includes a homemade homage to Italian horror, a surprisingly sophisticated slasher shot in Gabe’s hometown, two J.R. Bookwalter films (one good, one not so good), and one genuine transgressive horror classic. Don’t worry, though, this isn’t our “good-bye” to SOV Horror, it’s “see you later.” Part 2 includes: Paura il Diavolo (Darren Ward, 1992) † Evil Night (Todd Jason Cook, 1992) Humanoids from Atlantis (J.R. Bookwalter, 1992) ∆ Death Magic (Paul Clinco, 1992) †∆ Hellspawn (Mark & John Polonia, 1993) America’s Deadliest Home Video (Jack Perez, 1993) ∆ Red Spirit Lake (Charles Pinion, 1993) †∆ Ozone (J.R. Bookwalter, 1994) †∆ Jungle Trap (James Bryan, 2016) ∆ † Seen by Gabe∆ Seen by Patrick If you want to catch up with the complete SOV Horror podcast collection, please check out Patrick and Gabe’s original four-part podcast on SOV Horror, Patrick’s SOV Horror Mixtape, and the first part of the Addendum wherever you listen to podcasts. Please consider donating to the following charities/fundraisers if you have any spare cash:Donations 4 Abortions (state-by-state abortion funds): National Network of Abortion Funds: Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund:
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Episode 31: Shot-on-Video Horror – Addendum, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned (Part 1 of 2)
07/11/2022
Episode 31: Shot-on-Video Horror – Addendum, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned (Part 1 of 2)
YOU THOUGHT WE WERE DONE EXPLORING THE DEPTHS OF DO-IT-YOURSELF ANALOG HORROR? YOU FOOL!!Remember when Gabe and always special guest Patrick Ripoll spent almost eight hours talking about the weird, wonderful, and horrible world of Shot-on-Video (SOV) Horror? Well, there have been some developments since then. More of these movies have been dug up by boutique home video labels and maniacs on YouTube and now we have to make an addendum episode. Make that TWO addendum episodes, because there is still so much to discover. Or maybe not DISCover. Maybe we’re TAPEscovering. Man, I'm funny. Part 1 includes: Demon Queen (Donald Farmer, 1987) †∆ Sexandroide (Michel Ricaud, 1987) †∆ Conton (Japanese: Jûshin densetsu; Takuro Fukada, 1987) † Hollywood’s New Blood (James Shyman, 1988) † Halloween Party (Dave Skowronski, 1989) ∆ Dream Stalker (Christopher Mills, 1991) †∆ The Butcher (Maik Ude, 1991) † Holy Moly (Lance Ozanix, 1991) †∆ Vampire Trailer Park (Steve Latshaw, 1991) Neighbor Hoodz (Lemy Hassan & James Adam Tucker, 1991) Way Bad Stone (Archie Waugh, 1991) Death by Love (Alan Grant, 1991) Hellroller (Gary J. Levinson, 1992) †∆ † Seen by Gabe∆ Seen by Patrick If you like what you’re hearing and can’t wait a couple of weeks for Part 2, please check out Patrick and Gabe’s original four-part podcast on SOV Horror, as well as Patrick’s SOV Horror Mixtape, wherever you listen to podcasts (Episode 18, Parts 1-4 and BONUS EPISODE: VCR Horrors). Please consider donating to the following charities/fundraisers if you have any spare cash:Donations 4 Abortions (state-by-state abortion funds): National Network of Abortion Funds: Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund:
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Episode 30: Western Horror, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Film
06/08/2022
Episode 30: Western Horror, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Film
IT’S WRANGLERS VS. DINOSAURS, BUCKAROOS VS. WEREWOLVES, AND DISGRACED SOLDIERS VS. WESTWARD EXPANDING CANNIBALS! Howdy, cowpoke, did you just hear a spooky coyote howl? Catch a glimpse of a ghostly cow, maybe? That’s probably because Gabe and returning guest Luana Saitta are talking about westerns with a horror slant this month. Well, that was the idea, at least. We ended up covering classic dino “Weird Western,” The Valley of Gwangi (directed by Jim O'Connolly, 1969), an arty frontier bodice ripper with a werewolf twist in Martin Donovan’s Mad at the Moon (1992), one gen-u-ine western horror classic – Antonia Bird’s Ravenous (1999). Have you guys seen Ravenous? Because it’s really good. Note: I didn’t notice that Luana’s mic was a bit hot and that mine was echoing until I was in the process of editing. I tried to fix both issues to the best of my abilities. Please excuse our occasional crackle and echo. 00:00 – Intro 04:51 – The Valley of Gwangi 33:22 – Mad at the Moon 56:40 – Ravenous 1:30:09 – Final thoughts and outro Listen to Luana and Travis Defend a Trash Movie: Please consider donating to the following charities/fundraisers if you have any spare cash: Equality Texas (trans youth resources): https://www.equalitytexas.org/ Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund: New Voices for Reproductive Justice:
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