Episodes
For our 125th episode we are revisiting The Subspecies Franchise.  With work going ahead on the upcoming Subspecies V we thought it best to focus another show on this 90s Full moon Vampire Chronicle.  Shot back to back with Part 2, Bloodlust is a well crafted counterpart to its predecessor.  With authentic sets and an entertaining balance of humour and malice Bloodlust is certain to sate all vampire fans.  Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Ted Nicolaou's Full Moon gem.Show...
Published 08/31/22
This movie is the next chapter in horror collaboration by director Scott Derrickson and Ethan Hawk who worked together in Sinister.  It is our privilege to present you our Horror 101 treatment of The Black Phone.  Not since our Maniac show many years ago did a brand new movie push our scores so high.  Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...04:50  Savini Mask Design...06:50  Remembering Sinister...12:33  Spoiler Warning!!!15:30  I Dreamed of Balloons...18:15  Would You Like To See A Magic...
Published 07/31/22
On this show we cover a Lou Diamond Phillips action/horror from 1990.  This film borrows heavily from late 80s resurrected killer movies like Shocker and The Horror Show.  Jeff Kober has a menacingly good time playing Satanic killer Patrick Channing.  The stunts in this movie are way better than a film of this calibre deserves.  This is presented as one of Cash's guilty pleasures.  join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Robert Resnikoff's The First Power.  Show Highlights:01:00 ...
Published 06/30/22
With the recent passing of Fred Ward it seemed a perfect time for the crew to throw a spotlight on this 90s creature feature.  Join us as we revisit the doomed town of Perfection and give the horror 101 treatment to Ron Underwood's Tremors.  Show highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...05:30  Remembering Remo Williams...09:30  Its Jaws under the sand...13:30  The Bacon/Ward Chemistry...16:20  Finding Edgar...20:45  Retiree's Retirement...25:15  Graboid Revealed...30:45  They're Headed Right For...
Published 05/31/22
Welcome to our 121st show!  .  The Cult Sensation has pulled his request card!  We recently lost another excellent actor and this loss was enough for Nick to want to pay tribute to the first film this gentleman starred in.   A fairly obscure little gem that fits perfectly in our catalog.   If science runs amok stories are your bag?  I think you're in for a good time.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror04:30  Why Nick picked this one...11:20  Jessop and the Isolation Tank...15:30  Mushroom...
Published 04/29/22
This show is taking us back to the heyday of Full Moon's epic Straight to Video collection.  Long time listeners should be acquainted with Charles Band and his Full Moon catalog.  Join us as we revisit the second installment of Ted Nicolaou's vampire epic.  Beautifully shot in real locations in Romania.  This is a must see for any fan of vampire tales.  A true diamond in the crown of Full Moon's collection.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...04:15  Why starting with Part 2?12:20 ...
Published 03/31/22
Ten years after the first A Nightmare On Elm Street, writer/director Wes Craven returned to his legacy and gave us a fresh tale where the horror of the Nightmare films seep into the real world and menace the cast and crew of the original film.  This film works on a lot of different levels.  A few missteps were made.  Join us as we give the Horror 101 treat to the late Craven's New Nightmare!Show highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...06:00  Introducing New Nightmare...13:00  Glove...
Published 02/28/22
This show we're focussing on an obscure gem from the early 90s.  This low budget creeper features a bunch of film students hosting an all night 50s schlock horror marathon, complete with William Castle style gimmicks and tricks.  This event has a Phantom of the Opera style villain wandering the theatre, dealing out havoc and death.  We hope you enjoy our Horror 101 treatment of Mark Herrier's Popcorn from 1991.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...04:55  Introducing Popcorn...10:00  An...
Published 01/31/22
This is episode 117 and our final show for 2021.  Written by the award winning William Goldman and scored by the legendary Jerry Goldsmith, this film sparked a huge debate between us as to whether or not its actually a horror film.  Join us for our Horror 101 treatment of Sir Richard Attenborough's Magic!Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...03:40  Spotify Resolved...05:43  Introducing Magic...12:00  Magician Rising...16:30  On the Run...18:42  Peg Reconnection...21:27  How Long You Been...
Published 12/31/21
Ever since we covered Neil Marshal's Dog Soldiers we have received numerous requests for his 2005 film, The Descent.  Nefarious Paul B has been carrying The Descent torch for about 2 years now and threatened to burn this place down if we don't cover it so.....here it is.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror04:10  Spotify issues...06:42  Introducing The Descent...13:00  Losing Everything...15:30  Reunion...19:45  Claustrophobia...22:30  Lost...25:30  I Just Saw Something...27:30 ...
Published 11/30/21
We were fortunate enough to convene on the same night that Halloween Kills was released so for the second time ever we are covering a film that none of us have seen before.  Join us this Halloween as we discover the second chapter of this Michael Myers trilogy.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...05:30  Reviewing the Halloween Legacy...11:00  Haddonfield, 1978...15:35  Emerging from Flames...17:40  Sadism Rising...19:35  Car Assault...24:40  Mob Rules...29:00  He Creeps...He Kills...he...
Published 10/31/21
Nood's birthday is coming up at the beginning of October so for part of her birthday the crew has agreed to focus on her favourite horror film.   This film has been relentlessly studied and analyzed for nearly 50 years.  It was a commercial success at its 1973 debut and even now remains one of the most controversial films ever released.  Many people were unprepared for the brutal and raw depiction of blasphemy and evil that this film contained.  It was a game changer and we hope you'll enjoy...
Published 09/30/21
A mother searches for her lost adopted daughter in a ghost town and becomes part of a 30 year struggle for redemption and revenge.  Adapted from the Horror Video Game of the same name.  Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Christophe Gans' Silent Hill.Show Hightlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...04:20  Peaches!06:00  Choosing Silent Hill...12:50  Going to Silent Hill...16:00  Cut off...19:00  Darkness Falls...24:10  Flayed at Church...28:30  Witch!!31:20  Your Reward is the...
Published 08/31/21
On our 112th show I am filling a long time request from three very determined individuals to get Horror 101 to cover Neil Marshall's Dog Soldiers from 2002.  A six man military squad are setup as bait for a pack of werewolves and must hold out till morning in a secluded farm house in the Scottish Isles.   Six soldiers.   Full moon.  With absolutely no chance. This is basically Aliens, Predator and Night of the Living Dead thrown into a blender with werewolves.  I now have a new appreciation...
Published 07/31/21
Leaping from one vampire from to another, this time we're covering an obscure 80s movie.  An surreal, nightmarish journey into urban vampirism with an odd combination of horror and comedy.  For this 111th episode we're giving the Horror 101 treatment to Richard Wenk's Vamp.  Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...05:54  Introducing Vamp...12:30  "Silence, Pledge!"16:30  The spinout into another world...18:00  Snow in the Coffee Shop...21:00  Entering The After Dark Club...24:15  Deadly...
Published 06/30/21
On our 110th episode we revisit David Slade's 30 Days of Night. Original concept by Steve Niles and made with Evil Dead money, this film brought back the savage, vicious vampire. Danny Huston leads a pack of hungry undead who coordinate an apocalyptic feeding frenzy on a northern town during their 30 days with no sunshine. Show Highlights: 01:00 Prelude to Terror... 04:20 Introducing 30 Days... 11:20 A Stranger Among Them... 17:33 Danger Revealed... 19:26 A New Style of...
Published 05/31/21
Last show we featured April Fool's Day from 1986, starring Deborah Foreman. She's going to be featured again in this 1988 film which also stars Zach Galligan from Gremlins and the legendary David Warner. There have been countless House of Wax type horror films since the dawn of cinema. In 1988 writer/director Anthony Hickox gave us his very first feature film which was his take on this subgenre. It was a hidden gem for me when I first found it on the VHS shelf 30 years ago. It is rarely...
Published 04/28/21
APRIL FOOLS!! Welcome back to the Horror 101 podcast. This recording session was like nothing we've ever captured before. My crew hated the film we're about to review. The vitriol and spite against me for suggesting this film is over the top. If you haven't seen this film yet please watch it first cause there will be ending spoilers right out of the gate. Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Fred Walton's April Fool's Day from 1986. Show Highlights: 01:00 Prelude to...
Published 03/29/21
. On this episode we are going to tip our hats to our homeland. In 2008 director Bruce McDonald gave us a low budget and very different take on the mass infection outbreak horror subgenre. As you may or may not know this show comes to you from Ontario Canada. And this little gem is set in a small Ontario town just a few hours drive from here. Now, a lot of movies are shot in Canada but not a whole lot are SET in Canada and with this being so close to home and the fact that we've received...
Published 02/26/21
We're going to start the year by focusing on a Scott Spiegel film from 1989. This is a cheese filled slasher that came WAY late in the game. It is, essentially most of the crew that gave us Evil Dead 2 returning to give us an ultra low budget last hurrah of 80s gory goodness. We hope you enjoy our Horror 101 treatment of Intruder. Show Highlights: 01:00 Prelude to Terror 05:00 Not so impromptu Discord Podcast... 07:00 Introducing Intruder... 14:00 Hold Hands Lovebirds! 18:45 Nose...
Published 01/30/21
Our final Horror 101 episode of this foul year 2020 and our last show for our Haunted Place Theme. In 1980 Veteran Director Kubrick made a cinematic adaptation of a Stephen King story involving a small family isolated in an evil resort for the winter. Join us as we give a critical look at what many regard as one of the most terrifying ghost stories ever put to celluloid. The Shining. Show Hightlights: 01:00 Prelude to Terror... 05:00 A Critique of Kubrick... 12:55 Helicopter...
Published 12/31/20
You know we're fans of the one set, one night survival horror films and we wanted to focus on a fairly recent chiller that might have flown under your radar. Imagine a supernatural retelling of Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 with nods to several other great horror films and thats what you're in for this show. Join us as we give the Horror 101 Treatment to Anthony DiBlasi's Last Shift. Show Highlights: 01:00 Prelude to Terror... 04:00 Introducing Last Shift... 11:00 Reporting for...
Published 11/30/20
Happy Halloween, my friends! Continuing our haunted theme, we're focusing on a late 90s supernatural thriller which is based off the works of Richard Matheson. After Tom (Kevin Bacon) is hypnotized at a party his world is turned upside down as a restless spirit begins terrorizing him, using his newly opened mind to help solve a murder mystery. Join us this October 31st as we give the Horror 101 treatment to David Koepp's Stir of Echoes. Show highlights: 01:00 Prelude to terror... 04:00...
Published 10/27/20
Welcome to our 102nd podcast. We have another haunted film for you. This time we're going 80s cheese and digging up an obscure nasty. Its quite possible you've never heard of this film. Filled with ridiculous characters, gore and supernatural mayhem, this is a film that has no rules and despises every character in it. Join us as we give a comical Horror treatment to James Roberson's Superstition. Show Highlights: 01:00 Prelude to Terror... 05:00 Podcast computer scare... 07:20 ...
Published 09/29/20
For this 101st show we're going back to dust off a classic haunted house film, directed by the legendary Robert Wise. Based off the novel by Shirley Jackson, this movie has been the template for successful ghost story films for decades. Grim atmosphere and top notch performances make this one of the best haunted house films ever created. Nearly 60 years later its influence on modern cinema can still be seen. Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to The Haunting (1963). Show...
Published 08/30/20