Sunday, October 30, 2011

Episode 44 - Halloween

In this episode Joey chats with returning guest Chris Taber (of the crankcast) to discuss John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic "Halloween" as well as the entire franchise. Topics discussed range from the innovative camerawork, it's place in the horror cannon, and whether it should of been a franchise at all, as well as horror documentaries, Anchor Bay's home video releases, Carpenter's ouevre, and much more.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Episode 43 - An American Werewolf In London

In this episode the boys discuss John Landis' 1981 horror masterpiece "An American Werewolf In London" starring David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, and Griffin Dunne. It's a bit more scattershot than usual but they do manage to touch on topics such as the fear of growing up, why Landis is not considered a more important director, how good Jenny Agutter looks in a nurse uniform, and so much more.

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Episode 42 - The Night Of The Hunter

In this episode the boys are joined by storyboard and comic book artist Gabriel Hardman to discuss Charles Laughton's 1955 macabre fairy tale "The Night Of The Hunter" starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winter, and Lillian Gish. In the episode we discuss such topics as the evils of religion, the influence of silent film and german expressionism, what makes a horror movie work, and much more.

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