Listeners, for you a review of Come True (2020) to decide if you should view. Damn this film for not coming out in 2022 to extend the rhyme. Sleep studies, vampire teeth, shadow men, but no genies, it’s not that kind of “come true” film.
Episode 264 - Altered States (1980)
Collect your Epsom salts and get your sensory-deprivation tanks ready, the gang drops a few tabs of what the kids on the street call “Altered States” before this episode. Whether this 1980’s film is getting a critical reappraisal, or people are just posting more pictures of 7-eyed goats, is uncertain, but it is at least warning us of the dangers of devolving into monkey men or space worm babies. Give it a listen to feel like you’re being harpooned by some raging monk in the act of receiving God.
Episode 263 - Rob Zombie's 'The Munsters' Trailer
Robert Bartleh Cummings, a.k.a. Rob Zombie, has just released the trailer for his upcoming adaptation of 'The Munsters'. Whether you love or hate Rob Zombie or The Munsters, one thing can be agreed on: it looks like this was shot on a potato instead of a camera made this century. It ain't his usual rednecksploitation, but can this be anything other than a passion project boondoggle? Take a ride in the Dragula with us and find out.
Episode 262 - Why Don't I Love "Ash vs Evil Dead"?
You'd be hard pressed to find a bigger Evil Dead/Army of Darkness/Ash Williams fan than ol’ Derek, so why does JR like "Ash vs Evil Dead" more than him? The gang sits a spell to discuss the franchise as a whole. Yeah yeah, it's groovy alright.
Episode 261 - Live from New York, it's a Roundup! Part 2
As previously mentioned; JR, sound levels, not checked, another fantastic live episode recording! The gang gets right down to business with Mad God, Offseason, and The Cursed, as well as chatting a bit about The Brothers Quay and Butt Boy. Hey, remember when they released a genre movie called "Butt Boy", but it was actually a quality film? 2019 was a crazy time alright.
Episode 260 - Live from New York, it's a Roundup! Part 1
Sometimes you go to visit JR and record a live episode where you trust him to check the sound levels before you record… and then there's this time! Hear about some movies, and more importantly, how to respond when a young man on the bus asks your blood type. You better hope you don’t have the psychic vampire kind.
Episode 259 - Nothing But Blackened Teeth, Part 2
The gang finishes up "Nothing But Blackened Teeth" and it continues to not be a book about ohaguro. It does continue to be a story about a bunch of rich a-holes in a haunted Japanese mansion, so look forward to their continuing stupid escapades. You'll laugh like you heard the joke that killed God!
Episode 258 - Nothing But Blackened Teeth, Part 1
Nope, it’s not a how to book on the art of ohaguro, just a story of a bunch of rich a-holes shacked up in a haunted Japanese mansion. The gang reads the first half of “Nothing But Blackened Teeth” and are marveled by prose so purple even Lovecraft would say to tone it down a little. Derek also educates JR on Kappas, but neglects to mention their love of mythical anus organs. Japanese mythology folks!
Episode 257 - All The Moons (2020)
How many moons is too many moons? If you’re an immortal vampire, the 2020 Basque language film Ilargi Guztiak (known to you as All The Moons) says the answer is about 75 years worth. Learn a bit about the culture of the Basque region with the boys as they have a little garlic soup, join a secret culinary society, and enjoy this interesting take on the vampire story.
Episode 256 - Extra Ordinary (2019)
To quote the film, “It ain’t extraordinary, it’s Extra Ordinary.” Saying that it is “Extra Ordinary” is more of a sleight than this 2019 horror-comedy deserves, but also “extraordinary” is too much praise. How much does it deserve? Come to find out, but stay for the hot McGruber talk!
Episode 255 - The Spine of Night (2021)
It’s simple, you eat the blue flower, you get some magic or knowledge or something, you turn into a God Emperor. What’s hard to understand about that? 2021’s animated film The Spine of Night will remind you of the bitchin’ mural on the side of your uncle’s van, but with the rotoscoping magic of a Ralph Bakshi movie. But is this more akin to a Heavy Metal, or a Heavy Metal 2000?
Episode 254 - The Night House (2020)
Not too many of us can build a house on our own, but how many of us can build a REVERSE house? Maybe that's a Night House? The film isn't entirely clear on this, but what is clear is the gang's opinion on this critically acclaimed flop. Dare you pay the property taxes on The Night House? It's a lake property so it's going to be pricey...
Classic THoNaH: Episode 93 - The Black Spider, Part 2
Back with a new episode next week, but until then there is more black spider. How much more? More than you can spill a bowl of wedding soup on while a spider lights your head on fire. And you thought a 200 year old book would be boring.
Classic THoNaH: Episode 92 - The Black Spider, Part 1
Due to unforeseen circumstances no new episode this week, however we bring this classic back to mooch off the announcement of the upcoming The Black Spider movie. This isn't even a Sony/Marvel spinoff Venom film either!
Episode 253 - Relic v. The Relic, Part 2: The Relic (1997)
Closing arguments in the case of Relic v. The Relic. When a giant brain eating monster takes the stand you better pay attention, and the gang breaks down what surprisingly still holds up from a movie from the 90's. Do they act like a "latte" is an insane thing to drink? Sure, but you come for the Stan Winston creatures, not the nostalgia.
Episode 252 - Relic v. The Relic, Part 1: Relic (2020)
In one of the greatest debates in film history, the gang sits down to get to the bottom of the case of Relic v. The Relic and declare an indisputable winner. Will an Australian grandmother covered in black mold take home the trophy, or will it go to the 15 foot long Gecko/Tiger/Beetle monster? 2020's Relic takes the stand today, and the revelations are shocking.
Episode 251 - 250th Episode Omphaloskepsis Spectacular, Part 2
The omphaloskepsis continues (and ends) as the gang looks back on another hundred episodes of horror. They laugh, they cry, they drink some beverages. Here's to another 250, despite your protestations and lamentations.
Episode 250 - 250th Episode Omphaloskepsis Spectacular, Part 1
Man, did you ever think we'd make it to 250 episodes? I don't know why you'd doubt it, because when you put out an episode almost every week for 5 years it happens naturally. Some might say that looking back at our earlier episodes is an exercise in navel gazing, but we prefer to call it omphaloskepsis, thank you very much.
Episode 249 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Slashers
Do you watch slashers for the kills, or to relate to the characters? In case you don't think the gang has covered enough slashing on the show yet, here's another 20 minutes of talk about the genre as a whole. We heard you liked slashers, so we put some slashers in your slashers.
Episode 248 - Slashers 7: Prevenge (2016)
Most serial killings end with a death, but what if all it took to stop one was… a birth? If David Berkowitz was told to kill people by an unborn baby instead of a dog, you’d have something like the 2016 dark comedy slasher Prevenge. Actually, if Spike Lee had made Summer of Sam as a comedy starring a pregnant lady set in England he probably wouldn’t have been nominated for “Worst Supporting Actor” at the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.