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The Phantom Carriage - "The Torment of Remorse"
Happy New Year! A cinematic classic about a man on a mission to torment the world vs. a woman from a mission who wants to save it - THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921). Tempting fate, a man regales his chums with a story about who will carry the mantle of the reaper of souls into the New Year. Will he be given the opportunity to atone for his sins or will he be tormented by his remorse for all of eternity..?
A perfectly grim story to kick off 2025!
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Angel Heart - "I Don't Like Messy Accounts"
For the end of the year we are tying up our loose ends with De Niro, Rourke & Bonet in ANGEL HEART (1987). A Faustian tale that goes all the way to hell and back. A film that was extremely controversial when it came out - Bonet had to exit the "wholesome" sitcom she had starred on prior.
Beautiful cinematography, stunning locales and De Niro doing his best impression of Marty Scorsese - what more could you want to ring in the New Year!?
Wishing you and yours a Happy 2025!
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Terrifier 3 - "It's a Terrifier Christmas!"
One of our favorite clowns is back just in time to give us a December to remember - TERRIFIER 3 (2024). You better watch out, you better not cry Santa Art is coming to town! A send up of so many holiday classics with Art the Clown's distinct twisted humor dripping all over it! As with all the films in the franchise this is not for the faint of heart!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode and wish a Happy and Merry to you all!
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It's a Wonderful Knife - "I Know What You Did Last Christmas"
The holidays continue to slay this season with IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE (2023). When the Northern Lights are set ablaze at the same time as wishes are made the town of Angel Falls experiences some seismic changes! Will our heroes find their true north stars? Will they end the murderous Angel killing spree? And most importantly...will they find true love?
We hope you enjoy sitting by the fire and getting cozy with this fresh holiday episode!
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Santa Claws - "Would You Go Back to Zoology?"
Celebrate the holidays by shaking these packages and opening up this fresh HMSG episode with SANTA CLAWS (1996). A super fan takes his affections to far for Raven, a gorgeous Slasher Scream Queen (played perfectly by Debbie Rochon) in this 90's campy slasher brought to you by John A. Russo (Night of the Living Dead)! This movie has everything we want for the holidays - plenty of T & A and prolonged sequences at sexy photo shoots...Santa Baby indeed.
Wishing you all the jollies for this holiday season!
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There's a Zombie Outside - HMSG Interview Michael Varrati
Such an honor to chat with our friend & HMSG Champion, Michael Varrati, about his brand new film THERE'S A ZOMBIE OUTSIDE (2024). Following in the footsteps of Pittsburgh's finest - the Maestro, George A. Romero - Varrati has crafted a zombie feature with a distinct social message that speaks to the lovers of modern independent genre cinema!
We hope you let this episode inside your hearts and minds!
Michael Varrati is a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and host known for an array of multi-genre work across film and television. Some of his credits include the award-winning workplace thriller The Office is Mine, techno-horror Unusual Attachment, and a number of TV and movie projects for networks like Netflix, Lifetime, Disney Channel, Hallmark, France's M6, and more, with such titles as Christmas With You (A Netflix Top 10 movie in 63 countries), Christmas in Vermont, and The Wrong Stepmother (which was voted by Yahoo news as one "The 18 Best Lifetime movies of All Time"). More recent projects include writing/directing the recent feature film There's a Zombie Outside, as well as work on The Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween Special, Shudder’s Behind the Monsters, holiday horror anthology film Deathcember, the thrillers My Acting Coach Nightmare and A Nurse to Die For, multiple seasons of The Boulet Brothers Dragula, and work three years running on the prestigious Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (Writer- 2022, Writer/Director- 2023, 2024). Varrati was the creator and host of Dead for Filth, a podcast devoted to the intersection of queer identity and the horror genre, and most recently, Varrati has created and co-hosts a popular podcast all about cult cinema called Midnight Mass with his frequent collaborator, drag icon Peaches Christ. Varrati frequently speaks at events like San Diego Comic Con International and his work has been covered by such publications as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, MTV News, Out, and more.Support the show
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HMSG Interview Rebekah Mckendry - "Four Flies on Grey Velvet"
This week we had the privilege of interviewing the wonderful Rebekah McKendry and got to discuss a Giallo film that neither Julia or Teri had seen before.
FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (1971).
Rebekah McKendry is an award-winning director and writer. Her horror feature GLORIOUS (2022)(starring JK Simmons) premiered at Fantasia Film Festival and after receiving top honors from critics was certified as “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. Rebekah began her film career working for Fangoria Entertainment and went on to become Editor-in-Chief for Blumhouse Productions, as well as writing for media companies like Shudder, Universal, AMP, AMC, and more. Rebekah has a PhD in the Horror Genre and is a Professor in the USC School of Cinematic Arts. She is also an award-winning podcaster currently hosting Fangoria’s Colors of the Dark Podcast.
Her comic Barstow was just released by Dark Horse Comics!
We hope you enjoy our deep dive into horror cinema and our shared love of the Giallo style!Support the show
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Talk to Me - "I Let You In"
This week we are talking to the hand and maybe summoning nefarious spirits from the other side with TALK TO ME (2022). A simple device with a huge impact - a party game that seems more like a drug draws in some teens into a deadly game that connects them to the spirit world.
This surprising directorial feature debut from Australian influencer brothers, Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou, packs a real punch!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode no matter where your spirit resides!
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Slash/Back - "Hunting is Patience"
This week we discuss another wonderful project created by and starring Indigenous Talent - SLASH/BACK (2022). Writer/Director Nyla Innuksuk beautifully combines Indigenous lore with some of our favorite sci-fi horror tropes! Very reminiscent of The Thing and Annihilation, but with a kid friendly vibe! This is a good one for the whole family to dig into!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode!
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Prey - "You Think I'm Not a Threat"
A Predator story set back in time, focused on an Indigenous tribe as the fight for land and safety intensifies a warrior comes into their own in PREY (2022). A fresh perspective on the classic Predator series this weekend installment packs a great punch. A stellar performance from Amber Midthunder leads the charge. This is a great double feature with Predator 2 - you can listen to us discuss it with Tarik Davis in one of our archival episodes!
We hope you enjoy this week's fresh episode!
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All Hallows' Eve - "That was Sick"
This week we tackle the film that launched a true work of ART - ALL HALLOWS' EVE (2013). A fun anthology where Art, the Clown is intertwined throughout some frightful Halloween tales! You can see the genesis of Damien Leone's craft and the seeds that were planted to bring us the ultimate TERRIFIER series later!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode this Halloween Week!
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Final Destination - "Death's Sadistic Design"
The turn of the century was full of worry about Y2K computer viruses and Death's Sadistic Design in FINAL DESTINATION (2000). A disaster horror flick that launched a robust franchise and so many wonderfully scary ways to end up unalived! Devon Sawa & Ali Larter lead the charge along with some fun appearances from Tony Todd (Candyman), Daniel Roebuck (Terrifier 3), and so many more!
Be safe and keep a lookout as you dig into this fresh episode!
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When Evil Lurks - "It's Everywhere"
To celebrate spooky season we have been tackling some of our most requested and highly recommended films! WHEN EVIL LURKS (2023) came highly recommended to us from friend of the podcast, photographer extraordinaire, Patrick McPheron. Patrick is responsible for some of our favorite photos used for our show, HORROR X, our collaboration with the George A. Romero foundation.
A tale of love, loss and possession set in the countryside of Argentina - this one is a doozy! This film is extremely haunting and shook us to our core.
We hope you enjoy every bit of this fresh and tasty episode!
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HMSG Interview Anastasia & Richard Elfman! "Bloody Bridget
So excited to interview the ICONIC, Bon VIVANT, Horror COUPLE - ANASTASIA & RICHARD ELFMAN about their careers & their new film BLOODY BRIDGET (2023).
Anastasia is a stage and screen actress, director, dancer,choreographer and burlesque artist.
Richard is a director, writer, producer, percussionist and the founder of the musical/theatrical group "Mystic Knights Of the Oingo Boingo" - the group that was later known as "Oingo Boingo" (one of Julia's favorite bands of ALLL TIME)!
Both powerful multi- hyphenates whose love of barbecues, vampires, theatrics and the devil were bound to come together in art and love! They create live music and burlesque pre-shows before their film screenings in selected cities, enlisting local talent to perform with them and Richard’s band - Mambo Diabolico. Their shows dazzle & delight while whipping audiences into the proper state of madness and delirium.
Richard and Anastasia live under the iconic Hollywood sign where they host an underground music/wine/performance salon, "The Barbecue Bacchanals." Richard is an acclaimed grill-master and cooks for their events as well as for cast and crews. Richard is also writing and developing animation projects when not doing everything the hell else!
We hope you all enjoy this fresh grilled episode with the wonderful Anastasia & Richard ELFMAN!Support the show
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IT - "I am Eater of Worlds"
Well - this is IT (1990). We finish our Stephen King Birthday Party with a big one - the 1990 TV - Mini- Series version of IT starring the legendary Tim Curry as Pennywise. Of course you can count on Julia for all the nitty gritty details from her favorite book vs this adaptation!
We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh mega episode!
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Mr. Harrigan's Phone - "Call Me if you Need Anything"
We continue our Stephen King Birthday party month with MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE (2022). A story about the technology and power grounded in an unlikely friendship between a boy and billionaire. A cautionary tale about the "smartphone" era and what the costs might really be for wielding such power.
We hope you enjoy listening to this fresh episode!
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1408 - "A Fragmented Loop of Unease & Despair"
We continue our Stephen King Birthday Party with one of his most iconic Short Stories - 1408 (2007). A story that started off as a writing exercise that has gone on to be so much more! A cynical writer (John Cusack) is lured into the clutches of one very evil hotel room.
We love seeing Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson paired up in Stephan King adaptations -like this film and CELL (2016)!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode - if you dare!!
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Graveyard Shift - "The Place is Infested"
Our Stephen King birthday celebration continues with GRAVEYARD SHIFT. Dealing with a toxic work environment is for the RATS! A cotton mill is infested ...with something sinister. Can the new "college boy" in town make a difference in the battle against infestation?
We hope you enjoy our freshly dropped episode!
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1922 - "Life is Rarely Fair"
We are tackling Stephen King content all month in honor of the King's birthday! We kick off our Stephen King Birthday Party in the middle of a cornfield with 1922 (2017). A farmer who is more in love with his land than his wife. A cautionary tale about pride and consequences for our actions. The ghosts of our pasts will always find a way to haunt us!
We hope you enjoy listening to this fresh as a glass of lemonade on a front porch in a summertime episode!
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Stopmotion - "Morticians Wax"
This week we travel down the uncanny valley of puppetry with STOPMOTION (2023). We follow a young aspiring animator who is trying tooth and nail to make her own way beyond her legendary mother's shadow. How far is too far to go for one's artistic vision?
A literal feast for the eyes - we hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode!
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