In addition to the usual reviews and comments you would find on a horror movie blog, this is also a document of the wonderfully vast horror movie section of the video store I worked at in my youth.
Showing posts with label Horror Podcasts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horror Podcasts. Show all posts
It is absolutely crazy to me, but one of my favorites corners of the Web, the Final Girl blog, turns 20 today!
Stacie Ponder and her blog were a huge inspiration to me and a large reason why I started pounding the keys myself here at The Horror Section. Her interactive posts like the Final Girl Film Club kept me active in the early days, breaking up all my gushing over VHS coverbox art.
The best part? She didn't just let this huge milestone roll by unannounced, No! With Gaylords of Darkness sadly defunct and, possibly even more sadly, The Detective and the Log LadyTwin Peaks (re)watch podcast approaching its end, there was about to be a Briefcase Woman-sized hole in the pod-verse.
To all those who came here from the event or the FB page, welcome! I am Jay, one half of the horror trivia quizmasters and this is my humble blog.
If you heard a title while at the last event and thought “oh that movie sounds cool, I should check that out”, here's a list of the lesser known films that were mentioned. Click on the titles to be redirected to their Imdb listing.
For everyone else, maybe there's one or two here you have yet to catch. Horror Trivia Nights happens at Storm Crow Manor in Toronto. If you're in the area, come on down! Register here. If you're not local, we do often stream the event on the @ruemorguemag Instagram.
Hey all. I'm just dropping in to make sure you know about a new podcast called the Mayfair Watchers Society.
Premiering last month, MWS is a ficitonal podcast featuring creepy tales based on the work of artist Trevor Henderson. I've known Trevor for over a decade (we're both OG Laser Blasters) and he's good people. I always get a kick out of the fact that the youngins have latched onto some of his creations like Sirenhead and Cartoon Cat. He's also responsible for that Pallatine Massacre banner to the right there - for which I paid him in VHS tapes. No joke.
Anyhoo, check out the podcast, it's some great stuff.
As we all know, this year was basically the sequel to 2020 that no one wanted. Having said that, here are some of the bright lights that maintained my sanity.
Marvel kept me constantly entertained with five(!) TV series this year, and I was just so elated to finally get my eyeballs on Black Widow. And that Spidey flick, man talk about over-delivering!
Now that's out of the way, onto the genre stuff.
Honourable mentions go out to The Deep House, Midnight and the impressive debut Caveat. I did not see Malignant, but those close to me seem to think I will dig it. I'm sure I will catch it eventually.
Lastly, YouTube continued to be a big help to me in 2021. To the dozen or so content creators that I watch on a weekly basis, I salute you.
Well, I hate to be a broken record here, but here's hoping 2022 is the year we break out of this perpetual funk.
I just realized now that I never posted about my favourite podcast from last year, Radio Rental.
It's a podcast where people relate stories about odd or terrifying things that happened to them. It's curated by a peculiar host by the name of Terry Carnation from behind the counter of his video store.
Another cool thing I discovered this weekend was Shudder's original podcast Video Palace. This is a terrific little audio play that I came across while surfing Amazon Video.
One of my all-time favourite pieces of media is Limetown (I get to watch the first episode of the upcoming TV adaptation at TIFF this weekend, Yay!) and I think Video Palace fits right into that oeuvre. This should be of particular interest to tapeheads because it exists in our world, relying heavily on hearsay and urban legend to propel its narrative, all while using technology's latest tools.
I highly recommend it. Don't have Shudder? Well, don't you fret, as it can also be found here.
I guested on the newest episode of the podcast The Boys Who Would Be Critics where we discussed the new Pet Sematary movie, as well as some other fun King adaptations of yore. Check it out below if you feel so inclined.
While this isn't technically a DKTM post, I was awash with so much crazy horror stuff going on around the Web that I couldn't resist throwing some vids up here.
First, Rue Morgue TV launched last week. You can check out the channel here for all things horror, including some Halloween night movie recommendations.
Those in the know maybe aware of Chris LaMartina's brilliant cable access homage WNUF Halloween Special, but you may not know that the director is currently trying to get a sequel off the ground.
If this interests you at all, please give generously. In the meantime, check out this absolutely fantastic compilation of old Halloween commercials, movie trailers and station identifiers. A few favourites of mine were a Fangoria ad featuring Angus Scrimm and an Eyewitness News message rocking the JM Jarre.
Also, did you know that one of my all-time favourite pieces of media is returning this Halloween? Yes, the second season of Limetown drops on the 31st. I can't wait to hear the future!!!
Lastly, do you like to watch women drink beer and talk about Full Moon horror movies? If so, have I got a web series for you... Sin & Tonic's first episode featuring Ali Chappell & Kelly Gredner hit the Web a little bit ago.
Okay, I think that's the majority of it, but definitely check back during Halloween week as I've got a few more things up my blood-soaked sleeve.
I'm finally getting around to posting this. The Witch Finger Podcast put up the episode they recorded at Shock Stock in April where we all revelled in the gooey awesome-ness of Society. Click on the picture below to check it out. Hear me win two trivia prizes!
Last weekend was yet another greasy
edition of Shock Stock. I barely had time to recover from the
Carpenter Brut show the night before I was speeding down the 401 to
London, Ontario.
It was once again at the Ramada this
year - I have no idea the Vagrancy Brothers convinced the hotel to
have us all back – black magic perhaps – and the party spread out
over the entire grounds. I found out that everyone staying there this
weekend was involved with the Con, except five or six long-term
guests and I'm sure they were warned. Shock Stock even had its own
beer this year.
The Good Samaritan screened on the
night before I arrived, but I hear it went over well. When I got
there Saturday morning, the place was already hopping. I met up with
Schwartz and we picked through the VHS. I have to say I was very good
this year, only coming away with one poster and three tapes.
I don't speak Italian, but I love that it appears someone is comparing Mattei to Hitchcock in that poster. Plus, I also couldn't resist picking up this Phantasm magnet from The
Butcher Shop that I've walked by year after year.
Effects guru Carlos Henriques was showing off his Jason Part 7 bust at the show which was pretty fucking sweet.
Ok, I'm lying. I'll be spending more
money at the Twisted T's online store, as they have some new designs
available there that weren't at the show. There were some
new vendors this year that had some cool stuff.
Hipster Lasers in particular caught my eye with their custom cutting
boards.
There were several panels over the
course of the weekend, but I only made it to two. The first was Kane
Hodder with two of his onscreen rivals Lar Park Lincoln (from Friday Part 7) and Parry Chen (from the Hatchet series). This was a fantastic
time with lots of great stories. I was especially happy Hodder got to
talk about his experience working on the video game.
Check out the audio from the Q&A below.
The second was a live recording of The Witch Finger Podcast. You may remember I mentioned that I was surprised that I had never run into Yasmina Ketita at Shock Stock
before. Well, lo and behold, she and her two podcast sisters had a
booth this year.
The live show was really fun and I
think it improves the experience when you can actually watch along
with the movie that they are covering. It also has nothing to do with
me winning trivia at their show. My knowledge of fictional character Bennett Tramer netted me this sweet VHS board game.
As with last year, the dining area gave
way later in the night for some live entertainment, including a
pretty lively performance from Blood Opera.
Sunday was pretty low key. I took in an
entertaining documentary about Lloyd Kaufman & the history of Troma
called Greetings from Tromaville and walked the show floor one last time.
The day ended with The Crystal Shockers, the awards ceremony for
which two of my compatriots won honours – Mike Pereira for Best
Director (Zandavi Lives) and Ry Barrett for Best Actor (The Heretics,
Zandavi Lives & The Good Samaritan)
And then I was heading back home. I've
been away from home the last two weekends, so I'm looking forward to
some R&R thi-- Texas Chainsaw Marathon?! Awww maaaan.
By the grace of YouTube, I came across a great little web series called Video Hoarders. Hosted by collector Rob Taylor, he travels across his native Australia meeting up with the most fanatical who worship at the altar of VHS. Here are the first eight episodes.
I'm in awe. It is somewhat euphoric to look at collections way more vast and well organized than my own. It's also weird that I've never met Yasmina Ketita (from Episode 8) considering how many times we must have crossed paths over the years at Shock Stock. I'll have to check out her podcast Witch Finger.
Hello all. I hope you are enjoying your Labour Day weekend. I am basically just killing time before the two-hour finale of Twin Peaks tonight, but in the meantime here are some damn good bits of genre to chew on.
Better Watch Out!
I wanted to call attention to an awesome publication that is currently taking pre-orders on IndieGogo, Spectacular Optical's Yuletide Terror. I'll let the pitch video take the floor.
Edited by Kier-La Janisse & Paul Corupe, they have been putting out quality books on film for years, including 2014's Kid Power and 2015's Satanic Panic. I am super stoked for this one, as it will have articles on some of my favourite Xmas titles, including Black Christmas & 3615: Code Pere Noël aka Game Over.
I immediately pledged when I found out that there was a perk available commemorating Ed Hunt's 1988's Christmas classic The Brain.
Congratulations to Rue Morgue magazine to hitting twenty years, as their new Halloween issue hit stands recently.
It's a pretty ballin' issue with extensive articles on the history of witches on film and media as well as the terrific piece (which I also contributed to) 25 Non-Fiction Genre Film Books That Everyone Should Own. To commemorate the 20th anniversary, music editor Aaron Von Lupton compiled this sweet horror-synth playlist entitled They Came From Rue Morgue.
Here's to twenty more, Rue Morgue!
Bustin' Cape Town Style!
Check out this awesome proof-of-concept video for Michael Matthew's adaptation of the Charlie Human novel.
The comparisons to Ghostbusters and District 9 are obviously apt, but I actually got a big John Dies At The End vibe, as well. Hopefully, something larger comes from this.
Barker Bits.
In addendum to my piece on HexFest's Rawhead Rex last weekend, there was also some coverage done by the Clive Barker Podcast via correspondent Jonathan Kui. Check it out below if you wanna hear interviews with yours truly, HXFF director Aaron Allen and the full talk with Greg Lamberson that followed the movie.
Hey all! It's been a huge weekend of horror and sports, so this post is coming to you from the past. Check it out.
Maron Talks To The Masters.
Marc Maron of the WTF Podcast recently interviewed the impressive one-two punch of John Carpenter and Joe Dante about their careers, their inspirations and just filmmaking in general. Click on the image below!
Groovy!
Scape Goat Productions, the cats responsible for the Evil Dead 2 comic books, have a new project on the go - The Evil Dead 2 Board Game.
There is currently a Kickstarter campaign going for this, and considering they've already reached 250% of their goal, the demand is obviously there. If you'd like to have one for your very own, click here.
Silencio!
This isn't a piece of news, I just laid eyes on this gorgeous Mulholland Drive print from Kevin Tong yesterday and I wanted to post it.
Of course, the Mondo release was last year, so now it is worth hundreds and hundreds of dollars and it will never be mine, but holy moly, is it a thing of beauty. *sigh
Recently, my friend Trevor turned me
onto a podcast called Limetown. Considering that it was one of the
most downloaded podcasts on iTunes during its run last year, I'm
surprised it's not being talked about more. This seven-part series
from Two-Up Productions, actually better described as an audio drama,
has been on my mind since I listened to it during my flight to Los
Angeles.
The less said the better, but in 2004,
the over three-hundred inhabitants of Limetown, Tennessee suddenly
disappeared. The story unfolds through interviews with a varied and
eclectic bunch of subjects conducted by a plucky investigative
reporter named Lia Haddock.
Simply put, I think Limetown is an
exceptional piece of work, in concept and execution. The comparisons
to the podcast Serial and The X-Files are valid, but Limetown truly
has an energy all its own. I've listened to it twice through now and
I continue to admire not only the sharp writing, but also its
naturalistic performances.
Art by Elizabeth Beier.
So obsessed am I that I haven't looked
into the origins of the piece, just so the universe created her remains intact. Sure, Limetown is fiction, but it's laid out in such a
way that reality never felt too far away. It is an audio play, but it's
so well done that you can visualize it as easily as if you were
watching it on TV. That's no easy task.
Limetown was filled with moments of
tragedy and horror, but there were also moments that were deeply
moving. This was clearly a project made by people who value the art
of storytelling above all else. I can't recommend this enough.
