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Tonight we’re chatting with USA Today bestselling thriller author Carter Wilson about his new book releasing April 2: THE FATHER SHE WENT TO FIND from Poisoned Pen Press. Carter Wilson is the USA Today bestselling author of eight critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers. He is an ITW Thriller Award finalist, a five-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and his works have been optioned for television and film. Carter lives outside of Boulder, Colorado. Dynamic and compelling, he now hosts his own podcast, Making It Up https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up/, interviewing authors like S.A. Cosby, Daniel Handler, Stuart Turton, Xio Axelrod, and Julie Clark to talk shop and riff an original story live. The result is a charming, authentic peek into the writing process.ABOUT THE BOOKA road trip to find closure… or a reckless chase that could turn deadly? Penny has never met anyone smarter than her. That's par for the course when you're a savant—one of less than one hundred in the world. But despite her photographic memory and super-powered intellect, there's one mystery Penny's never been able to solve: why did her father leave when she was in a coma at age seven, and where is he now? On Penny's twenty-first birthday, she receives a card in the mail from him, just as she has every year since he left. But this birthday card is different. For the first time ever, there's a return address. And a goodbye. Penny doesn't know the world beyond her mother's house and the special school she's attended since her unusual abilities revealed themselves, but the mystery of her father's disappearance becomes her new obsession. For the first time ever she decides to leave home, to break free of everything that has kept her safe, and use her gifts to answer the questions that have always eluded her. What Penny doesn't realize is she might not be able to outsmart a world far more complicated and dangerous than she'd ever imagined...
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 2024 FILM GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE. THIS IS EPISODE #429! GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE IS A 2024 AMERICAN SUPERNATURAL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_fiction COMEDY FILM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_film DIRECTED BY GIL KENAN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Kenan FROM A SCREENPLAY HE CO-WROTE WITH JASON REITMAN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Reitman. IT IS THE SEQUEL TO GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters:_Afterlife (2021) AND THE FIFTH FILM IN THE GHOSTBUSTERS FRANCHISE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(franchise). THE FILM STARS PAUL RUDD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rudd, CARRIE COON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Coon, FINN WOLFHARD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_Wolfhard, MCKENNA GRACE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mckenna_Grace, CELESTE O'CONNOR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeste_O%27Connor, AND LOGAN KIM REPRISING THEIR ROLES FROM AFTERLIFE, ALONGSIDE BILL MURRAY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Murray, DAN AYKROYD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd, ERNIE HUDSON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Hudson, ANNIE POTTS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Potts, AND WILLIAM ATHERTON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Atherton REPRISING THEIR CHARACTERS FROM THE EARLIER FILMS. KUMAIL NANJIANI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumail_Nanjiani, PATTON OSWALT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patton_Oswalt, EMILY ALYN LIND https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Alyn_Lind, AND JAMES ACASTER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Acaster ALSO JOIN THE CAST. SET TWO YEARS AFTER THE EVENTS OF AFTERLIFE, THE VETERAN GHOSTBUSTERS MUST JOIN FORCES WITH THEIR NEW RECRUITS TO SAVE THE WORLD IN NEW YORK CITY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City FROM A DEATH-CHILLING GOD WHO SEEKS TO BUILD A SPECTRAL ARMY.
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 1983 FILM CUJO. THIS IS EPISODE #428! CUJO IS A 1983 AMERICAN HORROR FILM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film BASED ON STEPHEN KING https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King'S 1981 NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo AND DIRECTED BY LEWIS TEAGUE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Teague. IT WAS WRITTEN BY DON CARLOS DUNAWAY AND BARBARA TURNER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Turner_(actress) (USING THE PEN NAME LAUREN CURRIER), AND STARRING DEE WALLACE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Wallace, DANIEL HUGH KELLY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Hugh_Kelly AND DANNY PINTAURO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Pintauro.THE FILM FOLLOWS A MOTHER AND HER SON WHO ARE TRAPPED INSIDE THEIR CAR, WHILE PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM A RABID https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabid ST. BERNARD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard_(dog).
JASON CHATS WITH PARKER ADAMS, AUTHOR OF THE NEW BOOK THE LOCK BOX https://www.amazon.com/Lock-Box-Novel-Parker-Adams/dp/1639107037/ref=sr_1_1?crid=H5570ZMLKLXP&keywords=the+lock+box+by+parker+adams&qid=1696331922&s=books&sprefix=the+lock+box+by+parker+adams%2Cstripbooks%2C89&sr=1-1, ON-SALE MARCH 19 FROM CROOKED LANE, ABOUT AN ARMY VET-TURNED-SAFECRACKER WHO IS FORCIBLY RECRUITED TO BE PART OF A DANGEROUS HEIST.THE SON OF A NAVY HELICOPTER PILOT, PARKER ADAMS CHASED GREAT WHITE SHARKS AS A MARINE BIOLOGIST BEFORE BECOMING A PATENT LAWYER WHO LITIGATES MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR CASES FOR HIGH-TECH CLIENTS. IN HIS SPARE TIME, HE WRITES HIGH-STAKES THRILLERS THAT FEATURE TRAVEL AND TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE BEST-SELLING SETH WALKER SERIES UNDER THE NAME JOSEPH REID. A GRADUATE OF DUKE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, HE LIVES IN SAN DIEGO WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 1981 FILM WOLFEN. THIS IS EPISODE #427! WOLFEN IS A 1981 AMERICAN CRIME https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_film HORROR FILM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film DIRECTED BY MICHAEL WADLEIGH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wadleigh IN HIS ONLY DIRECTIONAL FEATURE FILM, BASED ON WHITLEY STRIEBER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitley_Strieber'S 1978 NOVEL THE WOLFEN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolfen. IT STARS ALBERT FINNEY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Finney, DIANE VENORA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Venora, GREGORY HINES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Hines AND EDWARD JAMES OLMOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_James_Olmos. THE FILM FOLLOWS A CITY COP WHO HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO UNCOVER WHAT IS BEHIND A SERIES OF VICIOUS MURDERS. ORIGINALLY, IT IS BELIEVED THE MURDERS ARE ANIMAL ATTACKS UNTIL THE COP DISCOVERS AN INDIGENOUS LEGEND ABOUT WOLF SPIRITS.
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 1980 FILM ALLIGATOR. THIS IS EPISODE #426! ALLIGATOR IS A 1980 AMERICAN INDEPENDENT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_film HORROR FILM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film DIRECTED BY LEWIS TEAGUE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Teague AND WRITTEN BY JOHN SAYLES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sayles. IT STARS ROBERT FORSTER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Forster, ROBIN RIKER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Riker AND MICHAEL V. GAZZO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_V._Gazzo. IT ALSO INCLUDES AN APPEARANCE BY ACTRESS SUE LYON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Lyon IN HER LAST SCREEN ROLE. SET IN CHICAGO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago, THE FILM FOLLOWS A POLICE OFFICER AND A REPTILE EXPERT WHO TRACK AN ENORMOUS, RAVENOUS MAN-EATING https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-eater ALLIGATOR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator FLUSHED DOWN THE TOILET YEARS EARLIER, THAT IS ATTACKING RESIDENTS AFTER ESCAPING FROM THE CITY'S SEWERS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewerage.
Tonight we’re chatting wih L. R. Jones, author of the new book THE WEDDING PARTY. (https://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Party-Thriller-L-Jones/dp/1662508891/) https://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Party-Thriller-L-Jones/dp/1662508891/ ABOUT THE AUTHOR: L. R. Jones is a pseudonym for New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Her dark, edgy fiction includes the novels You Look Beautiful Tonight, The Poet, A Perfect Lie, and the Lilah Love series. Prior to publishing, Lisa owned a multistate staffing agency recognized by the Austin Business Journal and was #7 in Entrepreneur magazine’s list of growing women-owned businesses. Lisa lives in Colorado with her husband, a cat who always has something to say, and a golden retriever who’s afraid of her own bark. ABOUT THE BOOK: For a bride-to-be and her fiancé, secrets and lies make this a killer celebration in this psychological suspense thriller. Carrie and Oliver. A couple completely in love and the hosts of a wedding to remember at Colorado’s legendary Stanley Hotel. This is Carrie’s fairy tale come true. Her fiancé, Oliver, is Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome; successful; and utterly devoted to her. Now family and friends have gathered to celebrate. It’s sure to be a wild night as the drinks flow freely and the fun begins. But the morning after is murder. FBI agent Andi Castle was just supposed to be a plus-one. This should have been a calming weekend getaway from what she does best: catch killers. Instead, Andi’s on the hunt again. The hotel is on lockdown. Secrets are being unearthed. And no one is above Andi’s suspicions. But which secrets are worth killing for? Andi’s forced to find the answers fast…before someone else dies.
TONIGHT WE’RE CHATTING WITH BOBBY LUGOSI– WHOSE REAL NAME IS BOBBY ZIER AND WHOSE TIKTOK CHANNEL “LUGOSI THEATER” (LUCYDOGYELLOW2024) HAS GOTTEN OVER 2 MILLION LIKES. HE’S WON A SPECIAL RECOGNITION RONDO AWARD FOR INTRODUCING CLASSIC HORROR TO A NEW GENERATION. HIS TIKTOK ALSO ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO EMBRACE WHAT THEY LOVE. BOBBY LUGOSI PLAYS DRACULA AT HAUNTED HOUSES AND HORROR CONVENTIONS AND HAS BEEN SHOWN ON SVENGOOLIE THREE TIMES– WE TALK ABOUT LUGOSI, DRACULA, AND THE POWER OF INTENSE INTERESTS.
TONIGHT WE’RE CHATTING WITH MATT VESELY, DIRECTOR OF THE NEW FILM MONOLITH WHICH RELEASES IN THEATERS AND ON DIGITAL FEBRUARY 16. ABOUT MONOLITH: WHILE TRYING TO SALVAGE HER CAREER, A DISGRACED JOURNALIST BEGINS INVESTIGATING A STRANGE CONSPIRACY THEORY. BUT AS THE TRAIL LEADS UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE TO HOME, SHE IS LEFT TO GRAPPLE WITH THE LIES AT THE HEART OF HER OWN STORY.
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 1977 FILM DAY OF THE ANIMALS. THIS IS EPISODE #425! DAY OF THE ANIMALS (RE-RELEASED AS SOMETHING IS OUT THERE) IS A 1977 AMERICAN NATURAL HORROR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_horror FILM DIRECTED BY WILLIAM GIRDLER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Girdler, BASED ON A STORY BY PRODUCER EDWARD L. MONTORO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_L._Montoro. THE FILM REUNITED GIRDLER AND MONTORO WITH STARS CHRISTOPHER GEORGE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_George AND RICHARD JAECKEL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jaeckel FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S GRIZZLY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_(film). IT CO-STARS LYNDA DAY GEORGE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynda_Day_George AND LESLIE NIELSEN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Nielsen.DAY OF THE ANIMALS TELLS THE STORY OF A PSYCHOSIS BROUGHT ON BY DEPLETION OF THE EARTH'S OZONE LAYER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_layer, AFFECTING ALL ANIMALS AT HIGH ALTITUDES. A GROUP OF HAPLESS HIKERS MUST SURVIVE THE ANIMAL ONSLAUGHT AND MAKE THEIR WAY TO SAFETY, EVEN AS THE PSYCHOSIS TURNS THEM AGAINST EACH OTHER.
TONIGHT WE’RE CHATTING WITH DIRECTOR ANDREW CUMMING AND CAST MEMBERS SAFIA OAKLEY-GREEN AND KIT YOUNG OF OUT OF DARKNESS, WHICH RELEASES IN THEATERS ON FEBRUARY 9, 2024. PER HOLLYWOOD REPORTER https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/british-independent-film-awards-2022-nominations-nominees-list-1235254745/, THE FILM RECEIVED MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS AT THE BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Independent_Film_Awards, INCLUDING BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR FOR CUMMING, BEST BREAKTHROUGH FOR OAKLEY-GREEN, BEST MUSIC FOR ADAM JANOTA BZOWSKI, BEST HAIR AND MAKE UP FOR NIAMH MORRISON, AND BEST DEBUT SCREENPLAY FOR RUTH GREENBERG. OAKLEY-GREEN WON THE BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD FOR BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Independent_Film_Award_for_Breakthrough_Performance ON THE NIGHT.
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 1976 FILM GRIZZLY. THIS IS EPISODE #424! GRIZZLY (ALSO KNOWN AS KILLER GRIZZLY ON U.S. TELEVISION) IS A 1976 AMERICAN HORROR THRILLER FILM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_thriller_film DIRECTED BY WILLIAM GIRDLER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Girdler, ABOUT A PARK RANGER'S ATTEMPTS TO HALT THE WILD RAMPAGE OF AN 18 FT (5.5 M) TALL, 2,000 LB (910 KG) MAN-EATING https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-eater GRIZZLY BEAR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_bear THAT TERRORIZES A NATIONAL FOREST https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Forest, HAVING DEVELOPED A TASTE FOR HUMAN FLESH. HOWEVER, A DRUNKEN HUNTING PARTY COMPLICATES MATTERS. IT STARS CHRISTOPHER GEORGE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_George, ANDREW PRINE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Prine AND RICHARD JAECKEL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jaeckel. WIDELY CONSIDERED A JAWS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film) RIP-OFF, GRIZZLY USED MANY OF THE SAME PLOT DEVICES AS ITS SHARK PREDECESSOR, WHICH HAD BEEN A HUGE BOX OFFICE SUCCESS DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE GIANT GRIZZLY BEAR IN THE FILM WAS PORTRAYED BY A KODIAK BEAR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_bear NAMED TEDDY, WHO WAS 11 FT (3.4 M) TALL.
TONIGHT WE’RE CHATTING WITH WITH PRODUCERS TREVOR DOYLE AND ALEXA KHAN OF THE FILM ABERRANCE BY DIRECTOR/CO-WRITER BAATAR BATSUKH, WHICH IS NOW HAVING ITS DIGITAL RELEASE–ABERRANCE IS THE FIRST MONGOLIAN HORROR FILM TO PLAY US THEATERS. SYNOPSIS: WHEN CITY DWELLERS ERKHMEE AND SELENGE ARRIVE AT AN OLD CABIN DEEP IN THE MONGOLIAN WILDS, A FOREBODING SETTLES OVER THE COUPLE. ERKHMEE'S SEEMINGLY KEEN DESIRE TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING SPACE FOR HIS ARTISTIC WIFE IS AT ODDS WITH THE VIOLENT ACTIONS AND MANNERISMS THEIR QUIZZICAL NEIGHBOR OBSERVES. AS THE NEIGHBOR DIGS DEEPER FOR THE REASON BEHIND THIS ABERRANT BEHAVIOR, ONLY MORE QUESTIONS AND TROUBLE ARISE. WE TALK THE FILM AND CURRENT WORK ON A PREQUEL IN THE SAME BIZARRE WORLD.
This week we have a look at the 1977 film Orca. This is Episode #423! Orca (also known as Orca: The Killer Whale) is a 1977 American thriller film directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling and Will Sampson. The film follows a male orca tracking down and getting revenge on a fishing boat and its captain for killing the whale's pregnant mate and their unborn calf. Upon release, the film was a minor box office success, but received mostly unfavorable reception from critics and audiences alike due to its similarities to the film Jaws, released two years prior.
TONIGHT WE’RE CHATTING WITH RAMI UNGAR, AUTHOR OF THE NEW COLLECTION HANNAH AND OTHER STORIES FROM BSC PUBLISHING. THE SEVEN STORIES IN THE COLLECTION DELVE INTO GHOSTS, REVENGE, CREEPYPASTA LEGENDS, DISSECTION, MANIPULATION, DECEIT, CARNIVOROUS HORSES, EXTRAGALACTIC BEINGS, OCCULT SUMMONING, AND PANDEMICS. ADDITIONALLY, SOME CHARACTERS REPRESENT THE JEWISH AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES. IT'S A GENUINELY SHUDDER-INDUCING COLLECTION AND A FUN CONVERSATION. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 2023 FILM THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BARN. THIS IS EPISODE #422! There's Something in the Barn is a 2023 Norwegian comedy horror film starring Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, and Kiran Shah. Directed by Magnus Martens and written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, the film tells the story of an American family that, after moving to Norway, encounters murderous elves. The film premiered on 23 September 2023 at Fantastic Fest, and was released in Norway on 10 November 2023, to positive reviews. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
PANEL: DECEPTIONS & DEATH: TALKING THRILLERS – A LIVE PANEL OF THRILLER WRITERS ON THE RESILIENCE OF THE THRILLER –HOSTED BY JASON HENDERSON, PUBLISHER AT CASTLE BRIDGE MEDIA IN CELEBRATION OF THE RELEASE OF A FORGERY IN LYON: A FRENCH DECEPTION THRILLER (WHICH YOU CAN FIND HERE: HTTPS://AMZN.TO/40L6IY1 https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F40l6iy1%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0u76U1S3l_awSKm2UrMRaZ33s3ugEg7W3VVa2-vu_Le3ytLsUFwjYzBRA&h=AT2TC5PsuwKkQGuD4iZcORLMINUNzsvPzOlZb6JcgpAlNd0VueQxzStPdhkwxSXibv1mS72_QsuBvC0qPF7MFsinJnsT2TYt2mAi5OSij8JFghTU6tRvw5FC3j9hwKTnumR6PeGFlanFH8ySqYVX2Vo&__tn__=q&c%5B0%5D=AT2QayOItxumvMdBlowl7rDuslvAZrcNx7_lP4uRqxQ5N36IJIcB_-TYVSPTaFPmQ0R8h7eYkInTWjuxNjuXqE05P-LXbykVLAf2DiOm_xO379xnV4nup9iPUtaKlHNvFGD37N_95Rr6E-g9iSS-tR4ADI6k) BY JANICE NAGOURNEYRECORDED LIVE MONDAY, DECEMBER 4PANELISTS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
WELCOME TO CASTLE OF HORROR, THE SHOW DEDICATED TO HORROR, MOVIES AND AWESOMENESS. THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 2023 FILM GODZILLA MINUS ONE. THIS IS EPISODE #421! GODZILLA MINUS ONE IS A 2023 JAPANESE KAIJU FILM DIRECTED, WRITTEN, AND WITH VISUAL EFFECTS BY TAKASHI YAMAZAKI. PRODUCED BY TOHO STUDIOS AND ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTED BY TOHO, IT IS THE 37TH FILM IN THE GODZILLA FRANCHISE, TOHO'S 33RD GODZILLA FILM, AND THE FIFTH FILM IN THE FRANCHISE'S REIWA ERA. THE FILM STARS RYUNOSUKE KAMIKI, MINAMI HAMABE, YUKI YAMADA, MUNETAKA AOKI, HIDETAKA YOSHIOKA, SAKURA ANDO, AND KURANOSUKE SASAKI. IN THE FILM, POSTWAR JAPAN DEALS WITH THE EMERGENCE OF GODZILLA.GODZILLA MINUS ONE HAD ITS RED CARPET PREMIERE AT THE SHINJUKU TOHO BUILDING ON OCTOBER 18, 2023, AND WAS THE CLOSING FILM AT THE 36TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. TOHO RELEASED IT THEATRICALLY IN JAPAN ON NOVEMBER 3, THE SAME DAY AS THE FIRST FILM WAS RELEASED THROUGHOUT JAPAN IN 1954, TO CELEBRATE THE FRANCHISE'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY. THE FILM HAS GROSSED $35 MILLION AGAINST ITS $15 MILLION BUDGET AND RECEIVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM; AMERICAN CRITICS PRAISED THE FILM'S VISUAL EFFECTS, DIRECTION, STORY, CHARACTERS, MUSICAL SCORE AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY, WITH MANY COMPARING IT FAVORABLY IN OPPOSITION TO RECENT HOLLYWOOD FILMS. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
Tonight we’re chatting with Chad Boykin, author of The Twilight Zone Haiku newly out from Jobber House Press. The Twilight Zone Haiku explores the essence of the iconic, uncanny 1960s television show through haiku, giving us dazzling, spot-on snapshots of each episode. In seventeen syllables, Boykin captures the show’s main objective: to deliver a keen jolt of existential awareness. As you read, you find yourself marooned on an alien planet, lost in time, trapped inside a mannequin, surrounded by the debris of a nuclear attack, and always, always powerless to forces beyond your control. The Twilight Zone has long captured our national psyche—its precarious power, its hypocrisy, its hyper-focused individualism—through riveting storytelling. Boykin’s haiku conjure the trappings of each haunting plot, but more astutely, its scalpel-edged soul. Even if you have never seen a single episode of The Twilight Zone these haiku are spellbinding, incisive, and trenchant – taking you to parts unknown and beyond. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 1983 FILM PSYCHO II. THIS IS EPISODE #420! Psycho II is a 1983 American psychological slasher film directed by Richard Franklin, written by Tom Holland, and starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, and Meg Tilly. It is the first sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho and the second film in the Psycho franchise. Set 22 years after the first film, it follows Norman Bates after he is released from the mental institution and returns to the house and Bates Motel to continue a normal life. However, his troubled past continues to haunt him as someone begins to murder the people around him. Psycho II was released on June 3, 1983, and grossed $34.7 million at the box office on a budget of $5 million– so a huge hit. The film is unrelated to the 1982 novel Psycho II by Robert Bloch, which he wrote as a sequel to his original 1959 novel Psycho. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
TONIGHT JASON TALKES TO CARYN RICHMAN, WHO PLAYS A KEY ROLE AS A PSYCHIC WHO MAY BE IN OVER HER HEAD IN THE NEW FILM PUPPETMAN ON SHUDDER. IN THE FILM, A YOUNG LADY WHOSE FATHER IS IN PRISON FOR KILLING HER MOTHER BELIEVES THAT THE SAME DARK ENTITY THAT LED HER FATHER TO KILL IS NOW STALKING HER AND HER FRIENDS. THE FILM STARS ALYSON GORSKE AND IS DIRECTED BY BRANDON CHRISTENSEN. CARYN RICHMAN HAS HAD A HECK OF A CAREER FROM BROADWAY TO SOAPS TO SITCOMS AND NIGHTTIME DRAMAS-- SHE’S A PART OF BRADY HISTORY AND GIDGET HISTORY TOO-- AND SHE'S WELL-KNOWN FOR BEING A DELIGHT TO CHAT WITH. LISTEN IN! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 2023 FILM THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER. THIS IS EPISODE #419! JOINING US THIS WEEK ARE OUR VERY GOOD FRIENDS THE MONSTER MOVIE HAPPY HOUR PODCAST: MARY CHALLMAN, SCOTT CHESEBROUGH AND MARY CHALLMAN. THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (ALSO KNOWN AS DRACULA: VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER IN SOME INTERNATIONAL MARKETS) IS A 2023 AMERICAN SUPERNATURAL HORROR FILM DIRECTED BY ANDRÉ ØVREDAL AND WRITTEN BY BRAGI F. SCHUT JR. AND ZAK OLKEWICZ. IT IS AN ADAPTATION OF "THE CAPTAIN'S LOG", A CHAPTER FROM THE 1897 NOVEL DRACULA BY BRAM STOKER. THE FILM STARS COREY HAWKINS, AISLING FRANCIOSI, LIAM CUNNINGHAM, AND DAVID DASTMALCHIAN. ITS PLOT FOLLOWS THE DOOMED CREW OF THE MERCHANT SHIP DEMETER LED BY CAPTAIN ELLIOT (CUNNINGHAM) WHO ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE THE TREACHEROUS OCEAN VOYAGE FROM TRANSYLVANIA TO LONDON WHILE BEING STALKED BY A LEGENDARY VAMPIRE KNOWN AS DRACULA (JAVIER BOTET). This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
TONIGHT WE’RE CHATTING WITH GREG CHAPMAN, AUTHOR OF THE COLLECTION MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE NEWLY OUT FROM IFWG. MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE, A COLLECTION OF GREG CHAPMAN’S ACCLAIMED AND ORIGINAL FICTION: CLOWN-FOR-HIRE, HARVEY HAS THE WORST DAY OF HIS LIFE-- A CHILDHOOD DISPLAY OF MALICE IS RESURRECTED THIRTY YEARS LATER-- A PRIEST FINDS TRUE FAITH MEANS DEVOTION TO BLOOD AND PAIN-- REVENGE SHOWS EMMA WHAT LIES BENEATH HER MASK OF FEAR-- A HALLOWEEN EXPERT UNLEASHES HER OWN PERSONAL HELL-- IN THESE STORIES, YOU’LL DISCOVER HOW THE MASKS WE ALL WEAR HIDE OUR INNERMOST FEARS, AND HOW OUR CHOICES CAN EXPOSE TRUE HORRORS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE CHAPMAN’S ACCLAIMED NOVELLAS, THE LAST NIGHT OF OCTOBER AND VAUDEVILLE, AND THE SHORT STORIES, OCTOBERVILLE AND LEFT ON OCTOBER LANE. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 1942 FILM I MARRIED A WITCH. THIS IS EPISODE #418! I MARRIED A WITCH IS A 1942 AMERICAN SUPERNATURAL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_film ROMANTIC COMEDY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_comedy FILM, DIRECTED BY RENÉ CLAIR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Clair, AND STARRING VERONICA LAKE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_Lake AS A WITCH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch WHOSE PLAN FOR REVENGE GOES COMICALLY AWRY, WITH FREDRIC MARCH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_March AS HER FOIL. THE FILM ALSO FEATURES ROBERT BENCHLEY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Benchley, SUSAN HAYWARD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Hayward AND CECIL KELLAWAY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Kellaway. THE SCREENPLAY BY ROBERT PIROSH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pirosh AND MARC CONNELLY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Connelly AND UNCREDITED OTHER WRITERS, INCLUDING DALTON TRUMBO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Trumbo, IS BASED ON THE 1941 NOVEL THE PASSIONATE WITCH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorne_Smith#Works BY THORNE SMITH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorne_Smith, WHO DIED BEFORE HE COULD FINISH IT; IT WAS COMPLETED BY NORMAN H. MATSON. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
TONIGHT WE’RE CHATTING WITH MICK DAVIS, DIRECTOR OF WALDEN, WHICH RELEASES NOVEMBER 10, 2023. SYNOPSIS: WALDEN DEAN IS A STENOGRAPHER, WHOSE MIND WITNESSED ALL TYPES OF INJUSTICES IN THE COURTROOM. AFTER DISCOVERING HE HAS A TERMINAL ILLNESS, REPRESSED ANGER DEEP WITHIN HIM SURFACES - TAKING JUSTICE INTO HIS OWN HANDS IN THE MOST GRUESOME WAYS IMAGINABLE. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
TONIGHT WE’RE CHATTING WITH NICK RISHER, CEO OF DARK MATTER TV. NICK GREW UP IN THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SYSTEM AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN PUTTING TOGETHER FILMS LIKE THE DEMENTED AND NETFLIX’S ANIMAL CRACKERS, BUT THREE YEARS AGO HE AND TRICOAST STARTED THE AVOD/FAST CHANNEL CALLED DARK MATTER TV WHICH FOCUSES ON HORROR, ACTION, AND SCI-FI. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE 2023 FILM DEAR DAVID. THIS IS EPISODE #417! DEAR DAVID IS A 2023 AMERICAN SUPERNATURAL HORROR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_horror FILM DIRECTED BY JOHN MCPHAIL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McPhail_(director), BASED ON ADAM ELLIS' TWITTER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter THREAD OF THE SAME NAME. IT STARS AUGUSTUS PREW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Prew AS ELLIS WITH ANDREA BANG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Bang, RENÉ ESCOBAR JR., CAMERON NICOLL, AND JUSTIN LONG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Long IN SUPPORTING ROLES. THE FILM IS THE THIRD CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN BUZZFEED STUDIOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_Studios AND LIONSGATE FILMS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionsgate_Films. IT FOLLOWS ELLIS (PREW) WHO IS HAUNTED BY THE SPIRIT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost OF A BOY AT THE MERCY OF DEMONS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonic_possession AFTER RETALIATING AGAINST TROLLS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(slang).THE FILM WAS RELEASED IN THEATERS AND TO STREAMING https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_on_demand AND DIGITAL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_video FORMATS ON OCTOBER 13, 2023, BY LIONSGATE. IT RECEIVED MOSTLY SCATHING REVIEWS FROM CRITICS, DERIDING ITS LACK OF ORIGINALITY AND SHOCK VALUE; SOME REVIEWERS PREFERRED THE ORIGINAL TWITTER THREAD OVER THE FILM. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
Tonight we’re chatting with J. Andrew Deman, author of The Claremont Run https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477325452/: Subverting Gender in the X-Men. Deman’s book provides a data-driven deep dive into the legendary comics author’s subversion of gender norms, demonstrating how Claremont used his growing platform in his sixteen years writing Uncanny X-Men to articulate transgressive ideas about gender nonconformity, toxic masculinity, and female empowerment. Deman’s book reveals how Claremont challenged readers to see the real world differently and transformed pop culture in the process.The book releases this month from University of Texas Press. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
TONIGHT WE’RE CHATTING WITH DEMIÁN RUGNA, DIRECTOR OF WHEN EVIL LURKS (CUANDO ACECHA LA MALDAD), WHICH STREAMS ON SHUDDER STARTING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27TH.IN THE FILM, A PAIR OF BROTHERS, PEDRO AND JIMMY, TRY TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILY INCLUDING THEIR MOTHER AND PEDRO’S TWO CHILDREN FROM A DEMON THAT POSSESSES ITS VICTIM AND CAN SPREAD ITSELF, ALMOST LIKE A ZOMBIE VIRUS. IT’S BEEN CALLED “SHOCKINGLY GRISLY” BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND “DELIGHTING IN UNSPOKEN TERRORS BY THE LA TIMES.” This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
Tonight we’re chatting with Joe Lynch, director of the new horror thriller SUITABLE FLESH from RLJE Films in theaters and everywhere you rent movies on October 27, 2023. Based on a Story by H.P. Lovecraft, SUITABLE FLESH is directed by Joe Lynch (Mayhem, Creepshow) with screenplay by Dennis Paoli (From Beyond, Re-Animator). The film stars Heather Graham (The Hangover Boogie Nights), Judah Lewis (The Babysitter, I See You), Bruce Davison (“1923,” “Ozark”), Johnathon Schaech (Prom Night, That Thing You Do!) and Barbara Crampton (Jakob's Wife, From Beyond, Re-Animator). SYNOPSIS: Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby becomes obsessed with helping a young patient suffering extreme personality disorder. But it leads her into dark occult danger as she tries to escape a horrific fate. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement
