Hellbent for Horror

A "Creature Double Feature" that's so big, we needed TWO PODCASTS to tell it!

James Hancock (host of The Wrong Reel podcast) returns for Part 2 of our collaboration between our two podcasts, where we discuss two early giants of the horror genre, James Whale and Tod Browning. 

In this episode, we dive into the morbid, bizarre and provocative films of Tod Browning.

If you only know him for the original Dracula, you've only scratched the surface.

And if you think the most shocking film he made was Freaks...

Wait until you see his silent films!

To listen to Part One of our joint podcast about James Whale: 

WR225 – A Good Cast is Worth Repeating Part I: James Whale

Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

The Wrong Reel Podcast Official Site: http://wrongreel.com

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Movies Discussed:

The Unholy Three (1925)

The Unknown (1927)

London After Midnight (1927)

West of Zanzibar  (1928)

Dracula (1931)

Freaks (1932)

Don't let THEM in! 

Or are you the one they're trying to keep out? 

The Us vs. Them mentality is a backdrop for some really good horror stories.  Frankenstein being a great example.  The Monster is the outsider, but yet you sympathize with him. 

In these conflicts, horror is uniquely suited to tell some great stories, and give different results.  What makes THEM...them?  How easily can WE become THEM?

"Civilized" society is a tough path to tread.  In this episode I talk about Horror and the outsider.  I bring up Frankenstein and then go from short stories to little known movies to popular movies of the last decade. 

I think there's something for everyone in this episode.

Thanks for listening.

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Movies and Books Discussed:

Frankenstein (1931)

"The Outsider" by H.P. Lovecraft (1926)

Repulsion (1965)

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

The Tenant (1976)

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson (1948)

The Purge (2013)

Everyone is a fan of something, right? 

Some people become obsessed with things.  Most of the time, these obsessions are harmless fun for people.  Sometimes our obsessions involve more than just us, and sometimes these obsessions are inconvenient to people around us. 

And then there are the obsessions that endanger people around us.

And then there are obsessions that lead to cruel power over people.

Obsessions at the extreme can be horrifying. 

In this episode I talk about obsessions put to film. 

From the harmless joy of (over)celebrating Halloween, to having an obsession that leads to putting loved ones in life-endangering situations, to using obsessions to exploit and threaten people, the films in this episode span the spectrum. 

I'll talk about the 1981 movie Roar, which was recently released on Blu-Ray, that stars a Tippi Hedren and a young Melanie Griffith, and the new documentary Tickled, which is really about anything but tickling.

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Movies Discussed:

The American Scream (2012)

Roar (1981)

Tickled (2016)

We help the Grim Reaper finish off 2016 in style.

Join four members of "The Algonquin Round Table of Horror" as they discuss the high points and the low points of horror movies in 2016.

Jon Kitley, Gregg Olheiser, Bryan Martinez and Damien Glonek give their opinions about all things horror-related, new trends snd old films you might have missed the first time around.

Let's start 2017 off with a scream!

Thanks for listening.

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Movies Discussed:

Conjuring 2

The Forest

The Boy

Don't Breathe

Neon Demon

 Lights Out

The Other Side of the Door

The Witch

I Am Not A Serial Killer

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

The Veil

The Invitation

The Monster

Baskin

Green Room

She Who Must Burn

The Windmill

The Babadook

Creepshow (Soundtrack)

Trigger Man (Soundtrack)

Ti West

Dark Shadows (TV)

Night Gallery (TV)

Night Stalker (TV)

Circle of Fear (TV)

Frankenstein: The True Story (TV)

The Black Cat 

Doug Hobart – Sting of Death (Jellyfish Creature)

Giallo Films

"A Haunting" (Discovery Channel)

Francesca

Night of the Living Dead

Carrie

The Omen

King Kong (1976)

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Alice, Sweet Alice

Eaten Alive

God Told Me To

The Witch Who Came Out of the Sea

Bloodsucking Freaks

Snuff

Squirm

Grizzly

They Look Like People

Blair Witch Project

Swiss Army Man

Troll Hunter

Frankenstein Island

The Corpse Grinders

American Werewolf in London

Feast

Raw Force

Let the Right One In

I Saw the Devil

You're Next

Hush

The Wave

Southbound

Honeymoon 

Coherence

10 Rillington Place

Magic

Bunny Lake is Missing

The Mind's Eye 

Green Inferno

Clown

Rare Exports

Roar

The Innocents

The Haunting

Angst (1983)

Demons

31

Lords of Salem

Train to Busan

The Wailing

Viy (1967)

Directors to Watch:

Onetti Brothers

James Ward Byrkit

Jim Mickle

Karyn Kusama

Robert Eggers

Joe Begos

Nicolas Pesce

Great Acting in Horror Films:

The Taking of Deborah Logan -Jill Larsen

The Exorcism of Emily Rose- Jennifer Carpenter

The Babadook- Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman

The Witch- Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie

Starry Eyes- Alexandra Essoe

Honeymon-Rose Leslie

Algonquin Roundtable "Best of 2016":

Gregg Olheiser:

Neon Demon

The Witch

Bryan Martinez:

The Witch

Neon Demon

Francesca

The Invitation

The Eyes of my Mother

Damien Glonek:

Neon Demon

Jon Kitley:

I Am Not a Serial Killer

Francesca

10 Cloverfield Lane

When Animals Dream

Bone Tomahawk

If you think about it, the imagery around Christmas is really kind of freaky. 

A big man in a red suit can get into your house while you're sleeping.  And you leave food out for him! 

Ancient tales about the Santa-type characters tell very scary figures who hunt for children during the long nights around the Winter Solstice.  You'd think with all this material that there would be a lot of great Christmas horror movies.  You'd be wrong then. 

But there are some movies that have dealt with all the imagery and the emotions that arise during the season and have managed to provide some good scares.  In this episode, I'll talk about some of the better Christmas horror films.  Among this group you should be able to find something to give you some good chills during this Yuletide season.  

Thanks for listening.

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Movies Discussed:

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Christmas Cruelty (2013)

Wolf Creek (2005)

Santa's Slay (2005)

Jack Frost (1997)

Gingerbread Man (2005)

Krampus (2015)

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

Saint (2010)

The Children (2008)

Black Christmas (1975)

It seems that when a movie with dark themes is marketed for mainstream appeal that the "horror" description goes out the window in favor of "suspense," "mystery," or "thriller."  There are lots of movies that are billed as "thrillers," which are, in my opinion, horror movies, telling horror stories at their cores. 

This is even more the case with movies that get nominated for Best Picture. 

In this episode I make a case to categorize two Ocscar winners as Horror movies.  I think that both Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven and the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men are horror movies, and I'll tell you why.

Thanks for listening.

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Movies Discussed:

No Country for Old Men (2007)

Unforgiven (1992)

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975)

Jaws (1975)

The Exorcist (1973)

The Sting (1973)

The Godfather (1972)

The French Connection (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

The Last Picture Show (1971)

Frankenstein (1931)

Dracula (1931)

King Kong (1933)

Psycho (1960)

Dr. Strangelove (1965)

The Shining (1980)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The 1990's was a tough time for American horror movies. But, while the Drive-Ins died and horror movies disappeared from the movie theaters, there was one safe haven left for the horror fan:

The Independent Video Store.

The time of the "Mom and Pop" video store, before the big studios realized the goldmine of it, was a great time to be a movie fan.  The stores reflected their communities, and were a place for fans to congregate and trade movie tips and ideas.

However, the 1990's weren't just a tough time for horror. It was a tough time for me as well.  I was just as aimless as the plight of the horror movie at the time.

Through a series of strange events I was put on track by a great video store that allowed me to delve into foreign horror movies and, more importantly, to talk to passionate fans about films.  In this episode I talk about the place of the video store as the ignition point for a cultural movement.

And, on a personal level, how the video store culture saved me through the 1990s, and introduced me to Guillermo del Toro, Coffin Joe, Lars von Trier, and Jan Svankmeyer.  

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Topics and movies discussed:

Horror

Home video

Video Visions of Storrs, CT

Candyman

In the Mouth of Madness

Scream

Buster Keaton

Orson Welles

Herschel Gordon Lewis

Videotape

Super Bowl II

Vestron Video.

Lightning Video.

Vidmark Entertainment

Magnum Entertainment

New World Video

Troma Entertainment

Wizard Video

Gorgon Video

Screamers (1981)

Blood and Black Lace

Tombs of the Blind Dead

Rosemary's Baby

Bloodsucking Freaks

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Jaws

The Exorcist

The Omen

Dawn of the Dead

Susperia

Halloween

Phantasm

Alien

The Thing

An American Werewolf in London

Friday the 13th

Poltergeist

The Shining

Nightmare on Elm Street

The Last Movie

Out of the Blue

Dementia 13

Dark Star

Deathdream

Deadly Blessing

Darios Argento's World of Horror

Season of the Witch

The Crazies

Document of the Dead

Point Blanks

Cronos

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Tetsuo: Body Hammer

Bad Taste

Dead-Alive

The Untold Story

Jan Svankmeyer's Alice

Onibaba

Hausu

At Midnight, I'll Take Your Soul

Coffin Joe

The Changeling

Eat My Dust

Vanishing Point

Two Lane Blacktop

Funny Car Summer

Fast Company

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#homevideo

The gates have been stormed at the H4H compound!

And the result is our first Wretched Round Table, a discussion between four listeners and myself!

Listen in as Dan Strauss, Doug Lipski, Kris Zimmerman, and Timothy Gruscinski share their passions and their stories around the "First Kiss" and more.

We talk about horror in movies and in culture, and our own personal connection to the art form.

This show has always been about starting conversations around horror and I'm honored that I was able to spend some time talking with some folks who share my love affair with all things horror-related.

Stay Hellbent!

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"Wretched Roundtable" Movie List

Dead-Alive (1992)

Hellraiser Franchise (1987-2017)

Suspiria (1977)

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998)

Sleep Tight (2011)

We Are What We Are (2010)

The Walking Dead Series (2010-2017)

People Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1973)

Deathdream (1974)

Black Christmas (1975)

Porky's (1982)

A Christmas Story (1983)

Nightbreed (1990)

Burnt Offerings (1976)

Last House on Dead End Street (1977)

Friday the 13th (1980)

Last House on the Left (1972)

Maniac (1980)

Psycho (1960)

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

The Dark Crystal (1982)

The Last Unicorn (1982)

Charade (1963)

Alien (1979)

Jaws (1975)

Super8 (2011)

Coraline (2009)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

The Descent (2005)

Martyrs (2008)

The Thing (1982)

American Werewolf in London (1981)

The Fly (1986)

The Howling (1981)

Poltergeist (1982)

Gremlins (1984)

Banshee Chapter (2013)

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Paranormal Activity (2007)

Army of Darkness (1992)

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Bay of Blood (1971)

Irreversible (2002)

Inside (2007)

The Devil's Rejects (2005)

Alien Resurrection (1997)

The Shining (1980)

The Shining -TV miniseries (1997)

Salem's Lot (1979)

Jerusalem's Lot (2004)

Masters of Horror (2005-2007)

Neon Demon (2016)

Starry Eyes (2014)

Valhalla Rising (2009)

Under the Shadow (2016)

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

The Invitation (2015)

Hush (2016)

Oculus (2013)

The Wailing (2016)

The Host (2006)

The Blackcoat's Daughter/February (2015 -unreleased as of yet)

The Witch (2015)

The Monster (2016)

The Strangers (2008)

They (2002)

Funny Games (2007)

Funny Games (1997)

The Vanishing/ Spoorloos (1988)

The Vanishing (1993)

In Fear (2013)

In this month of Thanksgiving when, in America, we feast...

I'm thinking about things that feast on us. 

The fear of being eaten is primal, and dates back to our caveman days when we were on the menu for all the big predators. 

And it's been a mainstay of horror for ages.  The Blob, The Fly (both the original and the David Cronenberg remake), and countless other movies and books deal with the primal fear of being eaten by an unknown monster. 

So, in this episode I talk about some movies and books that give their own unique and horrible answers to the age old question...

"What's eating you?"

Some are classics, some are cult classics, and some are satires. 

All of them will creep you out.  

I hope you enjoy them.

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Movies/Books Discussed:

#Alien (1979)

#Parasite-3D (1982)

#Contamination: Alien on Earth, A.K.A. Toxic Spawn (1980)

#Inseminoid A.K.A . Horror Planet (1980)

#The Intruder Within (1981)

#John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)

#The Fly (1958)

#The Fly (1986)

#The Blob (1958)

#The Colour Out of Space (book) (1927)

#Night of the Living Dead (1968)

#Splinter (2008)

#The Ruins (book) (2008)

#Street Trash (1987)

#The H-Man (1958)

#The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

#Slime City (1988)

#Bio Melt (book) 2013

#Body Melt (1993)

#The Stuff (1985)

Topics:

#Crohn's Disease

#Thermotaxis

#Ophiocordyceps unilateralis

Some horrors are all too real, and we're powerless to stop them. 

Being bested by a one-celled organism can really put a person in his or her place.

  In this episode I talk about REAL body horror, specifically the horror of outbreaks of illness. 

Epidemics.  Pandemics.  They've been the topic of good and bad horror alike.  I'm fascinated by the microscopic world, and that these tiny creatures outnumber me, you, all of us. 

They were here before us, and they'll be here long after we're gone.  It's their world.  And they're much more powerful than us.  In the beginning of the flu season, let's talk about outbreaks of illness, and the horror they can provide. 

Stephen King just hit the tip of the iceberg in The Stand.

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Topics Discussed:

#horror

#bodyhorror

#horrorpodcasts

#TheStand

#StephenKing

#Contagion

#influenza

#Smallpox

#SpanishFlu

#Ebola

#MRSA