Hellbent for Horror

The woods are nature at its most feral. The deep, dark forest is the original home of the boogeyman, long before there were dark closets and basements and that space under your bed.

The Folk Horror subgenre has gained a new audience as more young filmmakers exploit the fine line between the natural and the supernatural...and openly ask if there's a line at all. 

In honor of Kier-La Janisse's fantastic and masterful documentary, "WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR", I welcome writer/producer/author/editor/and horror journalist, KAT ELLINGER (Editor-in-Chief of Diabolique Magazine) to discuss Folk Horror, the history of Heathenism in England, and several other obsessions!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered: 

Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched (2020)

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

The Owl Service (1969)

Fingerbobs (1972)

The Moon and the Sledgehammer (1971)

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Onibaba (1964)

The Craft (1996)

The Company of Wolves (1984)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

Summer isn't over yet!

And neither is my discussion of the passion of fandom and how it makes us do crazy things for what we love!

In this episode, I talk with Joe Gaudin and Matt Masters, the owners of the Skyline Drive-in in Shelbyville, Indiana about how they took a dying drive-in and turned it into a movie-lovers paradise!

They specialize in a two-day Dusk-To-Dawn Show of horror movies, and gourmet food to die for!

I hope you enjoy the show!

This is the "official" 100th episode of Hellbent for Horror! 

In this episode, I want to discuss PASSION, the driving force behind creativity, and the mad devotion to movies, art, and pop culture we call fandom. 

Fandom can make us seem crazy, but that mad passion can change lives, and I discuss the amazing story of the resurrection of The Mahoning Drive-In and the way their passion for movies enchanted a worldwide community.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Bela Lugosi got it right all those years ago when he said that it was women who truly love horror.

My guests, The Spinsters of Horror, prove it with every episode of I Spit on Your Podcast, one of the sharpest, passionate, and fun shows around.

Join us in a deep-dive geek conversation as we discuss dozens of topics including horror in pop culture, heavy metal, folk horror, taboo terrors, paganism, feminism, fetishes, "comfort horror movies", and why horror does not deserve your shame!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Covered:

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

The Exorcist (1973)

Candyman (1992)

Midsommar (2019)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Monster Squad (1987)

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

Psycho Goreman (2020)

Phantasm 2 (1988)

Trauma (2017)

The Untold Story (1993)

Hostel (2005)

Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006)

The Bunny Game (2011)

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

Calibre (2018)

The Wicker man (1973)

Hagazussa (2017)

Without Name (2016)

The Hallow (2015)

Stake Land (2010)

The Void (2016)

Bug (2006)

Bit (2019)

R.L. Stine's CHEERLEADER BOOK Series

Deserts are the natural world at its most supernatural. They are dangerous and merciless reminders that everything, including civilization, is temporary. Deserts remind us that we are one worldwide crisis away from entropy.

A perfect location for horror movies!

Join me as I discuss desert horror movies, the way they speak to our social anxieties, and I recount my own drive through the Mojave Desert to visit Death Valley!

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies:

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

The Objective (2008)

Dust Devil (1992)

Wolf Creek (2005)

The Hitcher (1986)

Wake in Fright (1971)

My book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy on sale NOW!

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Just when you thought all the celebration is over, H4H finds one last present hidden under the sofa!

The Annual (although late) Christmas Ghost Story!

Actually, it's more like it got kicked under the sofa by the amazing amount of chaos that this past year brought. 

This year we are offering you William Hope Hodgson's THE DERELICT to chill your bones! It's a creepy story about the unknown dangers of the open sea and I think you'll realize how this story might have influenced the works of H.P. Lovecraft!

This was recorded in December of 2020 but was unfortunately delayed over technical issues. We are happy to present it in its entirety.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Halloween is a state of mind.

We survived the weirdness of Halloween 2020 and now we're in the final stretches of the Year the Wouldn't Die.

I think we all deserve a little more Halloween this year, so H4H is doing a Horror Double Feature with two podcasts of extended conversations with horror enthusiasts and creators!

Part One is a fly-on-the-wall conversation between Jon Kitley (Kitley's Krypt, Discover the Horror: One Man's 50-Year Quest for Monsters, Maniacs, and the Meaning of it All), Bryan Martinez (Film Deviant, The Giallo Room), and S.A. Bradley. 

What started out as a Facebook Live conversation took on a life of its own as we delve into what movies still scare us, opinions on horror and popular culture, and real-life horror (and how we deal with it). This is as close to a late-night talk after the convention closes as you can get. 

I hope you enjoy the conversation, and you get the feel of why we champion finding our horror tribe at conventions. 

Technical note: this originated as a Facebook Live recording and because of that, the audio isn't at the highest quality.

Jon Kitley:

Kitley's Krypt

His book: Discover the Horror: One Man's 50-Year Quest for Monsters, Maniacs and the Meaning of It All

Bryan Martinez:

The Giallo Room

Film Deviant

My book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy on sale NOW!

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In the world of genre and fandom, the universal currency is passion. Fans of different genres normally would not mix, but there are areas of overlap, LIKE a GENRE VENN DIAGRAM. Join me and H4H producer, Lisa Gorski, as we discuss the overlap between two of the most passionate fandoms, HORROR AND SCIENCE FICTION. (shock: Lisa is NOT a horror fan!)  #horror #scifi #lovecraftcountry #sayhorror #alien #thething #TheExpanse #TheRitual

Movies, Books, and Artists Discussed:

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Satan's Triangle (1975)

The Night Stalker (1975)

Star Trek TV Series (1966)

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (2006)

"The Passage" by Justin Cronin (2010)

"V Wars" by Jonathan Maberry (2012)

Alien (1979)

Aliens (1986)

Alien 3 (1992)

"Autonomous" and "The Future of Another Timeline" by Annalee Newitz

"All the Birds in the Sky" and "The City in the Middle of the Night" by Charlie Jane Anders

"A Closed and Common Orbit" and "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers

Robert A. Heinlein

Ray Bradbury

Star Wars (1977)

Jaws (1975)

"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)

Splice (2009)

Star Trek (2009)

1. C. Fontana

Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Contagion (2011)

Robert Oppenheimer

They Live (1988)

John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)

Insidious (2010)

The Conjuring (2013)

The Ritual (2017)

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) (1997-2003)

The X-Files (TV) (1993-1998)

Supernatural (TV) (2005-2020)

The Mercy Thompson book series by Patricia Briggs

The Iron Druid Book Series by Kevin Hearne

The Harry Dresden book series by Jim Butcher

The Expanse (TV) (2015-)

The Blob (1958)

Lovecraft Country (TV) (2020)

Edgar Rice Burroughs

H.P. Lovecraft

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemesin

The Lady Astronaut book series by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Expanse book series by James S. A. Corey

My book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy on sale NOW!

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2020 is the 100-year anniversary of 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari', the German Expressionism film that created the visual and thematic template for the modern horror movie.

And I think it is very fitting that three films up for Best Picture at the Academy Awards this year were horror films in disguise.

Join me as I show how three very different films carry the Caligari DNA and continue to expand the language of the modern horror film.

I hope you enjoy the show!

Movies Discussed:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Get Out (2017)

Combat Shock (1984)

Joker (2019)

The Dark Knight (2008)

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Taxi Driver (1976)

The King of Comedy (1982)

Easy Rider (1969)

1917 (2019)

Black Hawk Down (2001)

Come and See (1985)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

Parasite (2019)

The Funeral (1984)

Audition (1999)

Sleep Tight (2011)

US (2019)

My book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy on sale NOW!

https://hellbentforhorror.com/book/

Want to read a chapter for free? Subscribe to my newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2x8cdds

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If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes or Google Play.  It really helps.   

You can keep up with Hellbent for Horror on iTunes @iTunesPodcasts  

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