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World of Horror with Mom & MacEDEN LAKE & THE RITUAL: Episode 159: Forest HorrorSend us a textWoHos!Mac and I are back to talk all things "Forest Horror" with two Englsih horror films: EDEN LAKE from 2008 and THE RITUAL from 2017.The Internet describes EDEN LAKE as "A young couple on a romantic weekend break at a remote lakehouse, are terrorised by a group of vicious delinquents".The Internet describes THE RITUAL as "Reuniting after the tragic death of their friend, four college pals set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness. A wrong turn leads them into the mysterious forests of Norse legend...2025-04-111h 36
World of Horror with Mom & MacHERETIC: Bonus Quinnisode 156: Oh, Man (-splain Overload)!Send us a textQ-Balls!WoHos!This week we discuss HERETIC, which is half a good movie, anyway.From IMDb: Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man....but what a CHARMING man!We loved the first part, but the second part enraged Quinn and turned Christina right off.We're not sure what we will cover next, but it will be fun whatever it is!!Thanks for all your support. It Means the...2025-02-281h 22World of Horror with Mom & MacEXHUMA: Special K-Horror Episode 154: Dig It!Send us a textWoHos!Mom's pick for K-Horror this time is EXHUMA, the wildly successful film from last year.From IMDb: The process of excavating an ominous grave unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath.Mom & Mac Chat:Rounding down, rounding up, how pets measure the importance of things, Mac's noisy body, finding the activities that feel good, having things explained in a way we can hear, Mac's words of wisdom.Coming up on the main show: Mac's next J-Horror pick: KURONEKO.To finish our series, we...2025-01-241h 20
World of Horror with Mom & MacLADY IN A CAGE: Bonus Quinnisode 153: Release Me From Your Kindness!Send us a textQ-Balls!I finally got Quinn to watch LADY IN A CAGE with me and we had a nice ramble about it!From Wikipedia:Lady in a Cage is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Walter Grauman, written and produced by Luther Davis, and starring Olivia de Havilland and James Caan. The film was released by Paramount Pictures.In Christina & Quinn chat, we talk about now wanting to go back for Spring semester, Robert Eggers, smelling snow, and trying to cancel subscription services. As a follow...2025-01-091h 26World of Horror with Mom & MacHELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II: Episode 152: Special Bonus with Chrissy ChampagneSend us a textWoHos!Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast makes her triumphant return to the podcast with a film that Means the World of Horror™ to her: HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II!!To be honest, the movie discussion sprouted many tangents--too many to count--but we reveled in the batshitedness that is this cult classic from 1987.Chrissy was last with us to discuss CHOPPING MALL on Episode 136.Mac and I discussed SLASHER S4 on Eps 54 & 56.Please go subscribe to Chrissy's podcastNext up...2024-12-311h 06World of Horror with Mom & MacONIBABA: Episode 151: Special J-Horror Bonus Episode: I'm Not a Demon! I'm a Human Being!Send us a textWoHos!This was an episode that took forever to record and forever and a day to get released, but it is finally here!Mac chose ONIBABA from 1964 for his first J-Horror film. for our "Fall" series (which will now be a Winter series). If you haven't had a chance to see this Kaneto Shindo classic, do yourself a favor!In Mom & Mac chat (from early November), we discuss:Sweating, vacuum attachments, exercising regularly, going to the doctor while trans, going to the doctor while an Onibaba...2024-12-131h 06World of Horror with Mom & MacTHE HOUSEMAID (1960): Episode 150: Special K-Horror Ep: Bitch, What Do You Want?Send us a textWoHos!We recorded this a few months back and then both had some life stuff come up, but we hope it is worth the wait!This film is a classic domestic melodrama that has inspired Bong Joon-ho, among others, and is one batshit crazy ride.From IMDb: A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for. (Composer??? That's overstating it a little bit--Mac & me)This film has everything. It's a cautionary tale, a cinematographic masterpiece, high...2024-11-231h 41
World of Horror with Mom & MacHEREDITARY: Episode 149: Quinn Can't Breathe Bonus Quinnisode with Quinn McLaughlinSend us a textWell, Q-Balls and WoHos, I finally did it! I got Quinn to talk with me about HEREDITARY, a film that scared her to her very bones!!I hope you enjoy this episode. We sure had fun making it!Next up on the Quinnisode: LADY IN A CAGE!Chrissy Champagne joins Mac and me to discuss HELLO MARY LOU PROM NIGHT II on the next guest pod and on the main show, Mac and I will kick off our J-Horror and K-horror series with ONIBABA and THE HOUSEGUEST...2024-11-081h 18World of Horror with Mom & MacX, PEARL, & MAXXXINE: Episode 145: F*ckin' Horror with Comfort Films PodcastSend us a textWoHos!John and Georgia Macey from Comfort Films Podcast came by to discuss Ti West's X Trilogy. We all nerded out talking about the three films as well as televangelists, doppelgangers, pandemics, and acting.***A warning to those who have not seen MAXXXINE, we do spoil a lot of it, along with X and PEARL***Typical disclaimers for language which may not be suitable for all ears.Go check out Georgia and John on their brilliant podcast, Comfort Films. They go deep and it is...2024-08-092h 11World of Horror with Mom & MacWHEN EVIL LURKS: Episode 143: If Gluttony & Sloth Had a Baby: Grim AF Films, Part 2Send us a textWoHos!Here is our Grim AF Part 2 pick: WHEN EVIL LURKS from Argentina. Mom & Mac Chat:Mac goes to see Megan Thee StallionWe hate firecrackers and fireworksMac's harrowing journeyThe nicest towing man doing itGo see Meg with your friends...And always pay for premium parking15:14: Mac talks WHEN EVIL LURKSComing up on the podcast:A bonus ep with Stefan MacDonald-Labelle who discusses one of his blind spots--RACE WITH THE DEVIL, and one of mine: JAWS 2. A...2024-07-181h 28
World of Horror with Mom & MacThe Jesse Plemons Appreciation Society: Episode 142: The Plemisode with Quinn McLaughlinSend us a textQ-Balls,Quinn is back to talk with me about a couple to things we enjoy Jesse Plemons in: GAME NIGHT, THE USS CALLISTER, and FARGO, Season 2.Quinn is in Michigan hanging out at the Senior Center now that she has found her new car.Christina has a new website you should check out and buy things from: gsoglassworks.com. She is enjoying making art and dreading going back to work.GAME NIGHT, from 2018: Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when...2024-07-131h 06World of Horror with Mom & MacBRAZIL: Episode 141: In My Dreams I Love You: Grim AF Films, Part 1Send us a textWoHos!This film is one of the ones who made me (Mom/Christina), but Mac really loves it, so this is a huge win for me. Hope you like our talk. We spoke so much, we decided to release this ep on its own so we could release out Part 2 with WHEN EVIL LURKS separately.Conversation detours include: Preference for audiobooks, Mom's making art (check out gsoglassworks.com)! My Eye Doctor, Mac doesn't know about rollerball typewriters, connections to The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Double plus chemical peels, Office...2024-07-041h 29
World of Horror with Mom & MacTHE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: Bonus Episode 137 with Quinn McLaughlinSend us a textWoHos! Q-Balls!Ms. Q is back to talk with me about how her Introduction to Film students reacted to this film. It was nice to revisit this classic and we had a nice ramble about their perceptive insights.We also are such fans of Brooke Smith and Ted Levine as well as Jonathan Demme's direction and Tak Fujimoto's cinematography.We also talk about the minor car accident Quinn was in (she's fine), the difference between Quinn's and my brain, the TV show my dead mom would have...2024-06-021h 17World of Horror with Mom & MacJACOB's LADDER (1990) & THE BABADOOK: Episode 130: Movies about Mental IllnessSend us a textWoHos!This week Mac & I discussed two movies about mental illness: JACOB's LADDER from the US and THE BABADOOK from Australia.Mac was too smart for JACOB's LADDER, but he did think it was beautiful. Mom was profoundly wrecked by THE BABADOOK.Next time, we are back to slashers with THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE from the US & FLASHBACK from Germany.Thanks for all your support! Please tell all your friends all about us!We love you, WoHos and DON'T go into the basement!!2024-03-232h 28World of Horror with Mom & MacDEEP RED & CHILD'S PLAY (1988): Episode 127: Creepy DollsSend us a textWoHos!!This week we look at two classic* movies featuring creepy dolls: DEEP RED from Italy & CHILD's PLAY (1988) from the US.Was the Mac Effect (where Mac makes Mom like a movie less after the conversation) in effect, or was it the Mom Effect this time? *Mac may disagree with this classification!Next time, we discuss Coming of Age Films with THE INNOCENTS from Norway and THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER from the US. Gerry Entriken: WoHo Outro ThemeSupport the s...2024-02-092h 08World of Horror with Mom & Mac2023 Retrospective: Episode 125: Mac's Special PowerSend us a textWoHos!What a year it has been for us at WoHo Central!We produced 30 shows this year, and Mac and I hosted 22. This episode we look back, evaluate, reevaluate, and reconsider what we enjoyed and did not enjoy last year.Mom's memory being what it is, here are some things discussed on the pod, plus the whole catalog of movies from 2023.From our hearts to yours, we hope you had a wonderful year and we look forward to another one with you. We love you and DON'T go...2023-12-311h 02World of Horror with Mom & MacSHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE & RIGOR MORTIS: Episode 124: To Live is to Suffer, Bro: VampiresSend us a textWoHos!For the last main show of 2023, we look at two movies about vampires: SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE from the US and RIGOR MORTIS from Hong Kong.Mom & Mac Chat: Names that drive up the wall, kids today, being too attached to our phone. Also, Mom is (Internet) autistic.Mac liked SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE a whole lot because of the performances. Mom liked RIGOR MORTIS a lot because of the cool fight scenes and some of the folklore, confusing as it was.Next time...2023-12-181h 56World of Horror with Mom & MacVIDEODROME: Episode 123 with Special Guest Stefan MacDonald: Now Go Do a Shooting!Send us a textWoHos!If you've ever wanted to know what would happen when you get three ADD brains together to discuss a 40-year-old Cronenberg classic, you have come to the right place!Stefan MacDonald joined Mac and me to discuss a movie close to all of our hearts: VIDEODROME!We had a lovely ramble, and I hope you enjoy it!Even though I am sober, you can make a fun drinking game out of how many times I say. "I didn't understand ______ / "I was a little confused...2023-12-0959 minWorld of Horror with Mom & MacPOLTERGEIST (1982) & THE OTHERS: Mom's Picks: Ghosts: They're Here!Send us a textWoHos!This week we looked at two movies related to Ghosts: POLTERGEIST (1982) & THE OTHERS.POLTERGEIST deals with the sins of capitalism and consumerism in the guise of some disruptove ghosties. Mac enjoyed this more than I did. I felt super sad at the depiction of the teenage daughter as an object of sexual attention and nothing much else.Strong performances by JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Zelda Rubenstein, and Craig T. Nelson together with the gnarly practical effects are enough to recommend this film for both of us. We give...2023-11-112h 18World of Horror with Mom & MacWENDELL & WILD and THE UNICORN WARS: Mac's Picks: Animated Films: Episode 119: Evil, Jr.Send us a textWoHos!Mac's picks this week involve animated horror. We reviewed WENDELL & WILD from the US and UNICORN WARS from Spain & France.Both deal with deep emotional issues and neither are appropriate for young children. Mac wonders if UNICORN WARS is appropriate for some adults!Next time we are looking at movies involving haunted houses. We will be looking at THE OTHERS from Spain & POLTERGEIST 1982 from the US. Gerry Entriken: WoHo Outro ThemeSupport the show2023-10-212h 10World of Horror with Mom & MacROAD GAMES: World of Foundational Horror™ Special Ep 118 with Stefan MacDonaldSend us a textWoHos!Oh, what a fun film this is! This week Stefan MacDonald of Terminal Burrower Films and Drag Mitch to Hell joins me to discuss this mutual fave.Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis in Australia hunting a serial killer in an 18-wheeler? Yes, Please! Throw in a good boy doing a serviceable dingo impression and some sweet suspense, and you've got yourself a good time.Have you seen ROADGAMES? Why is it written that way? How cute are Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Cutis??...2023-10-0557 minWorld of Horror with Mom & MacTHE EXORCIST & THE WAILING: Episode 113: Mom's Picks: Possession: Believe Women!Send us a textWoHos!This week we look at two horror classics about possession: THE EXORCIST from the US & THE WAILING from South Korea.We like this pairing because we find divergence in parenting and the nature of the devil depicted in each.In Mom & Mac chat, we talk about Mac's cat pooping, Mom half remembering Vonnegut, Mom overriding her social anxiety, tricks we use to trick our brains, what to do when we hear things we can[t explain in the house, cat ghosts, the motivation of ghosts, our mutual l...2023-07-292h 26