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The Rants MacabreEp 166: Scream, Queen!Closing out PRIDE month we talk about current events and the documentary 'Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street' (2019). Star Mark Patton tells the story of the making NOES2, and its impact on his life.
The 4 track EP of horror music for horror fans is at https://darrenty.bandcamp.com/
Check out Joshua Tonks' reviews and follow (www.instagram.com/joshuatonks) and www.gaylydreadful.com for "Your one stop shop for all things gay and dreadful."2020-06-2942 minThe Rants MacabreEp 165: 90s Teen Horror Part 2We're going back to the days of our youth, with Part 2 of our 90s Teen Horror. We further explore the teensploitation of the MTV-WB era. We explore Jamie Blanks' star-packed Urban Legend (1998), and the Miramax produced, Kevin Williamson penned, directed by Robert Rodriguez, Breakfast Club vs Alien invasion movie, THE FACULTY (1998).
If you want to dive even deeper into 90s horror, check out Alexandra West (@ScareAlex) and her book The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula. She's also cohost of The Faculty of Horror podcast.
Don't forget to check...2020-06-011h 14The Rants MacabreEp 164: 90s Teen Horror Part 1Mindy and Darren look back at their formative years in Part 1 of 90s Teen Horror. They examine the WB and the wave that brought us star-driven horror movies with Sarah Michelle Gellar and the Dawson's Creek gang. In this episode we discuss the 1998 ADWEEK article, THE BOOM TUBE, and I Know What you Did Last Summer.
If you want to dive even deeper into 90s horror, check out Alexandra West (@ScareAlex) and her book The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula. She's also cohost of The Faculty of Horror.2020-05-181h 02The Rants MacabreEp 163: Baba YagaOur fascination with witches takes us to the original tale of the Baba Yaga. Many things to many people, the legend of Baba Yaga has found a home throughout pop culture and classical music. Mindy guides us through Pictures at an Exhibition 9A; Baba Yaga by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881).
References: Identifying Impressions of Baba Yaga: Navigating the Uses of Attachment and Wonder on Soviet and American Television by Megan Armknecht, Jill Terry Rudy, Sibelan Forrester. + Who’s Afraid of Baba Yaga? A Reading of Ageing From the Gender Perspective by MARIJA GEIGER ZEMAN and ZDENKO ZEMAN2020-05-111h 10The Rants MacabreEp 162: We're Back!We're back for some news, updates and to share a curating challenge. On Facebook, Marknado Lehew asked what 5 movies would you recommend to a horror newbie to get them hooked on the genre. We've risen to the challenge to talk horror indoctrination.
Next week we'll be back with a full episode on Baba Yaga.
Plus, Darren's new EP is up at our website, therantsmacabre.com2020-05-0444 minThe Rants MacabreEp 161: Curse of the Werewolves Part 2We return to our deep dive into lycanthrope lore and popular culture in this Part 2 of Curse of the Werewolves. Darren and Mindy dig in to some historical accounts of monsters, murderers, and medical anomalies. In our coverage, we review two modern werewolf classics, Neil Marshall's DOG SOLDIERS, and Joe Dante's THE HOWLING.
Our music is back up for sale at BandCamp https://darrenty.bandcamp.com/album/apophenia - Check out our song "When I" where Mindy sings lead!2019-09-151h 00The Rants MacabreEp 160: Curse of the Werewolves Part 1In Part 1 of our series on werewolves, we explore the history of werewolf lore and it's grand entrance into popular culture with the Universal classic, The Wolf Man (1941).
We have a new home on BandCamp here https://darrenty.bandcamp.com/album/apophenia with more music to come.
And you can access our additional library at https://www.patreon.com/rantsmacabre2019-08-2651 minThe Rants MacabreEp 159: Ancient AliensBefore we wrap up our summer break, we're checking in with a fun chat about... Ancient Aliens and Bob Lazar. Joining us is Jaxon, Mindy's husband (and baby Syd in the background) and Ancient Aliens fan. We talk about the documentary Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers (2018), and compare notes with the ancient astronaut theorist.2019-07-291h 00The Rants MacabreEp 158: Black Horror Part 2For our part 2 of our series on Black Horror we rejoin our conversation with Kristina Leath-Malin. We discuss black and French Horror, as well as Kristina's MFG short film "One For The Road", her Stephen King Dollar Baby with 90% Female cast and crew.
You can find Kristina's documentary project My Final Girl: Black Women in American Horror at https://myfinalgirl.com/ You can find Kristina’s video work and podcast here: https://vimeo.com/plzwatch And her writing on film here: http://KLMBrooklyn.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/klmbrooklyn2019-05-3121 minThe Rants MacabreEp 157: Black Horror-Part 1For Part 1 of our long-awaited conversation on Black Horror we are joined by Kristina Leath-Malin. As an academic, filmmaker and feminist horror scholar, Kristina's MA on French Horror and the "New Wave Extremity" culminated with her thesis-turned-published book Objectification repackaged: The Women of 21st Century French Horror. Her current work at https://myfinalgirl.com/ and documentary project My Final Girl: Black Women in American Horror includes a web/podcast series, video work, and an internet database dedicated to exploring the positioning and representation of Black Women in American Horror Films. Together we discuss the documentary Horror Noire (on...2019-04-2239 minThe Rants MacabreEp 156: The Black DeathWelcoming spring with a touch of death.
*OK, seriously, we'll be back for two episodes this April to talk Black Horror, and we'll be joined by a special guest. See you all soon!2019-03-3156 minThe Rants MacabreEp 155: Lunch Hour Reviews Ted Bundy TapesWe take to the mics to chat and catch up. Talking future show planning and doing some nerding out over Jordan Peele's projects.2019-03-0138 minThe Rants MacabreBonus Episode: GET OUT from PatreonHey listeners! While we prep for coming episodes and take some time to breathe, we're sharing this exclusive Patreon episode. We're excited for Jordan Peele's 'US' coming out March 21 and thought it would be fun to offer up this installment about Peele's directorial debut 'GET OUT'.
And a HUGE thank you to our Patreon patrons who made this episode possible. You're the best!
We've got some things in the works, so you'll get an update episode before February is out.2019-02-2534 minThe Rants MacabreEp 154: Bird Box and A Quiet PlaceHappy New Year! One at a time we're engaging the senses in analyzing Netflix's new Bird Box and A Quiet Place. We compare Sandra Bullock's see-no-evil, blind apocalypse with John Krasinski's hear-no-evil silent nightmare world.2019-01-211h 29The Rants MacabreEp 153: The Haunting of Hill House-Part 2We return to finish Mike Flanagan's Netflix & Amblin Entertainment-produced The Haunting of Hill House. We finish out talking about Christmas music and traditions.2018-12-2356 minThe Rants MacabreEp 152: The Haunting of Hill House-Part 1This week we take our first steps into The Haunting of Hill House. Before celebrating Mike Flanagan's Netflix miniseries we make a stop at the first feature film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's classic, 1963's The Haunting. (We agreed that Robert Wise could have used some ghosts in his haunting movie.)2018-12-181h 02The Rants MacabreEp 151: Sean M. Thompson and Session 9Happy Halloween! We welcome back podcaster (Miskatonic Musings!) and author of Farmington Correctional, Sean M. Thompson. We talk about his books, mental illness, sleepwalking, and dive into Brad Anderson's low budget gem, Session 9.
Here is Sean's Amazon page where you can find a lot of his work.2018-10-291h 17The Rants MacabreEp 150: Apocalypticism!To celebrate our 150th episode we're celebrating the end of the world! We talk Apocalypticism, the study of doomsdays across different cultures and theologies. Having some fun with the idea, we focus on three end of the world comedies, Edgar Wright's The World's End, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg's This is the End, with The Happening in between. For M. Night Shyamalan's Mark Wahlberg-helmed disaster we recorded our audio commentary and edited it down to the best parts for your listening pleasure.2018-09-301h 35The Rants MacabreEp 149: Clip Show!After three years of podcasting we've amassed quite a collection of sketches and bonus content. So while we approach our 150th episode, we're having a look back and doing our very first Clip Show!
https://www.patreon.com/rantsmacabre2018-08-301h 02The Rants MacabreEp 148: The StaircaseWe take a look at the Netflix true-crime docuseries "The Staircase". Leaving spoilers for the second half of this episode, we take a deep dive into Kathleen Peterson's mysterious death and the court case surrounding Michael Peterson. Exploring the docuseries and beyond, we offer some armchair sleuthing as well as other sources for the listener to explore the case.2018-08-011h 15The Rants MacabreEp 147: Torture Porn!Long overdue, we take on Torture Porn and analyze it's place in modern culture. Comparing notes and how they've aged, we talk James Wan and Leigh Whannell's SAW (2004), and Eli Roth's Hostel (2005).2018-06-291h 19The Rants MacabreEp 146: The Sounds of Horror-Part TwoWe're back talking about music in our favorite (and classic) horror movies. We analyze a few classics and talk about their production. Mindy talks theory, influences and how Bernard Herrmann is the Bach of movie composers. Check out Werewolves in Siberia here: https://werewolvesinsiberia.bandcamp.com/2018-05-311h 09The Rants MacabreEp 145: The Sounds of Horror-Part OneIn our first part of our Sounds of Horror series we're talking about movie music. John Carpenter is back to score Halloween, and records and CDs are outselling music downloads, so it's a great time to talk about movie scores.
We talk about some favorite director/musician combinations and the origins of putting music to film.2018-04-3039 minThe Rants MacabreEp 144: Save Horror MadnessWe assemble our Save Horror Madness brackets for our annual contest with Women in Caskets, Miskatonic Musings, and Tab & Jacob of Test Pattern. We tried to mix horror favorites with good sense, and some coin flipping. Have a look--have a listen--vote yourself on Twitter and Facebook and wish us luck!
Get your brackets at https://www.savehorror.com/madness2018-03-171h 01
The Rants MacabreEp 143: Alien Friends or UF-FoesWith our eyes on the sky we explore the field of UFOs—talking old and new declassified material and phenomena. To close out, we talk two classic alien abduction movies: Communion (1989) and Fire in the Sky (1993). And the history of probings!2018-02-261h 36The Rants MacabreEp 142: Cop Shock!When evil meets the law, we bring you stories of police and the darkness. Starting with Scott Derrickson's exorcist cop thriller, Deliver Us From Evil (2014), the 80s classic Maniac Cop (1988), and the wildly under-appreciated Fallen (1998) with Denzel Washington.2018-01-221h 18The Rants MacabreEp 141: The Horror of RemakesJoined by our good friend and fellow horror fan, Tony (@flirtaciousboi), we cover a provocative cross section of mid-2000s horror remakes. Starting with Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), then Jaume Collet-Serra's House of Wax (2005), and finish out with Alexandre Aja's extreme take on The Hills Have Eyes (2006).2018-01-151h 48
The Rants MacabreEp 140: Better Watch OutHappy Holidays and Merry Christmas! Checking in with a new Christmas classic, we cover this year's Better Watch Out. Directed by (honorary Australian) Chris Peckover and written by Peckover and Zack Kahn. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, with supporting cast Patrick Warburton & Virginia Madsen.
Here's a link to the Home Alone clips... with blood.2017-12-1833 minThe Rants MacabreEp 139: M Night Shyamalan & The Twilight ZoneCovering a classic (The Sixth Sense) and a resurgent peak (Split), we talk M.Night Shyamalan films and compare a few episodes of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone that might deserve some of that credit. #Shyamalaned!2017-12-041h 17The Rants MacabreEp 138: Play Gerald's Game with Miskatonic MusingsSean and Charles from Miskatonic Musings join us for a round of Gerald's Game(2017). Mike Flanagan (HUSH, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Oculus, etc.) directed the hell out of Stephen King's claustrophobic tale of bondage gone wrong starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, and Carel Struycken.
Check the boys out at @MiskatonicPod and their iTunes Page, and hub. Sean has writing you can find at his webpage and on Amazon here.2017-10-231h 03The Rants MacabreEp 137: Haunted Houses Part 2-The ShiningIn our visit through Haunted Houses, we arrive at The Overlook Hotel, the site of Stephen King's The Shining. Adapted by Diane Johnson and Stanley Kubrick, the 1980 film starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall is a different animal entirely. We talk shared brilliance and wild differences.2017-10-0952 minThe Rants MacabreEp 136: Haunted Houses Part 1When a home is so much more, we explore the theme of Haunted Houses in this Part 1 with Stuart Rosenberg's THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) and the 2006 animated MONSTER HOUSE.2017-09-3051 minThe Rants MacabreEp 135: Rants Macabre's Top 25It's finally here! We put our heads together, debated and negotiated to arrive at our official Top 25 Horror Movies. Also joining us people of the New York Horror Meetup to share their favorites and best of the genre. Do check us out at https://www.meetup.com/nychorror/2017-08-281h 01
The Rants MacabreEp 134: Buffy The Vampire Slayer!Mindy guides Darren down the rabbit hole of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. We get some insight into Mindy's 90s fashion icon, Sarah Michelle Gellar. And Joss Whedon Joss Whedon Joss Whedon.2017-07-3148 minThe Rants MacabreEp 133: X-Files FavoritesIt's about time we covered The X-Files. We show some appreciation to the great writers and directors behind classic episodes and talk our favorites FIREWALKER, WAR of the COPROPHAGES, KADDISH, and DETOUR.
WARNING: There's an audio issue for the first half, but it's back to normal at the 39 minute mark.2017-07-241h 15
The Rants MacabreEp 132: LHR The Conjuring 2We're back from our deep dive into J Horror (thanks again, Charles!) for a review of The Conjuring 2. We've got mixed feelings about James Wan's (of Saw, Insidious, and Furious 7 fame) return to the adventures of Ed & Lorraine Warren. This time they investigate the famous Enfield Haunting.2017-07-1737 minThe Rants MacabreEp 131: J-Horror Part 3Mindy & Darren invite special guest Charles from Miskatonic Musings to share his kaiju knowledge for the last installment of their J-Horror series. The trio talk Godzilla (1954), The X from Outer Space (1967), & Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995).2017-07-101h 23The Rants MacabreEp 130: J Horror Part 2The two modern pillars of J-Horror are here, Ringu (1998) and Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)! We talk Shinto, Buddhism, monsters, spirits, and 'ghosts in machines'!2017-07-0352 minThe Rants MacabreEp 129: J Horror Part 1This first installment of our J HORROR series takes us to some weird places. We start with Japanese cultural aesthetics, and by the end are talking about Cyberpunk Dadaist music styles. All the while, we discuss 1977's House, and Shin'ya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo, the Iron Man (1989).
Join us at Patreon for this months exclusive episode on GET OUT.2017-06-2650 min
The Rants MacabreEp 128: LHR Man Vs Beyond the GatesWelcoming Mindy back from her work trip we catch up and talk about what we've been watching. Mindy finished The Leftovers (Darren's finally hooked), started Riverdale, and hated Man Vs. Darren watched Beyond the Gates, and [in doing research for the Patreon episode on Jordan Peele's Get Out] went back to 1975's The Stepford Wives.2017-06-1929 min
The Rants MacabreEp 127: Patreon-Night of the Living DeadThis episode is brought to you by our Patreon supporters, as it was our first exclusive Patreon episode! We dive deep into Night of the Living Dead, both the 1968 George Romero original and underrated Tom Savini helmed remake.2017-06-121h 15
The Rants MacabreEp 126: The Children and ClownMindy fights through walking pneumonia to bring you this grab bag of movies and documentaries. This week we review Dig Two Graves (2014), the new HBO documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest, the Eli Roth produced, Clown, and 2008's The Children.
Join us at Patreon.com/rantsmacabre for exclusive episodes, sketches, original music, and more!2017-06-0540 minThe Rants MacabreEp 125: Anthology Horror Vol.1We watched a whole bunch of anthology films! Brinding you Creepshow (1982) Trilogy of Terror (1975), and Twice-Told Tales (1963). For an actor spotlight, Mindy talks about the legend Karen Black.2017-05-291h 17The Rants MacabreBonus Episode: Rants Sequitur!To celebrate our newest Patreon episode (where Darren watched Mindy's beloved St. Elmo's Fire for the first time), we're bringing you this bonus episode where Mindy watched Star Wars: A New Hope for the first time. Ever. As an adult.
Join us on Patreon for access to all exclusive content like this, and fully produced Rants Macabre episodes, commentaries, a Behind-the-Scenes documentary, an installment of The Science of Fear, etc. etc.2017-05-2535 min
The Rants MacabreEp 124: Evil Bong 5 is TerribleAfter losing the Save Horror Madness competition, the Women in Caskets decided our punishment should be Charles Band's Evil Bong: High 5. This steaming heap was AT LEAST as hard to sit through as last year's Dick Shark episode so I hope our edited commentary is as funny.
Check out the Women In Caskets' Patreon Page here.2017-05-2140 minThe Rants MacabreEp 123: Séances & Spiritualism Part 2Back to the world of spirit mediums, psychics, mentalists and ectoplasm! We talk about the rise of Spiritualist culture and debunkers Harry Houdini & The Amazing Randi and the movie they inspired Rodrigo Cortés' Red Lights.2017-05-1553 minThe Rants MacabreEp 122: Séances & Spiritualism Part 1In part 1 of our exploration of Spiritualism and the practice of séances we talk origins. Then we look at two classics, the Donald Sutherland-Julie Christie in Venice, Don't Look Now (1973) and The Changeling (1980) starring George C. Scott. These tales of loss serve as a high bar in the genre thanks to great concepts and performances.2017-05-0859 min
The Rants MacabreEp 121: LHR We Are The Flesh & The LeftoversIt was a casual Friday recording to chat about Emiliano Rocha Minter's shocking We Are The Flesh (on Shudder now), and Mindy is newly obsessed with HBO's The Leftovers. (Darren is gunshy about Damon Lindelof projects.) We talk show prep and fill you in plans for upcoming episodes.2017-05-0134 minThe Rants MacabreEp 120: Scaring ChildrenWe turn our attention to the movies that frightened us as children: The Witches (1990), Return to Oz (1985), and Something This Way Comes (1983). Our conversation asks whether this modern wave of gentler kids' movies is actually doing any favors to the children of today... because we came OK. Didn't we?2017-04-241h 13
The Rants MacabreEp 119: The Windmill, Yoga Hosers and a Song!FREE SONG! This week we talk the new IT trailer and the production trouble behind it, and bad movies. FREE SONG! Darren saw The Windmill (2016), and Mindy watched Kevin Smith's Yoga Hosers (2016) and for some reason Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave FROM 2005! Also Darren wrote and recorded a song that plays at the end of the episode.2017-04-1743 minThe Rants MacabreEp 118: The ExorcistIn part two of our Possession & Exorcist series we talk the Church's history and dive into 1973's The Exorcist. William Friedkin's classic gets a closer look and Mindy debates it's status as one of the most frightening films ever made. Undoubtedly one of the greatest casts in horror history, starring Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn and Jason Miller.2017-04-1051 minThe Rants MacabreEp 117: The PossessionIn the first of our 2-Part series on Possessions and Exorcisms we examine some history, and the 2012 film The Possession. The Ole Bornedal film stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha Calis, and Matisyahu as their Rabbi exorcist.2017-04-0337 min
The Rants MacabreEp 116: LHR Train to Busan!We catch up with American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson, then hop on Sang-ho Yeon's Train to Busan! Last year's Korean zombie thriller is now on Netflix. Also, Mindy explains what Darren is missing out on this season on The Walking Dead.2017-03-2744 minThe Rants MacabreEp 115: Comedy HorrorWe dive deep into the 80s for our grim laughs this week. Catching up with Haunted Honeymoon (1986), Once Bitten (1985), and Joe Dante's The Burbs (1989). Meanwhile a number of horror-themed comedy clips have been curated for your pleasure.2017-03-201h 16The Rants MacabreEp 114: LHR Prevenge & Save Horror MadnessThis week we took to the midtown outdoors to record our review of Alice Lowe's directorial debut Prevenge. The horror comedy will be theaters in NY & LA, and will be coming to SHUDDER on March 24th.
Darren talks about his trip, and we cover our brackets for Save Horror's March Madness. Fill out your own and share with us!2017-03-1337 minThe Rants MacabreEp 113: The Music of Demon Knight & Fright NightMindy's invited her old friend Brian Carr, and her husband & past guest Jaxon Dillon-Fish to join her for a conversation on classic 80s & 90s horror soundtracks. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) and her childhood favorite Tom Holland's vampire classic, Fright Night (1985).2017-03-061h 05The Rants MacabreEp 112: Rezort, A Cure for Wellness, and more...This week Darren's been watching a lot of films...we catch up and talk Rezort, A Cure for Wellness, and many more. Some good, but most bad, on this week's Lunch Hour Review.2017-02-2728 minThe Rants MacabreEp 111: Herschell Gordon LewisDarren and Mindy bring in "Little Sister" director and Herschell Gordon Lewis expert/fanatic, Zach Clark to talk all things HGL. We discuss the Godfather of Gore's most popular films, focusing on 1963's "Blood Feast", 1964's "Two Thousand Maniacs!", 1965's "Color Me Blood Red", and ending with the 1970 great "The Wizard of Gore"!2017-02-2055 minThe Rants MacabreEp 110: Rings & Beware the SlendermanDarren snuck into the office to record this week's Lunch Hour Review! We had so much to cover it was worth the risk. Darren reviews the new RINGS while Mindy [finally] watched David Robert Mitchell's It Follows. We compare notes, and discuss whether it holds up to the fanfare. She wasn't wild about The Wailing, but we were fascinated by the new HBO documentary Beware the Slenderman.2017-02-1347 minThe Rants MacabreEp 109: New French ExtremityFrom the Women in Caskets podcast, Jen & Dawn join us to talk about 2 Films of the New French Extremity with Alexandra West (who wrote the book!). We discuss perhaps the most challenging modern genre of horror, and explore mixed feelings about the breakout High Tension (2003), and 2008's Martyrs. #WiHM
Check out Alex West's writing, and her book FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY, and her show with Andrea Subissati The Faculty of Horror.
The Women in Caskets are now on Patreon so join them there for exclusive monthly content.2017-02-061h 47The Rants MacabreEp 108: SLIMED!Sneaking up behind you comes SLIME! We bring you tales of goo, sludge, and ooze come to terrorize mankind. Starting with Larry Cohen's The Stuff, The Green Slime (1968) by Kinji Fukasaku, Steve McQueen's 1958 The Blob, and the 1988 Blob remake directed by Chuck Russell.2017-01-301h 06
The Rants MacabreEp 107: Crazyhead & The Purge 3A first for us, we recorded this episode in Mindy's car! Darren talks Crazyhead, the British comedy-horror series created by Howard Overman, and Mindy and Jaxon report on The Purge: Election Year.
We're always working on content (Next week we're getting into Slime), so stay tuned, subscribe on iTunes, or you could join us on Patreon for even more content.2017-01-2322 min
The Rants MacabreEp 106: Penny Dreadful & Under the ShadowMindy is quickly consuming Penny Dreadful so we dive back into John Logan's tales of God's & Monters. Darren found a new love in Under the Shadow, the Iranian horror film in the style of The Babadook. Babak Anvari's haunted wartime story and Penny Dreadful are both on Netflix Streaming now.2017-01-1636 minThe Rants MacabreEp 105: Because You Were HomeIn our second installment of Home Invasion Horror we take aim at those without motive. From the hyper-verbal Michael Pitt in Funny Games (2007) to the faceless children in Them (2006), and The Strangers (2008) grand plan. Three intense movies and some home invasion advice for your listening pleasure.2017-01-091h 09The Rants MacabreEp 104: The Old Year, New YearWe start the New Year with a recap of the awful-for-the-world, but good-for-independent-horror films 2016. Our Top Fives, favorite show moments of the year, the news that we're now on letterboxd.com!
Also in this episode is a sort of preview to our Home Invasion 2 episode, a horror retooling of Baby It's Cold Outside.2017-01-0250 minThe Rants MacabreEp 103: Christmas FruitcakeThrowing together a collection of easily accessible Christmas Horror films: Jack Frost (1996), A Krampus Christmas (2016), and the new-to-Netflix A Christmas Horror Story (2015). And to spice up the nog, we've also got some alternate Christmas lore.2016-12-231h 01The Rants MacabreEp 102: The Autopsy of Jane DoeWe're back to open up The Autopsy of Jane Doe! André Øvredal, the man behind Troll Hunter (2010) in his masterful American debut! Starring Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox and Olwen Kelly, this haunting story-by way of an investigation is one to check out on December 21st when it hits theaters.
Plus we have a sit down interview with Øvredal and Emile Hirsch, and moments from the movie's debut at Lincoln Center!2016-12-1934 min
The Rants MacabreEp 101: I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the HouseFor our latest Lunch Hour Review Mindy suffered through The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) and for some reason the newest installment in the Paranormal Activity series, The Ghost Dimension, but turned it around with her dive into the Glory Daze (2016), a documentary about Michael Alig and the NYC party monsters. Darren thoroughly enjoyed Oz Perkins's atmospheric poem of a film, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016).2016-12-1225 min
The Rants MacabreThe Tragic Tale of Dick SharkAfter losing the Save Horror Halloween Showdown tournament to 'Spooky' Sean Thompson, we were tasked to review an awful movie. Dick Shark is that movie. Don't ever watch it- it's barely a movie, and definitely not a horror film (Dammit, Sean!). Here we have the best jokes and comments we made while watching the movie, cut together.2016-12-1030 minThe Rants MacabreEp 100: Meta-HorrorFor our massive 100th episode we explored Meta-Horror with Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), Scream (1996), and Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s Cabin in the Woods (2012). (Including material from our live Tweet with fans for New Nightmare.) We also shed a little light on perhaps the first Meta-Horror movie, Rolfe Kanefsky’s There’s Nothing Out There (1991).
“Not in my Movie”: The 90s Slasher Cycle and Grrrl Power by Alexandra West
Horror Film and Psycho Analysis; Freud’s Worst Nightmare by Jonathan Crane
Watch Copycat, the...2016-12-051h 38
The Rants MacabreEp 99: The Eyes of My MotherWe review Nicolas Pesce's impressive feature film debut The Eyes of My Mother. A beautiful career start, you might be reminded of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014). Check it out when it hits theaters and VOD on December 2!2016-11-2821 min
The Rants MacabreEp 98: The Nitehawk Cinema’s Shorts FestivalWe review our outing to The Nitehawk Shorts Festival and a chat with Sam Zimmerman about Shudder's role in selecting the films for the fest. We go over our favorite horror shorts, name-checking directors with focus on the strong outing by women filmmakers.
Check out http://nitehawkshortsfestival.com/2016/ & https://www.shudder.com/2016-11-2128 min
The Rants MacabreEp 97: AHS Asylum Part 2Back into Brad Falchuk & Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story Asylum! We breakdown the episodes and follow the narratives of Nazi mad scientists, demon-possessed nuns, alien abductees, and the legend of Bloodyface.2016-11-1442 min
The Rants MacabreEp 96: AHS AsylumReturning to the scene of the crime, we're back to talk about American Horror Story. This time we follow Ryan Murphy into Briarcliff Manor to explore America's history with bedlam, demons, and mad scientists.2016-11-0734 minThe Rants MacabreEp 95: GDT Presents The Orphanage, Mama & Don't Be Afraid of the DarkMoving between Halloween, and Día de los Muertos we feature a few films produced by Guillermo del Toro. Stories centered around the perspective of the children in The Orphanage, Mama & Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.2016-10-3152 min
The Rants MacabreEp 94: LHR The Walking Dead & The AwakeningFirst we talk 2011's The Awakening from Nick Murphy, the story of a paranormal investigator in 1921 England starring Rebecca Hall and Dominic West. Then we go full spoilers on the Season 7 Premiere of The Walking Dead. We explore our feelings and discuss the brutality of Negan.
Also Mindy ran into an old friend who's comedy group Above Average have made a few funny Halloween videos. Check 'em out here https://youtu.be/t-sEv-I5aW4 & here https://youtu.be/k2mMHI9RcjE2016-10-2829 min
The Rants MacabreEp 93: Día de los Muertos & Mexico BarbaroFor another Latin themed Día de los Muertos episode we bring you the anthology México Bárbaro. 8 different short films by 8 different Mexican filmmakers. Some good, some awful, but we make the most of them.2016-10-2432 minThe Rants MacabreEp 92: Little SisterAs a Halloween month bonus we review the new film Little Sister by Zach Clark bring you an interview with Clark and producer Joe Swanberg. A drama set among 'That' Halloween loving family in suburban North Carolina. Featuring an all star cast with Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Barbara Crampton, and Keith Poulson. Little Sister is available now on VOD, iTunes and Amazon Video.2016-10-2138 minThe Rants MacabreEp 91: Guillermo del ToroDiving deep into the worlds imagined by Guillermo del Toro, Darren & Mindy explore The Devil's Backbone (2001), Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and Crimson Peak (2015). His contributions to horror-fantasy serve as the high bar for the genre. Ghosts, fairies and haunted mansions... this is our first entry into the season's Día de Muertos.2016-10-171h 27
The Rants MacabreEp 90: Pumpkin Pie 'Stump Speeches'In this bonus episode Mindy & Darren compare their heroes and villains for Save Horror's Halloween Showdown event.
Also Clay McLeod Chapman joins Darren for a talk about the live Pumpkin Pie Show 'Stump Speeches.' If you're in the NY area, you need to get to the Horse Trade Theater to see this show! The show runs October 20th, 2016 - November 5th, 2016. Get your tickets here.2016-10-1428 min
The Rants MacabreEp 89: LHR American Horror Story RoanokeContest time! Find us on social media @RantsMacabre on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, or email us and recommend your favorite off-the-beaten-path horror movie. If it's one we haven't seen we'll add your name to a raffle for one of our Merch Packs! Good Luck! We also discuss the promising new season of American Horror Story: Roanoke.2016-10-1018 minThe Rants MacabreEp 88: The Greasy StranglerWe dive in with The Greasy Strangler! Jim Hosking co-wrote and directed this bizarre new film from Elija Wood's Spectrevision. In theaters and available to download Friday, October 7!2016-10-0719 minThe Rants MacabreEp 87: Roger Corman's Poe Cycle Part 2In the second part of our Roger Corman's Poe Cycle series we focus on the movies Pit and the Pendulum, The Premature Burial, The Raven, Tales of Terror, and Masque of the Red Death. We talk Vincent Price, the works of Richard Matheson, and Corman's high art background making for a great team.2016-10-0347 minThe Rants MacabreEp 86: Roger Corman's Poe CycleThe first of our Two-Part series on Roger Corman's Poe Cycle. In part one we discuss Edgar Allan Poe and Corman as artists and influencers, and the film company AIP who produced the series. We wrap up talking about the first movie in the cycle, House of Usher (1960). As most of the films in the series hold up well so we loved watching and reviewing Vincent Price work.2016-09-2649 min
The Rants MacabreEp 81: LHS Lights Out & Pride & Prejudice & Zombies!Doing some catching-up we talk about some of the movies we've seen recently (Lights Out (2016), Ghostbusters, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies (2016), and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015). Darren updates about his role recording and editing for The Pumpkin Pie Show. And we have received our merch! Plans are moving along to sell buttons, stickers, and magnets. Stay tuned on social media.2016-08-2227 minThe Rants MacabreEp 70: Clay McLeod Chapman!While Mindy is in Las Vegas, Darren invited a guest host... the hardest working man in show business, Clay McLeod Chapman. We talk comics (Harrow County, LOW, The Wake, Wytches) and Clay's announcement that he'll be writing for the next volume of American Vampire! Also he is writing the remake of Let's Scare Jessica to Death. So much fun, so much news!2016-06-061h 07
The Rants MacabreEp 69: Lunch Hour Reviews Woman in Black & PreacherFully exhausted by recent events Darren & Mindy move through the Hammer film Woman in Black (2012), Fear the Walking Dead, and the AMC's Preacher. Also Darren would advise that you skip Helions, and The Final Girl. Not "The Final Girls" -that is a great movie we've already covered, and Women In Caskets recently dug into on their 32nd episode.2016-05-3029 minThe Rants MacabreEp 68: Horror on the Radio"Horror, on line 2. You're on." Mindy & Darren take to the airwaves to bring you horror! It turns out some genre favorites revolve around the radio dial. Pontypool (2008), The Booth (2005), Welcome to Nightvale podcast, and John Carpenter's The Fog.
And also, welcome W-DIX's own D-Bag & the Minge.2016-05-231h 03
The Rants MacabreEp 67: Lunch Hour Reviews Goodnight MommyWe watched and compared notes for the fantastic Austrian film Goodnight Mommy (2014), and then the thriller documentary Welcome to Leith (2015)! Lastly Darren watched Ava's Possessions (2015)... and disappointed.2016-05-1640 min
Miskatonic MusingsEpisode 135 - Improvisational Puzzle Assembly (w/ Darren Rosario)This week, Darren Rosario from The Rants Macabre joins us todiscuss his new album Apophenia (available now from FangoriaMusick), as well as music in horror movies.Music:Opening & Closing Theme - Eyes Gone Wrong KevinMacLeod (incompetech.com)All other music is from the album Apophenia by DarrenTyShow Notes:Go grab a copy of Apophenia from FangoriaMusic!The RantsMacabreIf I Had A Hifi2016-05-031h 12
Miskatonic MusingsEpisode 135 - Improvisational Puzzle Assembly (w/ Darren Rosario)This week, Darren Rosario from The Rants Macabre joins us todiscuss his new album Apophenia (available now from FangoriaMusick), as well as music in horror movies.Music:Opening & Closing Theme - Eyes Gone Wrong KevinMacLeod (incompetech.com)All other music is from the album Apophenia by DarrenTyShow Notes:Go grab a copy of Apophenia from FangoriaMusic!The RantsMacabreIf I Had A Hifi2016-05-031h 12The Rants MacabreEp 60: The Horrors of Roman PolanskiJoining us for this deep cut into the works of Roman Polanski is Keith from SaveHorror.com. Co-hosting while Mindy is away, he shares some favorite correlations between Repulsion (1965), and the classic Rosemary's Baby (1968). We follow the arc of the two classic horror icons, Carol & Rosemary through the psychological trials they're put through.
Darren's Fangoria Musick label album Apophenia is out now. On iTunes and on the Fangoria Musick site for 3 bucks! Support the show!2016-04-041h 31The Rants MacabreEp 59: The InvitationFor this Lunch Hour Review we cover Karyn Kusama's suspense-driven ensemble piece The Invitation. In theaters April 8th, starring Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, John Carroll Lynch, and Jay Larson. The comedian and podcaster (cohost of The Crab Feast) was nice enough to do a phone interview with Darren to talk about his experience making the movie, and future projects (pssst, he's gonna be on Twin Peaks).
http://www.jaylarsoncomedy.com/ - http://www.thecrabfeast.com/
Saturday, May 21st Jay is in Nashville at Zanies Comedy Club with Nate Bargatze, Rory Scovel, and Nick...2016-03-2840 min
The Rants MacabreEp 40: Lunch Hour Reviews American Horror Story & The Final GirlsThis week we check in with each other with recommendations spanning horror comic books, TV, and a movie. Darren had a lot of fun with Todd Strauss-Schulson's slasher homage, horror comedy, The Final Girls, while Mindy loves this season of American Horror Story: Hotel so far, and Darren wraps up with some of Scott Snyder's horror comics, Severed and The Wake. Then we finish up with talk of newer turns in the The Walking Dead graphic novels.2015-11-2334 minThe Rants MacabreEp 21: Horror Video Games Part 2In the second part of our Horror Video Games series Pete, Jaxon, Mindy, and Darren talk about Summer Camp, Alien: Isolation, The Last of Us, State of Decay, The Evil Within and the panic-inducing Don't Shit Your Pants.2015-07-0646 minThe Rants MacabreEp 19: Lunch Hour Reviews ZombeaversMindy loves Zombeavers (more than WolfCop-WHAT?!) in this Lunch Hour Reviews segment, while Darren tries to see the good.2015-06-2217 minThe Rants MacabreEp 16: Lunch Hour Reviews NightbreedMindy & Darren chat through the mess that is Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Director's Cut. It's not all bad...2015-06-0113 minThe Rants MacabreEp 15: Lunch Hour Reviews WolfCopOn this Lunch Hour Reviews episode Mindy & Darren nerd out and love all over WolfCop. Well done Lowell Dean! Find it now on Netflix Streaming.2015-05-2514 minThe Rants MacabreEp 14: Destination: HorrorDestination: Horror... or Murder Takes a Vacation. It's that time of year again, travel season. Darren & Mindy talk about vacation horror movies where protagonists voluntarily leave their comfort zone for the chance at adventure. And of course for our enjoyment, everything must go wrong. We talk Turistas, The Ruins, Hostel 1&2, Wolf Creek 1&2, and The Seventh Moon.2015-05-1849 minThe Rants MacabreEp 11: Lunch Hour Reviews iZombieMindy & Darren chat about iZombie, Pontypool, The Houses October Built, and Starry Eyes. We make the call for more short film shows like the classic Tales From the Crypt. Darren reviews the short story "We Now Pause for Station Identification."2015-04-2715 min