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SlashersBlack Friday (2021)Happy December! Welcome to one of the most colorful time's of the year. Today Mikey, Ade, Lance, and Austin embrace the horrors of Black Friday with you!
Black Friday Stars Devon Sawa and Bruce Campbell in a horror comedy about toy shop workers stuck in their store with their monsterous patrons.
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You can always find us on our social media: Instagram, Twitter, Slasher App: @slasherspod Facebook: /slasherspod Reddit: u/sl...2023-12-0451 minSlashersTim Burton's Halloween - Beetlejuice 1988Welcome back Goons!
Today Ade, Mikey, Lance, and Doug bring to you our conversation of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice starring Michael Keaton, Catherine O'hara, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, and Geena Davis!
In this classic, supernatural comedy, the spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Tune in to hear our views in what Ade has deemed a "horribly structured episode!"
If you...2023-10-161h 05SlashersSleepy Hollow (1999)Hey Goons and Happy October! This month we are talking all films by the goth king himself, Tim Burton! Join Ade and Lance as they discuss Burton's background, his chisme, as well as his 1999 film based on Washington Irving's tale of the headless horseman, Sleepy Hollow. The film stars Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, the late Michael Gambon (RIP Dumbledore), the late Michael Gough (RIP Alfred), Miranda Richardson, Caser Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, with cameos from Christopher Lee and Lisa Marie, and Christopher Walken as the headless horseman (with Ray Park as the horseman sans the head). Loosely based on...2023-10-021h 06SlashersSummer of '84Happy Monday, Goons! It’s our final back to school episode here on Slashers Podcast and we wanted to bring you a film that packs in all the nostalgia. While Summer of ‘84 may have been released in 2018, it legitimately feels like we’ve been transported back in time. Join Mikey, Ade and Lance as they walk down memory lane and dissect this gem from the same dudes who brought you Turbo Kid. The film follows a group of teens who suspect their police officer neighbor of being a serial killer. Starring Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery, Graham Verchere, and Rich Sommer, i...2023-09-2554 minSlashersBack to School with the Slashers pt3 - Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark!Welcome to a lovely new week. As we venture closer to Halloween we bring to you MORE spooky tales of our childhoods. Reminiscing of the moments we got our small sticky hands on a copy of Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark. Join Mikey & Austin as they dive into the children's terrifying literature and discuss if the film adaptation does the books justice on a PG-13 rating.
BONUS SURPRISE REVIEW: Stay tuned till the end were we do a quick 5 min spoiler free review of the Nun 2.
If...2023-09-1851 minSlashersTerror Train (2022) and Terror Train 2 (2022)Come aboard the terror train with Mikey, Ade, and Doug as we go through the remake and sequel of 2022's Terror Train. Here we are again doing another Tubi Original...When will we ever learn?
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...2023-01-1351 minSlashersHousebound (2014)Welcome back goons! We're taking you back to New Zealand for our New Year, New Zealand part 2. Join Mikey, Ade, and Austin (of Frightmares Podcast) as they dive into the newly released trailers for 2023, and a quick spoiler free chat about M3gan, and our main event ... 2014's Housebound. Funny enough this comedic suspense thriller is directed by the same director of M3gan!
Gerard Johnstone writes and directs this horror comedy about a young woman (Kylie) being forced to move back with her mom. While they work on the troubles of sharing a s...2023-01-091h 06SlashersPatreon Bonus Clip - The People Under the StairsHey Goons!
Here's another special sneak preview of this month's episode of Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs. If you want to hear the rest of this episode, please sign up as a Patreon member at patreon.com/slasherspod. We have tiers from $1 to $10. As a Christmas bonus, any NEW patreon member signup during the month of December will have the opportunity to request an episode of their choice. So if there's a movie you've been dying to hear us talk about, please sign up during December and send us a message of what you want to h...2022-11-2910 minSlashersThanksgiving Special! Amityville Christmas Vacation (2022)Happy Thanksgiving Goons! We wanted to give you all a little Thanksgiving treat and release a special holiday episode. Today your Ghoulfriends cover Steve Rudzinki's Amityville Christmas vacation (Just released!) Put us on while you cook that turkey or boil them cranberries and give this film a whirl! You can find this movie for free on Tubi. Find more of Steve Rudzinki's work on https://silverspotlightfilms.storenvy.com/ and stevebuster.com !
If you ever have feedback or recommendations on future episodes, please let us know at slasherspod@gmail.com. You can always find us on our social m...2022-11-2430 min
SlashersThe Night House (2020)It’s still Wet Hot Slashers Summer here on Slashers Podcast, and this week’s Call Your Ghoulfriends episode with Mikey and Ade features our special guest, Micah, over from Damn, That’s Scary Podcast. Never a dull moment with this one!
This week’s film is The Night House, starring Rebecca Hall as Beth, who is reeling from the unexpected death of her husband and is left alone in the lakeside home he built for them. She tries her best to keep it together but then her nightmares start to eat away at her, along with disturbi...2022-07-111h 25SlashersScariest Monsters in America - Happy July 4th!Happy July 4th to all our Mutant Goons! Today kicks off our first episode of our Wet Hot Slashers Summer month where Doug, Ade, Mikey and Jason discuss the Tubi exclusive, Scariest Monsters in America. The documentary goes through a countdown of 10 of the scariest cryptids, with 10 being the least scary and 1 being the most scary. Since the show only focuses on 10, we'll give you a hint that it covers the Oklahoma Octopus, The Black-Eyed Children, The Rougarou, and some old tried and true favorites and not-so-favorites. Join us as we dissect our favorite cryptids, go through the countdown, an...2022-07-041h 09SlashersDeath Drop Gorgeous - Our Big Gay Pride Episode!Happy last Monday of Pride Month, Goons, and welcome to a Call Your Ghoulfriends episode here on Slashers Podcast. Today, we are going all out and full on drag queen with our episode on Death Drop Gorgeous. You can view this one on Tubi or Shudder, and I'm sure Prime and other platforms, but Tubi is free, so if you don't want to cough up the cash, Tubi's your best bet! This film centers around a dejected bartender and an aging drag queen, who try to survive the eccentric and hostile nightlife of a corrupt city, as a masked...2022-06-271h 14SlashersGutterballs (2008)Happy Monday, Goons!!! Join your favorite Smoke Break hosts this week. That's right, Doug, Coker and Mikey all get together to discuss the Canadian rape/revenge horror comedy, Gutterballs (2008) written and directed by Ryan Nicholson and starring Dan Ellis, Nathan Witte, Mihola Terzic, Alastair Gamble, and Candice Lewald. Find out why the guys seem to find this one a guilty pleasure. As with most polarizing films like this, reviews are pretty mixed, with Dread Central condemning it while some critics praise the gore and performance by Dan Ellis. The film centers around a bowling night that turns into bloody d...2022-06-201h 00SlashersTheme Park Horror Challenge Ep 2: Doug and JasonJoin us for #pridemonth here on Slashers Podcast for our two-part Challenge Episode series where your favorite hosts challenge one another with a film and a dare. We've split the teams up and this week we have Doug and Jason! Listen to both episodes and we will throw up a special poll to see which team met their challenges best (psst, vote for Ade!). We had a lot of fun on this one, hope you will too!
As a refresher, each host assigned a Tubi or Prime Theme Park horror movie to another host along with a...2022-06-1350 minSlashersTheme Park Horror Challenge Ep: 1: Ade, Mikey & MicahJoin us for #pridemonth here on Slashers Podcast for our two-part Challenge Episode series where your favorite hosts challenge one another with a film and a dare. We've split the teams up and this week we have Ade in charge of Mikey and Micah. Listen to both episodes and we will throw up a special poll to see which team met their challenges best. Next week, Jake's leading Doug and Jason for their episode (psst, vote for Ade!). We had a lot of fun on this one, hope you will too!
As a refresher, each host assigned...2022-06-061h 05SlashersDeep Blue SeaDeeper... Bluer... umm it's still shark month here on Slashers Podcast. What better way to say goodbye than to discuss 1999s Deep Blue Sea??? It's only the best fucking shark film since Steven Spielberg's Jaws. Renny Harlin (who you may know from classics like A Nightmare on Elm St. part 4: the Dream Master, Die Hard 2, Longkiss Goodnight, and divorced from Geena Davis, helloooo) really made sure to bring it with this one. We have Samuel mother fucking Jackson, we have Thomas Jane, we have LL Cool J, we have Stellan Skarsgard, we have Saffron Burrows, and we have Michael...2022-05-3056 minSlashersChallenge Episode - Shark Encounters, Swamp Shark, and Santa JawsToday is a very special episode, and hopefully the first of many CHALLENGES. Jake wanted to get a little creative, so each host assigned a Tubi or Prime Shark movie to another host along with a challenge:
Jake assigned Shark Encounters of the Third Kind (available on Tubi) for Ade.
Mikey assigned Santa Jaws (available on Prime) for Jake.
Ade assigned Swamp Shark (available on Tubi and stars Kristi Swanson) for Mikey.
The challenges were as follows:
Jake challenged Mikey to memorize and reenact some lines from Swamp Shark.
Mikey challenged Ade to write a sex s...2022-05-2359 minSlashersTubi Exclusive: SwimSo this week marks a special Call Your Ghoulfriends episode featuring your favorite babes of Slashers Podcast, Mikey and Ade!
Today, your ghoulfriends talk all things shark related with the over hyped and overrated Swim, a Tubi Original lol. And let us just say that Tubi is the end all be all of streaming platforms, as we all love and adore it, but oof with this film.
Why do Mikey and Ade love this? Hellooooo if features the whoooahhh Blossom boy himself, a Mr. Joey Lawrence, who Ade would profess her undying love for, stemming f...2022-05-1651 minSlashersThe Meg (2018)This week marks the first week of our MayGay Shark month here on Slashers Podcast! Today we kick off this month with our dear friend Micah from Damn That’s Scary podcast to discuss 2018’s The Meg.
If you all recall, or were like Ade and Micah thinking this movie came out like a year ago, this 2018 film centers around a giant Megalodon shark and the people it picks off. It was directed by Jon Turtletaub, who you may know directed classics like National Treasure, Cool Runnings, and 3 Ninjas. The film is loosely based on the novel Meg: A...2022-05-091h 01SlashersThe Toxic Avenger Part 2Welcome to another Monday here on Slashers Podcast, and today we have a special Slashers Smoke Break episode with Doug and Coker, where they dissect the crazy, confusing world of Toxic Avenger 2. Doug will attest that this was a piss poor sequel to the love of his life original Toxic Avenger, but the Mickey Mouse of Troma must go on. Coker has a different opinion on the film, as he grew up with it and has more nostalgia for him than anything, so find out why by tuning in! It was easy to see why the guys on this s...2022-05-0242 minSlashersDead Dudes in the House (1989)Happy Monday, Goons! Today's episode of our TromAPRIL theme here on Slashers Podcast features a gem of a Troma film from 1989 - Dead Dudes in the House! Written and directed by James Riffell and distributed by Troma Entertainment, the film follows five trendy jerks who try to fix up a dilapidated mansion only to be picked off one by one by the madwoman and her daughter who live there. You also may know this film from its other title, The House on Tombstone Hill, as it was recently restored and rereleased on DVD and BluRay by Vinegar Syndrome under...2022-04-2559 min
SlashersTromeo and Juliet - a Romeo and Juliet parody Troma styleHappy Monday Goons! Our next TromApril film this month is Ade’s pick, Tromeo & Juliet. Loosely based on the William Shakespeare source material, Romeo & Juliet, and still follows star-crossed lovers from feuding families. This particular script was penned by none other than James Gunn, who you know from his brilliance of Marvel films like Guardians of the Galaxy, DC films like The Suicide Squad, and horror and family flicks like Slither & Scooby Doo, respectively.
The film stars Will Keenan as Tromeo and not-Pam-from-The-Office, Jane Jenson as Juliet. Other faces you may recognize are Debbie Rachon as a var...2022-04-181h 17SlashersThe Toxic Avenger (1984)Another Monday means another amazing episode of Slashers Podcast! Today kicks off our first episode of TromAPRIL!!! That’s right, goons, your favorite podcast and your favorite hosts are talking Troma Films all month long.
Today we get into Doug’s all time favorite film, The Toxic Avenger (1984)! Find out why this film means so much to him, how it’s inspired him, and how Jake and Ade literally just discovered that Doug’s first short film has a cameo with none other than the Troma man himself, Lloyd Kaufman! Like, what the butt fucking hell, how did none...2022-04-111h 07SlashersJenna Kanell of Terrifier (2016)Happy Monday, Goons! We have one more special Women's March treat for everyone (and yes, we know it's April, but this was just too good to pass on), as the Call Your Ghoulfriends of Slashers Podcast have invited an honorary Ghoulfriend in...Mikey's favorite gal pal, actress, producer, writer, filmmaker, and overall badass, Jenna Kanell!
You all know Jenna as Tara from Damien Leone's Terrifier (2016), featuring everyone's favorite, gory, comedic and creepy Art the Clown (played by David Howard Thornton and also starring Catherine Corcoran). But did you know she also played in The Bye Bye Man (2017...2022-04-041h 12SlashersMa (2019)Another Monday, another Women’s March episode here on Slasher’s Podcast! Join your favorite ghoulfriends, Ade and Mikey, plus our honorary ghoulfriend, Doug (aka your Bitch, That’s Nasty! Team) as they dive into the cringe-inducing Ma, starring Octavia Spenceras the sinister Sue Ann, who lures the children of her tormentors to her home for parties and something way more vicious than anything any sane person could imagine.
The film came out in 2019 and should be celebrated, as it is one of the few, if any, female antagonists who is a black female killer and an Academy...2022-03-281h 08SlashersFinal Girls in HorrorWelcome to a Slashers Smoke Break Women’s March episode with Doug and Coker discussing Final Girls. Who are their favorite Final Girls, who are their least favorite Final Girls, and what are some fun female killers?
Doug discusses his favorite sequels for the Sleepaway Camp Franchise (parts 2 and 3) because Angela’s character evolves into a bad ass, campy killer. While Felissa Rose plays Angela in part 1, Bruce Springsteen’s sister, Pamela, plays an older version of the character in the next two.
Coker even gets into how some blonde final girls have redeemed themselves in the...2022-03-211h 29SlashersTexas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)While some fans of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre made their way over to Netflix for the new film, the ride or die fans sauntered over to Amazon Prime. Why? Because they have Night Court… featuring John Larroquette. That joke doesn’t really land, since he narrated this sequel too, but seriously, you should watch Night Court.
This was originally meant to be an episode where the hosts simply talked about movies in their collections that they hated or at the very least disliked. Then Ade popped in to say hi, and we realized that we had all seen...2022-03-141h 07SlashersAli Larter in HorrorJoin Mikey, Doug and Ade as they dive into the first episode of Women's March about the talented Ali Larter and her contribution to the horror community! You may have first seen Ali Larter in her titular whipped-cream bikini in Varsity Blues, but we realized that she's actually in a lot of horror and thrillers as well. We talk about her Final Destination films, Resident Evil Films, her remake of House on Haunted Hill, and we even throw in a quick discussion for some of our other favorites, that include Obsession with Idris Elba and Beyonce, as well as...2022-03-071h 12
SlashersChopping Mall - 1986Happy Monday Goons! The last Monday of our (Fe)bruary Killer Robot month finishes out with a Patreon request: Chopping Mall (1986)! The film was directed by Jim Wynorski and was produced by Roger Corman's wife, Julie Corman. The stars of the show are some of your 80's favorites: we have Night of the Comet's Kelli Maroney, Re-Animator's Barbara Crampton and a cameos from Mary Woronov and everybody's favorite extra, Dick Miller, in addition to Karrie Emerson, Russell Todd, Suzee Slater and John Terlesky. This is definitely a snapshot of America in the 1980's, especially within the shopping mall setting tha...2022-02-2859 minSlashersKolobos 1999 - Indie horrorHey goons! Let's talk independent horror this week on Slashers Podcast, where Ade and Mikey use their "Call Your Ghoulfriends" card to discuss 1999's Kolobos! This one is available on Tubi so we both highly recommend the watch. I know that as an Indie horror, it probably has some cringey, eye rolling moments, but it's also worth every second! Join your ghoulfriends and listen in!
If you ever have feedback or recommendations on future episodes, please let us know at slasherspod@gmail.com. You can always find us on our social media: Instagram, Twitter, Slasher App: @slasherspod Facebook...2022-02-211h 00SlashersDemon Seed (1977)Happy Valentine's Day, all our Mutant Goons! Welcome to another episode of our (Fe)bruary killer robot month where your hosts cover 1977's Demon Seed based upon the Dean Koontz novel of the same name.
The film is directed by Donald Cammell and stars Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver and Gerritt Graham, while Robert Vaughn voices the titular and evil Proteus. Don't let the decade for this film fool you, it will get under your skin and drag you along on a demented and cabin-fever-riddled ride, as it is about a rogue computer that infiltrates a smart house an...2022-02-141h 05SlashersChild's Play (2019)Welcome to week 2 of our (Fe)Bruary Killer Robot horror month! This week, join Jake and Ade as they discuss the killer doll slash droid reimagining of Child's Play -- that's right, Child's Play 2019!
While this was sacrilege, according to Ade, when it came out, we find that this actually a good, if not great, reimagining of Don Mancini's source material, and it does well with the gore and special effects. Directed by dreamy Lars Klevberg on a budge of $10 million, it grossed a whopping $45 million, and stars Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Tim Matheson, Gabriel Batemen an...2022-02-071h 08SlashersPatreon Exclusive Clip - Bitch, That's Nasty!Hey goons! We're trying something a little different this month wherein we are releasing a clip of our JanuScary Patreon Bonus episode to the public. This episode is all over the place with Mikey, Doug and Ade discussing the nastiest parts of films, video games and shows that they feel is extremely gross and gag worthy.
If you would like to hear the end of this episode, please feel free to share anything Slashers Podcast related to your Instagram and/or Facebook page, be sure to tag us, and we’ll message you back the episode in its...2022-02-0208 min
SlashersDeath Machine (1994)Doug and Coker return with another Slashers Smoke Break episode, by popular demand!
To get an early start on [Fe]Bruary, they are doing Death Machine. What is [Fe]Bruary? It's a celebration of killer robots (and Fe is iron on the periodic table of elements).
Written and directed by Stephen Norrington, the film stars icons, Brad Dourif and Richard Brake. Norrington, previously worked as a special effects artist on films such as Lifeforce, Aliens, Hardware, The Witches, and Split Second. He also allegedly punched Sean Connery.
The guys also talk about Mark Ro...2022-01-3150 minSlashers2022 Anticipated Horror and Underrated FavoritesIn memory of Fred Adelman.
Welcome to our final JanuSCARY episode where Ade, Doug and Coker discuss their 2022 anticipated horror favorites that they can't wait to see. Some of your favorites are on this list, as we dive into Scream 5, Terrifier 2, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and many others that make this list. Big shoutout to all our listeners for giving their two-cents, like Mikey, Cam, Vlad, Kevin, Mike Kirk, AJ, Shameek and Matt W. for lending me their thoughts and ideas of what they're excited for!
We also get into some underrated favorites which include The...2022-01-241h 03SlashersOur Ode to Betty White: Lake Placid and all things GoldenHappy Birthday to the amazing, iconic powerhouse that was Betty White. This whole episode is dedicated to her; and is also the first of many Slashers Podcast subsidiaries, Call Your Ghoulfriends, featuring Ade and her boo boo, Mikey. This episode also dives into more JanuSCARY topics such as horror novels, specifically Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell, a few comments about your favorite horror author, Stephen King, why Mikey and Ade are obsessed with Kevin Bacon, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Bill Pullman; but the majority of the time we actually discuss the untouched beauty of 1999's Lake Placid.
Lake Pl...2022-01-1754 minSlashersKinder Trauma & Top Horror of 2021Slashers Smoke Break presents several topics this week on our JanuSCARY episode! Doug and Coker go through movies that scared them shitless as children, video games that wrecked their lives, and arcade robots that still haunt Coker to this day.
The guys also go through their top 2021 horror films this year with a few comments on Malignant, Halloween Kills, and Squid Game! Finally, they touch on some awesome finds (extreme horror and Gwar films) they came across this year, as well. Be sure to grab an edible, kick back, and give it a listen.
Are th...2022-01-101h 07SlashersScary Movies from Our Childhood & Akira Toriyama's Monster SquadHappy New Years, Goons! Our first episode of Slashers Podcast kicks off with a JanuSCARY theme, wherein the hosts this week bring their own topic and we rant and rave about said topic.
This week, Jake's topic is either Monster Squad Z or Dragon Squad, depending on which you like best (be sure to email us and let us know your thoughts at slasherspod@gmail.com). That's right, Jake is discussing Akira Toryiama's Dragon Ball, more specifically, the Fortune Teller Baba tournament that includes characters that resemble Dracula, Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Devil, and a ghost. He...2022-01-031h 01Slashers30 Days of NightHope ya'll had a great holiday but December is not over yet here on our Slashing through the Snow month of Slashers Podcast. This week, Jake, Doug, and Coker are left unsupervised to cover the early 2000's vampire horror flick 30 Days of Night. The film stars, Josh Hartnett (The Faculty, Halloween H20, Penny Dreadful) , Melissa George (Amityville Horror remake, Turistas), Danny Huston (Anjelica Huston's brother, also starred in X-Men Origins: Wolvering, Succession, Yellowstone), Mark Boone Junior (Sons of Anarchy) and the ever-amazing Ben Foster (Alpha Dog, Hell or High Water, 3:10 to Yuma).
We bet ya didn't know tha...2021-12-271h 01SlashersTwo-Sentence HorrorIn a break from the snowy theme for the month, Slashing Through the Snow, the hosts have decided to dive into Reddit for some Two-Sentence Horror.
Jake sorted the subreddit by the highest upvoted submissions of all time, then he and Ade created movie pitches for each. Most include the film title, actors, and directors. Some even get fancy subtitles. Please vote on your favorite pitches and Jake will create a movie poster for the winner.
If you ever have feedback or recommendations on future episodes, please let us know at slasherspod@gmail.com. You can...2021-12-201h 12SlashersWinterbeast (1992) - A Slashers Smoke Break SpecialSlashing through the Snow this month on Slashers Podcast means movies with SNOW. Unfortunately, snow is not present in Winterbeast, as Doug and Coker mention, however, it does deliver on camp and gore. Listen in and find out why this movie is compared with the likes of Evil Dead! Winterbeast was released in 1992 and has some interesting history behind it, and is about a small New England town being ravaged by possessed totem poles! It is a directed by Christopher Thies and stars Tim R. Morgan, Mike Magri and Charles Majka.
This episode is special and unique, as i...2021-12-1354 min
SlashersStephen King's Misery (1990)Welcome to Slashers Podcast's month of December, "Slashing through the Snow," where we discuss titles that take place in zero degree weather and mountains of fresh powder (snow, that is, not the other stuff). Considering that guys reside in California and Ade's all the way in Florida, it's not like any of us get to enjoy it unless we literally plan a vaca around it; so this is the next best thing!
This week, Jake and Ade talk a Stephen King favorite, Misery, directed by All in the Family's Rob Reiner, and stars Kathy Bates as the...2021-12-061h 13
SlashersThanksgorging Week 5 - The Silence of the LambsHappy Cyber Monday, Goons!!! This last week of November, Jake and Ade go through The Silence of the Lambs, directed by Jonathan Demme and adapted from Thomas Harris' novel of the same name (screenplay by Ted Tally--who also adapted Red Dragon!). We chose this one for its gorging/cannibalism by Dr. Hannibal Lecter, but also because it is truly a cinematic masterpiece. From its score by Howard Shore (Scanners, Se7en, Videodrome, The Fly, Big, etc...), to the incredible acting chops of Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Lecter, Ted Levine as the titular Buffalo Bill, and the subtle nuanced delivery o...2021-11-291h 09SlashersThanksgorging Week 4 - La Grande Bouffe (The Big Feast 1973)Firstly, we just want to wish all our amazing Mutant Goons From Beyond a happy and safe Thanksgiving!!!
Since it's the week of feasting, what better way to close out this month than with Doug and Coker's episode on the 1973 French Film La Grande Bouffe, or The Big Feast. This one focuses on a group of men who travel to a home in the French countryside where they decide they will eat themselves to death. Of course, this wouldn't just go down as simply as that, as there is sex, hookers, and plenty of bathroom trauma that wil...2021-11-2236 minSlashersThanksgorging Week 3 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986)This week for Thanksgorging, we feature a film with what is inarguably Jake's favorite horror movie poster of all time: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2! For those of you wonderying why we didn't review the first, the answer is twofold: 1) every podcast has done an episode on it; 2) we put it behind a damn paywall. #shamelessplugforourmiddlingpatreon
This film, like the original, was directed by Tobe Hooper. It was written by someone named L. M. Kit Carson, who kinda just fell into obscurity thereafter. Remember a day when a box office flop would end your carrer, but then...2021-11-1557 min
SlashersThanksgorging Week 2 - The Stuff (1985)Happy Week 2 of our Thanksgorging month here on Slashers Podcast. We’re continuing our theme of nasty gorging with Larry Cohen’s The Stuff (1985). You know Larry Cohen from movies like It’s Alive, Phone Booth and Cellular, amongst many others.
The film stars Michael Moriarty as Mo, because he always wants “Mo” money, as well as Paul Sorvino, Danny Aiello--of all people-- Andrea Marcovicci and Scott Bloom. The best character of the film, as all of us agree on, is Chocolate Chip Charlie played by Garrett Morris, which all you fans will recognize from 2 Broke Girls.
We als...2021-11-081h 16
SlashersThanksgorging Week 1 - Near DarkWelcome Mutant Goons to our first week of Thanksgorging here on Slashers Podcast! This week Doug and Ade dive into Kathryn Bigelow's debut film Near Dark (1987). This film stars the amazing Bill Paxton, Lance Henrikson, and Jenette Goldstein, whom you may remember starred together in a little James Cameron film, Aliens. Cameron suggested that Bigelow throw in his actors for good measure, and boom, we have a vampire horror western which Doug finds reminiscent of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects. The film also stars 80s favorite, Jenny Wright as Mae, the seductive vampiress, and Jason Patric's little brother Joshua John...2021-11-0149 min
SlashersDefending the Lesser Halloween FilmsHalloween is a series that spans 12 films, novels, comics, and saucy, saucy fan fiction... so saucy.
But let's admit it, not all of the of them are good, right? In fact, some of them are pretty bad.
Virtually no horror franchise is immune to weak installments, regardless how iconic. That is why Ade is acting as the public defender of sorts for the lesser Halloween films.
In this last installment of Talktober, we feature each of the branching and divergent timelines. Curse of Thorn? We got you covered. Headmistress Laurie Strode? We've got op...2021-10-251h 27SlashersWhat Makes a Good Horror Sequel?How are you liking Talktober so far? Are you liking the more conversational style? Are you liking this more conversational style of episode description? Let us know. You know how to find us. You're smart. That's why you listen to us instead of the 10,000,000 other horror podcasts.
This week, Doug's topic is horror sequels, and what makes them great.
The gang talk about their favorites, spanning from Creep Show 2, to Child's Play, with basically every key franchise in between.
What sets apart Nightmare on Elm Street 2, to the other sequels, remakes, and reboots?
...2021-10-181h 02SlashersHalloween Horror NightsHappy Monday Goons and Happy Week 2 of Talktober here on Slashers Podcast. This week we delve into Ade’s topic, her experience with Halloween Horror Nights 30 on her side of the country, Orlando, Florida. Luckily, Doug went to HHN here in Hollywood, so the two are able to discuss the pros and cons of each park and determine which experience has more to offer.
Topics for HHN 30 include haunted houses, scare zones, food, drinks and shows. Be sure to listen in and find out why this is one of Ade’s yearly ventures and perhaps maybe even worth...2021-10-111h 05SlashersReboots vs. Remakes feat. an interview w/ Director, SamhelWelcome to Talktober! That's right, and entire month of talking... on a podcast... wait wait wait, this theme kinda makes sense. For spooky season, we are breaking from the tradition of nearly every episode of this show, where talk about a singular film or franchise, instead opting to a topic presented by each host. If you like this format, please let us know. If not, please let us know.
This week's topic is hosted by Jake, who asks, "which are better, reboots or remakes?"
Now, when we write these episode descriptions, it's kinda tough. Imagine...2021-10-041h 29SlashersIs Student Bodies (1981) the Naked Gun of Horror?The last week of Hack to School is upon us, and the class is body shop... as in... Student Bodies shop. Boom. We truly save the best punny title for last. This week we ponder, Is Student Bodies the Naked Gun of Horror?
Never seen it? Well, as of the time of this recording, it was free on Pluto TV... even if Pluto TV is the most annoying free streaming app since the times of a town crier yelling nonsense with a clangy bell.
The film was written and directed by Mickey Rose with contributions fr...2021-09-271h 06SlashersIdle Hands (1999) & Interview w/ Jonathan Doe (Cinema's Underbelly)Hack to School month continues with Idle Hands from our hosts' awkward adolescence, and yours too (probably).
The film was directed by Rodman Flender, who had a tremendous amount of restraint in taking the chance to reshoot the entire ending to ensure that it was tonally accurate to the remainder of the film.
Idle Hands was written by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer. The team started with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and have gone on to write and produce tons of content.
We talk about all of the uhm... influences? that the film rel...2021-09-201h 42SlashersApostle (2018) Feat. Much Ado About NerdingHappy Monday everyone, and happy #hacktoschool week 2! This week, we are joined by our esteemed podcast buddies of Much Ado About Nerding, Joe and Sally, to discuss our history class lesson: Apostle (2018).
Apostle is the Netflix original film written and directed by Gareth Evans, who you may know from The Raid, The Raid Part 2, and the Safe Haven segment from VHS 2. If you’re a fan of any of these, you may be pleasantly, or not so pleasantly surprised by Apostle, as it steers clear from a lot of the thematic elements present in the aforementioned films. Howev...2021-09-131h 15
SlashersCooties (2014)Not gonna lie, writing these episode descriptions feels like homework... So that's perfect for this month's theme: Hack to School! Grab your class schedule and meet up with your old buds to find out what they did on summer vacation.
We are starting off the month with Home Economics. The big takeaway, do not make chicken nuggets like they do in Cooties from 2014.
The film was directed by the team of Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion, who did Bushwick and Becky. The film was written by Leigh Whannell of Insidious, Saw, and The Invisible Man fame, al...2021-09-061h 08SlashersCan We Turn Family-Friendly Alien Films Into Horror Classics?For our final week of 2001: A Space Augusty, we decided to take your childhood favorites and turn them on their head. We’ve exposed the horrors of Critters, Mac and Me, Lilo and Stitch, Star Kid, The Iron Giant, and Spaced Invaders, to name a few.
We discuss why aliens are so enamored by children, why Invader Zim is the shit, why The Hunchback of Notre Dame is definitely not kid friendly, and what we really think of the Shape of Water. This episode is definitely NSFW, so we strongly suggest ear buds if you’re in public...2021-08-301h 26SlashersSpecies FranchiseGet ready to get raunchy this week with all three Goons as we discuss all four installments of Species for week 3 of 2001: A Space Augusty! Find out where we rank them, what our favorite moments were, and sit in on a few tangents that involve Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Incredible Melting Man, Kissing Booth 3 and more.
The first Species was released in 1995--which, for those of you who weren’t born or simply can’t remember--was a golden year for horror movie releases. It was directed by Roger Donaldson, with voice effects by Frank Welker and stars Natash...2021-08-231h 23SlashersStarship Troopers (1997) feat. Producer C.H.A.D.We are keeping this flying saucer spinning until the damn tractor beam falls off here for 2001: A Space Augusty. All month we are doing alien content and we hope you think it's... out of this world.
...don't worry, the jokes on the episode are better than that.
This week, Producer C.H.A.D. swings by to talk about Paul Verhoeven's sometimes misinterpreted masterpiece, Starship Troopers. Verhoeven is obviously a master of satire, but it seems audiences mistook Johnny Rico as the American Jesus instead of a cautionary tale of the follies of fascism.
W...2021-08-161h 11SlashersMars Attacks & Interview with Hunter Jackson ("Techno Destructo")As we continue our bold adventure of 2001: A Space Augusty, trekking through all alien content, we talk Mars Attacks!
The film was directed by visual maestro of the macabre, Tim Burton (Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Pee-wee's Big Adventure). We talk about his original vision of the film, and his aspirations for a stop motion masterpiece.
Writer, Jonathan Gems, wrote not only this film, but also its novelization. He wrote the ill-fated, Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian.
The film stars Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Danny Devito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Michael J. Fo...2021-08-092h 11SlashersSlither & Interview with Dr. Graham Lau ("Astrobeef")Let's give this another go shall we? After penning what was actually an admittedly gnarly episode description to kick off 2001 A Space Augusty, it was all lost. Let's see Jake parody himself. *cracks fingers*
This film is James Gunn's directorial debut, after writing for Troma with such films as Tromeo and Juliet and Terror Firmer, then Scooby Doo for Warner Bros. He went on to do Guardians of the Galaxy and after he was thoroughly swagger jacked by DC with their feeble Suicide Squad from 2016, he returns triumphantly to the house of Warner to grab that franchise...2021-08-021h 44SlashersSuper Mario Bros. & Interview with Destin from E.D.G.E.Little reminder about this often-maligned gem from the 90s, it takes place in DINOhattan, the perfect backdrop for our last episode in Julyssic Park. Find out how we rank this film compared to Jurassic Park, Carnosaur, and Tammy & The T-Rex.
Super Mario Bros was directed by husband and wife duo, Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel. We talk about their interesting methods and what stars Bob Hoskins (Hook, Who Framed Roger Rabbit), John Leguizamo (Spawn, Land of the Dead), and Dennis Hopper (True Romance, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2) had to say about them... spoiler alert, it wasn't good. ...2021-07-261h 59SlashersTammy and the T-Rex Feat. Interview with Your Dinosaurs Are WrongPeople often ask what media we hosts enjoy when we are not watching horror schlock for this show. Jake's all time favorite YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/c/YourDinosaursAreWrong
Luckily, we get a chance to speak with host, Steven Bellettini, on this week's episode and discuss what dinosaur he thinks would be scariest. We also touch on tokusatsu, animation, and our other obsessions.
We then have the thrilling pleasure of discussing Tammy and the T-Rex, or Tanny and the Teenage T-Rex, depending on who you ask. The film was film directed by Stewart R...2021-07-191h 35SlashersCarnosaur Franchise & Interview with The Dino Geek, Tony CampagnaHold onto your -- oh, wait -- this episode is about the entire CARNOSAUR franchise, not Jurassic Park. Silly me.
Welcome to our second week of Julyssic Park and join Jake, Doug, and Ade for their various thoughts on Roger Corman’s Carnosaur. But we don’t stop there! We also discuss Carnosaur part 2, Carnosaur part 3, and the two “bastardizations” that follow the trilogy -- Jake’s words, not mine-- Raptor and The Eden Formula.
The original installment, Carnosaur, was loosely based on the 1984 novel Carnosaur by John Brosnan, under his pseudonym Harry Adam Knight. It is no coi...2021-07-121h 28
SlashersJurassic Park (1993) Feat. Dinosaurs Will Always Be AwesomeThis is perhaps one of the toughest movie reviews we have ever done: Jurassic Park, a legendary film that has been dissected frame by frame for nearly 30 years, since it came out in 1993.
No pressure in reviewing arguably Steven Spielberg's best creature feature, right? No one could ever fathom a scenario wherein they could yell at the hosts through their stereo for leaving out trivia, but also for including too much trivia, right?
How do your hosts think this film compares to Jaws? Were there similar technical complications?
The screenplay was adapted by D...2021-07-052h 18SlashersThe Life and Career of Director, James WhaleHappy Pride Month, Week 4!!!
This month has been an absolute blast; we’ve explored everything from a questionable Al Pacino, to Wendy Carlos’s brilliance, to the creator of Scream and Dawson’s Creek. For our final week of Pride Month, we are celebrating the life and creations of one James Whale.
James Whale is the director of some of your favorite Universal Monster favorites, such as The Invisible Man, Frankenstein, and Bride of Frankenstein. Whale, himself, lived a fascinating life--he was a prisoner of war in World War 1, theatre director, and has been a pillar...2021-06-281h 05
SlashersKevin Williamson (Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Dawson's Creek)Happy Week 3 of Pride Month! Today’s episode features a celebration of the past and future works of Mr. Kevin Williamson!
You know Williamson as the screenwriter for, oh, I dunno, this little film called SCREAM. He’s also known for writing Teaching Mrs. Tingle, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream 2 and 4 (currently working on Part 5), Cursed, Halloween H20, The Faculty, Dawson’s Creek, The Vampire Diaries and a million other things us metadata whores salivate over.
Jake and Ade also discuss their favorite works by Williamson--if you want to know which they chose, be sure to listen in! In a...2021-06-211h 02SlashersComposer, Wendy Carlos & Interview with Jenifer Aspinall (Toxic Avenger, Street Trash)Happy Pride Month, goons. In this second outing (yes, pun intended) we are doing a career retrospective of Wendy Carlos. Carlos is an incredible innovator of electronic music, whose work was influential in their design, and the implementation of the instruments themselves.
You may recall her work with Stanley Kubrick on A Clockwork Orange, adapted from Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel, and The Shining, adapted from Stephen King's 1977 novel. She also went on to provide the score for Tron, both electric, and leading an entire orchestra.
Then, we move on to Jennifer Aspinall, and amazing makeup artist, wh...2021-06-141h 19SlashersCruising (1980)Happy Pride Month to all our wonderful Mutant Goons!
We are celebrating the LGBTQ+ community all month long with everything horror related--be it films, directors, actors, musicians, etc… We are very excited to share our thoughts with you this month on 1980’s Cruising, starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, and Karen Allen. There are also some young faces/cameos from Ed O’Neil, James Remar and William Russ.
Cruising follows a “young” cop undercover in the underground S&M world of New York City, trying to catch a serial killer who targets gay men.
The film is...2021-06-071h 02SlashersWilly Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)“It’s scrumdidilyumptious! It’s everybody’s non-pollutionary, anti-institutionary, pro-confectionery factory of fun!”
What do chicken beheadings, child kidnappings, and a psycho in a tophat all have in common? That’s right, people, we are talking about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory--the 1971 horrifying children’s classic tale of a chocolate factory tour gone awry.
This is not to be confused with the god-awful Tim Burton adaptation (and while we all love Burton, Danny Elfman and Johnny Depp, that movie should rot in the depths of hell from which it surfaced).
But in all seriousness, Roald Dahl, the beloved author, created something...2021-05-311h 12SlashersRobocop (1987)Our next installment of MAYbe It's Horror is Paul Verhoeven's masterpiece: Robocop.
Verhoeven had passed on this project until the intervention of his wife and Barbara Boyle encouraged him to look past a seemingly silly title. After reading the script, then dozens of Judge Dredd comics, Verhoeven dove into the film so deeply that he even ended up making a cameo (in the night club).
On this episode, we feature director and friend, Price James, who will shamelessly admit this is his favorite film. Follow him on Instagram @fisherpricejames to see his upcoming projects, including a...2021-05-241h 47SlashersFreddy Got Fingered (2001)Another thrilling installment of MAYbe It's Horror is upon us with the 2001 cinematic masterpiece, Freddy Got Fingered.
The film stars Tom Green, who also directed and wrote the film, along with his friend, Derek Harvie.
The film was nominated for a total of eight Razzie Awards, winning five: worst screenplay, worst actor, worst director, worst screen couple, and worst picture, though it lost for worst supporting actor, worst supporting actress, and worst movie of decade.
We compare the film to its contemporaries: Tomcats, American Pie, Say It Isn't So, Joe Dirt, and so f...2021-05-171h 34SlashersToys (1992) & Interview w/ Richard W. HainesMAYbe it's a horror movie continues! This week, we are doing Toys, starring the late and great, Robin Williams.
This inexcusably unsettling movie was a 10-year passion project by writer/ director, Barry Levinson (and then wife, Valerie Cutrin). It is inarguably polarizing, because while it was nominated for a Razzie for worst director, it also received Oscar nominations for Art Direction and Costume Design.
Joan Cusack plays robot, Alsatia Zevo, which is oddly similar to Bicentennial Man, also starring Williams. The film also features a pre-Halloween H20 and Deep Blue Sea LL Cool J, who no...2021-05-101h 49SlashersJawbreaker (1999) & Interview with Writer/ Director, Darren SteinIt’s the first week of May, so that kicks off our MAYbe Horror Month; and our first week begins with Ade’s pick, the titular JAWBREAKER. Yes, that’s right, Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz and Judy Greer’s cult-favorite, inadvertent murder tale that involves a piece of hard candy and a creepy as fuck Marilyn Manson.
We have a special treat for you: interview with writer/director of Jawbreaker, Darren Stein--who is an absolute gem and we would be remiss if we didn’t say we’d love to have him back on the show. We learned about all the...2021-05-031h 41SlashersGhostbusters Video Games & Interview with Ben JelterThe end is nigh, even though you wish the end was nah.
Sorry gang, this is our last episode of No April, Only Zuul (aside from our Patreon bonus). What did you think? Was this whole month worth it? Are you overloaded? Are you there, god? It's me Janosz.
This episode is a barbarous melee of button mashing mayhem as we talk about literally every Ghostbusters game (that is worth commenting on).
We talk Nintendo, Sega, arcade, PC, Amiga, Atari, pinball, mobile games, pachinko, The Real Ghostbusters, Extreme Ghostbusters, and more. I would ty...2021-04-261h 47SlashersGhostbusters Animated & Interview with Jason YachaninSince we are in our third week of No April, Only Zuul, it’s only fitting that we discuss and dissect all of the animated content that the Ghostbusters Universe has provided us.
Adam and Doug go into the magic that is The Real Ghostbusters--the OG animated series--before segueing into Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters and all of the trivia in between. We talk about the other DIC Entertainment properties from Inspector Gadget, Hello Kitty, Sonic, Super Mario, and like 15 others. Oh, and because it is obligatory any time anyone mentions this franchise, we talk about how inte...2021-04-192h 21SlashersGhostbusters 2 (1989)This week, we review the unfairly maligned, Ghostbusters 2. The film came out five years after the firtst, churned out by Columbia Pictures, who was in dire need of a hit after firing their CEO, David Putnam.
The production was chaotic. While this film did not have the drastic re-writes of the first, it also had a shooting schedule of approximately one-third of the original's 13 month shoot.
Ivan Reitman returned to direct. He and both of his children had cameos in the film. That's right, Jason Reitman, director of the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife, was in this fi...2021-04-121h 49SlashersGhostbusters (1984)Here on Slashers, there is No April, Only Zuul. That’t right human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria! An ENTIRE MONTH of Ghostbusters content!
This film was originally written by Dan Aykroyd. It was admittedly a bloated, overly expensive movie for someone with his pull in the industry at the time. Then came Harold Ramis to help parse the script down to something financially viable. Truly, short of a Troma movie, I have never come across a more fluid script in doing this show. A simple search online will reveal numerous drafts of the sc...2021-04-052h 20SlashersTroMarch Finale: Mark Torgl InterviewTo celebrate/ mourn the end of TroMarch, enjoy my interview with Mark Torgl, who played Melvin Ferd, in The Toxic Avenger.
We talk about his career as an editor, along with some of his favorite projects, such as Stan Lee's Who Wants to be a Superhero?. We talk about filming The Toxic Avenger many moons ago, the process and the relationships he built along the way. Did you know Mark leveraged his nerdy looks into getting a script supervisor position from Lloyd Kaufman on The Toxic Avenger?
We talk some of his later acting work an...2021-03-3134 minSlashersCannibal! The Musical (1993)It’s here! The end of TroMarch is finally here! And what better way to send you Goons off with the last episode discussing Cannibal! The Musical? This one’s special, because not only is it a musical, but it’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s debut full-length feature film. Before South Park was conceived, this was the first love child, so-to-speak. It’s interesting how this film came to be in the first place, how this showcases a funny little character attribute of Trey Parker, and all of the trivia and tidbits that make this Troma film so perfect--es...2021-03-291h 13SlashersRedneck Zombies (1987) & Interview, Ed BishopCheck out our latest contribution to TroMarch, the crossover event no one wanted, besides us and Damn, That's Scary! This week, we review Redneck Zombies from 1987, which was only distributed by Troma, not made by.
Of course-- OF MOTHER FLIPPIN' COURSE, on the one episode where we got an interview with someone from the actual movie this month, our pals from Damn, That's Scary! don't like it. Well, we at Slashers love Redneck Zombies, and that was even before we set up the interview with Ed Bishop. Ed was the producer, editor, cameraman, effects guy, script supervisor, c...2021-03-221h 24SlashersClass of Nuke 'Em High (1986) & Interview with Nathan BaeselThis week, we are continuing our TroMarch collaboration with Damn, That's Scary with probably the second most famous Troma film ever: Class of Nuke 'Em High!
Written and directed by Richard W. Haines, Michael Herz, and good ol' Uncle Lloyd Kaufman (under that weird pseudonym Samuel Weil), the film takes us back to Tromaville, New Jersey. More specifically, we end up at Tromaville High.
This film features veterans of multiple other Troma films such as Toxic Avenger, Lexx, and Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space, which unless I am much mistaken, won Best Picture in 2016.
2021-03-151h 08SlashersRabid Grannies (1988) & Interview with Lew TempleIt’s Week 2 of our Tro-March collaboration with Damn, That’s Scary! Podcast, and this week we’re featuring the Troma distributed (but not created) Rabid Grannies. Join all four Slasher goons as we discuss all the goey, gory fun of Grannies gorging on their ungrateful relatives (my alliteration skills are something to be envied).
We talk about the somewhat deceptive title and whether demonology can count as hydrophobia (rabies).
Filmed in Belgium at the Ingelmunster Castle in 1988 and written and directed by Emmanuel Kervyn, this is a dark, gritty take on a possession horror film. W...2021-03-081h 46
SlashersPoultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead & Interview with Price JamesAnd the award for longest episode title in Slashers Podcast history goes to... Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006) & Interview with Price James! As the title suggests, this episode is a hearty slaw of content, so let's get right down to it!
This kicks off Tro-March! That's right, an entire month of Slashers dedicated to Troma. But wait, I can hear the disappointment in your collective sighs through the ether of space and time. If five episodes and a Patreon bonus are not enough Troma content for you, rest assured, we've called in the cavalry; our friends...2021-03-011h 43SlashersBecky (2020)To cap off Femme Fatale February, we are slipping a spit-covered pinky finger into your ears in the form of a review of Becky. Yeah, remember that movie that came out in June of last year? I think that was during the "murder hornet" phase of that dumpster fire of a year. So, being realistic, you probably didn't see it. Wanna find out if you should? Why not listen to us ramble about it?
The movie stars Lulu Wilson as Becky Hooper. Lulu has been in tons of horror movies, for a kid who is not legally...2021-02-221h 06SlashersTeeth (2007) vs. Frankenhooker (1990)For this week's installment in Femme Fatale February, imagine this: you waddled into some video store and you need to pick a movie. You want to pick something empowering to womyn, because you aren't no scrub (also known as a "busta"). In this scenario, the alphabet is different and you see two options side by side, Teeth and Frankenhooker. Which do you choose?
Teeth was written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. It features Jess Weixler as Dawn O'Keefe, who just happens to have a Gilgamek vagina from South Park... y'know, lined with teeth. Weixler recently wrote and...2021-02-151h 01SlashersReturn of the Living Dead Part III (1993)Join us for week two of Femme Fatale February where we discuss all the gooey, icky fun that is Return of the Living Dead Part III!... 3!... Three!?
This episode hits just before Valentine’s Day, so it’s only fitting we touch on the romance, misogyny, and mayhem that is this Brian Yuzna classic. You may also remember Brian Yuzna from directing Society and Bride of Reanimator, as well as co-writing Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
We somehow get sidetracked along the way in discussing the disturbing Indie flick “Dead Girl,” (if you’d like Ade’s copy, please email us at slashers...2021-02-081h 07SlashersGinger Snaps (2000)To kick off Femme Fatale February, we are doing a legendary Canadian indie film: Ginger Snaps.
This film transposes the experience of puberty with lycanthropy (werewolfism). As always, we go through the kill count, trivia, and for this one, some actual scholarly articles. So if you are only here from a Google search because of a stupid paper you are writing, we have got you covered.
The film was directed by John Fawcett (The Dark, Orphan Black). Fawcett also conceptualized the film, before handing off writing duties to Karen Walton (Queer as Folk, Flashpoint).
T...2021-02-011h 06SlashersFriday the 13th: A New Beginning vs. The New BloodAs some of you may have noticed, despite being called "Slashers," our show did not do a proper slasher film in its entire first year. Now, we do two in a single episode! In this grand finale to our "New Year, 'New' Movies" event, we pit Friday the 13th Part V A New Beginning against Part VII The New Blood.
Doug argues that Part V, A New Beginning, is the penultimate, while Adam contends that Part VII, The New Blood, is actually superior.
Jake acts as the mediator, with Adrienne being the jury. There are no...2021-01-251h 02SlashersWes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)New Year, "New" Movies! This week, we review Wes Craven's New Nightmare. That's right, the film wherein Freddy's father/ creator Wes Craven returned to the franchise. He had something of a falling out with New Line Cinema over licensing and their deviation from his vision with sequels, but Bob Shaye made amends, laying the foundation for what would become this film.
This film breaks the fourth wall, introducing Heather Langenkamp, not her earlier character Nancy Thompson. Similarly, we get to see Robert Englund, John Saxon, and Wes Craven as themselves. Unfortunately, we do not see the hyperbolic C...2021-01-181h 11SlashersGremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)If you want a rational, unbiased opinion on this film, mosey on over to one of the 500,000 other movie review podcasts begging you for downloads. This is not it. Be forewarned, this is Jake's third favorite film of all time, any genre. . . maybe even higher now that I type this out. . . oh, I guess now would be a good time to admit that I (Jake) have to write these dumb descriptions in the third person.
There was only one person who would endure Jake bouncing up and down in his chair as his eyes fling apart like a...2021-01-111h 07SlashersBloody New Year & New Year's EvilCongratulations! If you are reading this stupid description and listening to this stupider podcast, you survived 2020-- or you're a very smart zombie.
To celebrate the new year, the theme for January is New Year, New Movies! That's right, and entire month of movie reviews, but do not worry, they are not new in time, just in title. Every film this month with have "New" in its name.
To start, Doug and Jake discuss Bloody New Year, a movie with perhaps the best poster ripping off Evil Dead 2 of any in history. This film came ou...2021-01-041h 07Slashers"Cystmas!" Wk. 4, Gene Jones & Jason DouglasAlright, metadata gods. Now is the time. Bring me all of the new listeners I have craved this year. To wrap up "Cystmas," we have interviews with two actors from the film Cyst.
First up, we have Gene Jones, who has been in The Hateful Eight, No Country for Old Men, Sacrament, and both Red Dead Revolver and Redemption.
We discuss his tremendous stage experience, and how that has shaped him as a film performer. Gene is kind enough to share some of his ritual in getting ready for an audition, and tools he uses t...2020-12-281h 24SlashersNew Format! Nightmare Creatures II & DeadeusHey gang! We have a new format that we are very excited about. Basically, the show will be more show and tell, with each host bringing their own horror media selection to talk about. We figure this will eliminate simply repeating a movie beat by beat, and introduce you to more stuff like a sassy middle-aged lady's book club... but with blood! As I put it, "this is Slashers, your new favorite podcast about your new favorite horror media!"
This week, Doug is on the show. The feedback was great following his appearances on the Humanoids from...2020-09-281h 07SlashersHouse (1985)“Ding dong, you're dead."
Movie Dumpster, join us to review House! No, not the Nobuhiko Obayashi film of the same name from 1977. No, not the Hugh Laurie show. We are talking about House from 1985, that spawned a (kinda) four part franchise.
First, there is House. It's gnarly, we talk about it. Then there is House II: The Second Story, which Jake will be reviewing with Movie Dumpster on their show later this week. Next is House III: The Horror Show, that deviates so significantly from the source material, it is often known simply as "The Horror Show." Lastly, but not lea...2020-05-041h 25SlashersThe 13th Warrior (1999)I can feel your confusion radiating through time and space. Sword and sorcery on a horror podcast? Now wait one sanctimonious second! First off, it is based on a book by Michael Crichton named EATERS OF THE DEAD, which aside from being totally metal, is also pretty horrific. The book is about cannibalistic cavemen that torment viking villages dressed like the monster from The Village. Next, they use swords, which means? Yes, they are literal SLASHERS!
Now, the original cut of the film by John McTiernan (Die Hard, Predator, Last Action Hero) was more horror, as evidenced...2019-12-162h 05SlashersShaun of the Dead (2004)Truly, this film is legendary. With performances by Simon Pegg (Star Trek, The World's End, Hot Fuzz) and Nick Frost (Paul, Attack the Block, Into the Badlands) that have been often imitated, but never duplicated. Atop a stellar script by Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim) and Pegg, there is very little to change, even from the most critical perspective. Originally, this started out as a bit in an episode of Spaced, where Pegg, Frost, and Wright worked together. There, the idea to create a full length zombie feature was conceived, with a one-page Word Document on Wright's computer.
Everything i...2019-10-141h 27SlashersBattle of the CryptidsThis is probably our most ambitious episode yet. This week, we create a bracket of 16 of North America's greatest cryptids, pitting them against each other to determine who's the best! Think Pokemon... from hell!
Our contestants: jackalope, chupacabra, mothman, manipogo, Ozark Howler, wendigo, skinwalker, thunderbird, snallygaster, Jersey Devil, hodag, sasquatch, waheela, frogmen, Beast of Busco, and the squonk.
The rules are quite simple, to advance to the next tier a monster needs a minimum of two votes from the three hosts. We do our best to give you the history and abilities of each monster. We also plan to do a...2019-09-301h 33SlashersThe Loved Ones (2009)Haven't you ever heard of that sacred pact between weirdos? Y'know where the weird kids to some extent rally against normal people and look out for one another? Oh right, because that doesn't exist and real weirdos have their dad nail your feet to the linoleum in the kitchen with a steak knife. This week's review is The Loved Ones, written and directed by Sean Byrne. The film stars a very capable cast, who us ignorant Americans know very little about.
Also, as you cam see, this week is a three-man booth, which you can anticipate from now on. That's r...2019-06-261h 31SlashersReturn of the Killer Tomatoes (1988)Return of the Killer Tomatoes is so much fun, we invited a special guest, Rob Krosky, to join in the review this week. As far as the cast and crew’s credentials and careers, the only real noteworthy actors are George Clooney (From Dusk till Dawn, Return to Horror High, Batman & Robin) and John Astin (The Addams Family, Batman (no, seriously, he played The Riddler in 2 episodes). This film would later be adapted into a cartoon show called Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, which ran for just over one year, where Astin would reprise his role.
Be sure to follow us...2019-04-171h 35SlashersBlood Diner (1987)Originally conceived as a sequel to Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Blood Feast, the cult classic, Blood Diner, became its own frighteningly unique entity. The New York Times reviewed the film, stating plainly that “this is not a movie; it’s celluloid swill.”
The plot is a tale as old as time, two idiots and a talking brain in a jar set out to resurrect an ancient Lumerian goddess. The parallels to Blood Feast are great as both films center around men harvesting the body parts of women to serve as the vessel for their goddess (Sheetar/ Ishtar). The film amb...2019-02-201h 23