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We Quaran-Team Up with our boys, The Spook House Podcast for this week's episode. Please find them at https://www.instagram.com/thespookhousepodcast and https://thespookhousepodcast.bigcartel.com/ The film is Hereditary, you know that delightful little family movie. Oh, whoops, wrong "D" word, I meant devastating!  After Ari Aster's ambitious student films,  The Strange Thing About the Johnsons and, Munchausen, he made his feature film debut with this film. Originally conceived as a typical family drama, he added demons and kings from hell for kicks.  The film stars Toni Collette (Krampus, Knives Out). I cannot stress this enough... SHE IS THE ENTIRE MOVIE! If it was not for her gripping acting and reaction to the events of the film, truly I think the rest of it would be meaningless.  Her husband is played by Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) who is clearly struggling with his wife's descent into madness.  Their son is played by Alex Wolff, who went full method in his performance. He refused to be addressed as anything but Peter for the two months of filming and did not introduce himself to his cast mates until production was over.  Lastly, I would just lose my head if I did not mention Milly Shapiro, who plays the tragic Charlie, who has never really had an identity of her own, as she was a vessel for the demon king, Paimon.  Makeup was designed by Steve Newburn, who indicated that the *ahem* scene, was originally much gnarlier. We'll explain why and how on the show.  The music was by Colin Stetson. He's collaborated with a few bands you may have heard of, basically ALL OF THEM: Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, Feist, Bon Iver, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Sinéad O'Connor, The National, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, BADBADNOTGOOD, Fink, Animal Collective, LCD Soundsystem, Hamid Drake, David Byrne, Bill Laswell, Evan Parker, Jolie Holland, The Chemical Brothers, Shahzad Ismaily, My Brightest Diamond, Angélique Kidjo, Kevin Devine, David Gilmour, Anthony Braxton, and Beanie Burnett. This week's Hidden Track is Nite, with their song Genesis off their debut album: Darkness Silence Mirror Flame. Their music can be found at https://nitemetal.bandcamp.com ; https://open.spotify.com/artist/6MjCnAA9RF0vy3j6QYyLG0 ; https://www.instagram.com/nitemetal/ 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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

One of Jake's all time favorite movies and he completed wasted it by letting Bob from No Redeeming Qualities guest host on it... uh, I mean, yay Bob... or whatever.  In all seriousness, we would like to thank Bob for taking the time to join in on this episode and yell even more than Jake... which we legitimately did not know was possible. You can find their show at https://nrqpodcast.com/ (Re)written and directed by the late and great, Dan O'Bannon (Alien, Dark Star, Lifeforce). The film is loosely based on John Russo's novel of the same name, following his falling out with George A. Romero, with whom he worked on Night of the Living Dead.  The film features great performances by veteran character actors Clu Gulager, James Karen, and Don Calfa. The film also features several actors, who were fledgling talents at the time: Thom Matthews, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., and Mark Venturini (all of whom worked on the Friday the 13th Franchise).  The illustrious, Linnea Quigley, steals the show as "Trash." Nevermind the prosthetic genitalia and the fact that she is the only zombie to cosplay as a demon, her performance is great and we will not entertain any debate otherwise.  The practical effects and puppetry on the film are the things of legend. Allan Trautman played the now infamous Tarman or Barrel Zombie. His work included Muppets Tonight, Unhappily Ever After, Greg the Bunny, and Monkeybone. Tony Gardner, who would go on to do makeup effects for Hellboy and Zombieland, made the half zombie. He was also in the Thriller music video by Michael Jackson! This week's "Hidden Track" is by Ill Fortune. You can find his music at https://www.illfortunemusick.com/ ; https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealBloodShot/videos and on Instagram at @illfortunemusic 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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

I feel like everyone talks about this film's influence on the pro wrestler, Sting, but what about The Hardy Boyz? If you vacuum sealed their cargo pants to their legs, their outfits would be the exact same. Then add the high risk activities on perilously high objects and it's the same damn thing. Well, we didn't really get into that on the episode, but I have nothing better to do than to type nonsense words hoping to get some kind of metadata to supplement our dwindling numbers.  What we do talk about is this film's similarities with such classics as Robocop, Spawn, and The Wraith. We also discuss the Lee Family Curse, which took the lives of Bruce and his son Brandon prematurely.  The film was directed by Alex Proyas, who wrote and directed Dark City. He also directed over 100 music videos.  The original comic of the same name was written by James O'Barr, as a means of coping with the loss of his fiancee. Did you know the film originally had the Skull Cowboy, just like the comic? Unfortunately, despite having a tremendous actor with Mike Berryman in the suit, and a very competent makeup and costume, Brandon Lee's tragic death on set meant they could not finalize the scenes and the character was cut.  Music was performed by Graeme Revell, who you may recall from our episode on The Thirteenth Warrior. He was the lovely chap who wrote and entire musical score, just to be replaced by Jerry Goldsmith at the last minute.  Ernie Hudson of Ghostbusters fame, plays Sgt. Albrecht, a well-meaning police officer trying to figure out what is going on as the denizens of his city are being executed in mysterious fashion. Michael Wincott, y'know that guy from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, whose voice sounds like gravel covered in cigarette ashes? He plays the main villain, Top Dollar. Tony Todd, aka The Candyman, acts as Top Dollar's right hand man, Grange. David Patrick Kelly plays T-Bird, but you will likely remember him from The Warriors... *clink clink clink* "Waaaaaaarriors, come out to playeeeeeeee!" We do not linger on the tragedy of Brandon Lee's passing for too long. We also discuss the fact that there are no crows in the film! They are ravens. This whole movie is a sham.  This week's "Hidden Track" is by our musical dopplegangars, Slashers. They've provided us with their song, "Stranger Things." They can be found at https://slashers.bandcamp.com ; https://www.facebook.com/slashersbk/ ; https://www.instagram.com/slasherskickyourass/ 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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

“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 leastly, there is House IV: Repossession, bringing the dwelling puns back in a big way.  If you would like to have our shows continue this collaboration to finish off this series, please do not hesitate to let us know at slasherspod@gmail.com and moviedumpsterpodcast@gmail.com. Directed by Steve Miner (Friday the 13th Part II and III), the film centers around Roger Cobb. Cobb is played by William Kat (The Greatest American Hero). Cobb is estranged from his wife after the disappearance of their son, and seeks refuge in his childhood come after it is left to him by his aunt after her suicide. He is accompanied on this journey by Harold Gorton, played by George Wendt (Cheers). Miner is not the only Friday the 13th alumni involved in this film. House was produced by Sean S. Cunningham, without whom there is no Crystal Lake killer. Also, Harry Manfredini provides the musical score.  The film was originally conceived as a horror anthology by Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad). Then, Ethan Wiley wrote the script. Wiley's influence was so prolothic on the film that he actually returned to direct the time-traveling sequel.  This week's "Hidden Track" is Out of the Shadows by Fuming Mouth. They can be found at fumingmouth.com and fumingmouth.bandcamp.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 media: Instagram, Twitter, Slasher App: @slasherspod Facebook: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

In the right context, virtually anything can be scary; however, objectively, clearly, plainly, certifiably, this movie is horrifying. Remember in the new Invisible Man movie where weirdo boy punches that girl and the main chick takes the blame? That basically happens 50 times in Drop Dead Fred.  Plus the true horror. Phoebe Cates does not wear a red bikini... or any bikini for that matter. Oh, and neither does Carrie Fisher. Psssssshhh... I'd even settle for Rik Mayall in a swimsuit at this point.  Gene Siskel called it the worst film of 1991, TriStar head, Mike Medavoy described it as “a children’s movie on drugs,” and some reviewer I've never heard of said, “Drop Dead Fred gives imaginary friends everywhere a bad name; one only hopes that there is an Imaginary Friend Defamation League.” The film was written by Anthony Fingleton and Carlos Davis. The pair have often been criticized for plagiarizing Jonathan Carroll's short story "Mr. Fiddlehead," his 1989 novel "A Child Across the Sky," and his short story collections "The Panic Hand" and "The Woman Who Married a Cloud."  The film was directed by Ate de Jong, who also directed Highway to Hell in 1991. That film features both Ben and Jerry Stiller and a performance by Gilbert Gotfried as Hitler. The fact that we did not review that movie instead is our last great April Fool's prank this year.  This week's "Hidden Track" is Alouth, with their song Divine. https://www.facebook.com/alouthband ; https://alouth.bandcamp.com; https://www.instagram.com/the_alouth_band/ 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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

This is the part of the episode description where I write some filler sentences so that the film isn't spoiled for everyone. Blah blah blah, yadda yadda. It's a movie review show, so you know we will talk about the actors, director, production, hell-- we might even talk about our impressions of the film.  Now that I feel I have hidden the title behind the ellipses... wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world? WE ARE DOING DUMB AND DUMBER! We also discuss the prequel, Dumb and Dumberer, and sequel, Dumb and Dumber To. We also briefly acknowledge the animated TV show adaptation. The film stars Jim Carrey, during a banner year. In 1994, he had Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber come out. That success also greatly impacted the filming and budget of this film.  Carrey was insistent on having Jeff Daniels (Blood Work, Newsroom) be his costar. We talk about his acting method and how he got his hair to be almost as crazy as his performance.  How does this film compare to other works by Peter and Bobby Farrelly? Well, don't worry- we'll tell ya! We also pair this film with a horror movie, to stay true to form for the mission statement of the show... whatever the hell that means.  Be sure to stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear Grim Earth's song, Haunted. grimearth.bandcamp.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 media: Instagram, Twitter, Slasher App: @slasherspod Facebook: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

C'mon, don't spoil the surprise by actually reading the episode description for once. This is where I need to type the metadata so five people will download this episode and keep me from the creeping inevitability of financial destitution.  This week we are reviewing The Pest (1997), starring John Leguizamo (Spawn, Land of the Dead, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar). We rank this film amongst Leguizamo's other works , such as Super Mario Bros. We also go into his acting development and the method he used in voicing Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise. Leguizamo's character unwittingly signs up to be in a manhunt over $50,000. He is in dire need of quick cash to pay off the Scottish Mafia after a failed scam.  He is hunted by co-star, Jeffrey Jones (Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sleepy Hollow). We talk about him and all of his criminal woes. In short, he is not the coolest guy ever.  We also talk the differences between MadTV, which Aries Spears, who plays Chubby was on, to Saturday Night Live, which director, Paul Miller, worked on for several seasons.  Miller and writer, David Bar Katz, both have cameos in the film. Can you spot them? This film is a retelling of Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game. The film has remarkably poor reviews online, in print, and is probably the sole reason that we have not been contacted by alien beings. The film has some heavy-handed racial humor, which is not for the faint of heart. For those seeking highbrow entertainment, fear not-- there are plenty of fart and vomit jokes too.  The short story has been adapted many times for the silver screen and we compare this film to its contemporaries: The Most Dangerous Game (1932), A Game of Death (1945), Run for the Sun (1956), Bloodlust! (1961), The Suckers (1972), The Woman Hunt (1972), Maneater (1973), Turkey Shoot (1982), Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987), Deadly Prey (1987), Lethal Woman (1988), Deadly Game (1991), Hard Target (1993), Surviving the Game (1994), Mindhunters (2004), Red: Werewolf Hunter (2010), Hounds of Zaroff (2016) The Purge (2013), and The Hunt (2020). We also briefly touch on the new film adaptation coming out featuring Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz.  We also talk about true crime parallels with Robert Hansen and The Zodiac Killer.  Jake does a partial spoken word rendition of Voodoo Mambo, possibly the most shockingly terrible song I've ever heard.  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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

No one ever reads my damn descriptions, right? So if you want to be surprised, then keep with tradition.  Resist the temptation to read the description as I litter it with metadata about the movie so that more than five people will download the episode.  Alright, now that we got that out of the way... we are kicking off April Fool's Month by reviewing Bio-Dome! The very same film that has a whopping 4% on Rottentomatoes and 1/100 on Metacritic.  How is this a horror movie? Let me phrase it this way: two developmentally disabled young men are held captive by doomsday preppers who starve them, neglect them, then ultimately try to literally blow them away! Pauly Shore (MTV, In the Army Now, Son in Law) plays Bud, a moron who can lick his own back using tantric yoga. Pauly co-won a Razzie Award with Tom Arnold in 1996 for his performance in this film.  Stephen Baldwin (Usual Suspects, Sharks in Venice, Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas) plays Doyle, a role which his brother Alec warned him would ruin his career. We contend it was not this movie that killed his career, but rather his stint on Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge where he nearly died and broke both a rib and his shoulder blade.  William Atherton (Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Real Genius) is a goddam treasure. Have you ever seen another character actor who can instantly bring a sneer to your face? This man is the professional wrestling heel that every movie needs and he is wonderful in the film as Dr. Noah Faulkner. Initially, the good doctor is trying to save the world, then after faltering and failing, he decides to destroy his creation, and everyone in it.  This film features Tenacious D, Jack Black and Kyle Glass. If you hate the rest of the film, just daydream if those two were the stars of the film, instead of the Weasel and the father-in-law of Justin Bieber.  We also discuss Cube, by Vincenzo Natali, as well as its sequel and prequel. This film is basically the antithesis of Bio-Dome, making its money back over 10 times over. We also detail Natali's short film, which was essentially a proof of concept for the film, which is available on YouTube.  This week's "Hidden Track" is by Lame Genie. These gents have a veritable cornucopia of content available at lamegenie.bandcamp.com; facebook.com/lamegenie; and youtube.com/c/lamegenie. The song is the Punch Out Medley! 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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

Remember John Carpenter? Yeah, the guy who did Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York, They Live, Big Trouble in Little China, and about a bajillion other iconic films? Well, the 90s were not totally bereft of awesomeness from ol' JC. This movie is a sleeper hit, though it was a serious box office failure.  Written by Michael De Luca, who was the producer on basically every New Line Cinema film you've ever even mildly enjoyed from The Mask to Dark City. He was also the EP behind Last Man Standing, which was Bruce Willis' attempt to star in a remake of Yojimbo (though Clint Eastwood's effort was markedly better).  This film is ideal for the horror reader as it pays homage to two legends: HP Lovecraft and Stephen King. The film surrounds a publisher seeking a status on their famed writer, Sutter Cane, desperate to get his manuscript on his next book. Cane's writing style seems to mimic that of HP Lovecraft, dealing with cosmic horrors and ancient gods like Cthulhu. The writer's mythos and pop culture impact seems to be modeled after King, who has basically been at the forefront of horror literature through five decades.  The film stars Sam Neill, fresh off his romp with Steven Spielberg and those dinosaurs in Jurassic Park (Fun Fact: The CG dinosaurs in that film are only onscreen for six minutes and the practical effects dinos are only onscreen for 14 minutes). The effects on this film are predominantly practical and are unfairly overlooked. Special effects were by ILM, with KNB Effects doing the practical effects. One of the creatures, "Monster Mass," was 18" wide and 18" long, requiring multiple puppeteers, but only ever appears in the background of one shot.  There are some interesting narrative tricks in the film, blurring the lines between fantasy and reality and time itself. As people try to flee Sutter Cane's fictional town of Hobb's End (akin to King's Castle Rock), they find themselves trapped on a carousel.  This week's "Hidden Track" is At the Mouth of Madness by The Cult Sounds. Their music can be found here: https://thecultsounds.bandcamp.com/ ; https://www.facebook.com/cultsoundsofficial/ 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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

No, not Baseball Furries! That is a search term you don't want in your browser history.  In this glimpse behind out Patreon Paywall, check out our thoughts on who would win between the Droogs from A Clockwork Orange and the Baseball Furies from The Warriors.  Naturally, we also talk a bunch of other nonsense.  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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

No, there wasn't an issue with recording. No, we did not run out of things to talk about on this classic film. We are just doing things a little differently on Slashers these days. Instead of going through every bit of minutia on the recap of the film, we are focusing on the noteworthy parts. Please let us know if you like this change. So far, we are loving it. We have recorded another episode already with this format and we feel it is more substantive, higher energy, and you don't have to listen to our annoying voices any longer than need be.  This week's film is A Clockwork Orange, based on the Anthony Burges novel of the same name. Both the film and the novella follow Alex, the ringleader of a gang of droogs, whom he rules with something of an iron fist. Alex finds himself imprisoned after his cohorts betray him after a failed coup. While in prison, Alex learns of a new radical way of being released early. He is subjected to the Ludovico Technique, which blends psychiatric drugs with aversion therapy.  When he is released onto the streets, he finds that one of his old droogs has died, while another, Dim, has become a police officer. After Alex falls victim to a cadre of geriatric librarians, he falls into the clutches of Dim, who beats him to near death. Alex then crawls to the doorstep of a former victim of his, who quickly discerns our would-be hero's true identity. The victim, and author of A Clockwork Orange, tries to use Alex for political means, ploying him to commit suicide.  When Alex is unsuccessful in killing himself, he finds that he is free of the aversion to violence and sex. In this episode we talk about how the US version of the novel, along with Stanley Kubrick's film, differ from the source material.  Kubrick (The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) originally cut the movie in a four-hour film. Once he cut it down to the theatrical cut, he had his assistant destroy the original footage; sorry gang, no deleted scenes here. Have you ever noticed Kubrick's seven diamonds? Well, download the episode and find out what that means! The film stars a young Malcolm McDowell (Time After Time, Halloween, Star Trek: Generations). Another noteworthy actor in the film, is Darth Vader in short shorts, David Prowse. . . y'know, from that Star Wars thing the kids are talking about these days.  In the episode, we discuss the origins of Nadsat, the slang used by the young folk. Why is it so much more successful than newspeak from 1984? We give our thoughts.  And returning to the show is Version Two with their song Childish: https://www.facebook.com/pg/versiontwoband/ ; https://versiontwo.bandcamp.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 media: Instagram, Twitter, Slasher App: @slasherspod Facebook: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

What's the name of that director who makes movies longer than all the dicks of the Avengers combined (yes, with Ant-Man in Giant Man form)? Oh right, Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Wolf of Wallstreet). Yeah, imagine him curled up in bed looking for a new project then reading the same script cover to cover twice. That's how Shutter Island came to be.  The film is adapted from author, Dennis Lehane's novel of the same name. Yes, the Lehane who wrote Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone and holds a producer credit for this film. The adaptation was by Laeta Kalogridis, the creator of the Birds of Prey TV show and Altered Carbon on Netflix. She also previously wrote Nightwatch, Pathfinder, Alexander, Terminator Genysis, and Alita Battle Angel.  The film stars Academy Award Winning (finally) actor, Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels. Mark Ruffalo is Chuck Aule, Teddy's new partner, who might not really exist. Sir Ben Kingsley is Dr. John Cawley, a psychiatrist with perhaps the most ambitious recovery plan since Richard Dreyfus in What About Bob? Max von Sydow is Dr. Jeremiah Naehring, the German brain doctor who Teddy suspects of being a Nazi!  Michelle Williams is Dolores Chanal, a certain character's wife (but seriously, you should know whose). Emily Mortimer and  Patricia Clarkson  are Rachel Solando, but which, if either, are real? Jackie Earle Haley is George Noyce and somehow his face is even more fucked up than in the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot. Ted Levine is the Warden, who might still be sitting on his own balls, though he isn't tucking his wiener back in this film. John Carroll Lynch is Deputy Warden McPherson, and inarguably gives a better performance than DiCaprio (fight me). Lastly, there is the actor nearest and dearest to Jake since he was a wee babe in the manger, Elias Koteas, AKA CASEY BUTTFUCKING JONES FROM NINJA TURTLES!, as Andrew Laeddis. This mystery/ thriller unfolds at Ashecliffe Hospital on Shutter Island. The Civil War fort turned asylum now holds three wards, A, B, and C, which hold psychotic patients with various degrees of violence. Two U.S. Marshalls have been called to investigate the escape of a patient, who seemingly disappeared. While tracking her down, Teddy reveals he has a separate interest in coming to the island: finding his wife's murderer! The culprit is arsonist, Andrew Laeddis, held in Ward C, for the most vicious of inmates/ patients. Drenched in hurricane downpours and suspense, Teddy and his partner search the grounds, leading to the revelation at the lighthouse. As the story unfolds we learn everything is not what it seems and everyone is not who they claim to be. . . Plot twists abound!  We won't say which, but one character is certainly a fan of The Ramones, aiming for a Teenage Lobotomy of his own.  This week's "Hidden Track" is Kill Her Mommy... Kill Her Mommy by our buds, Ratbatspider. This song is off their new record, Day of the Ratbatspider! https://www.facebook.com/Ratbatspider/; https://ratbatspider.bandcamp.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 media: Instagram, Twitter, Slasher App: @slasherspod Facebook: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

While American Psycho was released in 2000, it is set in the 1980s. After typing the title of this episode though, I am totes into a reboot set in the year 2000, but with less frosted tips and more killer robots.  Odds are, you know this movie if only for the tremendous performance by Christian Bale (Batman Begins, Ford Vs. Ferrari, The Machinist). His adaptation of the character, Patrick Bateman, from Bret Easton Ellis' novel, is a masterclass. Apparently, to get the author's blessing to play the character, Bale met up with Ellis for dinner, completely in costume and character. His schtick was so unnerving that Ellis had to ask him to stop five minutes in.  Bateman is a narcissistic yuppie, obsessed with his image, sex, and violence. This sociopathic serial killer lives in an expensive New York apartment and is more concerned about being seen in a restaurant, than the food they serve there. Some scenes are significantly changed from the book, for instance when Bateman is stuffing canned meat into his face and running amok on the city sidewalks, versus using a chainsaw to murder a prostitute. Other scenes, are lifted verbatim from the novel in as faithful an adaptation as it possible. In the novel, he is much more obsessed with Donald Trump, but the president does get a mention in the film adaptation. Bateman desperately wants to fit in, but simultaneously despises everyone around him. The supporting case includes Reese Witherspoon, Chloe Sevigny, Bill Sage, Josh Lucas, Justin Theroux, and Matt Ross of Silicon Valley. Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, 30 Seconds to Mars) has a wonderful cameo as Paul Allen, the personification of all that Bateman envies. When Allen goes missing, his disappearance is investigated by Donald Kimball, played by Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, Antichrist, The Lighthouse).  If you take the time to rewatch this film, be sure to take note of what onscreen violence you see; there is almost none. This is a big topic of discussion in this adaptation as we compare the film to the source material which is almost exhaustively descriptive with its violence.  The film was nearly directed by David Cronenberg, who directed the last two movies we featured: The Fly and Videodrome. The directing duties eventually fell to Mary Harron (The Notorious Bettie Page, I shot Andy Warhol), who cowrote the script with Guinevere Turner. The female-driven production was a blessing, given that the source material was often reviled as being misogynistic.  We also discuss the amazing soundtrack to the film including New Order, Katrina & The Waves, Robert Palmer, Huey Lewis & The News, Genesis, Chris De Burgh, Phil Collins, and Simply Red.  For this week's "Hidden Track" we've gone back to our friends, Bone Church, who have a new album dropping 3/13/20. It is titled Acid Communion and it will melt your naughty bits. This track is called "Iron Temple." Please be sure to preorder and show your support: https://bonechurch1.bandcamp.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 media: Instagram, Twitter, Slasher App: @slasherspod Facebook: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

How do we alienate our dwindling audience? Review a cult classic that makes everyone super uncomfortable and is never searched by more than 100 people a day on Google.  Kicking off March Madness, a month full of movies where people devolve into psychosis, we review Videodrome: the 1983 flop by David Cronenberg (The Fly, Dead Ringers, Scanners).  The film stars James Woods (Vampires, Hercules, The Virgin Suicides) as Max, a desensitized head of a TV channel, desperately seeking the next big sensation. He stumbles onto what he thinks is a pirated signal from Malaysia, where someone is being mock tortured: Videodrome. Max is enamored with the presentation, thrilled that it did away with those pesky distractions like story structure and character, opting instead for sheer violence. He later finds that the signal is real snuff footage... and it's coming from inside the house! No, it's actually coming from Pittsburgh.  Max meets Nicki Brand, played by Debbie Harry (Tales from the Darkside, Mindhunter, Body Bags, Cop Land), aka Blondie, who is the radio host of the "Emotional Rescue Show." She has a penchant for masochism and introduces Max to a whole new type of violence. When she is exposed to Videodrome, she becomes obsessed to the point that she wants to be on the program.  Max's investigation takes him to the Cathode Ray Mission. There, he seeks out Professor Brian O'blivion, the man who is allegedly behind the Videodrome transmission. There, Max meet's the good professor's daughter, Bianca, who suspects Max is an assassin. After essentially hoodwinking him into getting a hallucination-inducing brain tumor.  Max thinks he develops a rash on his stomach, which looks eventually becomes a gaping V word hole! It becomes a nifty little pocket, where he stores video tapes and even a gun! When he eventually yanks the gun out, it fuses with his hand, essentially looking like if Clive Barker designed Mega Man.  Using his handgun... get it? He kills his business partners, thus opening the gateway for the proprietors of the Videodrome signal to distribute their signal over the channel, infecting everyone watching.  All of the special effects in the film were helmed by Academy Award winning Rick Baker (An American Werewolf in London, Men in Black, The Wolfman). The body horror elements of this film are truly on par with Baker's earlier work with his infamous werewolf transformation. We talked about the innovative methods the team used, including retrofitting an electric keyboard into operating the technorganic television set.  This week's "Hidden Track" is Timesnake with their song, Sky Dad. https://wizardunioncollective.bandcamp.com/album/timesnake 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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support

Imagine you're reading a Playboy magazine in 1957, y'know-- for the articles. Then you stumble onto a little short story by a fella named George Langelaan. It's a little ditty called The Fly, about some lady who crushes her husband's dome in a machine hammer. You're like, "whoa! where did my erection go!" But then you find out he accidentally mutated into a fly/ human hybrid in a teleporting accident and that erection comes right back! Now, there was an adaptation with Vincent Price, which was very competent. Sure, the effects are somewhat hokey, but the story is very accurate and it's ambitious. Let's fast forward like a betamax cassette tape into the rockin' 80s, nearly 30 years later. Some pencil neck gets the idea to remake this film and it seems cursed from the outset.  The first draft of the script was written by Charles Edward Pogue. Despite having an in with Twentieth Century Fox, and them paying for the script, they pass. Oh, and they won't sell the rights to make the film. With the help of Kip Ohman, they con some schmuck at Fox to be the distributor if they can get the film made elsewhere.  Where do they go? Into the loving, muscular arms of Mel Brooks! One of the conditions of them making the film is a little rewrite of the scriptola. Walon Green wrote a script, but it was awful- so they rehired Pogue. But then, they hire a director who insists on rewriting the script, so Pogue is fired yet again.  Now, they first went to David Cronenberg (Rabid, Shivers, Videodrome) to direct, but he was busy working on an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, aka Total Recall. They move on to Robert Bierman, but while he is working on the film his daughter dies. After halting production, he bows out and they go back to Cronenberg, who agrees to take over. The negotiations seemed super tense, given that Cronenberg asked for $750,000 and somehow got paid $1,000,000 instead.  The film stars Jeff Goldblum, who uh... finds a way to fuse with a fly. He was actually dating Geena Davis at the time, which is how she ended up auditioning for the role, which she like totes nailed by the way. There are a few other actors, but who cares? The makeup and creature effects were done by Chris Walas (Gremlins, Scanners, Raiders of the Lost Ark), who won an academy award for his work. Walas would later serve as director for The Fly II.  Howard Shore (The Brood, The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en), winner of three Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, and four Grammy Awards did the music.  We talk about tons more trivia, comic book adaptations, and nonsense that will make you wonder why you subject yourselves to this show each and every week.  This week's "Hidden Track" is Putrid Fairytale by Slugdge. https://slugdge.bandcamp.com/ ; https://www.facebook.com/Slugdge/ 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: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slasherspod/support