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Jen and Tim welcome back Bitter Karella so she can carve up Joss Whedon like the turkey he is and also to discuss an affectionate satire of the slasher genre.
Offensive Films by Mikita Brottman
Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover
For more Karella, listen to our episode about a truly wretched Dan Aykroyd comedy, Loose Cannons!
Tim and Jen (mostly Tim) describe a beloved ersatz-Hammer sci-fi thriller starring the venerable team of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing (plus a sensational appearance by Telly “Kojak” Savalas). Throughout, Tim is like: games games games tabletop Cthulhu saving throw Traveller roll up a character -2 sanity
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In the movie, Peter Cushing discovers the image of a murderer preserved on a victim’s eye. This was a real turn-of the century theory! Smithsonian Magazine has an article about it.
The Internet Archive has preserved a number of wonderful pop-culture artifacts, including issues of Fangoria. Read their 1999 article in which Horror Express director Eugenio Martín reflects on the film and his career up to that point.
You can also get the Horror Express blu-ray from Arrow Films!
Tim and Jen return to the comforting mayhem of shot-on-video horror! It’s 1988’s Woodchipper Massacre!
Watch Woodchipper Massacre in all its $400 glory on archive.org
If you love lo-res schlock, try our episode on shot-on-video horror flicks!
Jen and Tim rewrite Glenn Danzig’s stupefying horror anthology, Verotika! Only Glenn could give us dialogue like “Your titties are looking at me!”
Verotika may be viewed on the Shudder streaming service.
For more head-scratching horror, listen to our episode about Canadian micro-budgeter Things!
Jen and Tim bring you another extra-stuft episode! This one’s about a haunting psychological thriller that 100% blames the US government: Jacob’s Ladder!
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To see Joel Peter Witkin’s remarkable photographic work, view this gallery at Artnet.
For more cult horror, listen to our episode about John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness!
Jen and Tim discuss a program aired and then disappeared by the BBC for being too spooky. Ghostwatch is one of the most controversial television programs that ever appeared on British television, and it still has the power to creep audiences out.
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The good people at the Internet archive have preserved Ghostwatch, but if you prefer physical media and have a region-free player there’s also a DVD available from 101 Films.
If you want to hear about a British production that’s even scarier, why not sample our episode about the terrifying vision of nuclear apocalypse, Threads?
Tim and Jen want to know: do you read Sutter Cane? We talk about John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness!
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For more Sam Neill, listen to our episode on cult horror flick Event Horizon!
Tim and Jen revisit an early Paul W.S. Anderson film called Event Horizon and discover that he hasn’t always sucked. Hear the whole episode at our Patreon and get access to more than 50 bonus episodes!
For more Sam Neill-starring horror, try our episode on John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness!
Tim and Jen tell you all about an unironically delightful slasher film made by a literal child! From 1986 and director Tim Ritter, it’s Truth or Dare: A Critical Madness! Hear the whole episode at our Patreon and get access to more than 50 bonus episodes!
Yeah I know I said on Twitter (@HYSTpod if you’re not already following us) that this would drop Sunday, but hey, I got it done a day early. Enjoy!
For more homebrew chills and slashers, try our episode on shot-on-video horror from the 80s!
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