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When we talk about evil cars most horror fans will go right to Stephen King's Christine.  And why shouldn't they?  It was directed by John Carpenter and was a fantastic 80s feature but very few know that several years before Christine there was another killer vehicle movie.  This time we spotlight James Brolin as he's menaced by a huge black Lincoln intent on destroying the people in his dusty little town.  Fasten your seatbelts, folks and enjoy as we give The Horror 101 treatment to Elliot Silverstein's The Car from 1977.Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...05:45  Choosing The Car...08:30  Calling Horky...13:45  The Cyclists...16:10  Waking up to Teacher...18:30  Death of the French Horn...24:50  Roll over Sheriff...28:45  Parade Panic...32:30  Failed Pursuits...39:40  Living Room Massacre...43:40  Confrontation in The Garage...46:00  Final Confrontation...51:45  Scoring The Film...59:00 Final Thoughts and Conclusion.

Welcome back to the Horror 101 podcast and back to the 70s!  If the name Vincent Price somehow doesn't ring a Bell then you've come to the right place.  For years The World Famous Brian Stewart has been petitioning the crew to cover this film.  After 15 years, its finally time.  This early 70s film was obscured by a little movie called The Exorcist which was released the same year.  Its no wonder many people forget this even exists.  You don't watch a Vincent Price film to be scared or grossed out.  You go for him.  The man commanded horror screens for decades and we hope you enjoy our Horror 101 treatment of Douglas Hickox's Theater of Blood.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror06:20  Feather in Brian's Hat...11:15  The Ides of March17:10  The Horses' Tail...23:05  Trojan Horse...28:05  A Pound of Flesh...35:45  The Wine Cellar...38:10  Swords and Trampolines...45:20  Joan of Arc...49:05  Two Pies...53:35  The Awards Presentation...61:07  Scoring the Film...68:15  Conclusion!  Thanks for Listening!

Greetings Horror Fans!  After breaking box office records and absolutely killing the internet we thought it best to strike another brand new iron while it was hot.  Nefarious Paul B had already watched this twice and was excited for a 3rd viewing so couldn't ignore that kind of praise.  We hope you all enjoy as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Curry Barker's Obsession.  Show highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror03:45  Introducing Obsession...11:40  Trial Run...13:35  Finding Sandy...15:25  One Wish Willow...16:50  Now's The Time...18:00 You Only Get One Wish...22:20  Date Night...27:15  I Packed You a Lunch...31:35  Calling the Toll-Free Number...35:50  I Can't Be Nikki...39:00  3:30 Text Message...47:25  All Comes To An End...52:50  Scoring the Film...60:00  Conclusion!  Thanks for Listening!!!

After a slew of shows on old 70s horrors our audience may have missed my crew agreed to hit something new from this year.   None of us have seen this film or any of the director's other works yet so we're going in blind this time.  We hope you enjoy the Horror 101 treatment of Damian McCarthy 's Hokum. Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror04:24  Selecting Hokum...10:25  It passed the 1 Drink Test...14:00  Arriving at Bilberry Woods Hotel...18:00  Spreading the ashes...24:00  Fiona is missing...28:00  Alone...31:30  Found out...36:40  The Twisted Children's Show...39:30  "I think there's someone down here..."43:30  Jerry Returns...49:20  Mal Penance...57:25  Scoring the Film...63:40  Conclusion!  Thanks for listening!

The podcast is continuing with our obscure 70s features. We had a good time with Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things last time we recorded.  We've already covered Black Christmas and Deranged by the same film makers but there's another film from 1974, directed by Bob Clark and written by Alan Ormsby that is probably their least known work.  With makeup effects by Tom Savini!  We hope you enjoy our Horror 101 treatment of Dead of Night, AKA Deathdream.Show Highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror04:30  Choosing tonight's film...10:30  Florida or Vietnam?12:20  The Worst News...16:00  Coming Home...19:40  Something is Different...22:20  The Brutal End of Butch28:00  Fatal Physical...32:05  Undead Double Date...40:30  Face me, Andy...42:45  Fleeing to Resting Place...46:15  Anti-War Sentiments...49:20  Scoring the Film...58:05  Conclusion!  Thanks for Listening!

We've covered Black Christmas, Popcorn and Deranged.  All helmed by either Bob Clark or Alan Ormsby.  For this 169th podcast we're digging up their first collaboration into horror.  We hope you enjoy as we give the Horror 101 Treatment to Children Shouldn't Play with Dead things from 1972.Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...05:00  The Thriller Double Feature Nostalgia...12:30  Ghoul in the Cemetery (Green Credits)...13:10  Island of Death...19:10  The cabin of the Caretaker..23:00  Orville's Exhumation...27:27  The Failed Summation...31:30  Orville's Party...34:15  Anya Begs for Mercy...37:00  The Dead Rise...41:15  Barricade...46:50  Counter spell...49:00  Final Attack...57:00  Scoring the Film...64:00  Conclusion.  Thanks for Listening!

I warned the group that the show was going back to the 70s this time around and I gave them a choice of 4 titles that I thought would make for a decent podcast and they ultimately chose to give the horror 101 treatment David Cronenberg's The Brood from 1979.  Enjoy the show! Show Higtlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...03:30  Welcoming Elvis and Eugene to the show...05:20  The Vote!07:40  Other Cronenberg Films...13:10  The First Session...14:15  Bruised and Beaten...16:40  The Mother in Law...21:40  Father in Law...30:10  Killer Autopsy...32:10  Ms. Mayer...35:45  In over our head...38:30  The Brood...49:30  The End...54:00 Scoring the Film...61:30  Conclusion!  Thanks for Listening!

We convened on the first of THREE Friday the 13ths in 2026 and decided to add another Jason film to our catalog.  With over 20 deaths and very little gore, this installment was a shock to Jason fans.  The direction the studio took the franchise in was nothing less than an 80s slasher scandal.  There may be no more polarized film in the entire 45 years of the Friday legacy.  You get the hockey mask and the Manfrendini music but why is this one of the most hated films of the era?  Join us as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Danny Steinmann's Friday the 13th Part V:  A new BeginningShow Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...06:00 The scandal of the Blue Chevrons...08:00  A sad lack of gore...12:10  Corey Feldman's Appearance...14:30  Pinehurst Halfway House...16:40  Ethel and Son...19:30  Joey and Vic's Axe...23:20  Leather Car Trouble...30:00  Lana and Billy...33:05  The Mayor!34:35  Eddie and Tina...38:05  Visiting Demon...43:35  "Eat this F*****g Stew!"45:30  The last three gathered...49:45  A hour and ten before the mask...51:50  Showdown in The Barn...56:35  Bad Ending...61:50  Scoring the film...60:00  Conclusion...  Thanks for listening!

Between Salem's Lot and Poltergeist Tobe Hooper gave us a reason to fear the carnival.  You never know whats lurking under the attractions of the bizarre.  For our 166th podcast we give the Horror 101 Treatment to The Funhouse.  This movie is heavily steeped in 80s fun...Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...03:30  A 50th Birthday Surprise...06:30  Tobe Hooper Films...12:10  The Psycho Halloween Beginning...14:20  Don't go near that Carnival...16:20  God is Watching You!17:50  The Barkers! (Kevin Conway)19:50  The Strippers...20:45  Let's Spend the Night...22:30  Funhouse Attractions...23:50  Witnessing Murder...27:25  Finders Keepers...31:30  Buzz's Misfortune...36:00  Liz Trapped...37:00  Carney Showdown...40:30  Crunch Job...44:30  Scoring the Film...51:15  Conclusion!  Thanks for Listening!

We hope your Christmas went smooth and Santa fulfilled all your wishes this year.  We have something very different for you for our final show of the year.  Think Zombieland meets high school musical.  How was this ever made?  I dunno but we're ending 2025 giving the Horror 101 Treatment to John McPhail's Anna and the Apocalypse!  Sharpen your candy canes, Kids.  Its going to be a WILD ride!Show Hightlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...04:00  Hasty Promises...12:40  Gotta Pay off that Ticket...14:10  Savage!17:20  Hollywood Ending...19:00  High School Pageant...20:50  Its a Beautiful Day...22:15  Snowman Zombie...24:00 Bowling Alley Attack...27:00  Warm Plastic...30:00  Xmas Tree Emporium...33:00  School Lockdown...37:20  Office Problems...39:39  Savage Square off...41:15  Saying Goodbye...46:00  Scoring the Film...55:00  Final Thoughts and Conclusion...  Happy New Years!

In the early 60s there was an anthology horror released by American International Pictures.  Around the same time Vincent Price was making his mark with the Corman pictures an Italian Director was given an opportunity to give his take on several  classic horror tales and somehow got Boris Karloff to join in as the movie's host and star.  We hope you enjoy as we give the Horror 101 Treatment to Mario Bava's Black Sabbath!Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...05:50  Thinking of Ozzy...12:45  The Drop of Water...23:55  The Telephone...33:50  The Wurdulac...48:00  Scoring the Film...56:45  Final Thoughts and Conclusion...

Its Halloween 2025!  Welcome to our 163rd show!  To celebreate the occasion, The Crew all agreed to focus on a sequel that we felt deserved a show.  We hope you enjoy as we give the Horror 101 Halloween treatment to Brian Trenchard-Smith's Night of the Demons 2 from 1994. Show Highlights:  01:00 Prelude to Terror...04:30 Setting up the movie...10:00 A Slice of Cake...13:50  Folklore...16:05  Gorey Dream...19:00 Sister Gloria...21:40  Getting Grounded...22:55 Perry's Experiment...25:00 Invited to Party...30:30  Hull House Scares...34:55 Shirley's Possession...37:05  Tit Attack...40:15  Beheading...41:40  Back to Hull House...43:30  The Fifth Commandment...49:55 The Inner Sanctum54:05  Snake Angela...55:40  The Ending...57:00  Scoring the film...63:15  Conclusion.. Happy Halloween!

We're going to the 80s for our 162nd show. You know we're all about Hidden Gems and there was some talk about doing Wishamster 2 for this podcast, since we had such a great time covering the original last show.  But instead we decided to honour the director of Wishmaster 2 by covering another of his films.  One of several he made for New Line Cinema back in the 80s.  This guy is not very well known and neither is this film, which makes it perfect for the podcast.  So we hope you enjoy as we give the Horror 101 treatment to Jack Sholder's The Hidden from 1987. Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror04:45  Choosing The Hidden...10:40  Bank Robbery and Chase...16:50  Transference...19:20  Miller's Massacre...25:05  The Stripper...34:55  The Dog...40:10  Police Station Assault...46:30  Assassination...48:45  Final Transfer...53:00  Siskel and Ebert Weigh in...55:00 Scoring the Film...61:20  Final Thoughts and ConclusionThanks for Listening!

We've received a LOT of requests to cover this one over the years.  Directed by F/X mogul Robert Kurtzman and produced by Wes Craven, this late 90s gem features a TON of 80s Horror Icons.  Anyone who wanted an 'Expendables" version of Horror actors need look no further.  This is what you want.  Very few movies from this era had so many great practical effects.  The Gore is superb.  The Djinn was a fantastic new villain for the time, played by a deliciously charismatic Andrew Divoff.  We hope you enjoy our Horror 101 Treatment of Wishmaster.  Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror...05:30  Remembering Wishmaster from the 90s...11:20  "Show me Wonders!"15:00  Shipyard Disaster...16:50  The Fire Opal...21:00  Djinn on the Loose...22:45  Buck Flower and Reggie...27:12  Visiting Beaumont...30:40  Taking a Face...34:00  "Everybody's a Witness..."35:20  Going 'Through' Kane Hodder38:45  Djinn Revealed...44:00  Two Wishes Down...45:10  Johnny Valentine...48:00  "I'd Love to Host a Party Like That..."52:15  The Final Wish...57:10  Scoring the Film...62:30  Conclusion...Thanks for Listening!!

Another 80s classic is being remade and should be released in August so before that comes out, for better or worse we want to spotlight the original from 1986.  Its our pleasure to give the Horror 101 treatment to Kevin Tenney's first feature film.  A solid entry in light 80s spiritual horror.Show highlights:01:00  Prelude to Terror...04:00  Introducing Witchboard and the pending remake...11:30  Ouija Party...17:25  Construction Accident...20:15  Magician Cop...21:50  Using the Board Alone...25:00  Progressive Entrapment...27:45  Zarabeth The Medium...37:00 Dewhurst in Hospital...38:40  Hunting David...41:10  Brandon's Final Contact...45:45  Possession...48:10  Closing the Portal...52:38  Scoring the Film...58:15  Conclusion!  Thanks for Listening!