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In this episode we're scratching the surface to see what lies within the latest iteration of Salem Horror Fest. Tim discusses some of the events, short films, and features shown at the ninth edition of this unique film festival. Films discussed include: The Gnawer of Rocks Cujo Undertone Once Upon a Time in the Apocalypse Full Term Furry-Anxi The Safety Games Prom Party Massacre Darkroom Regression Kandie Jump Scare The Me in the TV Baby Bird Lok dont.4get2smile Worst Thing You've Ever Done Dance! Time Eater Bloody Larry Brian Won't Wear Condoms Very Prosperous Men Flickers Mardazma Trad Meat Crayon Pelacaras This Is Book Club Blood & Guts Lily's Ritual Blood Shine Franke, Maniac Woman Tick Some Dark Matter Creature of the Deep Maeve's Mirror Where's Your Limit? The Victoria Kruger Show! Shift Noctis Monstorium Stomach It Has Anyone Else Lost Their Body? Into the Stand Breeder The Man Upstairs Prey Gimme Shift The Mid-Night Driver The Vincent Price Legacy Check out Salem Horror Fest at www.salemhorror.com Salem Horror Fest art by David Dembowski. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

In this episode, we welcome Josh aboard to talk about a vastly underappreciated monster mash from the late 90s, Stephen Sommer's fun action-horror hybrid Deep Rising from 1998. Listen as we detail our love of creature features, marvel at this movie's amazing cast (chief among them the late, great Treat Williams), and mourn the decline of mid-budget genre blockbusters. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and slimy tentacles. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

In this special episode, Salem Horror Fest returns from the grave for its eighth outing as Tim discusses some of the events, short films, and features shown at SHF 2025 including: Humanzee The Halloween Party The Guest on Topsfield Road Day Dreams Forever War Indicator Mordrake Bill Came Back Katie's Skin Paper Dolls Session 9 Bedlamer Hellbound: Hellraiser II RAT! The Rebrand Pater Noster and the Mission of Light Scrumptious Dry January Be Bad Her House Safe Feedback The Baby Pocket Princess Nervous Ellie Find You Here 3 Easy Steps Turn It Off Bush Les Bêtes How to Stay Awake Out of Body A Drive at Dawn So Fades the Light House of Ashes The Conduit The Dæmon Catch a Killer Pumpkin Guts Spoons Doppelgänger If Martin Clunes Wore Lip Gloss My Child The Last Thing She Saw Sweaty Larry Girls VHX Cruelty Voyager Wake It Draws Closer The Seance Full Moon Glory Hole Chain Reactions Re-Animator Check out Salem Horror Fest at www.salemhorror.com Salem Horror Fest art by David Dembowski. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

Once again, we're discussing our favorite movies of the past year, in this case 2024. Despite it being a terrible year for us personally, the films were still great, so listen as we run through our top ten lists, which include disquieting depictions of religious and political conflict, disturbing bad behavior from rich people, and slapstick comedy involving fiendish but cute animals. Warning: Contains explicit language, some spoilers, and some futile Oscar hopes. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

Ellie answers our ad for a flatmate as we come out of the attic for a discussion of Danny Boyle's spectacular debut film, the 1994 darkly comic thriller Shallow Grave. Listen as we analyze the motivations of the three morally-challenged protagonists, discuss the highs and lows of Boyle's subsequent film career, and pine for more of Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and colorful apartment decor. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

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It's time for our latest mission with 007 as Bob Chipman joins us again for a globe-trotting mission with The Spy Who Loved Me. Listen as we discuss how the franchise tries to create a more proactive Bond girl in the form of female lead Anya Amasova, make note of Bond's best quips and gadgets for this entry, and question Bond's status as a 'secret' agent. Warning: Contains explicit language, furniture, and strangely anatomical villain furniture. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

Chris Chipman joins us again as we journey to a long lost age of monsters and movie magic and do battle with 1981's Dragonslayer. Listen as we marvel over the film's incredible animatronic and go-motion effects, examine how the film's portrayal of religion and authority reflects post-Vietnam cynicism, and discuss the movie's place among other 1980s fantasy films. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and a crazy, murdering nutbar. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

The street is ours as Peter joins us once again to draw our guns on one of the wildest and most entertaining Westerns ever made, The Quick and the Dead from 1995. Listen as we chronicle the decline of the Western as a film genre in the late 1990s, marvel at director Sam Raimi's visual ingenuity in creating the movie's unique look, and praise producer and star Sharon Stone's foresight in casting then lesser-known actors such as Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and phallic firearm discussions. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

In this special episode, Salem Horror Fest returns to haunt the show as as Tim discusses some of the various events, short films, and features presented at SHF 7 including:  It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This Livescreamers Sacrificio Slip Free Bench Must Pick Up Today Kombucha! Giallo Overnights Valley of Souls Scam Three Baths Inner Demons Pest The Management Who's There? The Bounce House The Power of the Strike Lady Parts Scratch The Thaw The Basement Cold Young Blondes Stalked and Murdered Faceless After Dark Red Gloves The Perfect Place to Cry The Gourd, the Brad, and the Ghostly The Haunted Baby Carriage From Hell Pontianak The Lure My Scary Indian Wedding I Know What You Need All That You Love Will Be Carried Away One for the Road The Monkey Check out Salem Horror Fest at www.salemhorror.com Salem Horror Fest art by David Dembowski. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

It's our annual wrap-up of the best movies of the previous year as we dive into our favorite films of 2023. Listen as we rationalize why acclaimed "perfect" films didn't make it on our lists and praise the courage of actors willing to let it rip onscreen. Our movie choices feature debauched adventures of the perverted rich, triumphant big-screen adventures of our childhood heroes (whether plastic, geriatric, or atomic), and return appearances by auteurs such as Emerald Fennell, Ari Aster, and Brandon Cronenberg. Warning: Contains explicit language, mild spoilers, and multiple appearances by Larry Fessenden (yay!!).   Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

We're spending this Christmas with the Griswolds and enduring squirrels, explosive sewer gas, and other yuletide dangers with a discussion of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation from 1989. Listen as we examine the film's depiction of holiday nostalgia and obsession, praise the underappreciated comic genius of Beverly D'Angelo, and debate the proper amount of Cousin Eddie a film should contain. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and a disturbing reimagining of King Kong. Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

Bob Chipman joins us again for our latest 'woke brawl' with 007 and this time we're setting our sights on The Man With the Golden Gun from 1974. Listen as we praise the suave menace of Christopher Lee, pine for the lost Alice Cooper theme song we might have had, and encounter that most rare of circumstances: a James Bond film Agatha enjoyed!! Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and intrusive slide whistles.   Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

To truly appreciate this episode, you must become Caligari! We're going back to the origins of horror as we delve into the madness of Robert Wiene's 1920 thriller Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari A.K.A. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari! Listen as we discuss the disputed origins of the film's story and style, Agatha attempts to explain the nuances of the Expressionism movement that provided the film's unorthodox visual style, and Tim accuses the main character of murder. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and a lot of handy strait-jackets.   Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

We're back and we're bringing the Thunder as we welcome Gabe Ciociola to the show on an orientation flight and we use our sophisticated surveillance technology to record a conversation on the 1983 technothriller Blue Thunder. Listen as we discuss the film's themes of police militarization and misuse of technology, gush over the movie's amazing aerial stunts and action scenes, and chart how the original spec screenplay was dramatically changed for the finished film. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and a Christmas present controversy.   Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.