Month: October 2015

Really Awful Movies: Ep 65 – Horror-Rama 2015

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We were honored to be asked to cover Horror-Rama 2015, the second edition of Toronto’s only all-horror convention. The brainchild of Luis Ceriz and Chris Alexander, Horror-Rama is a fun-filled weekend of guests, vendors, panels, screenings and parties. Bigger and better than last year, this year’s edition featured some incredible guests. A fantastic time was had by all!

In this podcast, you’ll hear interviews with:

George Mihalka – Director, My Bloody Valentine

Sybil Danning – Hercules, Battle Beyond the Stars, Howling II…Your Sister is a Werewolf

Linnea Quigley – Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, Silent Night, Deadly Night

Ian McCulloch – Zombie, Zombie Holocaust, Contamination

Tristan Risk – American Mary, The Editor

Michael Berryman – The Hills Have Eyes, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Devil’s Rejects,

Debbie Rochon – Tromeo and Juliet, Slime City Massacre,Killer Rack, Model Hunger

Cherie Currie – Lead Singer of The Runaways, Parasite, Twilight Zone: The Movie

Corpusse – Musician

Chris Alexander – Horror-Rama Co-founder, Editor ShockTillYouDrop.com, Queen of Blood, Blackglovekiller

Enjoy!

Really Awful Movies: Ep 64 – Road House

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Will cooler heads prevail? No. A “cooler” is a professional doorman whose job it is to manage other doormen. It’s the top rung in the bouncer profession and here that man is Dalton, played by the incomparable Dirty Dancer himself Patrick Swayze.

In Road House (1989), a bar owner goes on a talent search to find just the guy to clean up his violent saloon. Behind all the violence is a sleazy businessman who wants to ruin all the mom and pop establishments in this town, so he can bring in a mega-mall.

But only Dalton can stand in his way.

There are bar fights galore and for some reason, indie stalwart Ben Gazzara wanders in. Also, a cameo from WWE great Terrible Terry Funk. Road House also showcases a really greasy-looking Sam Elliott as a bouncer mentor (those exist?)

Featuring some of the most quotable lines in action movie history (“pain don’t hurt”) and other philosophical musings by Dalton, Road House is a big hunk of cheese that kicks butt.

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Really Awful Movies: Ep 63 – Phantasm

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An otherworldly mortician, The Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), re-animates the dead as little people zombies in Phantasm, a weird and wonderful Don Coscarelli film.

But have no fear, for on the case is a young boy named Mike. He has the task of trying to convince townsfolk that the absurd plot above is legit.

His older brother and family friend (Jody and Reggie) are finally convinced and they do battle with The Tall Man, who can telekinetically fire deadly metallic baubles.

Phantasm is a decidedly unique experience. It’s an hallucinatory horror film that explores lots of different themes, and the soundtrack is one of the all-time greats.

For a budget that’s only a third of a million bucks, the movie looks incredible and has had a lasting cultural impact, namely making The Tall Man one of the most memorable antagonists in horror history.

Several sequels of varying quality followed, but here we focused on the one, the only…Phantasm.