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We had the pleasure of taking part in a panel discussion on horror movie deaths and our book, Death by Umbrella! The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons, at Toronto’s only horror convention, Horror Rama.
The panel is moderated by Luis Ceriz, proprietor of Toronto’s Suspect Video and co-organizer of Horror Rama, along with Shock Till You Drop’s Chris Alexander.
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Oliver Reed and familial disintegration. Join us as we chat Burnt Offerings and The Brood, which both star ol’ Ollie.
We’re happy to have Scott Drebit, recurring guest, on the show. He’s of course the guy behind Drive In Dust Offs and It Came from the Tube, both columns at Daily Dead.
He’s one of a handful of writers worth reading every single week in the horror space, as his affection for horror, both new and old, is infectious.(There’s a reason we thank him so prominently in our book, DEATH BY UMBRELLA! The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons).
We think listeners will love both of these films, as they create little worlds unto themselves and are both, in their way, unforgettable.
BURNT OFFERINGS:
In the case of Burnt Offerings, where a family takes over a sprawling house a la The Shining you can get a chance to see latter day Bette Davis, which is always a treat. She plays a playful aging aunt to young Davey. Oliver Reed plays a mild mannered (!) dad who’s driven batty by the house. Karen Black is as well, and she’s his loving, but increasingly distant spouse.
THE BROOD:
And of course, there’s The Brood, an early Cronenberg favorite exploring the weirdo mystical therapeutic techniques of one Dr Raglan (Oliver Reed) on his charges, including a woman under his spell played by Samantha Eggar. It’s splendidly restrained, horror fun.
Apart from the presence of noted souse Reed, ultimately the common thread here is familial breakdown.
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Cheers and see you next week!
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Don’t Go in the Woods (or, Don’t Go in the Woods…Alone) is a 1981 slasher, which benefited from its inclusion on the UK Video Nasties list.
But really, it has none of what we’ve come to associate with said list, namely the nudity and the conspicuous gore.
A bunch of campers, led by a wilderness guru Craig, are lost in the Utah backwoods. And if that wasn’t bad enough, there’s a maniac lurking about. No bears though.
Check it out!
