Really Awful Movies: Ep 119 – Nosferatu the Vampyre

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An art-house vampire flick, Nosferatu the Vampyre is the brainchild of auteur German filmmaker Werner Herzog. Originally known as Phantom der Nacht, it’s set in northern Germany and Romania’s Transylvania and is a pretty faithful redo of the 1922 silent Dracula classic, Nosferatu.

The film stars Klaus Kinski, Bruno Ganz and Isabelle Adjani.

On this episode, we compare this version with the indelible Weimar-era classic and break down the film oeuvre of Herzog and his frequent favorite Klaus Kinski.

Really Awful Movies: Ep 118 – Assault on Precinct 13 and The Fog with Scott Drebit

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In this special episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, show regular Scott Drebit (columnist over at Daily Dead) joins us to discuss all things Carpenter.

First, we examine the awesome urban scum thriller Assault on Precinct 13, where a cop finds himself trapped in an abandoned police station with lifers, doing battle with a gang invasion.

Then The Fog, a 1980 Jamie Lee Curtis / Tom Atkins horror film set in a California fishing village where ghostly sailors exact revenge on townsfolk celebrating their centenary.

Later in the show, we chat about John Carpenter and the news that he’s returning to Halloween. We examine what we expect from Blumhouse, who has taken the reins of the franchise, and what Carpenter may be bringing to the table when it comes to this reemergence of The Shape.

Check out Scott’s handiwork over at Daily Dead: Drive-in Dust Offs and check out our site, https://reallyawfulmovies.com/

Really Awful Movies: Ep 117b – Shock Stock

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In this special edition of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, Jeff interviews a slew of luminaries who attended the Shock Stock horror convention in Southwestern Ontario this summer.

In this episode, we get to hear from:

  • Dan Hicks. Hicks is best known for his roles in Evil Dead II, Darkman and also, Intruder, one of the coolest and most overlooked slashers of the 1980s.
  • Mink Stole. Baltimore-born Stole is a longtime friend and collaborator of John Waters. Born Nancy Paine Stoll, she of course is known to our listeners for her amazing roles in Pink Flamingos, Polyester and Hairspray and many many others. An ordained minister, Stole has five decades’ experience in film and television.
  • Kevin Van Hentenryck was the extraordinarily memorable (and not just for his hair), Duane from the sweet and scary Frank Henenlotter romp, Basket Case, a film which perfectly captures the NYC grind-house aesthetic of the time.
  • Kleio Valentien broke the internet recently, with her parody Ronda Arouse Me, an, ahem, unique take on the big UFC fight between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey: http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/ronda-rousey-porn-parody-trailer/
  • Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein is the towering axeman in the Misfits, who’ve reunited with metal belter Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only. If you don’t know their music, you most certainly know their logo, perhaps second only to Motorhead or the Ramones in ubiquity. One of the coolest graphics you’ll ever see, inspired by The Crimson Ghost.
  • Ari Lehman is the first Jason! He was a child actor in the seminal first Crystal Lake terror. He talks about his film career and how it informs his new role as a musician.
  • Greg Lamberson directed one of our absolute favorites, the wonderfully quirky Slime City. The Buffalo resident recently directed the fun (and mammary) filled Killer Rack.
  • A Michael Baldwin was cast at age 13 for the role of Michael in The Tall Man indelible horror classic Phantasm.
  • Robin Bougie is an underground comic artist, best known for his amazing Cinema Sewer and Graphic Thrills.
  • Lloyd Kaufman needs no introduction! The Troma legend wrote the foreword to our book, DEATH BY UMBRELLA! The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons.