Really Awful Movies: Ep 29c – Shock Stock

***A special edition of the podcast, from Shock Stock!***

Shock Stock is a fun-filled horror convention/festival, which takes place in London Ontario, three hours outside of Toronto and two hours outside of Detroit Michigan.

This is a three-day celebration of all things horror. And if the event itself wasn’t enough, there are some damn-fine parties associated with it (and we couldn’t help but indulge). We salute Shock Stock with this podcast.

We had a chance to chat with (in order of appearance):

Tony Todd (Candyman, Night of the Living Dead, Hatchet, Platoon, Final Destination, CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds)

Edwin Neal (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Future-Kill, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)

Giovanni Lombardo Radice (Cannibal Apocalypse, Stage Fright, City of the Living Dead)

Shotzi Blackheart (Miss Shock Stock contestant, independent wrestler)

Ron MacKay (Convention Manager at Troma Entertainment)

Starlotte Dresen (Miss Shock Stock contestant, burlesque performer)

Toxie the Toxic Avenger (Superhero)

Jessie Lee (Killer Kleavage from Outer Space, Vampire Cheerleaders)

Kelly Michael Stewart (Festival Director, The Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival)

Jeramie Rain (The Last House on the Left)

Luis Ceriz (Suspect Video and co-founder of Toronto horror con, Horror Rama)

 

Really Awful Movies: Ep 29b – They Live

John Carpenter is a master of horror. He’s the brains behind Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York, Christine and The Thing.

In 1988, he made They Live, featuring wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper.

This is a very fun homage to b movies from Carpenter’s youth, with bits of satire thrown in for good measure.

The Man With no Name (Piper), a drifter, wanders into Los Angeles looking for work.

They Live makes great use of the mean streets of LA’s infamous skid row as The Man With No Name finds out about a secret plot that’s unveiled by peering through sunglasses.

Really Awful Movies: Ep 29 – Crap of the Week

George Lewis, not George Lucas! But that’s an easy mistake to make as this is The Humanoid, a shameless Star Wars rip-off featuring Lord Graal. He’s a bit like Dark Helmet from Spaceballs.

Watch as gargantuan Richard Kiel from James Bond, becomes the titular hero.

Also on the program, Open Grave, a military experiment gone wrong film in which a man awakens in an open grave and doesn’t know how he got there. He meets up with survivalists and they don’t know how they got there either.

And lastly, Babysitter Massacre, an homage to 80s slasher flicks.