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Really Awful Movies: Ep 324 – Frozen

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Their lives are literally hanging in the balance…from a chair lift. Frozen is a ski-themed horror that’s capably put together.

A bunch of friends try and get in one more run (maybe courtesy of one of those ominous Black Diamond-designated hills that puts the fear of god into the authors of this site) and a staffing screw up results in the lift being shut down and them stranded amidst the icy coldness.

On this episode of the podcast….Winter…is…here. And much of Canada is already blanketed by the stuff.

Horror films set in winter are numerous, and there’s a cottage industry of Santa-related horrors like Silent Night, Deadly Night and Santa’s Slay. Frozen is a survivalist / animal attack hybrid that fails when it comes to the latter and eminently succeeds as the former.

Anyway, stay warm, grab an extra blanket and enjoy the latest episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast!

Really Awful Movies: Ep 305 – The Mist

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On this week’s episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, Stephen King’s The Mist.

Much like John Carpenter’s The Fog, an inclement weather system has residents of a small Maine town perplexed. Residents witness a parade of military trucks heading into town, and soon they find the weather enveloping them all.

A few of the townsfolk end up hunkering down in a local grocery store, and soon are at one another’s throats as to what to do. This is compounded by their being under attack by creatures hiding in the mist.

One of the better Stephen King adaptations, this one was directed by Frank Darabont, a veteran of classics like The Shawshank Redemption. He clearly knows his King and this one is somewhat inspired by Night of the Living Dead, as well as Alien.

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Really Awful Movies: Ep 302 – Dog Soldiers

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On this episode of the Really Awful Movies podcast, the directorial debut of Neil Marshall (The Descent) and what a debut it is! Dog Soldiers.

Six British soldiers are carrying out a training mission in the wilds of Scotland, and they come across a Special Forces Op with severe gashes to his torso. What could have befallen him?

The crew, under the watch of one Sergeant Wells (the outstanding Sean Pertwee) soon finds itself having to deal with what’s lurking in the deep, dark woods.

They band together, and with the help of another Highlands denizen, beat back their adversary.

Character driven and action packed, Dog Soldiers is an exemplary genre bender that’s really well executed.

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