Dark Discussions Podcast
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A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots - s2e07 - Les Écorchés
June 05, 2018 23:41 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBWelcome to A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots. This is the sister podcast to Dark Discussions Podcast. This is a podcast to discuss the new HBO television series, Westworld. We would love your emails to [email protected] and visit us at www.darkdiscussions.com WWW.DARKDISCUSSIONS.COM
Dark Discussions - Episode 337 - Pyewacket (2018)
June 01, 2018 19:33 - 2 hours - 54 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Many teenagers live as some sort of rebels. A lot of it comes down to being an adolescent and unable to cope with responsibility, changes, and accountability. Many dress differently, wear interesting hairstyles, or enjoy obscure arts. The new film, Pyewacket, directed by Adam MacDonald, is his follow up of his nature horror film Back Country. Unlike that film...
A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots - s2e06 - Phase Space
May 30, 2018 20:45 - 2 hours - 55.3 MBWelcome to A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots. This is the sister podcast to Dark Discussions Podcast. This is a podcast to discuss the new HBO television series, Westworld. We would love your emails to [email protected] and visit us at www.darkdiscussions.com WWW.DARKDISCUSSIONS.COM
Dark Discussions - Episode 336 - Margot Kidder Tribute: 1974's Black Christmas
May 24, 2018 20:50 - 2 hours - 55.2 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Slasher films have been mainstays since the time of John Carpenter’s Halloween. Yet, films such as Psycho, Peeping Tom, and the dozens of Giallos by Sergio Martino, Mario Bava, Dario Argento, among others appeared before 1978, including Black Christmas, Bob Clark’s 1974 film that many actually consider the first “real” slasher. With the passing of Margot Kidder...
A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots - s2e05 - Akane No Mai
May 22, 2018 20:45 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBWelcome to A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots. This is the sister podcast to Dark Discussions Podcast. This is a podcast to discuss the new HBO television series, Westworld. We would love your emails to [email protected] and visit us at www.darkdiscussions.com WWW.DARKDISCUSSIONS.COM
Dark Discussions - Episode 335 - Bad Samaritan (2018)
May 17, 2018 20:20 - 2 hours - 54.6 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. David Tennant is probably best known for playing Doctor Who for a number of years. A heroic if eccentric character, it was surprising to see him play the villain in season one of the television series Jessica Jones. With his remarkable performance it isn’t surprising that he may have been typecast as an antagonist going forward. And sure enough his latest film...
A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots - s2e04 - The Riddle of the Sphinx
May 15, 2018 20:41 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBWelcome to A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots. This is the sister podcast to Dark Discussions Podcast. This is a podcast to discuss the new HBO television series, Westworld. We would love your emails to [email protected] and visit us at www.darkdiscussions.com WWW.DARKDISCUSSIONS.COM
A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots - s2e03 - Virtù e Fortuna
May 09, 2018 21:32 - 1 hour - 29 MBWelcome to A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots. This is the sister podcast to Dark Discussions Podcast. This is a podcast to discuss the new HBO television series, Westworld. We would love your emails to [email protected] and visit us at www.darkdiscussions.com WWW.DARKDISCUSSIONS.COM
Dark Discussions - Episode 334 - Terrifier (2018)
May 08, 2018 17:07 - 2 hours - 63.9 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. First it was the Universal monsters, and then the slasher icons that became household names. From Dracula to Jigsaw, iconic villains have been in short supply recently. Some films like Laid To Rest, The Collector, and the Hatchet films have brought new killers to the forefront for a few years before fading away. The new film, Terrifier (2018), brings a new ant...
A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots - s2e02 - Reunion
May 03, 2018 21:32 - 2 hours - 49.6 MBWelcome to A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots. This is the sister podcast to Dark Discussions Podcast. This is a podcast to discuss the new HBO television series, Westworld. We would love your emails to [email protected] and visit us at www.darkdiscussions.com WWW.DARKDISCUSSIONS.COM
Dark Discussions - Episode 333 - Primal Fear (1996)
May 01, 2018 18:25 - 2 hours - 41.5 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. The 1980’s and 1990’s had a lot of thrillers and court dramas with the most generic names: Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction, Impulse, Bad Influence, Primal Fear. Some of it was just how these films were marketed, but also a few were based on books with the same name. Primal Fear was one of them. The best selling novel by William Diehl was released in 1993 and...
Dark Discussions - Episode 332 - Rampage (2018)
April 27, 2018 14:23 - 2 hours - 50.6 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Some movie stars go beyond the movies and become part of the cultural zeitgeist. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of those people. Not necessarily having done any film that would be considered high art, his persona and charisma has made him a huge box office draw with many of his films, most recently Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Fast and the Furious fra...
Dark Discussions - Episode S02 - C.H.U.D. Lives! A Horror Anthology
April 26, 2018 21:34 - 1 hour - 25.9 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. April 27th, 2018 release of horror anthology C.H.U.D. Lives!: A Tribute Anthology. Dark Discussions interviews some of the authors of this new horror book including Ross Baxter, Chad Lutzke, and Philip Perron. C.H.U.D. is a genre defying, cult classic film featuring monsters living in the sewers below New York. The stories in this anthology expand the world cre...
A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots - s2e01 - Journey Into Night
April 25, 2018 15:31 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBWelcome to A Westworld Podcast: Bullets, Brothels, and Bots. This is the sister podcast to Dark Discussions Podcast. This is a podcast to discuss the new HBO television series, Westworld. We would love your emails to [email protected] and visit us at www.darkdiscussions.com WWW.DARKDISCUSSIONS.COM
Dark Discussions - Episode 331 - A Quiet Place (2018)
April 20, 2018 19:09 - 2 hours - 63.2 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Emily Blunt is one of those actresses that is able to jump back and forth between Oscar award type films and genre. With a wide range of science fiction, horror, and thrillers under her belt, and many of them well received by fans, it doesn’t surprise one that her latest film, A Quiet Place, has received phenomenal reviews. Directed and co-written by her real l...
Dark Discussions - Episode 330 - Trollhunter (2010)
April 13, 2018 14:49 - 2 hours - 52.3 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. André Øvredal, if not a house hold name to horror fans, made a splash in 2016 with his brilliantly spooky film, The Autopsy of Jane Doe. Starring Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch, this theater worthy VOD release, wowed the festival circuits and then made almost everyone’s top 10 horror films of 2018 if not #1 on that list. But folks forget this Norwegian director act...
Dark Discussions - Episode 329 - Stephen Soderbergh Focus: 2018's Unsane
April 03, 2018 20:54 - 2 hours - 48.2 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Mostly known for big budget Hollywood films as well as Oscar nominated dramas, Steven Soderbergh is back with maybe his smallest budgeted film prior to making it big. His new genre film entitled UNSANE (2018) has an interesting if not an original trait about it. The film was filmed entirely using an iPhone making it have a distinct yet a very professional look...
Dark Discussions - Episode 328 - Marvel's Jessica Jones
March 27, 2018 19:15 - 2 hours - 46.8 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. As folks know, Marvel’s extensive universe includes comics, movies, and television shows. Specifically the Marvel Cinematic Universe for television (or simply Marvel Television) includes a number of shows that seem to cross over multiple networks. But Netflix has a handful that includes a group of characters that have become the superhero team, The Defenders. ...
Dark Discussions - Episode 327 - The Strangers Retrospective
March 24, 2018 18:52 - 3 hours - 60.9 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Home invasions have been a standard plot device for films in the thriller and horror genre for some time. From such mainstream fair as WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967) all the way to cult movies like WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979 and 2006), genre films find ways to re-invent what could turn into a very tired subgenre. Yet both the New French Extreme wave of movies (INSIDE ...
Dark Discussions - Episode 326 - Red Sparrow (2018)
March 15, 2018 15:53 - 2 hours - 62.7 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Released by Scribner in 2013, former CIA agent Jason Matthews first novel received much attention and praise. Reviewers felt it was a throwback to John le Carré’s best selling spy thrillers. Its realistic portrayal of the espionage trade while avoiding clichés opened up many readers’ eyes. By 2014, the novel won a number of awards, including much prestige for ...
Dark Discussions - Episode 325 - The Ritual (2018)
March 09, 2018 18:13 - 2 hours - 63.9 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. David Bruckner has had an interesting path to his feature length directorial debut. He’s been in three horror “anthologies” where his segments have actually been considered the strongest. The Signal was a curious zombie-like film from 2007 and his piece was the most intense to the point where critics said they wished the film kept that tone straight to the end....
Dark Discussions - Episode 324 - Annihilation (2018)
March 01, 2018 19:20 - 2 hours - 70.4 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. There has been some pretty intense science fiction films, specifically ones that really make you think. Classics include Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Solaris. However most recently films such as Under the Skin and the Vanishing Waves have gained cult followings. Alex Garland joined the fray with what many call a masterpiece, Ex Machina, from 2014....
Dark Discussions - Episode 323 - Black Panther (2018)
February 23, 2018 20:14 - 2 hours - 54.2 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Back in 1966, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the superhero Black Panther. The character was not necessarily unique but stood out for his heritage, not just being racially black but also from the fictional land of Wakanda. Though never as popular as Spiderman and other top tier characters, he did compare to that of Ironman and Thor. After being introduced in t...
Dark Discussions - Episode 322 - Winchester (2018)
February 19, 2018 19:02 - 2 hours - 50.4 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. The Australian filmmakers, the Spierig brothers, have made a pretty good mark in genre cinema. Their zombie black comedy brought them attention and allowed them to do the fairly popular Daybreakers, a new take on vampires. In 2014 they did the very interesting sci-fi thriller Predestination and only last year helmed the highly successful Jigsaw. Now, only mont...
Dark Discussions - Episode 321 - Mom and Dad (2018)
February 09, 2018 20:16 - 2 hours - 64.2 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Brian Taylor has been working in genre films for over a decade. He is best known for writing and directing the Jason Statham film series, Crank, that were not only surprise hits with large cult followings, but also reviewed well by film critics. Even with their midnight movie plots, they actually have a lot of nuance to their story such as mortality, the meanin...
Dark Discussions - Episode 320 - Session 9 (2001)
February 02, 2018 21:52 - 2 hours - 72.3 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Brad Anderson is one of those directors that almost breaks out big but for some reason just hasn’t. But he has been pretty steady. He’s worked with some big names, both film and television. Performers such as Christian Bale, Halle Berry, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, among others have all worked with him. His film, The Call, actually was well ...
Dark Discussions - Episode 319 - Cold Prey (2006)
January 26, 2018 18:18 - 2 hours - 45.2 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Whether it is the handful of characters, or the isolated location, or the never-give-up killer, slashers have been a main stay of the horror genre since the days of Mario Bava. What keeps them fresh depends on your taste, but when a new entry to the genre gets buzz, people perk up. When the Norwegian movie Cold Prey arrived in 2006, it immediately gained attent...
Dark Discussions - Episode 318 - 2017 Review
January 19, 2018 20:37 - 3 hours - 82.8 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. We are already four percent into 2018 and some good films have come out. But last year was a heck of a year too. Dark Discussions puts together their review of all that was good and bad in 2017. Included is the consideration of 75 different films that were worthy enough to be considered as a top 20 film for genre and horror films. Each of your five co-hosts...
Dark Discussions - Episode 317 - The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
January 12, 2018 23:31 - 2 hours - 62.8 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. The directing and writing team of Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou have been a pretty well known arthouse combo for the last eight years. With films like Dogtooth and The Lobster, they have put together some very quirky and unique films. The Lobster was generally a “hit” for fans of genre films. Recently, their latest movie, The Killing of a Sacred Deer,...
Dark Discussions - Episode 316 - 2018 Preview
January 05, 2018 22:01 - 2 hours - 58.9 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. With January 2018 underway, it is time to visit what is coming this year to cinemas, video-on-demand platforms, as well as those genre films that are going straight to disc. Last year, horror seemed to dominate genre and there were a lot of great flicks. This year once again there seems to be a lot of great ones coming. Plus also more superhero flicks. Reboots an...
Dark Discussions - Episode S01 - Interviews (2017)
January 03, 2018 15:37 - 1 hour - 23.8 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Dark Discussions is back with a special episode. Boutique disc labels are pumping out lost cult films. With the recent rediscovery of these 1970’s and drive-in films, a number of faux flicks have appeared. On December 12, 2017, the new film, Dangerous People, was released. Having done the festival circuit, the movie has gotten rave reviews and won awards. Co...
Dark Discussions - Episode 315 - New Year's Resolution Bucket List
December 31, 2017 17:35 - 2 hours - 59.5 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. New Year's resolutions are a big thing for folks. Some want to lose weight, find a spouse, get a new job, work towards completing something; others have goals that they strive for. Co-host Mike said that there are a lot of genre films he hasn't seen that he wants to get to, so as a New Year's resolution, why not ask all the co-hosts to see some film they always w...
Dark Discussions - Episode 314 - Better Watch Out (2017)
December 23, 2017 19:18 - 2 hours - 49 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Christmas horror films have been a reliable subgenre of the terror film. With such cult classics as Silent Night Deadly Night and Gremlins, December 25th has turned out to be a pretty good day to get some terrifying frights. An Australian-American produced movie entitled Safe Neighborhood played the festivals in 2016. Not only did it get great reviews but when...
Dark Discussions - Episode 313 - Super Dark Times (2017)
December 15, 2017 22:48 - 2 hours - 55.4 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Teenage angst. Living in ennui. It’s the typical story heard from anyone that went through those years of life feeling nothing but a dead end lay ahead. The new film, Super Dark Times, shows this type of outlook to the extreme. Having played the festival circuit earlier in the year, the film (directed by Kevin Phillips and with a screenplay written by Ben Col...
Dark Discussions - Episode 312 - Mindhunter Season 1
December 08, 2017 23:47 - 3 hours - 58.4 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Another new Netflix series called Mindhunter was released on October 13, 2017. Based on the early years of the criminal psychology and criminal profiling department in the FBI, the show is a dramatization of real events that took place in the 1970’s. Having just come out of one of the many dark times in the history of this government organization, new ways to s...
Dark Discussions - Episode 311 - The Babysitter (2017)
December 01, 2017 19:47 - 2 hours - 47.6 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Netflix continues to drop television shows and movies onto their station without much notice. The new film, The Babysitter, is another one that happened to appear out of the blue. The movie was directed by McG, known mostly for his Charlie Angels films, and written by little known Brian Duffield. Twelve year old Cole Johnson is a bit awkward with not many fri...
Dark Discussions - Episode 310 - Creep 2 (2017)
November 17, 2017 17:58 - 2 hours - 46.9 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. A lot of genre fans, especially those fond of found footage films, were surprised when the 2014 movie Creep appeared. To little fanfare, this movie directed by Patrick Brice and starring Mark Duplass was a huge cult hit on the VOD circuit. Picked up by Blumhouse Productions, the movie became another one of their little gems that made a lot of horror fans happy ...
Dark Discussions - Episode 309 - The Evil Within (2017)
November 14, 2017 16:02 - 2 hours - 45.1 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. A talented yet troubled film maker named Andrew Getty put together one of the most visually interesting horror films in years. His untimely death didn’t allow him to see its final release, but 2017’s The Evil Within made it to VOD after many years in production; over 15 years to be more precise. Oddly with little notice. After years as part of the rumor mill, ...
Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews - Volume 007
November 08, 2017 13:56 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Welcome to the newest edition of Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – a podcast that reviews and critiques films released by boutique labels that have taken old and sometimes forgotten midnight movies and re-releases them in special editions where the quality of the picture is fully remastered, usually from onetime lost or privately owned negatives or prints...
Dark Discussions - Episode 308 - Dave Made a Maze (2017)
November 03, 2017 18:14 - 2 hours - 43.4 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Sometimes you never know what type of film will appear at festivals. Now the new movie, Dave Made a Maze, recently released everywhere on VOD, is just such a motion picture. Oddly it is listed by Wikipedia and IMDB as an adventure horror comedy. This may be more hyperbole than truth as its eclectic and eccentric style seems to place it more as magical realism ...
Dark Discussions - Episode 307 - Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot (1979)
October 28, 2017 02:03 - 2 hours - 51.2 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. The derivative vampire novel in the modern era (assuming the modern era is the last 50 years) is none other than Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot. The novel was the second by the author, released in 1975, and became an instant best seller with its tale of an evil rooted in a small town that turns out to be more corporeal rather than figurative. Struggling author Ben ...
Dark Discussions - Episode 306 - Happy Death Day (2017)
October 21, 2017 00:15 - 2 hours - 47.8 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Is this the year for theatrical released horror or what? The new film, Happy Death Day, not only follows in the footsteps of Annabelle Creation, It, Split, and Get Out with great reviews, but it topped the box office its first week as well. Costing only $5M USD, it already has grossed over $36M USD. And again like its predecessors, it is loved by both critic a...
Dark Discussions - Episode 305 - Blade Runner (then and now)
October 14, 2017 04:37 - 2 hours - 54.8 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. When Blade Runner hit theaters back in 1982, it was the definition of polarizing. Poorly received by movie audiences and disliked by a large percentage of critics, the film floundered at the box office. Strange, one could say, since it starred Harrison Ford and was directed by Ridley Scott. Plus cyberpunk was in vogue. The film did get re-evaluated years late...
Dark Discussions - Episode 304 - Flatliners (then and now)
October 06, 2017 20:08 - 2 hours - 44.9 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. Back in the 1980’s, director Joel Schumacher was at the top of his game. With St. Elmo’s Fire and The Lost Boys, he had not only become a Hollywood talent, but he was able to bring movies to cinemas that identified with young people. Whether moviegoers knew it, they began to flock to his films. The arrival of 1990 his latest film, Flatliners, continued the tre...
Dark Discussions - Episode 303 - mother! (2017)
September 30, 2017 03:57 - 2 hours - 43.6 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. When Darren Aronofsky released the film Pi, not many people saw it until after his adaption of Hubert Selby’s novel Requiem for a Dream. Folks went back and checked this curious art house horror film and many were left trying to decipher it. His new film, mother!, starring Jennifer Lawrence somewhat returns to that 19 year old film with its shocking scenes and ...
Dark Discussions - Episode 302 - It: Chapter 1 (2017)
September 22, 2017 17:34 - 2 hours - 51.6 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. With his first novel, Carrie, back in the early 1970’s, Stephen King was on his way to be the most successful horror writer of his generation. By the mid-1980’s, he became not just a best selling author, but also an icon. In 1986, his epic length coming-of-age novel It became an immediate best seller. In 1990, a TV mini-series was made giving life to what seem...
Dark Discussions - Episode 301 - David Sandberg Focus: 2017's Annabelle: Creation
September 14, 2017 22:49 - 2 hours - 36.4 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. The Conjuring and what has turned into a franchise has been quite successful. With its throwback supernatural horror scares seen in such films as The Changeling and The Entity, younger horror fans are able to see frightening movies that have the feel of these “forgotten classics.” The latest film of the franchise is Annabelle: Creation, the prequel to the high...
Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews - Volume 006
September 12, 2017 18:44 - 2 hours - 42 MBThe Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews podcast - Presented by Dark Discussions Podcast Welcome to the newest edition of Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – a podcast that reviews and critiques films released by boutique labels that have taken old and sometimes forgotten midnight movies and re-releases them in special editions where the quality of the picture is fully remastered, usually from onetime lost or privately owned negatives or prints. This month I review four films and ...
Dark Discussions - Episode 300 - Hellraiser (1987)
September 08, 2017 19:08 - 3 hours - 57.3 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. The novella, The Hellbound Heart, published in 1986 in a horror collection, went on to become a sensation for the author, Clive Barker, who became well known with his original take on the “horror tale”. Shortly after, the story was made into a movie. Fortunately for the author, he was tasked to not only write the screenplay but became the director. Renamed Hel...
Dark Discussions - Episode 299 - The Lost Boys (1987)
September 06, 2017 17:38 - 2 hours - 48.7 MBWelcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. July 31st of this year (2017) was the 30th anniversary of one of the 1980’s most beloved cult horror films: The Lost Boys. Crazy to think this film is that old. Many of us grew up on it, rewatching it over and over and wearing out our VCR tapes. And as co-host Kristi says, “Who didn’t own that film’s soundtrack?” And even if you didn’t, you knew the songs. ...