The Mummy, The Cabin in the Woods, and The Endless

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This week, after the news, we’ll cover the Universal Studios movie “The Mummy” from 1932, the drive-in classic, “The Cabin in the Woods” from 2011, discussion of the short film, “Invaders”, and the more recent “The Endless” from 2017.

News Features

You saw that one movie late at night 30 years ago that had a giant octopus attacking people and it had something to do with the monster being attracted to radio but you can’t remember the name of it no matter how hard you try. We have found the site for you. It’s called “What is my movie? At whatismymovie.com. Enter “giant octopus radio” and you’ll find out that it was “Tentacles” from 1977 as the first suggestion. There was some movie about people being ground up into cat food - “cat food people” brings up “The Corpse Grinders” as a top match. With general, title, actor, and director-based searches, it’s a marvel for movies of all genres and it’s fun to play around with. Good luck trying to stump it!

http://www.whatismymovie.com/

The movie you didn’t know you needed has become a reality “VelociPastor”. After a devastating family tragedy, a priest travels to China to find deeper spirituality, but instead is endowed with an ancient ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first, he is horrified by his newfound superpower, but a local prostitute convinces him to use his newfound gift to fight evil – and ninjas. Yes, he’s a “Man of the Claw” as the poster put it. What started out as a trailer and an idea will make its premier at a midnight at the Texas Frightmare Weekend on May 3rd. Hopefully it will be available more widely from there. You really should check out the trailer we have linked in the show notes. It looks awesomely fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?timecontinue=1&v=LYR25PFpvFw

And speaking of other weirdness that’s nightmare fuel, birthdeathmovies.com has alerted us all to a fine piece of work called “True Detective Pikachu”. Reimagining Matthew McConaughey’s gruff character from season one as a man-sized Pikachu partnered with Ash as hard-boiled detectives in a world of darkness and humanoid creatures and crime. It’s not exactly horror, but it comes close enough. If you’re a fan of the HBO series or Pokemon Go or hopefully both, you really need to see this three-minute video that we’ve linked to in the show notes.

https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2019/04/19/true-detective-pikachu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?timecontinue=147&v=fFzj14bpMu4

Proving that print is not dead, British-based Dark Side Magazine has hit its 200th issue this month, celebrating 29 years in the business of bringing horror news, interviews, and history with a jam-packed 100-page edition covering The Exorcist, Dick Miller, Jaws, An American Werewolf in London and much more. Available with shipping worldwide as a hardcopy or in a digital format, “The Magazine of the Macabre and Fantastic” is going strong. Check out their website for more information and available options, as well as merchandise and some interesting tidbits.

https://thedarksidemagazine.com/

If you want to see some good movies without having to pay for them (or download them from questionable sources) ihorror.com has a weekly feature for you. Tightwad Terror Tuesday is updated weekly with an assortment of things you can see, no strings attached. Their latest as of this podcast recording included links to the horror film “The Rage: Carrie 2”, as well as the thrillers “Let The Corpses Tan” and “The Cottage”, and the classic “Blade Runner”. It looks like a page worth checking out weekly and they have their previous weeks available as well. We’ve got the link right here in the show notes.

https://www.ihorror.com/tightwad-terror-tuesday-for-4-16-19-the-best-free-movies-on-the-web/

Universal Studios Classic: “The Mummy” (1932)

A resurrected Egyptian mummy stalks a beautiful woman he believes to be the reincarnation of his lover and bride.

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Drive-In Special: “The Cabin in the Woods” (2011)

Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

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Horror Short: (YouTube) “Invaders”

A pair of home invaders consider their potential character choices just prior to their planned invasion, which does not go as planned.

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Feature Presentation: “The Endless” (2017)

As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.

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Closing

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