Ep. 071: #Alive (2020)

Happy new year! It’s finally 2021! Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly, The Midnight Bowling of Horror Podcasts! In Episode 071, Jay of the Dead extends a warm and semi-musical welcome to two new co-hosts: Channy Dreadful and Mister Watson! This show also gets a new logo that’s somewhat influenced by the neon lights of midnight … Continue reading "Ep. 071: #Alive (2020)"

Happy new year! It’s finally 2021! Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly, The Midnight Bowling of Horror Podcasts! In Episode 071, Jay of the Dead extends a warm and semi-musical welcome to two new co-hosts: Channy Dreadful and Mister Watson! This show also gets a new logo that’s somewhat influenced by the neon lights of midnight bowling and the hexagon, which Jay refers to as “the shape of Horror.”

After spending a little time getting to know Mister Watson and Channy Dreadful, your new, late-night Horror hosts bring you a Feature Review of the South Korean zombie flick #Alive (2020). We also have a free DVD give-away contest of the French Horror film “Inside” (2007). Remember, you’re always welcome to call and leave us a voicemail at (801) 215-9704. Join us!

Note: This episode was recorded on December 20, 2020 and released on January 3, 2021.

This weekly Horror movie podcast brings you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years, so now that it’s 2021, we’ll be covering Horror films from 2016 to the present.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Join us, and thanks for listening!

SHOW NOTES:

Introduction

— Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly Episode 071

— HMW Ep. 070: Top 10 Horror of 2020

— BillChete and Lady Phantom’s other podcast: MOVIES IN 4K

– Welcome to Mister Watson and Channy Dreadful

— Jay’s rendition of “The Song of Madman Marz”

— Horror Movie Weekly’s new artwork

— Getting to know our new hosts’ tastes in Horror:

Top 3 All-Time Favorite Horror Movies

Channy Dreadful:

1. The Exorcist (1973)

2. Scream (1996)

3. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Honorable Mention: Evil Dead II (1987)

Mister Watson:

[ All-time favorite movie: Ghostbusters (1984) ]

1. Evil Dead II (1987)

2. Trick `r Treat (2007)

3. Hereditary (2018)

– Channy Dreadful’s pick for this week: #Alive (2020)

[ 00:25:11 ] – Feature Review: #Alive (2020)

Genre Classification: Drama / Action / Thriller / Infected Zombie narrative / (Features some “Horror in the Daylight”)

Premise:

A social media gaming influencer, Oh Joon-woo, wakes up to a news report of a cannibalistic virus quickly spreading and infecting the world. Alone and afraid, Oh Joon-woo takes shelter in his apartment. After weeks of solidarity and on the brink of losing his mind, he soon discovers that he is not alone.

Ratings and Recommendations: #Alive (2020)

Jay of the Dead = 7.5 ( Strong Rental / Stream on Netflix )

Channy Dreadful = 7 ( High-priority Rental )

Mister Watson = 7.5 ( Rental / Stream on Netflix )

Contest: Free DVD Give-away – If you retweet the official tweet for this episode’s release, then you will be entered into a random drawing where you could win a free DVD of the French Horror film “Inside” (2007). To win, you must be 18 years or older, and you must live in the United States.

Next on Episode 072: The Hunt (2020) — Mister Watson’s pick

Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead

Links for this episode:

Links for Channy Dreadful:

Twitter: @ChannyDreadful

Jay recommends Channy’s Article on Cujo

Channy on Hereditary with Ron Martin on The Resurrection of Zombie 7 Podcast

Channy Dreadful Archives on The Resurrection of Zombie 7

Instagram: Strawberry Crush Creations

Links for Mister Watson:

Twitter: @WatZeeParty

Podcast: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show

Facebook: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show/Horror Corridor

— Listen to Jay review “Hereditary” with AnDread on the Freaks and Psychos Podcast!

Jay of the Dead’s other podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com

Jay’s HORROR-only content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com

Ep. 037: Wat-Zee / Joe Pesci episode

— BillChete and Lady Phantom’s other podcast:

MOVIES IN 4K

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