Out of the Shadows
183 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror.
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Episode 133 - Elvira Mistress of the Dark
August 21, 2023 16:15 - 84 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim dive into the campier side of the 80s horror genre when they check out the cult classic, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.
Episode 132 - Talk to Me
August 17, 2023 20:26 - 63.9 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this special bonus episode, Chris and Jim are on the road and decide to discuss the Australian horror film Talk to Me, a movie that has been causing a lot of chatter online, garnering praise and sentiments of being a game-changer in the genre.
Episode 131 - The Lair of the White Worm
August 14, 2023 16:51 - 95.7 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim check out The Lair of the White Worm, a horror comedy featuring Hugh Grant and Peter Capaldi that tells the story of an ancient creature that is reawakened by a mysterious woman after remaining dormant for centuries.
Episode 130 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 The Dream Master
August 04, 2023 16:16 - 89.8 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim return to Elm Street in the fourth installment of the iconic horror franchise. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 The Dream Master sees the return of Freddy Krueger as he looks to dispatch of old foes and new victims alike.
Episode 129 - The Blob
July 29, 2023 20:50 - 105 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim check out the 1988 reimagining of the 1958 sci-fi classic, The Blob.
Episode 128 - Phantasm II
July 28, 2023 20:10 - 87.7 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim check tangle with the Tall Man in Phantasm II, the sequel to the 1979 cult classic.
Episode 127 - Killer Klowns From Outer Space
July 15, 2023 16:55 - 96.5 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim dive into the sci-fi horror cult classic Killer Klowns From Outer Space, a film chockful of over the top characters, zany special effects, and a killer soundtrack.
Episode 126 - Friday the 13th VII The New Blood
July 08, 2023 19:41 - 87.6 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim return to Crystal Lake to check in on everyone’s favorite camp counselor killing machine, Jason Voorhees. This time Jason meets his match in Friday the 13th Part VII The New Blood.
Episode 125 - Critters 2
June 29, 2023 23:18 - 93 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim return to the list of In Search of Darkness volume 1 films and kick off 1988 with a film Joe Dante did not look too favorably upon - Critters 2.
Episode 124 - It Came From Tubi - The Amityville Curse
June 29, 2023 23:11 - 75 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Jim is away, so Chris decides to launch a new solo sub-series - It Came From Tubi. For the debut episode, Chris watches and talks about the 2023 loose remake of The Amityville Curse.
Episode 123 - Vampires Vs The Bronx
June 13, 2023 21:07 - 54.8 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, the guys finish their quick foray into the horror films of 2020 with the Netflix original Vampires VS The Bronx. The title says it all.
Episode 122 - Spree
June 13, 2023 18:13 - 79.2 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, the Chris and Jim check out Spree, a film about a ride share driver who yearns for recognition as a content creator and goes to extreme lengths go gain viewers.
Episode 121 - Possessor
May 24, 2023 14:34 - 57.3 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, the guys check out Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor, a sci-fi horror film that explores an alternate reality in which the consciousness of an assassin is transferred to a “pawn” to eliminate their targets.
Episode 120 - The Dark and the Wicked
May 15, 2023 23:39 - 38.4 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, the guys jump into some newer horror with the 2020 Shudder exclusive The Dark and the Wicked, a film about a family that comes under attack by a malevolent entity.
Episode 119 - Near Dark
May 08, 2023 19:32 - 95.2 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, the guys finish out 1987 with the vampire cult classic Near Dark.
Episode 118 - Hellraiser
May 02, 2023 22:08 - 78.8 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, the guys dive into the twisted mind of Clive Barker as they check out 1987’s Hellraiser.
Episode 117 - It Came from ChatGPT
April 22, 2023 22:55 - 33 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Jim is not able to record so Chris is tasked with putting together an episode. And you know what they say, “When the co-host is away, the A.I. will play!” Chris enlists the help of ChatGPT to come up with original treatments for sequels to Scream 4 and the original Hallowe...
Episode 116 - The Monster Squad
April 15, 2023 21:24 - 91.2 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim dive into The Monster Squad - the 80s horror classic that answers the question of what would happen if you combined Universal movie monsters with the Goonies.
Episode 115 - The Lost Boys
April 08, 2023 21:43 - 87.9 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim watch Joel Schumacher’s vampire classic The Lost Boys, starring the killer cast of Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patrick, Corey Haim, and Corey Feldman.
Episode 114 - It's Alive III - Island of the Alive
April 03, 2023 15:54 - 85.2 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim dive into the Larry Cohen film It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive, starring none other than Michael Moriarty as a father doing his best to save the monster babies.
Episode 113 - Evil Dead 2
March 27, 2023 01:34 - 79.6 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim return to the 80s to watch Evil Dead 2, Sam Raimi’s follow up to the cult classic that spawned a franchise.
Episode 112 - Scream VI
March 20, 2023 23:48 - 75 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim discuss their thoughts on what was good and what was bad about Scream VI.
Episode 111 - Dolls
March 13, 2023 23:34 - 63.5 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, the guys continue their journey into the horror of 1987 with the next installment from Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator and From Beyond), a film about a toymaker and his wife who take an unorthodox approach to teaching bad guys a lesson. Get ready for Dolls.
Episode 110 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors
March 03, 2023 18:03 - 86.5 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, the guys return to 80s horror with one of the more popular films in a classic franchise - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Heather Langenkamp returns to help a group of troubled teens take on Freddy in their dreams.
Episode 109 - The Birds
March 03, 2023 17:50 - 66.9 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, the guys finish their foray into the world of Alfred Hitchcock with his classic thriller The Birds, a film that tells the story of a small town under siege by birds.
Episode 108 - Strangers on a Train
February 17, 2023 16:03 - 89.2 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris is back and that means the guys return to Alfred Hitchcock’s world. Next on their list is Strangers on a Train, a film in which a fateful meeting between two men sets off events that will change both of their lives forever.
Episode 107 - Infinity Pool
February 08, 2023 22:31 - 26.2 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris is under the weather so Jim takes over to discuss his thoughts on a slightly spoiler-filled review of Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool starring Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgård.
Episode 106 - Skinama-STINK
January 28, 2023 15:49 - 28.2 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim are on the road in Massachusetts and decide to give their thoughts on the movie that has horror fans and critics raving - Skinamarink. What did they think? Well, the title of the episode kind of gives it away.
Episode 105 - Rear Window
January 21, 2023 17:29 - 80.2 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim take a detour from 80s horror to explore the films of Alfred Hitchcock. First up, Rear Window - the 1954 classic starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly that tells the story of a photographer who grows suspicious that he may have witnessed a murder while laid u...
Episode 104 - Trick or Treat
January 14, 2023 21:12 - 83.1 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim finish out 1986 with the very underrated Trick or Treat, a film that follows a young heavy metal fan as he tries to survive high school bullies in the age of Satanic panic.
Episode 103 - From Beyond
January 07, 2023 15:04 - 70.1 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim check out From Beyond, a film based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft, reuniting the Re-Animator team of Stuart Gordon, Jeffrey Combs, and Barbara Crampton.
Episode 102 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
December 31, 2022 21:20 - 95.6 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim return to Leatherface’s world with Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, the follow-up to Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic.
Episode 101 - Night of the Creeps
December 23, 2022 19:24 - 89.8 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim check out Night of the Creeps, a Tom Atkins led film that basks in the glory of cheesy 50s sci-fi horror and 60s zombie movies.
Episode 100 - We're Making a Movie
December 19, 2022 00:22 - 68.1 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. It’s the 100th episode and Chris and Jim decide to take a moment to look back at how far they’ve come. They talk about their favorite moment from the last 100 episodes; they give their lists of the top 5 favorite films that have been covered so far; and they put together their product...
Episode 99 - The Fly
December 10, 2022 15:54 - 70.5 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim watch another David Cronenberg classic - The Fly. Starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, the film tells the story of a scientist who accidentally fuses his molecular structure with a housefly and the gory horror that follows.
Episode 98 - Friday the 13th Part VI Jason Lives
December 02, 2022 20:06 - 84.9 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim return to Crystal Lake (now Forest Green) to catch up with Jason Voorhees and the carnage that ensues with his return.
Episode 97 - Maximum Overdrive
November 25, 2022 21:00 - 88.4 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim continue the journey along the films featured on In Search of Darkness by watching the 1986 Stephen King cult classic Maximum Overdrive.
Episode 96 - Psycho III
November 18, 2022 21:43 - 91.5 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim return to 1986 and the Bates Motel as they watch Psycho III, directed by and starring Anthony Perkins. The third installment sees Norman doing his best to fight off the voices of the past, but when new people enter his life, old urges are reawakened.
Episode 95 - 31 Days of Halloween 2022 Week 5
November 12, 2022 12:12 - 57.5 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim finish their 31 Days of Halloween discussing The Exorcist, The House of the Devil, Rocky Horror Picture Show, SE7EN, Hocus Pocus, and Hubie Halloween.
Episode 94 - Halloween Ends
November 03, 2022 20:20 - 69.6 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim are joined by Rick Laprade (The Adventures of Miru) to discuss the final installment in the Michael Myers/Laurie Strode saga - Halloween Ends.
Episode 93 - 31 Days of Halloween 2022 Week 4
October 31, 2022 01:11 - 79 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim continue the Out of the Shadows 31 Days of Halloween as they discuss The Strangers: Prey at Night, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Army of Darkness, V/H/S/94, Jason Goes to Hell, The Craft, and Tragedy Girls.
Episode 92 - Werewolf By Night
October 28, 2022 19:45 - 57.8 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this special round table episode, Chris and Jim are once again joined by their friend Anthony, as well as Shawn Fritz, the co-host of Silence Your Phones (Chris’s other podcast) to discuss the Marvel Special Werewolf by Night.
Episode 91 - 31 Days of Halloween 2022 Week 3
October 21, 2022 20:47 - 67 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim are joined by their friend Anthony to continue the Out of the Shadows 31 Days of Halloween. Together, they discuss Pan’s Labyrinth, the original Candyman, Green Room, Urban Legend, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, Let the Right One In, and 1976’s The ...
Episode 90 - 31 Days of Halloween 2022 Week 2
October 17, 2022 15:14 - 49.1 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim continue the Out of the Shadows 31 Days of Halloween by watching the newest entry in the Predator franchise - Prey, the 1999 remake of The House on Haunted Hill, the original Ringu, the Nicolas Cage mind-trip Mandy, Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive, Freddy’s D...
Episode 89 - Rob Zombie's The Munsters
October 09, 2022 13:45 - 37.6 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. On this episode, Chris and Jim give their thoughts on one of the most divisive films of 2022 - Rob Zombie’s The Munsters. Listen now to hear what they thought of Zombie’s adaptation of the 60s television classic.
Episode 88 - 31 Days of Halloween 2022 Week 1
October 09, 2022 13:39 - 68.7 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim kick off the Out of the Shadows 31 Days of Halloween by diving into the first four films on the list - Halloween H20, Hocus Pocus 2, Bones, and Sleepy Hollow.
Episode 87 - The Return of In Search of Darkness with David Weiner
October 07, 2022 00:53 - 64.9 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim have a special treat for the listeners and fans of In Search of Darkness as they welcome back writer-director David Weiner to talk about the third installment of the horror documentary series. Make sure to head over to 80shorrordoc.com to secure your copy befo...
Episode 86 - Poltergeist II The Other Side
October 01, 2022 01:56 - 96 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim watch Poltergeist II: The Other Side. A year after the events of the original film, the Freeling family find themselves under attack by unseen forces once again. Does the sequel live up to the original? Listen now to hear what the guys thought.
Episode 85 - The Toxic Avenger
September 23, 2022 17:32 - 101 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim continue their romp through 80s horror with the Troma Entertainment classic The Toxic Avenger, a film about a boy who accidently falls into a vat of toxic sludge and is transformed into a grotesque, musclebound pseudo-hero.
Episode 84 - Chopping Mall
September 16, 2022 20:48 - 85.7 MBWelcome to Out of the Shadows, a series that dives into the world of (mostly) 80s horror movies. Join Chris Chavez and Jim Clark as they explore the best and worst of what made the 80s the golden age of horror. This week, Chris and Jim return to the 80s to check out the 1986 cult classic Chopping Mall, a film about a group of college kids who find themselves locked in a mall, trying to survive the night as “state of the art” security robots hunt them down.