Time to sit back and vibe with more spooky music and movie clips. I’ve decided to put the Halloween mix onto the main podcast stream this year, instead of SoundCloud. I tried to dig deep into my archives to include songs, themes, and remixes that I’ve never used for another Halloween mix. Please enjoy and have a happy Halloween! Here is the complete track mix:  1. Martha & the Horses by Damon Albarn & Michael Nyman (Ravenous OST) 2. Die Klapperschlange by The Splash Band (1984 disco remix of John Carpenter’s Escape from New York title theme) 3. Demonica by Simon Boswell (Demons 2/Demoni 2 OST) 4. Out of Time by Claudio Simonetti (Demons/Demoni OST) 5. Lesbo (Film Version) by Simonetti Morante Pignatelli (Tenebrae OST) 6. Seq. 1 by Guido & Maurizio de Angelis (Alien 2: Sulla Terra OST) 7. Pericolo by Daniela Casa (Sovrapposizione Di Immagini) 8. Metric 36 by Cavern of Anti-Matter (In Fabric OST) 9. La Comtesse et L’Inspecteur/The Countess and the Inspector by François de Roubaix 10. Dismembered Bodies by Guido & Maurizio de Angelis (Torso/I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale OST) 11. Transmute by Goblin (Patrick OST) 12. Inseminoid by John Scott (Inseminoid OST) 13. Block by Chu Ishikawa (Tetsuo the Bullet Man OST) 14. Sign in the Dark by Tangerine Dream (The Keep OST) 15. Demon Knights by Carlo Cordio (Aenigma OST) 16. Crawling Around by Chuck Cirino (Chopping Mall OST) 17. The Chase Continues (Po’s Plane) by Rick Wakeman (The Burning OST) 18. Blind Concert by Goblin (Suspiria OST) 19. Verso L’Ignoto by Fabio Frizzi (The Beyond/L’Aldila OST) 20. John Dalton Street by Guiullano Sorgini & John Cacavas (Living Dead at Manchester Morgue OST) 21. TerrorVision by The Fibonaccis (TerrorVision OST)

Genre Grinder

BONUS EPISODE: Halloween Music Mix 2021

DEAR BIG SEXY MONSTER, DO YOU LIKE ME, A SMALL, NORMAL HUMAN? [_] YES [_] NO Does your significant other sport a lush fur coat and fangs? Does your boyfriend have razor sharp talons, instead of feet? Is your wife the legendary chupacabra? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might be a Monster Lover. Or perhaps “love” is too serious a word for it. Maybe you’re just a down ‘n dirty Monster F#©ker? Either way, boy, have we got the episode of Genre Grinder for you. Join Gabe and first-time special guest Arianny Pilarte (@laciguapa) of Not All Podcasts Wear Capes fame as we talk about the long-standing fictional phenomenon of loving, smooching, and screwing movie monsters, from vampires and zombies, to Beasts (of the “Beauty and” variety) and fishmen. This is a broad subject, so, for this podcast, we’ve narrowed it down to four movies: Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark (1987), Tony Ching Siu-Tung’s Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Brian Yuzna’s Return of the Living Dead III (1993), and Joel Schumacher’s Phantom of the Opera (2004). Note that we occasionally had some latency issues, so Gabe talks to himself for a few minutes during the Near Dark discussion. He blames gremlins, specifically that sexy one from Gremlins 2. 00:00 – Intro: What is a Monster F#©ker? 04:49 – Near Dark and other human/vampire romance 23:58 – Chinese Ghost Story 41:52 – Return of the Living Dead III and other human/zombie romance 1:03:51 – The Phantom of the Opera (2004 and beyond) 1:30:51 – Other Monster F#©kers and outro Check out Not All Podcasts Wear Capes here (or wherever you download your podcasts): https://notallpods.podbean.com/ Please consider donating to the following charities/fundraisers if you have any spare cash: UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Aid: https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/nearly-10m-children-afghanistan-need-humanitarian-aid-now/38936 Direct Relief Haiti Earthquake Relief: https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/haiti-earthquake-2021/ Lilith Fund (Texas abortion access): https://secure.everyaction.com/ZKj2BPy6bkaxpudp-4YwUQ2 Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana (Hurricane Ida relief): https://no-hunger.org/

Episode 24: Monster Lovers, feat. Arianny Pilarte of Not All Podcasts Wear Capes

TAKE A SEAT, PUT YOUR NAPKIN ON YOUR LAP, AND UNDO YOUR BELT – YOU’RE IN FOR A VERITABLE BANQUET OF MOVIES ABOUT FOOD! Prepare yourself for the most mouthwatering, scrumptious, toothsome, and downright yummy episode of Genre Grinder yet. Gabe and returning guest/his significant other/food buddy, Kristine Fisher – who knows a thing or two about cooking – chow down on six courses of food-themed movies that mostly fit the concept of magical realism, including Jûzô Itami’s Tampopo (1985), Gabriel Axel’s Babette’s Feast (Danish: Babettes gæstebud, 1987), Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Alfonso Aráu’s Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish: Como agua para chocolate, 1992), Stephen Chow’s The God of Cookery (1996), and Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott’s Big Night (1996). Please be aware that we recorded with two mics and it caused some weird crackly (thankfully not too loud) feedback to crop up every once in a while. I’ve done my best to mitigate the problem where I could and apologize for not fixing it during recording. 00:00 – Intro, food documentaries, classic food scenes 11:33 – Tampopo 23:37 – Babette’s Feast 36:19 – The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 59:19 – Like Water for Chocolate 1:12:30 – The God of Cookery 1:28:05 – Big Night 1:43:20 – Outro Please consider donating to the following charities/fundraisers if you have any spare cash: Second Harvest Heartland (MN food bank): https://secure.2harvest.org National Immigrant Justice Center: https://immigrantjustice.org/ Immigration Justice Campaign: https://immigrationjustice.us/ UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) Gaza Crisis Appeal: https://donate.unrwa.org/gaza/

Episode 23: Food-Themed Movies, feat. Kristine Fisher

CATCH A TRIP INTO THE AFROFUTURE ABOARD A SHIP PILOTED BY SPACE-AGE PROPHETS, PHAROANIC JESTERS, METEOR MEN, AND OTHER BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER PLANET! What might the world look like in a universe where Africa hadn’t been colonized? What might the race relations of our world look like to a visitor from outer space? What if Superman was a Black nerd from D.C.? What if malevolent aliens crash landed in the London projects? These questions and more will be answered in Genre Grinder’s look at Afrofuturism and Black sci-fi/fantasy movies. Join Gabe and returning guest host Justin Clark of Slant Magazine & Game Spot as they attempt to parse this wide-ranging, unique, and socially relevant genre by looking at five films – John Coney’s Space is the Place (1974), John Sayles’ The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Robert Townsend’s The Meteor Man (1993), Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block (2011), and Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You (2018). They also take time to chat briefly about other relevant films.   00:00 – Intro 07:16 – Space is the Place (+ Lizzie Borden’s Born in Flames [1983]) 25:27 – The Brother from Another Planet  42:14 – Meteor Man (+ the Blade movies, the Alien vs. Predator franchise, and Ngozi Onwurah’s Welcome II the Terrordome [1995]) 1:26:00 – Attack the Block (+ the Black Panther comics and movie) 1:43:31 – Sorry to Bother You 1:55:31 – Outro, Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time (2018), Colm McCarthy’s The Girl with All the Gifts (2016 + Last of Us and the Sweet Tooth comic), and Stefon Bristol’s See You Yesterday (2019)    Check out Justin’s Resident Evil Village walkthrough at Game Spot  Please consider donating to the following charities/fundraisers if you have any spare cash: UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) Gaza Crisis Appeal (critical healthcare, construction, food, and education) Black Lives Matter Daunte Wright Family/Community Support George Floyd Memorial Foundation National Bail Fund Network Directory

Episode 22: Afrofuturism & Black Sci-fi/Fantasy, feat. Justin Clark

 THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED AND IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU EXCLUSIVELY BY MING TEA! TURN ON, TUNE IN, DROP DEAD!  Psychotic games and sadistic reality television are on the docket this month. Gabe and returning guest Luana Saitta of Monster Island & Movie Lobby Commentaries check out three politically-charged classics about televised death sport, including Elio Petri’s The 10th Victim (Italian: La decima vittima, 1965), Paul Bartel’s Death Race 2000 (1975), and Paul Michael Glaser’s The Running Man (1987). Come for the wacky costumes and violence, stay for the endless puns and surprisingly prescient social satire. 00:00 – Intro 06:23 – The 10th Victim 27:29 – Death Race 2000 1:05:43 – The Running Man 1:43:47 – Deathrow Gameshow (1987), Absolute Aggression (1996), and final thoughts   Check out Luana’s Podcast, Monster Island & Movie Lobby Commentaries This month’s charity links include one of Luana’s preferred charities, a listener request, and Palestinian relief resources. Please consider donating if you have any spare cash: UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) Gaza Crisis Appeal (critical healthcare, construction, food, and education) George Floyd Memorial Foundation Support Black-Owned Businesses: 181 Places to Start Online Mercy Housing (US affordable housing and support program)

Episode 21: Most Dangerous Game Shows, feat. Luana Saitta of Monster Island Commentaries

 TIGHTEN YOUR STRAITJACKETS AND SNUGGLE UP IN YOUR FAVORITE RUBBER ROOM, IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT PSCARY PSYCHIATRIC PHACILITIES!   Mental health can be scary, but do you know what’s even scarier? The archaic asylums of the bygone era, where we used to lock up the mentally ill. Gabe and returning guest Betsy Jorgensen of the Your Favorite Monsters podcast take a look at four tales of cursed mental health institutions, including Mark Robson’s Bedlam (1946), Juan López Moctezuma’s The Mansion of Madness (1973), Brad Anderson’s Stonehearst Asylum (2014), and Jung Bum-shik’s Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018).   00:00 – Intro 07:27 – Bedlam 30:13 – The Mansion of Madness 53:31 – Stonehearst Asylum (and Shutter Island) 1:16:23 – Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum 1:43:18 – Final thoughts/outro   Check out Betsy’s Podcast, Your Favorite Monsters:  On April 11th, Daunte Wright Sr. was murdered by a Brooklyn Center police officer. If you’re in the position to help his family and community during this painful time, please consider donating to some of the following funds: The Daunte Wright Sr. Memorial Fund Brooklyn Center Mutual Aid Fund Brooklyn Center Schools–Student and Family Support

Episode 20: Asylum Horror, feat. Betsy Jorgensen of Your Favorite Monsters

 ALIEN INVADERS, MIND-ALTERING SPACE SLUGS & BLACK MAGIC MADMEN ARE COMING TO STEAL YOUR CORPOREAL FORM & USE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER! Welcome back for a more typical episode of Genre Grinder. Gabe’s finally done talking about SOV horror movies and is joined by Now Playing Network & Director’s Club co-host Jim Laczkowski to take a long, very nearly complete look at Body Snatcher Movies. Specifically, science fiction – or at least sci-fi adjacent – movies that feature usually alien, sometimes human, and almost always malevolent entities that possess human bodies, stealing identities, and/or creating automaton doppelgängers (pod people, robots, zombies, et cetera).  Given the scope of the discussion this time around, the discussion has been loosely broken down into an introduction and four categories (note that we cover more than the movies listed and the time spent on each movie varies): 00:00 – Intro: Invaders from Mars (1953), literature & television 14:08 – Part 1, The Official Invasion of the Body Snatchers Canon: Don Siegel’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Philip Kaufman’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Abel Ferrara’s Body Snatchers (1993), and Oliver Hirschbiegel’s The Invasion (2007).  54:02 – Part 2, Invasion of the Body Snatchers Successors and the Unofficial Representatives of Each Decade: John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), Larry Cohen’s The Stuff (1985), Robert Rodriguez’ The Faculty (1998), Edgar Wright’s The World’s End (2013), and Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017). 1:16:12 – Part 3, Alien Slug Parasite Movies: Bruno VeSota’s The Brain Eaters (1958), Fred Dekker’s Night of the Creeps (1986), Stuart Orme’s The Puppet Masters (1994), Lawrence Kasdan’s Dreamcatcher (2003), and James Gunn’s Slither (2006), including Gene Fowler Jr.’s I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958). 1:47:43 – Part 4, Unique Variants and Final Thoughts: Hajime Sato’s Goke the Body Snatcher from Hell (1968), Gary Sherman’s Dead and Buried (1981), and everything else.   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Minnesota Freedom Fund Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund  

Episode 19: Body Snatcher Movies, feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director’s Club Podcast

 ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END AS MUST ALL BAD THINGS AND ALL THINGS RECORDED ON OBSOLETE HOME VIDEO MEDIA!   Welcome to the home stretch! After dozens of movies and six hours of podcasting, we’ve come to the end of Genre Grinder’s shot-on-video horror retrospective. Gabe and returning extra-special co-host Patrick Ripoll (who, yet again, did most of the research) drag and claw their way through a final 16 SOV oddities; nine of which one or both of them were able to watch, including Mark Shepard’s Dark Romances Vol. 1 (1990), Carl Denham’s Shreck (1990), and J.R. Bookwalter’s Kingdom of the Vampire (1991). The list is shorter this time, but we both had a lot to say about some of these movies, especially Carl J. Sukenick’s mind-bending Alien Beasts (1991), Olaf Ittenbach’s gut-wrenching The Burning Moon (1992), and Scooter McCrae’s genuinely great The Shatter Dead (1994). . Again, people have asked for a list of the films covered in the description, so here you go. All of the movies that at least one of us has seen are marked with a †, while the others are discussed based on available information/reviews: Bimbos B.C. (1990) Attack of the Hideopoid (1990) Dark Romances Vol. 1 (1990) † Gorgasm (1990) Shreck (1990) † Crystal Force (1990) Attack of the Killer Refrigerator (1990) † Honeymoon Murders (1990) Kingdom of the Vampire (1991) † Zombie ‘90: Extreme Pestilence (1991) † Alien Beasts (1991) † The Burning Moon (1992) † Scary Tales (1993) † Savage Vengeance (1993) Vampires and Other Stereotypes (1994) Shatter Dead (1994) † If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Minnesota Freedom Fund   Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund   Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition   American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund  

Episode 18: Shot-on-Video Horror, Part Four, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned

 Welcome to an extra special BONUS EPISODE of Genre Grinder. What you are about to hear is a digital mixtape compiled and mixed by Tracks of the Damned creator Patrick Ripoll. It includes themes, complete songs, and various clips from the films we’ve been discussing throughout Genre Grinder’s shot-on-video horror series. Be aware that, in most cases, Patrick or myself had to rip the audio from the films themselves, so the sound quality will be uneven to say the least. Then again, that’s kind of the point isn’t. So, sit back, relax, and let the SOV horror vibes take you away.    Complete track listing: 1a. WREX Station Identification 1b. 20/20 Report: "VCR Horrors" 1c. Sledgehammer (1983) opening credits 2. Tales From the Quaddead Zone (1987) score 3. Shreck (1990) score 4. "Angel Fire" from Demon Queen (1987) 5a. Body Count (1986) trailer 5b. Heavy Metal Massacre (1989) opening credits 5c. "Carl Sukenick narration" from Alien Beasts (1991) 6. Spine (1986) score 7. "Animal/Cannibal" from Possibly in Michigan (1983) 8. Terror Eyes (1989) opening credits 9. The Ripper (1985) trailer 10. "Book of Love" from Brainblast (1987) 11. Video Violence (1987) opening credits 12. Witchdoctor of the Living Dead (1986) score 13. "Rock n Roll Music" from Blood Lake (1987) 14. Black Devil Doll from Hell (1984) opening credits 15. The Tower (1985) score 16. Attack of the Killer Refrigerator (1990) score 17. "Scream Dream" from Scream Dream (1989) 18. Blood Cult (1985) trailer 19. Hollow Gate (1988) end credits 20. "Beat My Meat" from Trashcans of Terror (1985) 21. "The Brainsucker" from The Brainsucker (1988) 22a. Attack scene from Black River Monster (1986) 22b. "Hearts" from Night Ripper! (1986) 23. Video Violence (1987) score 24. "Suffer Little Children" from Suffer Little Children (1983) 25a. Dip Monologue from Redneck Zombies (1989) 25b. Redneck Zombies (1989) End Credits 26. Revenge (1986) trailer 27. Night Feeder (1988) end credits 28. Scary Tales (1993) score 29. Dark Romances Vol. 1 (1990) score 30. "If" from Cannibal Campout (1988) 31. Sledgehammer (1983) end credits  

BONUS EPISODE: VCR Horrors – An SOV Mixtape by Patrick Ripoll

 LISTEN IN TERROR AS WE CONTINUE TO BE STRANGLED BY THE GNARLED, RIPPLING TENTACLES OF DEAD ANALOG MEDIA!   Part three of our epic (seemingly never-ending) FOUR-PART look back on the insane world of shot-on-video horror movies from the pre-digital era. Gabe and returning extra-special co-host Patrick Ripoll (who, again, did most of the research) trudge through an additional 32 movies, 12 of which one or both of them were able to watch, including D3’s Death Row Diner (1988), Wally Koz’ 555 (1988), Herb Robins’ The Brainsucker (1988), Jim Whiteaker’s Night Feeder (1988), Dean Alioto’s The McPherson Tape (1989), and Eric Parkinson, Michael Rissi & Steve Sommers’ Terror Eyes (1989). Again, people have asked for a list of the films covered in the description, so here you go. All of the movies that at least one of us has seen are marked with a †, while the others are discussed based on available information/reviews: Death Row Diner (1988) † The Hackers (1988) Hollow Gate (1988) Hollywood’s New Blood (1988) Shadows of Blood (1988) Twisted Issues (1989) Woodchipper Massacre (1988) Mama’s Home (1988) Cannibal Campout (1988) † 555 (1988) † Phantom Brother (1988) † Almohadón de Plumas (1988) Night Feeder (1988) † Dinastía sangrienta (1988) Blind Faith (1989) Witchfinder (1989) Black Past (1989) † Fatal Images (1989) † Las Vegas Bloodbath (1989) Satan’s Storybook (1989) Scream Dream (1989) Sleepover Massacre (1989) The McPherson Tape (1989) † Violent Shit (1989) † Zombie Rampage (1989) Redneck Zombies (1989) † Pieces of Darkness (1989) Houseboat Horror (1989) The Nutzoids at Cannibal Cove (1989) Heavy Metal Massacre (1989) † Terror Eyes (1989) † If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Minnesota Freedom Fund   Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund   Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition   American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund    

Episode 18: Shot-on-Video Horror, Part Three, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned

 ENJOY EVEN MORE TALES OF THE TAPE AS WE DELVE FURTHER INTO THE INSANE DEPTHS OF THE MOST NEOPHYTIC MOVIES EVER TO GRACE A VIDEO RENTAL STORE!   Bring on part two of three! Wait, of three? That can’t be right. Oh, yeah, this is a four-part epic now. Gabe and special co-host Patrick Ripoll (who did most of the research) break down 21 more shot-on video horror movies; nine of which one or both of them have been able to actually see, including ‘classics,’ like the Polonia Brothers’ Hallucinations (1986) & Splatter Farm (1987), Jeff Hathcock’s Night Ripper! (1986), Chester Novell Turner’s Tales from the Quadead Zone (1987), and Gary P. Cohen’s genuine cult classic, Video Violence (1987). Some people have asked for a list of the films covered in the description (which I failed to do last time), so here you go. All of the movies we were able to watch are now marked with a †, while the others are discussed, based on available information/reviews: Hallucinations (1986) † Night of Terror (1986) Spine (1986) † Splatter: Architects of Fear (1986) Black River Monster (1986) Night Ripper! (1986) † Blood Lake (1987) † Brainblast (1987) † Video Violence (1987) † Cannibal Hookers (1987) Channel 13 (1987) Cemetery Sisters (1987) Criminally Insane 2/Fat Ethel II (1987) Crowley (1987) Demon Queen (1987) Doctor Bloodbath (1987) † Death Nurse (1987) Tales from the Quadead Zone (1987) † The Newlydeads (1987) Venus Flytrap (1987) Splatter Farm (1987) †   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Minnesota Freedom Fund   Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund   Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition   American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund  

Episode 18: Shot-on-Video Horror, Part Two, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned

 TAKE A TRIP BACK TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF WTF DIY HOME VIDEO HORROR! I REALLY WISH I HADN’T USED UP MY ‘ADJUST YOUR TRACKING’ REFERENCE ON THE FOUND-FOOTAGE HORROR DESCRIPTION! Strap in for part one of a three-part look back at an era when three teenagers with a camcorder could shoot a horror movie without a script and sell it to video rental stores across the country. Gabe and special guest/co-host Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned do their best to parse the mind-melting world of shot-on-video (SOV) horror movies. Their total list came dangerously close to 100 titles and, while they were only able to watch around half of those between them, Patrick did enough research to at least describe some of the unobtainable obscurities we weren’t able to stream, buy, or even pirate. Part one includes 21 movies, 11 of which we cover in-depth. Part two will be available early next month and part three (hopefully) two weeks after that.   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Minnesota Freedom Fund   Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund   Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition   American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund  

Episode 18: Shot-on-Video Horror, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned

 DUST OFF YOUR PORK PIE HATS, FLAPPER SKIRTS, AND ROUNDED GLASSES, YA DEWDROPPERS, AND SHUT YER YAP FOR A HOTSY-TOTSY TRIP THROUGH PRE-TALKIE ANTICS! Let us journey way back in time, before sync sound was easy to record and people still thought a pie in the face was the height of comedy with Gabe and today’s guest, his girlfriend Kristine. Kristine has the knowledge and Gabe has the will to learn as they look at a handful of classic films and shorts. Today’s sockdoglar includes Henry Lehrman’s Keystone Kops: The Bangville Police (1913), George Nichols’ Fatty Joins the Force (1913), Roscoe Arbuckle’s Fatty & Mabel Adrift (1916), Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush (1925), Buster Keaton’s Go West (1925), and Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor’s Harold Lloyd-starring hit, The Freshman (1925). Please excuse the lower volume level on Kristine’s voice – I thought I had everything balanced when we tested, but she was still pretty quiet – as well as the murmur of a rainstorm outside. 00:00 – Introduction to slapstick 08:48 – What have we been watching to pass the time during the lockdown? 16:20 – Keystone, Keystone Kops, and Roscoe & Mabel 32:25 – The Gold Rush (and other Chaplin work) 51:27 – Go West (and other Keaton work) 1:09:10 – The Freshman (and other Lloyd work) 1:24:35 – Final thoughts and goodbyes   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Minnesota Freedom Fund   Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund   Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition   American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund 

Episode 17: Silent Era Slapstick, feat. Kristine Fisher

 DIG THE OLD CAMCORDER OUTTA STORAGE, DIM THE LIGHTS, AND RELIVE YOUR FAVORITE FRIGHTENING HOME MOVIES! REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR TRACKING! We all know that found footage and mockumentary horror is the scourge of straight-to-streaming media these days, but there are some good movies out there, assuming you’re willing to endure a lot of very bad ones. Returning guest Betsy Jorgensen has taken it upon herself to cull through hundreds, nay, thousands of found footage horror movies. She has separated the gems from the muck using the finest fine-toothed comb and is here to talk about the best of the best. Or at least three of them – André Øvredal’s Trollhunter (2010), Joel Anderson’s Lake Mungo (2008), and Stephen Cognetti’s Hell House LLC (2015). Your humble host, Gabe Powers, does his best to find what we might consider the first found footage horror film, we try to parse the difference between “found footage'' and “mockumentary,” and both of us pepper additional recommendations throughout the entire podcast. 00:00 – Intro/earliest examples of found footage & mockumentary horror 19:54 – Trollhunter 39:06 – Lake Mungo 1:02:56 – Hell House LLC 1:21:06 – Other recommendations, dream films, and outro   Check out Betsy’s podcast, Your Favorite Monsters right here: https://www.yourfavoritemonsters.com/ If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Minnesota Freedom Fund Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund  

Episode 16: Found Footage Horror, feat. Betsy Jorgensen of Your Favorite Monsters

 Movies based on video games. Absolutely nobody enjoys them, right? Well, they wouldn’t keep making them if someone wasn’t watching them. Who is that someone? It’s actually two someones, your humble podcast host Gabe and his friend, video game player, chronicler, critic, and all-around enthusiast, Justin Clark. Join them on their co-op mode adventure through four classic and, erm, not-so-classic motion pictures – James Yukich’s Double Dragon (1994), Paul W.S. Anderson’s Mortal Kombat (1995), Christophe Gans’ Silent Hill (2005), and Takashi Miike’s Ace Attorney (2012). We also take some side-quests to talk about other early movies, Anderson and Uwe Boll’s dominance in the field, and wonder which games would make good movies in the future (and vice versa). As always, remember: don’t blow air into your cartridges; instead, clean them by gently swabbing the area with alcohol. 

Episode 15: Video Game Adaptations, feat. Justin Clark

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