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by John Seavey
A deep dive into the half-price horror rack of the local used bookstore, coming away with classics, cult treasures, and the strangest stories the genre has to offer.
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- 4 days ago36 min
Amityville 3-D (1983)
Time to close out the original Amityville trilogy with a movie that more or less fully abandons the "based on a true story" conceit in favor of a number of 3-D gimmicks, a plot that only really gets going in the last fifteen minutes, and... is that Meg Ryan? It's definitely a strange movie, but one that's worth discussion so let's dive in!
- 1 weeks ago36 min
The Illustrated Man (1969)
'The Illustrated Man' slipped past the studio gatekeepers during the very end of the Warner Brothers/Seven Arts era and the beginning of New Hollywood, and as you might expect it's an experimental film. But did the experiment succeed, or did the anthology stories wind up collapsing under the weight of late-60s pretentiousness and a queer subtext the movie was afraid to fully explore? Give this episode a listen and find out!
- 2 weeks ago40 min
Predator: Badlands (2025)
And so we conclude our Alien and Predator series... for now... with another absolute triumph from Dan Trachtenberg. The Yautja are ruthless, brutal, uncompromising lone wolves... but doesn't that make it even better to give them an awesome found-family narrative with plenty of cool action sequences and a badass final boss fight? Listen and find out!
- 3 weeks ago38 min
Carry On Screaming (1966)
Time to dive back on in to the world of horror parodies, with a movie from a classic comedy franchise in the UK that's tackling a classic horror genre - the Hammer Horror film! Can Detective Bung and his sidekick Slobotham unravel the mystery of who's abducting young women? Is there a sinister secret behind all the shop dummies showing up in ladies' clothing stores? How many times can I reference Doctor Who in one podcast? The answers are all here!
- Jun 28, 20261h 1m
Alien: Romulus (2024)
The Disney era of the 'Alien' franchise has begun, and with it comes a whole new approach to the venerable series. Do these movies work better when you throw money at them? Is an interquel inherently nostalgia-focused? Can you succeed artistically after making the single most misguided and horrifically amoral creative decision in the history of cinema? Let's just say some of these questions answer themselves... but for the rest, you'll have to listen in!
- Jun 21, 202633 min
Pray (2005)
I'm guessing you haven't heard of this movie. In fact, I'm guessing nobody's heard of this movie. I hadn't heard of this movie until I found it waiting to be purchased, which sounds like a horror movie in and of itself, and it's dropped into obscurity so thoroughly that I'm the first person in 21 years to point out that the title is a mistranslation. So let's begin the rehabilitation of 'Pray' now, shall we?
- Jun 14, 202642 min
Prey (2022)
Sometimes the best things hit when you don't expect them. Everyone pretty much thought the Predator franchise was done and dusted after the failure of 2018's 'The Predator', but sometimes all it takes is one good creator with a good idea, and a ton of talented people who come along and hold that creator to an authentic and respectful vision of Comanche life set into a dazzling sci-fi story with plenty of twists and thrills. You know, easy, right? And if you'll listen to this episode, you'll find out what made it all work!
- Jun 7, 202636 min
My Sucky Teen Romance (2011)
I'm celebrating another big milestone here at HPH - my 250th episode! - and I figured, what better way to do it than with a movie shot at least in part in my hometown? So join me for the story of a group of teens that go to their last big sci-fi con together... and run into vampires, heartbreak, and a very irresponsible dealer's room in 'My Sucky Teen Romance'!
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