At The Devils Ball

The guys begin their journey through the delightfully strange PHANTASM series, beginning with the original film, discussing the "kids movie" backdrop, iconic characters, and generally enjoying the whole thing.

Happy #Revengeofthe5th. For "Star Wars Day," the guys discuss Episode 3 of Star Wars, talking fan expectations, "dark star wars," and seek the positive and constructive in the admittedly messy flick. May the force be with you and such. High Ground!

The guys wrap up Ave Satani month with frequent special guests Maggie , Emily, and filmmaker Jamie Alvey and the final film of The Omen franchise, The First Omen. They discuss franchises, mainstream horror, and the film's connection to 1981's POSSESSION.

This week, the guys take on the challenge of the 2006 remake of THE OMEN as the next step in their Ave Satani month, talking the baffling decision to make it virtually identical to the original film, the new cast and remakes in general.

This week, the guys keep on pushing ahead with THE OMEN franchise with THE OMEN 4:THE AWAKENING, a...difficult film, but a good discussion happens, with topics like new age beliefs, gender inequality, politics, and Michael Lerner being kinda awesome in this movie.

The guys continue their coverage of THE OMEN series with DAMIEN: THE OMEN 2! They discuss the uneven narratives within the film, the emotional nuance of the titular character, and compare and contrast with THE EXORCIST franchise, and more!

Ava Satani! We begin our run-through of the remaining entries of THE OMEN series, beginning with the original classic. We talk the excellence of Richard Donner, the natural vs the supernatural, and the overall cultural and social impact of the film, as well as it's connection to the satanic panic and the reach of the satanic film boom of the late 70s.

Musical Mayhem concludes with the 1986 musical fantasy LABYRINTH! The guys discuss topics such as coming-of-age themes, sexualization, and how the film is likely the pinnacle of visual effects work, at least in regards to puppetry and animatronics. So put on your codpiece and dance, magic, dance with At The Devils Ball!

Musical Mayhem rolls on with REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA!(!) With guests Jenn and Maggie, we discuss the polarizing cult hit, talking the bizarre (but strong) cast, musical numbers, and dystopias.

Musical Mayhem continues with SUCK, possibly the best vampire-musician-comedy to ever come out of Canada! Possibly! With special guest Jenn Rich-Hartle, we talk celebrity cameos, vampire mythology, and the late-90s music scene.

Musical Mayhem begins with Brian De Palm's meta acid trip "The Phantom of the Paradise!" The guys delve into the musical bits, nuances in plot and performance, Faust and the creative price of fame, and generally enjoy the madness of the film.

This week, the guys wrap up "Farewell, David Lynch" with Eraserhead, the film that began Lynch's feature film career. With special guest Ryan Rodriguez of One Track Mind, we discuss the surrealism, sensitivity and anxiety at the heart of this singular film and the lasting influence of Lynch in American culture.

The guys continue "Farewell, David Lynch" with 1990's strange love letter to sex, drugs and rock n roll, "Wild At Heart." We discuss the disjointed narrative, the powerful coolness of the characters, and some of the great scenes and sequences. Also, the echo knob on Nathaniel's microphone was up the whole time, so he sounds awful, so apologies for that, but the conversa...

This week, the guys continue their "Farewell, David Lynch" month with 1980's The Elephant Man, with conversations on emotional maturity, social justice allegories, the understated performances, and generally enjoying this beautiful and powerful film.

This week, we begin our memorializing of the late, great David Lynch with a conversation on TWIN PEAKS. Focusing on the pilot episode and part 8 of The Return, we talk strange visuals, the bucking of television conventions, and the decay of the American Dream while celebrating our favorite filmmaker.

Revenge of the Vampire Month concludes with the modernist FRIGHT NIGHT, which features two all time great performances: Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowall. We discuss those performances, queer coding and the vampire film, underrated special effects, and how this film feels very Amblin despite not being Amblin. Come hear us enthuse about this incredible film!

Revenge of the Vampire Month continues with George A Romero's "Martin," a strange, melancholy little film. Along with special guest Eric Kent of The GARF 247 podcast, we discuss topics like urban decay, sympathy for harmful individuals and, of course, vampires.

Revenge of the Vampire Month continues with the surreal and dreamlike 1979 lesbian vampire film FASCINATION. Joined by special guest Scott Davis, we talk filmmaker Jean Rollin, class issues, and the film's place in the vast mythology of vampire cinema.

Revenge of the Vampire Month begins! Our third month of Vampire shenanigans begins with the moody 1936 sequel to DRACULA: DRACULA'S DAUGHTER, a surprisingly queer-coded film that struggles against the Hayes Code at every opportunity. We discuss that queer-coding, our enjoyment of the characters, and how the "hero" may be the worst psychiatrist ever.

This week, it's Flanamania 3 as we do our tradition of watching a Mike Flanagan miniseries for our New Years special. Along with our regular Flanamania guests (Emily Fabrizio, Maggie S and Jamie Alvey}, we discuss monologues, faith and, of course, vampires in our examination of Midnight Mass!

This week, in our final Happy Holi-Slays episode, we do something a little different: covering a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode. With special guest Jenn Rich-Hartle, we cover Mike and the Bots covering the 1959 nightmare inducing Santa Claus, and we try to make sense of...everything. Happy Holi-Slays from us!

Another Happy Holi-Slays outing, with the guys discussing the occasionally confounding but gorily whacked out INSIDE, an entry into the french extreme movement and outside-the-box holiday choice. We talk a lot about the purpose of gore, post-modern slasher tropes, and overall narrative choices as we try to understand and appreciate this extremely intense little film.

This week, the guys celebrate the holidays with their first special. Joined by podcasters Maggie S (Insane Troll Logic) and Sarah Sinn (Sinnful Sarah's Horror Menagerie), they talk the strange but effective CHRISTMAS EVIL, focusing on themes of mental health, moral relativism and childhood trauma...and, of course, exploding eyeballs. Happy Holi-Slays from At The Devil's Ball!

This week, the guys tackle Spanish-Italian co-production The Day of the Beast, a wild and wacky apocalypse film that takes place on Christmas Eve. We gush about the greatness of Jose Maria, the film's sense of humor, physical media and whether or not most of the film is just an acid trip. Happy Holi-slays continues!

Happy Holli-Slays kicks off with the oddball french language killer-santa film DEADLY GAMES. The guys discuss the excellent performances, tonal shifts, and have thoughts about capitalism. So grab your elderly grand-dads and come play hide-and-seek with us!