Gorman on Gore

Stay to the end to hear the kind Valentine's day wishes of John Kassir! Some nightmares last longer than others, and no other longer than the ginormous spectacle of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. It's hard to believe, looking back, at how crazy big the hype around Freddy Krueger got. This is where it all begins, 1984's unexpected smash hit, A Nightmare on Elm Street! Peter a...

“Our original plans died in a fire, so we threw something together about the Grinch. Enjoy!”   Unlikely underdog for christmas slasher "classic", 2022's The Mean One is an odd take on the Dr. Seuss children's story. Jacob and Peter do their first recording session physically in person together, just after a lively Christmas party. They discuss where the Grinch might come from,...

Happy Halloween! To celebrate the thinning of the veil between the living and the dead, we celebrate by watching a beloved Halloween classic, 2007 's Trick R' Treat! Peter and Jacob discuss whether Halloween candy has ever been poisoned by strangers, what the "rules" of Halloween must be, and what our favorite Halloween memories are. Peter got married, and Jacob was there! So p...

After a long hiatus (got married, went on honeymoon) Gorman on Gore is back, and with a vengeance! The long-awaited sequel to our premier episode is finally here. Maniac Cop 2 takes everything you loved about the original film and dials it up to 11.  Matt Cordell, the homicidal zombie cop, is out for revenge for being set up. Or maybe he's just angry about being punished for doing bad stuff....

We're back, to finish the job! Our mighty episode dedicated to The Shining concludes with more bizarre details, an intricate analysis of the book, the film, the actors, and the director. Stephen King is mocked despite his ingenuity. Other works and films of Stephen King are also discussed, such as Cujo, The Langoliers, The Dark Tower series, The Graveyard Shift, and Christine. We finally get...

Was Wendy Torrance a good cook? Did Danny Torrrance trick his dad into becoming a murderer? Does Stephen King think he's Jack Torrance? All these questions and more are tackled as Peter and Jacob delve into the terrifying depths of Stanley Kubrick's greatest masterwork, The Shining. Cabin fever at its best. Horror at its most refined. Shelley Duvall at her most antagonized. The terror be...

A game of revenge that features a week of sharks, each bigger than the next! Peter and Jacob venture into their first Asylum film in this wet and wild killer shark film. Dubious special effects and questionable lines abound. Speculation about how much horse tranquilizers a person should take is only the tip of the shark fin. Take a dive and cool off, just don't think about what might be down...

Some kinds of horror sneak up on you. Late at night. Dripping water on the floorboards! Lake Mungo is a wonderful bit of dread and forboding. A story about an Australian girl who drowns in a lake only to come back in the photographs of grieving family and friends. A sad slice of mockumentary/ faux documentary to get you wondering whether you left your front door locked. Enjoy it with us, Peter and...

Tis the season to celebrate cheesy killer snowman movies. On this second annual christmas special Jacob and Peter investigate multiple Jack Frost horror films. Yes, there is more than one horror film about Jack Frost.  Jack Frost is a cult favorite slasher horror Christmas film that came out just one year before the more family-friendly Michael Keaton film of the same name. Which movie is scarier...

So salty! As November comes to a close and winter gathers, we warm our hearts and minds with Jennifer's Body, a film directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Diablo Cody. Megan Fox has revenge on her high school after a boy band seemingly kills her in a demonic ritual.  Does her best friend, played by Amanda Seyfried, have a crush on her, or is it just a deep childhood connection? Who at their...

Watch along with us as we cover six of the finest and most unsettling Youtube horror shorts we could find, links below! It is quite an interesting collection of ghastly tales. Happy Halloween, sweet babies. https://youtu.be/OrOYvVf6tIM   Other Side of the Box https://youtu.be/a2wpvc96i24   Teeth https://youtu.be/q0_wHt7eO3c Peter the Penguin https://youtu.be/2dD3Fawk4y0 Curve https://youtu.be/gNQI...

Japanese cyberpunk horror revisited, this time with disintegrating child. Montages of metal nightmare imagery. A fever dream of hatred and self- loathing. A tea kettle made out of a living cat. These things and more await us in this polished sequel to Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Peter and Jacob explore the director Shinya Tsukamoto’s dysfunctional father, deciding what final monster form is best, and wh...

Dario Argento, the master filmmaker behind Suspiria, now brings you a tale of terror and chimps. Phenomena is a delightful Italian horror film about a young Jennifer Connelly using her ability to communicate with insects to catch an elusive serial killer in the slopes of "Swiss Transylvania"! Join us as we delve into the reckless disregard for the actors involved, including Jennifer Conn...

Two of the best of friends must fend off the incursion of college kids onto their dream vacation cabin! Misunderstandings abound. Hillbilly stereotypes are challenged! The hills do not have any eyes!  Tucker and Dale Versus Evil is a heartwarming horror comedy that is sure to entertain even your most disinterested friend who never wants to watch horror films. Coax your significant other into watch...

We go deep diving in artistic Japanese cyber splatter core body horror madness. Who is going to stop us? You? I don't think so!  Join us as we discuss this short, intense, influential Japanese cult horror film, Tetsuo: The Iron Man! A metal-controlling maniac is out for revenge against a business man, and that is the extent of the story! We go into the grueling filming schedule, the terrible...

Nicholas Cage and cosmic mind-bending horror go hand in hand like chocolate and peanut butter, and it tastes just as good. On this episode, Jacob and Peter explore the depths of Lovecraft for the first time on the podcast. We go scene by scene, spoiling as we go. We compare it to the original story. We marvel at Nick Cage’s acting. We debate the uselessness of fighting cosmic space gods. Is the st...

Welcome to our frightmare, boils and ghouls! We finally delve into the Cryptkeeper's first foray into cinema with the 1995 classic (?) Tales From the Crypt Present: Demon Knight. It'll be a scream! Am I using these puns correctly? Starring William Sadler and the incomparable Billy Zane in one of his best performances. Good, sleazy fun. Excellent gore effects. Questionable, two dimensiona...

Join us as we descend into the campy depths of the Tubi streaming service! Jacob has unearthed a ghastly bit of creepypasta cinema for us all to partake.  The 2017 film "The Raking". Is it any good? Not really! We are less than kind in this one, which we hope you all enjoy immensely. But really, even the little movies deserve a chance, and where better to start than a paranormal rake-cla...

The movie that put fast zombies on the map, and single-handedly revived the entire zombie horror subgenre! Join us as we discuss Danny Boyle’s gritty UK infection freakout film, 28 Days Later. Rage, rage against the dying of the genre! We also spend entirely too much time discussing Zack Snyder, and Jacob’s dog. It only recently occurred to us that the completeness of our reviews might make us an...

Merry Christmas and a happy new year. We round out the end of the year by reviewing the infamous Christmas cult sensation Krampus and the recent release of the new Naughty cut of the film. How could we not? It has kidnapping demons, David Koechner, anxiety-ridden holiday family dinners, evasive grandmas with shadowy pasts who simply refuse to speak English. Krampus is a good all-around film and a...

Smell the sea air? Feel the roar of the surf? Join us, Jacob and Peter, as we romp through the magnificent tale of grimy maritime isolation and madness that is Robert Egger's The Lighthouse (2019). Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe portray festering misanthropes wonderfully well. We pick the whole movie apart for your listening pleasure, scene by scene. We cover how much of it might be real a...

Scared of horror films? Happy Death Day is a good place to start off. College slasher turned time paradox horror comedy,  Happy Death Day has some unexpected depths to plumb. Join Peter and Jacob as they explore the college party scene, baby face killers, plot twists, alternate endings, and whether or not Denny's is the worst diner chain in North America. Be warned, Jacob introduces us to his...

In order to cultivate the happiest of Halloweens we have an especially festive film for your listening entertainment. The retro Halloween horror nostalgia classic the WNUF Halloween Special! Kick up your heels and bask in the season as we regale you with tales of 80's style commercial breaks, two well-meaning newcasters and an ambitious reporter who gets in way over his head when he and a tea...

You must see Malignant to believe it. A spectacle if ever there was one, Malignant is a daring new film by horror heavyweight director James Wan. The jury is still out but we here at Gorman on Gore think this one might be on its way to becoming some kind of cult classic. It is not for everyone, but we would gladly have a beer with anyone who does, in fact, enjoy this crazy, crazy film. On this eme...

What would you do if you were starving? Robert Carlyle has a ball exploring starvation, cannibalism, American expansion in the 1840's, and the will to survive in this self-aware cannibal action classic, Ravenous.   We discuss the historical context of the film, various instances of cannibalism through recent history, and the not so subtle sexual tension between Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle....