BEDROCK PODCAST

We talk about the campy, fun and tragic: Bride of Frankenstein.  Music provided by Disco-Zombie Bach. 

We talk about the 1980s classic: Fright Night . Directed by Tom Holland, starring Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, William Ragsdale and Chris Sarandon. It is a fun but still scary, horror movie that revels in campy vampire lore at a time when movies about 'demented madmen in ski-masks, hacking up young virgins' were all the rage. But has it stood the test of time. We revisit Fright Night to find out...

We talk about the well-respected venom mob film, The Kid with the Golden Arm . Released in 1979 and directed by Chang Cheh it stars Lo Meng, Philip Kwok, Helen Poon, Lu Feng, Sun Chien, and many other astounding talents. It is about an escort company tasked by the government with transporting a shipment of gold to victims of famine. They must face traps and ambushes from the cunning Chi Sha gang a...

We talk about terrible album covers. 

We talk about the movie Videodrome. 

We talk about The Four, a 2012 film directed by Gordan Chan.  Check out  Distressor 's " Just Breathe ", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

We talk about the classic David Cronenberg film, Scanners (1981)

We talk about the film American Psycho (2000). 

We revisit the topic of defining metal. 

We talk about the classic Hammer Horror film: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

I talked with Rob Conley about his kickstarter for The Majestic Fantasy RPG . You can learn more about Rob Conley's design work at his Bat in the Attic blog, or visit it Bat in the Attic Games webpage. You can find his games HERE . 

We talk about the 1982 movie Jade Dagger Ninja, also known as Shaolin Fox Conspiracy, and discuss key elements of our upcoming wuxia RPG Righteous Blood Ruthless Blades (Eccentric Characters, Romance and Heartbreak, Shifting Loyalties, NPC networks, death and dying). 

We talk about Hammer Film's 1958 Horror of Dracula (or simply Dracula outside the US), starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. 

Jim and I discuss Megadeth's Rust in Peace. 

We talk about A Chinese Ghost Story II.  Check out  Distressor 's " Just Breathe ", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

We discuss the classic 1987 film, Hellraiser. 

We talk about the 1990 film Nightbreed, written and directed by Clive Barker (based on the book 'Cabal').   

Our first post-lockdown episode of Metal Workshop.   

We talk about the classic Yuen Woo-ping film "Snake in the Eagle's Shadow" starring Jackie Chan.    Check out  Distressor 's " Just Breathe ", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.

I talk with Jim Alcala Sales about his new RPG, Art of Wuxia . It is a sleek wuxia ruleset that uses the d00Lite System. The art is gorgeous and the mechanics have been heavily play tested. It is an excellent representation of the genre. You can check out Art of Wuxia at Drive thru, where it is available in both print and PDF.    The introductory music to this episode was created by Noah Logan for...

We discuss Farscape Season 2, episodes 11 and 12: "Look at the Princess (Part 1): A Kiss Is But a Kiss" and "Look at the Princess (Part 2): I Do, I Think"  

On this episode we talk about Killer Clans and the move Dragon.  Look for our new wuxia RPG, Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades this October! 

I talk with Dionne and Joel about the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie. 

Joel and I pull no punches in this undercard for our upcoming Mortal Kombat discussion. We debate whether Rocky IV is a worthy film. 

We talk about The Chinese Boxer, a 1970 film that helped launched the Kung Fu Craze. It stars and is directed by Jimmy Wang Yu.  Check out  Distressor 's " Just Breathe ", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.