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Josh and Drusilla discuss another one of Dario Argento’s giallo classics, Tenebrae . From wiki: “ Tenebrae (lit. '"darkness"', also known as Tenebre ) is a 1982 Italian giallo [2] [3] [4] [5] film written and directed by Dario Argento . The film stars Anthony Franciosa as American author Peter Neal, who – while in Rome promoting his latest murder-mystery novel – becomes embroil...

This week the ghouls discuss Romero’s iconic zombie classic, Night of the Living Dead . From wiki: “ Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent zombie horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero , written by Romero and John Russo , produced by Russell Streiner and Karl Hardman, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea . The story follows seven people trapp...

The movie of the week is Stephen Sayadian’s Dr. Caligari (1989). From wiki: “ Dr. Caligari is a 1989 American avant-garde horror erotic film co-written and directed by Stephen Sayadian and starring Madeleine Reynal, Laura Albert, Gene Zerna, David Parry, Fox Harris and Jennifer Balgobin. [2] It is a quasi-sequel to the 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari .[ citation needed ] The film details a d...

Josh and Drusilla are OBSESSED with The Ugly Stepsister. From wiki: “ The Ugly Stepsister ( Norwegian : Den Stygge Stesøsteren ) is a 2025 Norwegian-speaking satirical [3] [4] dark comedy [5] body horror [6] [7] film written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt (in her directorial debut). The film, starring Lea Myren , Thea Sofie Loch Næss , Ane Dahl Torp , and Flo Fagerli, making use of the motif of...

Josh and Drusilla discuss Roman Polanski’s Repulsion . From wiki: “ Repulsion is a 1965 British psychological horror thriller film directed by Roman Polanski , and starring Catherine Deneuve . [2] Based on a story written by Polanski and Gérard Brach , the plot follows Carol, a withdrawn, disturbed young woman who, when left alone in the apartment she shares with her sister, is subject to a number...

The children return once again to David Cronenberg with his body horror banger, The Brood. From wiki: “ The Brood is a 1979 Canadian psychological body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Oliver Reed , Samantha Eggar , and Art Hindle . Its plot follows a man and his mentally ill ex-wife, who has been sequestered by a psychiatrist known for his controversial therapy te...

This week, Drusilla and Josh discuss Kasi Lemmon’s gorgeous 90’s gothic melodrama, Eve’s Bayou. From wiki: “ Eve's Bayou is a 1997 American Southern Gothic drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons , who made her directorial debut with this film. Samuel L. Jackson served as a producer, and starred in the film with Lisa Nicole Carson , Jurnee Smollett , Lynn Whitfield , Debbi Morgan , Me...

Josh and Drusilla discuss the 1962 Japanese film, Pitfall. From wiki: “ Pitfall (おとし穴, Otoshiana ), a.k.a. The Pitfall and Kashi To Kodomo , is a 1962 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara , written by Kōbō Abe . It was Teshigahara's first feature, and the first of his four film collaborations with Abe, the others being Woman in the Dunes , The Face of Another and The Man Without...

A classic this week! Jonathan Demme’s beloved but controversial, The Silence of the Lambs (1990.) From wiki: “ The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally , adapted from Thomas Harris 's 1988 novel . It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling , a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer named "...

This week the duo discusses a movie that Josh… well, doesn’t like; Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook (2014). From wiki: “ The Babadook is a 2014 Australian psychological horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent in her feature directorial debut , based on her 2005 short film Monster . Starring Essie Davis , Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall , Hayley McElhinney , Barbara West, and Ben Winspear , the...

He hath risen! The ghouls spend Easter discussing the underseen Finnish film from 1952, The White Reindeer . From wiki: “ The White Reindeer ( Finnish : Valkoinen peura , Swedish : Den Vita Renen ) is a 1952 Finnish folk horror film directed by Erik Blomberg in his feature film debut. [1] Blomberg wrote the screenplay with his wife Mirjami Kuosmanen , who also stars in the lead role. Based on pre-...

The movie of the week is Deliverance (1972), and the team discusses all things hillbilly. From wiki: “ Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film directed and produced by John Boorman from a screenplay by James Dickey , who adapted it from his own 1970 novel . It follows four businessmen from Atlanta who venture into the remote northern Georgia wilderness to see the Cahulawassee River before it...

This week, Josh and Drusilla are joined by dear friend, Jose Gallegos, to discuss Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989). From wiki: “ The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is a 1989 crime drama art film written and directed by Peter Greenaway , starring Richard Bohringer , Michael Gambon , Helen Mirren and Alan Howard in the title roles. An international co-...

We’re running a giveaway! Leave us a five star review on Apple, screengrab it, and send to bloodhauspod@gmail.com to be entered to win a blu-ray of Dressed to Kill or Cruising .  The ghouls watch one of their favorite movies, Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace . From wiki: “ Blood and Black Lace ( Italian : Sei donne per l'assassino , lit. 'Six Women for the Murderer') is a 1964 gial...

This week, Drusilla and Josh discuss the exploitation video nasty classic, The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976). From wiki: “ The Witch Who Came from the Sea is a 1976 American psychological horror film produced and directed by Matt Cimber and starring Millie Perkins , Lonny Chapman , Vanessa Brown , Peggy Feury , Rick Jason , George Buck Flower , and Roberta Collins . The film centers on an emo...

A very special episode this week, as Josh and Drusilla dive into the work of video artist Cecilia Condit and Possibly in Michigan. From wiki: “ Cecelia Ann Condit [2] (born 15 December 1947) is an American video artist. Condit's films are noted for their attempts to subvert traditional mythologies of female representation and psychologies of sexuality and violence. Condit has received awards...

This week, Josh and Drusilla discuss Ben Wheatley’s influential 2013 film, A Field in England. From wiki: “ A Field in England is a 2013 British historical psychological horror film directed by Ben Wheatley . [3] The film, shot in black-and-white, is set during the mid-17th-century English Civil War . The film was released on 5 July 2013 on multiple platforms simultaneously, including cinemas, hom...

This week Josh and Drusilla watched the incredible The Vanishing (1988). From wiki: “ The Vanishing ( Dutch : Spoorloos , literally: "Traceless" or "Without a Trace") is a 1988 psychological thriller film directed by George Sluizer , adapted from the novella The Golden Egg (1984) by Tim Krabbé . It stars Gene Bervoets as a man who searches obsessively for his girlfriend followi...

Today Drusilla and Josh discuss Peter Weir’s under loved The Plumber (1979). From wiki: “ The Plumber is a 1979 Australian psychological thriller film about a psychotic plumber who terrorizes a grad student. Written and directed by Peter Weir , The Plumber was originally made and broadcast as a television film in Australia in 1979 but was subsequently released to theatres in several countries begi...

The third anniversary of Bloodhaus! What a journey. Instead of celebrating President’s Day (boo!) their celebrating Valentine’s Day (yay!) The gruesome twosome celebrates with a double feature by Guillermo Del Toro: Crimson Peak (2015) and The Shape of Water (2017). From wiki: Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðel ˈtoɾo] ; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist....

Josh and Drusilla discuss Jack Clayton’s gothic masterpiece, The Innocents (1961). From wiki: “ The Innocents is a British-American 1961 gothic psychological horror film directed and produced by Jack Clayton , and starring Deborah Kerr , Michael Redgrave , and Megs Jenkins . Based on the 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw by the American novelist Henry James , the screenplay was adapted by William...

The show goes to Quebec to discuss the 2023 thriller, Les chambres rouge aka Red Rooms . From wiki: “ Red Rooms ( French : Les chambres rouges ) is a 2023 Canadian psychological thriller film written and directed by Pascal Plante . [3] The film stars Juliette Gariépy , Laurie Babin , Elisabeth Locas, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos , Natalie Tannous, Pierre Chagnon and Guy Thauvette . The film's product...

This week, Josh and Drusilla watched Jerzy Skolimowski’s The Shout (1978.) From wiki: “ The Shout is a 1978 British horror film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski . It was based on a short story by Robert Graves and adapted for the screen by Skolimowski and Michael Austin. The film was the first to be produced by Jeremy Thomas under his Recorded Picture Company banner. But also: transgender girl scouts...

This week, Josh and Drusilla watched Issa Lopez’s 2017 film; Tigers Are Not Afraid . They felt mixed on it. From wiki: Tigers Are Not Afraid ( Spanish : Vuelven , lit. 'They Return') is a 2017 Mexican fantasy crime horror film, with elements of magical realism , written and directed by Issa López . The film is produced by Marco Polo Constandse, under the banner of Filmadora Nacional, and...

Josh and Drusilla are living through the awful Los Angeles fire. Here’s how you can help: https://www.lahsa.org/news?article=1014-resources-to-support-those-during-the-l-a-fires   They discuss the 1949 film The Queen of Spades. From wiki: “ The Queen of Spades is a 1949 British fantasy - horror film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Anton Walbrook , Edith Evans and Yvonne Mitchell (in her...