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This week, Josh and Drusilla discuss Michael Mann’s troubled, previously hard-to-see The Keep. From wiki: “ The Keep is a 1983 supernatural horror film written and directed by Michael Mann and starring Scott Glenn , Gabriel Byrne , Jürgen Prochnow , Alberta Watson , and Ian McKellen . Set in Romania during World War II , it follows a group of Nazi soldiers who unleash a malevolent supernatural for...

Happy New Year! Josh and Drusilla close out 2024 with favorites for both the new films of the year and favorite first-time watches on Bloodhaus. Some included are: Anora, The Substance, Rumour, Conclave, Baby Blood, Litane, Twisters, The Room Next Door, and more.  The film of the day however is Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu. From wiki: “ Nosferatu is a 2024 American gothic horror film written and direc...

Happy Holidays! This week, Josh and Drusilla watch the Christmas-y RKO classic, The Curse of the Cat People from Val Lewton. From wiki: “ The Curse of the Cat People is a 1944 American psychological supernatural thriller film [1] [2] [3] directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise , produced by Val Lewton , and starring Simone Simon , Kent Smith , Jane Randolph , and Ann Carter . It tells a st...

This week, Josh and Drusilla are divided on Jonathan Glazer’s 2013 film, Under the Skin . From wiki: “ Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer and written by Glazer and Walter Campbell, based on the 2000 novel by Michel Faber . It stars Scarlett Johansson as an otherworldly woman who preys on men in Scotland. The film premiered at Telluride Film Festival on 29 Aug...

Czechoslovak Gothic drama film directed by Juraj Herz , based on a novel by Alexander Grin , Jessie and Morgiana (1929, Wikisource: Джесси и Моргиана ). [1] The story is about two sisters, Klara and Viktoria, and the jealousy that overcomes Viktoria when her sister inherits most of their father's property. When Klara becomes involved with a man that her sister loves, Viktoria begins to plot h...

This week the hosts discuss one of Josh’s favorite movies, 1978’s The Eyes of Laura Mars. From wiki: “ Eyes of Laura Mars is a 1978 American neo-noir supernatural horror [3] thriller film directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Faye Dunaway , Tommy Lee Jones , Brad Dourif , René Auberjonois , and Raul Julia . It follows a New York City fashion photographer (Dunaway) who suddenly develops the clair...

Josh and Drusilla are joined by Steve Kleinedler to discuss The Other (1972). Steve is an editor, a former lexicographer, and the submissions coordinator for Salem Horror Fest. From wiki: “ The Other is a 1972 American horror [4] psychological thriller film, much in the vein of Stephen King and The Twilight Zone , directed by Robert Mulligan , adapted for film by Thomas Tryon from his 1971 novel o...

This week, Josh and Drusilla discuss the 2015 punk thriller, Green Room. From wiki: “ Green Room is a 2015 American horror - thriller film [5] [6] written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier , and produced by Neil Kopp , Victor Moyers and Anish Savjani. Starring Anton Yelchin , Imogen Poots , Alia Shawkat , Joe Cole , Callum Turner and Patrick Stewart , the film focuses on a punk band who find themsel...

Josh and Drusilla recorded this the day before the election. Yikes! From wiki: “ The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American film noir thriller directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum , Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish . The screenplay by James Agee was based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Davis Grubb . The plot involves a serial killer (Mitchum) who poses as a preacher and...

Today the ghouls discuss the 2012 remake of the sleaze classic, Maniac . From wiki: “ Maniac is a 2012 psychological slasher film directed by Franck Khalfoun , written by Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur , [4] [5] and starring Elijah Wood and Nora Arnezeder . It is a remake of the 1980 film of the same name , and follows the violent exploits of a brutal serial killer.” Also discussed: mannequin...

Happy Halloween! Drusilla and Josh are doing their annual High Brow/Low Brow double feature! On the high brow side, its Bones and All (2022). And on the low brow side, it’s Nothing But Trouble (1991).  From wiki:  “ Bones and All is a 2022 romantic horror film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by David Kajganich , based on the 2015 novel Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis . Set in th...

This week, Drusilla and Josh watch the punishing Michael Hanake film, Funny Games (Austrian version.) From wiki: “ Funny Games is a 1997 Austrian psychological horror - thriller film written and directed by Michael Haneke , and starring Susanne Lothar , Ulrich Mühe , and Arno Frisch . The plot involves two young men who hold a family hostage in their vacation home and torture them with sadistic ga...

This is a classic from the 70s that both ghouls love, The Stepford Wives ! From wiki: “ The Stepford Wives is a 1975 American satirical psychological thriller film directed by Bryan Forbes . It was written by William Goldman , who based his screenplay on Ira Levin 's 1972 novel of the same name . The film stars Katharine Ross as a woman who relocates with her husband ( Peter Masterson ) and c...

This week, a new film that Josh and Drusilla are obsessed with, Coralie Fargeat‘s The Substance (2024). From wiki: “ The Substance is a 2024 satirical body horror film co-produced, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat . It stars Demi Moore , Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid . An international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States and France, [2] its plot follows a fading...

Josh returns! This week he and Drusilla go way, way back for the 1935 classic  Mad Love. From wiki: “ Mad Love (also released as The Hands of Orlac ) is a 1935 American body horror film , an adaptation of Maurice Renard 's novel The Hands of Orlac . It was directed by German -émigré film maker Karl Freund , and stars Peter Lorre as Dr. Gogol, Frances Drake as Yvonne Orlac and Colin Clive as S...

This week, Drusilla is joined by special guest BJ Colangelo (This Ends at Prom) to discuss The Corruption of Chris Miller . From wiki: “ The Corruption of Chris Miller (Spanish: La corrupción de Chris Miller ) is a 1973 Spanish psychological horror [3] film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring Jean Seberg , Marisol , and Barry Stokes . [4] The film follows a woman and her stepdaughter who...

This week Drusilla is joined by a very special guest Christopher Norris aka Steak Mtn to discuss 1983’s Eyes of Fire. From wiki: Eyes of Fire (also known as Cry Blue Sky ) is a 1983 American folk horror film written and directed by independent filmmaker and noted still photographer Avery Crounse. “ Also discussed: Jean Rollin, Christopher Norris’s The Holy Day , the death of Vice , House of Spoils...

This week Josh and Drusilla have a special double feature from Mexico with special guest, Jose Gallegos. The ghouls watch Vacation of Terror and Vacation of Terror II . They also discuss Angel (1982), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , Maxxxine , movie themes, Drive Me Crazy , The Time Master s, Rock and Rule , Vinegar Syndrome, Appalachian folk magic, The Smiths, Mexican goths, and more! From wiki:...

Today on the podcast, Josh and Drusilla discuss one of their very favorite European lesbian vampire films, Daughters of Darkness. From wiki: “ Daughters of Darkness [b] is a 1971 erotic horror film co-written and directed by Harry Kümel and starring Delphine Seyrig , John Karlen , Andrea Rau , and Danielle Ouimet.”  Also discussed: Laserdiscs, VCRs, Alice Sweet Alice , Psycho II , Scream , franchi...

Josh and Drusilla take in the enormous beauty of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1964 anthology film, Kwaidan. From wiki: “ Kwaidan ( Japanese : 怪談, Hepburn : Kaidan , lit. 'Ghost Stories') is a 1964 Japanese anthology horror film directed by Masaki Kobayashi . It is based on stories from Lafcadio Hearn 's collections of Japanese folk tales , mainly Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Thin...

This week, Drusilla and Josh watch Tillman Singer’s 2018 thesis film, Luz . They also discuss Cuckoo , Twisters , the passing of Alain Delon and Gena Rowlands, film criticism, the joys of Dan Stevens, Yellow Veil Pictures, Altered Innocence, Jurassic Park , Luz: The Musical , and more.  From wiki: “ Luz is a 2018 German supernatural horror film written, produced, edited and directed by Tilman Sing...

This week, Josh and Drusilla discuss Bob Balaban’s 1989 black comedy Parents . From wiki: “ Parents is a 1989 American black comedy horror film directed by Bob Balaban and starring Randy Quaid , Mary Beth Hurt , Sandy Dennis and Bryan Madorsky . Set in a 1950s California suburb, the film centers on a 10-year old boy (Madorsky), who suspects that his parents (Quaid and Hurt) are not what they seem....

There’s lots going on this week. Josh and Drusilla cover the French folk horror surrealist film Litan (1982). From wiki: “ Litan is a 1982 French horror film co-written, produced, edited, and directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky and Jean-Claude Romer . It stars Marie-José Nat , Jean-Pierre Mocky, Nino Ferrer , and Marisa Muxen.”  Josh wrote a play about Messiah of Evil and talks about playwriting and the...

Drusilla and Josh discuss a beautiful Macedonian film , You Won’t Be Alone (2022.)  But also, Josh’s play reading, which includes text from Messiah of Evil . They also get into the conversation around transphobia around Longlegs . Drusilla’s first book design is out. It’s the Book of Elsewhere by China Mielville and Keanu Reeves. And also, Drusilla attended the Midnight Mass screening of Elvira Mi...

Josh and Drusilla talk about the Mexican arthouse classic by Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre (1989). From wiki: “ Santa Sangre (English: Holy Blood ) is a 1989 avant-garde surrealistic psychological horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni . It stars Axel Jodorowsky , Adán Jodorowsky , Teo Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra , Th...