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The ghouls cover Leonard Kastle’s classic, The Honeymoon Killers. From wiki: “ The Honeymoon Killers is a 1970 American crime film written and directed by Leonard Kastle , and starring Shirley Stoler and Tony Lo Bianco . Its plot follows a sullen, overweight nurse who is seduced by a handsome con man, with whom she embarks on a murder spree of single women. The film was inspired by the true story...

100 episodes of Bloodhaus! Can you believe? Drusilla and Josh can’t. They forgot. Today the movie of the week is David Lynch’s seminal arthouse favorite, Eraserhead (1977). From wiki: “ Eraserhead is a 1977 American surrealist body horror film [3] written, directed, produced, and edited by David Lynch . Lynch also created its score and sound design , which included pieces by a variety of other mus...

This week it’s all about mental and physical well-being with Todd Haynes’ Safe (1995.) From wiki: “ Safe is a 1995 American psychological horror film written and directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore . Set in 1987, it follows a suburban housewife in Los Angeles whose monotonous life is abruptly changed when she becomes sick with a mysterious illness caused by the environment around h...

Happy New Year! This week Josh and Drusilla cover the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, Psycho (1960). From wiki: “ Psycho is a 1960 American horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock . The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano , was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch . The film stars Anthony Perkins , Janet Leigh , Vera Miles , John Gavin and Martin Balsam . The plo...

Happy Holidays from Bloodhaus! Today Josh and Drusilla are joined by Freaky and It’s a Wonderful Knife writer Michael Kennedy to discuss the fever dream French Christmas film Deadly Games aka a lot of things. From wiki: “ 3615 code Père Noël ( [tʁɑ̃t.sis kɛ̃z kɔd pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl] , "3615 code Father Christmas ", referring to a Minitel dialing number; also known as Deadly Games , Dial Code Sant...

Today, Josh and Drusilla discuss Clive Barker’s iconic 1987 directorial debut, Hellraiser. From wiki: “ Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film [6] written and directed by Clive Barker , and produced by Christopher Figg , based on Barker's 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart . [1] The film marked Barker's directorial debut. [7] Its plot involves a mystical puzzle box that summ...

This week Josh and Drusilla are joined by writer Shawn C. Harris to discuss the James Bond III 90s vampire film, Def by Temptation (1990.) From wiki: “ Def by Temptation is a 1990 American horror film that was written, produced, and directed by James Bond III; and stars Cynthia Bond , Kadeem Hardison , Samuel L. Jackson , and Bill Nunn .” The film takes place in New York City in 1990. Drusilla wat...

Today on Bloodhaus, the ghouls discuss one of the most iconic giallo films of all time, Dario Argento’s Deep Red (1975). From wiki: “ Deep Red ( Italian : Profondo rosso ), also known as The Hatchet Murders , is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Bernardino Zapponi . It stars David Hemmings as a musician who investigates a series of murders performed...

This week the kids discuss Rift (2017) by director Erlingur Thoroddsen. From wiki: “ Rift ( Icelandic : Rökkur ) is a 2017 Icelandic horror film written and directed by Erlingur Thoroddsen . [1] [2] [3] Rift is a gay psychological thriller, in which Gunnar (Björn Stefánsson) and Einar (Sigurður Þór Óskarsson) get to grips with their fractured relationship amid some spooky situations in a remote ca...

This week the ghouls discuss Philip Ridley’s 1990 film, The Reflecting Skin . It’s a weird one! From wiki: “ The Reflecting Skin is a 1990 British-Canadian dramatic horror film written and directed by Philip Ridley and starring Jeremy Cooper, Viggo Mortensen and Lindsay Duncan . Described by its director as a "mythical interpretation" of childhood, [4] the film weaves elements of vampiri...

It’s a good one this week: Yann Gozalez’s Knife + Heart. From Wikipedia: Knife+Heart ( French : Un couteau dans le cœur , lit. 'A Knife in the Heart') is a 2018 horror - thriller film [4] directed by Yann Gonzalez , who co-wrote the screenplay with Cristiano Mangione. It was produced by Charles Gillibert and stars Vanessa Paradis , Nicolas Maury, Kate Moran, Jonathan Genet and Romane Boh...

Welcome back to another episode of Bloodhaus, where the ghouls are very sleepy. They watched A Dark Song from 2016. From wiki: “ A Dark Song is a 2016 Irish-British independent horror film , written and directed by Liam Gavin and starring Steve Oram and Catherine Walker . It was released to select theatres and digital streaming platforms on 28 April 2017. It is Gavin's directorial debut. But...

Happy Halloween! This week the kids celebrate with a high brow/low brow double feature of David Cronenberg and Frank Henenlotter. CRONENLOTTER! They watch Naked Lunch (1991) and Brain Damage (1988).  From wiki: “ Naked Lunch is a 1991 surrealist science fiction drama film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Peter Weller , Judy Davis , Ian Holm , and Roy Scheider . It is an adapta...

This movie is not for all tastes, but it IS for Drusilla and Josh. It’s Singapore Sling: The Man Who Loved a Corpse by Nikolai Nikolaides. From wiki: “ Singapore Sling: The Man Who Loved a Corpse ( Greek : Singapore Sling: Ο Άνθρωπος που Αγάπησε ένα Πτώμα , tr. Singapore Sling: O Ánthropos pou Agápise éna Ptóma ) is a 1990 Greek black and white horror underground art film directed by Nikos Nikolai...

The movie this week is William Friedkin’s Bug (2006) adapted from the play by Tracy Letts. Joining the ghouls is filmmaker/writer Jon Nix who plugs his documentary about Justin Pearson, Don’t Fall in Love With Yourself . ( Available from the fine folks at Vinegar Syndrome .) They also discuss Gaspar Noe’s Lux Aeterna , Alfred (1973) Conner O’ Malley’s The Mask , Colegas aka Pals , and all about Ph...

The film of the week is Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979.) From wiki: “ Nosferatu the Vampyre ( German : Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht , lit. 'Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night') is a 1979 horror film written and directed by Werner Herzog . It is set primarily in 19th-century Wismar , Germany and Transylvania , and was conceived as a stylistic remake of F. W. Murnau 's 1922...

This week the ghouls discuss one of film’s greatest tough watches, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986). From wiki: “ Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 American psychological horror crime film directed and co-written by John McNaughton about the random crime spree of a serial killer who seemingly operates with impunity. It stars Michael Rooker in his debut as the nomadic killer Hen...

This week, the kids discuss the Czech new wave film The Cremator from 1969. From wiki: “ The Cremator ( Czech : Spalovač mrtvol ) is a 1969 Czechoslovak dark comedy horror film directed by Juraj Herz , based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks . The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards , bu...

Get cozy, ghouls! This week’s episode is all about Roger Corman’s cozy spin on HP Lovecraft starring Vincent Price; The Haunted Palace (1963). From wiki: “ The Haunted Palace is a 1963 horror film released by American International Pictures , starring Vincent Price , Lon Chaney Jr. and Debra Paget (in her final film), in a story about a village held in the grip of a dead necromancer . The film was...

The film of this week is Full Circle aka The Haunting of Julia (1977). From Wikipedia: “ Full Circle , released in the United States as The Haunting of Julia , [4] is a 1977 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Loncraine , and starring Mia Farrow and Keir Dullea . Based on the novel Julia by the American writer Peter Straub , it is the first film realization of one of his books, and follow...

Drusilla and Josh are back with a packed episode on Ti West’s House of the Devil with special guest Joe Vallese from It Came From the Closet and also actress, musician, writer Heather Robb. From wiki: “ The House of the Devil is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and edited by Ti West , starring Jocelin Donahue , Tom Noonan , Mary Woronov , Greta Gerwig , A. J. Bowen , and Dee Wallace...

Bloodhaus spent the week studying the late great Spanish filmmaker, Eloy de la Iglesia! This week they cover his early works, The Cannibal Man (1972) and No One Heard the Scream (1973). From wiki: “De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay and socialist filmmaker who is relatively unknown outside Spain despite a prolific and successful career in his native country. He is best remembered for having portra...

This week our hosts return to House (1977) by director Nobuhiko Obayashi. From wiki: “ House ( Japanese : ハウス, Hepburn : Hausu ) is a 1977 Japanese experimental comedy horror film directed and produced by Nobuhiko Obayashi . It is about a schoolgirl traveling with her six friends to her ailing aunt's country home, where they come face to face with supernatural events as the girls are, one...

This week, Drusilla and Josh discusses Nanny (2022) by director Nikyatu Jusu. From wiki: “ Nanny is a 2022 American psychological horror film written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu , in her feature directorial debut . The film stars Anna Diop , Michelle Monaghan , Sinqua Walls , Morgan Spector , Rose Decker, and Leslie Uggams . Jason Blum serves as an executive producer through his Blumhouse Televis...

This week on Bloodhaus, Josh and Drusilla cover Abel Ferrara’s 90s vampire joint, The Addiction . From wiki: “ The Addiction is a 1995 American vampire horror film directed by Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St. John . Starring Lili Taylor , Christopher Walken , Annabella Sciorra , Edie Falco , Paul Calderón , Fredro Starr , Kathryn Erbe , and Michael Imperioli , the film follows a philosophy...