CELLULOID CEMETERY

Send us Fan Mail Grab your scarf and your mittens and get ready for a spot of snowy death as Celluloid Cemetery starts a month of Christmas/wintery films that'll make you return your favorite present!  Today, marketing entertainment producer and big horror fan Patrick Falvey joins me to talk about the snowman-slasher movie, 1997's JACK FROST! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seato...

Send us Fan Mail Return with Celluloid Cemetery to 1985 when one of the world's biggest movie stars came out of retirement to appear in a brand new movie!  No, not Raymond Burr!  Join Big G enthusiast Andrew Ward and me as we talk about GODZILLA 1985! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  Godzilla SPOILERS!! ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan Mail Pillow fight! Nothing says slumber party like an all-girls cushion conflict!  And a spot of murder! Today, Celluloid Cemetery celebrates the 43rd anniversary of 1982's THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE!  Joining me on this episode is the film's actor who played Jeff, producer/writer David Millbern!  We talk about the making of the film, how he got involved, what Roger Corman wa...

Send us Fan Mail Does a bear snort in the woods? Find out on this episode of Celluloid Cemetery as voice actor/actor Aaron Veach joins me to talk about whether 'tis nobler in the mind to laugh or scream at such a concept as the one you find in 2023's COCAINE BEAR! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  Cocaine SPOILERS!! ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan Mail Did you hear the one about the traveling salesman and the farmer's daughter?  You did? Well then, I bet you haven't heard this one...Join me and Phyllis Diller historian and impersonator Laurie Ayers as we chat about her life and the only film she starred in, 1968's DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE TRAVELING SALESLADY?  Laurie tells us about Phyllis' life and car...

Send us Fan Mail And the final Jeopardy answers are: a. "Oh, my god! Put some clothes on!", b. "The carpet matches the drapes!" and c. "Hey, baby, wanna come back to my place and watch some horror movies?"  The question is the title of the film director/writer/actor Lee Anthony Smith and I are discussing today, 1969's WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY?  "Candi...

Send us Fan Mail Okay, "Hello, Dolly!", it ain't.  "Singin' in the Rain", it ain't.  It ain't even "Xanadu!"  But today, actor Benjamin Lutz and I strip down on Celluloid Cemetery to talk about musical perversions, dancing dildos and a tap-dancing Cindy Williams in 1976's THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL! Warning: this episode is especially spicy! Them...

Send us Fan Mail The bonds between brother and sister are stretched to the breaking point...and beyond when Becca checks in on her suicidal older brother, only to find him dead in the bathtub...and the closet...and on the sofa...and then alive eating cereal.  It's a loopy quagmire that is surprisingly poignant.  So get out the hankies and join musician/actor Drew Beasley as we discuss the 201...

Send us Fan Mail When Yetis are 30 feet tall and look like Barry Gibb, you know this is a job for Celluloid Cemetery! Join Bigfoot enthusiast and film school teacher Rob Carl and me as we talk about how big a monster must be to be considered kaiju, how goofy a film is to be considered a kiddie movie, and would a giant fish skeleton really work as a comb?  Grab the soap and get ready for the bigges...

Send us Fan Mail There's a foul stench in the wind...and it's not us!  Today, on Celluloid Cemetery, producer/writer/entertainment marketing producer Patrick Falvey and I talk possession, gooey fx, bad acting and Evil Dead rip-offs!  It's 1990's DEMON WIND! Join us as we ask the questions "Why doesn't anyone care that one of them is turned into a bloody doll?", &...

Send us Fan Mail What makes a comedy funny? For the first time, filmmaker Vito Trabucco and I butt heads on one of his favorite funny films, 1982's NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CLASS REUNION.  Join our spirited debate on why the film works (or doesn't), why the cast is perfect (or isn't) and how long would the film be if it wasn't padded like it had a pea under it! Theme by Rossano...

Send us Fan Mail Film gimmicks have been around since the introduction of the talkies, but today on Celluloid Cemetery, former film teacher Kent Pettit joins me to discuss the use of film gimmicks to draw in audiences and just how successful "Duo-Vision" was for the 1973 film WICKED WICKED! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  SPOILERS SPOILERS!! ©2025 Thrillsville P...

Send us Fan Mail Today, on Celluloid Cemetery, we gather together undeveloped characters, folksy robots, big-ass special effects, a villain with a beard set to impress and a trip where no man has gone before! Oops! Wrong franchise!  Join former astronomics and film teacher Rob Carl as we explore Disney's first cinematic adventure into the PG rating! Damn! Hell! Damn! Theme by Rossano Galante....

Send us Fan Mail Mel Brooks takes on Alfred Hitchcock in this spoof of his movies.  A sanitarium, a new director, a fiendish scheme, multiple murders, a desperate woman, shady characters and fourth-wall-breaking jokes all add up to one thing...1977's HIGH ANXIETY! Join actor Dudley Beene and me as we discuss the high points and pitfalls when the Master of Mirth meets the Master of suspense! T...

Send us Fan Mail Things get gooey at Celluloid Cemetery as a nuclear storage facility creates a mess o' monsters that threaten a small town fighting against filth!  Join writer and entertainment marketing director Patrick Falvey and me as we discuss the 1983 Jackie Kong film THE BEING! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  The SPOILERS! ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan Mail Move over, Alucard! Get lost, Count Yorga! Beat it, Karnstein! Make way for cinema's first black vampire, Dracula's soul brother...Blacula!  Join film teacher Kent Pettit as we discuss horror blaxploitation, the Hues Corporation and can a movie like this be made today? Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  SPOILERS-ula! ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan Mail Clashes between horror movie monsters are a tried-and-true staple of the genre!  Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, King Kong Vs. Godzilla and Billy the Kid Vs. Dracula are but a few entries!  But in the early 2000s, modern horror took a turn! Join filmmaker, photographer and film school teacher Bart Mastronardi and me as we pick up the pieces after FREDDY VS. JASON! Theme by Rossan...

Send us Fan Mail Celebrate Celluloid Cemetery's 100th episode as filmmaker Vito Trabucco joins me to talk about the infamous 1989 horror film, CLOWNHOUSE!  Can you separate the art from the artist? WARNING: this episode deals with adult themes. Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  Clowny SPOILERS! ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan Mail Here at Celluloid Cemetery, we love comedy!  So actor/voice actor Aaron Veach returns to talk about watching the sketch comedy film KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE for the first time! I thought he'd like it, but being a Gemini, I never know what to expect! (zzzip! Arrow!) Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  Kentucky Fried SPOILERS! ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan Mail Today, Celluloid Cemetery welcomes the return of the Party Boys Nic Arnzen, Vince Gatton and Kellum Lewis as we discuss Wangs, Porno and Flesh!  Yes, it's the elevated used-to-be-porn comedy, the 1974 film, FLESH GORDON! Bring your power pasties and watch out for the Penisauruses! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  SPOILERS, ya horny joiks! ©2025 Thrill...

Send us Fan Mail He'll save every one of us!  Join actor-director-producer Nic Arnzen, actor-playwright Vince Gatton and actor-therapist Kellum Lewis as we get our Mings on to talk about the 1980 campfest, FLASH GORDON! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  FLASH! SPOILERS! ©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan Mail Celluloid Cemetery packs our gear and mounts our horse as we head north into British Columbia hunting for the elusive Bigfoot.  We just want to track it, tag it and release it...but if we feel threatened, we'll kill the mofo! Bigfoot enthusiast and former film teacher Rob Carl joins me to chat about the pseudo-documentary SASQUATCH: THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT! Theme by Rossano Gal...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone needs a little adventure, a little danger and a whole lot of singing and dancing in their lives, even here at Celluloid Cemetery! Join dancer Anthony Chacon and me as we talk about dancing techniques, behind the scenes animosities, director Gene Kelly and Louis Armstrong!  Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING:  HELLO, SPOILERS! ©2025 Thrillsville Produc...

Send us Fan Mail He's stronger than a team of horses!  Smarter than Einstein! Oilier than the inside of a Crisco bottle! Today on Celluloid Cemetery, actor/singer/dancer/wrestling fan Hunter Evans joins me to talk about the 1983 film, HERCULES, starring the incredible Lou Ferrigno! Join us as we talk about allegories to Superman and Jesus,  bad visual effects, Syblil Danning's cleavage a...

Send us Fan Mail Hurr-ray! Hurr-ray! Hurr-ray! Step right up to the deadliest show in town, where the popcorn and the cotton candy eat YOU!  Join actress, producer and singer Emily Durchholz, actor Daniel Moser and me as we face our fear of clowns talking about the 1988 horror-comedy, KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE on Rondo-nominated Celluloid Cemetery! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seat...