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Send us Fan Mail Were you looking around here for another part 4? As luck would have it, we got one for ‘ya, even if the title is a little shy about saying so. We checked out “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.” It’s a… Remake? A sequel? It’s a requel, and it may make you question your own sanity.           “What is it that I’m missing? What’s the greater point to a recipe for a dev...

Send us Fan Mail Kicking off the start of our 4th full year with a part 4; “A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master”. How do they raise up the dead Fred Kreuger this time? You’ll have to listen to… Oh the hell with it, a dog pees fire onto his grave. Yeah.           “Clever, but I think you may be missing a point with this deviled egg situation.” I thought about for a second, continuing...

Send us Fan Mail Preparing for New Year’s by watching “Terror Train” sure proved at least one thing… We might be into trains! It’s sorta Halloween on rails, including the amazing Jamie Lee, but also bonus David Copperfield for the win.           “Yolk hole was my nickname in college. Yolk hole, oh no.” Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter  (or don't we're not really there  - and...

Send us Fan Mail One of our favorite holiday traditions is back! It’s another Silent Night, Deadly Night movie, but you probably wouldn’t know it if the title wasn’t there to tell us. We took on “Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4”.           “Mash those yolks up with some mayo, maybe some spicy mustard. Heck, whatever you want to throw in there. And then pipe that mush back into the yolk ho...

Send us Fan Mail They dropped the “Part 6” from the title, and possibly any semblance of reason, but we are picking up with the third and final installment of the Thorn Trilogy. We are talking about “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers”           The scratches came softly and first, then with more urgency. “A deviled egg is an egg that is hard boiled, split in two, the yolk removed…” Look at  us...

Send us Fan Mail It may be the fifth chapter in the Halloween series, but we’re diving into the second part of the Thorn Trilogy within the series. Get your psychic connections tuned up as we witness the Revenge of… Wait. What is Michael needing revenge for? See if we get to the bottom of the whole shebang when we talk “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers”.           “What is a deviled egg?”...

Send us Fan Mail We’re going to start our look at the Thorn Trilogy (and names with nearly interchangeable subtitles) within the Halloween series with the 4th installment, “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers”. The Shape is back!           And then a slow horror dawned on me. Well, actually two slow horrors dawned on me. One, I didn’t know what a deviled egg was exactly. Two, I was laying on...

Send us Fan Mail The devil is in the details has probably never been more horrifically illustrated than in John Carpenter’s 1987 film “Prince of Darkness”. Is a group of scientists trying to stop the Anti-God, or are they there to bring about its rise?          “Deviled eggs”. Is that possibly what I was picking up from the other side? My super power might be deviled eggs? Look at  us on Instagram...

Send us Fan Mail In this corner, it's the Prince of Darkness, the Lord of the Flies, the Doctor of Dinosaurs, theeeeeee Antichrist! And in the other corner, it's... Well, check out the episode to possibly find out. We took a look at "The Final Conflict" from 1981. There was a long, contemplative scratch from the other side of the wall. Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Twit...

Send us Fan Mail Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Leatherface. We took a look at the third chapter of the Texas Chainsaw series and came away with some questions about how to get through Texas, and the roads they apparently build atop canyons. Check out “Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III”.     “Can I get some sort of super power from you?” I held my breath. The heat from my body seemed to turn...

Send us Fan Mail Comin’ back around to Universal, back around to director James Whale, back around to Karloff, baby! We’re looking at the sequel to the monster, “The Bride of Frankenstein”.           “Can I?...” I could sense an impatience on the other side, a desire to tap scratch a denial and be done with it. Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter  (or don't we're not really the...

Send us Fan Mail Ok, I know, not technically a Frankenstein movie, but we weren’t getting out of here without talking about Herbert West the “Re-Animator”! Nick went in blind to the gory glory of this eighties masterpiece, Bill saw it for the… what? 85th time?           My lips twitched, I silently stammered… “Can I?...”  Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter  (or don't we're not...

Send us Fan Mail High art, high camp, let’s see what the 70’s New York art scene can do with this Frankenstein mythos. Released in some places as Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein (though he was a hands-off producer at best), we are covering “Flesh for Frankenstein” in our run through the legend of the famous doctor and creature creator.         No one had ever really bothered to ask me that before. I fe...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Hammer time. The British film studio that is, but you still can’t touch this. Put on your parachute pants and watch Grand Moff Frankenstein (and Christopher Lee as the creature) do their thing in “The Curse of Frankenstein.”           “Jerry, son of also Jerry,” the thing tapped and scratched back. “What question can I answer for you?” Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Tw...

Send us Fan Mail We wanted to take a step back and look at one of the original, famous monsters – Universal’s “Frankenstein” from 1931. Young horror that really marked the trail for those that came after. Is this a gothic castle horror film that delves into themes of science vs. religion? Of negligent fathers and family dynamics? Or is Bill digging too deep again? Find out!           “Jerry, son o...

Send us Fan Mail Closing out the Tommy Jarvis trilogy of Friday the 13th films with the one that leaves no doubt that the man behind the mask is back – it’s “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives”.           “What’s the name you’ve been given?” I think the thing on the other side of the wall asks.  Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter  (or don't we're not really there  - and you...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing on with the Tommy Jarvis trilogy, this time it’s TJarvs vs… Jason? Is it “trite trope” walking, or will the new beginning be a breath of fresh air? Find out, ‘cause we’re talking Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning           Many nights I have lain on this cold floor, responding to a possible question. Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter  (or don't we...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the start of the Tommy Jarvis Trilogy within the Friday the 13th series. We’re starting with the horribly misnamed part 4, “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter”. Here in all its resplendent Cripsin dancing glory.            I think that I’ve developed a new language, built mostly around scratches, taps, and the occasional squeak. Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter  ...

Send us Fan Mail Is it the plant that dropped the seed of the modern zombie film? Does this have a meteor shower better than Laser Floyd? Is this a movie about walking carnivorous plants? These and other questions we will likely not answer as we discuss “Day of the Triffids”. Another listener recommendation!           It’s almost like the scratching from the outside is the sounds of something tryi...

Send us Fan Mail The American Dream becomes a nightmare. Cliché? Maybe, but when Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg get together to scare ya, who cares? Another great listener recommendation with “Poltergeist”.         And I think I hear things crawling around. On the roof, just outside the walls. Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter  (or don't we're not really there  - and you pr...

Send us Fan Mail Listener recommendation collides beautifully with our last look at anthology films. This time we get to see what an EC comic looks like through the eyes of George Romero and Stephen King. What does it look like through the eyes of Billy and Nikki? Find out as it… comes through our mouths… This one got away from me. The boys checked out “Creepshow”.     It gets cold out here at nig...

Send us Fan Mail What does England have for us in the anthology film category? Just the first film adaptations of EC comic stories and Peter Cushing! “Tales From the Crypt” bringing 5 maddeningly macabre tales for us boys and ghouls!  I mean, I should have known something was fishy when the help wanted ad said, “light clerical work, nacho making, must like bondage and Eagles (the band, not the ani...

Send us Fan Mail We’re going to Nationals!! We’re bringing our toe-pick tease and myriad of montages while we talk through “The Cutting Edge”. Look at  us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter  (or don't we're not really there  - and you probably shouldn't be either. And yeah, we know, the dumb name changed) Hit us up with comments and suggestions at horrorcurious@gmail.com Rate! Review...

Send us Fan Mail Mario Bava gets to try his hand at an early giallo, Boris Karloff gets to talk right into a camera, and the boys get to spend way too much time figuring out what a wurdalak is. It’s an Italian anthology film (and the namesake of yet another band), “Black Sabbath”     I feel like I was sort of tricked into this situation. My mom did always say that I would spend my life literally t...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the BASE biking of anthology films, the Ghost Pepper shooter of shorts, the chainsaw hurricane of loosely linked stories. We checked out “Three… Extremes”, three different directors from three different Asian countries doing their best to shock, disturb, and horrify.   I’m not asking for help or anything, just wanted to let you know that I spend way too much time in the pod s...