Horror Movie Survival Guide

One of Marion and Julia's VERY favorite vampire films, written and directed by Tom Holland, this films hits all of the right comedy/horror notes - with terrific makeup effects, a great soundtrack and lovable characters, this films has it all. If you haven't seen it, what are you waiting for?  Support the show

George Romero and Stephen King team up again for 1993's The Dark Half, in which Timothy Hutton plays Thad Beaumont, a writer who has to kill off his author alter ego, George Stark, once his identity has been found out. But George isn't too happy about it. Superb performances and a super cool concept. Plus it's Stephen King, so you know Julia is happy!  Support the show

1983's Strange Invaders has an all star cast, including Nancy Allen, Louise Fletcher, Wallace Shawn and Michael Lerner, but never quite hits its mark. Aliens in a small town are involved, as well as some excellent special make up effects. A fun view, but slightly puzzling. Support the show

The infamous Amityville murder house gets it's big screen due in this 1979 blockbuster, starring Margot Kidder and James Brolin. A wonderful addition to the haunted house genre, and a film full of scares and imaginary pigs named Jody!  Support the show

Julia and Marion discuss The Dorm That Dripped Blood. Don't you think everything you need to know about this movie is in the title? Listen to find out. Support the show

1989's Shocker is a teenage boy pleaser, with its heavy metal soundtrack and bad ass baddie, Horace Pinker. A lot of Wes Craven trademarks in this film, and parallels to A Nightmare on Elm Street, with Peter Berg picking up the lead role as Jonathan Parker, a young man whose dreams might just be the key to finding the killer. Support the show

Kristy Swanston stars in Wes Craven's 1986 film Deadly Friend as Samantha, a teen killed by her father and brought back to life with a microchip in her brain by the kid genius next door - this film is a little all over the place, but if you've ever dreamed of Kristy Swanson doing robotic mime moves, this movie is for you.  Support the show

Happy Halloween everyone! Today we are releasing a special episode. We love horror movies and want to watch them with all our fans. This is the next best thing. We recorded commentary to Wes Craven's New Nightmare. You can play this episode while watching the movie and it will be like we are right there beside you with Marion covering her eyes. Hope you enjoy it. Let us know what you think. A...

In the 1970's, Wes Craven was brutal and this film is no exception. An unflinching look at the lengths a family will go to survive, this film is bleak and primal, only mere cinematic steps away from Last House on the Left. Plus, cannibals!  Support the show

We start our series of Wes Craven films with the master's very first film, and his most savage, 1972' Last House on the Left, a super sleazy sexploitation rape revenge remake of Ingmar Bergman's 1960 film,The Virgin Spring. Horror at its most extreme. Support the show

Marion and Julia discuss 1987's little seen, The Believers. Directed by John Schlesinger and starring Martin Sheen and Helen Shaver. Support the show

John Carpenter and Stephen King team up in 1983's Christine, all about a car with a very jealous, murderous nature. Fun chills and thrills and the adorable Keith Gordon as a cherry on top!  Support the show

Marion and Julia delve into the 1944 ghost story, The Uninvited. Support the show

Julia and Marion discuss George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead. It is a zombie classic. Support the show

If you have ever fantasized about Sting as Dr. Frankenstein and Jennifer Beals as the Bride, then this movie is for you! And it's like two movies in one, because we ALSO get Clancy Brown as Viktor "The Monster" Frankenstein and Time Bandit's David Rappaport on a side mission to join the circus! It doesn't quite work, but there's a lot to chew on! Support the show

Tom Hanks makes his illustrious film debut in this little seen Halloween knock off. Ostensibly about a killer who goes after brides, this flick has some enjoyable characters, a few scares and an adorable mortician - what more do you need? Support the show

Chuck Russell's super fun remake of The Blob has lots of superb gory effects and rockin' characters too! Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon and - Julia's favorite- Donovan Leitch star. A rad romp! Support the show

Anne Rice's modern take on the vampire comes to life with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt tearing up the scenery and each other's hearts. With a sweeping score, gorgeous cinematography and extraordinary makeup, this is what happens when vampires have a big budget!  Support the show

Finishing up our killer kids round is the awesome film adaptation of Stephen King's Firestarter, with an all star cast led by little yet ferocious Drew Barrymore as Charlie, who must go on the lam when the government comes after her and her father to experiment on their special powers - including setting things on fire with a single look. The government's got some toasty work ahead of th...

With a score by Bernard Herrmann and makeup effects by Rick Baker, this film should knock it out of the park, and yet...It's Alive is as low budget as it gets (though is spawned 2 sequels!) and takes on the killer kid theme to a new height - killer babies! Larry Cohen's grindhouse schlockfest could use some serious trimming, but it's got a blood thirsty infant at the center of it, s...

Our killer kid theme continues with this 1981 film about three psychotic, voyeuristic astrologically linked 10 year olds who go on a killing spree to punish everyone who has done them wrong. A plucky final girl, lots of gratuitous nudity and a bow and arrow death - what more can you ask for in a film? Support the show

Children of the Corn, based on Stephen King's short story about a Nebraska town overrun by murderous teen and child religious cult members spawned 8 sequels as of this date and may still be chugging along as a series. Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton star as the hapless couple who stumble upon the town's evil and get dragged further into its clutches than they ever imagined. Support the s...

Wes Craven travels south to Haiti to join Bill Pullman's Harvard anthropologist Dennis Alan in his quest for a powder that can kill any human - then bring them back to life as a zombie - because somehow this will be helpful back at Harvard to create a new kind of anesthetic? Anyway, many voodoo frights await him in this moodily directed, surprisingly political horror flick. Support the show

It starts out as just a good old fashioned sorority & fraternity hazing ritual of spending the night inside the infamous Garth Manor where hideous murders occurred and where some of the "gorked out" survivors maybe still live - and it's only going downhill from there. Linda Blair shines as Marti, who is going to go through the wringer tonight along with three other pledges, when...

When your film has only three characters, you know that those three actors are going to be giving some intense performances, and Dead Calm doesn't disappoint. Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane play to the rafters and do some really impressive stunts - including under water work, fight and sex scenes AND Nicole Kidman actually steering a yacht in a storm. Support the show