Horror Vanguard

How did we go nearly 300 episodes without discussing the works of Jean Rollin? Join us for a chat on Rollin's Fascination and an introduction to the French Fantasique! Contemplate ideal vampiric vacation in the French countryside with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of a scythe at www....

Spooky season is upon us! What better way to kick things off than a three hour conversation on a member of the nightshade family? What do we make of meta-product placement in cinema? What nightmares will Jon reveal next? Will Ash make it out of this episode sane!? Tune in and don't forget to make your sanity saving throws! Ketchup with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socia...

The Resident Evil Retrospective continues! Yes, that's right! As long as some arcane magics continue to draw these films out of the void, we will continue to review them! This time, we're off for some light-hearted sightseeing in the San Francisco Bay Area and we will certainly not encounter a few hundred years of politics embodied in a larger-than-usual shark! Fun! Talk about the best travel tips...

There's a lot to say about the holodeck and how Trek treats Worf's complex character arch, but there's even more to say about French history and werewolves! Who knew!? As always, you can get the full episode over on our Patreon page! Let's talk about Iron Chef: America, a movie for the whole family, and the lingering consequences of French colonialism! Share your Worf fanfic with Horror Vanguard a...

Is this H. P. Lovecraft's Herbert West–Reanimator set in the Dune universe on a shoestring budget!? Maybe! Is it a great vehicle for an exploration of the intersection of cinema and material constraints? Absolutely! Make obscure Dune references with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of c...

287 episodes in and Horror Vanguard finally succumbs to Elevated Horror discourse for... Suburban Sasquatch? It's a meta-commentary about cryptids in the podcasting ecosystem. Rrrrrrr rrrRawr! Build a CG net with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of video toaster at www.patreon.com/horro...

In the long list of movies starring the great Christopher Lee, Death Line is one wherein he appears for just shy of three minutes! What's more frightening: The misuse of a great actor or getting stuck on the platform after your train has been delayed! Let's talk about the spookiest thing of all... the long decline of British public transit! Spend some time during your layover with Horror Vanguard...

The Stone Tape is a horror movie that also coined a paranormal research term! It's everything we love here in the HV crypt and so much more! In a way, the entire archive of human history is the greatest noise concert of all... Record some ghostly messages with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than th...

Our journey through the films of Herschell Gordon Lewis continues! We're wrapping up the Blood Trilogy (also called the Gore Trilogy) with Color Me Blood Red! We're joined by writer, historian, and left media all-star Kyle Kern to bring the Floridaman insight the HV crypt so desperately needs! Keep up with Kyle's work: www.patreon.com/laborkyle twitter.com/laborkyle www.youtube.com/laborkyle www.t...

What if Easy Rider had a satanic cult AND WEREWOLVES! What else do you need? Let's talk about a movie bold enough to put a werewolf on a motorcycle! Ride with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of renting your own satanic werewolf cult mansion at www.patreon.com...

The Twin Peaks Retrospective is on hold for the duration of the SAG-AFTRA strike! Learn more about the SAG-AFTRA strike here: https://www.sagaftrastrike.org Strike Social Media Toolkit: https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/social-toolkit Volunteer to help out with the strike effort: https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/stand-with-us WGA Strike: https://www.wgacontract2023.org Support unions with Horror Vangua...

Your ghosts review the iconic cult horror hit: Phantasm! Let's talk about the shady political history of what happens to bodies after death AND Men, Women, and Chainsaws! Come for the retro fashion, stay because your brain has been cored out by Dune. Follow us on social media to learn how to build your own portal to copyright non-infringing Arrakis: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social twit...

The wyrd_signal takeover of HV continues as Lucy joins the crypt to continue a discussion started over on wyrd_signal! Today, we're taking a deep dive into the psychoholic world of White Zombie's music videos! If you like what we do here in the HV crypt, you'll love wyrd_signal! Check them out here: https://soundcloud.com/wyrdsignalpodcast Check out the wyrd_signal episode on the music of fucked A...

It's time for another A24 movie! This time it's an unexpected play as Ash picks Under the Skin. Let's get under some discourse! Follow us on social media for tips on contraption design and implementation: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of building your own contraption at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

The Twin Peaks Retrospective continues with your ghosts exploring Episode 12 "The Orchid's Curse!" Follow us on social media to reproduce iconic gothic narratives: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of feuding with rival business partners at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

Jon, aka TheLitCritGuy, is now an official star of the silver screen! We're joined by director Jack Riccobono to discuss Amityville - An Origin Story which features co-ghost Jon! This docuseries digs into the real-world history behind the Amityville Horror film franchise. Watch Amityville - An Origin Story: https://mgmplus.com/series/amityville-an-origin-story Keep up with Jack's filmmaking: https...

The Twin Peaks Retrospective continues with your ghosts exploring Episode 11 "Laura's Secret Diary!" Follow us on social media to find out what in the HV secret diary: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of a growing town-wide conspiracy at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

In a review of titles we have covered on the show, somehow we've missed The Lost Boys!? Today, we are fixing this grievous mistake. Are you ready to enter the vampire castle-adjacent structure which could be more accurately called a sunken early 1900s hotel? Follow us on social media for tips on eating food that isn't actually maggots: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ Y...

The Twin Peaks Retrospective continues with your ghosts exploring Episode 10 "The Man Behind The Glass!" Season 2 continues with its slow burn, but now that The One Armed Man and Harold Smith are in the mix, things are finally getting weird again. Also the scene where Donna has a monologue at Laura's grave is worthy of a few episodes of discourse 👻 🪦 Follow us on social media to find out what th...

A double feature with a Peckinpah western set in Cornwall and a Daily Mail article come to life, we're talking Straw Dogs and Eden Lake. Come for the masculinities and working class aesthetics discourse, stay to find out just what we think of Eden Lake... Follow us on social media for I guess future Cornish content now that we've moved on from Sheffield: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.co...

Season 2 of ourTwin Peaks Retrospective continues! Season 2 is taking a while to warm up to your ghosts, but we continue on with "Coma." Follow us on social media for some great creamed corn recipes: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of your own deep-space probe at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

Gay. Cthulhu. Deep Ones. What else can I say? The Wyrd_Signal takeover of the HV Crypt continues with Sean joining us for a discussion on Cthulhu (Gay)! 🏳️‍🌈 🐙 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 Keep up with Sean and Wyrd_Signal https://twitter.com/hauntonaut https://twitter.com/wyrdsignalpod https://soundcloud.com/wyrdsignalpodcast Follow us on social media for the latest in gay Cthulhu rituals: twitter.com/HorrorVangua...

The Twin Peaks Retrospective is back! We kick things off by receiving a mysterious message from the podcasting giant and venture further into Twin Peaks as sitcom discourse! Follow us on social media to find that missing ring of yours: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of the best hotel service you've ever seen at www.patre...

It's Jon's birthday so we're choosing an uplifting, feel-good movie that is definitely not a controversial downer! Follow us on social media to say happy birthday to Jon: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show because it's Jon's birthday at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

Gay. Disco. Poltergeists. What else can I say? We're joined by the Horror Vanguard Hall of Fame gay all-stars Jay from librarypunk, John Leavitt, and Kyle Kern to discuss this under-loved queer horror movie! 🎃 Keep up with Jay and librarypunk https://twitter.com/librarypunk https://www.librarypunk.gay/ 🎃 Find John Leavitt at https://twitter.com/LeavittAlone http://www.leavittalone.com/ 🎃 Here's...