Invasion of the Remake

This majestic house was born in tragedy. It's terrible past echos through its halls to this very day. Its guests bring their own traumas but one in particular, Nell, is drawn to it. Finally feeling a place where she belongs. Welcome to Hill House. This week Invasion of the Remake explores the Robert Wise horror masterpiece The Haunting (1963) and the 1999 interpretation by Jan de Bont starring Lil...

This week we bring you all the horror with the cult classic horror C.H.U.D. (1984). These cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers have a taste for human flesh and are coming for you from the sewers of New York city. C.H.U.D. is a horror, comedy, commentary on the homeless and irresponsible toxic waste dumping in the 80's; can we rethink and remake it? Invasion of the Remake is once again invad...

Blood. Meat. Bone. Chainsaw. Leatherface and his chainsaw have become icons of the slasher genre and horror cinema. This week we bring #AllTheHorror once again as Invasion of the Remake digs deep into the Tobe Hooper classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and compare it Marcus Nispel's 2003 remake. Join us for one of the most disturbing films in movie history as we investigate the The Texas C...

An experimental ship, The Event Horizon (1997), that had disappeared in the year 2040 suddenly reappears seven years later. The rescue ship Louis & Clark is sent to investigate, recover the ship, and rescue any surviving crew. They discover that the crew is dead and the horrors of hell itself have been unleashed on The Event Horizon. This week Invasion of the Remake has additional crew aboard to h...

#AllTheHorror month continues with the spawn of Satan himself, Damien, the antichrist. The Omen (1976, 2006) warns of the child born with the 666 birthmark that will take all that is yours. Stand in his way and death from unseen forces is certain. Is it a story about supernatural forces or is it a story of mental breakdown and a family in crisis? The Omen is a horror classic and this week we put t...

Cinema's finest ghost and ghouls are featured on today's special bonus #AllTheHorror episode of Invasion of the Remake. The hosts of Bad Reception, Movie Geek and Proud, Besotted Geek, 2 Girls on a Bench, Work/Life Imbalance, and of course yours truly, brush off the cobwebs and enter that dusty old house to discover what really lives in the walls of cinema's greatest ghostly hauntings.   #AllTheHo...

It's October and Invasion of the Remake brings all the horror along with a few friends. The Bad Reception Podcast, Grave Girls Podcast and 2 Girls on a Bench Podcast join us in remaking a forgotten tale of psychics doing battle in the Dreamscape with the fate of the nation in the balance. It's Tom Clancy meets A Nightmare on Elm Street in a strange blend of action, adventure and horror. Will our v...

This week Invasion of the Remake returns to the Calgary Horror con bringing you recordings of two panels to please your "earballs". First up scream queen Tiffany Shepis talks everything from Tromeo and Juliet to Tales of Halloween and everything in between. Next up, he starred in the cult classic The Warriors, was Lord Raiden in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and was Dexter's Dad, he's James Remar!...

We got not one, not two, but three jailhouse sports movies for you this week. The Longest Yard (1974) is a Burt Reynolds football classic that was remade in the U.K. as Mean Machine (2001) with Vinnie Jones and it was remade once again in the U.S. as The Longest Yard (2005) starring Adam Sandler. It is a story of a disgraced football player who has been thrown in jail for his drunken antics. Lost...

Daniel Craig began his tenure as James Bond (007) with Casino Royale (2006) adapting the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. But there was a prior attempt in 1967 starring David Niven, Peter Sellers and Woody Allen, all as James Bond. What the what? Invasion of the Remake goes undercover to find out what is going on in MI-6 and this cadre of James Bonds. Grab a seat at the baccarat table and join...

This week we take a break and talk about all the things we've been watching that weren't for the podcast and make a podcast of that as well. It's an open conversation about recent film and television shows we've been watching including Disenchantment, Marvel Netflix shows like Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, Lost In Space, Star Trek Discovery, American Gods, Glow, Solo A Star Wars Story, Ocean's 8, J...

This week Invasion of the Remake celebrates three years of podcasting glory with David Bowie starring in his first lead roll in a feature film, The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). Director Nicolas Roeg brings his idiosyncratic style and vision to this very unique science fiction film. A film that relies more on implied ideas than plot and special effects. The results make for a surreal, disjointed,...

A man has been tasked with covering up a murder and finding the person who was last with the victim. Problem is that all the evidence points right back to him. Awkward. This is the premise of the thriller The Big Clock (1948) and the 1987 remake set during the height of the Cold War with a political back drop called No Way Out. No Way Out stars Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, and Will Pat...

A witch in training is in search of the final spell that she hopes will be in aid of the war effort. She has also been given three children to take care of during the war. The kids make a pact to keep her secret and help her find the missing spell. Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971) is full of music, adventure and cartoon animals during a World War II setting. Think Harry Potter meets Roger Rabbit. Joi...

Invasion of the Remake celebrates 150 episodes with a Walt Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast. With Disney eager to remake all their animated library into to live-action, big budget blockbuster remakes we look at one of the most successful. That's right it's animated Belle and Beast versus an all-star cast remake starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Hattie Moraha...

After a full month of phobia driven episodes Invasion of the Remake is Running Scared (1986)! This week the Invaders take a look at this classic, action, buddy-cop, comedy starring Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines. After a vacation two cops have to shake off some vacation rust to pursue a drug dealer who had nearly killed them in the past. Join the Invaders as they attempt to rethink, recast and re...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, Invasion of the Remake throws flesh eating fish into the pool. In our final Face Your Fears Month special we take a look at the Roger Corman produced classic comedy, horror, Piranha, the 1995 remake, and the Alexandre Aja 2010 re-imagining starring Elizabeth Shue, Jerry O'Connell, Steven R. McQueen, Jessica Szohr, Kelly Brook, Ving Rhame...

Welcome to week 3 of Face Your Fears Month where we face our fears in the most passive way possible...by watching a movie about them. This week we strap on our climbing gear to remake Renny Harlin's Cliffhanger (1993) starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, Rex Linn, Caroline Goodall, Leon, and Craig Fairbass. Invasion of the Remake climbs to new heights as we ret...

Your loved one pops into the local gas station for some cold drinks. Time passes and they don't return. Panic falls upon you as you frantically search. Years pass and that search for answers has not ceased. The Vanishing is about loss, obsession, and the banality of evil. The original 1988 Dutch/French, suspense, thriller by director George Sluizer was remade in English for American audiences in 1...

Welcome to week 1 of Face Your Fears Month. Where each week we'll discuss movies based on a particular phobia. Conquer your fears in the most passive way possible, by watching a movie about it! It's therapy through cinema. This week it skitters across your floor on eight legs, Arachnophobia (1990)! For one of our hosts this fear is very real. Arachnophobia thrilled and made audiences laugh at thei...

Charles is dead. Who killed him? Who was Charles really? Where did his money go? And why are all these people after it? Regina wants to know the truth about her dead husband, but how can she find it through a web of lies? Join Invasion of the Remake as we dive deep into the classic, romantic, murder-mystery, directed by Stanley Donen, Charade (1963) starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matt...

I.O.T.R. invades the Calgary Horror Con. Join us for celebrity interviews with Eugene "Land of the Dead" Clark, Tiffany "Friday the 13th Part V" Helm, C.J. "Friday the 13th Part VI" Graham, P.J. "Halloween, Carrie" Soles, and John "Wolf Creek" Jarratt, plus special appearances by Jeff McNair, Nat Jones, musical guest Urn and more!   Special thanks to Dan Doherty and Calgary Horror Con for making t...

There never seems to be enough time to get things done. Especially that science project that Harlan hasn't turned in. Scavenging a junk yard he finds a time warp generator. Turns out having to much time on your hands is a dangerous thing. John Stockwell, Danielle Von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge, and Dennis Hopper star in the Jonathan R. Betuel sci-fi, comedy film My Science Project (19...

Nancy is an abused socialite, her husband is cheating on her, and trying to steal her money with murder on his mind. After an encounter with an alien she begins to stand up for herself, growing as a person, physically and mentally. Nancy Smash! This week Invasion of the Remake explores the sci-fi classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) by director Nathan Juran and starring Allison Hayes, Willia...

Part Fast & Furious, part Dukes of Hazard, Ron Howard stars in this Roger Corman produced action, comedy Eat My Dust! (1976). Eat My Dust! is about a boy who tries to impress a girl by giving her a ride in a fast car...a fast car he has just stolen! His father isn't impressed, he's the Sheriff after all. It may be hard thinking of Richie Cunningham stealing a car, or the director of Solo: A Star W...