It's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent Podcast

We’re back! And I have COVID! And it’s “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior!” It’s about a crapsack world and a crapsack guy and a pretty cool dog. “Mad Max 2!”

We did it! We watched Guillermo del Toro’s latest major motion picture “Nightmare Alley” and here’s our reaction! Like, not a real-time reaction, but our later reaction. At home.

This week, Willow and I discuss 1947’s amazing “Nightmare Alley!” We talk about how it compares to the novel, how the performances hold up and what we’d have done differently. You know, because we know so much about making movies? Next week: “Nightmare Alley!”

Let’s finish up “Nightmare Alley” in a GOOD MOOD shall we? We talk about Stanton’s rise and fall; doing evil vs. being evil; and whether or not Willow could make money in a side show. NEXT TIME: The Movie! Music:Walking Along by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0 License: CC BY 3.0 https://goo.gl...

This week, Willow and I begin our look at William Lindsay Gresham’s “Nightmare Alley!” We’re looking at the first eleven “cards” in the book and talking about just how screwed up this whole thing is. Music: Walking Along by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0 License: CC BY 3.0 https://goo.gl/Yibru5

Here’s what’s coming up!

It’s an It’s Del Toro Time first: a guest! And not just any guest, but writer, editor and all-around genre film expert Ian Nathan. Ian joins us to discuss the man himself (Guillermo del Toro) as well as his new book “Guillermo del Toro: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work.” Listeners, we had a great … Continue reading "Interview Special – Author Ian Nathan"

Welp! We sure watched “Possession!” You all owe Willow $100!

It’s so much fun to discover a new favorite horror movie and Willow and I did that very thing with Gary Sherman’s 1981 film “Dead and Buried.” It’s such a great time, the performances are outstanding, the behind the scenes stuff is fun and heartbreaking and the effects work BLEW MY MIND. Check it out!

In this special “Host’s Request” episode, we’re covering “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” an early horror story by Joyce Carol Oates. Because Willow wanted to and I respect that! If you want to read the story yourself, it’s available for free at Celestial Timepiece along with essays and commentary!

Well, look who’s back! It’s Phil and Willow and we’re talking about 1980’s “The Shining!” It’s a Kubrick film about a man and a hotel and… you know what? You know what “The Shining” is, okay? There’s no way you don’t know what “The Shining” is. Let’s talk about cluster flies instead.

What IS this movie?! It’s William Peter Blatty’s directorial debut “The Ninth Configuration” and it’s a DOOZY. Did we enjoy it? Ehhhhhhhh. Did it make an impact? It sure did! Do we recommend it? Well, why don’t you give us a listen and find out!

When is the scariest movie of all time NOT the scariest movie of all time? When it’s the still VERY GOOD “The Changeling” from 1980! This week, Willow and I talk about Cheesman Park, boys in wells and, most importantly, CONES! GHOST CONES! It’s all about the CONES, baby!

It’s our most positive episode EVER as Willow and I celebrate ALIEN by talking about EVERYTHING ALIEN! The good, the bad and the awesome! It’s an Alien Celebration, everyone!

When is a movie sequel NOT a movie sequel? When it’s “Zombi 2!” Lucio Fulci begins his career of gross-out horror with this nutso take on the zombie genre. Call it a gross out; call it demented; just don’t call it a sequel to “Dawn of the Dead.” It’s Zombie! Or, Zombi 2!

Let’s get weird! It’s returning champ Dario Argento’s 1977 masterpiece “Suspiria” starring returning champs Jessica Harper, Rudolf Schündler, Alida Valli, Jacopo Mariani, and Fulvio Mingozzi! Trust me, we’ve seen ’em. “Suspiria!”

We’re BACK with a look a the classic kick-in-the-nuts kids movie The Omen! It’s all for who? You you you!

It’s a Twittersode! Willow can’t be here, so I’m talking real quick-like about “The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue!” Or “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie!” Or “Breakfast At Manchester Morgue?” Or “Don’t Open The… Window?” Really? Huh.

We’re back to Spain with “Cria Cuervos” the final(?) movie in our “Let’s explore the trauma of Fascism through the eyes of a child” series. Willow and I talk about death, guinea pigs, death, Franco, death and death and still have some time left over to contemplate the nature of death. But, honestly, this whole … Continue reading "081 – Cria Cuervos&#...

I mean, we talk about “Jaws?” We talk about “Jaws.”

It’s Giallo Time! This episode, Willow and Phil talk about Dario Argento’s classic “Profondo Rosso” or “Deep Red” or “The Hatchet Murders(?)!” And remember, hot water can scald in wess dan twee seconds!

We finally did it! We finally saw Victor Erice’s “The Spirit of the Beehive” and talked about it! And it’s just wonderful. Just wonderful.

This week, Willow and I head off to Appalachia to sing a song with Silver John in Manly Wade Wellman’s “Vandy Vandy.” Do we spot Popeye? Find out!

This week, Willow and I talk about Damons and Demons and little kids who may or may not be ghosts! It’s “If Damon Comes” by Charles L. Grant.

Hoo boy. Willow and I are back with a doozy. It’s the very famous “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper” by the very famous Robert Bloch and it’s… not great? It’s not very good, y’all! It’s actually pretty bad! But, we do get to talk about Jack the Ripper a lot! Like, a lot a lot.