Messed Up Movies

Today we press the Messed Up pedal to the metal in Titane. We discuss the films myriad of wild plots, the symbolic meanings behind the twisted metal flesh, and the broken people locked in one of the most interesting behavioral chess match in movie history.  Synopsis: Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years. Starring: Vincent Li...

On this New Movie Monday we sink into the mystery of Shelby Oaks. We discuss Chris Stuckmann's directorial debut and influences, the film's use of found footage, the occult mystery that burning at the core of the film.  Synopsis: A woman's obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil. Starring: Sarah Durn, Camille Sullivan, Keith David...

Today we avert our gaze from The Gorgon. We discuss the power shift between good guy Christopher Lee and villian Peter Cushing, the use of unrequited romance to generate monstrous behavior, and what becomes of all who gaze upon this ancient beast. Join us for our final installment of this years Halloween Marathon! Synopsis: In the early twentieth century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a...

Today we return to the Amazon just to turn around and head to...Florida in Revenge of the Creature. We discuss the change in setting and what it adds/takes away from the mystic of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, seeing the Creature monetized and exploited in a Seaworld like resort and baby Clint Eastwood. Join us for this Messed Up fish out of water story.  Synopsis: Men capture the Creature f...

Today we grapple with the beast of our past in The Curse of the Werewolf. We discuss the film's gross origin of the wolf curse, Oliver Reed's steamy werewolf perfomance, and what this version of the werewolf curse is trying to say about our inner monster.  Synopsis: In eighteenth-century Spain, an adopted boy becomes a werewolf and terrorizes the inhabitants of his town. Starring: Oliver Reed, Yvo...

Today on this New Movie Monday we look a bit too deep into a murderous monster in The Man With the Black Umbrella. We discuss the films use of found footage devices to create constant dread and big time scares, the mythology of Mr. Mourning, and the films extertly laid out mystery. This is soon to be a Messed Up Classic, so jump on the bandwagon early! Synopsis: On January 8th, 2015, a man with a...

Today we unleash our inner beast in The Wolfman. We discuss Lon Chaney Jr's iconic tormented turn as Larry Talbot, the rules of the werewolf curse, and the incredible early werewolf transformation effects.  Synopsis: Upon his return to his father's estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse. Starring: Claude Rains, Bela Lugo...

Today get in touch with our murderous feminine side in Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde. We discuss the films amazing effects having actor and actress share the same body, the odd thirst of all the men in this film, and the use of Jack the Ripper aesthetics to bolster the film.  Synopsis: A Victorian scientist tests a serum that transforms him into a lascivious murderess. Starring: Ralph Bates, Martine Be...

Today we unleash our worst behavior as we become The Invisible Man. We discuss how this monster is the most evil of all the Universal Monster, the mind blowing special effects, and what lies inside of all of us if we could be free of the eyes of others. This movie is Messed Up in ways that audiences hadn't seen at the time, and it still is just as effective today.  Synopsis: A scientist finds a wa...

On this New Movie Monday we grapple the Grabber again in Black Phone 2. We cut into the movies Nightmare on Elm Street style horror, Ethan Hawkes new ice skating take on Demon Grabber, and the rules of these spirits. This is a lot of movie to mostly mixed results. Pick up the phone for this new Messed Up Movie and let us know what you thought. Synopsis: As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after h...

Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam venture into some of the most insane Haunted Houses in cinematic history. We discuss what elements make the greatest haunted house films so iconic. From found footage, to a surreal hotel, a space ship and even the internet, we cover all manner of places and locations that can haunt unsuspecting visitors.  Let us know whose list you think wins this heated battle...

Today we unleash and ancient killer force in The Mummy. We discuss the more revenge focused tomb raiding story line, the value of having a giant Christopher Lee murder Mummy, and how the technicolor Hammer aesthetic made the Egypt flashbacks more fun than it's predecessor. This Messed Up monster roams eternal, if you don't listen and share the pod he may shamble towards you!  Synopsis: In 1895, Br...

Today we look back through time and it looks back in The Mummy. We discuss the iconic mummified visage of Boris Karloff before he becomes and ashy old man, the ancient egyptian love story, and the mystical madness of the finale. This is another Messed Up Monster given life by Karloff that you best not ignore...the Mummy never forgets.  Synopsis: A resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the...

Today we add some sex appeal into our monstrous creation in Frankenstein Created Woman. We disect the transition from Frankenstein's God Complex into a more spiritual realm, our hatred for tough "do you know who my dad is types", and the combination of body and brain for this poor couple.  Synopsis: After being reanimated, Baron Frankenstein transfers the soul of an executed young man into the bod...

On this New Movie Monday we trick or treat with Shudder's new release V/H/S/Halloween. We breakdown the films multiple stories and wonder why so many of them are so similar, rank the shorties by our favorite and ponder the future of the Shudder V/H/S union. This movie is a Messed Up sugar rush, but does it have any of the extra ingedients that make a horror classic? Listen to find out! Synopsis: A...

Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam go back to their youth and draft their ultimate Slumber Party Film Festival. The idea is to create the ultimate night of Messed Up joy for your friends curled up in their sleeping bags. The only caveat, no one can draft a movie that came out after their 16th birthday. From a steamy Tales from the Crypt flick, to Disney channel classics, shocking flicks that see...

Today we buy a ticket for one of the first Monster Royal Rumbles of all time in Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. We discuss how this flick began as a very good Wolfman movie, how it gets bogged down by a bizarre Frankenstein turn (played by Bela Lugosi), and how it felt as a kid to see one of the first real action figure bash 'em up.  Synopsis: The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malad...

Today we dive into Hammer Horrors version of a Frankenstein movie in The Curse of Frankenstein. We cut open the value of an enhanced Frankenstein portrayed by Peter Cushing, the doctors depravity outside of the lab, and the horrendous decision that was the monsters costume. This melodramatic reimagining of Frankenstein brings new life to an old Messed Up monster tale.  Synopsis: While awaiting exe...

Today we bring life to the early horror genre with one of the greatest horror movies ever made, Frankenstein. We discuss the iconic look and performance of Boris Karloff as the monster, Dr. Frankenstein's unbound pursuit of playing and being worshipped as a God, and the empathy we feel with this creature brought into and abandoned in one of the coldest corners of the human experience. Del Toro onc...

On this New Movie Monday we walk on all fours through a haunted house with a Good Boy. We dicuss the incredible dog centric gimmick of the film lead by Indy the dog, what was the real root of horror in the film, and dog's extra senses leading him down a rabbit hole of ghostly visions. This movie is a unique ride with maybe the most incredible animal performance we've ever seen.  Synopsis: A loyal...

Today Griffey, Heath, Sam and Sophia dive into a smattering of Hipster Horror as they try and draft an A24 Film Festival. We discuss what has made A24 the dominate taste makers in the horror space and the label of elevated horror. From an adult Texas Chainsaw Massacre riff in X, to the madness of the Lighthouse, Punk's battling Nazis in Green Room and familial devisation in Hereditary, A24 has so...

Today we follow Dracula to the UK and Hammer Horror in The Horror of Dracula. We discuss the differnce seeing Dracual in saturated colors brings, the feral predator vampire portrayl of Christopher Lee's Dracua, and making Van Helsing a worthy adversary. Hammer filled Dracula with new blood, joining in drinking it deep from this vein. Synopsis: When Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula f...

Today we begin out October Marathon by listening to the children of the night in Dracula (1931). We discuss the juicy vein that Universal tapped with the creation of their monsterverse, why Bela Lugosi became the most iconic vampire of all time, and why Dracula is the monster we all love to love. Return with us almost 100 years ago to celebrate of the earliest and best Messed Up Movies.  Synopsis:...

Today on New Movie Monday we are on the hunt for Mr. Shiny in Strange Harvest. We discuss the film's use of true crime formatting to add some reality to the terror, Mr. Shiny's comsic inspired murder spree, and whether we believe in Leech Gods or just monstrous human beings. This movie is one of our favorite of the year and everyone should check it out. Dig into the case of the new Messed Up Movie...

Today Griffey, Heath, Sam and Sophia draft a film festival of Proto Horror films. What is Proto Horror? These are the horror movies that came out and changed the landscape of horror itself. The movies that are often imitated, ripped off, and set the tone for new movements in horror. We have a wild and wide ranging selection of movies that were true game changes...and Scary Movie. From slashers to...