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Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!Tonight I'm taking a look at a production that's part of a TWELVE MOVIE SERIES of action-adventure movies, HARD TICKET TO HAWAII. Hailed by many as the Greatest B-Movie Ever Made, it's a heady combination of Playmates, exotic locations and a snake that's been injected with RAT CANCER for... some reason.''Saxy Ladies'', ''The...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!In tonight's episode we take a look at the vampire cult classic, VAMPYROS LESBOS, an updated mash-up of Dracula and Carmilla, with the added bonus of sun, sauce and the funkiest soundtrack ever.''Fur Manfred und Sigi'' and ''The Monster Dub'' created using Udio.

Hello and Welcome to REEL OBSCURE.In tonight's episode I'm taking a look at the splatterpunk classic, Re-Animator. Learn how it transitioned from the page and underwent a series of transformations, from stage play to TV show and eventually a feature-length movie! As ever, please don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.''Fur Manfred und Sigi'' and ''The Monster...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE! Firstly, just a quick apology for the unevenness of the audio on this video. I'm using a new microphone and despite checking it multiple times when I uploaded the video I noticed a couple of spots where the volume dips out. It's not a massive difference but you may notice it and hopefully it won't spoil your enjoyment too much. In tonight's episod...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!This week we're taking a trip back in time as I take a look at a fondly-remembered movie that's also paradoxically been forgotten. I'm talking abou the sci-fi comic book action robot ninja evil scientist time travel adventure comedy drama, ELIMINATORS. Yes, it's all that. And more. As ever, please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE. ''The Monster Du...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!In this episode I take a look at Lucio Fulci's ZOMBI 2, AKA ZOMBIE, AKA ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS, a low-budget movie released to cash-in on the success of another movie that ended-up out-grossing - in more ways than one - the original! And be sure to watch out for a special announcement during this video! As ever, please Like, Share, Comment and Subscribe, as this...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE.In this episode I take a look at the sleazy, kink-shaming pile of steaming garbage that is LIFEFORCE, in which a man can't resist - but must! - kissing Captain Picard, one of our ''heroes'' wants to beat a woman and one of the cast spends almost the entire runtime naked and being lusted over by lusty men. So many lusty men a-lusting...But you a...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!This week I'm taking a look at the much-loved kids' fantasy movie THE BEASTMASTER, where I discover that maybe this movie isn't as child-friendly as parents believed...As ever please remember to Like, Share, Comment and Subscribe. And to learn more about the show please visit reelobscurepod.com. The Monster Dub and Fur Manfred Und Sigi created using Ud...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!Tonight we're going to the mall, dudes and dudettes! It'll be radical and totally tubular! Wait, what's that? Robotic security, bad comedy and terrible 80s dialog? What's not to love? NOTE: There were some issues with this recording which I discovered after the upload. Apologies for the slight variance in volume. As ever, you can learn more about t...

In tonight's episode I'll be discussing THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, Dan O'Bannon's ''side sequel'' to the classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, given a punk-rock comedy update for modern audiences. Come with me as I discuss the movie's origin, how the casting came about and share behind-the-scenes facts and trivia. As ever you can learn more about REEL OBSCURE by...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!This week I'm taking a look at John Carpenter's The Fog (to give it its full title), a ghastly ghost story featuring a horrific history that comes back to haunt the residents of a small coastal town. This classic tale of undead vengeance and haunting visuals is sure to give even the most ardent of horror fans the chills. Find out why as I take a deep dive...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE! This week's movie features a tale of rogue science, bone-sucking monsters and Peter Cushing having a whale of a time. 1966's ''Island of Terror'' is something of a rarity, being only one of six or seven - STOP IT - movies from Planet Film Productions. But it's a surprisingly fun science horror movie with some great gory effects, fantas...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!In a semi-festive episode, I take a look at BLOOD TRACKS, a Swedish slasher/survival horror movie set in the snowy mountains, where a glam rock band decide to shoot ONE SCENE for their latest music video - a decision they soon come to regret. With drunken Swedes, lingerie-clad dancers braving the elements, unexplained mutants and a terrible title song, BLOOD TRACK...

In this week's episode I take a look at Don Coscarelli's cult classic horror, Phantasm, a movie that features some of the most iconic images of the 70s, including Angus Scrimm's The Tall Man and the silver Spheres. A nightmarish horror that combines gore, scares and surrealism, Phantasm has an interesting genesis, which I take a look at along with, as ever, the usual cast and crew prof...

Firstly, apologies for some of the sound issues with this episode. I think I ended-up being cursed by this movie, as the entire recording self-imploded and vanished as I was attempting to fix the minor sound problems and due to illness and the Holidays I wouldn't have had time to re-record the whole thing in time for this week's release. So sorry about that...Anyway, this week we're ta...

Just a quick update to apologize for last week's missing episode and to discuss the future of REEL OBSCURE. Please check out the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@reelobscure for enhanced video episodes and follow us on Bluesky at reelobscurepod.bsky.social

This week we take a look at 1978's The Grapes of Death, directed by Jean Rollin, a man whose name I mispronounce in about 6 different ways in this episode. Eschewing Rollin's usual vampire eroticism and surrealist storytelling, Les Raisins de la Mort (to give it its French title) is a grounded - but very visceral - ecological tale of madness, mutation and murder. You can learn more about R...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!This week we're taking a break from slashers and phantoms to delve deep into the realms of a long-forgotten fantasy adventure from the master of stop-frame animation, Ray Harryhausen, in the final entry in his Sinbad trilogy, SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER.As ever, you can learn more about REEL OBSCURE at reelobscurepod.com

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!In this episode we take a look at cult director Ruggero Diadato's attempts to make an American-style slasher. Featuring random dialog, a plot that makes zero sense, copious nudity and Charles ''Freakin''' Napier, Body Count is a movie you have to experience - especially if you hate yourself. You can learn more about REEL OBSCURE by visiting...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN and welcome to REEL OBSCURE! In this episode Kevin H. Shaw takes a look at the 1957 classic, Night of the Demon. Based on a story by the master of the ghost story, MR James, and directed by Jacques Tourneur, the man behind Cat People and I walked with a Zombie, it's a movie that has, over the years, been recognized as a classic of the horror genre. But does it live up to the hy...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE, where this week we'll witness televisual terror courtesy of a cursed cathode ray that unleashes the UHF undead! A micro-budget horror filmed over a year with mostly amateurs should be a recipe for disaster. But The Video Dead proves that imagination and originality will take you a long way! A movie that's bristling with manic energy, great gags and its ow...

Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE! This week we're looking at the seminal scare-fest, DEAD OF NIGHT (1945), in which five fables of fate, fantasy and fear create one of the most perfectly-crafted, terrifying movies of the last century. If you enjoy this episode, please Like, Share, Follow/Subscribe and comment. A review would also be appreciated. Learn more about the podcast by visiting reelob...

Welcome to EPISODE 6 of REEL OBSCURE, where this week your horrific host Kevin H. Shaw discusses the utter insanity of the microbudget shocker, BLOODBEAT. Apologies for the shorter runtime for this episode, but due to a series of the Podcaster's Favorites - throat infections, colds and other nastiness - recording for any length of time was causing me severe discomfort and about half of what I reco...

Welcome to REEL OBSCURE Episode 4, in which we take a look at the lost horror masterpiece, MESSIAH OF EVIL. A nightmare tale of Lovecraftian horrors, the undead and madness, the movie was written and co-directed by Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, the powerhouse couple behind American Graffiti, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and, erm, Howard the Duck... We discuss the movie's storyline, themes...

Welcome to REEL OBSCURE Episode 4, in which we take a look at the 1980s supernatural slasher, SUPERSTITION (AKA THE WITCH), a movie in which a family move into an abandoned house, only to find themselves stalked - and slain! - by a wrath-fueled witch! Starring James Houghton, Albert Salmi and Stacy Keach Sr, SUPERSTITION was directed by James Robeson and produced by Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna....