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Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! Today's bonus episode is the second of our Texas Chainsaw Massacre Day episodes, released on August 18th each year and this time, we're discussing the awful sequel and cult film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation. To listen to us discussing the 1974 original and the 2003 remake, head back to episode 201 and to listen to us dis...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week we’re continuing our Summer Screams month theme by discussing all things Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, the most 2007 film ever made and Wrong Turn franchise high point that features fantastic practical effects, amusing meta humour and Henry Rollins providing a standout performance. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week we’re kicking off our Summer Screams month theme by discussing all things Sex and the City 2, the disastrous second spin-off film that features one of the worst scripts ever written, a ridiculously overlong runtime and gay icon Liza Minelli showing up at a gay couple’s wedding to cover Single Ladies. Alongside our main film discuss...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the latest of our Original Vs. Remake episodes and, for a Musicals Month special, we’re discussing the super fun, super camp and super 80s teen comedy, Valley Girl and its cringy, generic and insincere musical remake from 2020.  Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Janet Plan...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Musicals Month with a discussion about the cinematic milestone that is The Wizard of Oz, a masterpiece which features breathtaking cinematography, iconic performances from Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton, and MANY ways to interpret the fantastic story. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Musicals Month with a discussion about the awful 70s film adaptation of Mame which features awful editing, Lucille Ball trying (and failing) to sing and Bea Arthur continuously being the best thing about the film despite having very little screentime. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Musicals Month with a discussion about David Byrne's cult classic, True Stories which features a fantastic script, many great songs and an incredibly wholesome performance from John Goodman. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Kinds of Kindness and MaXXXi...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're starting off Musicals Month with a discussion about Brian De Palma's camp horror musical, Phantom of the Paradise, which features a very well written script that satires the music industry in the early 70s, stunning set and costume designs, and the Crabby Cook herself, Jessica Harper slaying as per usual. Alongside our main...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the latest of our Adaptation Vs. Adaptation episodes, a spin-off of our Original Vs. Remake episodes and, for a Pride Month special, we’re discussing both adaptations of Taichi Yamada's Strangers including Nobuhiko Obayashi's phenomenal J-horror film, The Discarnates and Andrew Haigh's emotionally powerful queer drama, All of Us Stra...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing this year's Pride Month episodes with a discussion about the camp horror comedy, Vamp a cult film featuring three hot leads, stunning cinematography and Grace Jones giving one of the biggest slays of the 80s with THAT dance scene. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recentl...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing this year's Pride Month episodes with a discussion about the high camp hagsploitation slasher film, Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker an underrated video nasty featuring a very progressive queer storyline, a great (yet obvious at times) twist and a powerhouse performance from Susan Tyrrell. Alongside our main film d...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're starting off this year's Pride Month episodes with a discussion about the Universal Monsters classic, Frankenstein, a highly influential horror film featuring an instantly recognisable monster design, the perfect gothic horror aesthetic and many powerful allegories for being queer. Alongside our main film discussion, we also...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the latest of our Original Vs. Remake episodes and, for a Hagsploitation Month special, we’re discussing the tonal mess that is Mother's Day, and its intense and brutal 2010 remake. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including the Mad Max franchise and The Strangers: Chapter 1. Email...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Hagsploitation Month with a discussion about Ti West's modern slasher masterpiece, X which features gloriously gory kills with amazing practical effects, fantastic themes and homages, and Brittany Snow stealing every scene with her phenomenal performance. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Hagsploitation Month with a discussion about William Castle's camp masterpiece, Strait-Jacket which features cheesy yet amazing fake heads, the Vice President of Public Relations for Pepsi trying his absolute best to act, and a stunning 10/10 lead performance from the iconic Joan Crawford. Alongside our main film...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're starting off Hagsploitation Month with a discussion about Joseph L. Mankiewicz's phenomenal Tennessee Williams adaptation, Suddenly, Last Summer which features two of the greatest performances of all time from Katharine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor, effective themes and one of the most camp introduction scenes for any charac...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the latest of our Original Vs. Remake episodes and, for a Found Footage Month special, we’re discussing the terrifying cult classic, [REC] and its pointless yet absolutely fine American remake, Quarantine. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Challengers and Boy Kills World....

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Found Footage Month by discussing the mockumentary gem that is The Last Exorcism, a film with interesting themes, great performances and a slay exorcism scene involving a backbend and the splits. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including X-Men '97 and In Bed wi...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Found Footage Month as well as concluding our journey through the Paranormal Activity franchise with a discussion about the worst film of the franchise, The Ghost Dimension, and the (current) final film in the franchise that has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the franchise, the awful Next of Kin. Email...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Found Footage Month as well as continuing our journey through the Paranormal Activity franchise with a discussion about the bland, basic and boring Paranormal Activity 4, and the final good film in the franchise, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've b...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Found Footage Month as well as starting our journey through the Paranormal Activity franchise with a discussion about the first three films in the franchise including the creepy subtlety of Paranormal Activity, the disappointingly basic Paranormal Activity 2 and our favourite of the franchise, Paranormal Activity...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're starting off Found Footage Month with a discussion about 90s horror classic and one of the most important found footage films ever made, The Blair Witch Project, and its more generic yet entertaining 2016 sequel. Head back to episode 21 to hear us discussing Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. Alongside our main film discussion,...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the latest of our Original Vs. Remake episodes and we’re discussing millennial horror slasher flick, Wrong Turn alongside its convoluted, overlong 2021 remake. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Immaculate and Stay. Email us at horror.cult.trash.other@gmail.com and check us...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! Next up for our Mix n' March episodes (where we're discussing the parallels between two films with similar themes and plots), we're discussing a double bill of masterpieces starting with Michelangelo Antonioni's art house classic, Blow-Up and Brian De Palma's intense cult film, Blow Out. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss wh...

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! Next up for our Mix n' March episodes (where we're discussing the parallels between two films with similar themes and plots), we're discussing a double bill of the Oscar winning masterpiece, All About Eve and the Razzie winning masterpiece, Showgirls. This is also a Showgirls revisited episode, we first discussed it on our second episode but...