Slashers Podcast

Welcome to Slashers Podcast's month of December, "Slashing through the Snow," where we discuss titles that take place in zero degree weather and mountains of fresh powder (snow, that is, not the other stuff). Considering that guys reside in California and Ade's all the way in Florida, it's not like any of us get to enjoy it unless we literally plan a vaca around it; so this is the next best thing!...

Happy Cyber Monday, Goons!!! This last week of November, Jake and Ade go through The Silence of the Lambs, directed by Jonathan Demme and adapted from Thomas Harris' novel of the same name (screenplay by Ted Tally--who also adapted Red Dragon!). We chose this one for its gorging/cannibalism by Dr. Hannibal Lecter, but also because it is truly a cinematic masterpiece. From its score by Howard Shore...

Firstly, we just want to wish all our amazing Mutant Goons From Beyond a happy and safe Thanksgiving!!!  Since it's the week of feasting, what better way to close out this month than with Doug and Coker's episode on the 1973 French Film La Grande Bouffe , or The Big Feast .  This one focuses on a group of men who travel to a home in the French countryside where they decide they will eat...

This week for Thanksgorging, we feature a film with what is inarguably Jake's favorite horror movie poster of all time: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2! For those of you wonderying why we didn't review the first, the answer is twofold: 1) every podcast has done an episode on it; 2) we put it behind a damn paywall. #shamelessplugforourmiddlingpatreon This film, like the original, was directed by...

Happy Week 2 of our Thanksgorging month here on Slashers Podcast.  We’re continuing our theme of nasty gorging with Larry Cohen’s The Stuff (1985).  You know Larry Cohen from movies like It’s Alive, Phone Booth and Cellular , amongst many others. The film stars Michael Moriarty as Mo, because he always wants “Mo” money, as well as Paul Sorvino, Danny Aiello--of all people-- Andrea Marcov...

Welcome Mutant Goons to our first week of Thanksgorging here on Slashers Podcast!  This week Doug and Ade dive into Kathryn Bigelow's debut film Near Dark (1987).  This film stars the amazing Bill Paxton, Lance Henrikson, and Jenette Goldstein, whom you may remember starred together in a little James Cameron film, Aliens.  Cameron suggested that Bigelow throw in his actors for good...

Halloween is a series that spans 12 films, novels, comics, and saucy, saucy fan fiction... so saucy.  But let's admit it, not all of the of them are good, right? In fact, some of them are pretty bad. Virtually no horror franchise is immune to weak installments, regardless how iconic. That is why Ade is acting as the public defender of sorts for the lesser Halloween films.  In this last i...

How are you liking Talktober so far? Are you liking the more conversational style? Are you liking this more conversational style of episode description? Let us know. You know how to find us. You're smart. That's why you listen to us instead of the 10,000,000 other horror podcasts.  This week, Doug's topic is horror sequels, and what makes them great.  The gang talk about their favorites,...

Happy Monday Goons and Happy Week 2 of Talktober here on Slashers Podcast.  This week we delve into Ade’s topic, her experience with Halloween Horror Nights 30 on her side of the country, Orlando, Florida.  Luckily, Doug went to HHN here in Hollywood, so the two are able to discuss the pros and cons of each park and determine which experience has more to offer. Topics for HHN 30 include...

Welcome to Talktober! That's right, and entire month of talking... on a podcast... wait wait wait, this theme kinda makes sense. For spooky season, we are breaking from the tradition of nearly every episode of this show, where talk about a singular film or franchise, instead opting to a topic presented by each host. If you like this format, please let us know. If not, please let us know. This week...

The last week of Hack to School is upon us, and the class is body shop... as in... Student Bodies shop. Boom. We truly save the best punny title for last. This week we ponder, Is Student Bodies the Naked Gun of Horror?  Never seen it? Well, as of the time of this recording, it was free on Pluto TV... even if Pluto TV is the most annoying free streaming app since the times of a town crier yell...

Hack to School month continues with Idle Hands from our hosts' awkward adolescence, and yours too (probably).  The film was directed by Rodman Flender, who had a tremendous amount of restraint in taking the chance to reshoot the entire ending to ensure that it was tonally accurate to the remainder of the film.  Idle Hands was written by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer. The team started wit...

Happy Monday everyone, and happy #hacktoschool week 2!  This week, we are joined by our esteemed podcast buddies of Much Ado About Nerding, Joe and Sally, to discuss our history class lesson: Apostle (2018). Apostle is the Netflix original film written and directed by Gareth Evans, who you may know from The Raid, The Raid Part 2, and the Safe Haven segment from VHS 2.  If you’re a fan of...

Not gonna lie, writing these episode descriptions feels like homework... So that's perfect for this month's theme: Hack to School! Grab your class schedule and meet up with your old buds to find out what they did on summer vacation.  We are starting off the month with Home Economics. The big takeaway, do not make chicken nuggets like they do in Cooties from 2014.  The film was directed b...

For our final week of 2001: A Space Augusty, we decided to take your childhood favorites and turn them on their head.  We’ve exposed the horrors of Critters, Mac and Me, Lilo and Stitch, Star Kid, The Iron Giant, and Spaced Invaders, to name a few. We discuss why aliens are so enamored  by children, why Invader Zim is the shit, why The Hunchback of Notre Dame is definitely not kid friend...

Get ready to get raunchy this week with all three Goons as we discuss all four installments of Species for week 3 of 2001: A Space Augusty!  Find out where we rank them, what our favorite moments were, and sit in on a few tangents that involve Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Incredible Melting Man, Kissing Booth 3 and more. The first Species was released in 1995--which, for those of you who weren’t...

We are keeping this flying saucer spinning until the damn tractor beam falls off here for 2001: A Space Augusty. All month we are doing alien content and we hope you think it's... out of this world.  ...don't worry, the jokes on the episode are better than that.  This week, Producer C.H.A.D. swings by to talk about Paul Verhoeven's sometimes misinterpreted masterpiece, Starship Troopers....

As we continue our bold adventure of 2001: A Space Augusty, trekking through all alien content, we talk Mars Attacks!  The film was directed by visual maestro of the macabre, Tim Burton (Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Pee-wee's Big Adventure). We talk about his original vision of the film, and his aspirations for a stop motion masterpiece.  Writer, Jonathan Gems, wrote not only this film,...

Let's give this another go shall we? After penning what was actually an admittedly gnarly episode description to kick off 2001 A Space Augusty, it was all lost. Let's see Jake parody himself. *cracks fingers* This film is James Gunn's directorial debut, after writing for Troma with such films as Tromeo and Juliet and Terror Firmer, then Scooby Doo for Warner Bros. He went on to do Guardians of the...

Little reminder about this often-maligned gem from the 90s, it takes place in DINOhattan, the perfect backdrop for our last episode in Julyssic Park. Find out how we rank this film compared to Jurassic Park, Carnosaur, and Tammy & The T-Rex.  Super Mario Bros was directed by husband and wife duo, Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel. We talk about their interesting methods and what stars Bob H...

People often ask what media we hosts enjoy when we are not watching horror schlock for this show. Jake's all time favorite YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/c/YourDinosaursAreWrong Luckily, we get a chance to speak with host, Steven Bellettini, on this week's episode and discuss what dinosaur he thinks would be scariest. We also touch on tokusatsu, animation, and our other obsessions.&nbs...

Hold onto your -- oh, wait -- this episode is about the entire CARNOSAUR franchise, not Jurassic Park. Silly me. Welcome to our second week of Julyssic Park and join Jake, Doug, and Ade for their various thoughts on Roger Corman’s Carnosaur.  But we don’t stop there!  We also discuss Carnosaur part 2, Carnosaur part 3, and the two “bastardizations” that follow the trilogy -- Jake’s words...

This is perhaps one of the toughest movie reviews we have ever done: Jurassic Park, a legendary film that has been dissected frame by frame for nearly 30 years, since it came out in 1993. No pressure in reviewing arguably Steven Spielberg's best creature feature, right? No one could ever fathom a scenario wherein they could yell at the hosts through their stereo for leaving out trivia, but also fo...

Happy Pride Month, Week 4!!! This month has been an absolute blast; we’ve explored everything from a questionable Al Pacino, to Wendy Carlos’s brilliance, to the creator of Scream and Dawson’s Creek.  For our final week of Pride Month, we are celebrating the life and creations of one James Whale. James Whale is the director of some of your favorite Universal Monster favorites, such as The Inv...

Happy Week 3 of Pride Month!  Today’s episode features a celebration of the past and future works of Mr. Kevin Williamson! You know Williamson as the screenwriter for, oh, I dunno, this little film called SCREAM.  He’s also known for writing Teaching Mrs. Tingle, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream 2 and 4 (currently working on Part 5), Cursed, Halloween H20, The Faculty, Dawson’s Creek, The V...