The Bear Cave of Terror

For a first on the Bear Cave of Terror, we're featuring a film that is still in theaters (at the time of recording), but has already become a favorite of huge numbers of horror fans, including this week's guest host, comic creator and artist, Mayday Trippe! Mayday joins Steve to talk about the smash hit, Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons and based on both his series of YouTube short films on the...

Bioengineered psychic grasshopper-human hybrids? Dubiously convenient love interests? Astral-projecting bug-eyed Buddha babies? This can only mean one thing - 1992's Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue! Derek B. Gayle of the Glitterjaw network joins Steve in the Bear Cave again for this bizarre departure from the Kamen Rider franchise, a straight-to-video horror feature where the famously grasshopper-like...

The Scream saga continues with Scream 4 (aka "SCRE4M") from 2011, once again directed by Wes Craven (his last time directing an installment in the Scream franchise), and written by Kevin Williamson...or is it? Returning Scream superfan Ben Raifsnider of the Little Dead Aliens podcast breaks down this entry with Steve, and why it continues to exemplify his favorite franchise. Taking place, and rele...

After bringing the first sequel into the Bear Cave of Terror last week, Ben Raifsnider of the Little Dead Aliens podcast is back to talk about the next installment in one of his favorite horror series, the Scream franchise: 2000's Scream 3, again directed by Wes Craven! Originally intended to bring the saga back to Woodsboro per Kevin Williamson's original script idea, things changed drastically b...

One of the modern slasher horror franchises that is still making sequels today is the storied Scream series, and on this episode, we welcome back Scream super-fan and frequent guest, Ben Raifsnider of the Little Dead Aliens podcast to share his love of the first sequel to the surprise 90s hit, 1997's Scream 2, directed again by Wes Craven and also written by Kevin Williamson! This quickly greenlit...

This week in the Bear Cave of Terror, Jay Yospa graces us with his presence and brings with him one of his and Steve's favorite horror movies, 1977's Suspiria, directed by Dario Argento. An expressionist, explosive, and twisted tale of a young American dancer who begins attending a dance academy in Munich, Germany, and discovers a host of deadly secrets involving witchcraft, violent murders, and r...

In this episode of BCoT, Rob Staeger finds himself back to talk about a much-celebrated, oft-cited, classic example of the golden age of cinema...or he normally would, if he actually wasn't here to talk about the schlocky, silly, and thoroughly fun and enjoyable 2014 B-movie flick, Zombeavers, directed by Jordan Rubin! Filled with practical effects (like beaver puppets made from tshirt-stuffed bea...

Werewolves are loose in the Bear Cave yet again, with guest host Craig Lantz bringing the other big werewolf film of 1981, Joe Dante's The Howling, to chat about. Often playing second-favorite to An American Werewolf in London, The Howling nevertheless was released first, and contains some gruesome (and plentiful) werewolf creature transformations, and is filled with references, homages, and even...

In this special version of the Bear Cave of Terror, host Steve Mowry has been transported to the Comic Book Keep in South Dakota after attending the Screams by Night Halfway to Halloween Con. There, he joins Jon Runyan and Ken Creamer, both previous guests in the Bear Cave, to talk about John Carpenter's 1988 horror classic, They Live! Ken and Steve hold this as one of their top 80s flicks, but Jo...

In this week's episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, Ben "Little Dead Aliens" Raifsnider joins us again to talk about one of his favorites, the great 2009 cult horror-comedy, Jennifer's Body, directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Diablo Cody. Underappreciated and maligned at the time it was originally released, this witty, gory, and immensely-quotable flick found its fans over the past 15+ years s...

In this episode we're joined by both hosts of the Screams From the Basement podcast, Sam Lenz and Casey Kellerman, to talk about one of their most favorite horror films of all time, the classic 1986 horror, Chopping Mall, directed by Jim Wynorski and produced by Roger and Julie Corman! Filmed in an active mall, this slasher set in a mall after-hours, where young people try to survive the night tra...

This week, the Bear Cave of Terror looks back over 80 years to discuss one of guest host Rob Staeger's noir horror favorites, Cat People, directed by Jacques Tourneur and released from RKO's horror unit headed by the legendary Val Lewton. We look at this subtle, but inspirational "frugally-budgeted" classic from an era dominated by Universal's Horror line that nevertheless hold its own with a tens...

On this episode of the BCoT, we welcome back Executive Producer of the Comic Book Bears Podcasting Network, Bill Zanowitz! One of Bill's favorite type of horror is the surprisingly robust sub-genre of Jawsploitation, and so we'll be talking about one of the first of the films to join that list is 1976's Grizzly, directed by mockbuster pioneer William Girdler. Coming just one year after the origina...

In this squishy, slimy episode of BCoT, Steve is joined by filmmaker, writer, and actor Joshua R Pangborn in the cave to talk about one of his favorite horror films: 1989's Society, directed by Brian Yuzna. Infamous for the climactic "shunting" scene with creature effects by Screaming Mad George, the film is a late 80s study of how the rich and powerful elites of society figuratively...and literal...

On this week's episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, guest host Derek B Gayle of Skreeonk!, Gimmick, and other Glitterjaw network podcasts, joins Steve to talk about one of his all-time favorite scarymovies, and the movie that introduced him to horror, 1985's Fright Night, written and directed by Tom Holland. Made with the purpose to reinvigorate and refresh the vampire genre for a new generation ho...

In this Part 2 episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, continuing the discussion of the Alien prequels by Ridley Scott, Vince Tinebra and Steve Mowry look at the follow-up to 2012's Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, released to theaters in 2017. Although the prequels were originally conceived as leading to up to the timeline established in the first Alien film from 1979, it's clear that after the criticism...

In this first of a two-parter of the Alien (1979) prequel discussion, we welcome back to the cave the Alien superfan, Vince Tinebra, to bring his insight and affection for the return of Ridley Scott to the Alien franchise he started with the 2012 blockbuster, Alien: Prometheus. Directed by Scott and co-written by Damon Lindelof of TV's Lost fame, this film broke fan expectations, and focused on a...

The Bear Cave of Terror welcomes back Mike Lovins to talk about one of his favorite - and funny enough, more family-friendly - horror movies from childhood, 1986's Critters, directed by Stephen Herek! This mash-up of sci-fi tropes, small-town monster invasion, and maybe a sprinkle of Spielberg is a dose of nostalgia for 80s kids everywhere! Starring a young Scott Grimes and perennial mother-in-ali...

1981 was a good year for genre films, and especially, it turns out, for werewolf movies! Joining Steve in the Bear Cave this week is frequent contributor Craig Lantz, talking about one of the most widely-recognized lycanthropic masterpieces, An American Werewolf in London, written and directed by John Landis. After being known mostly for raucous comedy films like Animal House, Kentucky Fried Movie...

In this episode, we welcome to the cave for the first time: Mr Chris Cummins! Chris is a fan of the more low-budget, cult, and exploitative sub-genre of horror, and he's brought with him Frank Henenlotter's first major film (and MoMA-celebrated), 1982's Basket Case! A snapshot of New York City in the late 70s/early 80s, at the height of its urban decay, featuring a Times Square with peep shows, XX...

After a quick mid-season break, the Bear Cave of Terror is back with another episode that has two guest hosts, Comic Book Bears' Caleb Alexander-McKinzie and wig, makeup, and costuming expert, Jason Estrada (who also happens to be Steve's husband)! The three of us tackle one of our collective favorite horror films, Clive Barker's 1990 film, Nightbreed. The film, originally released in theaters wit...

On this packed episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, we have another tag-team of guest hosts - returning favorite Bill Zanowitz of the Comic Book Bears, and first-time guest host, Vince Tinebra - to tackle the seminal scifi-horror classic and first chapter in the 45-year franchise, Alien, directed by Ridley Scott and released in 1979! The bears discuss several aspects of what makes this film a favor...

On this week's episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, Hauntcub himself, Mr Jay Yospa is back to talk to us about the scifi/cosmic horror classic, Event Horizon, from director Paul W.S. Anderson. Having just celebrated its 25 year anniversary a few years ago, the film has experienced a bit of a resurgence as a cult classic, garnering more fans after its poor showing in cinemas at the 1997 release. Com...

In this week's episode of the BCoT, Steve is joined by Stephen King superfan Ken Creamer to talk about the underrated 90s vampire-adjacent film, Sleepwalkers, directed by Mick Garris. Often overlooked when it comes to the King filmography, he wrote the script to this 1992 horror about incestuous mother and son feline shapeshifters who sustain themselves on the lifeforce of young virgin girls! The...

In this week's episode, Steve is joined int he Bear Cave by first-time guest host, Ben Raifsnider of the upcoming X-Files podcast, Little Dead Aliens. His horror movie of choice to talk about today is one of his absolute favorites, Wes Craven's Scream from 1996, the first of the long-running (30 years!) franchise, soon to welcome its seventh installment! Since this is the film that got him into ho...