The Bear Cave of Terror

We're taking a trip to Belle Epoque-era France for an erotic, bloodsucking horror film with first-time guest host, Sam Lenz, one half of the team from the Screams from the Basement Podcast! We take a look at French auteur, Jean Rollin and his 1980 classic film, Fascination, about a criminal on the run taking refuge in a not-so-abandoned chateau where two strange and sinister chambermaids are waiti...

This week, Steve is joined in the Bear Cave of Terror by Casey Kelderman of the Screams from the Basement podcast, bringing with him the 1993 film sequel, Bloodstone: Subspecies 2, the second part of an initial trilogy (now a 5-film series) from legendary studio Full Moon Studios, directed by Ted Nicolau. Part 2 picks up minutes after the end of the original Subspecies film, and plunges headlong i...

On this week's episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, I invite Rob Staeger back to talk about one of his favorite films, the supernatural noir horror, 1987's Angel Heart, directed by Alan Parker. In contrast to the director's previous films like Birdie, or Fame, this time he tackles his adaptation of the detective thriller Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg, where Mickey Rourke's Harry Angel hunts d...

Bill Zanowitz of the Comic Book Bears is back in the Bear Cave this week with the follow-up to the 1975 summer blockbuster legend, Jaws 2! There's a new shark around Amity Island, and this time, he's not shy! The movie that originated the oft-copied and parodied tagline "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water", it is understandably overshadowed by the original film, and doesn't...

Joining us for the first time in the Bear Cave of Terror, we have another host of the Comic Book Bears, Caleb Alexander-Mckinzie! A fan of horror-comedies, he brings with him the 2011 laughs-and-splatter cult hit, Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil! Directed by Eli Craig and starring Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine in the titular roles, this film has been consistently making audiences laugh AND cover their eyes...

Craig Lantz is back in the cave this week to talk about one of the most influential horror classics of the 20th century, 1968's Night of the Living Dead, directed by George A. Romero. A true classic in every sense of the word, this low-budget independent film, shot in black and white with friends and local talent has endured to become one of the most recognized examples of American horror, and ins...

Mike Lovins joins Steve in the Bear Cave of Terror again this week to discuss the third Nightmare on Elm St. A classic 80s horror/slasher film, and often placed as the best in the franchise, 1987's Nightmare on Elm St 3: Dream Warriors, shines with a fun and dedicated cast with some fresh new faces and returning faves, incredibly creative practical effects, and a desire to redefine the series and...

We've talked about the gothic horror coming out of the UK from Hammer Studios, but what was the US answer to those colorful, gripping tales of terror? Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe cycle of films from American International Pictures, of course! In this episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, we're joined by Rob Staeger, who brings with him Corman's 1964 masterpiece, The Masque of the Red Death, starr...

Back in 1984, a little indie horror film unleashed the face, knife hand, and lore of Freddy Krueger on an unsuspecting audience, and was such a hit, New Line had to bring the sequel out as soon as possible. And that sequel, A Nightmare on Elm St 2 - Freddy's Revenge, directed by Jack Sholder, is what the public, hungry for more Freddy Kreuger, got to see just after Halloween, 1985. This film retur...

What two names bring to mind horror in the 80s? If you said Stephen King and George Romero, you're probably familiar with this episode's subject, their 1982 film collaboration, CREEPSHOW! Bringing the cinematic team-up of director Romero and writer King with him into the cave isnone other than Ken Creamer ,of Sixty Seconds of Stephen. We talk about how the anthology film harkens back to the old EC...

In the second Halloween (the movie)-themed episode for Spooky Season, Jay Yospa heads back to the bear cave to talk Halloween III: Season of the Witch, directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. This 1982 sequel. and some would say "black sheep", of the Halloween franchise, was a controversial entry in that it contained no Michael Myers! An attempt to decouple the Halloween series from The Shape and the slash...

In this episode, the Bear Cave of Terror kicks off Spooky Season with a little independent film that broke records, launched careers, and started a franchise featuring one of the most recognizable modern movie monsters: 1978's Halloween, directed by John Carpenter! Because this is such an important horror movie, we have TWO guest hosts with us to discuss it - Bill Zanowitz of the Comic Book Bears,...

In this episode of The Bear Cave of Terror, returning guest host Mike Lovins of the Reel Gay Move Show joins Steve with one his favorite 80s classics: A Nightmare on Elm Street, directed by Wes Craven from 1984, the film that launched the long-running franchise, and introduced the world to the terrifying, and undeniably campy, Freddy Krueger! One of the most recognizable modern film monsters, Fred...

In our second Franken-Episode, Craig Lantz joins Steve in the Bear Cave to talk about the Hammer Studios classic: 1957's The Curse of Frankenstein! Starring Peter Cushing as Baron Victor Frankenstein and Christopher Lee as the Creature in their first starring roles with Hammer, and directed by Terence Fisher, this established the Hammer legacy, with vibrant color, flowery dialogue, and lavish sets...

In this episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, guest host Tito Gutierrez introduces Steve to the trashy exploitation horror classic, Frankenhooker, directed by Frank Henenlotter and released to unsuspecting moviegoers in 1990. This wild and hilarious send-up of Frankenstein and Re-Animator from the creator of the Basket Case franchise and Brain Damage is filled with exploding sex workers and johns, j...

In this week's episode, Stephen King expert and superfan Ken Creamer, of Sixty Seconds of Stephen, joins Steve in the Bear Cave to talk about 1984's Children of the Corn, an adaptation of a short story from King's 1978 collection Night Shift that has gone on to spawn numerous sequels and a couple remakes. We talk about the studio's decision to reject King's script and go another direction, prompti...

On this week's episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, Steve invites one of the Movie Bear Podcast's hosts and horror fan, Will Lindus, to discuss one of his favorite fright films, John Carpenter's The Thing, from 1982! A big-budget remake of The Thing From Another World, released 30 years earlier, Will and Steve talk about the history of the making of the film, the creativity and impressive work put...

Autumn is just around the corner, and what's better than a gothic horror fantasy to put you in the mood? Steve is joined in the Bear Cave by bear extraordinaire Jon Runyan aka JonOn(Van)Demand) of A Comic Book Look and Comics by Night to chat about Tim Burton's 1999 turn-of-the-century classic, Sleepy Hollow. Referencing Hammer Studios classic horror, Mario Bava's Black Sunday, and even the Disney...

It's never too early for holiday horror, and in this episode, Steve is joined in the Bear Cave by horror fan Jay Yospa of the Life on the Sh*t List (LOSTL) podcast, who brings one of his favorites, the seminal 70s slasher, Black Christmas (1974), directed by Bob Clark. In this film, Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder, and Andrea Martin are among the sorority sisters terrorized by an unseen murderer with...

In this episode, Steve is joined in the Bear Cave by horror fan Craig Lantz of Southern Fried Geekery, who introduces him to one of Hammer Studios' finest, 1958's Dracula (aka Horror of Dracula), directed by Terence Fisher. In this film, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing face off as Dracula and Dr Van Helsing for the first time in this British horror classic, that rewrites the standard Dracula plo...

In this episode, Steve invites guest Mike Lovins from the Reel Gay Movie Show to talk about one of his favorite horror flicks, 1987's The Lost Boys, directed by Joel Schumacher, and starring a fantastic cast of 80s who's who, including Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Jamie Gertz, and the Coreys Feldman and Haim! They cover the make-up effects, inspiring soundtrack, and lasting legacy (including t...

Spinning off from the Comic Book Bears Podcast, regular hosts Bill Zanowitz and Steve Mowry talk about the blockbuster classic JAWS, celebrating its 50th anniversary in the summer of 2025. After some introduction to the concept of a "backdoor pilot", and some background on Steve's introduction to horror films from a young age, thanks to cool babysitters, Saturday Matinee on the local indie station...