The Half Hour of Power

Join us as we discuss the George Romero/Stephen King classic, Creepshow! All-star cast including, Adrienne Barbeau, Leslie Nielsen, and Ed Harris! Plot: Five grisly tales from a kid's comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches. Taglines: From the Masters of Terror and the Macabre...

Join us as we discuss the 1984 horror classic Ghoulies! Directed by Luca Bercovici. Starring Mariska Hargitay, Peter Liapis, and Jack Nance! Produced by Charles Band of Full Moon Entertainment! With Ghoulies designed by John Carl Buechler! Ghoulie is a treat sent to us from the '80s! Plot: young man and his girlfriend move into his parents' old mansion, where his satanic father is buried,...

After a brief hiatus, Brandon and I return with our take on the new Superman movie! This is the first feature film in the new DCU! This one is directed by Troma alum, James Gunn! (You thought I was gonna type MCU alum!) David Corenswet takes on the role of Superman/Clark Kent! Rachel Brosnahan is Lois Lane! Nicholas Hoult is Lex Luthor! Edi Gathegi is Mr. Terrific! Isabela Merced is Hawkgirl! Nath...

Brandon and I discuss our expectations for the new Superman (2025) movie. We puzzle over the running time and rumors of James Gunn being told by Warner Bros. to shorten the length of the film. We are joined by Marc of the Toys of a Time Gone By! We talk with Marc about some Superman toys we have owned. Then, shockingly, we share what Superman physical media we have in our collections! The new Supe...

The first film version of the EC Comics Tales From the Crypt! This is from Amicus Productions. Amicus brought us other horror gems such as The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) and The House That Dripped Blood (1971)! Tales From the Crypt stars Peter Cushing, giving one of his best performances! Joan Collins and Sir Ralph Richardson! It adapts the stories, And All Through the House, Reflection of Death...

We tackle the film Gretel & Hansel! Released in 2020 and directed by Osgood Perkins! Gretel & Hansel is based on the Grimm's Fairy Tale, Hansel and Gretel! This one stars Sophia Lillis of IT and Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves fame and Alice Krige the Borg Queen from Star Trek: First Contact! Plot: In a distant land, two siblings, Hansel and Gretel, wander through the woods i...

Brandon and I welcome special guest Marc to discuss the Neil Jordan film, The Company of Wolves! Neil Jordan brought us films such as Interview With the Vampire, The Butcher Boy, In Dreams, The Crying Game, and Mona Lisa. The Company of Wolves is based on short stories from Angela Carter's book, The Bloody Chamber. Starring Stephen Rea, Angela Lansbury, and David Warner, The Company of Wolves...

Demons 2 is a wonderful 1986 film directed by Lamberto Bava! Written by Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, and Franco Ferrini! The Demons are back to terrorize mankind! Magnificent mechanical effects by Sergio Stivaletti! Check this one out if you have not done so! Plot: A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the d...

Joe and Special Guest Marc discuss the state of movies today. Joe presents 3 topics that he believes are connected. The first topic is a badly written poorly researched article about the original 1954 Godzilla film. How did such a poor article get published? It truly is all about the clicks and has nothing to do with quality. The second is the cash-grab spectacle of Avengers: Doomsday. Is this a d...

Marc from The Toys of A Time Gone By joins me to discuss our Physical Media Collections! Marc shows off some of his Stephen King movies while I show off some of the Godzilla films in my collection. Laserdiscs also make an appearance!

We take on Longlegs! Osgood Perkins, the son of Anthony Perkins, directs Longlegs! Nicolas Cage stars as Longlegs! Blair Underwood of Deep Impact and Gattaca fame also stars. Maika Monroe from It Follows stars as the FBI agent pursuing Longlegs! How does Longlegs compare with films such as Psycho, Seven, and Silence of the Lambs? Plot: In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series...

We make it to Robert Eggers Nosferatu! Starring Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Nicholas Hoult! This one caused me to rethink Herzog's Nosferatu! Marc joins us from The Toys of a Time Gone By! Brandon and Marc have a disagreement about the ending of the film. This is a good-looking, well-shot film. How does this stack up to the other versions o...

Brandon and I are joined by Marc of the Toys of a Time Gone By to discuss the other Nosferatu remake...Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (2023)! This one stars Doug Jones as Orlok. You may remember Jones from Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy, The Shape of Water, and Pan's Labyrinth. Jones also appeared in Star Trek: Discovery, and Hocus Pocus. Could this be the superior Nosferatu remake? Is it b...

Before we tackle Robert Eggers' Nosferatu (2024), Brandon and I take on Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). Klaus Kinski stars as Count Dracula, not Count Orlock in this version. Isabelle Adjani stars as Lucy Harker. Kinski played Renfield opposite Christopher Lee's Dracula in Jess Franco's Count Dracula (1970)! 1979 was a big year for Dracula! There were three films featuring Bram Stoke...

Brandon and I take a bite out of the Kit Harrington Werewolf movie, The Beast Within! The Beast Within reunites Harrington with his fellow Game Of Thrones castmate, James Cosmo. You may also remember Cosmo from Mel Gibson's Braveheart, Troy and Highlander! With the new Universal Wofman movie coming in January of 2025, is this a good monster film to hold us over until the time of the release of Wol...

In this throwback episode to our blog talk days, Jesse and I discuss the Christopher Nolan film, Interstellar! Interstellar turns 10 years old this year. With a stellar cast of Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Ellen Burstyn, John Lithgow, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, Wes Bentley, and Timothee Chalamet how can you go wrong! Christopher Nolan has directed Dunkirk, Tenet, and Op...

Here is a series of firsts for us at the Half Hour of Power! Our first thumbnail! Our first video of collecting physical media! That is right! DVDs, VHS, Laserdisc! You name it! We collect it! We thought it would be fun to talk about the collection and share some of that with you guys. Snow Globe Fargo VHS. Scream VHS with the extra commentary tape and the phone card! A Wild Bunch director's cut L...

We present Frankenstein! The 1992 TV Movie version starring Patrick Bergin as Dr. Victor Frankenstein! Yes...the Patrick Bergin from Sleeping With the Enemy starring Julia Roberts! He was also in Patriot Games with Harrison Ford! The Monster in this version of Mary Shelly's novel is played by none other than Randy Quaid! Yep...Randy Quaid who played Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon Vacation Fi...

Brandon and I continue our October Halloween Extravaganza! The Church is a film written and produced by Dario Argento the director of Deep Red and the original 1977 Suspiria! Michele Soavi directs the film. Soavi also directed Cemetery Man starring Rupert Everett! The score was composed by Keith Emerson, Philip Glass, Goblin, and Fabio Pignatelli! The all star cast is led by Thomas Arana who has b...

Marc from The Toys of a Time Gone By joins Brandon and I as we discuss the John Carpenter film, The Ward. This is Carpenter's first film since Ghosts of Mars from 2001. Unfortunately, it is the last film he has made so far. The Ward stars Amber Heard...that is correct...Amber Heard. Jared Harris stars as Dr. Gerald Stringer. You may recall Harris from the mini-series Chernobyl. Danielle Panabaker...

Marc fills in for Brandon on this one. Our October Horror shows continue with the 1985 film Demons! Produced by Dario Argento! Directed by Lamberto Bava, the son of Mario Bava! Demons is a gory romp through a mysterious movie theatre where Demons have been unleashed and are taking possession of everyone...the poor saps! This is the days of practical make-up effects! Sergio Stivaletti does a great...

Brandon and I kick off October 2024 with the fourth movie in the Hatchet series...Victor Crowley! Plot: Ten years after the events of the original movie, Victor Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and proceeds to kill once more.

To kick off Halloween 2024, we decided to start with Jesse telling us about working in a Haunted House for a few seasons. No, no...not a real Haunted House... unfortunately! Enjoy this throwback to our Blogtalk days!

Brandon and I discuss the Tim Burton film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Plot: After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

In this throwback episode to our Blogtalk days, special guest Landon joins me for a discussion of Psychological Horror movies!