The Half Hour of Power

After taking a break this past September, The Half Hour of Power is back!  We begin a series of shows on Dracula movies.  We are focusing on the Dracula movies that are translations of the novel to the screen.  We begin with arguably the best known adaptation of Bram Stoker's book.  Bela Lugosi stars as the Count in the Universal Studios 1931 adaptation!  Which Dracula mov...

In this throwback from our blogtalk days, Jesse and I discuss our favorite 90's movies.

Brandon and I discuss Hands of Steel!  Hands of Steel is an Italian action, cyborg film inspired by the Terminator.  Hands of Steel may be the inspiration for Over the Top, Robocop, and Universal Soldier...so there ya go. Plot: A cyborg is programmed to kill a scientist who holds the fate of mankind in his hands. He fails and hides in a diner in a desert run by a woman who likes him. The...

Brandon and I continue with Italian animal attack films!  Cruel Jaws is up next! Plot: A huge shark terrorizes a beach in Florida, and the locals try everything to kill it. Taglines: This Time It's Even More Personal Than Last Time! Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Into The Sea Again! New Terror Surfaces

Brandon and I discuss the Greg McLean crocodile movie, Rogue! Plot Synopsis: An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile while trapped on a rapidly flooding mud island. Taglines:  Welcome to the Terrortory How Fast Can You Swim? From the director of Wolf Creek

Brandon and I talk a little bit about what the Half Hour of Power is about and what we hope you get out of the show.

Brandon and I discuss the follow up to Killer Crocodile!  Can Anthony Crenna save the day again? The Caribbean swamps which is to be made into a holiday resort is terrorized again by a second monstrous crocodile which is killing off anyone unfortunate to be on the water.

Brandon and I continue with Italian animal attack movies!  Killer Crocodile!  Can Anthony Crenna tame this giant beast! A group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. However the water also hides a giant crocodile. The corrupt local officials don't help much either. Enjoy the list of Killer Animal Films! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...

In this episode from our Blogtalk days, Jesse and I discuss the Conjuring. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Evil Loves Innocence. Based on the true case files of the Warrens.

Join us for The Last Shark!  This is the Italian version of Jaws!  James Franciscus and Vic Morrow really need some Bat Shark Repellent, but Adam West is now where to be found! James Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area. A quiet, restful summer in the lazy coastal town of Port Harbor is abruptly about to e...

Jesse and I discuss the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie in this episode from our early Blogtalk days! When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home. The leader. The brains. The attitude. And Mikey. Mysterious. Dangerous. Reptilious. You've never seen heroes like this. Meet the new face of justice. Brothers beco...

Brandon, Marc and I discuss the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie!  Jim Henson helped to bring the turtles in to live action!  How does it stack up?  Join us! Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas. Heroes in a half shell! Lean, Green And On The Screen. They're mean, green and on the screen Hey...

Brandon joins me as the new co host for the Half Hour of Power!  Join us as we discuss the Mario Bava classic, Kill, Baby...Kill!   A Carpathian village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl, prompting a coroner and a medical student to uncover her secrets while a witch attempts to protect the villagers. The night brings terror! Blood chilling fear! Coming soon to scare you!...

In this throwback episode to our Blogtalk days, Jesse and I discuss the birth of the summer blockbuster movie season!  

Brandon and I discuss the Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires!  This is a King Fu Horror movie co made by Hammer and the Shaw Brothers!   While lecturing in China, Van Helsing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of undead slaves. Deadly Horrors! Dragon Thrills! The First Kung Fu Horro...

Jesse and I discuss the Guillermo del Toro movie, Pacific Rim! As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse. Go big or go extinct To fight monsters we created monsters

Jesse and I discuss Troma Studios from this throwback episode to our blogtalk days.

Brandon joins me to discuss Futureworld!  Futureworld...the sequl to Westworld.  Is it a worthy follow up to Westworld? Upon uncovering the dirty secret of futuristic theme-park Futureworld, an ex-employee is killed after he tips off two other reporters who decide to do an undercover investigation. Where the only way to survive is to kill yourself Futureworld - If you can afford to go th...

Join us as we discuss the original Crow movie!  This adaptation of James O'Barr's book is a visual masterpiece.  They don't make em like this anymore. A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder. It Can't Rain All The Time. Nothing is trivial. Believe in angels. In a world without justice, one man was chosen to protect the innocent.

Join us as we discuss Devil's Due and other found footage horrors! After their wedding, Zach (Zach Gilford) and Samantha McCall (Allison Miller) head to the Dominican Republic for the honeymoon. The trip takes an unsettling turn when a psychic gives them an ominous warning. The newlyweds eventually make their way to a bar and get very drunk; the next morning, they remember little of the night's ev...

Join us as we discuss the Black Cat episode of the Masters of Horror series!   The Black Cat, set in 1840 Philadelphia, has the great writer Edgar Allan Poe, struggling with alcoholism, writers block, as well as being out of ideas, short on cash, and tormented by his wife Virginia's black cat that will either destroy his life or inspire him to write one of his most famous stories. Perversity...

Join us for the new Alex Garland movie, Men! A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband. What haunts you will find you

Join us for the found footage anthology...V/H/S! When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for. This collection is killer.

Marc and I discuss found footage horror and the newest entry in the V/H/S horror anthology series...V/H/S/94! A police S.W.A.T. team investigates about a mysterious VHS tape and discovers a sinister cult that has pre-recorded material which uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.

Jesse and I discuss which Dawn of the Dead did what better.  This episode is a throwback from out blogtalk days!   Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall. hen there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the...