Unsung Horrors

Mark Hamill and Michael Dudikoff square off in a competition to see who can be the biggest asshole in this Cannon action/horror/thriller. Joker laughs aside, this movie takes you for a fun ride. Horror Gives Back fundraiser: http://support.bestfriends.org/goto/horrorgivesback2023 Join our discord! https://discord.gg/F8WsTzE9qt Follow this podcast on Instagram and Facebook @unsunghorrors. Follow La...

What happens when the producers behind Tales from the Crypt try and fail to launch another television show based on a comic? They set up Unsung Horrors for an episode, of course! This week we're tackling our first anthology with a star-studded cast and crew. We discuss our favorite segment, other anthologies, and Lance shares which of the directors used to be his babysitter. Watch here: https://ww...

Unsung Horrors takes its first trip to Japan to discuss the manga adaptation Horror of The Wolf (1973). We also get into other werewolf movies, howl a little bit, and cheer for blood spray. Watch the film here: https://archive.org/details/horror-of-the-wolf-1973 Join our discord! https://discord.gg/F8WsTzE9qt Follow this podcast on Instagram and Facebook @unsunghorrors. Follow Lance on Instagram a...

Vive la France! Vive la cannibales! Somewhere in between Jean Rollin and Ogroff lies Raphael Delpard's Night of Death! (Yes, it does come with an exclamation point). Supporting Characters and Director's Club podcast host Bill Ackerman joins us to talk about all the things that work well in this film even when you know the answers to the mysteries. Follow Bill on Instagram @supportingcharacterspodc...

Shawgust continues and our friend Ian from Rock! Shock! Pop! and the Queens Comic Podcast joins us again for our annual discussion of a Shaw Brothers horror movie. This week we discuss Ghost Eyes, one of Kuei Chih-Hung's lesser-known horror films but the most(?) Italian of perhaps any Hong Kong horror film. Plus lots of whistling! Follow Ian/RockShockPop on Twitter: Follow Ian on IG: Be nice on ht...

We're kicking off Shawgust with a Shaw Brothers-adjacent fantasy/action/horror film directed by the GOAT Chang Cheh. Spinning skulls, pesky demons, revenge, shirtless men, and water skiing. This one has it all and then some! Available to watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAvosauFDpQ Also under The Nine Venoms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYMD5ha2AZc and https://tubitv.com/movie...

DIY horror champion Annie Choi from Bleeding Skull joins us again, this time to talk about one of her recommendations from her previous appearance on our show. Stop motion, vagina spores, a brain in a jar, hotel friendships, and more in Disembodied! Follow Bleeding Skull! on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/bleedingskull/) Join our discord! https://discord.gg/F8...

For a deep dive into the Ramsay brothers' Purana Mandir, we've enlisted the help of Josh Hurtado, the exalted potentate of Indian cinema (ok, slight exaggeration, but he's definitely one of the most knowledgeable Westerners on this subject matter). In addition to the film, we discuss the best way to watch one of these films and some of the cultural idiosyncrasies that make films from India so uniq...

It's our annual Junesploitation wrap-up episode where we each share 30 picks for 30 categories ranging from hixploitation to 80s comedy to Fred Williamson to Italian horror. No need to take notes, just check out our lists here and then listen in to get our complete (or sometimes incomplete) thoughts about them: Lance's list: https://letterboxd.com/lschibi/list/junesploitation-2023/ Erica's list: h...

Lance has taken a risk by choosing a horror comedy that very few people will find funny. But it gave us a chance to focus on one of our favorite actors, Oliver Reed. While we do get into the cast and crew, don't expect an in-depth discussion of Heckyl and Hype, as we spend most of our time talking about its star. Next episode: Purana Mandir (1984), available in the Bollywood Horrors box set from M...

We're back in one of our favorite subgenres: rip-offs! But this time we've got one from a very unexpected country ripping off a very unexpected zombie movie. This LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE rip-off from South Korea may eliminate the gore, but it still holds its own. Join our discord! https://discord.gg/F8WsTzE9qt Follow this podcast on Instagram and Facebook @unsunghorrors. Follow Lance on I...

Martin Landau as a ghost-bustin' architect? Sign us up! Just make sure it's for just one of the two versions of this TV pilot film. We also dive into the interesting career of Joe Stefano, ghosts galore, and Diane Baker's unflinching hair. Available from Kino Lorber: https://www.kinolorber.com/product/the-ghost-of-sierra-de-cobre-special-edition-blu-ray Or watch one or both cuts on YouTube: Extend...

We've entered the world of Renato Polselli and we're not sure we should be here. Join us as we discuss the common elements of his films, what draws us to love them but not rate them, and maybe go a little mad along with us. Join our discord! https://discord.gg/F8WsTzE9qt Follow this podcast on Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook @unsunghorrors. Follow Lance on Instagram and Letterboxd @lschibi Lanc...

April Showers of Blood continues as we take a trip to the farm. And then the sanitarium. And then back to the farm. And then on the road and finally to a mansion. There's a lot going on with Matthew's psychosis and mommy issues, and we unpack it all. Follow this podcast on Instagram and Facebook @unsunghorrors. Follow Lance on Instagram and Letterboxd @lschibi Lance’s shop: https://lanceschibi.big...

April Showers of Blood is here and we're kicking off this year's blood-soaked month with a Colombian horror film about some literal blood stealing. We also talk about the social messaging of the film and the genre of tropical gothic. Watch the movie here: https://vimeo.com/channels/577997/43650920 Follow this podcast on Instagram and Facebook @unsunghorrors. Follow Lance on Instagram and Letterbox...

Lance kicks off the episode by sharing his thoughts about some of the films he saw at this year's SXSW Film (and TV) Festival. Then (at 18:56 in case you wanted to skip the SXSW stuff), we begin our discussion of the Danish film THE MAN WHO THOUGHT LIFE and focus our discussion primarily on the questions that this film raises. Follow this podcast on Instagram and Facebook @unsunghorrors. Follow La...

It’s been almost three years, but we are finally covering a TV movie! And what better way to mark the occasion than to have TV movie expert, and author/editor of Are You in the House Alone: A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999, Amanda Reyes join us for a discussion of Fear No Evil (1969)! Before we dive into the film, prepare your watchlists because we’ll be throwing a ton of recommendations your way!...

It's time for another round of sharing what movies we'd like to see be restored and released on blu-ray (or 4K!), plus which label we think would be a good fit and any included special features. Joining us this episode is Brian Saur of the Pure Cinema podcast and the Just the Discs YouTube channel and podcast. Plus we have two rounds of bonus picks from other champions of physical media: Celeste d...

Love month continues with a romance horror that may make you question those promises you made to your partner. Along with the film and its cast and crew, we also discuss how we'd like to spend eternity and where it's possible for you to marry someone who is dead. Strap in for some heavy questions as we dive into The Sweet Sound of Death, aka La Llamada. Follow this podcast on Instagram and Faceboo...

Possessed wives, fetal soccer, flying babies, and Boglins! This week we're discussing everything great about The Demon's Baby from its stars Elvis Tsui and Anthony Wong to the multiple genres it makes up and to its questionable score. Made in Hong Hong Vol 1: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/frontpage/products/made-in-hong-kong-volume-1 IndieGoGo campaign for Erica's book: https://igg.me/at...

Giallo January continues as we plunge off of a cliff into Giancarlo Gianinni's film debut and one of Ernesto Gastaldi's few directing credits. As with any film we cover, but especially for gialli, spoilers ahead. Indiegogo for Erica's book: https://igg.me/at/taboobook/x/30448437#/ Our recent guest spot on Cult Movies Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ccpgmBujwj15eFwmgKVHs?si=RjtPk05ZR6aMB...

It's Giallo January once again and in this episode, we brought in some help because we're covering a Giallo starring one of the most prolific Spanish actors ever, Paul Naschy. Joining us this episode to discuss not just this film but the career of Naschy is author Troy Howarth. So strap in for roller coaster rides, nude sleuthing, and lots of yellow (literally). A Dragonfly for Each Corpse is avai...

We're wrapping up 2022 by sharing our picks for our favorite new-to-me films (no 2022 releases) with our friends Anthony from Cult Movies podcast and Lindsay from Schlock & Awe podcast. List of all of our picks: https://letterboxd.com/hexmassacre/list/best-of-2022-new-to-us/ Follow Cult Movies on Twitter and IG @cultmoviespod Follow Anthony on Twitter, IG, and Letterboxd @akdonnelly Follow Sch...

We close out this year's No Rules November (ignoring our fewer than 1k views on Letterboxd rule) with Rosalba Neri and a feminist take on the classic Frankenstein tale. Check out the big brain on Brett! Follow this podcast on Instagram and Facebook @unsunghorrors. Follow Lance on Instagram and Letterboxd @lschibi Lance’s shop: https://lanceschibi.bigcartel.com/ Follow Erica on Letterboxd or Instag...

This episode we discuss all of the movies we watched for our annual Horror Gives Back Challenge. 31 categories in 31 days ranging from monsters to Indonesia to haunted houses. Thanks to everyone who participated, we were able to raise over $1400 for Best Friends Animal Society! Lance's list of movies on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/lschibi/list/horror-gives-back-charity-challenge-2022/ Erica...