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In another installment for Noir-vember, tonight's episode is a review of Brick - an amazing neo-noir film from 2005 that stays true to classic noir, but with a unique take on the genre as it centers around high school students. While it might seem a bit silly to think of high school students in a noir film, Rian Johnson's masterful script and direction bring you into the world that he created in a...

Thanksgiving - the time of turkey, football, and time with family...but, not really the time for themed movies. While there are plenty of other holidays that also have a shortage of movies, Thanksgiving feels especially abandoned. Maybe it's just because it is sandwiched between the heavy hitters of Halloween and Christmas (of which there is a plethora of themed holiday movies), so the lack of Tha...

There is no shortage of Halloween/horror movies for October, nor is there a shortage of Christmas movies for December. But what does one watch during November?? (I mean, aside from Christmas movies, of course...Christmas season - or whatever holiday you celebrate...we are keenly aware of the fact that there are plenty of other holidays celebrated by countless other people of different faiths, beyo...

Aaaaaaaand, we're back!! We took a very short break after finishing up 60 Days of Halloween, but we just couldn't stay away for long! And what better way to get back into the swing of things than the perfect movie to bridge the ending of Halloween season and the start of the Christmas season - The Nightmare Before Christmas!! Now that 60 Days of Halloween is over, we will not be putting out a dail...

The last of three episodes for the final day of 60 Days of Halloween for 2018 is a retrospective where Eric (a.k.a. the Chimerican) and I (a.k.a. the Gargyle) discuss our experiences over the last 60 days, including the films we saw, the people we talked to, and some of our favorite moments. We also announce our Gargyle Awards for some of our favorite films over the last couple months! Categories...

The second of three episodes for the final day of 60 Days of Halloween for 2018 is an interview that Eric Tolbert and I did with Eric Pennycoff (writer/director) and Taylor Zaudtke (actress) on the world premiere of their film, Sadistic Intentions! We absolutely loved this movie and could not stop talking about it all weekend, so it was an absolute blast to be able to talk to Eric and Taylor!! Thi...

The first of three episodes for the final day of 60 Days of Halloween for 2018 is a continuation of our coverage from the Knoxville Horror Film Festival. While we recorded our reviews and some of our experiences each day immediately following the film festival, there was so much more that made KHFF an amazing film festival! One of the things that makes it so great is being able to actually meet an...

Day 59 in 60 Days of Halloween closes out Fear of Being a Bad Horror Movie Geek Week, in which Eric and I admit major gaps in our horror knowledge and watch iconic horror movies that we hate to admit that we have never seen before. While this fear is certainly drastically different in tone from the rest of the weeks so far (and definitely more tongue-in-cheek in terms of discussing "real" fears) i...

Day 58 in 60 Days of Halloween continues Fear of Being a Bad Horror Movie Geek Week, in which Eric and I admit major gaps in our horror knowledge and watch iconic horror movies that we hate to admit that we have never seen before. While this fear is certainly drastically different in tone from the rest of the weeks so far (and definitely more tongue-in-cheek in terms of discussing "real" fears) it...

While still technically night 57 in 60 Days of Halloween, tonight's episode is a "bonus episode" of sorts, in the sense that it is not part of Fear of Being a Bad Horror Movie Geek Week.  Tonight's episode is a review of One Cut of the Dead, which I saw at the Frightening Ass Film Festival in Chattanooga, TN.  Since I wasn't able to make it to the entire film fest, I was initially just going to ta...

Day 57 in 60 Days of Halloween continues Fear of Being a Bad Horror Movie Geek Week, in which Eric and I admit major gaps in our horror knowledge and watch iconic horror movies that we hate to admit that we have never seen before. While this fear is certainly drastically different in tone from the rest of the weeks so far (and definitely more tongue-in-cheek in terms of discussing "real" fears) it...

Day 56 in 60 Days of Halloween continues Fear of Being a Bad Horror Movie Geek Week, in which Eric and I admit major gaps in our horror knowledge and watch iconic horror movies that we hate to admit that we have never seen before. While this fear is certainly drastically different in tone from the rest of the weeks so far (and definitely more tongue-in-cheek in terms of discussing "real" fears) it...

Day 55 in 60 Days of Halloween is a mid-week palette cleanser, in the middle of Fear of Being a Bad Horror Movie Geek Week, to tie into a local showing and discussion of one of the greatest movies of all time, The Monster Squad! If you enjoy this episode, check out our previous 60 Days of Halloween coverage and be sure to check back tomorrow as Eric and I get back to admitting major gaps in our ho...

Day 54 in 60 Days of Halloween continues Fear of Being a Bad Horror Movie Geek Week, in which Eric and I admit major gaps in our horror knowledge and watch iconic horror movies that we hate to admit that we have never seen before.  While this fear is certainly drastically different in tone from the rest of the weeks so far (and definitely more tongue-in-cheek in terms of discussing "real" fears) i...

Day 53 in 60 Days of Halloween starts Fear of Being a Bad Horror Movie Geek Week, in which Eric and I admit major gaps in our horror knowledge and watch iconic horror movies that we hate to admit that we have never seen before. While this fear is certainly drastically different in tone from the rest of the weeks so far (and maybe a bit silly in terms of discussing "real" fears) it is still genuine...

Day 52 in 60 Days of Halloween is part 3 of our coverage of Knoxville Horror Film Fest X! We recorded some interviews at the film fest that we will be releasing over the next few days, but tonight's episode wraps up our KHFF coverage, in terms of the movies and our experiences there. I've said this every time that I talk about KHFF, but it is an amazing horror film festival, we had an absolute bla...

Day 51 in 60 Days of Halloween is part 2 of our coverage of Knoxville Horror Film Fest X! We had an absolute blast watching some amazing horror films in a theater full of fellow horror fans and we are super stoked for the rest of the weekend!! Today's episode includes: The Field Guide to Evil (part of it) Luz Sadistic Intentions (world premiere) Cabin Killer (short) The Bloody Ballad of Squirt Rey...

Day 50 in 60 Days of Halloween is part 1 of our coverage of Knoxville Horror Film Fest X! We had an absolute blast watching some amazing horror films in a theater full of fellow horror fans and we are super stoked for the rest of the weekend!! Today's episode includes: Riley Was Here (short) The Clovehitch Killer (IFC Midnight film) Lucy's Tale (short) Scary Stories (documentary) Zombie (4K restor...

Day 49 in 60 Days of Halloween is the analysis episode for Fear of Being Eaten Alive Week, the fear of writer/director/actor and all-around-awesome-guy, Matt Mercer!! Eric and I have definitely faced some pretty heavy fears over the last few weeks, so this entire week has felt like a palette cleanser week (of sorts) for us. Of course, that doesn't stop us from tearing into the analyses of these mo...

Day 48 in 60 Days of Halloween wraps up Fear of Being Eaten Alive Week (the fear of Matt Mercer) with Jaws - a summer blockbuster about a giant shark, or one of the greatest horror movies...scratch that...just all around greatest movie ever?? If you enjoy this episode, check out our previous 60 Days of Halloween coverage and be sure to check back tomorrow as we dive into the analysis episode for F...

Day 47 in 60 Days of Halloween continues Fear of Being Eaten Alive Week (the fear of Matt Mercer) with The Blob - an 80s remake of the classic Steve McQueen red scare creature feature, but with way more body horror and 1000% more permed mullet on the lead character (Kevin Dillon) If you enjoy this episode, check out our previous 60 Days of Halloween coverage and be sure to check back tomorrow as w...

Day 46 in 60 Days of Halloween continues Fear of Being Eaten Alive Week (the fear of Matt Mercer) with Tremors - a horror comedy about carnivorous sand worms that takes the comedy seriously and the horror lightly, while at the same time having a solid grasp on what makes horror movies fun. I said this while recording the podcast, but Tremors takes place in Perfection, and it IS perfection!! If you...

Day 45 in 60 Days of Halloween continues Fear of Being Eaten Alive Week (the fear of Matt Mercer) with Day of the Dead - before there was a glut of zombies in pop culture, mindlessly overtaking everything just as they do in the movies about them, George A. Romero terrified audiences with his iconic "dead" films...each of which understood that what makes zombie movies so terrifying is what the zomb...

Day 44 in 60 Days of Halloween continues Fear of Being Eaten Alive Week (the fear of Matt Mercer) with Piranha - a film that has many flaws from a technical standpoint, but still has all of the Joe Dante charm that makes it really enjoyable and highly rewatchable!! If you enjoy this episode, check out our previous 60 Days of Halloween coverage and be sure to check back tomorrow as we continue Fear...

Day 43 in 60 Days of Halloween kicks off Fear of Being Eaten Alive Week (the fear of Matt Mercer) with Anaconda - a late 90s creature feature that got a lot of things right in theory (and does have some definite highlights), misses the mark overall in execution, but still manages to have a decently high rewatchability factor...if for no other reason than trying to figure out where Jon Voight's acc...