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Valentine's Day; a day of love and happiness...unless you live in Valentine's Bluff. This week, 'PostMortem' Paul explores the dark, cavernous tomb of Hanniger mine in coastal Nova Scotia as he pick-axes apart the Valentine's slasher of 1981, MY BLOODY VALENTINE. Also on the show this week, some BLADE RUNNER news, SLAPFACE from 2021, and a rant about out-of-print soundtracks! A...

This week, your host fumbles and bumbles along as he reviews the digitally animated film from the creators of "Ghost in the Shell"; from 2000, Manga Entertainment's BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE. Also this week, 'PostMortem' gives his spoiler-light feelings on GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE and Marvel's ETERNALS, as well as rapidly talking about the 2022 box office hit, SCREAM (aka Scre...

Welcome back, kiddies, to the final episode of 2021. It's your ol' friend, the PostMortem One, here to host you one final time this year. Starting the show off with some Top 10's, highlighting the best in music, TV and film and then concluding the show off with some murder, mayhem and a maniac in a Santa suit. The featured review of the week finishes off the "killer Saint Nick"...

As we near the axe-mas holidays more people will settle in to watch their favourite yuletide treasures. Like that one movie about a boy, whose home comes under invasion, his mother is not home and he must defend his territory. With gadgets and traps, and cunning intellect he'll thwart off the danger that lurks in the shadows. Yes yes, you all know what movie I'm talking about. From 1989, t...

Welcome back to another "slay" ride of an episode, and it's a Dickens-splittin' jaunt this time around! This week, 'PostMortem' brings the yule with a review of one of the most hilarious "killer Santa" B-movies, maybe of all time! From 2005, starring former WWE star wrestler Bill Goldberg, filmed in "Hell"-ish Alberta, Canada - SANTA'S SLAY! Also this we...

'PostMortem' is feeling a bit festive this year, so let the axe-mas slayings begin! This week, the podcast focuses on a low budget indie flick with more Christmas lights than the Rockefeller tree. It's a yuletide massacre with a killer Santa whose sack of gifts is filled with so much holiday "cheer", it's sure to "delight". This week, ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE, is the f...

I'm baaack! I'm baaaack! And Happy Gobble Gobble Day to all listeners from the United States. This week, as a Thanksgiving treat, 'PostMortem' Paul tackles the 1987 slasher flick that declares "that's not cranberry sauce"! Yes, this week the review of the week is John Grissmer's horror-comedy gem, BLOOD RAGE. Also on the show, a quick (non spoilery) review for the m...

Happy Halloween, Lurkers - boils and ghouls! Blessed Samhain, and wishes for a wonderful All Hallow's Eve! This week, the show changes format for a special treat with (maybe) a few tricks. For the first time on the show, PostMortem Paul will rank, from worst to best, the full slate of films from the HALLOWEEN franchise!! All twelve films, from his least favourite to his all time favourite, in...

This week's episode is jam-packed with all sorts of goodies, from Shudder exclusives to kid's books, from rants to raves. The show starts off with PostMortem talking about the films SEANCE and THE BOY BEHIND THE DOOR, both Shudder exclusives. This leads into your host's review of the Halloween "live event" of JOE BOB'S HALLOWEEN HOEDOWN. From there, we view Halloween throug...

Happy October-ween kiddies! Time to kick off the "Universal Studios Monsters Event" from your ghoulishly goofy host, 'PostMortem' Paul. This week, we kick off this shindig with the big guy himself, the most iconic of icons in the monster realm. From 1931, directed by James Whale, "warning: the monster is loose" in FRANKENSTEIN, starring Colin Clive and Boris Karloff. Also t...

This week PostMortem Paul "changes the scenery" with a new twist to the show. This week's show consists of mini-reviews for a handful of movies, based on first reactions of premiere viewings. On the slab this week the titles being examined are the Shudder exclusive TERRIFIED, the Halloween themed BAD CANDY, James Wan's return to horror in MALIGNANT, the Netflix offering of NIGHTBOO...

From the brainchild behind the mainstream's favourite Suicide Squad movie, James Gunn, comes a movie that will teleport you back to the golden era of Saturday morning cartoons (maybe). This week, 'PostMortem' Paul takes a deep look at the Hanna-Barbera creation that was morphed into a live-action....stoner movie? From 2002, starring Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, this week's movie revi...

This week from the belfry, up to "bat" is a legendary classic film deep from the pits of Carfax Abbey. No CGI in sight, no gore to be found. Only a chilling story told with some of the best performances from the early 1930s. Directed by Tod Browning (Freaks) and starring Bela Lugosi (White Zombie), where the Universal Studios Monster Mayhem all began: 1931's DRACULA. Also this week, Po...

Unpopular opinions, ancient enemies and....Jay Mewes? This week's episode is "the bomb, yo" as 'PostMortem' Paul dives into the 1998 underrated creature feature from the "master of suspense", Dean Koontz. Directed by Joe Chappelle (Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers), the selected review of the week is none other than PHANTOMS, starring Ben Affleck and Rose McGowan...

Warning: the content contained within this week's special episode might be considered offensive to some grown men. Please use discretion if or when listening. You may not like what you hear. However, the host of this show does not take himself seriously. You shouldn't either. You probably will, but you really shouldn't. However, if you feel the need to get mad, by all means do so. Don&...

Episode 100!!! And it's a doozy! From 1982, a movie that the critics panned, the censors despised but the fans loved! From director Juan Piquer Simon, and starring Christopher George and Linda Day, the slasher that is exactly what you think it is, PIECES. Also this week, for the 100th episode, 'PostMortem' Paul talks about films like THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS (2017), A CLASSIC HORROR...

Do you like explosions, and screaming, and monsters? Then step right up and listen to your host express his feelings on this week's latest movie review. From producer JJ Abrams, and director Matt Reeves...Manhattan takes a fall in 2008's found footage epic, CLOVERFIELD. Also on tap for this week, commentary about the second installment of the FEAR STREET films, an HP Lovecraft-based low bu...

Welcome back to another jam-packed episode from 'PostMortem' Paul. This week, lots of movie talk! The episode jumps right into the thick of it with a quick commentary about the HALLOWEEN KILLS trailer, leading into several rapid-fire blurbs about some of the latest films to be released recently. From Netflix's FEAR STREET PART ONE: 1994 to the Shudder exclusive VICIOUS FUN, Paul lends...

The saw is family...and this week 'PostMortem' Paul buzzes his way through a review about one of the most dysfunctional families to grace the movie screen in 1986. From the directing genius of Tobe Hooper, starring Caroline Williams and Dennis Hopper...THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2. Also in this blood-soaked episode, 'PostMortem' gives his brief thoughts on the EVIL DEAD: VIDE...

After a week's hiatus, 'PostMortem' Paul returns with a brand new episode for the podcast, and a movie review for one of his Top Ten All Time Favourite films. This week, the show tackles A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS; a 1987 fan favourite and a film that was the beginning of the Freddy Krueger craze. Paul also breaks down how this movie was, not only a great horror flick...

They're here and they want to meet the family! Minions, and not the "Despicable Me" type either. These minions mean business! They're straight from the portals of Hell and they're from Canada too! This week's featured film review is a fan request for the 1987 Tibor Takacs monster movie, starring Stephen Dorff; THE GATE. Along with the review, your host 'PostMortem'...

This week, 'PostMortem" is taking requests, and reviewing a film from 1981 as per a fan's recommendation. Right from the slasher revolution, featuring special effects wizardry from the legend himself, Tom Savini...it's not Friday the 13th, but it doesn't need to be. Directed by Tony Maylan and featuring a "pre-Costanza" Jason Alexander, from 1981 this week's feature...

After a week delay, the show returns in a familiar but slightly changed manner. This is also the episode that will conclude the "dark superhero" theme, and what better movie to finish off with than the outrageous, zany and politically incorrect Troma Films juggernaut. Dubbed "the Citizen Kane" of low budget schlock, it is PostMortem's undeniable pleasure to discuss this week, t...

It's a simpler episode this week, with two topics taking the front of the stage. Firstly, 'PostMortem' opens up the show talking about one of his inspirations for horror hosting, and the return of the "drive-in" to the Shudder experience. As it should come as no surprise, your host raves on about the return of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, the latest Shudder addition a...

Angels and Demons can't cross over onto our plane. So, instead we get what I call podcast hosts. The influence peddlers. They can only whisper in our ears. But a single word can give you courage, or turn your favorite pleasure into your worst nightmare. And this week's worst nightmare is a review for the 2005 Francis Lawrence directorial debut of the DC Comics' Vertigo "Hellblazer&...