Years of Fear: A History of Horror

Michael and Eric pull the strings on this months schlock classic, Ed Wood's Plan 9 From Outer Space and if the film really THAT bad? The fiends also dive deep into the Original Misfits recent setlist, recent Danzig news, and answer the age old question: if Jerry Only drank an energy drink, what would be his drink of choice?

This week on Toxic Schlock, the nightmare shall consume you, because we've got Domenic Romeo of Integrity, A389 Recordings, Pulling Teeth, and more! We dive deep into his film pick, Jean Brismee's 1971 cult horror flick "THE DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE"! We also dig into Dom's early experiences with films like THE HOWLING, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, how he came to find himself in one of his favorite bands, ho...

Leave your insanity at the door, because this week we've got Chris Colohan, singer of many of the best hardcore bands of the last 20 years (CURSED, LEFT FOR DEAD, SECT, BURNING LOVE, and more) to discuss the 1971 cult classic LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH. We take a deep dive into the film's themes of mental health and trauma, the film's origins as a satire, Chris' experiences of working at a cult...

Michael sits down with singer-songwriter/author John Darnielle of the MOUNTAIN GOATS to discuss the 1988 Robert Englund directed gem 976-EVIL, diving deep into the film, the spooky acting perfection of Stephen Geoffreys, and just what the hell a 976 number is. Along with that, they discuss John's later-life heel turn towards horror, MARIO BAVA, ROKY ERICKSON, HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, John's current pla...

Eric and Michael take it up to room 21 this week with a dive into the 1961 classic CITY OF THE DEAD (also known in the US as HORROR HOTEL!). The fiends dig deep into this underrated gem, along with listing the best and WORST Misfits merchandise on the market. They also touch on Doyle's recent comments about music pirating, Eric's wrestling takes, and much more. Stick around til the end to see what...

This week on Toxic Schlock, DWID HELLION of metal/hardcore legends INTEGRITY comes on to discuss the 1970 surrealist classic film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. Along with diving into this Czech classic, Michael and Dwid dig deep into HAMMER HORROR, ROGER CORMAN, the genius of G.I.S.M., the intensity of RAW POWER, ROKY ERICKSON, the mystique of NOSFERATU, the contrast between plot heavy vs abstr...

House is calling to you, come back home and marry me! Michael sits down this week with Blayne Smith of Banger TV to take a deep dive into the gloriously bizarre world of the 1977 Japan cult classic HAUSU (House)! The two of them wrap their heads around how Toho's intended JAWS cash-in turned into this psychedelic haunted house story, the humor of Jason Vorhees, the genius of Frank Henenlotter, the...

Misfits Mondays! Misfits Mondays! With Eric and Michael, yeah Misfits Mondays (to the tune of Return of the Fly)! We are back this week with the 2nd edition of our bonus episode series Misfits Mondays! Michael and Eric dig deep into their favorite (and least favorite) Misfits covers, and then take a deep dive into the 1959 film Return of the Fly (and it's predecessor The Fly). Stick around to the...

Hello to all of Rock's Chosen Warriors! This week on the show, Michael talks with Rick Giordano of The Lion's Daughter about the 1986 heavy metal horror cult classic Trick or Treat! They dig deep into the unclear nature of the film's mythology, growing up a metal head and horror fan in the 1980s and into the 90s (when both of those took a turn for worse), the questionable acting chops of Gene Simm...

Whats in the box?! Michael and Sara Taylor of Industrial rippers Youth Code answer that question and more with their chat about David Fincher's 1995 classic SE7EN! Sara digs into her favorite headtrip psychological thrillers, the power of Coil, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, True Detective, the disturbing films of Lars Von Trier, managing merch for Behemoth, the distinctions between horror and thriller, an...

BOY! This week we sit down with King Fowley of Virginia metal legends Deceased! They have been putting out ripping horror influenced albums for the last several decades, and King picked one of his all time favorites, the 1979 classic PHANTASM! Michael and King dig deep into the horror/sci fi classic, along with discussing King's drive in theater expertise, his heavy metal origins, and their respec...

Today we are kicking off our new mini-episode series: Misfits Mondays! Once a month, I am sitting down with my buddy Eric Kelly to talk about the iconic punk band the Misfits and the myriad of horror/sci-fi films they have referenced throughout their catalogue. Today we are waxing poetic about our origin stories of how we got into Danzig and the gang, and then we dig into this weeks film: The Crim...

We did it! We passed the 13 episode mark! To celebrate our good fortunes, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Joe and Tom of the Menzingers. The Menzingers are a band that has grown into a modern punk institution, and for their focus film they picked Wes Craven's Scream, a film often credited with the revival of horror in the mid 1990s. Along with digging deep into the film, they also touched...

Episode 13 is here, and this is a special one! We got the chance to talk with Heather Buckley, who served as the FX supervisor on We Are Still Here and produced one of this year's most buzzed about horror films, The Ranger. Along with discussing how she went from a punk rocker in a small town in Jersey to working on modern classics, we also do a deep dive into her focus film choice, Henry:Portrait...

You know we had to do it to em! To celebrate the best time of the year, we talked with Tim McMahon of 90s Youth Crew legends Mouthpiece (along with Search, Triple Threat, and more) about John Carpenter's unparalleled classic "Halloween". Tim has one of the most profound fandoms of the film that we've seen, and we dug deep on his relationship with the film, the experience of visiting the film locat...

And we are back from our brief hiatus! We kick of season 2 of Toxic Schlock with a chat with Bryan Giles of the stoner/beer metal titans Red Fang to talk about the modern sci-fi horror headtrip "Under the Skin". Bryan and Michael talk about Red Fang's insanely memorable music videos, growing up a young punk in Arizona, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and more!

Inge Johansson, former bassist of The (International) Noise Conspiracy and Against Me! joins Michael this week to obsess over one of their mutual favorite films, Dario Argento's classic "Suspiria". Along with digging into this Italian classic, the two of them discuss the restrictive Swedish film censorship laws Inge grew up under, the perfection of Swedish D-Beat Punk, KISS, Adam West, The Young O...

Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Michael sits down with Scott Carlson of Grindcore legends Repulsion to discuss the 1985 classic film "Re-Animator." Michael and Scott dove deep into Scott's history with 70s and 80s horror, Repulsion's mission to create the most extreme music, the genius of Brian Yuzna, tripping out while witnessing Re-Animator, and much more. Be sure to also check out some of the fil...

This is episode 8! This is episode 8! (sung to the tune of We Are 138).  Today on the show, Michael talks with Josh Robbins of Late Bloomer, Alright, and Self Aware Records, and they dove in headfirst into the green pool that is John Carpenter's oft-forgotten gem "Prince of Darkness". Josh has a really interesting history with horror and film, and had some really interesting insights into music, f...

Episode 7 is here, and this is a big one! Michael talks with Jeremy Bolm of Touche Amore/Hesitation Wounds about the 1968 classic Rosemary's Baby! They dig deep into the film, the frequent shortcomings of modern mainstream horror, the greatness of Mia Farrow, Michael's Rosemary's Baby-Powerviolence connection, and more!

Michael sits down with Richmond legend Michael Bishop of Gwar and Kepone to discuss his focus film pick, John Boorman's 1972 classic Deliverance ! Michael Bishop has an intensely thorough knowledge of the film, and he has some amazing things to say about the film, its soundtrack, and why it deserves to be in the conversation of Horror films. We also got to talk about the 80s Hardcore scene in Rich...

Pull on your Chucks, cause this week we talked with Kody Templeman of The Lillingtons and Teenage Bottlerocket about the 80s b movie classic Night of the Creeps! We had a blast talking with Kody about Fred Dekkers schlock classic, growing up in a small town, his recent favorite horror films, and more! As we say at the top, we did have some technical issues this week, but next week we'll be back to...

Episode #4 is here, and this is a great one! We sat down with PJ Russo of New Jersey mutant punks Night Birds, and we talked about the 1981 classic "The Evil Dead", a film that should need no introduction! The conversation went in some unexpected directions, touching on the vast parallels of punk rock and horror cinema, Damaged City Fest, the DIY creativity of Sam Raimi, and much much more!

Welcome to episode 3 of Toxic Schlock! This week I talked with Clayton Burgess of stoner/doom metal titans Electric Wizard and Satan's Satyrs! We had such a good time talking about Clayton's longtime fandom of Hammer Horror films, Dracula, and his focus film choice, the 1962 cult classic "Carnival of Souls". If you haven't seen this crucially underrated flick, give it a peep over on youtube and ch...

Welcome to Episode two of Toxic Schlock! In this episode I talk with Erik Button of the fantastic Charlotte band Dollar Signs. Erik is a hilarious and clever guy, and we had a great time talking about the all time classic film "The Thing". Is horror the ska of cinema? Lets find out here!