Video Monsters

Continuing in our Countdown to Halloween, Bill Fulkerson (one of the creators of the Survival of the Film Freaks documentary, and the Outside the Cinema podcast) joins us to discuss the lasting impact that a movie box art can have with his blind spot pick (The Sender), as well as one of the most iconic and recognizable horror monsters of all time with Nathan and Eric's picks (A Nightmare on Elm St...

Continuing in our Countdown to Halloween, Matt Mercer (writer, actor, director, producer, and keeper of The Gargyle Shrine) joins us to discuss a bit about the various films in which he has been involved recently (most of which you will be able to see at the Knoxville Horror Film Festival), followed by our Donald Sutherland-centric horror movie blind spots:  Don't Look Now (Matt) and Invasion...

Continuing in our Countdown to Halloween, Chris Dortch (director of the Chattanooga Film Festival and Frightening Ass Film Festival) joins us to discuss a bit about the 9th year of the Frightening Ass Film Fest, followed by our horror movie blind spots:  the Children of the Corn series of films (Chris), Night of the Demons (Nathan), and Creepshow (Eric)!  Chis's excitement and love for cinema not...

Continuing in our Countdown to Halloween, directors Andrew Austin and Adam Ward join us to discuss their documentary, The Power of Glove, as well as one of their horror movie blind spots.  The Power of Glove is an interesting, entertaining, and endearing documentary about the unforgettable Nintendo periphery, the Power Glove.  The Power of Glove will be available for streaming on 9/19/19 and we ve...

It's finally here!!  Eric and I have officially started our 60 Days til Halloween coverage!!  In each episode in our countdown to Halloween, Eric and I (and whoever our special guest is) will be discussing our horror movie blind spots - iconic horror movies that we have just watched for the first time.  In tonight's episode, we are super excited to have special guest Travis Knight (not the directo...

Last year, Eric and I concluded our two months of Halloween coverage with "fear of being a bad horror movie geek week" in which we watched iconic horror movies that we had never seen before.  And while it was a little embarrassing to admit some of the films that we had never seen (especially with how much we love horror movies), we have long said that we do not think that anyone should be shamed f...

Adam and I started working through the Harry Potter series a couple of years ago and in tonight's episode, we finally wrap up our coverage (of the original 8 films...) with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2!  In tonight's episode, we discuss how terrible James Potter is, how problematic the wizarding world is from a sociocultural perspective (and how that might have been done on pu...

1999 was an amazing year for cinema, giving the world some of the most beloved, groundbreaking, quotable, and rewatchable movies of the modern era!  Ok...that might be slight hyperbole, but it's definitely true that 1999 had some amazing films!!  And while Eric and I would love to cover practically every movie from 1999 (and probably will get around to it, eventually), we have both been...

During our coverage of the Chattanooga Film Festival, Eric and I talked about how much we loved I Trapped the Devil on part 1 of our Two Guys, a Girl, and a Baaaaaad Situation episode (found here ) because...well...because it's an amazing, dark (both in tone and in atmosphere), dramatic horror movie with a strong focus on character and character interactions.  So, we are extremely excited to...

Camp Gargyle 2019 has ended and The Chimerican and I have returned home.  And just like kids returning from real summer camps, we couldn't wait to share our stories with our friends...so, naturally, we called up two of our favorite people:  Matt Mercer and Graham Skipper!!  As expected, it doesn't take very long for things to get silly.  But, amidst all the silliness, we discus...

Gooooooood morning, campers!!!  And welcome to another beautiful day at Camp Gargyle!!  It's hard to believe, but today is the last day of camp...and Camp Counselor Chimerican and I have one final review to tell around the campfire before everyone packs their bags and heads home.  So, in this episode of Camp Gargyle, we are talking about Wet Hot American Summer!!  When Eric and...

On our previous episode, Eric and I reviewed The Crest, a heartwarming documentary (with beautiful cinematography and an engrossing score) about two cousins who share a love of surfing who meet for the first time as they discover more about the history of their family and the similarities they share with their ancestry on the Blasket Islands in Ireland.  On this episode, Eric and I continue o...

Taking a short break from Camp Gargyle, Eric and I review The Crest, the most recent documentary from Mark Christopher Covino.  The Crest is a heartwarming documentary about two cousins who share a love of surfing who meet for the first time as they discover more about the history of their family and the similarities they share with their ancestry on the Blasket Islands in Ireland.  Whil...

Gooooooood morning, campers!!!  And welcome to another beautiful day at Camp Gargyle, where Camp Counselor Chimerican and I are continuing our summer camp series!!  Unlike our previous movies that are a bit more lighthearted and motivational (of sorts), today's film veers off into the horror genre with Sleepaway Camp!!  It is undeniable that this film has technical flaws, deepl...

Gooooooood morning, campers!!!  And welcome to another beautiful day at Camp Gargyle!!!  Camp Counselor Chimerican and I are continuing our Camp Gargyle summer camp series and today's activities will include:  well...mostly just talking about Heavyweights (along with quite a few tangents).  And don't worry...today's activities will NOT be cancelled due to lack of hustle!! &nbsp...

Gooooooood morning, campers!!!  And welcome to another beautiful day at Camp Gargyle!!!  And obviously, by "beautiful day" I mean "grey, rainy, and a perfect day to stay inside and watch camp movies and podcast!"  So, that is exactly what we are doing.  Camp Counselor Chimerican and I are continuing our Camp Gargyle summer camp series with Ernest Goes to Camp!  Whether or...

The actual first day of summer might not be until June 21, but it's totally already summer on The Gargyle Podcast!!  And since it just wouldn't be summer without summer camp, our series for June is going to be all about summer camp movies!  And just like summer camp, we've got plenty of activities lined up.  Well..."activities" in the form of movie reviews.  We've got cheesy, h...

Wrapping up our coverage of Chattanooga Film Festival 2019, tonight's episode focuses on films about Outcasts.  After 15 episodes and almost three months of talking about Chatt Film Fest (both past and present), this episode is a little bittersweet.  While we are looking forward to other themes that we have planned for future months, and while we still have a few more episodes in store t...

Tonight's set of Chattanooga Film Festival film reviews is the second part of our two part series focusing on character driven horror movies where the weight of the film rests on the shoulders of the acting ability of a very small cast as they navigate their way through trauma and personal discovery.  In other words, tonight's movies are about two guys, a girl, and a baaaaaaad situation!!...a...

Tonight's set of Chattanooga Film Festival film reviews is part one of a two part series focusing on character driven horror movies where the weight of the film rests on the shoulders of the acting ability of a very small cast as they navigate their way through trauma and personal discovery.  In other words, tonight's movies are about two guys, a girl, and a baaaaaaad situation!!  While...

As Eric and I continue our Chattanooga Film Festival coverage, we have with us tonight very special guest (and friend of The Gargyle Podcast), Eric Pennycoff - writer and director of Sadistic Intentions! We met Eric at the world premiere of Sadistic Intentions at the Knoxville Horror Film Festival and quickly fell in love with his film!  It was one of the standout films at KHFF and one of the...

Tonight's set of Chattanooga Film Festival film reviews covers four films that are drastically different in tone, but all share a common thread of "obsession."  And while the obsessions in each of these films led to some pretty terrible outcomes, our obsessions with these movies leads to four pretty great cinematic experiences!!  So join us as we try In Fabric on for size, bask in the ne...

Eric and I have already talked at length about how much we absolutely LOVE the Chattanooga Film Festival (about 1/3 of 2019 will end up being CFF coverage)!  But, along with the amazing experiences of meeting some awesome people and podcasting with some of our favorite podcasts, we actually did watch some movies at the 2019 Chattanooga Film Festival.  So, now that all of the interviews w...

Rounding out the interviews that Eric and I did at the Chattanooga Film Festival is our interview with Mallory O'Meara, author of The Lady From the Black Lagoon:  Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick.  And just like our interviews with Brian Salisbury (of Junkfood Cinema) and Rebekah McKendry, Rob Galluzzo, and Elric Kane (of Shock Waves), talking with Mallory was o...

While I want to just have the description of this episode be "Read the description of the Shock Waves interview, but intensify the silliness exponentially!!" - which would be completely accurate (Junkfood Cinema was part of the CFF teaser announcement and it was one of the things that we were most excited about for the entire fest because Jukfood Cinema, like Shock Waves, is one of our absolute fa...