A series of encounters between a space blob and the world’s oldest teenagers ..read more

Andrew and Matt go under the sea, where the seaweed is always greener (in someone else’s lake). Creature from the Black Lagoon was directed by Jack Arnold and stars Richard Carlson Julie Adams Richard Denning Antonio Moreno Nestor Paiva Whit Bissell. The Creature was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. Additional notes Space Seed/The Wrath of Khan The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara relates the story of the designer of the Creature, Millicent Patrick The Shape of Water ..read more

The return of Vincent Price (Danzig voice intensifies ..read more

I messed up and lost my audio for this one, so treat yourself to two excerpts from recent Patreon content – THE THING (1982) and INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956 ..read more

Let’s talk about pods baby. Show Notes Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) was directed by Phillip Kaufman and stars: Donald Sutherland Brooke Adams Veronica Cartwright Jeff Goldblum Leonard Nimoy The film’s Wikipedia page It’s a remake of the 1955 film, which is adapted from the novel by Jack Finney. There are two other remakes, one from 1993 and one from 2007. We watched the version that was available (freely and legally) on YouTube but seems to have disappeared. Topics Discussed The many versions of this story Donald Sutherland as heartthrob Wilhelm Reich The paranoid tradition of ..read more

We move into our sci-fi horror with this archetype-defining classic. Show Notes Village of the Damned was directed by Wolf Rilla and stars George Sanders The film’s Wikipedia page The story was adapted from the novel by John Wyndham We watched the version that is streaming on the Criterion Channel Topics Discussed European Nightmares: Horror Cinema in Europe Since 1945 The Falcon, the Saint, and serial movies from the forties Blumhouse & the Dark Universe Andrew recommends buying all the back issues of Indiepocalypse ..read more

Andrew and Matt conclude their series on Folk Horror with this old Nicholas Roeg chestnut, starring Julie Christie, classic beefman Donald Sutherland, and, of course, Venice. Show Notes Don’t Look Now was directed by Nicholas Roeg and stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. The film’s wikipedia page The story was inspired by Daphne Du Maurier’s short story of the same name Andrew watched the Criterion blu-ray. I watched the version you can rent for $4 on Amazon Prime. Topics Discussed Don’t Look Now: British Cinema in the 1970’s Blair Witch Project Roger Corman and his influence The ..read more

Desperate to produce content for the content mills, Andrew and Matt resort to remote recording and in the process discuss the first Australian film on the podcast. Show Notes Picnic at Hanging Rock, which is for grownups only please, was directed by Peter Weir and stars Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, Vivean Gray and Jacki Weaver The film’s wikipedia page The story was inspired by Joan Lindsay’s 1967 book of the same name We watched the version available on the Criterion Channel. Andrew recommends buying all the back issues of Indiepocalypse ..read more

Andrew and Matt live out the quarantine days with a trip into this psychedelic medieval witchcraft animated film. Show Notes Belladonna of Sadness, which is for grownups only please, was directed by Eiichi Yamamoto and starred Aiko Nagayama and Tatsuya Nakadai. The film’s wikipedia page We were inspired to watch this film after reading this top 10 list on Unquiet Dead. The story was inspired by Jules Michelet’s 1862 non-fiction book “La Sorcière”. We watched the version available on Kanopy, which may be free with your library. Matt recommends Castlevania Season 3 on Netfli ..read more

A double feature this month – we talk about the excellent 1968 BBC adaptation of “Whistle and I’ll Come To You”… and also the other one. Show Notes The first version of Whistle and I’ll Come to You was released in 1968, was directed by Jonathan Miller and stars Michael Hordern. The second version was released in 2010, was directed by Neil Cross, and stars John Hurt. The film’s wikipedia page The story was adapted from the short story “Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” by MR James. We watched the version available on YouTube (1968) and Amazon Prime (2010). Matt reco ..read more