Episode Sixteen: 2014 – The Year in Horror
Happy New Year! 2014 was a great year for horror — if you were willing to dig for it. While there were only a mere handful of big studio releases — and they were uniformly disappointing — there were a lot of fantastic indie films out there, which generally received limited theatrical releases, assuming they didn’t go straight to Netflix or VOD.
Jennifer and Michael walk you through the best this past year had to offer, with special guests Jeff Harris from Fanboy News Network and Jillian Venters from Gothic Charm School. Let us know what you think, and tell us if there are any gems we missed.
(We also recorded the “Geek Culture Review Of 2014″ episode of Fanboy News Network that day, in one long epic podcasting session. You should definitely check that out, too!)
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Episode Fifteen: Hauntings!
It’s almost Christmas, and you know what that means — ghost stories! (Well, according to Charles Dickens, anyway.)
We already covered Haunted Houses back in Episode Nine, but this time we’re getting out of the house and exploring haunted apartment buildings, orphanages, and more! Remember, kids, ghosts can strike anywhere at any time. Happy Holidays!
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Episode Fourteen: Remakes!
Whether you love them or hate them, the horror remake is here to stay. (Hollywood loves to feast on its own dead.) Join Jennifer and Michael as they delve into the best, the worst, and the most completely pointless.
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Episode Thirteen: Creepy Dolls!
“That puppet he made – it fucking hates everybody and wants everybody to die. Good thing it’s made entirely out of Nerf™.”
Triskadekaphobiacs beware! This is our thirteenth episode! Spoooky!
Hopefully it won’t be unlucky for you! It was a little unlucky for us, in that, for whatever reason, it took somewhat longer than normal to edit. (Around eight hours. Yes, really.) Which is why it didn’t get posted last Friday. But it’s finally here!
This time, we’re talking about Creepy Dolls — everything from evil possessed dolls who will straight-up kill you, to simple inanimate objects someone has formed an unnatural attachment to, and everything in between.
Look At Our Shorts!
(Sorry, sorry. I’m twelve.) Here are the short films we mentioned over the course of the episode, for your viewing pleasure:
Bonus Link!
All this and a bonus link? I know, we spoil you. Check out the radio dramas that Jennifer strongly recommended this episode: TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE!
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Episode Twelve: Vampires!
Oh my God, you guys, you guys — Halloween is coming!
Or at least, it was when we recorded this episode, but now it’s November 1st. A little anticlimactic, we realize.
This time out, we discuss those bloodsucking fiends, those children of the night, those stalwart standbys of the Halloween silver screen: vampires! From the good, the bad, to the ridiculous, we discuss all the vampires we have known and loved.
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Episode Eleven: Horror Comedies
Welcome to another Halloween season episode of your favorite horror movie podcast! (At least, we assume we’re your favorite horror movie podcast. If we’re not, please don’t tell us.)
In this episode, Jennifer rants about Kevin Smith, whose recent film, “Tusk,” seems to be one inside joke aimed at the fans of podcast. (We here at Don’t Read the Latin promise that if we ever make a movie of our own, we’re not going to just pander to our existing fanbase — we intend to pander to everyone.)
We also talk about economy of storytelling, Harlan Ellison, Jen’s Big Black Gothic Yard Sale, and Michael’s upcoming Halloween reading!
No Context For You
“Speaking of soft-core pornography …. ”
“I’m Aware I’m making poor choices.”
“I have a whole bunch of ‘Night of the … ‘ movies.”
Speaking of Michael’s Halloween reading:
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Episode Ten: It Happened On Halloween!
“Welcome to DRTL, the podcast that is not about Beastmaster.”
It’s October! It’s October! That means that this whole next month is, effectively, Halloween. We got a little excited.
This time, we’re talking about movies that take place on or around Halloween. (Yes, including the original Halloween.) How many of them do you think you can watch this month?
Finally here’s a …. a …. Call it a “bonus video.” (It will make sense once you listen to the episode, honestly.)
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Episode Nine: Haunted Houses
We’re back! Welcome to another episode with your hosts Jennifer Lovely and Michael Montoure, who have finally managed to overcome their scheduling difficulties and sit down and record a new episode for the first time in a month! We missed you! Did you miss us?
Please say you missed us.
Well, anyway, this time we’re talking about one of our very favorite sub-genres of horror — the haunted house movie! We talk about classics like The Haunting, The Innocents, The Uninvited, and Poltergeist; newer films like Haunter; and many, many others.
Ummm — yes, there’s usually a list here of all of the films we mention in an episode, but . . . . this time we forgot to take notes while editing the show. (Remember how we said we hadn’t done this in like a month . . . ?)
Here instead are the links to a couple of short films we did mention during the episode. (You’ll need to be logged into your Facebook account to watch this first one properly. You’ll see why. Good luck sleeping tonight.)
And here is a trailer for something else we talk about in the episode — the new film from the writer and director of “You’re Next.” We skipped out on recording last week so we could go to a free preview screening, and we completely loved it.
That’s about it. Give it a listen, tell your friends, and we’ll see you in two weeks, when we’ll be kicking off the Halloween season!
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Episode Eight: Found Footage
“It’s not like [Rob Zombie] is out there strong-arming small children for their candy money.”
“Although — you can kinda picture that, can’t you?”
“I kinda can, yeah.”
Felicitations, fright fans! Are you ready to face a fantastic festival of fearsome found footage films?
…. All right, that’s enough alliteration for one post. Welcome to another episode with your hosts Jennifer Lovely and Michael Montoure, as we bring you the skinny on horror cinema’s fastest-growing sub-genre, and discuss its strengths and limitations.
Expect chills, thrills, and more:
- Why found footage films don’t try to emulate Blair Witch‘s improvised scenes
- Scooby Doo as a gateway drug to horror
- Our guilty fondness for the recent Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated series
- How The Blair Witch Project lead the way for small-budget productions like The Battery and Jug Face
- Jennifer rants entertainingly about Rob Zombie, Amanda Palmer, and crowdfunding
- A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it LMFAO reference, and a mention of Christian Bale’s spectacular on-set meltdown
- Montoure has this episode’s “Fuck This Noise” moment, with the indie horror feature “All Cheerleaders Die”
Let us know what you think, and thanks for listening!
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Episode Seven: Mid-Year Review (with Fanboy News Network!)
Welcome back, fellow fear fanatics! This time, we’ve got a special crossover episode for you with Jeff Harris from our sibling podcast, Fanboy News Network!
Since we’re already halfway through 2014, we sit down and take a few minutes (seventy-six of them, to be exact) to talk about what the first half of the year has brought us in horror.
Join us as we debate the merits of watching horror movies in the theatre vs. watching them in more intimate settings, find out why Montoure enjoys going to preview screenings most of all, and as we praise theatre/restaurant/bar combos like Cinebarre. We talk about the renaissance of short films, and how they can be the new calling card for up-and-coming directors.
Aside from our usual horror movie fare, we talk about the recent proliferation of horror on television, including Hannibal, True Detective, Sleepy Hollow, American Horror Story, Dexter, Penny Dreadful, and The Strain! And finally, we touch briefly on immersive real-world horror events such as The Great Horror Campout (which you couldn’t pay us enough to go to, honestly) and Halloween Horror Nights!
Sit back and enjoy the episode that nearly caused Fanboy News Network’s first use of the explicit tag! “We love swearing!”
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