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Last week, we discussed NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the film that kickstarted George Romero's career. It was during the making of that film that he first crossed paths with an up-and-coming young makeup artist by the name of Tom Savini. Unfortunately, Savini's deployment to Vietnam prevented the two from working together at the time, but the two would reunite nearly a decade later for their first official collaboration on Romero's modern take on the vampire film, 1977's MARTIN. Theme Song:...

For our inaugural series for the Cinema Shock Podcast, we're celebrating the lives and careers of George Romero and his frequent collaborator and makeup effects legend Tom Savini. While Savini didn't work on NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the story of their years-long collaboration does start here, however tangentially. Plus, how do you talk about the career of George Romero without starting with the film that started it all? NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD not only kickstarted Romero's career, but...

Last week, we visited the itsy bitsy spiders of Amblin with Frank Marshall's ARACHNOPHOBIA. This week, we're heading forward a few years to discuss the history giant spider movies and the early aughts David Arquette vehicle that attempted to pay those homage to those classic creature features. We're joined this week by Mr. Todd A. Davis! Support our sponsor! Receive 20% off plus free shipping at manscaped.com by using promo code 'PFS20' at checkout! This episode was written and...

This week begins a double header taking a look at some of our favorite spider movies, beginning with a favorite from our childhoods, Frank Marshall's ARACHNOPHOBIA! We are once again joined this week by Mr. Todd A. Davis! Support our sponsor! Receive 20% off plus free shipping at manscaped.com by using promo code 'PFS20' at checkout! This episode was written and produced and edited by Justin Bishop and Gary Horne. Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy...

Comic book movie are all the rage right now, but few of today's comic book adaptations attempt to recreate the look of the comics that they're based on. For this double feature, we're going to take a look at a couple of films that — for better or worse — attempted to painstakingly recreate the look of the comics that inspired them. This week, we're discussing Robert Rodriguez's adaptation of Frank Miller's neo-noir classic SIN CITY. We're joined once again this week by Mr. Todd A....

Comic book movie are all the rage right now, but few of today's comic book adaptations attempt to recreate the look of the comics that they're based on. For this double feature, we're going to take a look at a couple of films that — for better or worse — attempted to painstakingly recreate the look of the comics that inspired them. For our first film, we're discussing a movie that just celebrated its 30th anniversary, Warren Beatty's long-in-development DICK TRACY. We'll talk about just...

There's a reason that most horror films take place in the dark. But daytime horror can be just as effective, if done right. For this two-part series, we'll be discussing two of the best examples of daytime horror, and two films that have other parallels as well... Last week, we discussed 1973's THE WICKER MAN, a seminal daytime horror film. This week, we move to something more recent, and a film that shares a lot of DNA with Robin Hardy's classic horror flick: 2019's MIDSOMMAR, which just...

There's a reason that most horror films take place in the dark. But daytime horror can be just as effective, if done right. For this two-part series, we'll be discussing two of the best examples of daytime horror, and two films that have other parallels as well... For this first episode, we're going to take a look at a film that's the epitome of the folk horror subgenera, Robin Hardy's 1973 cult masterpiece THE WICKER MAN. Support our sponsor! Receive 20% off plus free shipping at...

On March 24, 2020, the world of horror lost an icon in Stuart Gordon. Long revered for his subversive and often hilarious films, Gordon is well deserving (and overdue) for an induction into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame. This week, we wrap up our series with a look at Gordon's final film, STUCK, based on an unbelievable true story. In this episode, we'll recount just how Gordon translated real life events into a thrilling dark comedy. Support our sponsor! Receive 20% off plus free shipping...

On March 24, 2020, the world of horror lost an icon in Stuart Gordon. Long revered for his subversive and often hilarious films, Gordon is well deserving (and overdue) for an induction into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame. This week, we take a look at one of Gordon's lesser-known films, and one that re-teamed him with someone that he'd worked with at the beginning of his career, playwright David Mamet. Support our sponsor! Receive 20% off plus free shipping at manscaped.comby using promo...

On March 24, 2020, the world of horror lost an icon in Stuart Gordon. Long revered for his subversive and often hilarious films, Gordon is well deserving (and overdue) for an induction into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame. For the fourth part of this series, we're taking a look at Stuart's 1995 straight-to-video nasty CASTLE FREAK, the film that reunited him with RE-ANIMATOR stars Barbara Crampton and Jeffrey Combs, and remains one of the bleakest of his career. How did this movie come to...

Our very own Justin Bishop recently got to sit down with Josh Dean of The Film House for the inaugural episode of The Film House: The Podcast, alongside longtime PFS friend (and McArathon co-founder) John Ferrer to discuss their favorite theatrical experiences. The Film House is a non-profit committed to opening an independent art house theater in Greenville, South Carolina. For more info, visit www.filmhousegreenville.org.

On March 24, 2020, the world of horror lost an icon in Stuart Gordon. Long revered for his subversive and often hilarious films, Gordon is well deserving (and overdue) for an induction into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame. This week, we're taking a look at a film that many may not associate with Gordon — or even be aware of his involvement — but one that he had a big hand in helping to shepherd to the big screen: Disney's HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS. How did a director known for his...

On March 24, 2020, the world of horror lost an icon in Stuart Gordon. Long revered for his subversive and often hilarious films, Gordon is well deserving (and overdue) for an induction into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame. Following the success of RE-ANIMATOR, Gordon — along with producers Brian Yuzna and Charles Band — turned his attention to another Lovecraft adaptation: FROM BEYOND. We're joined this week by special guest Ian Schulz of psychotroniccinema.com. Support our sponsor! Receive...

On March 24, 2020, the world of horror lost an icon in Stuart Gordon. Long revered for his subversive and often hilarious films, Gordon is well deserving (and overdue) for an induction into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame. To kick off our Gordon series, we're going to discuss his first film, RE-ANIMATOR. But we're going back even further than that, discussing his beginnings in the world of theater where he created shocking plays -- including one that got him arrested for obscenity -- and how...

May 23, 1980 marked the release of Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING. Disliked by Stephen King, on whose novel it was based, and dismissed by critics at the time of its original release, 40 years later, the film is considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Nearly four decades after the release of Kubrick's classic, Mike Flanagan's DOCTOR SLEEP, based on King's 2013 novel, dared to revisit the world that Kubrick created. On this episode, we'll delve into the origins of King's...

May 23, 1980 marked the release of Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING. Disliked by Stephen King, on whose novel it was based, and dismissed by critics at the time of its original release, 40 years later, the film is considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time. This week, we're taking a look at Kubrick's groundbreaking film and discussing how it came to be, the origins of the source novel, and the film's legacy. Support our sponsor! Receive 20% off plus free shipping at...

This month marks the 40th anniversary of Sean S. Cunningham's FRIDAY THE 13TH, a film that was created to capitalize on the success of John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN, but ended up inspiring a slew of imitators itself. One of the films that FRIDAY THE 13TH inspired came well after the 80s slasher boom and even well after the slasher revival of the late 90s had died out. In 2006, writer/director Adam Green promised a return to "old fashioned American horror" with HATCHET. Support our sponsor!...

This month marks the 40th anniversary of Sean S. Cunningham's FRIDAY THE 13TH, a film that was created to capitalize on the success of John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN, but ended up inspiring a slew of imitators itself. This week, we're going all the way back to 1980 to look at the film that kicked off one of the biggest horror franchises of all time. FRIDAY THE 13TH was a product, designed for one thing: to make money. Little did the filmmakers behind it know, but it would be the spark that...

For this series, we're taking a trip to Nilbog (it's "goblin" spelled backwards!) to celebrate the best worst movie ever made. In this special bonus episode, we (virtually) sit down with George Hardy, star of both TROLL 2 and BEST WORST MOVIE to discuss his memories of making both of those films, who from the cast he keeps in touch with, his recent and upcoming film roles, and just how he's keeping busy during the quarantine. A big thank you to Mr. Hardy for putting aside some time for...