Tea For Terror

On this episode, Erika Bean, Rich Johnson and Andrew Graves take a long hard look at the stars whether they be a billion miles away or hovering over the violent beaches of Brighton beach to consider cult films and 'INVASION'. Expect cross-dressing Transylvanians, apartheid aliens and disgruntled mods as the gang yap on about tonnes of choice flicks including Repo Man (1984), The Bay (2012), District 9 (2009) and loads more. Take us to your leader or at least put the kettle on.

On this episode, Erika Bean, Rich Johnson and Andrew Graves, get all holier than thou and plunge into the murky world of cult cinema and the seven deadly sins. Expect lots of talk about lust, pride, wrath and the whole shebang. The trio will cram themselves into the confessional booth and examine films like Deep End (1970), The Return of Ringo (1965), The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994) and loads more. Say ten Hail Marys and listen to this episode now.

On this episode, Erika Bean, Rich Johnson and Andrew Graves, get all ‘hell and damnation’ and delve into the heady world of cult cinema and ‘possession’. Expect lots of talking in tongues, backwards messages and evil ventriloquist dummies as the team work their way through oldish and newish movies such as Magic (1978), The Wretched (2019), Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959), Poltergeist 2 (1986) and Black, Snake Moan (2006). The power of Christ compels you to listen to this episode.

On this episode, Erika Bean, Rich Johnson and Andrew Graves make no effort to try and cheer you up or take your minds off this whole social distancing lark, instead they revel in our collective unease and dedicate a two-hour plus show to the theme of ‘Isolation’. Expect endless chat about Martin (1977), Repulsion (1965), Rebecca (1940), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and loads more. Welcome to Mondo Moviehouse, is there anybody out there?

On the first of the new format episodes, Erika Bean, Rich Johnson and Andrew Graves, ponder examples of shrinking within the realms of cult cinema. The trio offer their views and theories on movies like Dr Cyclops (1940), Fantastic Voyage (1966) and loads more, and lose themselves in a terrifying world where giant cats stalk the living room, lawns become jungles and the inner human body is a vast battlefield of exotic danger. Welcome to Mondo Moviehouse: where size does matter.

On this episode, the last of our usual format episodes, Rich Johnson, Andrew Graves and brand new team member, Erika Bean, plunder the Lovecraftian creation that is Richard Stanley's Color out of Space. They assess the director's previous efforts, hold up the film's merits as a successful adaptation and wrap their tentacles around the anomaly that is Nicholas Cage. The trio will also revisit care home hokum Bubba Ho-Tep in the final ever outing of Charity Chainsaw. You have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson travel to yet another mysterious island in search of the undead, cannibals, and some mad doctor who looks like the crack-den version of Harvey Keitel. Marino Girolami's Zombie Holocaust is an early eighties piece of Italian exploitation cinema, which borrows heavily from both Zombie Flesh Eaters and Cannibal Holocaust, but will the duo find it a satisfying meal, or discover they’ve bitten off more than they can chew. The pair will also look at Millennial British horror The Cottage, in Charity Chainsaw. You Have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson wander unwisely into the world of Tales that Witness Madness, where they fall in love with a tree trunk, get taken back to past on a penny farthing and then get eaten by an imaginary tiger. Together they explore the history of the portmanteau horror film, examine Dead of Night, Amicus and American offerings like Creepshow and Twilight Zone the Movie, and ponder the appeal of these daft little films. They also toy with 1988 slasher, Child’s Play in Charity Chainsaw. You have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson sleepwalk their way into the Danish nightmare that is Vampyr(1932). The film, directed by Carl Dreyer, is a sort of semi-silent waking dream full of off-kilter images, and unlike many American productions it is less influenced by German expressionism than it is more abstract movements like surrealism and Dada. But will this thirties piece still feel fresh or should it be left to rot in the shadowy graveyard? The Mondo team will also re-examine the often-overlooked Hitchcock production, Stage Fright(1950) in regular feature Charity Chainsaw. You have been warned.

It’s the first of our special episodes. On this one, Rich Johnson and Andrew Graves explore the weird twilight world where children’s programming and horror cross over in an unpredictably twisted fashion. Welcome to MONDO MOVIEHOUSE MEETS KIDS TELLY. Expect a robot bigfoot, a warped scarecrow, and a soggy old cloth cat. Are you sitting uncomfortably? Good, then we’ll begin…

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson go on an ill-advised Portuguese holiday and wind up playing slow motion cat and mouse with some seriously dodgy undead Knights Templar. Amando de Ossorio’s Tombs of the Blind Dead is a dusty, 1970s relic from a dying Franco era Spain. Though vaguely anti-establishment, its political social commentary is often overshadowed by its blood thirsty misogyny and (of the era) attitudes to sexual violence, yet the wonderfully realised central mummified religious order of the film, provide us with one of the creepiest and genuinely scary set of monsters ever to have entered our collective cinematic psyche. But what will the team make of it? The pair also examine seminal slasher Friday the 13th (1980) in Charity Chainsaw and answer listener questions in Mail from the Crypt. You Have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson blag their way into the social elite and end up getting closer to the 1% than is humanly healthy. Brian Yuzna’s Society is both throwaway teen horror comedy and dark anti-capitalist satire, combining Baywatch style aesthetics with grimly sadistic special effects by Japanese gore guru Screaming Mad George, but will the pair dub the film to be full of rich pickings or just another poverty row disgrace? The regular Mondo team will also examine 1953s House of Wax in Charity Chainsaw and give listener questions a good going over. You have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson pay a seasonal visit to the circus and get lost in a nightmarishly warped vision bought to us by the seriously strange mind of Alejandero Jodorowsky. Santa Sangre is a bizarre cult film encompassing religious maniacs, freak shows, tattooed ladies, lunatic asylums and horrifically graphic elephant deaths. But will the team judge it to be a weird masterpiece or a colourfully dark mess? The Mondo crew will also examine Sam Raimi’s often overlooked pre-Spiderman, twisted comic book thriller, Darkman in regular feature Charity Chainsaw. You have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson wander out into the woods and find themselves at the mercy of sadists, murderers and some seriously dodgy acting. This time around the Mondo team examine Wes Craven’s extremely influential if highly controversial early shocker Last House on the Left.But will they find it to be a gutsy and courageous example of the ‘New Horror’, incorporating sharp social commentary and political subtext or will they judge it to be a more throwaway bit of mindless exploitation. The pair will also answer listener questions and pull apart Q the Winged Serpent in regular feature Charity Chainsaw. You have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson take an ill-advised holiday in the remote Swedish landscape finding themselves embroiled in bizarre sex rituals, witchcraft and mob sanctioned murder. Ari Aster’s Midsommar is a visually arresting bit of folk horror, which has instantly become a cult favourite, blending as it does graphic violence, knife edge tension and an unforgettable sense of foreboding. But will it weave its magic with the Mondo team or feel flatter than a pensioner’s mashed in face? The pair will also examine David Cronenberg’s seminal Scanners in Charity Chainsaw and answer loads of listener questions. You have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson go full on danse macabre, perversely pirouetting into the strangely hypnotic world of Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic Suspiria. The pair will scrutinise the film’s controversial nature, its mesmerising visuals and re-examine its standing within the modern horror community. They will also compare the original to Luca Guadagnino’s 21stcentury reimagining, discussing Tilda Swinton, Thom Yorke and its choregraphy of the damned. As well as all this, it’s Rich’s turn on Charity Chainsaw and this time he’s taking us all the way back to 1971 with his second-hand copy of Blood on Satan’s Claw. You Have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson sharpen their fangs and try to suck some sense out of Werner Herzog’s odd little vampire remake, Nosferatu the Vampyre. The film, a strangely jarring mix of naturalism and horror is a slow burning late 70s effort which leans heavily on the director’s patent mix of drab on location settings and understated tensions. But can it still get the blood pumping or is it largely a toothless affair? Also on this episode, the duo revisit Peter Jackson’s low budget chaotic debut splatter fest, Bad Taste, which gets a thorough going over in regular feature Charity Chainsaw. You have been warned.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson go on an ill-advised camping holiday in the middle of the English Civil war. With little to protect them from the elements and nothing on the menu is except some dodgy looking wild mushrooms, the pair entertain themselves by questioning the very nature of the universe and examining Ben Wheatley’s odd, hallucinogenic folk horror fable, A Field in England. Shot in stark black and white, the film weaves a strange magnetic spell, combining fantastic performances from the likes of Reece Sheersmith, Michael Smiley and Richard Glover and a trippy, out there aesthetic. The pair also go toe to fist on the director’s earlier film Kill List, rip apart 90s Kenneth Branagh vehicle Mary Shelley’s Frankensteinin in Charity Chainsaw and answer loads of listener questions. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS.

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson get their hooks into early 90s horror flick Candyman. Starring Tony Todd and Virginia Marsden, it’s a rich yet slow burning classic which taps into issues around race, poverty and societal divisions. The film centres around the son of a slave who is tortured and killed by a braying mob. Years later he returns from the grave to wreak havoc on impoverished black housing project, Cabrini Green. The regular Mondo team also discuss Clive Barker, Hellraiser and tonnes of other stuff as well as ripping into John Carpenter’s Christine in new feature Charity Chainsaw. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!

On this episode, Andrew Graves and Rich Johnson get locked in the dungeon and endure 2008 French horror Martyrs. The film, a gruelling 21st century gore-fest, springs from the abattoir mind of controversial director Pascal Laugier. The Mondo team will assess whether the film is merely another example of misogynist torture porn or if the confusing narrative is alluding to something more spiritual in nature. The pair will also discuss European chillers Eyes Without a Face and Les Diaboliques and examine cult classic Return of the Living Dead in brand new feature Charity Chainsaw. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!