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Night of the Howling Beast (1975), Night of the Werewolf (1981), and The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983). In the annals of the Spanish horror genre, you can't go far without running into the name Paul Naschy, especially the werewolf films that he made, numbering over a dozen! In his 40+ year career, Naschy made over 100 films, many in the horror genre, even directing almost two dozen of them, and writing over fifty of them! In this episode, we cover 3 of Naschy's werewolf film, where he always re-invented the character of Waldemar Daninsky character, who always seems to be cursed to turn into a snarling beast. Tune in and take notes! Insta: https://www.instagram.com/discoverthehorror/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiscovertheHorror Web:  https://discoverthehorror.com/ In this episode, we mention these films: An American Werewolf in London (1981), Assignment Terror (1970), Beast and the Magic Sword (1983), Curse of the Devil (1973), Curse of the Werewolf (1961), The Devil’s Possessed (1974), Dr. Jekyll vs the Wolfman (1972), Exorcismo (1975), Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror (1967), Fury of the Wolfman (1972), Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973), The Howling (1981), Human Beasts (1980), Loreley’s Grasp (1973), Night of the Howling Beast aka Werewolf vs the Yeti (1975), Night of the Seagulls (1975)  Night of the Werewolf (1981), The People Who Own the Dark (1976), The Return of the Vampire (1943), Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972), Werewolf Shadow aka Werewolf vs the Vampire Woman (1971), Werewolf (1956), Zombie (1979)

A single word that will bring a look of hatred, disgust, or simply end the conversation: remakes. When brought up, many fans will immediately say “they suck” and move on. But do they all suck? Sure, we can all point out an example or two that we think of as abominations, but you can't lump all of them together. Because when you start to think about it, there are plenty of good remakes… and a few that we think are amazing! In this episode, we delve into this perennially controversial subject. We'll cover some of our favorites as well as ones that we feel missed the mark, and even try to figure out what makes a remake successful or... well, not so successful. Insta: https://www.instagram.com/discoverthehorror/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiscovertheHorror Web:  https://discoverthehorror.com/ In this episode, we discuss: 13 Ghosts (2001) Amityville II: The Possession (1982) Amityville Horror (1979) Amityville Horror (2005) Army of Darkness (1992) The Blob (1958) The Blob (1988) Carrie (1976) Cat People (1942) Cat People (1982) Child’s Play (1988) Child’s Play (2019) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Dawn of the Dead (2004) The Devil’s Rejects (2005) Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) Dracula (1931) Dracula (1974) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) Evil Dead (1981) Evil Dead (2010) Evil Dead 2 (1987) Freddy vs Jason (2003) The Fly (1986) Frankenstein (1910) Frankenstein (1931) Frankenstein: The True Story Friday the 13th (1980) Friday the 13th (2009) Fright Night (1985) Fright Night (2011) Godfather (1972) Halloween (1978) Halloween (2007) Hills Have Eyes (1977) Hills Have Eyes (2006) House of a 1000 Corpses (2003) Invasion of the Body Snatcher (1956) Invasion of the Body Snatcher (1978) Inside (2007) The Invisible Man (2020) It (1990) It (2017) Jaws (1975) Last House on the Left (1972) Last House on the Left (2009) Leatherface (2017) Maniac (1980) Maniac (2012) Martyrs (2015) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) My Bloody Valentine (1981) Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) Night of the Living Dead (1990) Nosferatu (1979) Pet Sematary (1989) Pet Sematary (2019) Phantom of the Opera (1925) Piranha (1978) Piranha 3D (2010) Psycho (1998) Quarantine (2008) [REC] (2007) The Ring (1998) The Ring (2002) Salem’s Lot (1979) The Shining (1980) The Shining (1997) Suspiria (1977) Suspiria (2018) Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) The Thing (1982) The Thing from Another World (1951) The Toolbox Murders (1978) Toolbox Murders (2004) We Are What We Are (2010) We Are What We Are (2013) The Wolfman (2010)        

The Brood (1979), Videodrome (1983), The Fly (1986). These are the three favorites of one of the most unique directors working today. If he didn't create the term "body horror", he sure did redefine it. Especially in those earlier films in his career, there was always something dwelling deep within the flesh, working its way out, through the blood and plus. Tune in and hear our thoughts on our three Cronenberg favorites and such fun topics like fly politics, literal handguns, and redefining what a messy divorce looks like. Films mention in this episode: Atrium (2018), Black Christmas (1974), The Brood (1979), Cigarette Burns (2005), Curtains (1983), The Dead are Alive! (1972), The Dead Zone (1983), The Exterminator (1980), The Fly (1986), Ghostbusters (1984), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Nightbreed (1990), Rabid (1977), Scanners (1981), Shivers (1975), Stripes (1982), The Thing (1982), Videodrome (1983), The Void (2016)

Join Damian Kalanick, co-creator of Living Dead Dolls and director of development at Mezco Toys, as he dives into the eerie yet captivating world of horror-themed collectibles. From nostalgic tales of classic horror toys to the birth of Living Dead Dolls, he unpacks their evolution and cultural impact. Expect insights on the merging of graphic horror with child-friendly merchandise, and the challenges faced in the niche toy market. This conversation is a spooky treasure trove for collectors and horror fans alike!

Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960), The Damned (1963), Plague of the Zombies (1966). These are the three titles covered in this episode, as well as a little discussing on what can be considered "horror" when talking about the famous Studio that Dripped Blood. While some of these titles don't immediately come to mind when you think of Hammer Horror, digging a little deeper, you might discover it to be there after all. These are the titles mentioned in the episode: Cross of the Devil (1975), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), The Damned (1963), The Ghost Breakers (1940), Horror of Dracula (1958), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Plague of the Zombies (1966), Paranoiac (1963), The People Who Own the Dark (1976), The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), To the Devil a Daughter (1976), White Zombie (1932)

When most horror fans they first get into the genre, they tend to look for the juicy, red, and meaty stuff . . . the gore. Okay maybe not all horror fans, but a lot of us. Always looking for the next over-the-top or extreme, or just being dazzled by the top-notch gory makeup effects that were bursting out from the screen, we ate that shit up! In this episode, we highlight some of our favorite moments of gore. Joining us on our journey through the gore-soaked trenches is the incredible artist Putrid! Alien (1979), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Anthropophagus (1981), The Beyond (1981), Beyond the Darkness (1979),Black Past (1989), Blood Feast (1963), Blood Freak (1972), Bloodsucking Freaks (1976), Bone Tomahawk (2015), Braindead (1992), The Burning Moon (1992), Cannibal Holocaust (1980), City of the Living Dead (1980), A Company of Wolves (1984), Dard Divorce (2007), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Deep Red (1975), Dellamorte Dellamore (1994), Dream Home (2010), Dr. Lamb (1992), Dust Devil (1992), Ebola Syndrome (1996), Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead (2013), Evilspeak (1981), Faces of Death (1978), The Fly II (1989), The Fog (1980), Found (2012), Friday the 13th (1980), The Gore Gore Girls (1972), Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), House by the Cemetery (1981), The Howling (1981), The Initiation (1984), Irreversible (2002), Maniac (1980), Mermaid in a Manhole (1988), Nekromantik (1987), New York Ripper (1982), No Reason (2010), Opera (1987), Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997), The Queen of Black Magic (1981), The Raid (2011), Rampage (1987), Robocop (1987), Scanners (1981), The Shining (1980), Society (1989), Splatter Farm (1987), Starship Troopers (1997), Story of Ricky (1991), Suspiria (1977), Tenebre (1982), The Thing (1982), Tonight She Comes (2016),Total Recall (1990), The Toxic Avengers (1984), Traces of Death (1993), Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964), The Untold Story (1993), Videodrome (1982), Violent Shit (1989), Wizard of Gore (1970), Woodchipper Massacre (1988), Zombie (1979)

King Dinosaur (1955), The Cyclops (1957), & Food of the Gods (1976). Tune in to this GIANT episode when we discuss Mr. B.I.G., the one and only Bert I. Gordon, and three of his films. Known for films that featured giant monsters, such as giant grasshoppers, spiders, teenagers, and rats, he usually had some sort of small threat that is made larger with either shooting them on smaller sets or super imposing them over a back projector screen. Fun usually ensues.  Movies we mentioned in this episode: Beginning of the End (1957), Brides of Blood (1968), Cannibal Ferox (1981), Cannibal Holocaust (1980), The Cyclops (1957), Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977), Empire of the Ants (1977), Faces of Death (1978), Food of the Gods (1976), Holy Mountain (1973), The Howling (1981) Hunchback of the Morgue (1973), The Innocents (1961), King Dinosaur (1955), The Legend of Hell House (1973), Little Shop of Horrors (1960), Night of a 1000 Cats (1972), Of Mice and Men (1939), The Spider aka Earth vs the Spider (1958), Slave of the Cannibal God (1978), El Topo (1970), War of the Colossal Beast (1958), Wild Beasts (1984), and The Wolf Man (1941)

Before the Internet, horror reference books are where you'd go to learn about the genre. Whether it was film and video guides, biographies, or just general information titles, we learn about new titles as well as learn more about the ones we already knew. And it is still as effective today! In this episode, we cover some titles that were essential to us, as well as some of our favorite titles today. Books Mentioned in this episode: Analog Nightmares: The Shot on Video Horror Films of 1982-1995 The Best, Worst, and Most Unusual Horror Films Beyond Horror Holocaust by Chas Balun Biology of Science Fiction Cinema by Mark C. Glassy Bleeding Skull! A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey by Joseph A. Ziemba Bleeding Skull! A 1990’s Trash-Horror Odyssey by Annie Choi, & Joseph A. Ziemba Bizarro Encyclopedia of Film Volume 1 by John Skipp & Heather DrainCut! Horror Writers on Horror Films by Christopher Golden Blood Circuits: Contemporary Argentine Horror Cinema by Johnathan Risner Films of the New French Extremity by Alexandra West Gore Score by Chas Balun Hammer Complete by Howard Maxford Hammer Dracula Scrapbook by Wayne Kinsey Hammer Films Legacy by Wayne Kinsey Hammer Frankenstein Scrapbook by Wayne Kinsey Hammer’s Grand Design by Wayne Kinsey Hidden Horror edited by Aaron Christensen Horror 101: The A-List of Horror Films and Monster Movies edited by Aaron Christensen Horror Films of the 1970s by John Kenneth Muir Horror Films of the 1980s by John Kenneth Muir Horror Films of the 1990s by John Kenneth Muir Horror Films of the 2000s by John Kenneth Muir Immoral Tales Pete Tombs & Cathil Tohill Infogothic by Alister Hughes It Came from Hunger by Larry Buchanan J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge, and Beyond by David Kalat Killing for Culture by David Kerekes & David Slater A Look of Horror Mondo Macabro by Pete Tombs Official Splatter Movie Guide Vol. 1 & 2 John McCarty Overlook Film Encyclopedia - Horror by Phil Hardy A Pictorial History of Hammer Films edited by Eric McNaughton & Darrell Buxton Profondo Agento by Alan Jones Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film by Michael Weldon Re/Search: Incredible Strange Films Sex, Sadism, Spain, and Cinema: The Spanish Horror Film by Nicholas G. Schlegel Spanish Horror Films by Antonio Lázaro-Reboll Sweet and Savage: The World through the Mondo Film Lens by Mark Goodall & Jeremy Dyson Universal Horrors Tom Weaver, Michael, and John Brunas Unsung Horrors edited by Eric McNaughton & Darrell Buxton A Vault of Horror: A Book of 80 Great British Horror Movies from 1956-1974 by Keith Topping Video Hound's Horror Show by Mike Mayo Video Wasteland’s Rental, Reference, and Review Guide by Ken Kish

Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977), Beyond the Darkness (1979), Anthropophagus (1980), Absurd (1981). These are the four films from the one and only Aristide Massaccesi, better known as Joe D'Amato! Joining us in this fun discussion is HorrorHound's Managing Editor, Aaron Crowell!

If you know horror art, you probably know Ghoulish Gary Pullin, and even if you don't know his name, you know his work. From Rue Morgue magazine to posters to album covers and more, Gary's signature style is everywhere you look in our little fandom community, so we talk to him about his career, the nature of horror art, and various other odds and ends.    In this episode, we discuss:  Dawn of the Dead Night of the Living Dead Halloween Halloween 2 Jaws A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Hilarious House of Frightenstein Phantasm The Old Dark House Evil Dead 2 A Nightmare on Elm Street Ghoulies 4 Day of the Dead The Blair WitchProject House of 1000 Corpses Jason X Jason Goes to Hell Event Horizon The Changeling Creepshow Creepshow 2 Martin Knightriders Terror Train Monster Squad Return of the Living Dead My Bloody Valentine