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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

The Norliss Tapes (1973), A Cold Night's Death (1973) & Salem's Lot (1979). Did you know that once upon a very earthy time, major broadcasters made films specifically to be shown on TV, and that of the thousands that were made, a whole bunch were horror films? On this episode, we transport you back to a time of shag carpet, rotary phones and pants-wettingly scary films with commercial interruptions.

The movie soundtrack can be just as important and effective as anything we're seeing on screen, especially when it comes to the horror film. Just think of The Omen, The Exorcist, or even Creepshow. This episode we discuss some of our favorites and why we think they are effective.

Vampyres (1974), Fascination (1979), & Vampyros Lesbos (1971) - In this episode, we delved into some of the lesser known vampire films that go off the beaten path when compared to traditional vampire films, from three different countries, and from three different filmmakers (Jose Larraz, Jean Rollin, and Jess Franco).

In this episode, we tackle the million dollar question that all horror fans get asked at least one time in their life: Why Do We Like Horror? While we can't answer for everyone, we're going to give our thoughts on the subject. And to help us delve into that, we've invited our first guest to the podcast, Dr. AC (aka Aaron Christensen)! He runs the Horror 101 with Dr. AC website (http://horror101withdrac.blogspot.com/), as well as being editor for books like Horror 101: The A-List of Horror and Monster Movies and Hidden Horror, which won the Rondo Award for Best Book in 20013. Nekromantik (1987) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093608/reference The Exorcist (1973) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/reference Jaws (1977) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/reference Godzilla (1954) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047034/reference Evil Dead (1981) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083907/reference Dracula (1931) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/reference Frankenstein (1931) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/reference Island of Lost Souls (1932) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024188/reference Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022835/reference From Beyond (1986) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091083/reference Curse of Frankenstein (1957) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050280/reference Halloween II (1981) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082495/reference Psycho (1960) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/reference Tonight She Comes (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5161376/reference We Are the Flesh (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4682708/reference Meet the Feebles (1989) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097858/reference Halloween (1978) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/reference Shape of Water (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580390/reference Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046876/reference Revenge of the Creature (1955) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048554/reference Creature Walks Among Us (1956) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049103/reference Leprachaun (1993) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107387/reference Children of the Corn (1984) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/reference Screams of a Winter Night (1979) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079869/reference A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/reference Hellraiser (1987) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093177/reference In the Earth (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13429362/reference Terrified (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7549892/reference House of 1000 Corpses (2003) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251736/reference Friday the 13th (1980) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/reference Just Before Dawn (1981) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082592/reference Pumpkinhead (1988) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095925/reference

While most fans compile a list of the Best Films of that year, we've always considered any new movies viewed during that year. So in this episode, we're going to discuss some of the films we watched over the last 12 months, spotlighting some of our favorites from that period. We also go through other films that came out in 2021.

Featured: Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), The Psychic (1977), House of Clocks (1988). This episode we discuss 3 of Fulci's films that might not get the same attention as some of his other titles like Zombie or City of the Living Dead, but still show his masterful craft of cinema.