It's time for some Lovecraft? Yes, This week we review an 80's film donated to us by Resoltuion67 about The Unnamable (1988).. I'd tell you what it is but I'm unable to name it... *Wocka Wocka*. Well, it's actually about some college students who take on the local legend of the Unnamable in a house nearby campus. They happen on the house and one by one get picked off by a creature that is up to no good. Will Randolph Carter solve the mystery in time to save his fellow friends? We find out in this review of a wild 80s film. We give you loads of trivia and talk about what worked and what didn't. JOIN US!
This week we picked 2 movies for the community to vote on and you guys picked SATAN'S SLAVE (1980) from Indonesia. The movie that inspired Joko Anwar to do horror and become successful at it. Alex went out blind bought the film to become more knowledgeable about Indonesian horror and the outcome is here for him, Christina & you guys to enjoy! We do a full on spoiler review and mostly a bunch a trivia on the movie for you guys. Join us for some more BTV in your eyes and ears! JOIN US!
For some strange reason we decided to take on the rest of the SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK franchise. Someone had to do it! They HAD to COME back… Right? We are the hero's to take on the quest and come out the other end with some jokes & some trivia that would make any horror fan happy. First Christina tells you about her viral moment online which is a fun story. Then we dive into our review of SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK AGAIN (1996) about a whole new set of Greaser Demons (well sorta) who COME BACK ... Again... For revenge! Only this time much more gory and fun. Then we take on SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK FOR MORE (1998) where it takes the story to Antarctica? Yeah... This one is all over the place and we have a lot to say about it and the franchise! SO JOIN US!
This week we picked up a few Stephen King stories turned into movies to review. One of the movies will start the franchise for next weeks episode that will finish it too! We kick it off with Graveyard Shift (1990) which stars Stephen Macht & Brad Dourif in this tale of bad bosses, working late & creatures that kill. A group of workers at a textile mill are put to work in the basement and are killed off by something creepy. Then we watched and review SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK (1991) about a boy who's older brother pays the ultimate price with some greasers by a train when they were kids. Upon returning to his home town as a teacher memories and the dead start appearing to pick off his class.. Can he stop these greasers once again? Or will they take him & his family with them? We pack it full of trivia about the movie and a few of our thoughts on Stephen King & some of his movies. Even which book would be a great TV show. All in this weeks episode. JOIN US!
It's time to jump into some French Horror of the Extreme variety and compare it to its United States Remake. The Court is in session for Martyrs (2008) v. Martyrs (2015). Though the movie was filmed in Canada the first film is considered a French film that has taken the film industry by storm when it released for being shocking and hard to watch. About a girl named Lucie who escapes her torturing kidnappers and exacts her revenge on the those who tormented her as a child with a friend that is willing to got to hell for her. It's a rough film for some, but we actually break it all down and Alex gets deep into the metaphors that the film might have within its depravity. Then we take on the US remake/re imagining that was one of the earlier films of Blumhouse and subsequently one of Jason Blum’s biggest regrets on film. See what we thought of both and why. In this glorious showdown! JOIN US!
We get into a few NEW Indie Supernatural films that came out within the last year. One demonic one and one cursed ghost one. First we review SURROGATE (2022) A fairly unique film that is all the way from Australia about a mother who is haunted by something that has taken over her family. Then we jump into another review with THE ACCURSED (2022) which is from the Director of Willy's Wonderland. This time trying his hand at Demonic horror. When a girls mother passes she is faced with getting a job caretaking for another woman in a coma with a very dark and connected past. IT's much darker than she would ever consider. JOIN US! This week on BTV for these new films. Including Trivia and our thoughts.
This week we decided to check out some micro budget Horror Comedies that you can watch FREE! That's right, this week is all about Tumbleweeds and Vampires! We kick things off with a short talk about what we've been up to and Alex tells a few Bus stories. Then review the movie KILLER TUMBLEWEEDS (2008) about a news anchor hellbent on saving the world from killer Tumbleweeds that eat babies. Then we jump into Oops! You're A Vampire (2022). Which is a movie about 2 sisters and one of them turns into a vampire. The family helps feed her until they can no longer handle the mayhem. It's a fun wild episode this week. With loads of derailing and loads of appreciation for super indie films. JOIN US!
This week on BTV we went for a pair of movies about buddy cops, Aliens & terrible love stories. That's right we are talking about The Hidden Franchise. Some may not even know this, but there was an actual sequel to the film THE HIDDEN (1987). The first movie stars Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Showgirls) Who is a "FBI" agent alien named Gallagher. He is hunting down a criminal alien that is hellbent on using bodies for their little joyride adventures in murder and excess. He teams up with Officer Beck for fun and antics on the streets of LA! Then we review the sequel that exchanges buddy cops to a love story with ravers & of course those pesky aliens. Turns out the alien that got exploded laid eggs and its up to Gallagher’s alien hunting back up to stop the crazed alien disaster from killing and galivanting again while he falls in love with the Officer Becks daughter 15 years later. We packed this episode with a lot of bad humor and laughs. JOIN US!
This week we picked a couple of Hong Kong Horror movies to watch involving guards, a haunted building of some sort and ghosts! One of these gets our coveted label WEIRD AF WONDER. Plus, Christina brings another weird story to the podcast newest segment HAPPY MONDAY involving a very twisted mother with Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and is still on the loose. Then we kick up some fun in our reviews. We watched and review THE IMP (1981) about a security guard who is haunted by a deadly imp that is killing off all his security buddies and trying to reincarnate himself into his pregnant wife. Then we decided to watch another HK movie THE GHOST SNATCHERS (1986). Which is a Ghostbusters Spoof movie. Chock full of humor and goofy and wild ghost action. But only one will walk away with the WEIRD AF WONDER Award. Do you know which movie will do it? Join us this week for some fun. JOIN US!
This week we delve into the notorious Bruno Mattei's Italian horror catalog. Plus, we even premiere our new segment called Happy Monday. Which is story time with Christina telling us some crushing weird news in the world to get your week started. That's right it's zombie time with his last two films in fact. If you don't know Bruno, he was the rip off king! He would put many scenes from other movies or homages in his films. We talk about his life and these two movies. Starting with ISLAND OF THE LIVING DEAD (2006) where a group of treasure hunters get surround by fog and get ship wrecked on a island filled with the living dead. Not just zombies either. Then we review and talk about Bruno Mattei's Final film ZOMBIES THE BEGINNING (2007) where the last movie left off with Sharon being rescued. She goes back to the dread island under false pretenses. When her old pals come back to bite her but not before she Ripley's (from Aliens) her way out of it! All in this big ol' BRUNO episode! JOIN US!
We are all getting OLD.. You can't avoid it. It's coming for you one way or another. But have you ever thought about how? Well, we picked a few horror movies that have old folks attacking the younger generations in two elderly horror fun filled movies we watched and reviewed. THE VISIT (2015) about a couple of kids who seek out their mothers estranged parents to finally visit them and find out who they are. Only when they get there things start to get pretty scary. OLD PEOPLE (2022) After years of neglect and being pushed to the side into forgotten homes and hospitals the elderly get filled with rage and start killing off everyone they come into contact. In a super serious and pretty bloody film. It's the NIGHT of the LIVING Olds.... JOIN US!
It's Pride Month! So we picked a couple of Queer Friendly Horror Films by Writer/Director Ron Oliver who made a few horror movies we wanted to talk about this week! HELLO MARY LOU Prom Night 2 (1987) & Prom Night 3 The Last Kiss (1990). One he directed and both that he wrote. One of the two is Alex's favorite movie of recent times. This is Christina's first time watching them. About a girl from the 50s who was bound for hell and was accidentally burned alive on Prom Night and has come to the future to exact he revenge on the school and her past friends. Both of these movies pay heavy homages to some of the great slashers of the 80's and we discuss a lot about Ron Oliver's life and both of his movies. JOIN US!
It's Pride Month! So we picked a couple of Gay Slasher films for the month to celebrate. One wielding a Sickle and another sticking people with a Pitchfork. Oohhhhhhh yeah. Both of these films were new to us this week and maybe a few of you? We kick things off with a very vivid dream Alex had about Christina Joining a cult. Then we jump into the reviews of HELLBENT (2004) a killer is on the loose in West Hollywood and he collecting heads. He seems to only kill those who are gay. Next we review PITCHFORK (2016) Hunter and his gang of friends join him on coming out to his father on their farm. Soon they find that a killer is on the loose and picking off his friends and family one by one. See what we thought of these slasher films that we have never seen before, with loads of trivia and poor humor. JOIN US!
This week we take a trip into the subterranean layer of the subways and the horror that prevails within it's tunnels in movies. We do so with a review of the movie CREEEP (2004). A story about a woman who while on a mission to meet George Clooney gets trapped in the London Underground and has to fight to survive what is lurking in it's shadows. Then we review END OF THE LINE (2007) and apocalyptic film by the director of SLAHSERS (2001). Where another gril of course wanders down into the subway system in Montreal and a doomsday religious cult starts taking out people to send them to heaven. Is the apocalypse really happening or is it all in her head? We discuss both this week. Plus Christina finally tells us all about her adventures in jury duty. JOIN US!
It's a new episode with a new skit?! Yeah Alex hasn't done one in a long time but felt spicy this morning and made it. Summer is practically here so we reviewed BEACH movies! Summer is coming.. and it will eat you alive. Two movies about beach that EAT PEOPLE!? You got that right. If you thought social climate was bad wait till you see what these beaches are packing. First we review BLOOD BEACH (1980) Where the residents of Santa Monica County are disappearing without a trace. It's up to 2 Beach Patrol dudes and a whole squad of police to find out what is eating people. Then we review THE SAND (2015). A Syfy original? I know I know! But this one is actually pretty fun. It's about a bunch of college kids who throw a party on the beach and wake up to find their friends missing and that anyone who tries to leave the beach is devoured. Heck of a morning... JOIN US this week for a summer full of blood & laughs.
Well we continue our viewing and reviewing journey this week with a couple of Italian made US shot horror movies that involve animals, colleges and 1988. First we dive into the Zombie Franchise from Italy with ZOMBIE 5: Killing Birds (1988) about a group of college kids who are studying a rare bird and suddenly are plagued with zombies in a Lousiana mansion. "But what about the birds guys!?" We solve the mystery. Then it's time to review PRIMAL RAGE (1988) Years before the monkeys turned a group of activists into rage induced zombies in the UK. There was this film from the 80's they possibly stole the idea from. Only this is much more silly and ridiculous. A film that's totally 80's with a theme song, Baboons, Happy Sick Jocks, Masks a plenty and fantastic dialogue to make all your 80's dreams come true. JOIN US! As we dive into some films that you might want to sink your teeth into.
This week we dug deep for horror fans that like to dig the deepest and find the weirdest and sometimes the most inspiring movies of the bunch. We are talking SOV or Shoestring backyard budget horror films. Ones that even caught the ire of the Video nasties list in England. Ones that have Zombies in dream sequences and so much more. These are the GET OUT THERE AND MAKE A DANG MOVIE type of movies from the 80's. We kick it off with SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN (1983) which is a movie that an entire kids drama class made with a guy who used to be a rock star promoter in the UK! It about a mute demonic girl that causes an entire orphanage to go crazy and attack everyone. Then we review the movie The Soultangler (1987) which is actually shot on 16mm but on very low budget and shot in a week! About a mad scientist who has developed a drug that can transcend reality and let you jump between bodies of the living or the dead. A movie that has some of the FX from Street Trash! JOIN US!
Did you know that Halfway To Halloween is a thing? We are catching it just a little bit early this week in preparation. We watched 2 Halloween Movies that both deal with ICONIC masks for Halloween! First we kick off the celebration with a review of HALLOWEEN III: Season of the Witch (1982). Where a bunch of strange murders are popping up around town and it's up to a Doctor and a victims Daughter to solve the mystery surround these strange Halloween Masks... but you will NEVER guess what is happening! Then we review a newer Halloween film called HAUNT (2019) about a group of kids who visit an extreme haunted house on Halloween that turns into a real murderous situation beyond their imagination. Will they survive!? FIND OUT! In this weeks BTV episode. JOIN US!
We are back for a Weird AF Wonders Episode of Rat People Proportions. That's right.. we review two movies that may just blow your mind. First we talk about RATBOY (1986) where a young teenage Rat "BOY" is found and exploited by a woman and her two brothers to become FAMOUS. However the story behind the movie may just be the more interesting story. So you will NOT want to miss the Spoiler Section on this one. It has some pretty wild trivia that Christina gets heated about involving Clint Eastwood? Yep. Then we discuss RAT MAN (1988) about a genetically engineered or rather human sperm induced rat baby starts shredding models on a jungle island. Enough to bring David Warbeck & Janet Agren (of The Beyond & City of the Living Dead Fulci Movie Fame) to save the day. There may be too much stinky cheese for both Alex & Christina to handle in this WEIRD AF episode. JOIN US!
The Aftermath of last week has left us in shambles and unable to pick movies that work together. SO.. in true BTV Fashion this week is brought to you by that fun, love and chaos. This week we dive into a few completely different movies that you may or may not know. First we review WOLFEN (1981) Where and ancient natural force is literraly tearing the folks of New York into pieces for building on their land some thousands of years ago. A few detectives think it may be some of the indigenous folk, but it may be something they never expected at all. Then we review a Horror Comedy Dr. GIGGLES (1992) About a son of a doctor who's father practiced some pretty heinous experiments on the local townsfolk of a small city. When the son escapes the mental institution it's time to take up daddy's old profession as THE Dr. Giggles in fun and gore filled ways. ALL on this WEEKS EPISODE! Full of trivia fun and ... us! JOIN US!
