We finish off the Unnamable and it's brief franchise by watching, reviewing and dissecting The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992). This time Carter, Howard and the gang team up with John Rhys Davies for a few bad dates and quantum theory mixed in their Lovecraft. You got that right. Davies Slides on into this movie with ease as the charming and knowledge seeking Professor Warren. Who teams up with them to stop the beast and save Alyda from destiny. When something goes wrong and the beast is set loose on the college campus will Carter and the gang be able to stop the beast? YOINKS! FIND OUT! Was the sequel a better film than the first or will Christina & Alex be miffed on this one? JOIN US for an all new BTV!
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!
It's time for a Random Sequel that many have debated over and many have not been so fond of, but was it all that bad? We dive into RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD II (1988). A sequel that Dan O'bannon turned down. We watched it, review it and get into the reasons why the movie didn't work out like many of us all hoped. We also point out our more positive moments and a peek behind the scenes. This week on BTV! JOIN US!
Fresh off the heels of a SO BAD ITS GOOD horror movie from last week! We delve back into some weirder waters of Blood Diner (1987). The semi official but not so similar Blood Feast 2 film that you always wanted to see? And when you do FEAST your eyes on it will you succumb to the powers of SHEETAR! WE did... and her teeth were so pretty. A story about 2 boys who grew up studying the Egyptian art of cannibalism & magic run a famous veggie restaurant on the corner of Hollywood Blvd and death. They are hacking up customers who sign up for their mailer to create the perfect franken SHEETAR! Will they succeed or will the jealous competition find out what they are up to and stop them. It's all here in one WEIRD... episode. JOIN US!
It's Alex's Birthday Episode so we had a good times celebrating on the podcast this week! You can too by helping us spread the celebration with others! Be sure to share this on social media! Also, the deadline for the free movies is still open till the 12th. So Be sure to sign up. We kick off the episode by talking about the anniversary of Kurt Cobains Death and some peoples reactions to the times 30 years ago. This week Alex picked an Indonesian Terminator Knock Off called LADY TERMINATOR (1988). A so bad its good film that might just blow you mind. We dig in deep and talk about why we love this film and why you need to watch it's insanity. It's one big Alex celebration so let's ring in his birthday with a bunch of laughs. JOIN US!
It's another community pick week! The 2nd winner of the community is John Carpenters THEY LIVE (1988). So this week we kick things off and talk to you guys about some new stuff coming out. Christina drops some interesting news and we talk about a giveaway for Alex's Birthday! Then we dive into conpsiracy and alien invasions with our review of They Live. A movie so far ahead of it's time that it's a little too real and eerie these days. We talk about what we think of the movie, then get in dirty to talk about the meaning of the movie. Which has multiple messages. Plus LOADS of Trivia and our favorite scenes. JOIN US THIS WEEK!
It's time to get weird and deep on this weeks episode. You guys chose it on our community tab for YOUTUBE! This week is for Sci-Fi lovers of film, book and more! First we kick it off with a discussion about Christina’s thoughts about Late Night With The Devil, rapidly growing technology & Beetlejuice Beetlejuice . Then we both try a new SPICED beverage & Shot recipe directly from the Shimmer itself. Plus finally we review James Vandermeer’s novel adaptation of Annihilation (2018) that Alex Garland brought to life with his own personal touches. Or rather his own team of talented film makers as he would prefer it. The 4k of the movie was donated to the stream by Resolution67 that we devour and get pretty deep on. We discuss the deeper meaning, how some people might have wanted more in this movie and what we think it was all about. Plus loads of trivia and jokes. All in one great new Episode of BTV! JOIN US on both Audio everywhere podcasts are & Video now on Youtube!
WE ARE BACK! BTV is growing and we are changing. We are now adding this podcast to a video so that you can watch us act like complete buffoons on Youtube as well. Whether you enjoy audio or video. We are discussing The Crow (1994) and reviewing what we think of the 90s GOTH MASTER that it was. Does it still hold up? What actually happened to Brandon Lee? What do we think of The NEW Crow & will the world ever be able to wear tight leather like the old days? We can only hope, but it's all here in one giant episode across the airwaves & the eye waves? I'm not sure where I was going with that, but I hope you join us either on Youtube or on the podcast. 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!
Well, it's Valentines Week and we just had the Super Bowl. Apparently I heard Taylor Swift Won? In other news... we have 2 films for you and your Valentine or just yourself to enjoy! That's right we watched and reviewed (with loads of trivia) 2 holiday films for the occasion. Starting with MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) a slasher with a pick axe that kills when you celebrate the holiday with your friends. Especially since he was trapped in a mine for 6 weeks feeding on his friends. HOW DARE YOU! Then we take on a late comer to the Teen Scream slashers of the 90s with VALENTINE (2001). From the director of Urban Legends Jamie Blanks. This one stars an all star WB cast that will blow your mind with not only their looks but the insufferable dialogue and characters in this log of a slasher. We talk about why it was made, and why we tortured ourselves to watch it again. This episode is for lovers and if you don't have one. Give us some love by sharing the episode with someone you hate. JOIN US!
It's been a long while, but this week we picked 2 WEIRD AF WONDERS! That's right. We got two weird Sci Fi Horror Films? Yep. Visitors... from OUTER SPACE! We even tell you what we think is the most friendly, evil and earth destroying aliens of the bunch. Plus we introduce edibles into the mix so be sure to hang around to the end where things get WAY off the rails. We review VISTORS FROM THE ARKANA GALAXY (1981) about a sci fi journalist that accidentally brings his creations to life by thinking about them. Will they destroy the earth? Or just make you laugh? This Yugoslavian Czech Croatian film that many have not seen is one to watch! Then we review Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983). Which is about a meteor that crash lands on earth and hatches a bunch of furry snork wearing aliens that hatch on earth and cause havoc. EXTREMELY BORING HAVOC! Or is it? We talk about both while derailing the conversations multiple times this episode. Totally worth your time. JOIN US!
It's time for some Killer Thrillers! Ones that have huge stars playing bad boys... or.. something worse. That's right we picked a couple movies from 1990 that may or may not be remembered. A Eviction Thriller & a Supernatural Thriller. Alex derails the podcast for many stories involving some pretty crazy people and personal stories that will make you laugh. Christina reworks the plot of Jurassic Park into a Serial Killer story and so much more. We kick things off with a review of PACIFIC HEIGHTS (1990). Where Michael Keaton plays his best Bruce Wayne mixed with a murderer. A couple buys a brand new home in San Francisco to fix it up and rent it out to a few tenants to pay it off. When they get a tenant that won't move out or even pay. Things go from bad to worse as this tenant does everything they can to destroy this happy home. Can the new couple get him out before he kills them? Then we dive into a pretty underrated film that a lot of people may or may not know. MISTER FROST (1990) Starring Jeff Goldblum playing a seriously deranged serial killer? or something darker. Yep that's right. A Serial Killer admits to killing off 24 people that he buried in his backyard with a smile. 2 years later his trial ends and they decide to put this Man? into a mental hospital. To try and rehabilitate him. Only he's controlling the inmates and he's calling himself the devil. After wooing in a therapist Dr. Day becomes swept up in the killers game of I am the Devil and I'm going to prove it to you. That's right all in the this weeks episode! JOIN US!
This week we reach across the pond for some Horror and a Scifi horror film by Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg! That's right 2 films of the Cornetto Trilogy. Starting with a review of the movie that started it all.. SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004). Which some people consider one of the best horror comedies ever made. We talk about what we think of the film and how it compares to other films in the sub genre. Then we skip over the sequel of the trilogy and go straight for the blue jugular of THE WORLD'S END (2013). The final chapter of the trilogy for Wright & Pegg. A movie about growing up and leaving your town behind.. Well some of us anyways. It's about friends and what we hang onto in our pasts. Well.. that and a bunch of Robots... I mean Aliens that have taken over the hometown of the 5 musketeers. If you know you know. We review the movie and talk about whether it's up to par with their first film and plenty more trivia for both films JOIN US!
We are back and we are reviewing some Lovecraft adaptations this week! Two films that cover a wide swath of different stories from H.P. Lovecraft's resume. We kick it off with The Resurrected (1991) that is loosely based off The Case of Charles Dexter Ward story. About a man who inherits a chest from his dead ancestor chock full of arcane knowledge that leaves him spiraling off doing alchemy to bring the dead back to life. Then we jump into another 90s Lovecraftian film that is an anthology. NECRONOMICON (1993) that has 3 stories and one wrap around story with Jeffrey Combs playing Lovecraft. 3 original Lovecraft stories are given the short films treatment with some very amazing practical FX treatment. We review both movies and talk about all the extras. Plus Alex & Christina derail a bit with the help of some gummies. JOIN US!
It's finally HERE! The TOP 20 HORROR FILMS OF 2023! It was an interesting but not stellar year of horror. Which of course is always debatable, The year started off pretty rough with very few films that were even getting close to the top. However, it seems we were able to sequester about 20 plus films for you that you may or may not know. Hopefully we can find you a couple movies that you didn't expect! We also give a few honorable mentions because as always there are some that just are to match up. Then Jump into our 10 to 20 picks and then our top 10. Thank you to all of you this past year, whether you listened, donated, shared or even made a movie to watch. THANK YOU. See what you think of Alex's picks this year.
It's the HOLIDAY HORROR SEASON! This week for our final episode of the year we decided to pick some films that are around Christmas and involve kids. Whether they are out to take parents out, or their friends. We partake in the Christmas "Spirit" this week for the 2 horror films to review that you may or may not of seen. First we start off with The Children (2008). A movie about 2 sisters and their families that join together for Christmas in a far away cottage. While celebrating this special time together as a family the children start getting sick and start plotting to kill their own family. Then we take on a movie that Christina has been wanting to cover on the podcast. Super Dark Times (2017). A story about some kids in the 90's that live pretty average suburban lives until one day an accident happens between 2 best friends. It not only threatens their friendship, their love interest and maybe even their friends. We review both of these films and talk about some of their trivia and thoughts on the matter. JOIN US! We will return to the podcast in January for our Top Horror of 2023. We will be posting videos on Youtube steadily. Happy Holidays Everyone!
We Return from a quick Thanksgiving break with a couple of Dark Comedy Thrillers from 2013. One from the states and one outside the states. Both Pretty Dark and Both Pretty Funny. We talk about what we did this past break, what delicious goodies we ate, what we will be doing for the TOP 20 Horror Movies of 2023, Alex give Christina a bunch of crap for not taking shots properly. Then we jump into our review of CHEAP THRILLS (2013) about a few old friends that meet up at a bar coincidently after one of them lost their job and is getting evicted. They meet a couple willing to give them money for doing dares. These dares get worse and worse but so does the money till the bitter violent end. Then we jump into BIG BAD WOLVES (2013) about a 2 cops who bump into each other after both are trying to kidnap a suspect who's accused of some pretty heinous crimes against kids. They want to make him confess to his crimes but things get all kinds of messed up in this dark twisted comedy. All this week! JOIN US!
We have a special guest on this week! Geralt of Rivia! Well.. not really... It's Patrick one of our old Co-Hosts but he dressed up like him for the show. Christina had to take care of somethings so Patrick is filling in to let Alex go unchecked with his terrible sense of humor. Will BTV get canceled this week? Find out. Patrick lets us know his terrific parenting skills and what movies you are a bad person for liking. While we review 2 movies for Thanksgiving. THE MANITOU (1978) About a woman with a tumor on her back that grows into a Native Shaman God and falls off eventually to find they are in love.. and go to elope in Barbados. Then we watched and review PREY (2022) Where an Alien crash lands into the Americas pre United States and discovers that the female version of John Wick is about to teach it a lesson. It's all here in this one big episode made of love and horror. From your friends at Beyond the VOID... JOIN US!
