We are back for that crazy Siamese twin sibling rivalry gang of Duane and his brother Belial! That's right it's time to finish off Frank Henenlotters BASKET CASE Franchise w/ two new reviews! Starting with BASKET CASE 2 (1990) where Duane/Belial meet a new family of freaks. Everything seems normal for Belial but not so much Duane. Then we review BASKET CASE 3: The Progeny (1991) where Belial becomes a father on the road to Georgia where the freak gang stir up more trouble. It's a whacky franchise and we got loads of trivia and fun to talk about.
Thanksgiving Special? Well, pull up a chair and dine with us as we review two films that will blow your mind. First up we talk about BLOOD RAGE (1987) which is about a pair of twins one of them is accused of murder and 10 years later when one escapes the killing spree begins. Then we review POULTRYGEIST: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006). Zombified chickens attempt to kill the fast-food workers that cook them in a restaurant built on an ancient burial ground. Both are great and both will give you plenty to FEAST on this holiday.
Time to shake things up. Two Different films from the Vestron Video collection. This week we review David Cronenbergs SHIVERS (1975) about a parasite that runs rampant on a luxurious apartment complex and turns people into sex crazed deviants. Then (oddly mind you) we reviewed a childhood nostalgia favorite LITTLE MONSTERS (1989) where Fred Savage befriends a monster under his bed and has to save his brother from their underworld. It's definitely an odd mix week, but we hope it gives you some picks to check out!
This week we decided to dabble in religious found footage films. So, this week we review FINAL PRAYER (2013) aka The Borderlands. A group of Vatican scientists research a recent miracle that has been captured on video. Is it real or is there something more sinister happening? Then we review The Sacrament (2013) Directed by Ti West & Produced by Eli Roth which is essentially the Jonestown murders in a found footage film. A religious group that teeters on the edge of civilization is forced to face dire consequences by the hand of their leader. It's all this week! Chock full of trivia too! Join US!
Time for some newer movies! That's right this week we picked 2 movies that just released in 2020. We review SPELL (2020) about a man and his family that crash land their plane and the father is held prisoner by a old hoodoo lady. Did his family survive and will he get out alive? Then we jumped into another movie that's part Comedy, Thriller & Horror. An alcoholic deputy who is also a father has to solve the mystery of some murders that might be victims of a werewolf. Will this deputy solve the crime before it's too late? It's all here this week on the podcast! Tune in and lock your doors it's time for some BTV!
This week VOIDTOBER ENDS! *Scream* We pick our winner for our giveaway contest. Plus, a few reviews of some ladies with... Mind Powers.... That's right seems like our favorite thing. We kick it off with Stephen Kings First book and film CARRIE (1976) where a not so popular girl get's picked on too much and turns into a mind killer at prom. Directed by Brian DePalma. Then we jump into a review of Phenomena (1985) a Dario Argento film about a girl who can speak to insects who bumps into a serial killers path. It's all here for the season! Help us close out Halloween!
This week for VOIDTOBER we take on the BEYOND the DOOR Trilogy! Alex get's pretty wild in this one while Christina tries to reel him in. 3 Italian Horror movies that are SBIG. Starting with Beyond The Door (1974) for a silly head spinning tale of a woman who suddenly become possessed while pregnant. It is considered to be the Italian Exorcist rip off. Then w/ SHOCK (1977) the sequel that isn't connected. About a boy who gets possessed by his father who died and haunts his mommy with weird results. Then onto the AMOK TRAIN (1989) aka Beyond The Door 3 about a killer possessed train that kills people. All three are pretty much insane.
This week for VOIDTOBER we dive into a few houses that you probably should go into. Starting with a review of THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (2009) where a babysitter gets the job of a lifetime from a stranger offering 400 dollars for one night. Turns out she probably shouldn't have. Then we continue with a review of WE ARE STILL HERE (2015) about a couple who is grieving the loss of their son. They decide to try and reset by moving into a new town and an old house. A house that just so happens to feed on souls every 30 years. Oops. It's all here in our 2nd week of VOIDTOBER!
VOIDTOBER BEGINS! That's right our Halloween Season has just begun. This week we are reviewing WITCHBOARD (1986) When a woman gets addicted to the Quija Net she thinks she meets a sweet 8 yr old boy who died but is a man who kills everyone who tries to help her. Then we review NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988) about Ten teenagers that party at an abandoned funeral parlor on Halloween night after a séance they unleash the demonic spirits to spice up the party. Plus, we ask you guys for a tagline for the show. Think you got a good one? Maybe we'll use it. All for VOIDTOBER! Week 1 of 4 down!
FULCI LIVES! and Alex will never let him die. That's why this week we tackle two newer movies from one of the Italian Masters catalog. AENIGMA (1987). After a prank goes wrong on an unsuspecting girl she's hospitalized with the powers of the DEVIL and exacts her revenge on all her friends. Then we talk about DEMONIA (1990). An archaeological team unearth a towns secret that unleashes the spirits of 5 demonic nuns who were murdered 500 years ago. It's all here in this weeks episode!
We continue this week with 2 new horror movies that just released! SPIRAL (2019) that just released on Shudder about a same sex couple that moves into the suburbs when things get turned upside down. Then we watched EVIL TAKES ROOT (2020) about a Filipino demon called the Batibat that finds a new home with a family in the suburbs. 2 New Movies. 2 New Reviews w/ Trivia! Be Excited!
We are back baby! Babysitter that is. With two newer horror comedies that will tickle your funny bones. The Babysitter (2017) w/ Samara Weaving kicking butt or rather killing it while little cole sleeps. You've probably seen it as it released on Netflix years ago. Now the sequel has released so we decided to watch The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) on Netflix too! Was it as good as the first? Find out in our return to sillyness and bad jokes this week on BTV! PLUS, We announce our big 20 movie giveaway this week!
It's not only our 200th Episode! It's Christina's Birthday! So we are celebrating it with movies that she wanted to check out this week. So she chose HAGSLPOITATION flicks from the 60s! We watched Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) about a former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion. Then we watched the movie that started Joan Crawford's and Bettie'Davis "FEUD" w/ Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964). Which is about an aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative. Join us an help us celebrate this week! Next week we are off.
This week we picked two movies with something lurking behind your clothes nestled deep in your closet and even deeper into your psyche. First we watched an over the top spoof comedy from Troma called Monster In The Closet 1(986). Where the US is taken hostage by a closet monster. Then we take on a much more serious movie with Camerons Closet (1988) about a psychic child that brings about a demon that dwells in his closet and kills people. Alex even tells a TRIPPY story that Christina hasn't heard before from his past. Join us as we fight the shadows of our childhood.
Ever watch a movie and think well that sure hasn't aged too well? This week we dip into a few comedy horror films that have controversial moments in them. First up we put on our best bowling shoes for a gorey insanely graphic slasher romp in a bowling alley called GUTTERBALLS (2008). Lot's of blood bodies and.. more.. Then we dive into an older films with David Niven as OLD DRACULA (1974) who finds the perfect blood to awaken his bride Vampira only something goes wrong? Find out why and enjoy our discussion of controversial subject matter.
This week is extra special! We celebrate our 4 year anniversary and we finish up the official Amityville franchise! Big thanks to all our listeners over the years. We seriously couldn't do it without you. But that's not all! We review Amityville Dollhouse (1996) about a family moving into a home with a dollhouse that is shaped like the notorious home. Then we jump a few years ahead to the last "official" Amityville movie in the franchise with Amityville The Awakening (2017). A single mother and her kids move into THE Amityville house when their brother who's in a coma suddenly awakens. But is it him?
We continue the franchise of Amityville with parts 6 & 7 reviews! HELP US! The Evil of course has moved out of the house and into the many objects left behind. First we talk about Amityville: It's About Time (1992) when a family in Calabasas California brings a clock home the evil embeds it'self into their lives. Then we talk about part 7 with Amityville: A New Generation (1993) where a mirror is given to an artist in the big city and suddenly he and his friends start to experience some pretty possessive behavior. We have loads of trivia and laughs in this one as. JOIN US!
You voted for it on social media so we watched and delivered! We return to the demonic haunted house franchise of Amityville! Technically these movies don't even take place there though.... Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes (1989) into a friggin lamp?? Yeah.. Then the curse continues in The Amityville Curse (1990) where the viewer goes into rage induced fits of WHY!? It's all here in this weeks episode chock full of Reviews, Trivia, Rants and Bad Humor. Oh and lamps... lots of lamps.
Welcome to Paris, France! With an estimated population of 2,150,271 residents above ground and more than 6 Million people buried underground in a maze of catacombs. Today we speak about 2 movies dedicated to these 400 mile long labyrinths under the romantic streets of Paris. Starting with CATACOMBS (2007). A girl visits he sister in the hopes of changing her life and it leads to a maze of terror. Then we talk about Found Footage film AS ABOVE, SO BELOW (2014). Where a group of curious archaeologists find the very Gates of Hell below Paris. JOIN US!
Looking for some insane creatures or disturbing moms from New York? Then we have an episode for you! This week we dip into some seriously absurd New York films that will crack you up. Two so bad it's good films this week! SPOOKIES (1986) Where a group of people stumble upon a haunted mansion chock full of creatures that tear them apart. Then we talk about FLESH EATING MOTHERS (1988) a movie about a neighborhood of cannibal moms who have an appetite for their kids?! It's all here folks!
