The Raven is a 1935 American horror film starring Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. The picture revolves around Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, featuring Lugosi as a Poe-obsessed mad surgeon with a torture chamber in his basement and Karloff as a fugitive murderer desperately on the run from the police.
Monday, December 17, 2018
Monday, December 10, 2018
The Black Cat (1934): The Bela Lugosi Retrospective
Our Lugosi series takes a turn towards a movie that teams Universal's Dracula against "Frankenstein," Boris Karloff. But it's so much more-- this lean film tells the story of two men facing off in a strange castle, where memories of wartime atrocities lay over a human chess game between them.
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Monday, December 3, 2018
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932): The Bela Lugosi Retrospective
This week we continue our retrospective dedicated to the films of Bela Lugosi, this time with Lugosi’s mysterious performance in the 1932 Universal film Murders in the Rue Morgue.
Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film, very loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". Bela Lugosi, one year after his performance as Dracula, portrays a lunatic scientist who abducts women and injects them with blood from his ill-tempered caged ape. Although not a hit at the time, the film is generally well-regarded by critics and is considered a cult classic.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Castle Talk: Anthony Rotolo on TV Terror, the Golden Age of TV Horror
Tonight we’re chatting with Anthony Rotolo, the creator of the TV Terror Podcast. TV TERROR is the show devoted to horror, thriller, and suspense programming from the movie-for-the-week golden age and beyond.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Castle Talk: Leanna Renee Hieber, author of "The Spectral City"
Leanna Renee Hieber is back to discuss her new book THE SPECTRAL CITY, from Kensington's new Science Fiction / Fantasy imprint Rebel Base Books. It's the beginning of a new series featuring a group of young lady psychics and mediums, and their ghostly best friends, as The Ghost Precinct solves weird and unsettling crime in 1899 New York City. We discuss ghosts, history and where to write in New York.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Castle Talk: James Hornor Jacobs on The Sea Dreams it is the Sky
Bram Stoker Award-nominated author James Hornor Jacobs is the author of THE SEA DREAMS IT IS THE SKY, a new novella from HarperCollins. from John Hornor Jacobs. THE SEA DREAMS IT IS THE SKY features a strong female lead, a powerful LGBTQ protagonist, a horrifyingly gripping plot, and a culturally-sensitive perspective as John worked directly with South American readers to shed light on aspects of distinct South American cultures and history. We talk about Jacob's process in creating this gripping story.
Check out this episode!
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Castle Talk: Zack Akers, Skip Bronkie and Cote Smith, authors of Limetown: The Prequel
In 2015, Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie launched the Limetown podcast, about an NPR-style reporter investigating the mass disappearance at a corporate town in Tennessee. On the iTunes homepage, the podcast went to the #1 US slot—topping This American Life and Serial. With its cult following, Season two is now here, along with a TV adaptation with Facebook Watch in production, with Jessica Biel confirmed to produce and star.
Now Simon & Schuster has released LIMETOWN: The Prequel, by Cote Smith, Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie. The book is goes back in time to tell the stories of both Lia’s adolescence and her Uncle Emile’s—and how his strange psychological condition entangled their family in mysterious and dangerous research. This exhilarating, completely original prequel takes readers back to the beginning and opens a whole new dimension of the Limetown universe. The LIMETOWN prequel is an addictive entry point for a new audience, and an explosive new layer of the story for existing fans of the podcast.
We chat about the creation of this and every version of Limetown.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Dracula (1931): The Bela Lugosi Retrospective
This week we kick off a retrospective dedicated to the films of Bela Lugosi, beginning with Lugosi’s iconic star turn in the 1931 Dracula.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Castle Talk: Duncan Skiles, Director of The Clovehitch Killer
We chat with Duncan Skiles, director of THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER, which opens in theaters and VOD on November 16. The film tells the story of a boy from an apparently happy family who suspects his dad (Dylan McDermott) might be Clovehitch, an infamous serial killer that was never caught.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Castle Talk: Chris von Hoffman, dir. of "Monster Party"
In Monster Party, which comes out on November 2, three young thieves plan to rob a dinner party at a fancy Malibu mansion, only to discover that the dinner guests are all serial killers with no intention of letting them leave. Jason chats with writer/director Chris von Hoffmann.
Monday, October 29, 2018
War of the Worlds (1953)
We discuss George Pal's War of the Worlds, a technicolor wonder even today and the first movie adaptation of HG Wells' immortal story.
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
In the first of two Halloween episodes, we discuss the 1976 Paul Lynde Halloween Special.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Castle Talk: Drew Edwards on "Halloween Man: Hallowtide"
Jason chats with Drew Edwards, writer of the long running indie comic Halloween Man and COMING Oct. 24th from Comixology and Sugar Skull Media, the all-new two issue mini-series Halloween Man: Hallowtide.
Monday, October 22, 2018
Halloween (2018): The Halloween Retrospective
We complete our 2018 Halloween Retrospective with the brand-new reboot movie Halloween.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Castle Talk: Elliot Feld, director of Killer Kate!
In Killer Kate! Which comes out in theaters and VOD on October 26, soon-to-be-bride Angie invites her estranged sister Kate to her bachelorette party held at a remote house booked on a home-sharing app. The women are unaware that by booking this house, they’re walking into a trap set in motion by a disturbed family of amateur killers who are out for blood to right a cosmic wrong. They soon become unwitting participants in a savage and often ridiculous life-or-death struggle that pits family against family, and past against present. The trailer is up and it’s extremely exciting, and its director is Elliot Feld, making his directorial debut. He says the family-versus-family thriller film was inspired by many of the low budget flicks of the 1970’s & 1980’s.
Monday, October 8, 2018
Castle Talk: Amy Lukavics, Author of Nightingale
Amy Lukavics is the author of Daughters unto Devils, The Women in the Walls, The Ravenous and now NIGHTINGALE from Harlequin Teen, new out now in hardback. NIGHTINGALE is a bout a teenage girl and budding writer in 1951 who chafes at the demands of her family until she finds herself committed to an asylum, where she suspects something evil and otherworldly is going on.
HALLOWEEN 5: The Halloween Retrospective
We continue our countdown to the Halloween reboot with the second part of the continuity-crazed "Thorn Trilogy" of the original series: Halloween 5, which continues the strange psychic connection between Michael Meyers and his young niece.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Castle Talk: Michael Ironside on the Desolation of "R-Rated Home Alone" Knuckleball
Jason chats with reliable tough-guy-and-villain actor Michael Ironside on his new film Knuckleball, in which Ironside plays a grandfather taking care of his grandson during a visit. After Ironside imparts some wisdom, the visit takes a deadly turn when the grandfather suddenly dies, leaving the boy to fend off a dangerous attacker in a movie nicknamed "an R-Rated Home Alone."
HALLOWEEN 4: The Halloween Retrospective
This week we kick off a return to our Halloween Retrospective with Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers. In anticipation of the 2018 reboot which we'll be covering when it comes out, we're doing the deepest cut in Halloween continuity-- the so-called "Thorn Trilogy" of Halloween 4, 5 and 6. Join us!
Friday, September 28, 2018
CASTLE TALK: Beyond Fest Founders Christian Parkes and Grant Moninger
Christian Parkes and Grant Moninger are the founders of Beyond Fest - the highest-attended genre film festival in the country - running in Los Angeles from Wednesday, September 26 to Tuesday, October 9th. We talk about the Cronenberg Retrospective they're hosting which is bringing in luminaries such as Debbie Harry and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Halloween Day featuring the new film plus a free tattoo, and more.
Monday, September 17, 2018
THE PREDATOR: The Predator Retrospective
This week we jump straight to the brand-new reboot of The Predator from director Shane Black, who had a role in the 1987 original.
Sunday, September 9, 2018
PREDATOR: The Predator Retrospective
This week we have the first part of a two-part Predator retrospective with the John McTiernan’s 1987 film Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Next week we'll be back with the Shane Black's 2018 The Predator.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Castle Talk: Boaz Yakin, Dir. of "Boarding School"
We chat with Boaz Yakin, director of Now You See Me, on his new thriller Boarding School.
From the producers of American Honey and Freak Show, Boarding School was written and directed by Boaz Yakin(Now You See Me, Remember the Titans) and stars Will Patton (Halloween, Armageddon), Samantha Mathis (The Punisher, American Psycho), Luke Prael (Eighth Grade),Sterling Jerins (The Conjuring, World War Z) and Nadia Alexander (Blame, Netflix's "Seven Seconds").
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Castle Talk: Boaz Yakin, "Boarding School"
We chat with Boaz Yakin, director of Now You See Me, on his new thriller Boarding School.
From the producers of American Honey and Freak Show, Boarding School was written and directed by Boaz Yakin(Now You See Me, Remember the Titans) and stars Will Patton (Halloween, Armageddon), Samantha Mathis (The Punisher, American Psycho), Luke Prael (Eighth Grade),Sterling Jerins (The Conjuring, World War Z) and Nadia Alexander (Blame, Netflix's "Seven Seconds").
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
AnimeFest LIVE Podcast: The Empire of Corpses
The Castle of Horror Podcast returns to AnimeFest in Dallas with another live podcast! This year we're tackling The Empire of Corpses, Wit Studio's steampunk take on zombies and the Frankenstein myth! Is this film a sci-fi epic or just another tired excuse in mash-up fiction? NOTE-- This Episode has a lot of noise because the ballroom we recorded was right next to a live concert in the next room, so we apologize for the sound.
Monday, August 13, 2018
Castle Talk: Tom Defalco, Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 1
Jason talks to Tom Defalco, writer of Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (new in trade paperback from Marvel) on the popularity of his story of a female super-hero "fifteen years in the future." We also talk about different formats and attempts to get new readers into comics, such as when Spider-girl successfully sold for years in a special manga-sized format just for schools.
Monday, August 6, 2018
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein: The Classic Teenage Horror Retrospective
We continue our look at 50s teen horror with 1957's I Was A Teenage Werewolf. This movie is best known for its makeup effects, but at its heart is a surprisingly dark and sadistic performance by Whit Bissell as the narcissistic Professor Frankenstein, who will lie, cheat, steal and murder to build a man from teenager parts.
Sunday, August 5, 2018
THE CHANGELING: (Encore in Observation of the New Changeling Blu-Ray!)
In observance of the release of the new Blu-Ray release of The Changeling on Tuesday, August 7, we present our classic episode on The Changeling. NOTE: this is an older episode, before we upgraded our recording, so you may expect some pops and hisses. Thank you!
Sunday, July 22, 2018
I Was a Teenage Werewolf: The Classic Teenage Horror Retrospective
We spin off the Atomic Age Horror Retrospective with a Summer retrospective on Teenage Horror of the Mid-century, starting with I Was a Teenage Werewolf, the 1957 horror classic starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager, Yvonne Lime and Whit Bissell.
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Castle Talk: Jennifer Ziegler, "Revenge of the Teacher's Pets"
Jennifer Ziegler talks about REVENGE OF THE TEACHER'S PETS, the latest in her very funny, engaging series about the misadventures of a set of Texas Triplets, in this fourth book entering the seventh grade. We talk about letters from fans, writing the wrong thing to get to the right thing, and juggling narrative voices.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Tiki Culture was all about creating a frozen-in-time, idyllic wonder that bore curious resemblance to the World War II Pacific Theater. The crucial work of the 20th century to understand Tiki is The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, which explored soldiers' return home while haunted by the pain of the ugliest and most mesmerizing moments of the war. We discuss this key film with an eye towards Tiki Culture.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
California Tiki: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Tiki Culture was all about creating a frozen-in-time, idyllic wonder that bore curious resemblance to the World War II Pacific Theater. The crucial work of the 20th century to understand Tiki is The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, which explored soldiers' return home while haunted by the pain of the ugliest and most mesmerizing moments of the war. We discuss this key film with an eye towards Tiki Culture.
Monday, July 9, 2018
Castle Talk: Luke Sparke, Director of OCCUPATION
LUKE SPARKE is the writer and director of OCCUPATION, in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD on July 20, 2018. In Occupation, the inhabitants of a small town in Australia realize they must band together for a chance to strike back at an massive alien invasion. The film features a really big cast including Dan Ewing (“Home and Away,” “Power Rangers R.P.M.”), the always amazing Temuera Morrison (Aquaman, Green Lantern), Stephany Jacobsen (Alex Cross, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”), and a heck of a lot more. We talk about making great indy movies and juggling characters.
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Castle Talk: McCall & Bowles on El verano de las mariposas (Summer of the Mariposas)
Professors Guadalupe Garcia McCall and David Bowles discuss their new translation of McCall's book Summer of the Mariposas-- a magical Mexican American retelling of The Odyssey about four sisters traveling from Texas through Mexico.
Sunday, July 1, 2018
EARTH VERSUS FLYING SAUCERS (1956): Atomic Age Retrospective
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) stands as a film in dialogue with 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still with two main points: aliens are not to be trusted and monuments look amazing when being blown up.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
California Tiki: Cobra Woman (1944)
We discuss the deeply weird Cobra Woman, a South Seas adventure featuring evil twin Maria Montezes, cobra dancing, and a mute Lon Chaney, Jr.
Cobra Woman (1944)
We discuss the deeply weird Cobra Woman a South Seas adventure featuring evil twin Maria Montezes, cobra dancing, and a mute Lon Chaney, Jr.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Castle Talk: Lowell Dean, Writer-Director of "Another Wolfcop"
Another WolfCop, new in DVD, is a Canadian horror comedy film written and directed by Lowell Dean, who also directed the 2014 film WolfCop as well as the zombie thriller 13 Eerie (2013) and the post-apocalypse action film SuperGrid (2018).. The Wolfcop series is an irreverent horror comedy about a cop in a depressed town who becomes a werewolf but retains his identity as a police officer.
Sunday, June 24, 2018
The Lost World (1960): Atom Age Horror + Jurassic Park Homage
We augment the Atom Age Horror Retrospective with a strange, deeply problematic expedition movie from 1960 by adventure/disaster maestro Irwin Allen: The Lost World, about an expedition to a plateau where cannibals and dinosaurs played by lizards with glued-on fins roam.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Castle Talk: Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World
Paul Tremblay's new book is a terrifying home invasion story about a small family under attack from four strangely polite, very scary people. We talk about the home invasion genre and how evil can sometimes sound so darn nice right up until the worst moments.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
The Blob (1958): The Atomic Age Horror
We discuss the 1958 film The Blob, often cited as the film debut of Steve McQueen.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
California Tiki: Voodoo Island (1957)
Tiki Culture was marked by a desire to explore lost worlds, particularly of Polynesia, but always from the comfort of your own home. This urge to explore found its voice in music but also in film. Voodoo Island (1957) is a prime example of the fascination/exploration/exploitation of the South Seas. We talk about this odd feature starring Boris Karloff and others like it.
Voodoo Island (1957)
Tiki Culture was marked by a desire to explore lost worlds, particularly of Polynesia, but always from the comfort of your own home. This urge to explore found its voice in music but also in film. Voodoo Island (1957) is a prime example of the fascination/exploration/exploitation of the South Seas. We talk about this odd feature starring Boris Karloff and others like it.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Castle Talk: Drew Edwards on "Lucy Chaplin: Science Starlet"
We talk to Halloween Man creator Drew Edwards on his new special from Sugar Skull Media, Lucy Chaplin: Science Starlet, and about creating a new heroine who has garnered surprising attention.
Monday, June 11, 2018
THE GIANT GILA MONSTER: The Atom-Age Horror Retrospective
We take on the best giant lizard movie ever to be filmed around Lake Dallas, 1959's The Giant Gila Monster. Along the way we talk about small towns and the roles people play within them, and how films like this one can help understand the need for vaccinations. Also, a few thoughts on Godzilla 1985.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
California Tiki: Beach Party (1963)
This week we introduce California Tiki, a new podcast on America’s fascination with Tiki, that odd culture that made everyone suddenly put on Hawaiian shirts and start downing rum drinks. Tiki Culture was everywhere from the 40s to the 70s, and the reasons why are surprising, often involving exorcising America’s wartime demons. We start out with a look at Beach Party, the 1963 film that kicked off the beach movie trend and also introduced the pairing of Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. But at the center of the film is Robert Cummings, who plays a scientist yearning for a simpler life– a key element of Tiki.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Beach Party (1963)
This week we introduce California Tiki, a new podcast on America’s fascination with Tiki, that odd culture that made everyone suddenly put on Hawaiian shirts and start downing rum drinks. Tiki Culture was everywhere from the 40s to the 70s, and the reasons why are surprising, often involving exorcising America’s wartime demons. We start out with a look at Beach Party, the 1963 film that kicked off the beach movie trend and also introduced the pairing of Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. But at the center of the film is Robert Cummings, who plays a scientist yearning for a simpler life– a key element of Tiki.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Castle Talk: David Bowles, "Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico"
David Bowles, professor at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, talks about his sweeping new book of Myths of Mexico: Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky.
Monday, June 4, 2018
TARANTULA (1955): Atom Age Horror Retrospective PLUS "So Bad It's Good"
We look at giant-bug movie Tarantula, which actually has a lot to say about small towns and the real fear of radioactivity. Plus we discuss whether there ever can be something "so bad it's good."
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Welcome to California Tiki
Welcome to the new home of the California Tiki Podcast!
Hosts Adam Foshko and Jason Henderson will be discussing Tiki Culture in the runup to the release of our new book California Tiki from the History Press.
What is California Tiki?
After World War II, suburbs proliferated around California cities as returning soldiers traded in their uniforms for business suits. After-hours leisure activities took on an island-themed sensuality that bloomed from a new fascination with Polynesia and Hawaii. Movies and television shows filmed in Malibu and Burbank urged viewers to escape everyday life with the likes of Gidget and Hawaiian Eye. Restaurants like Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's sprang up to answer the demand for wild cocktails and even wilder décor. The culture--a strange hodgepodge of idols, torches, lush greenery and colorful drinks--beckoned men and women to lose themselves in exotic music and surf tunes. Authors Jason Henderson and Adam Foshko explore the state's midcentury fascination with all things Tiki.
Monday, May 21, 2018
Castle Talk: Gary Rhodes, "The Birth of the American Horror Film"
Gary Rhodes talks about his new book culled from thousands of primary sources and long-unseen illustrations, The Birth of the American Horror Film. The book explores the influence of horror-themed literature, theatre and visual culture in America, and how that context established a foundation for films produced between 1895 and 1915. Exhaustively researched, bridging scholarship on Horror Studies and Early Cinema, The Birth of the American Horror Film is the first major study dedicated to this vital but often overlooked subject.
Sunday, May 20, 2018
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956): Atom Age Horror Retrospective
We look at a film that set the vocabulary for paranoid film from its release in 1956 to today: the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers starring Kevin McCarthy.
Sunday, May 13, 2018
I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958): The Atom Age Horror Retrospective
We cover the paranoid SF movie with the strange name, I Married a Monster from Outer Space-- a movie rife with subtext about homophobia, gender roles, and the claustrophobia of small-town America.
Monday, May 7, 2018
THEM! (!954): The Atom Age RetrospectIve/ AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
We kick off our new series on Atom Age Horrors, from Big Bugs to Teenage Monsters, with Them!, a well-made, high-budget-for-its-time 1954 story about giant ants threatening America. Then we have a spoiler-filled discussion of Avengers: Infinity War, because we've been aching to compare notes.
Friday, May 4, 2018
Cover Reveal for Young Captain Nemo! Happy Friday!
This just in. I am so excited to share with the world the gorgeous cover of Young Captain Nemo from amazing artist Eric Hibbeler. Here's a thumbnail, go on over to Bleedingcool.com to check it out!
What is Young Captain Nemo? As the article says:
Pitched as Percy Jackson goes 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the book stars the 12-year-old descendant of the original Captain Nemo who, armed with fantastical undersea tech, works to make the ocean a safer place one adventure at a time. The book is scheduled for release in March of 2019.
Think submarine battles. Deep background about the world, family and enemies of the Nemos, and of course a lot of love for Jules Verne.
More to come soon!
Pitched as Percy Jackson goes 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the book stars the 12-year-old descendant of the original Captain Nemo who, armed with fantastical undersea tech, works to make the ocean a safer place one adventure at a time. The book is scheduled for release in March of 2019.
Think submarine battles. Deep background about the world, family and enemies of the Nemos, and of course a lot of love for Jules Verne.
More to come soon!
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Castle Talk: Larry Blamire, Creator of "Lost Skeleton" Movies, Wizard of Oddball Dialogue
Jason and Drew chat with Larry Blamire, creator of affectionate, keen parodies like The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, The Lost Skeleton Returns Again and Dark and Stormy Night, among others.
Monday, April 30, 2018
Castle Talk: Cutter Wood, "Love and Death in the Sunshine State"
We chat with Cutter Wood, author of Love and Death in the Sunshine State: The Story of a Crime from Algonquin Books. A gripping piece of creative nonfiction in the tradition of Capote's In Cold Blood, Wood's book tells the story not just of the murder and its three suspects but of his own journey in telling the story. We chat about nonfiction, true crime, and writing.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA
We talk about Larry Blamire's knowing ode to 1950s low-budget sci-fi films like Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra. We ask, what is this movie? Is it camp (deliberately bad) or parody (good, observing the bad?)
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
RS Belcher, Author of The Night Dahlia
RS Belcher is known for the urban-legends-based horror novel The Brotherhood of the Wheel, which has been optioned for TV and compared by The Wall Street Journal to Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. Belcher's new book is The Night Dahlia, new from Tor, a noir fantasy about Laytham Ballard, a modern mage hired to find the missing daughter of a faery mob boss. To find Caern Ankou, Ballard will have to confront old enemies, former friends and allies, and a grisly cold case that has haunted him for years. We chat far and wide about noir, writing, and daring prose.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Castle Talk: CORBIN NASH co-star Chris Pardal on Vampires, Acting, and Somewhere in Time
Chris Pardal co-stars in the new film CORBIN NASH, as the partner of a rogue detective (Dean S. Jagger of Game of Thrones) who is murdered and reborn as a demon-hunting vampire. Chris was a professional dancer before becoming an actor, and we talk acting and making it in the professional scene.
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
On Friday, April 13, 1984, the world saw the release of a movie Roger Ebert called "an immoral and reprehensible piece of trash"-- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. That's enough to get *us* interested in looking once more at this film, which features Corey Feldman and Crispin Glover.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Summer Events & California Tiki
Hey gang!
I wanted to provide a list of upcoming events I'll be doing.
- National Library Week Celebration at Round Rock High School, April 23-24, Round Rock, TX
- Digital Hollywood, Panelist, May 24, Los Angeles, CA
- Denver Comic-Con, June 15-17, Denver, CO
- California Tiki released July 30, 2018 from the History Press
- Tiki Oasis, Panelist, August 8-12, San Diego, CA
And what you may ask is California Tiki? Think Gidget, Frankie & Annette, Trader Vic's, backyard paradises... it's a look at all of those things and more.
Monday, April 9, 2018
FRENZY (dir. by Alfred Hitchcock) with some Ready Player One thoughts
This week's discussion is on the 1972 thriller FRENZY directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film, about a serial killer at large in London and an unlikable jerk framed for the murders, is daring, clever and sometimes very hard to watch. TRIGGER WARNING for those who are sensitive about violence against female victims.
Then we wrap it up with a conversation about Ready Player One-- the book, the movie, the success and the backlash.
Sunday, March 25, 2018
The Attack of the Mushroom People
We discuss the strange, disturbing 1963 Toho horror film The Attack of the Mushroom People (AKA Matango), which is basically Gilligan's Island if the island were overcome by a deadly fungus.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Castle Talk: The Wild Inside author Jamey Bradbury
Jason chats with Jamey Bradbury, author of The Wild Inside, a new horror/YA novel about a girl who works with racing dogs in Alaska and begins to develop horrific powers.
Monday, March 19, 2018
Monday, March 12, 2018
Queen of Blood (1966)
Queen of Blood is a 1966 color science fiction-horror film directed by Curtis Harrington, that stars John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, and Judi Meredith. The film is based on the screenplay for the earlier Soviet feature film Mechte Navstrechu (A Dream Come True). A strange, green-skinned female is found alive aboard an alien wreck. As the rescuer ship heads back to Earth, the crew begin to die, drained of their blood. Featuring David Bowles, author of the Garza Twins novels!
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Castle Talk: RH Stavis, Author of "Sister of Darkness: The Chronicles of a Modern Exorcist"
RACHEL STAVIS is a screenwriter for film, television, and video games. She has published four horror novels under the name R. H. Stavis. She is also an exorcist, doing her work pro bono and without advertising her services. Her new book is Sister of Darkness: The Chronicles of a Modern Exorcist from Dey St/ William Morrow. As a secular exorcist, Rachel H. Stavis has worked with thousands of tormented people, from small children and Hollywood moguls to stay-at-home moms and politicians. The book is a unique look at demonology removed from religious dogma.
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Carrie 2013: The Carrie Retrospective
We wrap up our Carrie retrospective with a look at the most recent Carrie, the 2013 version starring Chloe Grace Moretz.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Interview: Connor Hoover, Author of Wizards of Tomorrow and Alien Treasure Hunters
Connor Hoover wanted to be a wizard and wanted to time travel, but when that didn’t work out, Connor wrote about time traveling wizards instead. It’s actually pretty fun. Connor lives in Austin, Texas with a couple of entertaining kids, a couple of crazy but cute dogs, and a couple of everlasting tortoises. You can find out more about Connor at www.connorhoover.com .
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Interview: Midnighters Director & Writer Julius & Alston Ramsay
MIDNIGHTERS (premiering Friday 3/2) is a layered, enigmatic thriller set in the Gothic backwoods of New England, where a young couple’s marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a Hitchcockian web of deceit and madness. The movie is the theatrical debut of director Julius Ramsay, who is known for his work on AMC's "The Walking Dead” and Syfy’s upcoming Superman prequel “Krypton.” The film was written by his brother Alston Ramsay, who was inspired to write MIDNIGHTERS after seeing a disturbing real life news story in the LA Times about a woman who drove home someone she struck with her car and kept him in her garage. Midnighters premieres Friday 3/2 on VOD and in theaters in LA, New York and elsewhere.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Carrie (2002): The Carrie Retrospective
We talk about the 2002 Carrie starring MAY's Angela Bettis, in a version of Carrie that also acts as a strange pilot for a TV series that never was.
Monday, February 12, 2018
THE RAGE: CARRIE 2: The Carrie Retrospective
We return to the Carrie Retrospective with the 1999 film THE RAGE: CARRIE 2, which has some interesting things to say about telekinesis and consent.
Friday, February 9, 2018
Interview: "Looking Glass" director Tim Hunter
TIM HUNTER (Riverdale, Mad Men, The River's Edge), director of Looking Glass, a new thriller starring Academy Award Winner Nicholas Cage, Robin Tunney and Marc Blucas about a man who discovers that the motel he just bought contains a strange hidden hallway that lets him spy on the hotel's guests, leading to a story of obsession, suspicion and murder. The movie debuts February 16.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
CARRIE (dir by Brian DePalma) - Encore Episode: The Carrie Retrospective
In this encore episode we discuss CARRIE, a story of a meek, bullied girl with the power to exact revenge on her entire 1970s high school.
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