Dead Ringers 48 - MONKEY SHINES + UPGRADE

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12/12/21 • 197 min

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Nolan is joined by Paul Farrell, Ben McBride, and Philip Yount to discuss George A. Romero's MONKEY SHINES (1988) and Leigh Whannell's UPGRADE (2018). The crew catch up on new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases — including a lengthy review of David Gordon Green’s HALLOWEEN KILLS (2021) (Spoilers from 22:00 – 44:00) — before undergoing experimental treatments to extend their consciousnesses with disastrous results.

Other movies/TV shows discussed on this episode: THE SEVENTH CURSE (1986), NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (1986), LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021), V/H/S/94 (2021), THE CAR (1977), ANTLERS (2021), PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: NEXT OF KIN (2021), THE RANGER (2018), HALLOWEEN KILLS (2021), TROLL (1986), FADE TO BLACK (1980), THE DARK AND THE WICKED (2020), THE VIGIL (2021), CLASS OF 1999 (1992), CENSOR (2021), THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920), MAD LOVE (1935), WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WILL SCARE YOU (2020), FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2 (1988), ALONE IN THE DARK (1982), THE NIGHT HOUSE (2021), MONSTRUM (2018), THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES (1974), CHUCKY (2021).

Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode:

Class of 88: MONKEY SHINES: The Strange Case of Two Jekylls and a Killer Monkey by Nolan McBride (Daily Dead)

Hammer Pub Episode 39 - Gettin' Hammered with Hammer: Brides of Dracula (Scream Addicts) (podcast)

Why ‘Monster House’ is One of the Most Perfect Movies You Can Watch on Halloween by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

Out of Order and Out of Time: How the ‘Halloween’ Franchise Was My Guide to Horror Movie Obsession by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

‘The Brides of Dracula’ is a True Masterwork of the Macabre [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

‘The Witches’ Put an Academy Award Winning Actress Up Against the Dark Arts [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode:

Class of 88: MONKEY SHINES: The Strange Case of Two Jekylls and a Killer Monkey by Nolan McBride (Daily Dead)

Hammer Pub Episode 39 - Gettin' Hammered with Hammer: Brides of Dracula (Scream Addicts) (podcast)

Why ‘Monster House’ is One of the Most Perfect Movies You Can Watch on Halloween by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

Out of Order and Out of Time: How the ‘Halloween’ Franchise Was My Guide to Horror Movie Obsession by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

‘The Brides of Dracula’ is a True Masterwork of the Macabre [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

‘The Witches’ Put an Academy Award Winning Actress Up Against the Dark Arts [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

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Dead Ringers 47 - DEMONS + POPCORN

Nolan is joined by Philip Yount, Ben McBride, and Emily von Seele to discuss Lamberto Bava’s DEMONS (1985) and Mark Herrier’s POPCORN (1991). The crew catch up on spooky season discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before attending an all-night movie marathon where the horrors onscreen begin to unfold in their theater.

Other movies/TV shows discussed on this episode: HELLBENDER (2022), BONES (2001), NOMADS (1985), DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW (1981), THE GATE II: TRESPASSERS (1990), BAD DREAMS (1988), THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN (2020), KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988), DOLLS (1987), DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III (2015), MALIGNANT (2021), V/H/S/94 (2021), OVER THE GARDEN WALL (2014), HALLOWEEN KILLS (2021), SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (2021), THE MANOR (2021), LANDLOCKED (2021), THE NIGHT HOUSE (2021), IN THE EARTH (2021), ALONE (2020), VERSUS (2000), THE SEVENTH CURSE (1986).

Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode:

Nightstream 2021 Review: LANDLOCKED is a Minimalist, Haunting Look at Memory by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Season 8 : Bonus Episode-New Releases & Late Returns (featuring Shawn Robare) (VH US) (podcast)

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Dead Ringers 49 - THE RING (2002) + THE EMPTY MAN

Nolan is joined by Emily von Seele, Philip Yount, and Thomas Foster to discuss Gore Verbinski's THE RING (2002) and David Prior's THE EMPTY MAN (2020). The crew dig into new discoveries, rewatches, and recent releases before investigating a series of strange deaths and becoming the unwitting tools of evil forces.

Other movies/TV shows discussed on this episode: BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (2001), KILL LIST (2011), RINGU (1998), TITANE (2021), ANTLERS (2021), LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021), THE NIGHT HOUSE (2021), BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019), PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND (2021), SESSION 9 (2001).

Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode:

The MORTAL KOMBAT Essential Kinematic Kurriculum (Dead Ringers)