Hellbent for Horror

It seems that when a movie with dark themes is marketed for mainstream appeal that the “horror” description goes out the window in favor of "suspense," "mystery," or “thriller.” There are lots of movies that are billed as “thrillers,” which are, in my opinion, horror movies, telling horror stories at their cores.

This is even more the case with movies that get nominated for Best Picture.

In this episode I make a case to categorize two Ocscar winners as Horror movies. I think that both Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven and the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men are horror movies, and I’ll tell you why.

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#horror

#horrormovies

Movies Discussed:

No Country for Old Men (2007)

Unforgiven (1992)

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975)

Jaws (1975)

The Exorcist (1973)

The Sting (1973)

The Godfather (1972)

The French Connection (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

The Last Picture Show (1971)

Frankenstein (1931)

Dracula (1931)

King Kong (1933)

Psycho (1960)

Dr. Strangelove (1965)

The Shining (1980)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Scary stories from nights long ago.

The ultimate horror is fear of the unknown, and if you’ve ever been lost in the woods you might know this one deeply.

We talk about Folk Horror, a little known type of horror that stems from old folklore, the land, and the scary monsters that live deep in Nature.

Show Notes- for Episode 002, ““If You Aren’t Afraid in The Woods, You Haven’t Gone Deep Enough”

Movies Discussed:

The Witch: A New England Folk Tale (2015):

Director: Robert Eggers

“A History of Horror” (2010):

Starring: Mark Gatiss:

(Extra Credit: The Sequel Mark Gatiss Documentary- Horror Europa (2012):

“Witchfinder General” (1968):

Director: Michael Reeves

Starring: Vincent Price

“The Devil Rides Out” (1968):

Director: Terence Fisher

Starring: Christopher Lee

“Mark of the Devil” (1970):

Director: Michael Armstrong

Starring:

Herbert Lom

Udo Kier

“The Bloody Judge” (1970):

Director: Jess Franco

Starring Christopher Lee

“The Wicker Man” (1973):

Directed by: Robin Hardy

Written by: Anthony Shaffer

Starring:

Edward Woodward:

Britt Ekland:

Christopher Lee

“The Hallow” (2015):

Director: Corin Hardy

“Eyes of Fire” (1983):

Director: Avery Crounse

Books and Authors:

H.P. Lovecraft:

Quote from the book: “Supernatural Horror in Literature”

Algernon Blackwood:

Short Story: “The Wendigo” (1910)

From the Collection: “The Lost Valley and Other Stories”

Extra Credit: Algernon Blackwood’s “The Willows” (1907)

From the Collection: “The Listener and Other Stories”

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.

The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.

I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

A "Double Feature" that's so big, we needed TWO PODCASTS to tell it!

James Hancock (host of The Wrong Reel podcast) returns for Part 2 of our collaboration between our two podcasts, where we discuss the "monsters" at the heart of the movies of Roman Polanski.

Sometimes they’re literal monsters, sometimes they’re figurative, but each of these movies has at least one monster at their center.

Join us as we hunt down the monsters in three lesser-known Polanski films: 'The Fearless Vampire Hunters,' 'MacBeth,' and 'Bitter Moon!

Part One of our joint podcast discusses the "Apartment Trilogy" and you can listen to it here: WR253 – Roman Polanski’s Apartment Trilogy

Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colebrax

The Wrong Reel Podcast Official Site: http://wrongreel.com

Thanks for listening.

Join the Hellbent for Horror Horde on Patreon! Click here: http://bit.ly/2i3VLoe

If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes or Google Play. It really helps.

You can now subscribe to the Hellbent for Horror podcast now available on iTunes, Google Play, PlayerFM, and Stitcher.

You can keep up with Hellbent for Horror on iTunes @iTunesPodcasts

iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hellbent-for-horror/id1090978706

Google Play link:https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ibsk2i4bbprrplyvs37c6aqv2ny

Stitcher link: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hellbent-for-horror?refid=stpr

For you, the listeners of Hellbent for Horror, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service.

To download your free audiobook today, go to: http://www.audibletrial.com/HellbentForHorror

#horror

#horrormovies

#hellbentforhorror

Movies Discussed:

'The Fearless Vampire Killers, or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth are in My Neck' (1967)

'MacBeth' (1971)

'Bitter Moon' (1992)

Extreme Horror Films: they are the "Elephant in the Room" for horror fans.

These films push the limits of the viewer to such the extent that they even divide the horror community on whether they go too far.

A large majority of these films have little, or no, socially redeeming value.

And yet...

There are a few extreme films that use the violence, and obscenity, and nihilism to create something that defies expectations and becomes something horrible/beautiful.

For those who dare to watch.

Guest Derrick Carey, from the Astro Radio Z podcast (and a horror film director himself), joins us to discuss some Extreme Horror films that aren't easy to dismiss...or forget.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

Join the Hellbent for Horror Horde on Patreon! Click here: http://bit.ly/2i3VLoe

If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes or Google Play. It really helps.

You can now subscribe to the Hellbent for Horror podcast now available on iTunes, Google Play, PlayerFM, and Stitcher.

You can keep up with Hellbent for Horror on iTunes @iTunesPodcasts

iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hellbent-for-horror/id1090978706

Google Play link:https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ibsk2i4bbprrplyvs37c6aqv2ny

Stitcher link: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hellbent-for-horror?refid=stpr

For you, the listeners of Hellbent for Horror, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service.

To download your free audiobook today, go to: http://www.audibletrial.com/HellbentForHorror

#horror

#horrormovies

#hellbentforhorror

Movies Discussed:

Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

Irreversible (2002)

Scrapbook (2000)

Martyrs (2008)

Found (2012)

Summer isn't over yet!

And neither is my discussion of the passion of fandom and how it makes us do crazy things for what we love!

In this episode, I talk with Joe Gaudin and Matt Masters, the owners of the Skyline Drive-in in Shelbyville, Indiana about how they took a dying drive-in and turned it into a movie-lovers paradise!

They specialize in a two-day Dusk-To-Dawn Show of horror movies, and gourmet food to die for!

I hope you enjoy the show!