Episode 37: RESIDENT EVIL, 3D Madness and A Chat With RINGS Director Javier Gutiérrez

02/03/17 • 94 min

Ryan Turek is back with a report from Sundance, and he joins co-hosts Rob Galluzzo and Elric Kane to catch up on all the latest horrors. First up, Rob goes into the third dimension with TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D and Twilight Time's new release THE MAD MAGICIAN. Ryan tells us about the new RESIDENT EVIL, both movie and video game, as well as the early 90's cult classic HIGHWAY TO HELL and THE GRUDGE. Elric raves about RAW, SPLIT and the 80's slasher flick THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW. Then Ryan gives us a run down of films he saw at Sundance that we can look forward to later this year. Then we welcome to the show Javier Gutiérrez, director of RINGS. We delve into his early days as a filmmaker in Spain, his first feature BEFORE THE FALL, and how he almost remade PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS and THE CROW before landing on the new RINGS sequel. Kick back, relax and join the conversation!

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Episode 36: Sex, Drugs, and Special FX with Steve Johnson!

While Ryan Turek is still at Sundance, join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry as they catch up on all the latest horrors! First up, Rob reports back on SPLIT, Scream Factory's new release of DREAMSCAPE and the 1985 cult gem THE PARK IS MINE. Bekah caught CLINICAL on Netflix, and also checked out BLOODY PIT OF HORROR. Elric saw SWEET SIXTEEN, THE HIDDEN, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 and HBO's new documentary BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN. Rob also recommends Marc Maron's podcast interview with the legendary Roger Corman, and explains what it was like to virtually encounter a shark on Playstation's VR set-up. We then welcome to the show special FX legend Steve Johnson, who has just released his new book RUBBERHEAD: SEX, DRUGS, AND SPECIAL FX, which chronicles his incredible 30 year career in the movie business. We talk about the origins of his memoir-turned-coffee table book, how he got his start with Dick Smith, Rick Baker and Greg Cannom, the challenges he faced on everything from GHOSTBUSTERS to THE ABYSS to BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. And he shares some fun, candid stories about meeting and working with H.R. Giger. Plenty of fun stories from one of the genre's FX masters!

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Episode 38: The Directors of XX

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry and Ryan Turek as they discuss all the latest horrors! First up, they talk about the new Netflix series SANTA CLARITA DIET. Ryan and Rob give their thoughts on RINGS. Bekah watched SATANICO PANDEMONIUM and HOWL. Elric reports back on POLTERGEIST 2, CHUD, CLINICAL and the shorts THE STYLIST, THE HOME and ROOM AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, all currently streaming on Shudder. Ryan talks about GINGER SNAPS 2, OFFERINGS and FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2. Rob saw Vestron's new Blu-Ray release of PARENTS for the first time, and checks out Severin Films' WILD BEASTS release. Then we welcome to the show Jovanka Vuckovic, Roxanne Benjamin and Sofia Carrillo, 3 of the 5 directors behind the upcoming anthology film XX, the first horror collection to showcase all female filmmakers. They dig deep into the origins of the project, the challenges of being a female filmmaker in the movie industry, how they decided on their respective shorts, earliest horror recollections, and bringing in rock star St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark to make her directorial debut! Plenty is covered in this in depth conversation, so kick back, relax and join the chat! This episode is brought to you by the fine fiends at Fright-Rags! Head over to their website at Fright-Rags.com, enter the code SHOCKWAVES10 at check out, and get a 10 percent discount on your order! Valid until March 31st!