The ghosts of your horror movie club explore a different sub-genre each month! Featuring creators from the spooky community, stoner filmmaker DeVaughn Taylor & film journalist Garrett McDowell discuss the recurring motifs of various sub-genres and what makes the best genre films work. New episodes every Tuesday! NOTE: We recommend starting at Season 2 (Ep60) as that's when Garrett joined and began our current format. Season 1 was the experimental phase haha NOTE: The first 99 episodes, we were under "Bloody Blunts" however the show didn't change, so Season 3 is where we continued as "Specter Cinema"
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 10 hours 29 minutes
episode 78: THE CABLE GUY (1996) // Almost Horror
Cable Guy? More like GAYble Guy, am I right!? DeVaughn & Garrett tune in to discuss Ben Stiller's dark comedy steeped in stalker thriller elements and homo-eroticism. The boy's chat about our human need to connect with others, in friendship and most recently online. Where does the line between comedy and horror truly lie? Jim Carrey is gonna find out...
episode 79: DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (2022) ft. *spoilers* - #79
Bonus episode, witches! Garrett & DeVaughn aren't just horror-heads; they're big ol' superhero nerds too. The boys discuss Doctor Strange 2 aka The Scarlet Witch Project, which is filled to the brim with horror set-pieces, multiverse cameos, and Sam Raimi-isms. How did the Marvel fans respond? Well, you're just as confused as we are. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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episode 80: SHIVA BABY (2021) ft. Matt Donato // Almost Horror
Stressed out? Have a bagel! DeVaughn & Garrett are joined by Matt Donato (Certified Forgotten) to talk a highly anticipated film for the pod: Shiva Baby! The boys discuss how Emma Seligman uses horror filmmaking techniques to bring us inside someone's experience with social anxiety. Lotta time devoted to praising Rachel Sennott for her impeccable performance of a wonderfully complicated character...
episode 81: THE WARRIORS (1979) ft. Rachel Reeves // Almost Horror
For the final "Could Be Horror" selection, we're rumbling with the big boys! Well, at least they think so: The Warriors! Rachel joins the boys to chat the slightly dystopian beat-em-up filled with well-choreographed action scenes, a killer score/soundtrack, fantastic costuming, and boys attempting to become men. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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episode 82: HOT & HEAVY (DeVaughn's Birthday Movie Pitch) - BBCC #82
As a bonus treat for DeVaughn's birthday (5/31), the boys decided to have a little fun and pitch you guys a horror movie from scratch! Bloody Blunts presents Hot & Heavy: a gritty romance set in the swamps of Louisiana. Two teens from feuding monster clans (Werewolves and Swamp People) navigate sexual tension, violence, and terrible crime over the course of their senior year...
episode 83: THE COVENANT (2006) // Queer Fears
Happy Pride Month, y'all! This will be our 3rd year of Queer Horror coverage, as we covered the CHUCKY franchise in 2020 and in 2021 got a little more personal with our guests' picks. This year looks to be a critical look at a few campier titles, starting with the 00s fever dream that is The Covenant...
episode 84: PARANORMAN (2012) ft. Kay Lynch // Queer Fears
Did you know queer people could talk to ghosts!? We're continuing our Pride Month coverage talking ParaNorman with Kay Lynch, a family friendly horror film that is a lot more mature than you'd think. We discuss the queerness of the film, explicit and coded, and how the film chooses to introduce some big ideas to children. Also spend time on the exploiting of regional history and how the "witch hunt" of the film is extremely relevant to the queer-political climate today...
episode 85: BUTCHER BAKER NIGHTMARE MAKER ft. Terry Mesnard // Queer Fears
What's more gay than your sassy aunt? We're continuing our Pride Month coverage with Terry Mesnard (Gayly Dreadful, Scarred for Life) to discuss the queer psychosexual thriller Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker! We're talking about the film's positive portrayal of queer characters while diving into the films' themes of controlling narratives. All the flowers for Susan Tyrell's flawless camp performance and melding of tones...
episode 86: INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE (1994) ft. Marc Andreyko // Queer Fears
"So what do you do?" "I'm a vampire"
We've got one more camptastic, queer horror film to tackle and we're talking about everyone's favorite gay vampire dads in Interview with a Vampire. Joining us is award-winning comic book writer Marc Andreyko to discuss toxic companionship, the lavish set design, and how it was a miracle that this film even got made. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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episode 87: TEETH (2008) // Cumming-of-Age
Trigger Warning: events of Roe v Wade overturning is discussed.
School's out and we're biting dicks off! Wait....what? New theme this month, the boys are diving into coming-of-age movies and we're kicking it off by...biting the dicks off of men: we're talking Teeth! Garrett takes the reigns as we discuss the film's internet legacy, sex education, and men controlling the female autonomy...