Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast World of Horror with Mom & Mac
Plongez dans la liste complète des épisodes de World of Horror with Mom & Mac. Chaque épisode est catalogué accompagné de descriptions détaillées, ce qui facilite la recherche et l'exploration de sujets spécifiques. Suivez tous les épisodes de votre podcast préféré et ne manquez aucun contenu pertinent.
Stefan is back to talk THE GUEST! It was a first watch for me and I loved it!!
Dan Stevens! Maika Monroe! Leland Orser!
Do yourself a favor and go watch it (or rewatch it) now!
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Next up on the main show Mac and I discuss Home Invasion flicks with SEE FOR ME from the US & SLEEP TIGHT from Spain. Next up on the Quinnisode, Quinn and I discuss BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING.
Thanks for all your support. It Means the World of Horror ™ to us, truly!
Remember, WoHos, We love you and DON'T go into the basement!
This week, despite technical difficulties and returning back to school, we were able to have a wonderful conversation about serial killers. We had to stitch together three different recordings together, but I think I smoothed it out pretty well.
We both listened to and watched AMERICAN PSYCHO and had fun comparing them despite being traumatized by Bret Easton Ellis.
Mom thinks MEMOIR OF A MURDERER (not to be confused with MEMORIES OF MURDER) is a good watch once. Mac might disagree!
Next up we are going to tackle "End of the World" movies with MELANCHOLIA from the US and PONTYPOOL from Canada.
We love you, WoHos! Thank you for all your support. It means the World of Horror ™ to us, truly.
This week I had the pleasure of speaking to filmmaker and Animal Attacks film fan, Stefan MacDonald-Labelle. We spoke about his film, HEAD LIKE A HOLE and the incomprehensible DEEP BLOOD, which is 3/4 teen drama and 1/4 anti-shark propaganda. Neither of us had seen it and now we are both forever changed.
We also discuss Stefan's adventures on the Indie Film Festival Circuit, crossing the border into the U.S., cute dogs, and the insufferable heat.
Next time on the main show Mac and I discuss Musical Horror films with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS & THE LURE.
Please mark your calendars and check out Stefan's film next month!!
WoHos! This week our focus was "Big Ol' Monsters". We watched GODZILLA (1954) and one of Mac's childhood faves, CLOVERFIELD.
We also talked about: Fireworks, Popping out of the news, social anxiety (obvs), old people at the Y, Mom's memories of 9/11, and Mac's memories of being a flower girl.
This week we looked at two buckwild films about phantoms: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) and PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE!
We also discussed: The current heatwave, our ambivalence about Allison Williams, "Couple to Throuple", uncool names for villains, cursive as a lost art, ALW, checking for ghosts before you buy a property, complaining to management, and losing weight.
Next time we are looking at "Big Ol' Monster" horror films with GODZILLA (1954) and CLOVERFIELD.
Thank you for all your support! It means the World of Horror™ to us, truly!
Remember, WoHos: We love you and DON'T go into the basement!
This week we looked at two vampire films--one more than 100 years old!
We also talked about: Mac taking ballet classes, default pronouns for trans people, Mac's birthday and the grief monster, the no-call list for Father's Day, discreetly asking if one's parents are still alive and the off-label use of teaspoons.
Next time we look at more classical horror with The Phantom of the Opera (1925) and The Phantom of the Paradise.
Remember, WoHos! We love you and DON'T go into the basement!
This is one chatty episode! We looked at READY OR NOT & THE PLATFORM this week--two horror films about class warfare.
We also talked: Lack of spatial awareness, Mom's friendly town, "Kids today", rich people we've known, befuddlement over billionaires, and sobriety, among other things.
Next time on the main show Mac & I will talk "Horror in the Old Folks' Home" with NEXT OF KIN from Australia and THE RULE OF JENNY PEN from the US (but set in New Zealand?)
Thanks for all your support, WoHos! It means the World of Horror™ to us, truly!
Welp. This week we looked at two films, all right. Mom hated THE PERFECTION and there was no love lost between Mac & STOPMOTION.
CW for mention/suggestion of child rape in THE PERFECTION and childhood trauma in STOPMOTION.
Both films are about mental illness and both fail spectacularly in its depiction. THE PERFECTION could have been a joyous, campy romp, but it is too careless with its subject matter and results in a horribly distasteful mess.
STOPMOTION has some wonderful stop motion sequences which may be worth the price of admission, but even with its short run time, it overstays its welcome.
This was a fun conversation about two repellent films.
Next time we are covering two films that deal with class warfare: READY OR NOT & THE PLATFORM.
Mac and I are back to talk all things "Forest Horror" with two Englsih horror films: EDEN LAKE from 2008 and THE RITUAL from 2017.
The Internet describes EDEN LAKE as "A young couple on a romantic weekend break at a remote lakehouse, are terrorised by a group of vicious delinquents".
The Internet describes THE RITUAL as "Reuniting after the tragic death of their friend, four college pals set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness. A wrong turn leads them into the mysterious forests of Norse legend, where an ancient evil exists and stalks them at every turn".
We talk a lot about how much we preferred the novel of THE RITUAL much more than the film. Probably too much. I'm sorry.
We also talk: Being in the dead dad club, Eastern NC accents, Is Michael Fassbender a badman? and how weird guns are.
Next time on the main show Mac and I discuss "Obsession Over Art" films with THE PERFECTION & STOPMOTION.
Thanks for all your support. It means The World of Horror™ to us, truly.
Remember, WoHos: We love you and DON'T go into the basement!
Please enjoy this episode from July 30, 2021! The format is a little different, but it is still us!
Many of you may have already listened to this one--it is our most downloaded episode and one of my favorite conversations from the show.
We look forward to sharing some of our favorite shows from the past almost 5 years over the next few weeks. We will begin releasing new shows on "Forest Horror" (EDEN LAKE & THE RITUAL), "Obesssion Over Art" (THE PERFECTION & STOPMOTION), & "Class Warfare" (READY OR NOT & THE PLATFORM/EL HOYO)
Please go watch (or re-watch) SPOORLOOS/THE VANISHING. You will not be disappointed!
From Wikipedia: The Vanishing (Dutch: Spoorloos, literally: "Traceless" or "Without a Trace") is a 1988 psychological thriller film directed by George Sluizer, adapted from the novella The Golden Egg (1984) by Tim Krabbé. It stars Gene Bervoets as a man who searches obsessively for his girlfriend following her disappearance at a rest area. The Vanishing was released on 27 October 1988, and received positive reviews. Sluizer remade the film in English in 1993.
--Don't watch the remake (Mom).
Remember, WoHos: We love you and DON'T go into the basement!
This time I am joined by Stefan MacDonald-Labelle, my friend and filmmaker, to discuss Parker Finn's SMILE 2.
This film really scared me! Stefan had fun! We'd recommend it!
In this ramble, we also discuss: The overuse of inverted shots, how films need to retire mirror gags, ADD coping strategies, and how many ways you can be messed up in the head, among other topics.
Mac and I will return in April with a new slate of shows. Thank you for all your understanding and support, WoHos, It means The World of Horror™ to us, truly.
Rememer, WoHos: We love you, and DON'T go into the basement!
Quinn and I discuss last year's THE FIRST OMEN, a wonderful prequel to THE OMEN (1976). It's full of great performances, effects, homages and scares and we hope you'll check it out!
Next up for us: HERETIC and next up on the main show (in April), we will be resuming our K-Horror and J-Horror special series.
Be healthy, warm, dry, and angry We love you WoHos and Q-Ball. DON'T go into the basement!
Mom's pick for K-Horror this time is EXHUMA, the wildly successful film from last year.
From IMDb: The process of excavating an ominous grave unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath.
Mom & Mac Chat: Rounding down, rounding up, how pets measure the importance of things, Mac's noisy body, finding the activities that feel good, having things explained in a way we can hear, Mac's words of wisdom.
Coming up on the main show: Mac's next J-Horror pick: KURONEKO.
To finish our series, we are planning to look at: KWAIDAN, HORROR STORIES, CURE, and THE MIMIC.
Next up on the Quinnisode: THE HERETIC & THE FIRST OMEN.
Thanks for listening, WoHos! And if you know anything about the liver in relation to EXHUMA, please get in touch!
Remember, we love you and DON'T go into the basement!!
I finally got Quinn to watch LADY IN A CAGE with me and we had a nice ramble about it!
From Wikipedia: Lady in a Cage is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Walter Grauman, written and produced by Luther Davis, and starring Olivia de Havilland and James Caan. The film was released by Paramount Pictures.
In Christina & Quinn chat, we talk about now wanting to go back for Spring semester, Robert Eggers, smelling snow, and trying to cancel subscription services. As a follow up, it DID snow and Quinn DID NOT like NOSFERATU.
Next up on the main show, we discuss EXHUMA as part of our K-horror and J-horror series.
Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast makes her triumphant return to the podcast with a film that Means the World of Horror™ to her: HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II!!
To be honest, the movie discussion sprouted many tangents--too many to count--but we reveled in the batshitedness that is this cult classic from 1987.
Chrissy was last with us to discuss CHOPPING MALL on Episode 136. Mac and I discussed SLASHER S4 on Eps 54 & 56.
Please go subscribe to Chrissy's podcast
Next up on the regular show, Mac and I will be discussing EXHUMA from South Korea.
We hope you have a wonderful New Year. Thank you for all your support! Welcome, New Listeners! We look forward to bringing your more in 2025!
We love you, WoHos! DON'T go into the basement! --Mom
This was an episode that took forever to record and forever and a day to get released, but it is finally here!
Mac chose ONIBABA from 1964 for his first J-Horror film. for our "Fall" series (which will now be a Winter series). If you haven't had a chance to see this Kaneto Shindo classic, do yourself a favor!
In Mom & Mac chat (from early November), we discuss: Sweating, vacuum attachments, exercising regularly, going to the doctor while trans, going to the doctor while an Onibaba, and being an ex-problem drinker at the holidays.
Coming up on the pod: Chrissy Champagne from Residue, a True Crime Podcast will join us to discuss HELLO, MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT 2, EXHUMA for our next K-Horror pick, and Quinn will join the pod to discuss LADY IN A CAGE.
Be careful out there! Thank you for another great year of support. It means the World of Horror™ to us, truly!
I discussed another Kaneto Shindo film, KURONEKO, on Episode 70.
We recorded this a few months back and then both had some life stuff come up, but we hope it is worth the wait!
This film is a classic domestic melodrama that has inspired Bong Joon-ho, among others, and is one batshit crazy ride.
From IMDb: A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for. (Composer??? That's overstating it a little bit--Mac & me)
This film has everything. It's a cautionary tale, a cinematographic masterpiece, high melodrama, and a film that includes the mention of more rats than the film THE DEPARTED. Oh, TW for rat death...and child death.
Next time on the main pod: Mac talks the 1964 Japanese Horror classic, ONIBABA.
Quinn has also agreed to meet with me to discuss LADY IN A CAGE and possibly, THE HERETIC, and we hope to get our friend Chrissy Champagne on to discuss HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II before the end of the year.
Well, Q-Balls and WoHos, I finally did it! I got Quinn to talk with me about HEREDITARY, a film that scared her to her very bones!!
I hope you enjoy this episode. We sure had fun making it!
Next up on the Quinnisode: LADY IN A CAGE!
Chrissy Champagne joins Mac and me to discuss HELLO MARY LOU PROM NIGHT II on the next guest pod and on the main show, Mac and I will kick off our J-Horror and K-horror series with ONIBABA and THE HOUSEGUEST, both from 1960.
Our friend Martin Harries joined us to discuss Prano Bailey-Bond's first feature film from 2021.
We had a lovely ramble, as always. Detours include: The UK ratings system, Mac watching all the SAW kills on YouTube, how much we all love Michael Smiley, and whether or not media is ever to blame for our behavior.
Martin was a lovely guest, as always! Please go check out his podcast, Film Vs. Film!
Martin has previously joined us on Episodes 121, 94, 90, and 65.
When we made this pairing on paper back in December, little did not know how well these two films would gel together, but boy do they ever! Zombies! Reanimated guts! Pet deaths! Blood!
We got (delightedly) grossed out by both of these films and we had a first for the podcast: One of us tapped out on one of the films without finishing it. Who was it and which film?
Next up we have some guest episodes to pepper our Fall J-Horror and K-Horror short series.
Martin from the Film vs. Film Podcast will discuss Prano Bailey-Bond's film, CENSOR, and Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast will return to discuss HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II.
Our first two films in our J-Horror and K-Horror film series will be ONIBABA from Japan & THE HOUSEMAID (1960) from Korea.
Remember we love you, WoHos! And DON'T go into the basement!
John and Georgia Macey from Comfort Films Podcast came by to discuss Ti West's X Trilogy. We all nerded out talking about the three films as well as televangelists, doppelgangers, pandemics, and acting.
***A warning to those who have not seen MAXXXINE, we do spoil a lot of it, along with X and PEARL***
Typical disclaimers for language which may not be suitable for all ears.
Go check out Georgia and John on their brilliant podcast, Comfort Films. They go deep and it is always an interesting, funny, and fun time.
Stefan came by and we had a ramble about two films that were personal blind spots for us, RACE WITH THE DEVIL & JAWS 2.
We also talked about car trouble, break-ins and other weird experiences that inspire movies, and the recent films, LONGLEGS & MAXXXINE (no spoilers).
We enjoyed this episode and hope you did too, because there is much more to come....in the form of a brand new podcast from Stefan and me...called Blindspotting!! We should have the first ep to you the first Mondays of the month starting in September 2024. We are making our selections for the first episode proper as we speak/as I type/as you read this.
WoHos! Here is our Grim AF Part 2 pick: WHEN EVIL LURKS from Argentina.
Mom & Mac Chat: Mac goes to see Megan Thee Stallion We hate firecrackers and fireworks Mac's harrowing journey The nicest towing man doing it Go see Meg with your friends ...And always pay for premium parking 15:14: Mac talks WHEN EVIL LURKS
Coming up on the podcast:
A bonus ep with Stefan MacDonald-Labelle who discusses one of his blind spots--RACE WITH THE DEVIL, and one of mine: JAWS 2. Also, stay tuned for our new collabo, "Blindspotting" starting in September!
Georgia & John Macey from Comfortfilms Podcast (and Episodes 117 & will join us to talk Ti West's trilogy: X, PEARL, and MAXXXINE!
On the main show Mac & I will finish out our regular season with Body Horror (Metallic) films: TETSUO: THE IRON MAN from Japan & TITANE from France and CULT FAVORITES: BRAINDEAD from New Zealand & REANIMATOR from the US.
Quinn is back to talk with me about a couple to things we enjoy Jesse Plemons in: GAME NIGHT, THE USS CALLISTER, and FARGO, Season 2.
Quinn is in Michigan hanging out at the Senior Center now that she has found her new car.
Christina has a new website you should check out and buy things from: gsoglassworks.com. She is enjoying making art and dreading going back to work.
GAME NIGHT, from 2018: Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
USS Callister, Black Mirror, Season 4, Episode 1, from 2017. By day, Robert Daly is the CTO of a tech-entertainment company, but by night he is in his own private cinematic universe -- based on a TV show he watched as a child -- as the commander of a starship exploring new worlds.
Fargo, Season 2 from 2015: The second season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on October 12, 2015, on the basic cable network FX. Its principal cast is Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, and Ted Danson.
We did a whole squad pod episode on John C. Reilly way back in Episode 33.
Listen! I don't ask for a lot, but please go check out my website and buy some things! If you don't feel like that, just follow me at instagram.com/gsoglassworks.
We love you, Q-Balls. More dicks!
--C & Q
Next time on the main episode, Mac and I discuss our second Grim AF film, WHEN EVIL LURKS. After that, we will be looking at two Body Horror (Metallic) films: TITANE & TETSUO: THE IRON MAN
This film is one of the ones who made me (Mom/Christina), but Mac really loves it, so this is a huge win for me. Hope you like our talk. We spoke so much, we decided to release this ep on its own so we could release out Part 2 with WHEN EVIL LURKS separately.
Conversation detours include: Preference for audiobooks, Mom's making art (check out gsoglassworks.com)! My Eye Doctor, Mac doesn't know about rollerball typewriters, connections to The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Double plus chemical peels, Office work is a kind of hell, Mom's filed trip to the porno store, If you didn't read the whole article, do not talk to me about it!
Next time we will have Part 2 of Grim AF films with WHEN EVIL LURKS from Argentina.
After that, we are looking at two films in the Body Horror (Metallic) sub-genre: TITANE from France and TETSUO: THE IRON MAN from Japan.
On the bonus show. Quinn and I will be discussing some films and TV show performances from Jesse Plemons. Stefan MacDonald will join me for a blindspot episode where we will look at THE DEVIL RIDES OUT & JAWS 2. And Georgia & John Macey from the Comfortfills Podcast will join us to discuss X & PEARL.
We looked at Wes Craven's Hill People cannibal fest, THE HILLS HAVE EYES from 1977 and the truly hilarious modern Aussie horror comedy, 100 BLOODY ACRES.
Sidebars include: What a pretty color combo orange and blue are Intrusive thoughts and number OCD Do men not know how women's biology work? The ridiculous state of affairs for women's health int he US in 2024.
Next time we are covering two films that can only be described as Grim AF: BRAZIL from 1985 and WHEN EVIL LURKS from 2023.
We go on quite a ramble on a number of subjects. Definitely check out the Chapter Markers for this one, if you are just here for the film talk.
I make a number of references to the first conversation we had about eXistenZ. By way of explanation, awhile back, we had paired eXistenZ with TETSUO: THE IRON MAN, but the episode was lost. We are splitting our body horror shows into squishy body horror and metallic body horror. Part 1 of squishy was SOCIETY and for our metallic series, we are looking at TETSUO: THE IRON MAN and TITANE.
Next time, we are looking at Exploitation films with THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977) from the US and a yet-to-be-determined International film (HIGH LANE, which was originally on the docket is only available in our area in a dubbed form and I cannot). Stay tuned!
After that, we are doing a pair that I have been looking forward to all year: Grim AF movies with BRAZIL from the UK and WHEN EVIL LURKS/CUANDO ACECHA LA MALDAD from Argentina.
Get in touch/Tell all your friends/You know the drill, WoHos!
What with summer schedules being what they are, we were only able to record the first of our Squishy Body Horror flicks, SOCIETY. We will release eXistenZ next week.
Ms. Q is back to talk with me about how her Introduction to Film students reacted to this film. It was nice to revisit this classic and we had a nice ramble about their perceptive insights.
We also are such fans of Brooke Smith and Ted Levine as well as Jonathan Demme's direction and Tak Fujimoto's cinematography.
We also talk about the minor car accident Quinn was in (she's fine), the difference between Quinn's and my brain, the TV show my dead mom would have loved, Mac's amazing, prescient pattern recognition, "kids today", escape rooms, and what a good teacher Quinn is. Plus what the end credits of PEARL have in common with this film.
This is being released on Quinn's actual birthday, so go ahead and wish her a Happy Birthday. You can find her at instagram.com/quinnmcl03!
Next up on the main show Mac and I will be looking at squishy body horror with SOCIETY and eXistenZ. Next up on the Quinnisode, Quinn and I will be spotlighting Jesse Plemons.
Remember, Q-Balls and WoHos, we love you, don't go into the basement, and more dicks!
We had a blast talking to our new friend, Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast (go subscribe!) She brought a banger of a film that Means the World of Horror™ to her!
We discussed the very strange and very 80's SciFi Mall Slasher (Yes, we're classing it as a slasher! Fight us!) Horny Comedy: CHOPPING MALL.
If you haven't watched it or havn't watched it for awhile, then what are you even doing?
Go watch it and then go download all of Chrissy's eps and subscribe to her on Instagram
Next Bonus Episode will feature the one and only Quinn McLaughlin talking with me about THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
Next on the main show Mac and I will be discussing Squishy Body Horror with SOCIETY from the US and eXistenZ from Canada,
Stefan is back to share two of his favorite childhood watches: ALLIGATOR & THE EDGE!!
Stefan is a filmmaker and podcaster located in Hamilton, Ontario. Although we are split on CRAWL, ROGUE, and BLACKWATER, I encourage you all to check these movies out if you are interested in Alligator or Crocodile-attack movies. And of course, LAKE PLACID.
We rambled a bit (time codes below): :25 Beartalk <<2:49 Spoiler for COCAINE BEAR>> 3:46 ALLIGATOR is a weird movie! 13:18 The Fluke Man ep. on "The X Files" 14:07 THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 16:48 We love it when kids get killed in movies <<17:18 Spoiler for IMMACULATE>> 18:05 Stefan talks about his upcoming film! 23:14 Alligator movies 25:32 How do Canadians look at Florida? 26:04 Canadian politics 30;11 Hamilton Vibes 32:02 Bryan Cranston & Robert Forster 35:57 Letterboxd review 39;10 THE EDGE 55:00 Stefan's bear story 59:53 Would you rather? <<1:03 Spoiler for BLACKWATER>>
Stefan MacDonald has appeared many times before on the show and I always enjoy his takes. Check out these back episodes! Ep. 123: VIDEODROME Ep. 118: ROAD GAMES Ep. 108: A BAY OF BLOOD Ep. 94: FAVE FIVE WATCHES OF 2022 Ep. 50: ANYTHING FOR JACKSON Ep. 49: SIEGE
This week we looked at Alex Garland's MEN. Yep. We did that.
Mom was at first more sympathetic to Garland's jazzy style of filmmaking, but that didn't last long when we dove deeper into it.
There is a lot to recommend this, but there is a lot that suggests that you may want to run far, far away from this one and watch CIVIL WAR instead.
Mom & Mac chat: Working out, HR not responding, panic attacks, and private stuff. The movie talk starts at 11:15.
Next time we are talking about movies about stalkers with SINGLE WHITE FEMALE from the US and THE CRY OF THE OWL, which is an American-British-Canadian-French-German co-production (according to Wikipedia). It is based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, so you know Mom is onboard!
Thanks for all your support. If you disagree with our takes, please get in touch. I'd love to hear your interpretations!
Remember, We LOVE you, WOHOS. DON'T go into the basement! xx
We talked so much about MEN that we had to break the pods into two parts. Although we make some passing references to MEN, this podcast is about Guillermo del Toro's 2006 classic, PAN'S LABYRINTH.
Shout out to https://www.theotherfolk.blog/dissections/pans-labyrinth
I will have the podcast about MEN out soon. Stay tuned, also, for my chat with filmmaker Stefan MacDonald, who came on to talk THE EDGE and ALLIGATOR.
Fair warning, we go into a tangent about 45 minutes in.
Thanks for all your support! It means the World of Horror™ to us!
We return to slashers and look at THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE from 1982 and ANATOMIE/ANATOMY from Germany. One of these might be called feminist and one of these...would not.
Mac and I had a great ol' ramble about springtime, the myth of expertise, sleepovers, pretty privilege, and wasted opportunities.
We hope you enjoy the show! If so, please tell all your friends all about us, download all our back eps, adopt a kitty, or call your mom. Or if you don't want to talk to your mom, call me! (336-338-8665)
Next time we will be discussing films involving magical realism with PAN'S LABYRINTH from Spain & MEN from the US.
Remember, WoHos! We love you & DON'T go into the basement!!
Quinn was nice enough to join me for a ramble about one of my favorite movies of all time: FARGO.
Our conversation assumes a knowledge of the film. If you haven't seen it, please do yourself a favor and watch it or rewatch it!!
From Wikipedia: Fargo is a 1996 black comedy crime film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating a triple homicide that takes place after a desperate car salesman (William H. Macy) hires two criminals (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ransom from her wealthy father (Harve Presnell). The film was an American and British co-production.
Next time on the Quinnisode, we will be looking at SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Next time on the main show, Mac & I will be looking at two SLASHERS: THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982) from the US & ANATOMIE/ANATOMY (2000) from Germany.
WoHos! The theme this time is "Loss of Innocence". We reviewed THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER from the US & THE INNOCENTS from Norway.
We enjoyed the exploration of the distance that grows between a child and parent during adolescence in THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER. Everyone can relate to that feeling, but thankfully only a few will ever know the horrifying reality our protag Tyler feels in THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER.
In THE INNOCENTS the inherent powerlessness is what is examined in a world where children suddenly discover they have spernatural powers. CW: Cat harm and cat death--also kid harm and kid death--also parent harm and parent death.
Also surprise spoiler for THE DEN at
We had a good discussion about some missteps the directors take, the use and misuse of does the dog die website, the depiction of a character with nonverbal autism and whether or not this depiction was problematic,
Mac, Quinn, and I have all been sick this season. It's Q's turn currently, but when she is better, we will do a Quinnisode on maybe my all-time favorite movie? FARGO.
Next on the main show we will be looking at movies involving mental illness with JACOB'S LADDER from the US & THE BABADOOK from Australia.
If you are enjoying the show, please get in touch and tell all your friends all about us.
Stay healthy, our WoHos! And remember: We love you and DON'T go into the basement!!
This week, Rob and Ben from The Every Movie EVER! podcast joined us to discuss a movie that Means the World of Horror™ to them: MAY from 2002.
Topics discussed: Learning you are autistic and having it be no surprise to family members, podcasting as a mental health check-in, serendipity in finding movies, Netflix' old model for DVD through-the-mail service, watching horror at an inappropriately young age, the manic pixie dreamgirl/boy trope, surrealism and fantasy in film and how nice it is not to know what genre of film we are in.
Disclaimers for spoilers and adult language.
Mille grazie (I can be pretentious, too!) to Ben & Rob, who have a a delightful podcast which you should all check out. You should all also
Remember we love you and DON'T go into the basement!!
PS. I think I really misunderstood what Rob was saying that Blank was Frank from DONNIE DARKO. Also, I think Rob conflated THE CREEPING FLESH with TERROR TRAIN? But in the end, I think we were mostly sympatico through most of this pod, so what's a little muddle among friends?
PPS. I put a video version of the podcast up on our YouTube Channel. You can check it out if you want to see our beautiful faces.
Next on the Quinnisode: FARGO Next on the main show: Coming-of-age films: THE INNOCENTS from Norway and THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER from the US.
This week we are starting off 2024 with two films of Dinner Party Horror: THE FEAST from Wales & THE INVITATION from the US.
Enjoy! And if you do, please tell all your friends all about us!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Invitation is a 2015 American horror thriller film directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, starring Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman and Emayatzy Corinealdi. It premiered March 13, 2015 at the SXSW film festival and began a limited release on April 8, 2016, and through video on demand, by Drafthouse Films.
The Feast (Welsh: Gwledd) is a 2021 Welsh folk horror film directed by Lee Haven Jones from a screenplay by producer Roger Williams. Filmed in the Welsh language, the film stars Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts and Julian Lewis Jones. It premiered at the Official Selection of the 2021 South by Southwest and the same year was screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival.
Next up: We will be looking at Creepy Doll Horror with DEEP RED /PROFONDO ROSSO from Italy and CHILD'S PLAY (1988) from the US.
WoHos! What a year it has been for us at WoHo Central! We produced 30 shows this year, and Mac and I hosted 22. This episode we look back, evaluate, reevaluate, and reconsider what we enjoyed and did not enjoy last year.
Mom's memory being what it is, here are some things discussed on the pod, plus the whole catalog of movies from 2023. From our hearts to yours, we hope you had a wonderful year and we look forward to another one with you. We love you and DON'T go into the basement!
Mom has some symptoms of dyscalculia. Alberto Vazquez, the director of UNICORN WARS, was the director of BIRD BOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN. TESTAMENT is the movie about nuclear war from 1983 that I recommend over THE DAY AFTER. Spider Robinson's character, Tom Hauptman, was imprisoned for 10 years, not 17. This may have been what I was thinking of. Who can say?
TL/DR: Mom & Mac still hate V/H/S, The VVITCH, and Nicole Kidman
Mom's Made-up Categories for the Retrospective:
Favorite First Watch Overall: Mac: WENDELL & WILD (Ep. 119) / Mom: THE WAGES OF FEAR (Ep. 117)
Favorite Performance: Mac: Jun Kunimura--THE WAILING (Ep. 113) / Mom: Paw Hee Ching--RIGOR MORTIS (Ep. 124) + Pat Healy--THE INNKEEPERS (Ep.
Least Favorite Performance: Mac: Gary Gatewood--WENDELL & WILD (Ep. 119) / Mom: Julie Carmen--IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (Ep. 116) + Nicole Kidman--THE NORTHMAN (Ep. 106)
Film that Surprised You the Most: Mac: THE INNKEEPERS (Ep. 114) / Mom: BLACK SHEEP (Ep. 102)
Actor/Director You'd Like to See More of: Mac: Yoo Ah-in--BURNING (Ep. 116), Paw Hee Ching--RIGOR MORTIS (Ep. 124), Lee Chang Dong--BURNING (ep. 116), Robert Eggers--THE NORTHMAN & THE LIGHTHOUSE (Ep. 106), Ti West--THE INNKEEPERS & HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (Ep. 114), Henry Selick--WENDELL & WILD (Ep. 119) / Mom: Jayro Bustamante--LA LLORONA (Ep. 105)
For the last main show of 2023, we look at two movies about vampires: SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE from the US and RIGOR MORTIS from Hong Kong.
Mom & Mac Chat: Names that drive up the wall, kids today, being too attached to our phone. Also, Mom is (Internet) autistic.
Mac liked SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE a whole lot because of the performances. Mom liked RIGOR MORTIS a lot because of the cool fight scenes and some of the folklore, confusing as it was.
Next time, we will be breaking down the films we looked at this year and look forward to some great shows in the coming year. We love you, WoHos and DON'T go into the basement!
If you've ever wanted to know what would happen when you get three ADD brains together to discuss a 40-year-old Cronenberg classic, you have come to the right place!
Stefan MacDonald joined Mac and me to discuss a movie close to all of our hearts: VIDEODROME!
We had a lovely ramble, and I hope you enjoy it!
Even though I am sober, you can make a fun drinking game out of how many times I say. "I didn't understand ______ / "I was a little confused by______". Also, eagle-eared WoHos can look out for when I call my youngest son, Mac, "Max". (I was a bit brain-fried, Y'all).
Topics/Tangents include: Oppositional Defiance Disorder, ADD, a random list of weird movies, analogue horror, and other Cronenberg films we enjoy.
Coming up on the main show, Mac and I will be discussing vampires as we look at THE SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE from the US and RIGOR MORTIS from Hong Kong. We will also be doing a retrospective over the last year. Quinn will join me to look at the Quinnisodes, too.
Thanks to all the WoHos in all the various area codes for all your support. It means the World of Horror™ to us, truly.
This week we looked at the cult classic, STARSHIP TROOPERS, which is a flick Mom can't believe she never saw. We both loved this one a ton. We also looked at the low-budget gem, SLASH/BACK, from Canada, which talks about the friendship girls share as well as some aliens who land in a small Nunavut town. Mom went gaga for the scenery in this one.
There is lots of waffle up top in this one. If you want to jump to the movie talk, that starts at 26:18.
Next time on the main show we are looking at vamps with SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE from the US and RIGOR MORTIS from Hong Kong.
We are going to have one more special guest show on VIDEODROME and then we will have a couple of retrospective shows to finish out 2023.
Thanks for all your support, WoHos! We love you and DON'T go into the basement!