Jason and Jim scream out a silent cry, a horrible creeping and silent demand for whiskey, coffee, vegetables, self-care Clearly sleep-deprived and falling apart at their basal cortices, Jason and...
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‘Vampire’s Kiss’: The Limits of Performance
From Nicolas Cage eating a real cockroach to his famously aggressive delivery of the alphabet, there are few moments in Vampire’s Kiss that do not kidnap your whole attention
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Set in a living, oozing house, the film boasts some of the most visceral body horror in years, leaving viewers feeling like they will never be clean again
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A crossover episode with Reel Rap host Shane Pfender ends the only way it possibly could — in a podcast feud In Thinner (1996), a heavy-set attorney is cursed to...
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The 1962 film's reputation as a timeless horror classic remains, but it's representation of sexuality is now more relevant than ever.
Full StoryHell to the King Pt. 23: ‘The Mangler’ (1995) — Cinesthesia
Ted Levine fights his own jacket, Jim auctions off his eyeballs and Jason introduces his son to "spooky skulls" just in time to end October.
Full StoryThe Phantom Sound of Terror: ‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’ (1976)
In Charles B. Pierce’s 1976 proto-slasher film, sound takes center stage alongside a monstrous murderer who was never caught in real life
Full StoryHell to the King Pt. 22: ‘Needful Things’ (1993) — Cinesthesia
Logan Taylor guests on this episode about Needful Things, a Stephen King adaptation that plays like a more murderous It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Full StoryReel Rap: ‘Frailty’ (2001)
Shane and Bennett discuss the third most important event of 2001, Bill Paxton's directorial debut in 'Frailty.'
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Lipstick vaporizers, charming machines and ancient architecture in the woods provide bright spots in a series that struggles to stretch to three hours
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