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HMSG Interview Rebekah Mckendry - "Four Flies on Grey Velvet"
This week we had the privilege of interviewing the wonderful Rebekah McKendry and got to discuss a Giallo film that neither Julia or Teri had seen before - natch!
FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (1971).
Rebekah McKendry is an award-winning director and writer. Her horror feature GLORIOUS (2022)(starring JK Simmons) premiered at Fantasia Film Festival and after receiving top honors from critics was certified as “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. Rebekah began her film career working for Fangoria Entertainment and went on to become Editor-in-Chief for Blumhouse Productions, as well as writing for media companies like Shudder, Universal, AMP, AMC, and more. Rebekah has a PhD in the Horror Genre and is a Professor in the USC School of Cinematic Arts. She is also an award-winning podcaster currently hosting Fangoria’s Colors of the Dark Podcast.
We hope you enjoy our deep dive into horror cinema and our shared love of the Giallo style!Support the show
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Talk to Me - "I Let You In"
This week we are talking to the hand and maybe summoning nefarious spirits from the other side with TALK TO ME (2022). A simple device with a huge impact - a party game that seems more like a drug draws in some teens into a deadly game that connects them to the spirit world.
This surprising directorial feature debut from Australian influencer brothers, Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou, packs a real punch!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode no matter where your spirit resides!
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Slash/Back - "Hunting is Patience"
This week we discuss another wonderful project created by and starring Indigenous Talent - SLASH/BACK (2022). Writer/Director Nyla Innuksuk beautifully combines Indigenous lore with some of our favorite sci-fi horror tropes! Very reminiscent of The Thing and Annihilation, but with a kid friendly vibe! This is a good one for the whole family to dig into!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode!
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Prey - "You Think I'm Not a Threat"
A Predator story set back in time, focused on an Indigenous tribe as the fight for land and safety intensifies a warrior comes into their own in PREY (2022). A fresh perspective on the classic Predator series this weekend installment packs a great punch. A stellar performance from Amber Midthunder leads the charge. This is a great double feature with Predator 2 - you can listen to us discuss it with Tarik Davis in one of our archival episodes!
We hope you enjoy this week's fresh episode!
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All Hallows' Eve - "That was Sick"
This week we tackle the film that launched a true work of ART - ALL HALLOWS' EVE (2013). A fun anthology where Art, the Clown is intertwined throughout some frightful Halloween tales! You can see the genesis of Damien Leone's craft and the seeds that were planted to bring us the ultimate TERRIFIER series later!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode this Halloween Week!
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Final Destination - "Death's Sadistic Design"
The turn of the century was full of worry about Y2K computer viruses and Death's Sadistic Design in FINAL DESTINATION (2000). A disaster horror flick that launched a robust franchise and so many wonderfully scary ways to end up unalived! Devon Sawa & Ali Larter lead the charge along with some fun appearances from Tony Todd (Candyman), Daniel Roebuck (Terrifier 3), and so many more!
Be safe and keep a lookout as you dig into this fresh episode!
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When Evil Lurks - "It's Everywhere"
To celebrate spooky season we have been tackling some of our most requested and highly recommended films! WHEN EVIL LURKS (2023) came highly recommended to us from friend of the podcast, photographer extraordinaire, Patrick McPheron. Patrick is responsible for some of our favorite photos used for our show, HORROR X, our collaboration with the George A. Romero foundation.
A tale of love, loss and possession set in the countryside of Argentina - this one is a doozy! This film is extremely haunting and shook us to our core.
We hope you enjoy every bit of this fresh and tasty episode!
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HMSG Interview Anastasia & Richard Elfman! "Bloody Bridget
So excited to interview the ICONIC, Bon VIVANT, Horror COUPLE - ANASTASIA & RICHARD ELFMAN about their careers & their new film BLOODY BRIDGET (2023).
Anastasia is a stage and screen actress, director, dancer,choreographer and burlesque artist.
Richard is a director, writer, producer, percussionist and the founder of the musical/theatrical group "Mystic Knights Of the Oingo Boingo" - the group that was later known as "Oingo Boingo" (one of Julia's favorite bands of ALLL TIME)!
Both powerful multi- hyphenates whose love of barbecues, vampires, theatrics and the devil were bound to come together in art and love! They create live music and burlesque pre-shows before their film screenings in selected cities, enlisting local talent to perform with them and Richard’s band - Mambo Diabolico. Their shows dazzle & delight while whipping audiences into the proper state of madness and delirium.
Richard and Anastasia live under the iconic Hollywood sign where they host an underground music/wine/performance salon, "The Barbecue Bacchanals." Richard is an acclaimed grill-master and cooks for their events as well as for cast and crews. Richard is also writing and developing animation projects when not doing everything the hell else!
We hope you all enjoy this fresh grilled episode with the wonderful Anastasia & Richard ELFMAN!Support the show
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IT - "I am Eater of Worlds"
Well - this is IT (1990). We finish our Stephen King Birthday Party with a big one - the 1990 TV - Mini- Series version of IT starring the legendary Tim Curry as Pennywise. Of course you can count on Julia for all the nitty gritty details from her favorite book vs this adaptation!
We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh mega episode!
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Mr. Harrigan's Phone - "Call Me if you Need Anything"
We continue our Stephen King Birthday party month with MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE (2022). A story about the technology and power grounded in an unlikely friendship between a boy and billionaire. A cautionary tale about the "smartphone" era and what the costs might really be for wielding such power.
We hope you enjoy listening to this fresh episode!
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1408 - "A Fragmented Loop of Unease & Despair"
We continue our Stephen King Birthday Party with one of his most iconic Short Stories - 1408 (2007). A story that started off as a writing exercise that has gone on to be so much more! A cynical writer (John Cusack) is lured into the clutches of one very evil hotel room.
We love seeing Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson paired up in Stephan King adaptations -like this film and CELL (2016)!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode - if you dare!!
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Graveyard Shift - "The Place is Infested"
Our Stephen King birthday celebration continues with GRAVEYARD SHIFT. Dealing with a toxic work environment is for the RATS! A cotton mill is infested ...with something sinister. Can the new "college boy" in town make a difference in the battle against infestation?
We hope you enjoy our freshly dropped episode!
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1922 - "Life is Rarely Fair"
We are tackling Stephen King content all month in honor of the King's birthday! We kick off our Stephen King Birthday Party in the middle of a cornfield with 1922 (2017). A farmer who is more in love with his land than his wife. A cautionary tale about pride and consequences for our actions. The ghosts of our pasts will always find a way to haunt us!
We hope you enjoy listening to this fresh as a glass of lemonade on a front porch in a summertime episode!
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Stopmotion - "Morticians Wax"
This week we travel down the uncanny valley of puppetry with STOPMOTION (2023). We follow a young aspiring animator who is trying tooth and nail to make her own way beyond her legendary mother's shadow. How far is too far to go for one's artistic vision?
A literal feast for the eyes - we hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode!
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Witchboard - "Progressive Entrapment"
We conclude our trip back in time to 1986 with a film starring one of Teri's favorite video vixen's Tawny Kitaen - WITCHBOARD (1986). A group of frenemies get together and summon what they think is the ghost of a child...but it could be something much more sinister!
We hope you enjoy summoning up spirits with us this week!
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The Hitcher - "I Want You to Stop Me"
This week we continue down the 1986 horror highway with THE HITCHER (1986). A chase film driven by Rutger Hauer pouring on all the gas with an explosive performance! A young - post OUTSIDERS - performance from C. Thomas Howell as the kid about to see too much, too fast & about to get furious!
We hope you enjoy going down the highway with us listening to this fresh episode!
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HMSG Interview Heidi Honeycutt - "I Spit on Your Celluloid" NEW BOOK!
This week dive deep into the history of women in horror with Heidi Honeycutt as she launches her new book I SPIT ON YOUR CELLULOID!
Heidi Honeycutt is an American journalist, author, actress, filmmaker, film programmer, and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Etheria Film Night, a film festival that champions women directors, editors, producers, and screenwriters of horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, thriller, and dark comedy movies. She established the festival in 2014 alongside Stacy Pippi Hammon and serves as its Director of Programming. Etheria has also been an anthology series!
As a journalist, Honeycutt has written for such magazines as Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting and Famous Monsters of Filmland.In 2007, Honeycutt wrote, produced, and starred in the short film Wretched, which she also co-directed with Leslie Delano.
We hope you enjoy this episode and go out and grab a copy of Heidi's book I SPIT ON YOUR CELLULOID today!
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - "I Guess I Got Carried Away."
1986 was quite a year for some intense thrillers - this week we discuss one of the most iconic ripped from the headlines stories with HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986). Haunting performances by everyone in this film - especially Michael Rooker who gives us all the chills as Henry!
We hope you enjoy letting your imaginations fill in the blanks with us!
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Manhunter - "It’s just you & me now, sport!"
This week we tackle another film from 1986 that is our cinematic introduction to Hannibal Lecter - MANHUNTER (1986). A film that plays with light and color to highlight the push and pull of a man that takes one more job when he's already called it quits. What could go wrong...?
Michael Mann directs his muse William Petersen in this tense crime drama with standout performances from Kim Greist, Brian Cox, Tom Noonan & Joan Allen.
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Basket Case - "What's in the Basket?"
Just a sweet little story about a kid from upstate New York who finally heads to the big city for a little sight seeing - or REVENGE - with a really big totally unsuspicious basket. We learn how family secrets can literally tear people apart in BASKET CASE (1982). From the mind of cult cinema auteur, Frank Henenelotter, this film that could pair perfectly with De Palma's SISTERS (1972). Double Feature anyone?
We hope you enjoy this episode that is fun for the whole family, or maybe just parts of it!
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