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Dead Air Ep 67 – House

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Ding dong, you’re Dead! It’s episode 67 of the Dead Air Podcast and with that comes this spacious four bedroom home. It’s located in a quiet suburban neighborhood with friendly neighbors, elegant decor, an in ground pool and a backdoor in to another dimension! Monsters demons and spirits will drive you mad and attempt to shuffle you off this mortal coil faster than you can say MORGUE-age! in the 1986 horror comedy House; a rock-star writer named Roger inherits a house that seems like the perfect place to finish his next book but just as he settles in he realizes that the cracks in his own troubled psyche have invited more than a few unwanted guests. Also, Wes and Lydia talk the business of writing – inspiration, agents and income!

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typicalfilm – Spider Baby

Spider Baby (1968)

With what I take as a distinct Addams Family feel, I instantly fell in love with the Merrye girls. I can see why this has been recommended to me countless times. Even though I’ve no good excuse for missing it until now, it seems as if I’d seen it before. Not because of the very clear influence it had on Rob Zombie films and such, but because these quasi-infantile murderous folk fit in with me like kin. Very nice to see a young Sid Haig channeling Schlitze alongside a very fun Lon Chaney. If you’ve put it off, fix that. I’m glad I did.

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Dead Air Ep 66 – The Gate

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Prepare yourself! Episode 66 of Dead Air shreds its way through time and space to your very ears! On today’s episode Wes and Lydia answer the call with another fan requested fright fest in the form of 1987’s The Gate.

The family home of a young boy named Glenn becomes ground zero for Armageddon when a fallen tree is uprooted on his property that just so happens to create a portal to Hell. Now, Glenn, his sister Al and best friend Terry are all that stands between a pack of pint-sized demons and Hell on earth!

Also, Wes and Lydia discuss Dark Carnival and battle a Godlike fly.

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Dead Air Ep 65 – Blood Widow

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When throwing a party it’s always considerate to inform your neighbors because, when your neighbor is the Blood Widow you’re in for more than a noise complaint. Episode 65 of Dead Air is here where Wes and Lydia review a modern day Slasher from Midnight Release. Laurie and Hugh buy a house and while Laurie has visions of a rural lifestyle of peace and togetherness Hugh, has visions of having the greatest party house ever. Tensions flare when the house fills with people intent on having a good time. However, When they manage to disturb a very disturbed woman lingering in an abandoned boarding house next door, well, heads, like the good times…will roll. Also, Wes and Lydia talk about old-school trips to the video store while Wes rants about reviewer scores.

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typicalfilm – Suspension

Suspension (2015)

This one would have been my pick from 8 Films to Die For and last year’s Fantasia Festival. I’d been waiting for a Canadian VOD release but it seems that, and review buzz, quickly dropped off the radar. Not sure why, since this was a lot of fun for me. Luckily, the IndieCan booth at Dark Carnival had this, among other neat films I snagged, so a year later I get to check it out. Not so for ‘The Barn’ and ‘Devil’s Candy’ which I’ve not seen yet but were added to my list around the same time. ‘Suspension’ hinges on suspension of disbelief in a way, and sort of plays with that idea throughout, especially with a semi-unreliable lead of perhaps unsound mind. Really glad I finally got to see this hip little slasher.  

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Dead Air Ep 63 – My Bloody Valentine – Interview With Jim Murchison

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O Canada! Our Horror loving Land~! Right now you’re thinking My Bloody Valentine on Canada Day? What?! That’s right, for those in the know MBV is the quintessential Canadian slasher from the golden era of the sub-genre and if that wasn’t special enough for you creeps, we got a double stuffed super special edition that includes an interview with one of the films stars Jim Murchison ! In three and a half hours we cover this film in detail and right after Jim takes us on an extensive behind the scenes journey to the town of Valentine Bluff! Happy Canada Day!

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typicalfilm – Where The Dead Go To Die

Where The Dead Go To Die  (2011)

Not only does this bluray case come emblazoned with a lovely sentiment from the creator himself, it came as a lovely gift from Chris. These things alone make it a treasure, and then I watched it. Should you not trust my judgment, head over to episode 5 of BindTortureKast and hear more about this film, and an interview with Jimmy Screamerclauz as well. After becoming a fan of Mister Screamerclauz’ music and seeing his contributions to other films and shorts, this viewing has been a long time coming. I can see many fans of horror having a hard time categorizing this, not only because it packs so much darkness into 95 minutes that it will make your head spin, but the delivery is as unpolished as a freshly broken femur – the meat still clings and the edges are very sharp.

Much of the story could serve as a gut-punch to your morals, but hey, that depends on where you’ve been and what you’ve seen, let alone what of the darkest facets of humankind that you’ve honestly contemplated with an unblinking eye and still heart. Some could cry that it’s a collection of images that the storyteller could ‘get away with’ which is a common opinion tossed out when talking extreme horror – but that’s not it at all – even in accepting that it would be nearly impossible to replicate half of this in live-action. Every frame (millions of the fucking things, surely) serves the story, as did Mister Screamerclauz evidently, as it’s only a tiny fraction as engrossing, distressing, infectious, and exhilarating to watch as it must have been to create.

This film made my day, so gracious thanks to Jimmy and of course Chris ~ without whom I’d have likely not had the opportunity. Now on to When Black Birds Fly!

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typicalreads – Anthologies, Gutted and Madhouse

Two wonderful horror anthologies came out last week; Gutted, and Madhouse. Of the two, I opted for one in print and one digital. The amount of really good, if not truly important, horror books coming out is cost prohibitive at best. Impossible to keep up with at worst. Anthologies offer a dessert platter and these two up the ante by being illustrated. That was the shiny sparkle I loved about being published in Postscripts To Darkness, as having a story illustrated is a near magical and humbling thing for an author. Tied for first with  hearing another person read your work out loud.



Gutted is getting a lot of press. Like, a Lot of press. It has an impressive list of contributors and lovely cover art. I figure is has a lot of traction so I opted for the ebook figuring I may find a print version someday.

Madhouse, however, has been a lurking quiet release. It’s not all over my social media but damn, madness is my wheelhouse so I ordered the print version. With an equally impressive roster of authors, it strikes me as somewhat darker. Since I had such a good time with the John Skipp edited collection ‘Psychos’, then ‘Madness’ should push all those same hidden buttons.

There seems to be a real boom at the moment in horror anthologies, not only in submission calls, but in real quality books on shelves. If you’ve complained in the past of picking up something that only has one gem among coal then these should tap that vein. If not, there is always The Best Horror of the Year where my favourite editor Tobin Elliot (who helped in polishing Nightface and two thirds of Pray Lied Eve) gets a mention for his story in Expiration Date – another fine anthology itself.

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Dead Air Ep 62 – The Stuff

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Enough is never enough of The Stuff! We hope you’re hungry because we’re serving up a big ol’ bowl of Dead Air! This week it’s a fan requested film in the form of the 1985 killer junk-food movie; The Stuff! A seemingly irresistible new food product has hit the streets all across America and while some people seem content to wolf it down in huge quantities others are noticing that fans of this freaky foodstuff are acting as if under the control of something sinister. Certain people see through the shiny 80’s ad campaigns and start questioning just what is in The Stuff? It would appear to be a seamless mesh of horror, action and comedy that won’t add to your waistline!

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Dead Air Ep 61 – Demons

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Coming at you Fast As A Shark! No need for formal wear cause this ain’t no White Wedding! Oh no it’s a sneak preview of the latest and greatest episode of DEAD AIR. This week we rip our tickets and head to the theater where the floors are sticky with puss, bile and effluence, We tackle the classic 80’s Italian splatterfest; Demons! Horror juggernauts Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava deliver an unforgettable night at the movies! Also, Wes and Lydia lament theater etiquette. For more episodes check out splatterpictures.net

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