https://www.blogtalkradio.com/baroncrazeradio/2023/05/07/baron-crazes-visions-of-horror-ep17
Ground Meat – Pathological Silence
https://www.facebook.com/groundmeatmetalmusic
https://groundmeatmetal.bandcamp.com/
April 23, 2023 – Sunday
Messiah of Evil (1973)
R – 1h 30m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071396/
Anniversary: 50-years
Genre: Horror
Director: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
Writers: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
Stars: Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang, Anitra Ford, Elisha Cook Jr.
Co: International Cine Film Corporation
Summary: A young woman goes searching for her missing artist father. Her journey takes her to a strange Californian seaside town governed by a mysterious undead cult.
Out of: 6.4/10
Release Date: 4/23/73
Taglines:
- Terror you won’t want to remember – In a film you won’t be able to forget.
- In order to live, they will take you one by one … and no one will hear you scream!
- Meet Albert. Albert likes good music, motor trips by moonlight, and…eating human flesh. Albert is one of the…(Dead People)
- Terror reigns when he returns.
- In order to live they will take you one by one and no one will hear you scream! (as “Night of the Damned”)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Prime/ Pluto/ Plex
Other:
Messiah of Evil (LE Radiance Films) (Blu-Ray All Region) Preorder
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
- New 2023 restoration from a 4K scan of the best-surviving elements of the film from the Academy Film Archive
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Audio commentary by critics and horror experts Kim Newman and Stephen Thrower
- Archival interview with co-writer-director Willard Huyck by Mike White from the Projection Booth Podcast
- A new documentary on the film with more information to be revealed
- Visual essay on the American Gothic by critic Kat Ellinger
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition 80-page booklet featuring new and archival writing
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
- More to be confirmed!
https://diabolikdvd.com/product/messiah-of-evil-le-radiance-films-blu-ray-all-region-preorder/
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The Vivisectors – Leopard Girl
https://thevivisectors.com/ https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Vivisectors/
April 24, 2023 – Monday
The Leopard Man (1943)
Approved – 1h 6m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036104/
Anniversary: 80-years
Genre: Film noir/ Horror/ Thriller
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Writers: Ardel Wray, Edward Dein, Cornell Woolrich – novel
Stars: Dennis O’Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, James Bell
Co: RKO Radio Pictures
Summary: A seemingly tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.
Out of: 6.8/10
Release Date: 5/19/43
Taglines:
- WOMEN RIPPED BY FANG AND CLAW BY SAVAGE MONSTER Death strikes from lonely dark place-who or what is the thrill-killer? (Print Ad-Vancouver Sun,((Vancouver, BC)) 17 July 1943)
- THRILL KILLER OF WOMEN AND GIRLS! (print ad – Brownwood Bulletin – Bowie Theatre – Bowie, Texas – August1, 1952 – all caps)
- You’ve seen The Ape Man, Wolf Man, Cat Girl…BUT…We Dare You to See “The LEOPARD MAN” (Print Ad-Washington Observer, ((Washington, Penna.)) 1 November 1943)
- WOMEN ALONE THE VICTIMS OF STRANGE, SAVAGE KILLER! (print ad – Galveston Daily News – Queen Theatre – Galveston, Texas – September 2, 1943 – all caps)
- THE BEST OF ALL THRILL PICTURES! (print ad – Galveston Daily News – Queen Theatre – Galveston, Texas – September 2, 1943 – all caps)
- Strange Savage Murder… Striking At Women Only!(print ad)
- A shriek in the night–another victim torn to pieces by claw and fang! Is it man-like beast or beast-like man that picks only beauty as prey–and why? (print ad)
- Don’t Be Afraid To Know the Truth about the Monster That Killed For a Thrill! (print ad)
Featured in: 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene (2017)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: DVD
https://www.amazon.com/Leopard-Man-Blu-ray-Dennis-OKeefe/dp/B07QKV57XH
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Al B Damned – Carrie [no info on band]
April 25, 2023 – Tuesday
Carrie (2013)
R – 1h 40m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1939659/
Anniversary: 10-years
Genre: Drama/ Horror
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Writer: Lawrence D. Cohen, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Stephen King
Stars: Julianne Moore, Portia Doubleday, Chloë Grace Moretz, Gabriella Wilde, Samantha Weinstein
Co: Screen Gems
Summary: A shy girl, outcast by her peers and sheltered by her religious mother, unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Out of: 5.8/10
Release Date: 10/7/13
Taglines:
- You will know her name
- Know her name. Fear her power.
- The power never dies.
Budget: $30,000,000
Gross: $84,790,678
References: The Shining (1980)
Remake: Carrie (1976)
Version: Carrie (TV Movie 2002)
Trivia:
- When approaching the telekinetic powers, Kimberly Peirce went through the script page by page and gave a number rating from 1-10 for the level of Carrie’s powers during the telekinesis sequences.
- Stephen King was unenthusiastic about another adaptation of the novel, saying it was unnecessary when the 1976 version was a great film that didn’t need to be remade. He stated, after viewing this version, that he was not fond of it.
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Prime
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Hexx – Terror https://www.facebook.com/officialhexx https://hexxmetal.com/home/ https://www.reverbnation.com/hexx9 lab: https://www.facebook.com/hrrecords/ thx: Sure Shot Worx
April 26, 2023 – Wednesday
The Final Terror (1983)
R – 1h 24m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082379/
Anniversary: 40-years
Genre: Horror
Director: Andrew Davis
Writers: Jon George, Neill D. Hicks, Ronald Shusett
Stars: John Friedrich, Adrian Zmed, Rachel Ward, Daryl Hannah, Mark Metcalf, Lewis Smith
Co: Comworld Pictures
Summary: A group of rangers go camping on unfamiliar forest grounds. All’s well until the group members start getting killed by a cunning killer in the woods.
Out of: 5.2/10
Release Date: 7/14/83
Taglines:
- He has found you. Screaming won’t help anymore. It’s too late…
- Can anyone survive?
- Without knowing they have awakened an unknown force.
- If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of… THE FINAL TERROR
- DARYL HANNAH and RACHEL WARD – Trapped In A Web Of Madness And Terror!
- Don’t See It Alone
- A ghoulish tale of murder and the macabre from the creator of ALIEN.
- Without knowing they have awakened an unknown force. Can anyone survive?
- He Has Found You
- Without knowing they have awakened an unknown force!
- If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of…
Reference: Psycho (1960)
References in:
- Hell’s Trap (1989)
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
Featured in: You Won’t Stop Screaming (Video 1998)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Tubi
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Demoni – Scared to Death https://demoni.bandcamp.com/album/
April 27, 2023 – Thursday
Scared Stiff (1953)
Approved – 1h 48m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046280/
Anniversary: 70-years
Genre: Comedy/ Horror/ Musical
Director: George Marshall
Writers: Herbert Baker, Walter DeLeon, Ed Simmons, Norman Lear, Paul Dickey, Charles W. Goddard
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lizabeth Scott, Carmen Miranda, Jack Lambert, Dorothy Malone
Co: Paramount Pictures
Summary: Fleeing a murder charge, a busboy and a nightclub singer wind up on a spooky Caribbean island inherited by a young woman.
Out of: 6.4/10
Release Date: 4/27/53
Taglines:
- They’re funnier than ever on the GIANT PANORAMIC SCREEN With Stereophonic Sound
- They’re making a spook-tacle of themselves!
Trivia:
- George Marshall also directed the earlier version of this film (The Ghost Breakers (1940)).
Version:
- The Ghost Breaker (1914)
- The Ghost Breaker (1922)
- The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Featured in: Terror in the Aisles (1984)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: DVD
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Leeja Stark – Supernatural https://www.facebook.com/leejastark/
April 28, 2023 – Friday
Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
PG – 1h 20m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070300/
Anniversary: 50-years
Genre: Fantasy/ Horror/ Thriller
Director: Richard Blackburn
Writers: Richard Blackburn, Robert Fern
Stars: Lesley Taplin, Cheryl Smith, Hy Pyke, William Whitton, Maxine Ballantyne
Co: Media Cinema Group
Summary: A young girl who returns to her hometown to see her dying father finds herself being drawn into a web of vampirism and witchcraft.
Out of: 6.2/10
Release Date: 4/30/73
Taglines:
- Run, little girl! Innocence is in peril tonight!
- The Light in the Window … The Lock on the Door … The Sounds in the Night! A Possession is Taking Place!
- Through the doors up the dark stairs behind this window…a possession is taking place!
Trivia:
- Included on the National Legion of Decency condemned list – which prevented its formal distribution for 2 years.
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: DVD
***** ***** *****
Liquid Grey – Hunger https://www.facebook.com/LIQUIDGREY.OFFICIAL/ thx & lab: https://echozone.bandcamp.com/album/grey-matter :
April 29, 2023 – Saturday
The Hunger (1983)
R – 1h 37m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085701/
Also saw: Willow Creek (2013)
Anniversary: 40-years
Genre: Drama/ Horror
Director: Tony Scott
Writers: James Costigan, Michael Thomas, Whitley Strieber – novel
Stars: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Beth Ehlers, Dan Hedaya
Co: MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Summary: A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).
Out of: 6.6/10
Release Date: 4/29/83
Tagline: Nothing Human Loves Forever
Gross: $5,988,322
Reference:
- Dracula (1931)
- Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
- Repulsion (1965)
- Hour of the Wolf (1968)
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
- The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Reference in:
- Vamp (1986)
- Monkey Shines (1988)
- Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
- Bloodthirsty (1999)
- Embrace the Darkness II (Video 2002)
- Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)
- Why Horror? (2014)
Features: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (Short 1947)
Featured in:
- Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019)
- In Search of Darkness (2019)
Spin-off: The Hunger (TV Series 1997–2000)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: DVD
MORTICIA – Bela Lugosi’s Dead THX & LAB: Heaven and Hell Records
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BONUS!
On My Command – Opening the Tomb
April 30, 2023 – Sunday
Horror Rises from the Tomb [1973]
R – 1h 28m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070039/
Anniversary: 50-years
Genre: Horror
Director: Carlos Aured
Writer: Paul Naschy
Stars: Paul Naschy, Emma Cohen, Víctor Barrera, Helga Liné, Luis Ciges, Julio Peña, María José Cantudo
Co: José López-Brea Silva
Summary: In Medieval France a warlock is be-headed and his wife tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later an isolated group of people discover his head buried on their property. Soon it comes back to life, possessing people and using them to commit sacrifices and to search for the rest of his body.
Out of: 5.5/10
Release Date: 4/30/73
Gross: $245,371
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Plex
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Harley Poe – Gorehound https://www.facebook.com/harleypoe/ https://www.instagram.com/joe_whiteford/
Bloody Hammers – Welcome to the Horror Show https://www.facebook.com/BloodyHammers/ https://twitter.com/BloodyHammers https://www.instagram.com/bloodyhammers/