https://www.blogtalkradio.com/baroncrazeradio/2023/10/10/baron-crazes-visions-of-horror-ep29

*****                                                                   *****                                                   *****

Ground Meat – Pathological Silence https://www.facebook.com/groundmeatmetalmusic https://groundmeatmetal.bandcamp.com/

The Dead Beats – Night of The Living Dead https://deadbeatsrocknroll.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/deadbeatsrocknroll

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

NR – 1h 36m

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063350/

Anniversary: 55 years

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Director: George A. Romero

Writer: John A. Russo, George A. Romero

Stars: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Russell Streiner, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley, Marilyn Eastman, Kyra Schon

Co: Continental Distributing (original) or Anchor Bay (DVD)

Summary: A ragtag group of survivors barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast portion of the United States.

IMDb Rating: 7.8/10

Release Date: 10/4/1968

Taglines:

• If it doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead!
• George A. Romero’s original masterpiece.
• Something New – Something Evil – Something Unspeakably Terrifying
• No love story, no hero, no heroine, no message, no questions, no answers. JUST TERROR which gnaws at your very being…
• FEAR that deadliest of all emotions clutching at your heart the…
• Not responsible for any missing bodies or cannibalistic acts!
• They keep coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESH!…
• Pits the dead against the living in a struggle for survival!
• They won’t stay dead!
• They’re coming to get you…again!

Loc:

• Evans City Cemetery, Evans City, Pennsylvania, USA
• 260 Ash Stop Rd, Evans City, Pennsylvania, USA (farmhouse, demolished)
• Ash Stop Road & Kohler Lane, Evans City, Pennsylvania, USA (metal bridge where sheriff and his men gather)

Trivia:

• This is one of the most profitable independent movies ever made. Made for $114,000 (equivalent to $941,800 in 2022), it grossed approximately $30 million (equivalent to $247.8 million in 2022) – over 263 times its budget.

References:

• Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956)
• Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)
• The Hideous Sun Demon (1958)
• Invisible Invaders (1959)
• Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)
• The Killer Shrews (1959)
• Psycho(1960)
• Carnival of Souls (1962)
• The Birds (1963)
• The Last Man on Earth (1964)
• The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
• Repulsion (1965)
• The Plague of the Zombies(1966)

Featured in:

• Fade to Black (1980)
• Halloween II(1981)
• Terror in the Aisles (1984)
• Creepy Classics(Video 1987)
• Reflections on the Living Dead (Video 1993)
• 100 Years of Horror (TV Series 1996)
• Dead by Dawn (Video 2004)
• Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006)
• American Zombie (2007)
• Halloween (2007)
• ThanksKilling (2008)
• The House of the Devil (2009)
• Slaughter (Video 2009)
• Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)
• Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)
• The Fields (2011)
• Grabbers(2012)
• Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation (2012)
• Detention of the Dead (2012)
• Scream Park(2012)
• Haunt (2013)
• Birth of the Living Dead (2013)
• All Hallows’ Eve (2013)
• Rage (2014)
• Doc of the Dead(2014)
• Burying the Ex (2014)
• Tales of Halloween (2015)
• Sinister 2 (2015)
• Pet (2016)
• Cold Moon(2016)
• The Remains (2016)
• Knucklebones(2016)
• The Void (2016)
• XX(2017)
• Tragedy Girls (2017)
• Black Pumpkin (2018)
• Haunt(2019)
• Trick(2019)
• Bad Candy (2020)
• Terrifier 2 (2022)
• Spirit Halloween (2022)

Followed by:

• Dawn of the Dead (1978)
• Day of the Dead (1985)
• Land of the Dead (2005)
• Diary of the Dead (2007)
• Survival of the Dead (2009)

Referenced in:

• I Drink Your Blood (1971)
• Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
• Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
• Night of the Lepus (1972)
• The Crazies (1973)
• Let Sleeping Corpses Lie(1974)
• Messiah of Evil (1974)
• Shivers (1975)
• Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
• Suspiria (1977)
• The Child (1977)
• Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
• Alien(1979)
• Zombie(1979)
• The Children (1980)
• Toxic Zombies(1980)
• Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980)
• Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
• Nightmare City (1980)
• Dead & Buried (1981)
• The House by the Cemetery (1981)
• One Dark Night (1982)
• The Curse of the Screaming Dead (1982)
• Cujo (1983)
• Michael Jackson: Thriller (Music Video 1983)
• The Return of the Living Dead(1985)
• Lifeforce(1985)
• Horror House on Highway Five (1985)
• Raiders of the Living Dead (1986)
• Night of the Creeps (1986)
• Video Violence (Video 1987)
• The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
• Waxwork (1988)
• Zombie 3 (1988)
• FleshEater (1988)
• Redneck Zombies (Video 1989)
• Night of the Living Dead (1990)
• Dead Alive (1992)
• Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993)
• Brainscan (1994)
• The Dead Hate the Living! (Video 2000)
• Resident Evil (2002)
• Cabin Fever (2002)
• 28 Days Later (2002)
• House of the Dead (2003)
• Undead (2003)
• Dawn of the Dead (2004)
• Dead & Breakfast (2004)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004)
• Dorm of the Dead (Video 2006)
• Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film(2006)
• Flight of the Living Dead(2007)
• Island of the Living Dead (Video 2007)
• Aaah! Zombies!! (2007)
• Dance of the Dead (2008)

Remade as:

• Night of the Living Dead (1990)
• Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006)
• Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection (2012)
• Night of the Living Dead (2014) Remake of the 1968 film

Version of: Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015)

My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~

Found: Everywhere

Also Saw: Dawn of the Dead [1978], Day of the Dead [1985], Land of the Dead [2005], Diary of the Dead [2007], Survival of the Dead [2009]

Siblings Of Samhain – Night Of The Living Dead https://siblingsofsamhain.bandcamp.com/music https://www.facebook.com/siblingsofsamhain/ https://www.instagram.com/siblingsofsamhain/

*****                                                   *****                                   *****

Monday, October 2, 2023

The Bermuda Triangle (1978)

G – 1h 52m

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078417/

Anniversary: 45 Years

Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi/Mystery

Director: René Cardona Jr.

Writer: René Cardona Jr., Linda O’Hanlon, Roberto Schlosser

Stars: John Huston, Andrés García, Hugo Stiglitz, Gloria Guida, Marina Vlady

Co: Gamo Films (Argentina 1978); VCI Entertainment (USA 2005)

Summary: The passengers and crew of a ship on a scuba diving trip in the Caribbean stray into the famed Bermuda Triangle, and mysterious and deadly things start happening.

IMDb Rating: 4.0/10

Release Date: 2/10/1978

Taglines:

• Explore one of the greatest mysteries of all time!
• What strange forces are at work here ?
• Over a thousand people and hundreds of ships and planes have vanished from the face of the earth …

My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~

Found: Freevee; Plex

Also Saw: Satan’s Triangle [1975] (TV Movie), Strangeland [1998]

Destructor – The Triangle https://www.facebook.com/DestructorMetal https://destructor1.bandcamp.com/  thx& lab: https://www.facebook.com/puresteelrecords https://puresteelrecords.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/puresteelrecords/

*****                                                   *****                                   *****

Disturbed – Down with the Sickness Guitar Cover by Abdil Qayyum Malaysia https://qayyumdabada.bandcamp.com/

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Dawn of the Dead [2004]

R – 1h 41m

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363547/

Anniversary: No

Genre: Horror/Action

Director: Zack Snyder

Writer: George A. Romero, James Gunn

Stars: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Barry, Lindy Booth, Ty Burrell, Jake Weber, Kevin Zegers

Co: Universal Pictures

Summary: A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.

IMDb Rating: 7.3/10

Release Date: 3/10/2004

Taglines:

• When the undead rise, civilization will fall.
• Too terrifying to be shown in cinemas! (Unrated director’s cut UK DVD cover)
• Based on the original screenplay by George A. Romero. (Japanese teaser poster)
• When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.
• How do you kill what’s already dead?
• 36 billion people have died since the reign of humanity. For the new Dawn, there’s a reunion…

Trivia:

• Gross over $100 million
• Director Zack Snyder personally chose most of the music used in the film. His choices included “The Man Comes Around” by Johnny Cash, and Richard Cheese’s cover of Disturbed’s “Down With the Sickness”. Snyder was the only person who thought these songs should be in the film, as most of the producers were against it.

Reference:

• Carnival of Souls (1962)
• Night of the Living Dead (1968)
• The Crazies (1973)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• Let Sleeping Corpses Lie(1974)
• Rabid (1977)
• Dawn of the Dead (1978)
• Cannibal Holocaust(1980)
• The Shining (1980)
• Nightmare City (1980)
• The Terminator (1984)
• Evil Dead II (1987)
• Zombie 3 (1988)
• Night of the Living Dead (1990)
• 28 Days Later (2002)

Referenced in:

• Slither (2006)
• Dead & Deader (TV Movie 2006)
• Zombie Strippers!(2008)
• Scream 4 (2011)

My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~

Found: Blu-ray

Also Saw: It Came from Beneath the Sea [1955]

Viking Guitar Productions – Get Gonked (Dawn of the Dead) https://www.vikingguitar.com/ https://www.facebook.com/VikingGuitarProductions/ https://vikingguitar.bandcamp.com/ https://twitter.com/VikingGuitar https://www.instagram.com/vikingguitarproductions/

Ded By Midnite – DAWN OF THE DEAD https://www.facebook.com/dedbymidnite/ https://dedbymidnite.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dedbymidnite/

*****                                                   *****                                   *****

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)

PG – 1h 23m

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080391/

Anniversary: 45 Years

Genre: Horror/Comedy/Adventure

Director: John DeBello

Writer: Costa Dillon, John De Bello, J. Stephen Peace

Stars: David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor, Jack Riley, Rock Peace, Eric Christmas, Al Sklar, Ernie Meyers, Jerry Anderson, Ron Shapiro

Co: NAI Entertainment Releasing

Summary: A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes.

IMDb Rating: 4.6/10

Release Date: 10/4/1978

Taglines:

• “Aaargh! …”
• A New Musical-Comedy-Horror Show
• You’ve never seen a film like it.
• You’ve never seen anything like it.

References:

• The Birds (1963)
• Jaws(1975)

Followed by:

• Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
• Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1991)
• Killer Tomatoes Eat France! (1992)

Spoofs:

• The Blob (1958)
• Jaws 2(1978)

Referenced in: Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

Featured in: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~

Found: DVD

Also Saw: Return to Horror High [1987], The Crawling Eye [1957]

The Whiskey Bats – Attack Of The Bleeding Brain https://www.facebook.com/TheWhiskeyBats/ https://thewhiskeybats.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thewhiskeybatsband/

*****                                                   *****                                   *****

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Natty Knocks [2023]

NR – 1h 34m

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21913634/

Anniversary: No

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Director: Dwight H. Little

Writer: Benjamin Olson

Stars: Bill Moseley, Danielle Harris, Robert Englund

Co: Vertical Entertainment

Summary: A small-town babysitter and the kids she is looking after struggle to survive a serial killer on Halloween Eve.

IMDb Rating: 4.2/10

Release Date: 7/21/2023

My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~

Found: Tubi

ALSO SAW: 20 Million Miles to Earth [1957]

Evernoir – Three Sharp Knocks https://evernoirband.com/ https://www.instagram.com/evernoirband/

*****                                                   *****                                   *****

Friday, October 6, 2023

The Screaming Skull (1958)

NR – 1h 8m

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052169/

Anniversary: 65 Years

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Director: Alex Nicol

Writer: John Kneubuhl, Francis Marion Crawford

Stars: John Hudson, Peggy Webber, Toni Johnson, Russ Conway

Co: American International Pictures (AIP)

Summary: A newly married couple arrives at the home of the husband’s late wife, where the gardens have been maintained by a gardener faithful to the dead woman’s memory. Soon, eerie events lead the new wife to think she’s losing her mind.

IMDb Rating: 3.9/10

Release Date: 8/25/1958

Taglines:

• FREE!! We guarantee to bury you without charge if you die of fright during SCREAMING SKULL!
• WARNING!… This Ghost Will Haunt You Forever!
• The tortured ghost who claims vengeance in the bride’s bedroom!
• Free coffin if you don’t DIE OF FRIGHT!

Trivia:

• The tuba music during the opening credits is the “Dies Irae” section of Hector Berlioz’ “Symphony Fantastique.” A different version of the same piece was later used during the opening credits of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980).

References: Rebecca (1940) – directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Featured in:

• Horrible Horror (Video 1986)
• Creepy Classics(Video 1987)

My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~

Found: Tubi

ALSO SAW: Dracula: The Impaler [2013]

PERVERSION –  Dies Irae (Intro) https://perversionisdeath.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/perversion.is.death https://www.instagram.com/perversion_is_death/ thx & lab: https://www.facebook.com/hellsheadbangers https://www.instagram.com/hellsheadbangers https://twitter.com/hellshead666 https://hellsheadbangers.bandcamp.com/

*****                                                   *****                                   *****

American Werewolves – House on Haunted Hill https://www.facebook.com/americanwerewolvesband/ https://americanwerewolves.bandcamp.com/

Saturday, October 7, 2023

House on Haunted Hill [1959]

NR – 1h 15m

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051744/

Anniversary: No

Genre: Horror/Mystery/Crime

Director: William Castle

Writer: Robb White

Stars: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig, Elisha Cook Jr., Julie Mitchum, Leona Anderson, Howard Hoffman

Co: Allied Artists Pictures

Summary: A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.

IMDb Rating: 6.8/10

Release Date: 1/14/1959

Taglines:

• See it with someone with warm hands!
• The doors are locked at midnight.
• The 13 greatest shocks of all time!
• Consult your doctor! Bring your seat belts!
• First Film With the Amazing New Wonder EMERGO: The Thrills Fly Right Into The Audience!
• The 13 Greatest SHOCKS ever seen!
• Acclaimed The Super-Shocker Of The Century!

Trivia:

• The large grosses for this film were noticed by Alfred Hitchcock. This led him to create his own low-budget horror film — Psycho (1960).

Featured in:

• Halloween (2007)
• Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
• Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
• American Grindhouse (2010)
• Burying the Ex (2014)
• Terrifier 2 (2022)

Reference in:

• Homicidal (1961)
• Matinee (1993)
• Scream 2 (1997)

Remade as: House on Haunted Hill (1999)

My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~

Found: Tubi

ALSO SAW: 13 Ghosts [1960], The Tingler [1959], The Pit and the Pendulum [1961], The Masque of Red Death [1964], House on Haunted Hill (1999) 

Conjuring Fate – House on Haunted Hill [Split-up] thx& lab: https://www.facebook.com/puresteelrecords https://puresteelrecords.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/puresteelrecords/

Lugosi – Dawn Of The Dead [Split-up]

*****                                                   *****                                   *****

Bloody Hammers – Welcome to the Horror Show https://www.facebook.com/BloodyHammers/ https://twitter.com/BloodyHammers https://www.instagram.com/bloodyhammers/