https://www.blogtalkradio.com/baroncrazeradio/2024/01/01/baron-crazes-visions-of-horror-ep41
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Ground Meat – Pathological Silence https://www.facebook.com/groundmeatmetalmusic https://groundmeatmetal.bandcamp.com/
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Benito’s Vocal Portfolio – Oogie Boogie Song (Nightmare Before Christmas Cover) https://benitosvocalportfolio.bandcamp.com/
Sunday, December 24, 2023
The Nightmare Before Christmas [1993]
Rated PG – 1h 16m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/
Anniversary: 30 Years
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Director: Henry Selick
Writer: Tim Burton, Michael McDowell, Caroline Thompson
Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, L. Peter Callender, Randy Crenshaw, Judi M. Durand, William Hickey, Edward Ivory
Co: Buena Vista Pictures
Summary: Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
Release Date: 10/9/1993
Taglines:
- Tim Burton’s classic returns in 3-D so real, it’s scary.
- We’re changing the face of 3-D
- A ghoulish tale with wicked humour & stunning animation.
Trivia:
- It took a group of around 100 people three years to complete this movie. For one second of film, up to 12 stop-motion moves had to be made
- Vincent Price was originally cast as Santa Claus. However, after the death of Price’s wife, his own health began to fail and his voice performance was very frail and weak
References:
- Nosferatu (1922)
- Dracula (1931)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- Mad Monster Party? (1967)
Reference in:
- The Creeps (1997)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)
- Scarewaves (2014)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: DVD
Also Saw: Black Christmas [1974]
Edge Of Paradise – Sally’s Songs https://www.instagram.com/edgeofparadise/ https://www.facebook.com/EdgeOfParadiseBand/ https://twitter.com/edgeofparadise
Outer Night – Kidnap the Synthy Claws https://christmasasaurus.bandcamp.com
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Dead Evil – Silent Night, Deadly Night https://deadevilofficial.bandcamp.com/
Monday, December 25, 2023
Silent Night, Deadly Night [1984]
Rated R – 1h 19m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088117/
Anniversary: No
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director: Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Writer: Paul Caimi, Michael Hickey
Stars: Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson, Britt Leach, Linnea Quigley
Co: TriStar Pictures
Summary: Little Billy witnesses his parents getting killed by Santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now Billy is 18 and out of the orphanage, and he has just become Santa himself.
IMDb Rating: 5.8/10
Release Date: 11/9/1984
Taglines:
- You’ve made it through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas
- Santa’s Here!
- He knows when you’ve been naughty
- .. disturbing… The movie they tried to ban.
- If “A Nightmare on Elm Street” gave you sleepless nights, or if “Halloween” made you jump in every shadow or if every “Friday the 13th” was more frightening than the others… THEN BEWARE!
References:
- Suspiria (1977)
- Halloween (1978)
- Friday the 13th (1980)
- The Shining (1980)
Spoofed in:
- Caesar and Otto’s Deadly Xmas (2012)
- Slasher Night (2017)
Reference in:
- Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)
- Video Violence 2 (Video 1988)
- Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
- Black Christmas (2006)
- Grindhouse (2007)
- Lost Boys: The Tribe (Video 2008)
- Friday the 13th (2009)
- Halloween II (2009)
- Silent Night (2012)
Followed by:
- Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
- Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (Video 1989)
- Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (Video 1990)
- Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (Video 1991)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: DVD
Also Saw: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 [1987], Silent Night, Zombie Night [2009], Silent Night, Bloody Night [1972], Silent Night [2012], The Comedy of Terrors [1963]
The Browns – Silent Night, Deadly Night https://thebrownsmania.bandcamp.com/
***** ***** *****
Death By Neon – The Exorcist – Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield cover) https://deathbyneon.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/iamdeathbyneon/
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
The Exorcist [1973]
Rated R – 2h 2m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/
Anniversary: 50 Years
Genre: Horror
Director: William Friedkin
Writer: William Peter Blatty
Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Linda Blair
Co: Warner Bros.
Summary: When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
Release Date: 12/26/1973
Taglines:
- What an excellent day for an exorcism!
- Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house …and a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is The Exorcist.
- The Scariest Film Of All Time Returns To Cinemas.
- Something beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house . . . a man has been sent for as a last resort. That man is The Exorcist.
- The Devil Inside
- The Scariest Movie Of All Time Has Returned. In The Version You’ve Never Seen Before.
- Somewhere between science and superstition, there is another world. The world of darkness.
- Nobody expected it, nobody believed it, and nobody could stop it. The one hope, the only hope: THE EXORCIST
Loc:
- 3600 Prospect Street, Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Hitchcock Steps – 36th & Prospect Streets, Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Trivia:
- Due to death threats against Linda Blair from religious zealots who believed the film “glorified Satan”, Warner Bros. had bodyguards protecting her for six months after the film’s release.
References: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Reference in:
- Black Christmas (1974)
- Beyond the Door (1974)
- The Antichrist (1974)
- Exorcism (1975)
- The House of Exorcism (1975)
- Curse of Bigfoot (TV Movie 1975)
- The Omen (1976)
- The Sentinel (1977)
- Suspiria (1977)
- Martin (1977)
- Spectre (TV Movie 1977)
- Good Against Evil (TV Movie 1977)
- Ruby (1977)
- Cathy’s Curse (1977)
- Halloween (1978)
- The Amityville Horror (1979)
- The Godsend (1980)
- The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
- Maniac (1980)
- Full Moon High (1981)
- The Evil Dead (1981)
- Devil Returns (1982)
- Poltergeist (1982)
- Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Dead End (1985)
- Crawlspace (1986)
- Witchboard (1986)
- High School Spirits (1986)
- Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
- Slaughterhouse Rock (1987)
- Poltergeist III (1988)
- Nightmare Sisters (1988)
- Witchcraft (1988)
- Witchcraft II: The Temptress (1989)
- Giggles (1992)
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
- The Craft (1996)
- The Frighteners (1996)
- Children of the Corn: The Gathering (Video 1996)
- Scream (1996)
Followed by:
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
- The Exorcist III (1990)
- Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
- Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
- The Exorcist (TV Series 2016–2018)
- The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
- The Exorcist: Deceiver (2025)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Pluto/ DVD
Myuu – The Exorcist Theme (Tubular Bells Cover) https://www.instagram.com/myuusic/ https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ https://myuu.bandcamp.com/ https://twitter.com/myuusic https://www.youtube.com/@Myuu https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6728673/ https://www.facebook.com/myuusic/
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
The Children [2008]
Rated R – 1h 24m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172571/
Anniversary: 15 Years
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Tom Shankland
Writer: Paul Andrew Williams, Tom Shankland
Stars: Rachel Shelley, Eva Birthistle, Jeremy Sheffield, Stephen Campbell Moore, Hannah Tointon
Co: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Summary: A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
IMDb Rating: 5.9/10
Release Date: 12/5/2008
Tagline: You brought them into this world. Now … They will take you out.
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Tubi
Angry Snowmans – Children Are Mean https://www.facebook.com/AngrySnowmans/ https://twitter.com/angrysnowmans https://angrysnowmans.bandcamp.com/
***** ***** *****
Thursday, December 28, 2023
To All a Goodnight [1980]
Rated R – 1h 27m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086449/
Anniversary: No
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: David Hess
Writer: Alex Rebar
Stars: Jennifer Runyon, Forrest Swonsen, Linda Gentile
Co: Intercontinental Releasing Corporation (IRC)
Summary: A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.
IMDb Rating: 4.6/10
Release Date: 1/30/1980
Tagline: You’ll scream till dawn!
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: YouTube
Siblings Of Samhain – Goodnight Forever https://siblingsofsamhain.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/siblingsofsamhain/ https://www.instagram.com/siblingsofsamhain/
***** ***** *****
Friday, December 29, 2023
The Old Dark House [1963]
Approved – 1h 26m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057379/
Anniversary: 60 Years
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Comedy
Director: William Castle
Writer: Robert Dillon, J.B. Priestley
Stars: Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, Peter Bull
Co: Columbia Pictures
Summary: In England, an American car salesman ends-up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a client’s family.
IMDb Rating: 5.5/10
Release Date: 10/30/1963
Taglines:
- READY! SET! LAUGH! Join the fun in a nut-house of terror! (movie poster)
- The Key to Spooks, Kooks, and Coffin Nooks… where the host with the most turns into a Ghost… and you… die…LAUGHING! (movie poster)
- Scared stiff? Take a coffin-break!… to steady your nerves…and stifle your laughter! (movie poster)
- You’ll Die Laughing! It Runs Riot!
Reference In: House of the Long Shadows (1983)
Version of: The Old Dark House (1932)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: DVD
***** ***** *****
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Elves [1989]
Rated PG-13 – 1h 29m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099496/
Anniversary: No
Genre: Horror
Director: Jeffrey Mandel
Writer: Jeffrey Mandel, Mike Griffin, Bruce A. Taylor
Stars: Dan Haggerty, Julie Austin, Deanna Lund
Co: Action International Pictures (AIP)
Summary: A young woman discovers that she is the focus of an evil Nazi experiment involving selective breeding and summoned elves, an attempt to create a race of supermen. She and two of her friends are trapped in a department store with an elf, and only Dan Haggerty, as the renegade loose-cannon Santa Claus, can save them.
IMDb Rating: 4.2/10
Release Date: 10/24/1989
Taglines:
- ‘Twas the night before Christmas, And all through the town, Blood-thirsty Elves are about to get down!
- They don’t work for Santa anymore!
References:
- Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- Critters (1986)
- Ghostbusters II (1989)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: YouTube
Angry Snowmans – Elves Of The North Pole https://www.facebook.com/AngrySnowmans/ https://twitter.com/angrysnowmans https://angrysnowmans.bandcamp.com/
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Iron Boss – Train Kept A Rollin’ https://www.facebook.com/ironbossofficial/ thx & lab: https://smallstone.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/smallstonerecords https://www.instagram.com/smallstonerecords/
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Terror Train [1980]
Rated R – 1h 37m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081617/
Anniversary: No
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Writer: T.Y. Drake, Daniel Grodnik, Judith Rascoe
Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, Hart Bochner
Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Summary: Three years after a prank went terribly awry, the six college students responsible are targeted by a masked killer at a New Year’s Eve party aboard a moving train.
IMDb Rating: 5.8/10
Release Date: 10/3/1980
Taglines:
- Experience the most terrifying ride of your life on the Terror Train.
- The boys and girls of Sigma Phi. Some will live. Some will die.
- Don’t waste money on a return fare. You won’t be coming back!
- A nightmare journey to hell… All aboard… if you dare!
- Terror wears many disguises… All of them deadly!
Trivia:
- Magician David Copperfield once said of this movie that he appeared in: “Film is a magnifying glass for magic, so I had to be very careful. What you see on screen is exactly what the extras saw during shooting.”
References: Halloween (1978)
Remade as:
- Train (2008)
- Terror Train (2022)
Reference in:
- Scream (1996)
- Something to Scream About (Video 2003)
- Halloween II (2009)
Featured in:
- Nightmare in Canada: Canadian Horror on Film (TV Movie 2004)
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Podcast ~
Found: Plex/ Tubi
Also Saw: New Year’s Evil [1980], Bloody New Year [1987], The Strange World of Planet X [1958], Vengeance of the Zombies [1973]
The Baseball Bats – Happy New year (ABBA cover) https://bitytheband.bandcamp.com/
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Envenomed – Horror Movie (Skyhook Cover) https://envenomed.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/EnvenomedOfficial https://www.instagram.com/envenomed_official/