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Happy Halloween from the Horror Avengers, and welcome to Episode 123 — our Halloween Day Special — as we conclude a thrilling October with our ninth release this month! Packed with everything you need to fill your Halloween with filmic goodies and giggles, this episode provides enough spooky talk to be the ultimate soundtrack as a backdrop to your holiday. During this show, our hosts answer listener Captain Jack’s burning question: What’s on our annual Halloween watchlists? Dr. Shock and Jay of the Dead discuss the chilling horror short, Athedral (2024), with filmmaker Mack Robins (aka “Mackula”).
We’re also delivering a controversial, Take Two review of Godzilla Minus One (2024). But that’s not all — our crew also reviews Exhuma (2024), You’ll Never Find Me (2024), and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). This Halloween episode is haunted by these specialty segments:
– Gillman Joel’s Horror Lagoon takes on the cult classic The Zombie Army (1991)
– Dr. Shock’s Macabre Film History shares four eerie tales involving celebrity ghosts and legends.
– Horror in Black and White by Mackula revisits the timeless clash of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Plus, we’ve got a unique concept discussion with Dave Zee where we test his process for making predictions about Horror movie based on their posters. Oh, and our team brings you another John Kenneth Muir group review of the ‘80s slasher, Humongous (1982). So, grab your candy and settle in for a Halloween episode to remember! Join us — it’s spooky!
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Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies is an audio podcast. Our nine experienced Horror hosts review new Horror movies and deliver specialty Horror segments. Your hosts are Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis, Mackula, Ron Martin and Dave Zee! Due to the large number and busy schedule of its nine Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies will be recorded in segments, piecemeal, at various times and recording sessions. Therefore, as you listen to our episodes, you will notice a variety of revolving door hosts and segments, all sewn together and reanimated like the powerful Monster of Dr. Frankenstein!
SHOW NOTES
– Introduction
- Dr. Walking Dead’s Halloween message from Karl Marx
- Happy Halloween from Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, and welcome to Episode 123
- Jay of the Dead welcomes Dr. Shock and Mackula
- Answering the request from “Captain Jack” on X
- Most of the Horror Avengers’ Annual Halloween Watchlists (except Joel)
- Jay, Doc and Mack rant about the world’s yuckiest candies
- Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies has a new voicemail number: (801) 980-1375
– Present for this review: Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock (Mackula)
[ 00:48:37 ] – 2024 New Horror Short Preview:
Athedral (2024) (Spoilers!)
– by filmmaker Mack Robins
– Watch Athedral FREE on YouTube
— Remember, if you go watch Mackula’s “Athedral” (2024) here on YouTube and leave a comment there, you will be entered in to a drawing to possibly win a FREE Blu-ray of “LongLegs” (2024) or “Godzilla Minus One” (2024) or “Prey” (2022). So, go support Mackula’s new Horror short!
— Also, you can watch Mack’s previous short film, “Unseen” (2019).
– Present for this review: GregaMortis, Mackula, Dave Zee (Jay of the Dead)
[ 01:14:48 ] – 2023 Horror Movie
Godzilla Minus One (2023) (Take Two) – SPOILERS!
GregaMortis = 10 ( Watch Subtitles / Buy it! )
Mackula = 10 ( Buy it! )
Dave Zee = 8.5 ( Buy it! )
– Present for this segment: Gillman Joel, Dr. Shock
Specialty Segment
Gillman Joel’s Horror Lagoon
[ 02:12:53 ] – The Zombie Army (1991)
Dr. Shock = 8.5 ( Buy the Blu-ray! )
Gillman Joel = 8 ( Buy the Blu-ray! )
– Present for this review: Dr. Walking Dead
[ 03:12:08 ] – 2024 New Horror Movie
Exhuma (2024)
Dr. Walking Dead = 8 ( Strong Stream! )
– Present for this review: Jay of the Dead, Ron Martin, Dave Zee
[ 03:22:12 ] – 2024 New Horror Movie
You’ll Never Find Me (2024)
Jay of the Dead = 4 ( Avoid )
Dave Zee = 7.5 ( High-priority Stream on Shudder )
Ron Martin = 5.5 ( Low-priority Stream on Shudder )
– Present for this segment: Dr. Shock (Jay of the Dead)
Specialty Segment
Dr. Shock’s Macabre Film History
[ 03:47:11 ] – Four Short, Macabre Mini Histories
– Keanu Reeves and the Mysterious Floating Jacket
– Ariana Grande briefly visits Stull Cemetery in Kansas
– Angela Lansbury saves her daughter from the Manson Family
– Scotched-taping Errol Flynn’s wiener warts back on again
– Present for this Concept Discussion: Dave Zee, Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Ron Martin
Concept Discussion:
Dave Zee’s Horror Poster Art Prediction Method
[ 04:02:34 ] – Concept Discussion: Can a Horror film’s quality be discerned merely by viewing its poster art?
– Present for this segment: Mackula
Specialty Segment
Horror in Black and White by Mackula
[ 05:28:04 ] – Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Mackula = 78 out of 100 ( Strong Rental )
– Present for this review: Dave Zee, Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, GregaMortis, Ron Martin (Mackula)
[ 05:43:14 ] – A ’70s, ’80s or ’90s HORROR MOVIE THAT MIGHT BE NEW FOR YOU
Dave Zee’s pick from John Kenneth Muir’s “Horror Films of the 1980s”
Humongous (1982) – Spoilers!
Gillman Joel = 4.5 ( One-time Rental )
Jay of the Dead = 4 ( Avoid )
GregaMortis = 7.5 ( Rental )
Ron Martin = 3 ( Avoid )
Dr. Shock = 6 ( Rent Uncut Version )
Dave Zee = 6 ( Rental )
– Present for this review: Jay of the Dead, Spawn of the Dead (Benny)
[ 06:23:59 ] – THE FINAL CUT: One for the Road
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Spawn of the Dead = 7.5 ( Theaters / Buy on Sale )
Jay of the Dead = 7 ( Theater / Buy for Jay )
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Wrap-Up:
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Links for musician Frederick Ingram:
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YouTube Music Video: “Voltairine” by Frederick Ingram (the theme music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies)
Interview: Hear Fred Ingram on Jay’s Songwriting Podcast
Frederick Ingram’s Fish Bowl (Funky Margarita Mix)
Links for musician Nate Johnivan:
Spotify Playlist
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Links for Dave Zee:
On Apple Podcasts: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
On Facebook: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
Patreon: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
On YouTube: Exploding Heads
Exploding Heads on Twitter: @HeadsHorror
With Watson: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Wat-Zee Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Links for Ron Martin:
Horror franchise podcast: The Resurrection of Zombie 7
Ron’s book: Discover Salem: Your Guide to the Witch City
Witches: Salem 1692 Podcast
Ron’s blog: I Hate Stuff.net
Zombie 7 on Twitter: @ResZombie7
Links and Contact Info for Count Mackula:
Email Mackula here: HauntingYourHeadphones@gmail.com
Filmography Page: Mack Robins on IMDb
Mack’s short film: Unseen
Mackula’s YouTube Channel
Mack’s Other Podcast: Considering the Cinema.com – The episodes that feature Mack!
On Twitter: @RobinsMack
On Instagram: @RobinsMack
Links and Contact Info for GregaMortis:
Podcast: Land of the Creeps
Instagram: LotC
Facebook: Greg Morgan
Twitter: GregaMortis
LotC Group Page
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Email: GregaMortis666@gmail.com
LotC Hotline Phone Number: 1-804-569-5682 | 1-804-569-LOTC
Links for Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop:
Email Dr. Bishop here: bishopk@suu.edu
Dr. Walking Dead’s Bio Page
Book: American Zombie Gothic
Book: How Zombies Conquered Popular Culture
— Kyle’s Amazon Author Profile
— Doc of the Dead zombie culture documentary
— Kyle’s re-animated Twitter: @DrWalkingDead
– Learn more about Dr. Walking Dead
– Faculty Friday: Meet Dr. Kyle Bishop, English
– TEDx SUU Talk on YouTube: Why Zombies Matter
– YouTube: Zombies: An idea worth spreading about how ideas spread
– YouTube: 50+ Shades of Gothic: Zombies, Bodies and Boundaries
– YouTube: Why zombie culture is so popular?
Links for Mister Watson:
Podcast: Horror Movie Weekly
Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Podcast: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Facebook: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show / Horror Corridor
Links for Gillman Joel:
Retro Movie Geek Podcast
Terror on the Tube
Werewolf The TV Series, The Podcast
Forgotten Flix
The Booth at the End Podcast
Gillman Joel’s short film: “Shadows of the Dead”
Links for Dr. Shock:
The DVD Infatuation Podcast (monthly)
Land of the Creeps horror podcast
The Illustrated Fan
Horror Movie Podcast
Film blog: DVD Infatuation.com
On Twitter: @DVDinfatuation
On Facebook: DVDinfatuation
Land of the Creeps Facebook: LotC Facebook Group
On Instagram: @dbjb6972
On Letterboxd: @dcoshockhmp
YouTube: Dr. Shock’s Channel
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Horror Movie Weekly.com
Considering the Cinema.com
Movie Podcast Weekly.com
HMW Twitter: @horror_weekly
CTC Twitter: @ConsiderCinema
Thank you for listening to Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The Gold Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts.
*****SPOILERS FOR GODZILLA MINUS ONE*****
I was thinking a lot about Dave Zee’s criticism of the protagonist in “Godzilla Minus One”, and I loved it because it just shows how significantly our lives impact how we view a film. Of course Dave couldn’t easily like this guy. I respect what he said about his experience of being a father and the role sacrifice can play in relationships and parenting. I was really won over by his critique even though I gave the film a 9.5.
The reason why this protagonist works for me lies in the films themes. The first two themes are in direct contradiction very intentionally- Japan’s long history of nobility in self-sacrifice, Seppuku to Kamikaze, being challenged by the theme that every life is precious, and idea exacerbated by the devastation of war. Clearly Kōichi’s failure as a Kamikaze pilot and failure to engage in the battle of the beach is not noble and conventional storytelling wisdom insists that a character like this has to die, he is destined, no required, to die, for balance to be restored. Though I wonder how many people in real life would struggle with this dilemma of self-preservation motivated by a deep fear of death pitted against their duty to a higher cause. Does every human lacking in nobility deserve death?
I think why this film makes people, including me, cry is because its most important theme is actually grace and forgiveness. Not only does it challenge a past culture that sees greatest honor in self-sacrifice, but it also says people deserve forgiveness for their humanity. Noriko loves him enough to forgive him and sacrifice herself- it was one of the most painful heartfelt expressions of love I’ve seen in a movie in a long time. She sacrificed herself for him despite his inability to do the same for her. The film is imploring the audience to find forgiveness the way she does. The story takes this even further to the finale where we would expect the scales to be balanced when Kōichi is staged to die with “honor” and suffer the way he deserves for the greater good, but no… he gets forgiveness. Does this man’s self preservation make him so awful that he deserves to die, or is he actually much more similar to you and me? How many of us would crash a plane for our country, how many of us would un into an assuredly deadly confrontation to save strangers? Does that makes us lesser, or does that make us human? Does that make us not deserve our life? It’s hard to say, but I cry at the end of “Godzilla Minus One” because grace is perhaps the one thing most lacking in this world.
Closing note for the scene where Kōichi is being an absolute jerk to this baby/child… I feel that scene is clearly just a manifestation of his own self hatred. He doesn’t want to be this child’s father because he doesn’t think he deserves to even be alive. Of course, the child is completely a victim in this situation and that makes the main character much less likable, but that’s because this is a movie about a complicated person dealing with feelings of his own self-worth. He feels he deserves to be dead, not the father of this child. The ending may feel a little Pollyanna Hollywood, I get it and I hate that stuff too, but for the purposes of the themes it’s completely correct. Ultimately, the redemption and the forgiveness given to Kōichi allows him to move on and become the father of this child in a way he couldn’t have before. In all the futile death and destruction of a war then Godzilla, would the world of this film truly be better if he died? Would the catharsis of his death make us feel better?
I’ll shut up now, but as a horror fan who finds joy in the bleak and the macabre, I also find genuine catharsis in a happy ending in this world full of nightmares.
That’s one hell of a breakdown. Great insight. Your thought made me think so thank you for that
I really liked the poster discussion. Especially now that we have seen a bunch of the movies. Great idea jay
Thanks for another great podcast Jay and co. Listen to this one when I had some boring stuff that needed to be done on my computer…
My absolute favourite part of this was Doc. Shock’s Macabre film History segment. When he talked about Ariana Grande experiencing a ‘fly in the car randomly’ I couldn’t help but smile… Just to silence any sceptics out there: ‘A fly in the car randomly’ is 100% proof positive of a demon. There is no other explanation. Flies only ever appear in cars when there is a demon. Must have been a traumatic experience for Ariana 🙂
I’ve always said Ariana is “so brave”. Haha
I’ve listened to everything you’ve put out this month Jay, and I tried, really tried, to be caught up to listen to this episode on Halloween, but I just finished the last episode and started this show on this lovely Nov 1, Day of the Dead.
Is this perhaps your most legendary run of podcast releases? The finale of the top 10 of 2022, all the top 10s for 2023, and then an additional 10 hours of content. Holy f***ing sh*t balls! Why don’t you have a recurring donate button at least you psycho!? Halloween is a giving time of year and we all owe you for this massive onslaught of entertainment!!!
Jay says “Jackie could do the Armageddon animal cracker act with circus peanuts and you still wouldn’t touch them”
Long awekward silence
“I just made it weird didn’t I Dave”
Hahaha. I laughed out loud in middle of grocery store.