Happy Halloween! Moving between Halloween, and Día de los Muertos we feature a few films produced by Guillermo del Toro. Our focus this time- stories centered around the perspective of the children in The Orphanage, Mama & Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. #MacabreMonday
LHR: Día de los Muertos & Mexico Barbaro
For another Latin themed Día de los Muertos episode we bring you the anthology México Bárbaro. 8 different short films by 8 different Mexican filmmakers. Some good, some awful, but we make the most of them.
Bonus Episode Review of Little Sister + Interview
As a Halloween month bonus we review the new film Little Sister by Zach Clark bring you an interview with Clark and producer Joe Swanberg. A drama set among 'That' Halloween loving family in suburban North Carolina. Featuring an all star cast with Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Barbara Crampton, and Keith Poulson. Little Sister is available now on VOD, iTunes and Amazon Video.
Guillermo del Toro's World of Horror Fantasy
Diving deep into the worlds imagined by Guillermo del Toro, Darren & Mindy explore The Devil's Backbone (2001), Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and Crimson Peak (2015). His contributions to horror-fantasy serve as the high bar for the genre. Ghosts, fairies and haunted mansions... this is our first entry into the season's Día de Muertos.
AHS Roanoke and Merch Contest Giveaway!
Contest time! Find us on social media @RantsMacabre on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, or email us and recommend your favorite off-the-beaten-path horror movie. If it's one we haven't seen we'll add your name to a raffle for one of our Merch Packs! Good Luck! We also discuss the promising new season of American Horror Story: Roanoke.
Get Greasy!
We jump in the muck with The Greasy Strangler! Jim Hosking co-wrote and directed this bizarre new horror comedy from Elijah Wood's Spectrevision.
In theaters and available to download today, Friday, October 7!
Return of Roger Corman's Poe Cycle!
The 2nd part of our Roger Corman's Poe Cycle is here! We focus on the Edgar Allen Poe adaptations The Pit and the Pendulum, The Premature Burial, The Raven, Tales of Terror, and Masque of the Red Death. With Richard Matheson, Peter Lorre, Ray Milland, and Vincent Price as his champion we explore Roger Corman's career as a director.
Edgar Allan Poe Meets Roger Corman!
The first of our Two-Part series on Roger Corman's Poe Cycle. In part one we discuss Edgar Allan Poe and Corman as artists and influencers, and the film company AIP who produced the series. We wrap up talking about the first movie in the cycle, House of Usher (1960). As most of the films in the series hold up well so we loved watching and reviewing Vincent Price work.