It's a week of catching up and comparing notes on Dark Was the Night (2014). Directed by Jack Heller, and starring the formidable Kevin Durand. We wrap up talking The Twilight Zone, X-Files, and The Walking Dead season 6 mid-season opener.
The Premiere of The Witch at BAM
I was thrilled to see The Witch a second time, and with an audience it was even more fun. Loved this film, and the Q&A after was a fantastic treat. Check out our SPOILER FREE REVIEW here.
I Love the 90s!
We bring you a love so deep, it hurts! "I LOVE THE 90S!" For this bloody, romantic affair we've picked three 90s classics: FEAR (1996), Single/White/Female (1992), and Misery (1990). Join us for an exploration of love and obsession in the decade of grunge, vinyl and Marky Mark.
The Witch... A New England Folktale
We got the opportunity to see an early screening of The Witch (2016) A New England Folktale... Written & Directed by Robert Eggers. Wide release February 19th with an early showing Feb 16th at BAM Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn as part of their Witches' Brew film series. Seriously, we loved it, and you should check it out as soon as you can!
Lunch Hour Reviews The Gift
Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, and Joel Edgerton team up to give us 2015's The Gift. In this Lunch Hour Review we unwrap the fantastic psychological thriller written, and directed by Edgerton. Check us out on iTunes, Stitcher (internet radio), and give us a review! Drop us a line therantsmacabre@gmail.com
50th Episode!
Our 50th episode! We celebrated with some friends and shared some laughs at some HORROR COMEDIES. Mindy's dad, Mark Learnard is back, and Sean and Charles of the Miskatonic Musings podcast join us for a conversation about the early horror comedy Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein... and the [far] superior Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks.
The Prolific Clay McLeod Chapman!
We bring you Clay McLeod Chapman, the writer and performer of The Pumpkin Pie Show (with Hanna Cheek, on the FANGORIA podcast network), screenwriter of 2015's festival favorite, The Boy, writer of Self Storage, and middle grade's book series, the Tribe Trilogy. We talk comic books, podcasting and movies (he's done it all!). Follow him on Twitter.
Lunch Hour Reviews Bone Tomahawk & Children of the Corn
This #MacabreMonday we talk about two movies: the oldie but goody, 1984's Children of the Corn, based on the Stephen King short story, and 2015's Bone Tomahawk by S. Craig Zahler. Check them out! Children of the Corn is on Netflix now and holds up (mostly). Totally worth a watch. Bone Tomahawk (on iTunes & Amazon Video) is a western with horror elements starring the indomitable Kurt Russell.