This week, it's 60s and 70s pop culture, as The Maltese Bippy has Rowan and Martin from Laugh-In and Go Ask Alice is the scare movie that had kids ask, "Should I do acid?"
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Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, this event benefits Best Friends, which is working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes.
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Here are the movies that I watched. You can also check out the Letterboxd list.
Thanks to Adam Hursey, Parker Simpson and John Connelly for being part of this!
This episode has these movies:
1. Lon Chaney (Jr. or Sr.): Spider Baby, The Mummy's Ghost
2. Sequel: Mirror Mirror II: Raven Dance, Son of Dracula
3. Bleeding Skull!: Fatal Images, The Soultangler and Invocación Satánica
4. Lina Romay: Faceless, Apocalipsis sexual
5. 21st Century Horror: Good Boy, Weapons
6. Slasher: Scalps, Girls Nite Out, Night of the Dribbler, Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls
7. Stelvio Cipriani: Ring of Darkness, Deported Women of the SS Special Section
8. Physical Media: Weird Visions Society, Blue Sunshine
9. Made for TV Movie: When a Stranger Calls Back, Face of Evil
10. The Sweetest Taboo: Cute Devil, Basket Case 3: The Progeny
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Welcome to a new feature on the podcast, where I'll have guests come on and defend movies they love, particularly ones that aren't well-loved.
When you hear Celeste de la Cabra, you should expect to learn something. I'll let her explain herself: "I'm a leftist, an anti-fascist, an ethical vegan, non-binary, queer, and an atheist. Stating this up front is important because these things are important to me and will naturally inform my biases and analyses. I'm not interested in pretending to be neutral on social issues or politics. I approach every film I watch as a piece of art, rather than just content or entertainment, and I aim to encourage others to do the same."
You can find more about her on YouTube, Patreon, Letterboxd and TikTok.
This episode, Celeste and I discuss Trog, a movie that many look down on. I was honored to have her on as my first guest and look forward to return appearances.
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This week, let's get into the forgotten TV movies. How about Poor Devil and The Phoenix? Also: lots of personal revelations.
You can watch Poor Devil on YouTube and The Phoenix on YouTube.
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Man, this week, we get into Domino and 976-Evil 2. Never let anyone say that we don't cover the classiest of films or the most normal ones. You can watch Domino on YouTube and 976-Evil 2 on YouTube.
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Yes, everyone can talk about All the Colors of the Dark and Torso, but let's get deep into Sergio Martino with four of my favorite weird picks from him.
Uppercut Man finds Sergio in Miami, making a boxing movie that isn't like any other. Ernest Borgnine, Daniel Greene, Mary Stavin, Giuliano Gemma...Crud Buddies have this posted on YouTube.
American Rickshaw is the most perfect of all late Martino movies: shower sex with the jeans on, rickshaws in Miami, Donald Pleasence as a faith healing warthog...get it from Cauldron Video.
Graffiante desiderio has Sergio going back to the Giallo but also incest and a dummy drop ending. Craving Desire is hard to find but if you're ready to infest your computer with viruses, go here.
Un orso chiamato Arturo has George Segal and Carol Alt. Yes, in a Sergio Martino movie. It's on YouTube in Italian, so learn a new language.
Is there a secret prize for finishing this episode? Did I compose a song for it? What are you waiting for? Go listen!
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Oh man, Italian gothic! Put on your white diaphonous dress and grab a candlabra! It's Lady Frankenstein and Monster of the Opera. You can get them in the Severin Danza Macabra: The Italian Gothic Collection Volume 1 set or watch them on Tubi:
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Four Bruno Mattei movies. Can you handle it? Strike Commando, Strike Commando 2, Born to Fight and Cop Game. You can get them from Severin or watch them here:
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José Ramón Larraz made some crazy movies. I'm a fan and I hope that's what you take from this episode, which gets into Whirlpool, Symptoms, The House That Vanished and Black Candles.
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For the hundredth episode, I had to think: what is my favorite movie, really? And the answer, as always, is Flash Gordon. He's just a man, with a man's courage. You know how it is.
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Ben Shear asked me to do Heart of Midnight, so I went one further and did Single White Female too. Two movies where Jennifer Jason Leigh made a young me feel weird in the pants.
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This week, Holocaust 2000 puts Hollywood royalty through hell and Hex gets weird. Also: Lots of explosions and screams.
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Other than Italians, no one makes a better post-apocalyptic movie than the Philippines. Fight me, Australia. This week, we go hard on W Is War and Mad Warrior, it's kind of sort of sequel. Get ready to go crazy.
Watch W Is War on YouTube and Mad Warrior on YouTube.
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It's two tastes that do not go well together! Meteor and Black Roses! All they have in common is that not many people like either movie, but I love them both.
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Two of my favorite devil movies: I Don't Want to Be Born and The Entity. No one is safe! Donald Pleasence shows up for one, though!
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This week, inspired by Severin's Game of Clones box set, I'm getting into three Bruce Lee ripoffs: Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth, The Dragon Lives Again and Fist of Fear, Touch of Death.
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Holly would and did for the animated/live action hybrid, Cool World. Learn more, including producers getting punched in the face and all sorts of wacky casting changes.
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Toys Are Not for Children. It's dirty, but is it art? I think so.
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I'm always so sad when this month ends. I will try to remember what we had and not what we are losing. Here's this year's films:
Here's the Letterboxd list.
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To see the 2023 recap, click here.
To see the 2024 recap, click here.
June 1 – Italian Crime: Almost Human
June 2 – Zombies: Devil's Kiss
June 3 – David Carradine: Circle of Iron
June 4 – Blaxploitation: Sugar Hill
June 5 – Magic: Fantaghiro
June 6 – Giallo: The Nosy One
June 7 – Kung Fu: Thrilling Bloody Sword
June 8 – Heists: The Doberman Gang
June 9 – Free Space: The Girl From Starship Venus
June 10 – Jess Franco: Girl with the Red Lips
June 11 – ‘90s Action: One Man's Justice
June 12 – Cartoons: Battle Royale High School
June 13 – Friday the 13th: Rose Blood: A Friday the 13th Fan Film
June 14 – Free Space: Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
June 15 – Revenge: Woman Revenger
June 16 – ‘80s Comedy: Up the Academy
June 17 – Fulci: The Jukebox Kids
June 18 – Rock and Roll: Turbulence 3
June 19 – Free Space: Hammerhead Jones
June 20 – Exploitation Auteurs: Pandora Peaks
June 21 – Westerns: Rita of the West
June 22 – Teenagers: The Cheerleaders
June 23 – New World Pictures: Knights of the City
June 24 – Hong Kong Action: Visa to Hell
June 25 – Wings Hauser Tribute: L.A. Bounty
June 26 – Eurosploitation: Crime Busters
June 27 – Free Space: Jacaranda Joe
June 28 – Cannon: Trunk to Cairo
June 29 – ‘80s Action: Double Edge
June 30 – Italian Horror: The Torturer
You can watch Rose Blood here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eur2eRSmUz0&t=4s
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What do Chatterbox!, The Being and Blastfighter have in common? I have no idea. Perhaps, just perhaps, you can help me figure it out.
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