Get ready for one of the most audacious and controversial horror films ever made: HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982) Special Guest Carmelita Valdez McKoy returns to discuss the movie that attempted to leave Michael Myers behind and make John Carpenter’s Halloween an anthology franchise.   Find Carmelita: https://letterboxd.com/carmelitasays/https://x.com/CarmelitaSayshttps://bsky.app/profile/carmelitasays.bsky.social

Special Guest Carmelita Valdez McKoy joins us for more of the night He came home… HALLOWEEN II (1981) begins immediately after the first film’s ending, producing a film that is both similar to, and quite different from, Carpenter’s classic. Find Carmelita: https://letterboxd.com/carmelitasays/https://x.com/CarmelitaSayshttps://bsky.app/profile/carmelitasays.bsky.social

We are joined by special guest Anthony C. Ferrante, director of all six SHARKNADO movies, to discuss his films that go beyond the classic shark movie and take the action to a whole other level.

We end our Jaws series with two films from the 90s that launched the animal attack genre into the 21st Century. First, we go up river to find a giant snake with Jennifer Lopez and Jon Voight in ANACONDA (1997) and then Samuel L. Jackson, Thomas Jane and Saffron Burrows encounter genetically enhanced sharks in DEEP BLUE SEA (1999).

This week has two films that take using footage from other films to a whole other level. First up is CROCODILE (1980) a Thai film about one men’s quest for revenge on the crocodile that killed their families. Directed by Sampote Sands. Then we lose our minds over CROCODILE FURY (1988) a Hong Kong film about a witch and her army of jiāngshī (also known as Chinese hopping vampires) joining forces with the master of the seas and his man-eating shape-shifting crocodiles to rule the world. Directed by Godfrey Ho.

Ciao bella! Un film può mai essere copiato? Quando hai così tanto stile, a chi importa? Ryan from The New World Pictures Podcast joins us for two Italian films that push the boundary of copyright laws. THE LAST SHARK a.k.a. GREAT WHITE (1981) starring James Franciscus and Vic Morrow and directed by Enzo G. Castellari spurred a lawsuit from Universal Pictures for its similarities to Jaws. CRUEL JAWS (1995) the infamous Bruno Mattei film that uses footage from many other shark movies, including all four Jaws films.   To check out The New World Pictures Podcast: https://newworldpicturespodcast.com

Man’s best friend bites the hand that feeds him this week as we discuss two films where dogs are the threat. WHITE DOG (1982) about a disturbing attack dog, stars Kristy McNichol and Paul Winfield. Directed by Samuel Fuller with a Screenplay By Fuller and Curtis Hanson. CUJO (1983) finds a woman put to a deadly test when a rabid dog attacks her family. Dee Wallace stars in this film based on the Stephen King novel.

If you think animals only attack in the country, you’re dead wrong.  Erin Dawn (Manic Movie Monday Podcast ) follows us into the city sewer for ALLIGATOR (1980) starring Robert Forster and Robin Riker in this film about a mutant man-eater. Alligator was directed by Lewis Teague and written by John Sayles. Manic Movie Monday Podcast Instagram - Manic Movie Monday Podcast

This week we look at two animal attack movies that try to incorporate Native American culture into the story: Corporate greed creates a mutated bear with a taste for blood in PROPHECY (1979) starring Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire & Armand Assante and directed by John Frankenheimer. Then it’s time to wake up and smell the ammonia as we face vampire bats in NIGHTWING (1979) starring Nick Mancuso, David Warner & Kathryn Harrold and directed by Arthur Hiller.

It’s time for terror to go small with genetically altered PIRANHA (1978) directed by Joe Dante, screenplay by John Sayles, and executive produced by Roger Corman. Jen Howell of the Every Rom Com podcast joins us to discuss the horror comedy classic. https://www.everyromcom.com/ https://www.instagram.com/everyromcom/ https://bsky.app/profile/everyromcom.bsky.social

We leave the sea and head for the hills as animal danger evolves to attack on land. It’s a William Girdler double feature as we discuss GRIZZLY (1976) starring Andrew Prine, Richard Jaekal, and Christopher George as a park ranger battling a murderous bear.  We then tackle ozone problems in THE DAY OF THE ANIMALS (1977) when every animal over 5,000 feet elevation goes on a violent rampage, starring Leslie Nielsen as an ad exec who proves that the most dangerous animal of all is man himself.

We are joined by Carmelita Valdez McKoy to discuss the “happy for deep people” that is ORCA (1977).  Richard Harris and Charlotte Rampling star in the film about a killer whale hell bent on revenge for the death of its mate and unborn calf. Find Carmelita: https://letterboxd.com/carmelitasays/ https://bsky.app/profile/carmelitasays.bsky.social https://x.com/CarmelitaSays

Hello and bonjour to you fair podcast listeners! it’s time to grab a Narragansett Beer and climb into your anti-shark cage as we explore the films that followed in Jaws’s considerable wake. This week we kick things off with Steven Spielberg’s classic that started it all: JAWS (1975) starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw. Written by Carl Gottlieb, based on the novel by Peter Benchley. Then we really get in the swing of things with TINTORERA (1977) starring Susan George, Hugo Stiglitz, and Andrés García in a tale of shark hunters finding love in a throuple.

Yakmalaaaa! Join us for GYMKATA (1985), a martial arts movie about a gymnast who plays a deadly game to secure a “Star Wars” earth station for the U.S.A. It stars Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas, and is directed by Robert Clouse (Enter the Dragon) from a screenplay by Charles Robert Carner (Blind Fury).

Put down the peace pipe and make a video run with us to the teenage end of the Fatal Attraction series as we discuss: FEAR (1996) starring Reese Witherspoon as a teen girl who rebels against her family by dating the baddest of boys, played by Mark Wahlberg. SWIMFAN (2002) starring Jesse Bradford as the guy who gets mixed up with Erika Christensen’s absolute supervillain, Madison Bell (the titular Swimfan). This episode is a must listen if you ever wanted to hear Chris say, “I was expecting Hoobastank.”

Jen Howell of the Every Rom Com podcast joins to help us answer the quesion: What if the dangerous stranger who is going to wreck your life…is a kid?  Go grab Mr. Highway and strap in for THE GOOD SON (1993) starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood, written by Ian McEwan and directed by Joseph Ruben. https://www.everyromcom.com/ https://www.instagram.com/everyromcom/ https://bsky.app/profile/everyromcom.bsky.social

We’re under a strict “return to office” mandate as we look at two films where the danger is in the workplace: THE TEMP (1993) starring Timothy Hutton and Lara Flynn Boyle trying to make that cheddar in the world of cookies, and DISCLOSURE (1994) where Michael Douglas and Demi Moore deal with Malaysian supply chain issues.

Things get a little sleazy this week we take a look at two movies where the dangerous stranger... is a teenage girl.   First, we’ll explore 1992’s POISON IVY starring Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert and Tom Skerritt. Then we’ll follow that up with THE CRUSH (1993) featuring Alicia Silverstone and Cary Elwes.

Erin Dawn of the Manic Movie Monday Podcast joins us to explore one of the most memorable erotic thrillers of the ‘90s: SINGLE WHITE FEMALE (1992) starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh.    Along the way we discuss New York architecture, lost ‘90s cable TV series and Kenny Loggins.   https://rss.com/podcasts/manicmoviemonday/     https://www.instagram.com/manicmoviemondaypodcast/      

This week we explore two movies where danger comes not from a stranger, but someone much closer to home.    First, Julia Roberts must escape the “Husband from Hell” in SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (1991).   Then we encounter the “Nanny from Hell” in Curtis Hanson’s THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE (1992) starring Rebecca De Mornay, Annabella Sciorra, Matt McCoy and Ernie Hudson.