AWWWWW, SHHHIIIIIITTTTT!!!

We messed up. We watched THE BRIDES of Fu Manchu instead of THE FACE of Fu Manchu. We both watched the film and neither of us caught the error. Then we went ahead and reviewed it on episode 29. Then we edited it and STILL didn't catch the error. Then, right when Jim went to post it, an email came through from Darren. It reads, " I am also looking forward to your review of the Face of Fu Manchu – that brings back childhood memories." 

What? 

Did we read that right? 

Shit, check the blog—The Face of Fu Manchu. 

Wait, check our handwritten show notes...awww, SHIT!

How did this happen?!?  

Truth be told, Fu Manchu isn't horror so we decided to publish the episode anyway. The Fu Manchu movies are a lot of fun to watch, but they aren't really horror. They're not even considered a thriller in our unprofessional opinions. Because of this, The Brides of Fu Manchu ( or The Face of) would lose out in voting to even the worst of horror films. Automatic disqualification. So we don't feel as bad about watching the wrong film as we would have if we mixed up our Dracula films instead. 

We apologize to any Fu Manchu devotees who we may have offended. 

We promise to double check the title of the film before we watch it next time. 

Please stop yelling. 

Correct

Incorrect

We DID watch To the Devil a Daughter though. We hope all the Wheatley fans enjoy it.

Here are the show notes:

General movie reviews: 17:05

Official movie reviews

The Brides of Fu Manchu: 52:33
To the Devil a Daughter: 58:02

Movies for next time:1:10:11

Jim's Choice-Killer's Moon (1978)

Ryan's pick-The Blood Beast Terror (1968)

Songs

To the Devil a Daughter-by Paul Glass
Laserbl'ast-Fu Manchu


WELLINGTON!

EPISODE 28: SCREAM OF FEAR & THE FLESH AND BLOOD SHOW & JIM'S AN IDIOT

Fiends, 

Look, I'm too embarrassed to type up something clever. I'll just keep my mouth shut for once and give you the basics; Episode 28 is here and also on iTunes. 

General movie reviews - 8:45

Listener emails - 32:39

 

Official Movie Reviews

 

Flesh and Blood Show - 57:10

Scream Of Fear - 1:08:54

 

Movies for next time - 1:24:01

Macabre Minute - 1:28:36

Our picks for next time: 

Jim's pick: To The Devil a Daughter (1976) 

Ryan's choice: The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)

Wellington.

Jim

COMFORT FILM

I've been feeling pretty nostalgic lately. There's really no reason for it other than I've just been thinking about some fun times I had when I was a kid in grade school. I've mentioned this before in previous episodes, but I've always loved the Friday the 13th movies. More specifically, the first through the fourth films in the series. I don't mean to be pretentious though—I've seen them all and every time another comes out, me, Ryan and all of our remaining pals are in the theater. I love the whole series. I'm sure most of you feel the same. 

I can't remember how old I was the first time I'd seen Jason Vorhees, but I remember vividly the night I caught my first glimpse of him. My parents had left me and my little sister in the care of neighbor kid who used to baby sit us every once in a while. Thinking about it now, he was probably only in junior high school at the time, but he seemed like an adult. I remember him being one of the neighborhood badasses. He listened to Ozzy and Motley Crüe and wore a denim jacket with the sleeves cut off. Sounds like a nightmare of a babysitter but the guy was really cool and a lot of fun. He never had chicks over or smoked or drank, but he LOVED horror movies. His name? Jason. No kidding. 

Cable TV was a new thing for us. I don't know how long it had been around before my parents got it, but it seems like it was a pretty groundbreaking thing for my family to have it. At least in my neighborhood. I'm pretty sure that's one of the reasons that Jason was so eager to babysit for my folks. He'd come over, talk music, show me some stuff in Circus magazine and hang out with me and my sis until it was time for bed. Once we were down for the night, Jason turned on HBO. 

One night after Jason had put us to bed, I got back out about an hour or so later to use the bathroom, or get a drink, or whatever. The whole house was dark except for the electric glow coming from the living room. I walked down the hall to see what was going on and the first thing I saw was some creep on the TV with a sack on his head with one eye-hole cut out. I'm pretty positive he had a pick-axe in his hands. Jason (the hessian babysitter, not the murderer) just kind of glanced over at me like he wanted to see how I was going to react. 

I didn't really have a reaction. As a little kid, I'd never seen any kind of horror film and didn't really know what I was looking at. I told Jason (not the killer) goodnight and just went back to bed. 

Months later when I was in the video store, I discovered the horror section. I didn't get to see any of the movies, but I'd look at the VHS cases the whole time we were there. I remember The Changling, The Town that Dreaded Sundown, and of course, Friday the 13th. I figured out who Vorhees was from the back of the box and became intrigued. Mom didn't like it. Oh, and she HATED my obsession with Iron Maiden and Eddie. 

The first Friday the 13th film I watched from beginning to end was The Final Chapter. I was in 5th grade and my parents had moved to a very wooded neighborhood by the Weber River in Ogden. We all called it "The Woods". Although it was a pretty nice neighborhood, the undeveloped area right along the river was pretty dicey. There were train tracks nearby and it was common to run into transients when we were down there riding our bikes. I'm pretty sure Ryan still frequents the place to solicit sex, but that's for another horrifying post. 

Anyway, my buddy in 5th grade was having a sleepover for his birthday. Me and a bunch of my other friends crammed into his Mom's house with our sleeping bags and snacks. His mom went to bed and left us to tear the place apart. She was nice enough to rent us Friday the 13th from Video Express too. We popped it in the VCR and horror ensued. 

Ohhhh, boy did horror ensue. I didn't sleep a wink. It scared the hell out of me. I was traumatized for months living in the damn woods. It was my first real experience with a horror movie. It was like nothing I'd felt before. 

Since then, horror films have never had the same effect on me. Part of me is glad for that, but part of me wishes I could experience that terror again for the first time. I have quite a few horror movies that I really love for sentimental reasons, but the Friday the 13th films hold a very special spot on the sentimental chart for me. Jason Vorhees and his wretched mother started it all for me. 

I watched the first movie again last night while I sat next to my nine-year-old while she was watching some tweener sitcom on the Disney channel. I kept my iPad tilted at just the right angle so she couldn't see it. As I watched Mrs. Vorhees terrorize Kevin Bacon and co., I couldn't help but remember a little Jim, much younger than my daughter is now, catching his first glimpse of a horror film. Deep down inside, I kind of hoped my daughter would catch a glimpse too. The father in me prevailed though and I kept Camp Crystal Lake to my self. 

For now...

Wellington! 

Jim

EPISODE 27: DAVID PLEASENCE'S MOMENT OF TRUTH

First off, let's post the links to the past two episodes that have been sent to Blogger purgatory in case you need them. We honestly don't know what happened to the last couple of posts. Apologies!

Episode 25
Episode 26 

And HERE is episode 27!

Post-surgery, Ryan wheels Jim to the microphone to talk a bit about recent viewings and reviews of Countess Dracula and Dark Places. We had quite a bit of email this time, (which we're very, very grateful for) but unfortunately it was just too much for us to get through during this episode. We'll finish up the email from our good friend Eric "Mocata" during episode 28. Thanks for all the email!

Our viewing choices for next time:

Ryan:

The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)

Jim:

Sream of Fear (1961)

WELLINGTON!

ERROR!

We pulled up the blog the other night and noticed that the posts for episode 24-26 were missing. We were able to repost 24, but the others are stuck in Blogger limbo with no way to repost. We must have used a copyrighted photo or something by mistake and got blocked. Who knows?

Anyway, we'll repost the links for 25 and 26 here in just a little while for those of you who use the blog to get the episodes. 

We apologize! 

EPISODE 24: THE SECOND ANNUAL SLIMY LIMEYS!

Look, I apologize. I'm a shitty friend. This post should have been up a lot sooner than today, but I let other things distract me and I just didn't get around to it. I know, I know..."It's a matter of priority, Jim, not a matter of time." I get it. I won't make any excuses. Just hollow promises that I will be better in the following months. I'm sorry.

With that, it is with great pleasure that I give you THIS! That's right! The prestigious 2nd annual Slimy Limey award! I've ended every sentence in this paragraph with an exclamation point! Because I'm excited! Read this aloud and yell with me as I type! The beloved librarian, Eric joins us! E R I C ! Consider yourselves blessed! He's great! This is getting old! Fuck me!

This really is a fun episode and I hope you enjoy listening. We had a blast watching and discussing all of the films on our lists with you. Remember your homework: The Legend of Hell House and The Shadow of The Cat.

Wellington!

EPISODE 23: TERENCE CUSHER AND THE SLIMY LIMEY FINALISTS!

Very soon we'll  be posting the final poll for the almighty Slimy Limeys. In the meantime, we'd like you to enjoy Episode 23. This is the episode where Jim comes off much dumber than usual, we talk some Kung-Fu vamps, Ryan hates on Bride of Frankenstein and all is right with the world of horrors. For a special treat, Ryan plays a bit of trivia with the closing song--why did we choose it? Hmmm?

Seeing as the next episode will be devoted to the Slimy Limeys and our latest top 10 lists, we will not be reviewing films as normal. HOWEVER, you still have some homework. Here are the films we've chosen for next time:

Ryan:

The Legend of Hell House (1973)

Jim:

The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

This gives us all 2 months to find and view these films. The Legend of Hell House should be easy enough to find, but The Shadow of the Cat might be a little tougher. Jim actually recorded this film off of Svengoolie a couple of weeks ago. You're more than welcome to watch it at his house!

Our top 10 lists will be a little different this year--we're going to list our favorite British horror films. We're both very excited about it. As usual, we'd like to encourage all of our listeners to write in and give us your top 10 lists as well. They're always fun to share.

Lastly, during out last Slimy Limey show we had a listener or two Skype in and contribute to the show. If it's something you're interested in doing, drop us a line and we'll try and work it out. Our times might be a little off with our friends in Britain and Europe, but the offer goes out to all.

Peace.
Love.
Wellington.