Ep 19
019 Tales Of Terror
It’s a full hit of classic Horror on this bumper episode of Welcome To Horror. With his eyes clamped open à la A Clockwork Orange, Chris is exposed to a series of firsts: His first Poe adaptation…
The scrappy stuff
Independent Horror
21 films, made outside the system · 3 with a known budget
These are the films the show has covered that were genuinely made independently: no major studio, no streamer, and not one of the established genre houses that had their own real infrastructure and wide theatrical distribution, like Hammer or the modern likes of A24 and Blumhouse. Some of these were shot for almost nothing by one or two people with a camera. Some are decades-old cult objects nobody expected to last. What they share is that somebody made them happen without a studio behind them.
What counts as "independent" here is a judgement call, not a fact the data gives us outright. It's set out, and can be argued with, in the site's own code.
1960s
Budget unknown
1970s
Budget unknown
Theatre of Blood
We have returning guest as Claire selects her birthday choice - possibly Vincent Price’s finest film: “Theatre of Blood”. A film in which Paddington Bear is torn to pieces by an angry mob; Captain…
Budget unknown
Ep 5
005 Legend Of Hell House
Join Lee, Chris and Adam as they pay a visit to Belasco House, where Roddy McDowall body-shames a Poltergeist, and Pamela Franklin wrestles the world's hardest cat. Watch (or re-watch) to avoid…
Budget unknown
Phantom of the Paradise
We’re joined by returning guest Westley to watch Brian De Palma’s glam rock extravaganza “Phantom of the Paradise”. A film in which a scholar of Faust manages to miss a number of red flags…
Budget unknown
Ep 105
Ep 105 Suspiria
This week is a full on assault of the senses with Dario Argento’s classic “Suspiria”. A film in which there are more Nazi references than an online argument; soundtrack maestros Goblin have…
Budget unknown
Ep 110
EP 110 Dawn of the Dead
We return to George A Romero’s Living Dead universe for the second instalment in the series: 1978’s classic “Dawn of the Dead”. A film in which we learn that a screwdriver can be an effective…
1980s
Budget unknown
Ep 256
Ep 256 The Monster Club
It’s time for a glass of (suspicious) red and an undead boogie as we head down to “The Monster Club”. An exclusive venue, or a Poundland Halloween party (depending on your point of view) where we…
Budget unknown
Ep 165
Ep 165 Class of Nuke 'Em High
It’s Troma time! Yes folks, we’re finally introducing Chris to the unique world of Lloyd Kaufman as we kick off with “Class of Nuke ‘Em High”. A film which highlights the usual struggles of…
Budget unknown
Hellraiser
It’s time for the team to open the box and experience Clive Barker’s classic “Hellraiser”, a film which features a heavier dub than a Lee Scratch Perry B-Side; more pulsating meat than a Magic…
Budget unknown
Ep 40
040 Night Of The Demons
Happy New Year listeners! The team are back and they’ve brought a friend - Dr Dean joins us again! And what a film to kick us off for 2019: 1988’s “Night of the Demons”, in which Amelia Kinkade…
1990s
Budget unknown
Ep 143
Ep 143 I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
Hi Ho Silver! Here comes the lone ranger! He’s riding on down to rescue me! It’s Lee’s birthday choice, and he’s chosen hard-hitting docu-drama “I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle”. A film in which…
Budget unknown
Ep 13
013 Ghostwatch
Lee, Chris and Adam are joined by special guest Lady Jennifer as they conclude their 3 episode Halloween season for October. The gang sit down and relive that Halloween Night 25 years ago, when…
Budget unknown
Ep 235
Ep 235 Razor Blade Smile
It’s time to visit the misspent youth of the team, hurtling back to 1998 for Jake West’s “Razor Blade Smile”. A film that shows that a coffin can make a lovely centrepiece gun rack in any bedroom…
Budget unknown
Ep 156
Ep 156 Wild Zero
Our Punk Horror double bill concludes with a recommendation from Leadbelt Art - a film that had slipped under the whole team’s radar for 23 years - the magnificently mental “Wild Zero”. A…
2000s
Budget unknown
Ep 137
Ep 137 Tokyo Gore Police
It’s time to break out the pac-a-macs and sou-westers as the blood, mucus and other bodily fluids are spraying everywhere in Japanese Splatter Punk gem “Tokyo Gore Police”. A film in which it’s…
Budget unknown
Pontypool
We’re joined once more by the legendary Pinball Bobby of the Not For Everyone Podcast to watch 2008 masterpiece “Pontypool”, a film in which Kill is Kiss, your friendly helicopter-riding…
$5K in today's money$4K at the time · source: $3,500
Ep 15
015 Thankskilling
In honour of the Thanksgiving celebrations, the gang take the Horrormobile to the little town of Crawberg and experience their lowest budget so far! They settle down to dinner with a suspiciously…
2010s
Budget unknown
Ep 151
Ep 151 All about Evil
September features a double bill of “Camp Horror”, and we kick off with “All About Evil” directed by Joshua Grannell aka Peaches Christ. A film for movies lovers everywhere as talking on your…
$114K in today's money$83K at the time · source: >$82,510{{efn|The creature effects were funded through Indiegogo while the film was funded through traditional channels by the production company.}}
008The Void
Join Lee, Chris and Adam as they visit Marsh County Hospital ER (still operating, even after the fire). Here, their discussion of this fantastic trans-dimensional, icky, weird siege movie somehow…
2020s
Budget unknown
Ep 117
Ep 117 Psycho Goreman
Prepare for family-friendly carnage as our Hunky Boys sit down to watch Steven Kostanski’s “Psycho Goreman”. A fun-loving family film in which cyborg fascist angels eat cubed humans; the Arch-Duke…
$128K in today's money$100K at the time · source: $100,000
Host
Oh how the tables have turned! This week; Chris introduces Jennifer, Lee and Adam to a brand new horror- Rob Savage’s Pandemic inspired/necessitated “Host” (2020), streaming exclusively on…
