Holger Haase returns to discuss a German horror film that owes a bit to American, British and Italian films of the Gothic persuasion. THE TO...

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Bridges, mountains, caves and rock formations that seem impossible to explain become magnets for folklore

As the swampy weather persists in Tennessee, Troy and I jump into the humid Louisiana heat to see what that knucklehead Kharis is doing. THE MUMMY’S CURSE (1944) is the last of the Universal films foc...

For some reason EVIL DEAD BURN (2026) has divided the franchise’s fanbase. Before I could see the film I was already aware that it featured ...

Have you been feeling tired and listless lately? Has your hair started falling out? Have you found yourself befriending shaggy old dogs in t...

It's difficult to pick a favorite Lee Van Cleef western.

The Eleventh Anthology of the New England Horror Writers

Our series following the films directed by Stuart Gordon continues with ROBOT JOX (1990)! After three horror films in a row this was certain...

Among the hidden European cult cinema subgenres, the German Western is one of the least well explored outside of its country of origin. Whil...

Last year I caught director Kristoffer Borgli’s excellent, uncomfortable DREAM SCENARIO (2023) and loved it. Darkly observant about human fo...

Archaeology is a dangerous business, as we discover the hard way in this latest episode where we are taken deep into the catacombs underneat...

DESTINY (1944) is easily among the most hidden cinema efforts of the 1940’s. It has had no legitimate video release of any kind and hasn’t b...

We've all been bored at a family wedding before, but it's unlikely that we've decided to leave early and head off to Vietnam to rescue some ...

David Annandale and I walk back down Poverty Row just after the attack on Pearl Harbor to watch one of the most confusing and strange attempts at wartime propaganda a low budget studio could produce. ...

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An ill wind is blowing in the Swiss Alps, and it's going to take the combined might of a psychic teenager, a Scotsman in a wheelchair and a ...

Welcome to the February 2026 📨 newsletter from the Spaghetti Western Database, your regular newsletter of what happened last month in the world of European westerns. How to receive this newsletter au...

They surround me when I sleep on the blue corduroy couch in the half-finished basement back home where I go to migrate as the summer heat in my bedroom is no longer tolerable with a box fan on full bl...

SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI (1967) has been hidden from view for decades. Locked away in a South Korean film vault since its original release an...

The Mighty Sons of Hercules return in this second volume of Cirsova Publishing's tribute to classic Peplum cinema adventure.

The Mighty Sons of Hercules return in this second volume of Cirsova Publishing's tribute to classic Peplum cinema adventure.

Mike, Kevin, and Bill are heading back to the Satellite of Love for Mystery Science Theater 3000: THE RIFFTRAX EXPERIMENTS!

We start 2026 with a new kind of episode – a look back at our favorite first views of 2025. Several requests for an annual wrap-up of this type came in, so I recruited John Hudson and Troy Guinn to pr...

We start with the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis and the Trump administration's obvious lies about what happened, despite clear video evidence. Then we cover the shocking news that nin...

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Collecting issues 1-4 of the series in one fabulous graphic novel.

I find myself in an odd position with the Tron (now) trilogy. I still do not think much of the original TRON (1982) film, considering it fai...

After avoiding podcasting about the Planet of the Apes franchise for years it is finally time to talk about one of the weakest parts of the classic run. The 1974 television series lasted only fourteen...

Cooler weather is here and my thoughts immediately turn to Canada and tales of their Mounted Police. I realize I am the only person that has...