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–And Now The Podcast Starts! is a critical, fun journey into horror with five informed fans of film and TV. Each episode will focus on a different topic for review or discussion, usually taking a horror subject as a starting point, but going in an unexpected direction, and often featuring special guests.
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Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
This week, Stella and Dan talk about the films they saw at the recent digital Frightfest, including Logan Thomas' road-movie-with-the-undead There's No Such Thing As Vampires, the anthology-with-multiple-directors Dark Place, Jessie O'Brien's outback splatter comedy Two Heads Creek, Adam Stovall's spectral comedy romance A Ghost Waits and Dean Kapsalis' doom-laden drama The Swerve. Stella also gives special mention to Triggered and The Columnist. Being on the festival circuit, these movies aren't in general release yet, but keep an eye out for them!
Stella also discloses her heartbreak over the just-announced termination of The Walking Dead.
0.00 News/chat/The Walking Dead
18.58 There's No Such Thing As Vampires
31.39 Triggered
32.56 The Columnist
35.27 Dark Place
55.43 Two Heads Creek
01.04.09 A Ghost Waits
01.11.50 The Swerve
Relevant links and availability
I See You is currently streaming on Netflix UK
John Carpenter's Ghost of Mars is on the UK Horror Channel at 9pm on Saturday 12th September
The Earbud Theatre podcast is available from all good podcatchers
All soundtrack clips are used for the purposes of criticism, in the spirit of Fair Dealing (UK law) and Fair Use (US law). No copyright infringement is intended.
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Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
For the first time ever on ANTPS, both Stella and Kirsty are absent this week, prioritising work duties as the UK's educational system goes full steam ahead again. However, Dan is instead fortunate to have another Dan to keep him company - the illustrious Spider-Dan, from the podcast Spider-Dan and the Secret Bores.
Spider-Dan's here to discuss one of his favourite films, a horror cult classic that the other Dan has never seen before - Il Gatto Nero/The Black Cat (1981), an Italian horror film intended for international audiences by that country's 'godfather of gore', director Lucio Fulci. Set in England, and inspired by a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, it's an unusually restrained film in the Fulci fimography, but still memorably vicious.
From one feline to another, comic-book expert Spider-Dan also discusses the tragic early passing of Chadwick Boseman, Marvel Studios' Black Panther, who died last week aged 43.
Spoiler-free discussion of The Black Cat starts at 16.41 and spoilers begin at 49.00.
Relevant Links and Availability
The Black Cat is available for rental streaming on YouTube or Amazon in the UK, from Amazon in the US and is available on Blu-Ray or as part of the current streaming package from Arrow Video.
The Monster Club is available for rental streaming and is contained in Amazon Prime's current streaming package.
Darkman is available for streaming on Netflix in the UK.
Spider-Dan and the Secret Bores podcast
All soundtrack clips are used for the purposes of criticism, in the spirit of Fair Dealing (UK law) and Fair Use (US law). No copyright infringement is intended.
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Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
In the first of an occasional series, Kirsty, Stella and Dan ponder some wide-ranging questions of the horror genre. Dan's been wondering why it is that so many horror films have dark endings of one kind or another, and why we spectators enjoy these endings, comparatively rare in other genres.
SPOILER WARNING - By the nature of the discussion we spoil the endings of a great many films. So if you haven't seen the following films and don't want the endings ruined, don't listen to this episode! Although if the one you've missed is Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, don't worry too much, as Dan has a senior moment and vastly misremembers the details of that film's conclusion. At one point he also says the wonderful phrase "murder-kills" when he means "mercy-kills".
Films spoiled: Night of the Living Dead (1968), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), Halloween (1978), The Thing (1982), the Scream franchise (1996-2011), The Descent (2005), The Mist (2007), The Woman in Black (2012), Get Out (2017).
Related Links
Our biggest news this week is a reminder that it's the weekend of Frightfest's Digital Edition. If you live in the UK, Eire or the Channel Islands, you can still buy tickets to stream any of the films featured over the weekend by going to the Frightfest website.
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Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
A shamelessly indulgent episode, as Kirsty, Stella and Dan rabbit on at length about why and how much they love the 2014 horror mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows, its current TV incarnation and other spin-offs. It's mostly spoiler-free, for the uninitiated (apart from a spoiler section beginning at 01:20:48), but it does contain some swearing. Which is becoming a habit.
An apology and a correction: Dan remarks that Natasia Demetriou's performance as Greek-accented Nadja is essentially an impression of her mother, but Dan is misremembering this biographical detail. Natasia's mother is English, it's her father who's Greek.
Related Links and Availability
What We Do In The Shadows (2019-2020 TV series) can be viewed on BBC iPlayer in the UK
What We Do In The Shadows (2014 film) can be viewed as part of the Amazon Prime subscription package in the UK
What We Do In The Shadows: Interviews With Some Vampires (2005 short film) can be viewed on YouTube
Wellington Paranormal is available to stream via www.tvnz.co.nz if you live in New Zealand or is available on DVD from the usual outlets in the rest of the world
Lovecraft Country is currently showing on Sky Atlantic in the UK
The Dead Don't Die is available for streaming purchase via Amazon or YouTube
Carmilla - The Series is available to stream on YouTube
Monty Python and the Holy Grail can currently be streamed on Netflix in the UK
And if you're wondering about the theme music to What We Do In The Shadows that we love so much, it's 'You're Dead' by Norma Tanega (1966)
All soundtrack clips are used for the purposes of criticism, in the spirit of Fair Dealing (UK law) and Fair Use (US law). No copyright infringement is intended.
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Kirsty's off on a lovely Scottish holiday this week, so Stella and Dan are joined by film journalist and playwright Ian Winterton for a spoilery discussion of a landmark horror that Dan's never seen before, Oren Peli's 'found footage' haunted house film, Paranormal Activity. They also go into detail on its 2010 sequel by director Tod Williams (although not the rest of the franchise).
So, spoilers beware! Also, apologies for the lower-than-usual audio quality this week, which is due to unexpected occurrences taking away our editing time and forcing us to use the Zoom call audio (and not have time to cut out the swearing). Normal service should resume next week.
Relevant Links and Availability:
Paranormal Activity can be streamed for free in the UK via BBC iPlayer or by Amazon Prime subscribers.
Paranormal Activity 2 is available for rental streaming via Amazon or YouTube.
The Blair Witch Project is available for free streaming to Amazon Prime subscribers.
Hannibal for Dinner, the book of essays on Hannibal including an essay by Kirsty, can be pre-ordered from the McFarland website.
Dan's essay about The Woman in Black (1989) can be read at The Digital Fix.
Ares can be streamed in the UK on Netflix.
I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives in the House can be streamed in the UK via Netflix.
The Blackcoat's Daughter/February is available for rental screaming via Amazon or YouTube in the UK.
Bram Stoker's Dracula can be streamed in the UK via Netflix.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein can be streamed in the UK via Amazon Prime.
Diamanda Galas - This Is The Law of the Plague on YouTube
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Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
One week after its release on the streaming service Shudder, it's already been called the horror film of the year and even, by Dread Central, the scariest film of the decade. It's Host, a British horror film written and produced entirely during lockdown and over Zoom. We've been following its director, Rob Savage, since the start of our podcast, and now the man himself joins us for a spoiler-free discussion about what inspired the film and how it was made.
Kirsty, Stella and Dan have all seen the film and, as you'll hear, it's at the top of their recommendations for this week as they discuss - again without spoilers - what they love about it. In a few weeks we'll be returning to Host, with Rob Savage in tow, for a full spoiler-centric review full of behind-the-scenes revelations. But for now, if you haven't done so already, head over to Shudder and take advantage of this terrifying treat.
Relevant Links and Availability
Host, Horror Noire, and In Search of Darkness are available for streaming now on Shudder (new subscribers can take out a free one-week trial)
You can check out much of director Rob Savage's other work at his website
Robin of Sherwood can be viewed at the ITV Hub (contrary to what Dan said last week, the series is currently being repeated on ITV4)
The Borrasca podcast
The Ivy League Murders podcast
All soundtrack clips are used for the purposes of criticism, in the spirit of Fair Dealing (UK law) and Fair Use (US law). No copyright infringement is intended.
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Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Following on from last week's episode, in which Kirsty led Stella and Dan on a dive into witchcraft through history, reality and fiction, she's now widening her scope to include other types of paganism. If you only know paganism through what you've seen in horror films, there'll be a lot to learn here - but this discussion also takes time to go in-depth on two of cinema's most notable pagan horrors, Ari Aster's Midsommar (2019) and Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man (1973). It's another bumper-length episode and, hopefully, a fascinating chat.
Relevant Links and Availability:
Midsommar is available on DVD and Blu-Ray, as part of the Amazon Prime package or for rental streaming via YouTube
The Wicker Man is available on DVD and Blu-Ray (in several different versions) and the 'Final Cut' is available for rental streaming via YouTube or Amazon
The Ritual (2017) is available on DVD and for rental streaming from Amazon
Darklands (1997) doesn't appear to be available anywhere but you can read about it here
Apostle (2018) can be streamed on Netflix
Kill List (2011) is available on DVD and Blu-Ray, as part of the Amazon Prime package or for rental streaming via Amazon or YouTube
The Frightfest website has details of this year's digital festival
The Woman in Black (1989) will be exclusively available on Blu-Ray from the Network website from 10th August
Hooded Man: Volumes 1 and 2 are available from 1st August from Miwk Publishing (and Seasons 1-3 of Robin of Sherwood are available on DVD and Blu-Ray from Network)
Host is available to stream now using an Amazon Prime subscription with a Shudder free trial
The BBC/NRK podcast Death in Ice Valley is available to download now
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Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Ever since 1922's Haxan, depictions of pagan practices and witchcraft have been part of cinema, and particularly, of horror cinema. But do such depictions have more to do with dominant impressions of witchcraft than with witchcraft itself?
In the first of a two-part exploration, Kirsty, who knows a thing or two about her subject, guides Stella and Dan on a journey into the history of the witch as a historical reality, as a cinematic fixture (with a spoiler-filled discussion of Robert Eggers' The Witch, 2015, in particular) and as an often-misunderstood part of contemporary culture.
It's a bumper-length episode and we hope you'll find it satisfyingly in-depth. Next time, we're expanding the conversation to include more general portrayals of paganism in horror.
Referenced works:
The Witch, 2015
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Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
2018-vintage Howard, Dan and special guest Spider-Dan continue their retrospective of the Halloween franchise with a look at director Dominique Othenin-Girard's quickly-churned-out, not-too-highly-regarded Halloween 5. But is there more to it than meets the eye?
Elsewhere, Kirsty, Stella and 2020-vintage Dan are present to discuss horror news and give their recommendations for the week.
All soundtrack clips are used for the purposes of criticism, in the spirit of Fair Dealing (UK law) and Fair Use (US law). No copyright infringement is intended.
Relevant Links and Availability:
Halloween 5 is available for streaming on Amazon Prime with a Starzplay subscription
Dark (on Netflix)
It (on Netflix) and It Chapter Two (on Sky Cinema)
The Lore podcast
The Ninth Configuration is available for streaming on Amazon Prime
The Movie Geeks United podcast's interview with Stacy Keach
The Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores podcast
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Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
We previously announced that this episode would be a Missed Classic episode on Fulci's The Black Cat with special guest Spider-Dan. However, circumstances have forced us to shift things around, and so here is the fourth of our series reviewing every film in the Halloween franchise, featuring the return of Howard and a guest appearance from... none other than Spider Dan. So you do get him after all.
This part of the episode was recorded back in 2018, before any of those present had seen David Gordon Green's then-new franchise rebootquel. However, this chat is bookended by some up-to-date segments with Stella and Dan discussing news and recommendations from the world of horror.
Relevant Links and Availability:
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers can be streamed with an Amazon Prime and Starzplay subscription
The Halloween Kills (2021) teaser can be streamed on YouTube
Slasher can be streamed on Netflix
The Witch in the Window (and Host from July 30th) can be streamed on Shudder
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