Horror Movie Yearbook: Horror Hotline

Release Date Announced for the Halloween OST

Weekend Preview:

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich and The Ranger

And Tim heads back to 1928 to talk about The Man Who Laughs

It’s influence on the Joker.

Whether it’s a horror movie or not (See we’ve always had this silly debate!)

German Expressionism

And what a Paul Leni/Conrad Veidt Dracula would have looked like.

Tim starts his re-watch of the Haloween franchise with the original. It's a good movie.

News bits:

Castle Rock renewed

Mr. Mercedes out on DVD

Kevin Smith and Chris Jericho Team-Up

Then, Tim takes a look at the TV cut of the original Halloween

A breakdown of the 11 minutes of added footage

A breakdown of Loomis's fashion sense

And a breakdown of who gets to borrow Laurie's blouse

The Good: Representation in genre and cinema as a whole. Finding a middle ground between entertainment and message
The Irritating: Get Out is the only horror movie to touch on social issues
The News: Twilight Zone

Tim reviews The Meg
- A short history of the film's journey to the big screen
- Statham analysis
- How big is this shark?
- How it compares to Piranha 3D
- Chinese box-office breakdown including a look into the scandalous ipartment controversy

Also, Tim covers the announcement of Glenn Danzig's directorial debut from all angles!

Box Office Recap
- The Meg made a lot of money
- Slender Man did alright
Castle Rock Episode Recap/Review
- EXPLODING CASKET SYNDROME (A REAL THING)!!!!
- Furbos
- Love among the elderly
- Tv on the Radio's Return to Cookie Mountain
- Telepathic Dogs
- Naked Skarsgard
- Drunk Scott Glenn

Taking a look at new releases:

The Meg

Slender Man

Summer of '84

Along Came the Devil

And a review of William Friedkin's new documentary: The Devil and Father Amorth

Tim counts down his Top 5 most anticipated movies coming out of Fantasia Fest, but first, some news:

Fangoria finds a director for their new movie, Satanic Panic. We take a look at Fangoria's past in film, and why this time looks to be different.

Also, 4K MADNESS!

Evil Dead (Why?) and The Fog (Hell Yes)

Casting for Joe Hill and Stephen King's "In the Tall Grass"
The Meg Director Talks Jaws
American Horror Story Casting
Tim finds out Moviepass has updated his Terms and Conditions

Taking a look at the new trailers for:
Cary Fukunaga's Netflix Series Maniac
Kevin Williamson's CBS All-Access Series Tell Me a Story
Lizzie Starring Chloe Sevigny and Kristin Stewart
and More!

Tim LOOOOOVVVVVEEEEED this episode of Castle Rock, but first
THEY'RE MAKING A NEW JEAN-LUC PICARD SHOW!!!!!
Tim talks about that for a few minutes before jumping into:
This episodes excellent use of music. Waits. The Band. David Alan Coe. Roy Orbison!
Just where does this episode fall in the pantheon of television/film uses of Roy Orbison?
What's a "Masshole"?
Idealists being defeated by the system, and
Former Montreal Canadian's Defenceman Eric Desjardins
It's all covered!

Tim doesn't have any coffee in his house, and he's not happy about it. Time to put some people on notice.

Tim asks the important questions regarding the new Halloween movie's SHOCKING R-Rating

Plus, he reviews the new movie Ghost Stories

Tim caught up with Castle Rock, but first some news:
- Gareth Evans' Apostle drops a synopsis and poster
- Jordan Peele's Us begins shooting
- The Narrator for Stephen King's next Audiobook is Announced.
Castle Rock Episode 3 Recap. Topics Covered Include:
- Schlitz beer and malt liquor
- Stephen King's top 24 Rock songs of all-time
- The preferred way to cook S'mores
- Head and Shoulders Dandruff Shampoo

The official Suspiria runtime has been revealed. It's long.
- Is this news?
- What we know about the movie so far
- Other long horror movies
- Tim's probably incorrect plot-predictions for Suspiria 2k18
Out on DVD/BLU/BOD Today
- Gotti award winner Dark Crimes starring Jim Carrey
Plus our new segment: Is MoviePass dead?

Tim did some reading over the weekend. He checks in with a couple of quick reviews.

The Gone World by Thomas Sweterlitsch. An excellent new sci-fi novel–with some strong horror elements–that gave Tim a headache.

And Meg. A 90’s monster shark novel that did not give Tim a headache.

Also, a wrap-up of the weekend box-office and some quick Mission Impossible: Fallout thoughts.