The HorrorCultFilms Podcast
By HorrorCultFilms
The HorrorCultFilms PodcastNov 10, 2021
Star Trekkin - Episode 6: The Kelvin Timeline
The HCF crew conclude their journey of boldly going where many podcasts have before. But before they can dock, they need to talk about the Kelvin timeline!
Join David, Alasdair and Jim for a look at Star Trek 2009, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond, before they finish off on their rankings. From there it’s second star to the right and straight on till morning.
- Star Trek 2009
- 00:48:03 - Star Trek Into Darkness (48:03)
- 01:20:44 - Star Trek Beyond
- 01:53:43 - The Star Trek films (01:53:43)
Episode 31 - Scream VI
The HorrorCultFilms team wrap up their coverage, for now, of the Scream series.
This episode is all about the sixth entry and includes conversations about the cast, the kills and the themes. It’s followed up by a list of New York based horror movies.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Star Trekkin - Episode 5: Insurrection and Nemesis
The HorrorCultFilms Podcast continue to boldly go where many podcasts have before. David is once again joined by his loyal crewmates: Alasdair and Jim. This time they say farewell to the Next Gen crew with an unexpectedly long conversation about Insurrection and another about Nemesis.
- Star Trek Insurrection
- 00:54:12 - Star Trek Nemesis
- 01:44:00 - Outro: Other 90s Sci-Fi
Episode 30 - Smile
Happy days! The HorrorCultFilms Podcast is back to discuss the hit movie Smile. In this episode, the usual gang (David, Alasdair and Jim) talk about the short, the symbolism and other movies where we hardly see the monster.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Star Trekkin - Episode 4: The Best of Both Worlds and First Contact
The HorrorCultFilms continue to boldly go where many podcasts have before. This time they take a slight detour from their planned route to learn more about their enemy The Borg before carrying on to make First Contact.
- Intro and The Best of Both Worlds
- 00:41:56 - Star Trek: First Contact
- 01:27:14 - Outro: Celebrity cameos
Episode 29 – The Fog and The Mist
It’s a bad weather day here on the HorrorCultFilms Podcast. David Smith is stuck in Antonio Bay as the small town is engulfed by… Something. Fortunately, he has Alasdair Yule and Jim Lamming to talk to. They discuss John Carpenter’s The Fog, Frank Darabont’s The Mist and other movies about weather.
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching
- (00:27:18) The Fog
- (01:05:43) The Mist
- (01:57:32) Outro: Best weather films
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Star Trekkin - Episode 3: The Final Frontier, The Undiscovered Country and Generations
After emerging from a blackhole, The HCF crew continue to boldly go where many podcasts have before. Here, Captain David Smith and his misters Jim Lamming and Alasdair Yule, bid farewell to the original Trek crew and say hi to Picard and co.
- Intro and Stark Trek V: The Final Frontier
- 00:50:36 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- 01:29:43 - Star Trek Generations
- 02:22:50 - Outro: Ranking Star Trek Captain Catchphrases
Episode 28 - Clowning around with IT Chapter 1 and 2
In the last show of the 2022, David, Alasdair and Jim talk about one of the biggest horror properties around: IT Chapters 1 and 2. To get warmed up, they also have a conversation about the miniseries – do the new films have some big floppy shoes to fill?
- Introduction: It miniseries and novel
- 00:21:55 - IT Chapter 1 (21:55)
- 01:02:55 - IT Chapter 2 (01:02:55)
- 01:59:20 Outro: horror adaptations
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Star Trekkin - Episode 2: The Search For Spock and The Voyage Home
The HorrorCultFilms team takes to the stars once again. This time Captain David Smith and his crew, misters Jim Lamming and Alasdair Yule, return to the Genesis planet to search for Spock. Afterwards they have a whale of a time with The Voyage Home.
- Introduction: The Star Trek shows
- 00:27:41 - Stark Trek III: The Search For Spock
- 00:54:43 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- 01:26:20 - Outro: Five best and five worst crew members
Episode 27 - Myers vs Pinhead: Halloween Ends and Hellraiser (2022)
Like both of these iconic franchises, the HorrorCultFilms Podcast returns from the dead. Join David, Alasdair and Jim as they talk about Michael Myers’ latest escapades in Halloween Ends, and round off their Hellraiser coverage with Hellraiser (2022).
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching
- 00:22:54 - Halloween Ends
- 01:12:12 - Hellraiser (2022)
- 02:10:32 - Outro: horror reboots
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 26 - Stalker Interview with Chris Watt
In episode 26 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David speaks with screenwriter Chris Watt to celebrate the release of his feature debut Stalker – available now on DVD and on demand services. For anyone interested in the art of writing, this is a must-listen. Among numerous other things Watt discusses developing his ideas, shaping his characters, and getting his work out there.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 25 - OH HI GREG! Greg Sestero Interview on MIRACLE VALLEY and THE ROOM
In this minisode, David and Alasdair are joined by Greg Sestero. Greg is best known for appearing in the Citizen Kane of bad movies: The Room. Here he discusses his directorial debut Miracle Valley, the joys of sect, being in The Room, writing The Disaster Artist and watching a man hump a dress.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Star Trekkin - Episode 1: The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan
Same team you know and love, just a different genre!
In the first of a five part miniseries, David, Jim and Al begin their mission to go where numerous podcasts have gone before: the 13 Star Trek movies.
In episode one, we take a look at Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan; two films with very different styles, and arguably very different levels of quality!
- Introduction: How we started with Star Trek
- 00:22:14 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- 01:02:38 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- 01:47:02 - Outro: Top Ten STAR TREK villains of all time
Episode 24 - The Blair Witch Trilogy
If you go down to the woods today, you’ll be sure of a big surprise!
Join David, Jim and Alasdair as they take a stroll into Blair Witch territory for Episode 24 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, where they discuss the found footage classic and its two sequels
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching
- 00:37:27 - The Blair Witch Project
- 01:10:51 - Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
- 01:50:08 - Blair Witch
- 02:13:35 - Outro: most disappointing sequels
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 23: Sinister 1 and 2
In episode 23 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David, Jim and Alasdair delve into the world of SINISTER and its sequel. Find out whether the videotapes scared them silly as they explore the legend of Bughuul and other flicks by Blumhouse.
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching
- 00:21:53 - Sinister (00:21:53)
- 00:59:35 - Sinister 2 (59:35)
- 01:31:28 - Outro: the best of Blumhouse
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 22: The Cornetto Trilogy
As a first for The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David, Alasdair and Jim get a taste for comedy as they dip into The Cornetto Trilogy: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End. How’s that for a slice of fried gold?
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching,
- Shaun of the Dead (00:33:34)
- Hot Fuzz (01:21:48)
- The World’s End (02:05:18)
- Outro: the best Simon Pegg films (02:42:03)
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 21: We're All Going To The World's Fair with Jane Schoenbrun
In this minisode of the HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David is joined by writer/director Jane Schoenbrun to talk about her feature debut 'We're All Going to the World's Fair'. Throughout they discuss creating art, mystery, online culture, identity and Hollywood “wokeness”.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 20: We All Scream for 5cream (2022)
Happy New Year! The HorrorCultFilms team kick off 2022 with a return to Woodsboro. In Episode 20, our feature presentation is the new Scream (2022) movie – just what did we make of the series comeback? This one’s a deep dive and at least one of the gang changes their opinion on the fifth film in the slasher franchise.
But before all that, David, Jim and Steph share their thoughts on some of the films of 2021 and give their brief verdict of THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS before whipping out their cloak, donning the ghostface mask and getting stuck into 5CREAM...err... I mean, SCREAM.
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching, 2021, The Matrix Resurrections
- 00:50:02 - Scream (2022)
- 01:50:40 - Best movie reboots
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 19 - HELLRAISER Retrospective: Interview With Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Rounding off our Hellraiser retrospective, David and Alasdair interview special-effects wizard Gary J. Tunnicliffe. Gary has worked on every Hellraiser film since the third, in some capacity, and directed the most recent instalment, Judgment.
In this episode, Gary talks about making monsters, what went wrong with Hellraiser: Revelations and what went right with Hellraiser: Judgment. If you're interested in Hellraiser or even the film industry, make sure to tune in for a fun-filled interview.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 18 - HELLRAISER Retrospective: Revelations and Judgment
The first year of our podcast, plus this retrospective miniseries, conclude with a look at the two most recent movies: Hellraiser Revelations and Judgment. Two movies of differing style and quality. Afterwards, David, Alasdair and Jim reflect on their journey through ten trips to Hell and rank the lot of them in order of preference.
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching
- Hellraiser: Revelations (23:00)
- Hellraiser: Judgment (56:58)
- Ranking the Hellraiser movies (01:44:53)
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 17 - HELLRAISER RETROSPECTIVE: Hellseeker, Deader & Hellworld
The Hellraiser retrospective continues with the Rick Bota trilogy. Join David, Alasdair and Jim as they once again descend to Hell for parts 6-8. It’s a questionable, but often fun, trilogy of intimidating suicides, senseless twists and so many wake-ups. At over two and a half hours, this may be among the most in-depth discussions of these films anywhere on the internet.
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching
- 00:25:56 Hellraiser: Hellseeker
- 01:06:38 Hellraiser: Deader
- 01:45:14 Hellseeker: Hellworld
- 02:23:52 Actors who did horror early on
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 16 - HELLRAISER RETROSPECTIVE: Bloodline and Inferno
The HorrorCultFilms team open the box once again and check out the fourth and fifth Hellraiser films: Bloodline and Inferno in episode 16 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast. Two movies that are almost nothing alike and establish this franchise as one which isn’t afraid to reinvent itself. But are either of them any good?
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching
- 00:19:30 - Hellraiser: Bloodline
- 01:06:18 - Hellraiser: Inferno
- 01:56:50 - Best and worst Clive Barker films
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 15 - Hellraiser Retrospective - NICHOLAS VINCE: Chattering with the Chatterer
The Hellraiser retrospective continues in Episode 15 of the HorrorCultFilms Podcast.
In this episode, David and Alasdair talk with Nicholas Vince, aka The Chatterer from the Hellraiser franchise.
Nicholas Vince appeared in the first two Hellraiser films and has continued to expand the universe with his short stories and a comic series. In this feature length interview, he reflects on the making of Hellraiser, his friendship with Clive Barker, what makes for intelligent horror and the celebration of monstrosity. Hellraiser fans are going to want to hear this one!
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 14 - HELLRAISER RETROSPECTIVE: Parts 1 - 3
*Contains Spoilers*
The HorrorCultFilms Podcast comes directly from Hell for Episode 14! The first of a miniseries, David, Jim and newcomer Alasdair tackle the first three entries in the Hellraiser franchise: Hellraiser, Hellbound and Hell on Earth i.e. the classic trilogy. As always, spoilers ahoy!
Please note there are some audio issues throughout – David will have a replacement adaptor for his mic next time!
In this episode...
- Introduction: What we’ve been watching
- Hellraiser (28:47)
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II (01:12:39)
- Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (01:50:02)
- Other films set in Hell and the upcoming remake (02:27:45)
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 13 - Halloween Kills: The Many Returns of Michael Myers
*Contains Spoilers*
In episode 13 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, we head to Haddonfield as David, Ross and Jim discuss one of the biggest franchises around – Halloween. Join the trio as they talk about the first ten entries in the franchise, from John Carpenter’s masterpiece to Rob Zombie’s second outing, before breaking down the two latest sequels to hit the screen: the 2018 comeback, and Halloween Kills.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 12 - Visiting FEAR STREET
*Contains Spoilers*
In episode 12 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David, Jim and Steph sit down to discuss the three-part horror film series FEAR STREET, now streaming on Netflix.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 11 - On The Trail of Bigfoot and Cult Films
*Contains Spoilers*
In episode 11 of the HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David has an exclusive interview with professional monster hunter Seth Breedlove, who joins us to discuss his documentary On The Trail of Bigfoot: The Journey. Afterwards David, Jim and Steph discuss three flicks about cults: Rosemary’s Baby, Kill List and Apostle.
- Introduction: what we’ve been watching
- 21:10 Interview with Seth Breedlove for On The Trail of Bigfoot: The Journey
- 54:03 Rosemary’s Baby
- 01:22:15 Kill List
- 01:48:47 Apostle
- 02:17:53 Films about cults ranked
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 10 - Spiral, Saw and Resident Evil Village
*Contains Spoilers*
Like Jigsaw rising from the bathroom floor, the HorrorCultFilms Podcast is back. In Episode 10, David and Emma want to play a game – Resident Evil Village to be exact. Then we broadly discuss the Saw franchise to date, before turning out attention to the latest incarnation – Spiral. As usual, the show finishes off with some lists.
- Introduction: what we’ve been watching and upcoming movies
- Resident Evil Village (25:01)
- Saw series (48:47)
- Spiral (01:17:17)
- Spiral spoilers section (01:32:38)
- Saw and Resident Evil game series’ ranked (01:49:15)
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 9 - The Witch and The Lighthouse
*Contains Spoilers*
In episode 9 of the HorrorCultFilms podcast, we go back in time as David, and his guest star/ friend the historian Dr. Gains Murdoch, talk about one of the genre’s most exciting voices: Robert Eggers. They discuss the meaning, the context and the characters in both The Witch and The Lighthouse.
- Introduction
- The Witch (20:00)
- The Lighthouse (01:06:18)
- Wrapping up: top fifteen historic horrors and bloody history (01:54:06)
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 8 - The Scream Franchise
*Contains Spoilers*
Do you like scary movies? If so, you probably love the 1996 horror-comedy Scream: Wes Craven’s meta masterpiece that played on many slasher tropes. In this episode, David, Ross, Steph and Jim talk about that movie, its three sequels and other parts of the franchise to date.
- Scream
- Scream 2 (44:59)
- Scream 3 (01:13:16)
- Scream 4 (01:44:52)
- Rankings, Scream TV series, and the future of Scream (02:18:44)
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 7 - Jamie Blanks and Urban Legend
*Contains Spoilers*
In episode 7 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David and Ross speak with Jamie Blanks, the director of Valentine, Storm Warning and, of course, Urban Legend. To celebrate the 88 Films Urban Legend trilogy boxset release, they find out how Jamie got started, the casting, the kills and his other big love: composition. Afterwards, Jim joins the podcast to review the movie. The gang also share the stories they grew up telling and finish with a look at horror films set in space. Elle Hunt, take note.
- Introduction
- what have you been watching?
- news
- 32:06 - Interview with Jamie Blanks
- 1:07:39 - Review of Urban Legend
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 6 - Justin McConnell and Clapboard Jungle
*Contains Spoilers*
In a very special sixth episode, The HorrorCultFilms Podcast is delighted to host Canadian genre filmmaker Justin McConnell (Lifechanger, Broken Mile) to talk about his documentary: Clapboard Jungle – available from Arrow Video on April 12th 2021. The documentary follows five years in his life, capturing the highs and lows of being an independent movie maker. It was David’s favourite flick from last year, even beating The Lighthouse and I’m Thinking of Ending Things, so he has a hell of a lot to ask him. Afterwards, he and Emma-Lee review the film, also discussing art meets commerce, the career of James Gunn and what Rings should have been.
- Introduction
- What have you been watching?
- News
- 23:53 Interview with Justin McConnell
- 1:28:03 Review of Clapboard Jungle
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 5 - Justice League: Whedon vs Snyder
*Contains Spoilers*
In Episode 5 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David, Jim and Ross check out Zack Snyder's version of Justice League and pit the two cuts of the film against each other in our Justice League: Whedon vs Snyder discussion.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 4 - Space Time Tomfoolery
*Contains Spoilers*
In Episode 4 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David, Jim and Steph discuss all things space time tomfoolery, focusing on three films in particular: Triangle, Coherence and Predestination.
- Triangle (22:30)
- Coherence (52:08)
- Predestination (1:28:53)
- Other space time tomfoolery (2:11:12)
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 3 - The Lost Boys Trilogy
*Contains Spoilers*
In Episode 3 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David, Jim and Ross discuss The Lost Boys trilogy of films.
- 22:30 The Lost Boys
- 54:58 Lost Boys: The Tribe
- 1:29:22 Lost Boys: The Thirst
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 2 - The Tricky Second Episode - Horror Sequels
*Contains Spoilers*
In the Tricky Second Episode, David, Jim and Steph are joined by Ross as they discuss three horror sequels: Damien: The Omen II, Psycho II, and Silent Hill: Revelation.
- 23:28 - Damien: The Omen II
- 56:26 - Psycho II
- 1:22:37 - Silent Hill Revelation
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Episode 1 - Subgenres
Welcome to the very first HorrorCultFilms podcast. In episode 1, David, Jim and Steph discuss their favourite and least favourite films of a variety of sub-genres of horror, from zombie flicks to supernatural horrors.
Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio