Podcast Under The Stairs

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

The Podcast Under the Stairs returns with another Director’s Roundtable.

Duncan is joined by Bo Ransdell & Doug Tilley to roundtable to discuss, over two epic episodes, the filmography of Brian De Palma.

This is part two and will cover his active years of 1981-2019.

Films Discussed are:

CHAPTER 1

Blow Out (1981), Scarface (1983), Body Double (1984), Wise Guys (1986), The Untouchables (1987) & Casualties of War (1989).

CHAPTER 2

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Raising Cain (1992), Carlito’s Way (1993) & Mission Impossible (1995) & Snake Eyes (1998)

CHAPTER 3

Mission to Mars (2000), Femme Fatale (2002), The Black Dahlia (2005), Redacted (2007), Passion (2012) & Domino (2019).

Duncan’s Top 5 De Palma - 1981-2019

1. Blow Out

2. The Untouchables

3. Body Double

4. Carlito’s Way

5. Snake Eyes

Bo’s Top 5 De Palma - 1981-2019

1. The Untouchables

2. Blow Out

3. Carlito’s Way

4. Mission Impossible

5. Raising Cain

Doug’s Top 5 De Palma - 1981-2019

1. Blow Out

2. Mission Impossible

3. Carlito’s Way

4. The Untouchables

5. Snake Eyes

Duncan’s Bottom 3 De Palma - 1981-2019

1. The Bonfire of the Vanities

2. Redacted

3. Domino

Bo’s Bottom 3 De Palma - 1981-2019

1. Redacted

2. Mission to Mars

3. The Bonfire of the Vanities

Doug’s Bottom 3 De Palma - 1981-2019

1. Redacted

2. The Bonfire of the Vanities

3. Domino

Duncan’s Top 5 De Palma

1. Blow Out

2. The Untouchables

3. Dressed to Kill

4. Carrie

5. Body Double

Bo’s Top 5 De Palma

1. The Untouchables

2. Blow Out

3. Carrie

4. Carlito’s Way

5. Phantom of the Paradise

Doug’s Top 5 De Palma

1. Phantom of the Paradise

2. Carrie

3. Blow Out

4. The Dressed to Kill

5. Mission Impossible

Duncan’s Bottom 3 De Palma

1. Home Movies

2. Murder ala Mod

3. Bonfire of the Vanities

Bo’s Bottom 3 De Palma

1. Redacted

2. The Fury

3. Get to Know Your Rabbit!

Doug’s Bottom 3 De Palma

1. Home Movies

2. Redacted

3. The Bonfire of the Vanities

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs. 

Duncan got a chance to check the new feature The First Omen (2024). The First Omen is currently in UK cinemas via 20th Century Studios.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

The First Omen:

Duncan: 3.5

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs.  Duncan got a chance to check the new feature Baghead which is now available on Digital from 5th April and Blu-ray & DVD from April 8th. (2024) in the UK via StudioCanal. As a bonus, Duncan got to chat to the movies’ director Alberto Corredor.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It Baghead: Duncan: 3.5

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs. Welcome to our review episode for the Day 1 of Glasgow Frightfest 2024. Movies reviewed are: Soul Eater, The Deep Dark, Invisible Raptor, Wake Up & Kill Your Lover. The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It Soul Eater: Duncan: 3.5 The Deep Dark: Duncan: 3 Invisible Raptor: Duncan: 4 Wake Up: Duncan: 3 Kill Your Lover: Duncan: 1.5

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs. 

Duncan got a chance to check the new feature Immaculate (2024).Immaculate is currently in UK cinemas via NEON.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

Immaculate:

Duncan: 3.5

Welcome to this sub-set of show exclusively looking at the Duncan’s 88 Films Italian Collection.

Join Duncan as he reviews the next title in the 88 Films Italian Collection on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Disc 81 is Ark of the Sun God (1983).

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

Ark of the Sun God (1983):

Duncan: 2

The Italian Collection will return with Disc 82 Iron Warrior.

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs. 

Duncan got a chance to check the new feature Late Night with the Devil (2024).

Late Night with the Devil will be in UK Cinemas from 22nd March via Vertigo and available on Shudder release expected later in 2024.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

Late Night with the Devil:

Duncan: 4.5

Welcome to episode 538 of The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Welcome to our preview episode for the upcoming Glasgow Frightfest 2024.

Reviews of all the movies previewed on this episode will be coming later this month.

Welcome to this sub-set of show exclusively looking at the Duncan’s 88 Films Italian Collection.

Join Duncan as he reviews the next title in the 88 Films Italian Collection on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Disc 80 is The Whip & the Body (1963).

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

The Whip & the Body (1963):

Duncan: 5

The Italian Collection will return with Disc 81 Ark of the Sun God.

Welcome to this sub-set of show exclusively looking at the Duncan’s 88 Films Italian Collection.

Join Duncan as he reviews the next title in the 88 Films Italian Collection on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Disc 79 is Cannibal Holocaust (1980).

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

Cannibal Holocaust (1980):

Duncan: 5

The Italian Collection will return with Disc 80 The Whip & The Body.

Join Duncan over the next 4 episodes counting down his top 20 

horror movies of 2023.

On this final episode we look at numbers 5-1.

5) No One Will Save You

4) When Evil Lurks

3) Infinity Pool

2) Pearl

1) Enys Men

Join Duncan over the next 4 episodes counting down his top 20 

horror movies of 2023.

On this episode we look at numbers 10-6.

10) Onyx The Fortuitous & The Talisman of Souls

9) Skinamarink

8) Chad Gets the Axe

7) Huesera The Bone Woman

6) Talk to Me

Join Duncan over the next 4 episodes counting down his top 20

horror movies of 2023.

On this episode we look at numbers 15-11.

15) Saw X

14) Renfield

13) Run Rabbit Run

12) Knock at the Cabin

11) A Haunting in Venice

Happy New Year from The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Join Duncan over the next 4 episodes counting down his top 20 horror movies of 2023.

On this episode we look at numbers 20-16.

20) Pensive

19) Here for Blood

18) M3GAN

17) Scream VI

16) Evil Dead Rise

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs. 

Duncan got a chance to check out the first cinema horror movie of 2024, Night Swim which is out via Blumhouse.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

Night Swim:

Duncan: 2

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Podcast Under the Stairs.

We conclude our years worth of Podcast content for you all by giving the power to the people for a Listener Choice Baz reviews episode…the first of its kind in many many years.

You guys selected Near Dark (1987) but due to a weird ground swell of support for Indie oddity, we also cover Trash Humpers (2009).

Enjoy the Baz in his old school and natural habitat and above all thank you for all the support, love, downloads and amazing stuff you do in support of the show.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

Near Dark:

Duncan: 5

Baz: 4.5

The Podcast Under the Stairs will return Monday 15th January 2024.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this last episode we look at 1hr 25mins to 1hr 30mins of the movie and my guest host is The Baz.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 50mins to 55mins of the movie and my guest host is Doug Tilley

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 15mins to 20mins of the movie and my guest host is...me...thats right...DOUBLE DUNCAN EPISODE!!!

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 30mins to 35mins of the movie and my guest host is David Garrett Jnr.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 0mins to 5mins of the movie and my guest host is Liam Rafferty.

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Welcome to Listener Choice December!! The month of the year where we turn control of programming the movie selection to our wonderful listeners!!

This is the next episode controlled by you listeners and we are rollin on your request for Duncan & Bo to rekindle some of the DBCC action over a listener topic on the rise and presumed fall of Arthouse Horror from 2011-2023.

This episode features guest Bo Ransdell.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 1hr to 1hr 5mins of the movie and my guest host is Doug Tilley.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 1hr 20mins to 1hr 25mins of the movie and my guest host is Liam Rafferty.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December.

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 25mins to 30mins of the movie and my guest host is Jeff Lown.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 1hr 15mins to 1hr 20mins of the movie and my guest host is Gary Hill.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 1hr to 1hr 5mins of the movie and my guest host is...me...thats right...DOUBLE DUNCAN EPISODE!!!

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 45mins to 50mins of the movie and my guest host is The Baz.

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Welcome to Listener Choice December!! The month of the year where we turn control of programming the movie selection to our wonderful listeners!!

This is the next episode controlled by you listeners and we are rollin on your Dream True Crime Documentary Mister Organ (2022).

This episode features guest Daeron Wilson.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

Mister Organ:

Duncan: 4.5

Daeron: 5

Duncan is doing a little something special for December.

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 10mins to 15mins of the movie and my guest host is Gary Hill.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December. 

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 40mins to 45mins of the movie and my guest host is Lacy Lou.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December.

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 90mins to End of the movie and my guest host is Ricky Morgan.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December.

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 5mins to 10mins of the movie and my guest host is Lacy Lou.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December.

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this next episode we look at 20mins to 25mins of the movie and my guest host is Jeff Lown.

Duncan is doing a little something special for December.

This is Silent Night in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 19 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Silent Night (2012) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Silent Night in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show

.

In this first episode we look at 70mins to 75mins of the movie and my guest host is Ricky Morgan.

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

The Podcast Under the Stairs returns with another Director’s Roundtable.

Duncan is joined by Bo Ransdell & Doug Tilley to roundtable to discuss, over two epic episodes, the filmography of Brian De Palma.

This is part one and will cover his active years of 1968-1980.

Films Discussed are:

CHAPTER 1

Murder A La Mod (1968), Greetings (1968), The Wedding Party (1969) & Dionysus in ‘69 (1970).

CHAPTER 2

Hi, Mom! (1970), Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972), Sisters (1972) & The Phantom of the Paradise (1974).

CHAPTER 3

Obsession (1976), Carrie (1976), The Fury (1978), Home Movies (1979) & Dressed to Kill (1980).

Duncan’s Top 5 De Palma - 1968-1980

1. Dressed to Kill

2. Carrie

3. Sisters

4. Phantom of the Paradise

5. The Fury

   
   

Bo’s Top 5 De Palma - 1968-1980

1. Carrie

2. Phantom of the Paradise

3. Sisters

4. Dressed to Kill

5. Dionysus in ‘69

   
   

Doug’s Top 5 De Palma - 1968-1980

1. Phantom of the Paradise

2. Carrie

3. Sisters

4. Dressed to Kill

5. Hi, Mom!

Duncan’s Bottom 3 De Palma - 1968-1980

1. Home Movies

2. Murder a la Mod

3. The Wedding Party

   
   

Bo’s Bottom 3 De Palma - 1968-1980

1. Murder a la Mod

2. Home Movies

3. Get to Know Your Rabbit

   
   

Doug’s Bottom 3 De Palma - 1968-1980

1. Home Movies

2. Murder a la Mod

3. The Wedding Party

   
   

Duncan put the theme of our November Monday episodes in the hands of our beloved listeners who choice, some would say wisely and others’ less so, Amicus Productions.

Over the next 4 Monday’s we will be looking at 4 of the Amicus back catalogue with our final review And Now the Screaming Starts! (1972).

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

And Now the Screaming Starts!:

Duncan: 3

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Continuing on from what we started in October we are working our way through revisits to Fulci’s Gates of Hell Trilogy.

Part Three is the final entry in the trilogy, House by the Cemetery concludes the thrills and chills and is already announced for a future Arrow Video 4KUHD.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

House by the Cemetery:

Duncan: 4

Duncan put the theme of our November Monday episodes in the hands of our beloved listeners who choice, some would say wisely and others’ less so, Amicus Productions.

Over the next 4 Monday’s we will be looking at 4 of the Amicus back catalogue with our third review Torture Garden (1967).

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

Torture Garden:

Duncan: 2.5

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Continuing on from what we started in October we are working our way through revisits to Fulci’s Gates of Hell Trilogy.

Part Two is the second entry in the trilogy, The Beyond continues the thrills and chills and is ripe for a future Arrow Video 4KUHD.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

The Beyond:

Duncan: 5

Duncan put the theme of our November Monday episodes in the hands of our beloved listeners who choice, some would say wisely and others’ less so, Amicus Productions.

Over the next 4 Monday’s we will be looking at 4 of the Amicus back catalogue with our second review The House that Dripped Blood (1971).

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

The House that Dripped Blood:

Duncan: 3

Duncan is concluding a little something special for October.

This is Rawhead Rex in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 18 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Rawhead Rex (1986) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Rawhead Rex in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this final episode we look at 45mins to 50mins of the movie and my guest host is Lacy Lou.

Duncan is continuing a little something special for October. 

This is Rawhead Rex in Pieces!!! A sub-series of 18 episodes where Duncan takes the movie Rawhead Rex (1986) and breaks the movie up into 5mins reviewable segments…then he jumbles up the order in which they are released giving you a review of Rawhead Rex in…well….Pieces.

Each episodes I will be joined by a special guest to chat the 5min segment they watched for the show.

In this episode we look at 1hrs 20mins to 1hrs 25mins of the movie and my guest host is Ricky Morgan.

Join your host Duncan Under The Stairs discussing all things Horror on The Podcast Under the Stairs.

Duncan got a chance to check out the new movie directed by Demián Rugna (Terrified).

Vertigo released this title in limited theatres on 6th October 2023 ahead of it’s Shudder release on Friday 27th October 2023.

The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It

When Evil Lurks:

Duncan: 4.5