Dark Gate Horror Podcast

Discussion of Torture in horror films can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Announcement: *Sadly, the December 2008 episode will be the last Dark Gate Horror Podcast News: * Pathology is now on DVD * True Blood (my favorite new series) * Ghostbusters 3?!? *ZOMBIES 2.O: "THE OUTBREAK" PUMPS NEW LIFE INTO UNDEAD FILMS. INTERACTIVE HORROR FLICK LETS VIEWERS MAKE FATAL DECISIONS. * Director/Producer Guillermo Del Toro is Co-Writing a vampire trilogy of novels MAIN DISCUSSION: *Interview with Professor Aviva Briefel *“Torture Porn: When Good Times Go Bad An IGN investigation: What's driving the current wave of horror films and what is the phenomenon really about?" by Scott Collura * Now Playing at Your Local Multiplex: Torture Porn Why has America gone nuts for blood, guts, and sadism? By David Edelstein *Last House on the Left (1972) and here *Saw (2004) *Screenwriting blog by Marty Langford, article “Ugly Times” *Misery (1990) *The Devil's Rejects MUSIC: The song of the night, "Mine Again" by the Black Lab was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next episode will discuss The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Thanks for listening! Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Review of Fangoria's "Weekend of Horrors" Los Angeles Convention on 4/27/08 can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Discusses: *The cast reunion for the 40th anniversary of Night of the Living Dead, including George Romero! *Special Guest Appearances, including Ray Wise, Brian O'Halloran, Erik Preston, Tony Todd, and the cast of Moonlight *Feast 2 & 3 *And much more! The song of the night, “Down with Everything” by The Transfer was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next episode will discuss Friday the 13th. Thanks for listening! Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Discussion of Friday the 13th can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Discusses: Article: “Small is Scary: The Master of Fright reveals why big studios rarely deliver horror movie magic” by Stephen King, from Entertainment Weekly, July 11, 2008. Why Friday the 13th is Unlucky 1993 Study Results Friday 13th not more unlucky, study shows Interview with Scott S. Cunningham Article: “The High Art Of Horror Films Can Cut Deep Into the Psyche” The song of the night, “ The Horror Movie Song" by Ben Minnotte was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next episode will discuss Creepy Children in Horror Films. Thanks for listening! Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Discussion of horror films "based on a true story" can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Discusses: Exorcism of Emily Rose Amityville Amityville Horror Wolf Creek Zodiac The song of the night, “The Way You Are” by 46Bliss was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next episode will discuss horror television shows, past and present. Thanks for listening! Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Discussion of Universal Studios monsters can be found here. He who fights monsters should look into it that he himself does not become a monster. When you gaze long into the Abyss, the Abyss also gazes into you. -Friedrich Nietzsche SHOW NOTES: Discusses: Dracula (1931) Dracula (1931) Frankenstein (1931) Mummy (1932 vs. 1999) The song of the night, “The Black Company” by Spirit Creek was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next episode will cover films that are "based on a true story". Thanks for listening! Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Discussion of Urban Legends and uses in film can be found here. REFERENCES: In the Blood Candyman1 Candyman2 Candyman from Creative Screenwriting Magazine Encyclopedia of Urban Legends by Jan Harold Brunvand Hollywood Discovers an Apocryphal Legend: 2 films focus on 'suicide rules' By Leo Reisberg from The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. The song of the night, “Rabbit for Halloween” by Marc Gunn was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next episode will cover houses having a conscious will or soul. Have a fantastic Halloween!

Discussion of Director's Series #2: Alfred Hitchcock will can be found here. SHOW NOTES: News: The Birds remake Alfred Hitchcock Presents film Discusses: The Birds review The Birds review The Alfred Hitchcock Hour The song of the night, “Mine Again” by Black Lab was provided tonight from Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next episode will discuss Universal's Monsters. Thanks for listening! Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Discussion of buildings having a conscious will can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Discusses: Stephen King's The Shining Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" and Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House The song of the night, “I’ll Pretend” by Arthur Yoria was provided tonight from Magnatune.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next episode will be the second in our director's series: Alfred Hitchcock. Thanks for listening! Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Discussion of Omens and Premonitions and uses in film can be found here. ARTICLES: Death Omens Premonitions Stir of Echoes The song of the night, “Down In Flames” by Superbeing was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next podcast will be discuss Halloween. Thanks for listening!

Discussion of Zombies Part Two can be found here. ARTICLES: Invasion of the Ring Tone Snatchers By Janet Maslin The song of the night, “Bordeau” by The Shapes was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

Discussion of Zombies Part One can be found here. Show notes: Thanks for listening! It has been a nice, relaxing summer. Thanks for not unsubscribing! I will try to post at least once per month. I have seven episodes in the works. Email me with any topic suggestions. Check out:Anthology of Punk Horror ARTICLES: The Critical Critics Rotten Tomatoes 28 Days Later review from ign.com The song of the night, “August Moon” by Dylan in the Movies was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com. The next podcast will be Zombies part two: a review and analysis of the Stephen King novel, The Cell.

Discussion of The Lost Boys (1987) can be found here. Show notes: *The film that launched the Coreys *That'll teach you to drink blood, Michael! *There is a straight-to-DVD sequel coming in 2008 VAMPIRES: Use of Vampire Lore ARTICLES: Monsters at Play: The Lost Boys Review by Lawrence P. Raffel Review from horror.com The song of the night, “Wave Goodbye” by Steadman was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. The next podcast will discuss the Scream films.

Discussion of the Scream trilogy can be found here. Show Synopsis: Scream is a 1996 smart satire of the horror film genre, directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. The film revitalized the slasher film genre in the mid 1990’s, similar to what Halloween (1978) did for the 1970s, by using a standard concept (teens being brutally killed off being one example) with a tongue-in-cheek approach that successfully combined straightforward scares with dialogue that satirized slasher film conventions. There were two sequels which did fairly well with critics and fans alike. The song of the night, “I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say” by one of my favorite bands, The Subways was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. The next podcast will discuss Stephen King's novel The Cell and Zombies.

Discussion of Women Gothic Writers can be found here. Articles: *“The Gothic Experience” * Defining Gothic *Famous Women Gothic Writers *Charlotte Perkins Gilman *"The Yellow Wallpaper" *Mary Shelley *Frankenstein References: Haunted Women: The Best Supernatural Tales by American Women Writers. Edited by Alfred Bendixen. Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., New York: 1985. The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton. William R. Tyler. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York: 1973. Lewis, R. W. B. Edith Wharton : A Biography. NY: Harper & Row, 1975 The song of the night, “Without You” by Black Lab was provided tonight from music.podshow.com. The next episode will cover Final Destination, Death and Grim Reaper. Thanks for listening!