The Stacks

Episode 19 - They Live + Retribution

This week, Shana and j. discuss John Carpenter's classic 1988 film They Live, as well as the lesser-known, wild, psychedelic 1987 Guy Magar film, Retribution.

The live list of THE SPOOKY STACKS is found at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-spooky-stacks/

Episode 18 - Tetsuo II: Body Hammer + Alone in the Dark (1982)

In this week's excursion in the S P O O K Y S T A C K S, Shana and j. talk about Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) and the first wave-slasher Alone in the Dark (1982), directed by Jack Sholder, plus a bit of discussion in between of Happy Death Day 2U (mild spoilers) and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.

The active list of THE SPOOKY STACKS is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-spooky-stacks/

Episode 17 - Knife + Heart and Starman

This week we enter THE SPOOKY STACKS - all horror for the month of October. First up, j. and Shana discuss the modern giallo Knife + Heart (2018) and John Carpenter's one optimistic film, Starman (1984), plus a little bit on Beyond the Door III (1989), Ghosthouse (1988), and Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971).

The live list for The Spooky Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-spooky-stacks/

and The Watched Stacks remain at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-watched-stacks/

Episode 16 - Gamera vs Barugon + Video Nasties: Draconian Days

This week, Shana and j. gush about how much we love Barugon in Gamera vs. Barugon (1966), and how much we loathe a different giant monster in British Parliament in the documentary Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014).

The active Stacks list is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

Starting next week, THE S P O O K Y S T A C K S - https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-spooky-stacks/

Episode 15 - Gamera + The Thing

This week, Shana and j. discuss two classic monsters from the ice, with Gamera (Noriaki Yuasa, 1965) (reviewed from the complete Arrow box) and John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) (reviewed from the Scream Factory Collector's Edition). Also, in between, some discussion of Champagne & Bullets (1993) and Serenity (2018) - beware: spoilers for a couple of Serenity's big stupid twists.

The active list of The Stacks is online at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

Episode 14 - Tetsuo: The Iron Man + Blind Fury

This week, j. and Shana talk about the landmark industrial body horror film Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), directed by Shinya Tsukamoto (reviewed from the Arrow Solid Metal Nightmares box set), briefly touch on the silly retro-80s pastiche Commando Ninja (2018), and then discuss our second feature, Philip Noyce's American remake of Zatoichi, Blind Fury (1989), starring Rutger Hauer (reviewed from the Mill Creek blu-ray).

The active Stacks list as always can be found at: https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

and The Watched Stacks: https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-watched-stacks/

Episode 13 - Tough Guys Don‘t Dance + Endgame

Oh man, oh god, in this week's episode, j. and Shana talk about Norman Mailer's bizarre and unique Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) and Joe D'Amato's post-apocalyptic knock-off film Endgame (1983).

Episode 12 - Outlaw Gangster: VIP + Silver Bullet

On this week's episode, j. and Shana talk about Toshio Masuda's Outlaw Gangster: VIP (1968) and the wild, ridiculous 1985 Stephen King werewolf picture Silver Bullet.

As always, the active list of The Stacks can be found at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

Episode 11 - Phobe: The Xenophobic Experiments + Assault on Precinct 13

This week we talk about the 1995 SOV epic Phobe: The Xenophobic Experiments and the 1976 John Carpenter classic Assault on Precinct 13.

 

As always, the active list of The Stacks can be found at https://letterboxd.com/jshopa/list/the-stacks/

Episode 10 - The People Under the Stairs + The Sect

This week we talk about two films from 1991 - Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs and Michele Soavi's The Sect

 

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