GBW #70: Technicolor Terror (The Blob [1988] / Psycho [1998] / Thir13en Ghosts [2001])

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris and Ryan dive into remakes of classic horror films from the '50s and '60s. We start with Chuck Russell's 1988 version of "The Blob," which pays respectful homage to the 1958 version while carving its own path forward and is arguably a superior film to its originator. Then, we move into Gus Van Sant's 1998 shot-for-shot remake of Hitchcock's "Psycho;" a handsomely-made movie that managed to only put a single thought through our heads, and that is "...why?" Finally, we move into the very-much-made-in-2001 "Thir13en Ghosts," a loose remake of the 1960 William Castle film. Both of us were fond of this film when we were younger, but has that fondness remained or changed? Listen to find out. You can find this and future episodes on our website thegoodbadwhat.com. You can subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, and more! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or just want to say hello. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thegoodbadwhat. You can also like us on Facebook. Our logo comes from Michelle Parkos, and our theme music comes from Paco.