GBW #95: Silver Screams (Stage Fright / Blood Theatre / Demons)

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, Ryan and Chris dive into three slasher films that revolve around the setting of a movie theater or stage theatre. We start with 1987's "Stage Fright," a gnarly Italian slasher from Dario Argento protégé Michele Soavi that continuously up's the ante, keeps you guessing, and uses its setting to its advantage. A film that does not use its setting to its advantage is 1984's "Blood Theatre," an amateurish horror/comedy from Rick Sloane ("Hobgoblins") that's light on horror and even lighter on laughs. Finally, we pivot back to Argento (who produced and co-wrote) and Michele Soavi (who directed "additional scenes") with Lamberto Bava's 1985 film "Demons," which keeps the goopy gore and Claudio Simonetti score pumping but makes almost no sense narratively. You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, and more! You can subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/thegoodbadwhat. 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 Instagram @thegoodbadwhat. You can also like us on Facebook. Our logo comes from Michelle Parkos, and our theme music comes from Paco.