Nightbreed (with Heather Wixson)

Episode 98 of the Movie Oubliette podcast, hosted by Conrad Chambers and Daniel Goh, titled "Nightbreed (with Heather Wixson)" was published on March 21, 2022 and runs 73 minutes.

March 21, 2022 ·73m · Movie Oubliette

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Summary

Heather Wixson, Managing Editor of Daily Dead and author of Monsters, Makeup and Effects – Volume 1, joins us on a tour of Clive Barker's sophomore film Nightbreed, a dark fantasy horror film based on his novella Cabal and starring Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, director David Cronenberg as a suave serial killer (!), Hugh Quarshie and Doug Bradley. The film notoriously flopped on release in 1990, largely thanks to studio malarkey, reshoots and a compromised theatrical cut... but does the recently restored director's cut reveal a hidden gem of a movie? Is it a mysterious but beautiful freak living undiscovered in an underground city? Find out!Check out Heather Wixson on Twitter, buy her book Monsters, Makeup and Effects and get all your horror entertainment news from Daily Dead. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and InstagramSupport us on Patreon to nominate future films and access exclusive bonus contentSupport us on Patreon to nominate films for us to cover, access exclusive bonus content, and vote on the final verdict!Rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice, and tell a friend about us.Follow us on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Bluesky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Heather Wixson, Managing Editor of Daily Dead and author of Monsters, Makeup and Effects – Volume 1, joins us on a tour of Clive Barker's sophomore film Nightbreed, a dark fantasy horror film based on his novella Cabal and starring Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, director David Cronenberg as a suave serial killer (!), Hugh Quarshie and Doug Bradley. The film notoriously flopped on release in 1990, largely thanks to studio malarkey, reshoots and a compromised theatrical cut... but does the recently restored director's cut reveal a hidden gem of a movie? Is it a mysterious but beautiful freak living undiscovered in an underground city? Find out!

Check out Heather Wixson on Twitter, buy her book Monsters, Makeup and Effects and get all your horror entertainment news from Daily Dead.

Support us on Patreon to nominate future films and access exclusive bonus content

Support us on Patreon to nominate films for us to cover, access exclusive bonus content, and vote on the final verdict!

Rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice, and tell a friend about us.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.