EPISODE · May 29, 2025 · 1H 1M
The Asylum
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Renowned for their low budget "mockbusters" and their absurd creature features, we take a look at the unusual place The Asylum occupies in the horror canon. What do these often bizarre, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, always unpredictable films say about art, commerce and the tastes of horror fans?Also includes discussions of Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025), Skincare (2024), The Children of the Dead aka Die Kinder der Toten (novel 1995, film 2019), Hillside Cannibals (2006), When a Killer Calls (2006), Invasion of the Pod People (2007), Paranormal Entity (2009), Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012), Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014), Clown (2019) and more.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook.Contact us at [email protected] and [email protected].
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Renowned for their low budget "mockbusters" and their absurd creature features, we take a look at the unusual place The Asylum occupies in the horror canon. What do these often bizarre, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, always unpredictable films say about art, commerce and the tastes of horror fans? Also includes discussions of Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025), Skincare (2024), The Children of the Dead aka Die Kinder der Toten (novel 1995, film 2019), Hillside Cannibals&...
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