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Bela Lugosi’s Undead
by Sunshine State Cineplex
Film critic Alan “AJ” French and long-time friend Spooky Ryan discuss building their personal Pantheon of the greatest in horror and thriller films. Bela Lugosi Is Undead is a production of SunshineStateCineplex.com. Music by ChristianBodhi from Pixabay.
Episodes
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24.Halloween Horror Nights 33 HYPE RANKINGS
We are so back!! HHN 33 is around the corner, and we are excited to kick off our new 2024 season of Bela Lugosi's Undead! Here's our hype meter for 2024 Halloween Horror Nights. It's been a minute since we've been on the feed, but we still love HHN and we cannot help ourselves. Keep close to this...
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23. 2023 HHN Final Preview List and Hype Rankings - Choose They Fate!
It's been a crazy month since the end of our 2nd season, and we're back to kick off Season 3! A couple moves and a bout with Covid left us eager to return to our favorite topic. Halloween Horror Nights kicked off a couple weeks ago, but we've done a good job of avoiding it for the most part…
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22. Gremlins (1984) - Directed by Joe Dante
The boys are back with Gremlins - the iconic Christmas movie, creature feature, and Amblin classic. Joe Dante would later direct Small Soldiers, but his experience with Piranah and Twilight Zone: The Movie caught the attention of a young producer named Steven Spielberg. With future Harry Potter...
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21. Talk to Me - Directed by Danny & Michael Philippou (RackaRacka)
It's been a while since we've dropped a New Blood, and Talk to Me has taken the horror world by storm. Not only have we already heard about a filmed prequel, but a sequel was announced as well. With Talk to Me quickly becoming one of the few franchises to watch in horror, we hopped on the mics…
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20. Halloween Horror Nights 2023 - Monsters Unmasked, The Exorcist: Believer, Chucky and More
Hello HHN Heads & Horror fans alike! Welcome to our latest episode, breaking down the Halloween Horror Nights announcement that surprised the Haunt World last week. We recorded in the hours immediately after the announcement, so many of the details revealed by the team at Universal were not yet...
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19. The A24 Horror Draft
We're drafting again! With the excellent Talk to Me in theaters today, we decided to do a 5-round draft for the best horror films from A24. We discuss how the indie distributor has taken over the cinephile world and discuss some of the trademarks (and setbacks) of the films they promote. Check…
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18. X-Mas In July -- Black Christmas (1974/1975) - Directed by Bob Clark
We continue our horrifying X-Mas in July series with the granddaddy of all cold-weather horror -- Black Christmas. The 1974 Slashic features Margot Kidder, Olivia Hussey, and one of the scariest killers of all time. Famed for its depiction of toxic men, scary tracking shots, and inspiring John...
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X-Mas In July - Krampus (2015) - Directed by Michael Dougherty
It's time for a new mini-series of the month of July! We want to celebrate the season, but with it so far away, what else could we do? It's time for an X-Mas in July celebration, with more fun on the way. We're kicking things off, with Michael Dougherty's "Krampus" from 2015. In the weeks ahead,...
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Top 10 Horror Films of 2022 - Loving Nope, Black Phone, Hypochondriac, Nanny and More
This week, we look back at 2022 (now that we have some space) to discuss our favorite horror films of the year. We finished last week's Barbarian podcast and realized we had left a lot of great 2022 titles on the cutting room floor. Rather than wait for each to get their own episode, we instead...
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Barbarian (2022) - Directed By Zach Cregger
This week we tackle one of the surprise hits of 2022. When it was released in September of 2022, Barbarian did not seem poised to light up the box office. In fact, festival performance seemed to buoy its chances to go big. The little horror movie that was destined for streaming suddenly landed in...
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Evil Dead Rise (2023) - Directed by Lee Cronin - Nothing a Big Old Kiss From You Won’t Fix
We return to the world of Evil Dead, a dark and upsetting series about demons torturing people beyond their mental limits. A nice, light movie to leave you deeply unsettled. Lee Cronin steps into the directing chair for the famed franchise. Taking over for Sam Raimi is a tall task, but Cronin...
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Terrifier 2 (2022) - Is Damien Leone the Next Savini?
Get your puke bags and your indie film credentials out. Terrifier 2 shocked audiences with its over-the-top blood and gore. At the same time, it shattered expectations for what a slasher looks like in 2022. The cult of Terrifier and Art the Clown has taken off, helping Terrifier 2 secure four…
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Skinamarink, Deadstream, and Found Footage!
Season 2 continues with a breakdown of late 2022 and early 2023 found footage hits! Skinamarink woke up the horror community, creating bipolar reactions from audiences (even on this podcast). Meanwhile, Deadstream was released to acclaim from horror fans but could not break through in the...
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Scream (2022) - Directed by Radio Silence
We are back for Season 2 of Bela Lugosi's Undead! After a bit of a hiatus, the Bela Boys are back at it with an old episode that never got a chance to release in Season 1. Scream (2022) not only surprised us both with its ingenuity, but it made for an exciting new chapter in the…
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11. Halloween Franchise Draft!
We're back with another entry in Halloween mini-series. Hot off our scorching takes on Halloween Ends, AJ and Spooky Ryan showdown in our first ever franchise draft! Take a listen and vote on our Twitter poll for the winner of the Halloween Franchise Movie Draft! Next week, we're back with…
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10. Halloween Ends (2022) - David Gordon Green & Picking Some of the Best Horror of 2022
We are back after a short break! We get into the controversial Halloween Ends from David Gordon Green. Do you think Corey works? What do you think of Jamie Lee Curtis' farewell to the iconic Laurie Strode? Spooky Ryan and AJ break it down (and are mostly unhappy with the results). We also drop…
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9. Donnie Darko (2001) - Directed by Richard Kelly
We're back with Mr. Jake Gyllenhaal, Ms. Maggie Gyleenhaal, and a wonderful supporting cast! The teen melodrama turned horror sci-fi has become an internet favorite, especially of teen boys. Now its time to dive into the very dense, sometime nonsensical world of Donnie Darko. 00-5:00 -...
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8. Halloween Horror Nights 31 (2022) at Universal Orlando Resort!!
We are back! Sorry for the delay (Hurricane Ian knocked out AJ's internet for 5 days), but we hope you feel good for the start of October! Here's our breakdown of Halloween Horror Nights 31 at Universal Orlando!
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7. X (2022) & Pearl (Preview) - Directed by Ti West
Welcome back to Bela Lugosi's Undead! AJ/Alan's been busy with the Toronto International Film Festival, but we're back! A couple of programming notes. 1) We are moving the show to Friday afternoons. Let's get your freaky Fridays off to a great start! 2) We are covering two film festivals in the...
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6. May (2002) - Directed by Lucky McKee
We're back with 2002's May, a horror film from Lucky McKee. A dark, Frankenstein-adjacent slasher with a Vet Tech surprised us with its surprising themes and ideas. Come for dark horror, and stay for discussions about Rian Johnson's first job, a very excited Roger Ebert, and the weirdest caterer...
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5. The Thing (1982) - Directed by John Carpenter, He’s Watching (2022) & Glorious (2022)
Nobody trusts anybody now… and we’re all very tired. Welcome to the seminal horror film, The Thing (1982), directed by John Carpenter. The iconic film began as a box office and critical bomb. Today, 40 years later, it is considered one of the greatest films ever made. For the first time, Ryan and…
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4 - Halloween Horror Nights 31 & Satan’s Slave (2017) - Directed by Joko Anwar
Universal Orlando got the jump on us before we released our episode previewing Halloween Horror Nights 31. However, we jumped back on to run through the recent house announcements, scarezones, and shows. Then, we cover Joko Anwar's highly influential film, Satan's Slave, a pseudo-prequel-remake…
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3 - Hereditary (2018) - Directed By Ari Aster
Welcome back to Bela Lugosi’s Undead! We kick off our first A24 horror run with Ari Asters Hereditary. It’s Spooky Ryan’s favorite film of all time, and one of the most memorable theatrical films of recent memory. After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, the film quickly took the world by...
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2 - Trick ’r Treat (2009) - Directed by Michael Dougherty
Welcome to Bela Lugosi's Undead! In our second episode, we cover the straight-to DVD Trick 'r Treat from 2009. Originally released at a festival in 2007, the film took 2 years to find its way to home video. Since then, it's found its audience in the horror community, thanks to its inclusion at...
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1 - The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - Directed by Drew Goddard
Welcome to the series premiere of Bela Lugosi's Undead! In our first episode, we cover Drew Goddard's horror parody, Cabin in the Woods. The film recently celebrated its tenth anniversary and remains as poignant as ever. Plus, it's crazy fun. General Discussion/Intro to the Podcast: 0- 9:00 The...
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Previews for Season 1!
Welcome to Bela Lugosi's Undead! See the list of our first five films below, including our first episode dropping on 7/27/22! 0 - Intro 0:18 - Cabin in the Woods (2012) - 7.27 2:05 - Trick 'r Treat (2009) - 8.3 4:45 - Scream (2022) - 8.10 7:05 - May (2002) 8.17 8:50 - Hereditary (2018) 8.24 This...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Film critic Alan “AJ” French and long-time friend Spooky Ryan discuss building their personal Pantheon of the greatest in horror and thriller films. Bela Lugosi Is Undead is a production of SunshineStateCineplex.com. Music by ChristianBodhi from Pixabay.
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Film critic Alan “AJ” French and long-time friend Spooky Ryan discuss building their personal Pantheon of the greatest in horror and thriller films. Bela Lugosi Is Undead is a production of SunshineStateCineplex.com. Music by ChristianBodhi from Pixabay.
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