CELLULOID CEMETERY
by Mark Bessenger
Join your host, filmmaker Mark Bessenger (BITE MARKS, NINJA ZOMBIE), and his guests as they delve into the exploitative, overlooked and under-appreciated side of cinema! Each week, Mark picks a film his guests haven't seen, then they watch and discuss it! Will they like it, love it or hate it? Listen and find out! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING: SPOILERS! ©2024 Thrillsville Productions
Episodes
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Episode 145: TIME WALKER
Send us Fan Mail Get ready for a crazy combo of horror, sci-fi, mummies, aliens, slashers, bio-horror and all kinds of 80's goodness! Join entertainment marketing producer Patrick Falvey and me as we discuss King Tut, bad decisions and WTF moments in the 1982 film, TIME WALKER! Theme by Rossano...
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Episode 144: THE FLINTSTONES
Send us Fan Mail BAM! BAM! Get ready for a Stone Age comedy! What do you get when you take a very popular cartoon sitcom and adapt it for the big screen? Especially when the fans hate one of your casting choices and a lead actor hates being cast? It's 1994's THE FLINTSTONES! Join me and...
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Episode 143: JAWS 3-D
Send us Fan Mail Something smells fishy on this episode of Celluloid Cemetery as the terror of Jaws can't be kept on the screen! Join me and film teacher/astronomy teacher Rob Carl as we talk about which parts of 1983's JAWS 3-D sink, which parts swim and which parts jump into your lap! We also...
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Episode 142: MURDER IN THE BLUE ROOM
Send us Fan Mail Music, mirthful merriment and murder abound on today's episode of Celluloid Cemetery! Join me, author Sam Park and the Three Jazzybelles as we talk about the 1944 comedy-mystery-musical MURDER IN THE BLUE ROOM and how it fits into Universal's B-movie lineup of old dark house...
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Episode 141: THE GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI
Send us Fan Mail Geronimo! As American International Pictures' Beach Party film series was winding down, they decided to end it on a spooky note by setting it in a haunted house and throwing every schticky thing they could think of at it! Join "Bring Me the Axe" podcaster Dave White and me as we...
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CCe140: HELLBENT
Send us Fan Mail Every year, West Hollywood celebrates Halloween with one of the most massive carnivals in the nation, even after two young gay men have been viciously murdered in a park. Eddie and his three roommates plan on attending the festivities, but they won't be alone, as the mysterious...
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Episode 139: CONEHEADS
Send us Fan Mail Greetings, Earthlings! Your miserable planet is about to be conquered! Today on Celluloid Cemetery, voice actor Aaron Veach joins me as we travel from Remulak to "Saturday Night Live" to the big screen, as we chat about the 1993 sci-fi comedy, CONEHEADS! Mebs! Mebs! Theme by...
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Episode 138: DOCTOR DETROIT
Send us Fan Mail The Doctor is in! Dan Ackroyd ventures out solo in 1983's DOCTOR DETROIT, his first starring film about a chivalrous college teacher who finds himself having to pretend to be a bad-ass pimp! Does hilarity ensue? Join film enthusiast, actor and entertainment project manager…
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Episode 137: CLEOPATRA JONES
Send us Fan Mail When a black female super-spy destroys a crop of high-grade poppies meant for the heroin trade, the evil Mommy vows revenge! She orders a halfway house for recovering urban youths raided by corrupt racist cops. They plant drugs on a patient and he's arrested. Now, it's up to...
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Episode 136: SCREAMS OF A WINTER NIGHT
Send us Fan Mail You drive hours to get to a remote cabin in the woods for a nice weekend, and what do you do? Tell scary stories, of course! Join Celluloid Cemetery as we stoke the fires, pop a cold one and settle in to scare the girls with an anthology of creepy tales! Joining me on this…
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Episode 135: FRATERNITY VACATION
Send us Fan Mail Woo-Hoo! It's Spring Break! And what better place for a nerd to lose his virginity than the happenings and goings-on in beautiful Palm Springs! Wendell's father asks his two frat brothers to teach his son about girls and sex, but they initiate a side-bet with a rival frat...the...
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Episode 134: TENTACLES
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Celluloid Cemetery, don't eat that calamari, it might eat you back! Join filmmaker Joseph Graham and actor/fisherman Brian Sheppard as we talk about the 1977 killer octopus movie, TENTACLES! We discuss why Shelley Winters was delightful, why Bo Hopkins was...
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Episode 133: EVIL LAUGH
Send us Fan Mail Get ready for unintentional giggles galore in this episode of Celluloid Cemetery, as filmmaker/cinematographer/artistic photographer Bart Mastronardi joins me to share a few laughs at the 1986 slasher film, EVIL LAUGH! You have to suspend disbelief when you watch a movie, but…
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Episode 132: WIZARDS
Send us Fan Mail A million years into the future, technology is evil, magic is good and fear still fuels wars. Join actor David McMahon and me as we talk about the hippy themes and trippy animation of Ralph Bakshi in 1977's animated (but kind of forgotten) classic WIZARDS! Theme by Rossano…
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Episode 131: I, MADMAN
Send us Fan Mail Dead any good books, lately? Virginia has! She's reading a book that she can't put down...because it won't let her! That's right, the film being discussed today is the (1989) I, MADMAN! My special guest for this episode is Assistant Director at the Jennings County Library and...
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Episode 130: THE MALTESE BIPPY
Send us Fan Mail You bet your sweet bippy! Celluloid Cemetery socks it to you with this very obscure Rowan and Martin 1969 spoof of old dark house movies, THE MALTESE BIPPY! Podcaster Dave White joins me to discuss the TV-friendly cast, the wild tonal shifts and why wasn't the cast of "Laugh-In"...
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Episode 129: GARGOYLES (1972)
Send us Fan Mail Back in the 70s, TV-movies were the rage, and for a period of several years, some very good made-for-TV horror films were created. Film fan and monster enthusiast Rob Carl joins me to talk about one of the best...the 1972 film GARGOYLES! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT...
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Episode 128: PUFNSTUF
Send us Fan Mail Who's your friend when things get tough? He can't do a little 'cause he can't do enough! On this episode of Celluloid Cemetery, my guests director/editor Alan Rowe Kelly and filmmaker/podcaster Michael Varrati join me as we travel to the trippy land of Living Island to visit H.R....
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Episode 127 THE LOVED ONE (1965)
Send us Fan Mail Today, Celluloid Cemetery covers death and rockets, poetry and plagiarism, love and dampness as graphic artist Drusilla Adeline and I discuss the motion picture with something to offend everyone, the 1965 black comedy THE LOVED ONE! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton....
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Episode 126: KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS
Send us Fan Mail In that cinematic sweet spot between TARANTULA and ARACHNOPHOBIA was a little 1977 creepy crawly bit of celluloid called KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS starring William Shatner and Tiffany Bolling. Today, marketing producer/actor/film fanatic Patrick Falvey and I squish our thoughts on...
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Episode 125: THE FANTASTIC FOUR (1994)
Send us Fan Mail Elastic. Strong. Fiery. Invisible. Mostly invisible...because today on Celluloid Cemetery, we're talking about a film that has never been officially released and is only available via bootleg means. It's the 1994 Roger Corman-produced THE FANTASTIC FOUR! Join actor and superhero...
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Episode 124: SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE-MEN
Send us Fan Mail Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Celluloid Cemetery! Today, my special guest Sam Park joins me to talk about the first Superman feature film, SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE-MEN, starring George Reeves as the Man of Steel. We chat about the Lois Lanes, ray guns and...
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Episode 123: BATMAN (1966)
Send us Fan Mail BAM! POW! BIFF! Celluloid Cemetery turns it atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed as film fan/film & astronomy teacher Rob Carl and I travel 13 miles to Gotham City to talk about the coolest, campiest version of the Dark Knight ever! 1966's BATMAN! Holy podcast, Batman!...
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Episode 122: ADULT SWIM YULE LOG
Send us Fan Mail Think the holidays are over? Think again! Because they're about to be over...for good! Celluloid Cemetery watches as a yule log video races from genre to genre, becoming a whirlwind of marriage proposals, slashers, curses, devil worship, double bookings, home invasions, aliens,...
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Episode 121: SANTA'S SLAY
Send us Fan Mail This Christmas, Santa enters the ring as wrestling superstar Bill Goldberg plays a Satanic Santa seeking revenge against an angel who tricked him into being good for the last 1000 years. Joining me on this episode of Celluloid Cemetery is actor/professional wrestler-in-training...
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Episode 120: THE LEMON DROP KID
Send us Fan Mail You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen...Miracle on 34th Street and It's a Wonderful Life and Scrooge and White Christmas...but do you recall, the most forgotten Christmas film of all? Join the one and only Santa Claus as he joins me in chatting about the 1951 holiday…
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Episode 119: MISTER MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL
Send us Fan Mail By George! Mr. Magoo tackles A Christmas Carol...on Broadway, yet! The curmudgeonly near-sighted cartoon character plays Scrooge in a musical adaptation of the Dickens classic, and actors Hunter Evans and Daniel Moser join me to discuss Christmas spirits, greedy children and...
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Episode 118: THE MEAN ONE
Send us Fan Mail The people of Newville liked Christmas a lot, but the Mean One, living high in a cave on a hill...did not. Actor/voice actor Aaron Veach joins me today to spread a little Christmas fear, as we examine a bloody dark take on The Grinch. Is the Grinch scary? And why are we so...
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Episode 117: JACK FROST (1997)
Send us Fan Mail Grab your scarf and your mittens and get ready for a spot of snowy death as Celluloid Cemetery starts a month of Christmas/wintery films that'll make you return your favorite present! Today, marketing entertainment producer and big horror fan Patrick Falvey joins me to talk about...
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Episode 116: THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982)
Send us Fan Mail Pillow fight! Nothing says slumber party like an all-girls cushion conflict! And a spot of murder! Today, Celluloid Cemetery celebrates the 43rd anniversary of 1982's THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE! Joining me on this episode is the film's actor who played Jeff, producer/writer David...
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Episode 115: GODZILLA 1985
Send us Fan Mail Return with Celluloid Cemetery to 1985 when one of the world's biggest movie stars came out of retirement to appear in a brand new movie! No, not Raymond Burr! Join Big G enthusiast Andrew Ward and me as we talk about GODZILLA 1985! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton....
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Episode 114: COCAINE BEAR
Send us Fan Mail Does a bear snort in the woods? Find out on this episode of Celluloid Cemetery as voice actor/actor Aaron Veach joins me to talk about whether 'tis nobler in the mind to laugh or scream at such a concept as the one you find in 2023's COCAINE BEAR! Theme by Rossano Galante.…
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Episode 113: DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE TRAVELING SALESLADY?
Send us Fan Mail Did you hear the one about the traveling salesman and the farmer's daughter? You did? Well then, I bet you haven't heard this one...Join me and Phyllis Diller historian and impersonator Laurie Ayers as we chat about her life and the only film she starred in, 1968's DID YOU HEAR…
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Episode 112: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY?
Send us Fan Mail And the final Jeopardy answers are: a. "Oh, my god! Put some clothes on!", b. "The carpet matches the drapes!" and c. "Hey, baby, wanna come back to my place and watch some horror movies?" The question is the title of the film director/writer/actor Lee Anthony Smith and I are...
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Episode 111: THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL
Send us Fan Mail Okay, "Hello, Dolly!", it ain't. "Singin' in the Rain", it ain't. It ain't even "Xanadu!" But today, actor Benjamin Lutz and I strip down on Celluloid Cemetery to talk about musical perversions, dancing dildos and a tap-dancing Cindy Williams in 1976's THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL!...
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Episode 110: DEAD DICKS
Send us Fan Mail The bonds between brother and sister are stretched to the breaking point...and beyond when Becca checks in on her suicidal older brother, only to find him dead in the bathtub...and the closet...and on the sofa...and then alive eating cereal. It's a loopy quagmire that is...
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Episode 109: YETI, GIANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Send us Fan Mail When Yetis are 30 feet tall and look like Barry Gibb, you know this is a job for Celluloid Cemetery! Join Bigfoot enthusiast and film school teacher Rob Carl and me as we talk about how big a monster must be to be considered kaiju, how goofy a film is to be considered a kiddie...
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Episode 108: DEMON WIND
Send us Fan Mail There's a foul stench in the wind...and it's not us! Today, on Celluloid Cemetery, producer/writer/entertainment marketing producer Patrick Falvey and I talk possession, gooey fx, bad acting and Evil Dead rip-offs! It's 1990's DEMON WIND! Join us as we ask the questions "Why...
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Episode 107: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CLASS REUNION
Send us Fan Mail What makes a comedy funny? For the first time, filmmaker Vito Trabucco and I butt heads on one of his favorite funny films, 1982's NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CLASS REUNION. Join our spirited debate on why the film works (or doesn't), why the cast is perfect (or isn't) and how long would...
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Episode 106: WICKED WICKED
Send us Fan Mail Film gimmicks have been around since the introduction of the talkies, but today on Celluloid Cemetery, former film teacher Kent Pettit joins me to discuss the use of film gimmicks to draw in audiences and just how successful "Duo-Vision" was for the 1973 film WICKED WICKED! Theme...
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Episode 105: THE BLACK HOLE (1979)
Send us Fan Mail Today, on Celluloid Cemetery, we gather together undeveloped characters, folksy robots, big-ass special effects, a villain with a beard set to impress and a trip where no man has gone before! Oops! Wrong franchise! Join former astronomics and film teacher Rob Carl as we explore...
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Episode 104: HIGH ANXIETY
Send us Fan Mail Mel Brooks takes on Alfred Hitchcock in this spoof of his movies. A sanitarium, a new director, a fiendish scheme, multiple murders, a desperate woman, shady characters and fourth-wall-breaking jokes all add up to one thing...1977's HIGH ANXIETY! Join actor Dudley Beene and me as...
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Episode 103: THE BEING
Send us Fan Mail Things get gooey at Celluloid Cemetery as a nuclear storage facility creates a mess o' monsters that threaten a small town fighting against filth! Join writer and entertainment marketing director Patrick Falvey and me as we discuss the 1983 Jackie Kong film THE BEING! Theme by...
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Episode 102: BLACULA
Send us Fan Mail Move over, Alucard! Get lost, Count Yorga! Beat it, Karnstein! Make way for cinema's first black vampire, Dracula's soul brother...Blacula! Join film teacher Kent Pettit as we discuss horror blaxploitation, the Hues Corporation and can a movie like this be made today? Theme by...
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Episode 101: FREDDY VS. JASON
Send us Fan Mail Clashes between horror movie monsters are a tried-and-true staple of the genre! Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, King Kong Vs. Godzilla and Billy the Kid Vs. Dracula are but a few entries! But in the early 2000s, modern horror took a turn! Join filmmaker, photographer and film...
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Episode 100: CLOWNHOUSE
Send us Fan Mail Celebrate Celluloid Cemetery's 100th episode as filmmaker Vito Trabucco joins me to talk about the infamous 1989 horror film, CLOWNHOUSE! Can you separate the art from the artist? WARNING: this episode deals with adult themes. Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton....
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Episode 99: KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE
Send us Fan Mail Here at Celluloid Cemetery, we love comedy! So actor/voice actor Aaron Veach returns to talk about watching the sketch comedy film KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE for the first time! I thought he'd like it, but being a Gemini, I never know what to expect! (zzzip! Arrow!) Theme by Rossano...
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Episode 98: FLESH GORDON
Send us Fan Mail Today, Celluloid Cemetery welcomes the return of the Party Boys Nic Arnzen, Vince Gatton and Kellum Lewis as we discuss Wangs, Porno and Flesh! Yes, it's the elevated used-to-be-porn comedy, the 1974 film, FLESH GORDON! Bring your power pasties and watch out for the Penisauruses!...
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Episode 97: FLASH GORDON (1980)
Send us Fan Mail He'll save every one of us! Join actor-director-producer Nic Arnzen, actor-playwright Vince Gatton and actor-therapist Kellum Lewis as we get our Mings on to talk about the 1980 campfest, FLASH GORDON! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING: FLASH! SPOILERS!…
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Episode 96: SASQUATCH: THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT
Send us Fan Mail Celluloid Cemetery packs our gear and mounts our horse as we head north into British Columbia hunting for the elusive Bigfoot. We just want to track it, tag it and release it...but if we feel threatened, we'll kill the mofo! Bigfoot enthusiast and former film teacher Rob Carl…
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About this show
Join your host, filmmaker Mark Bessenger (BITE MARKS, NINJA ZOMBIE), and his guests as they delve into the exploitative, overlooked and under-appreciated side of cinema! Each week, Mark picks a film his guests haven't seen, then they watch and discuss it! Will they like it, love it or hate it? Listen and find out!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: SPOILERS!
©2024 Thrillsville Productions
Hosted by
Mark Bessenger