CELLULOID CEMETERY

Send us Fan MailYou 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 episode is Rob Carl, who has a love/hate relationship with multi-taled cinema, as we tackle the do's and especially, the don't's of 1979's SCREAMS OF A WINTER NIGHT!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Screams of Winter Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailWoo-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 first one to bed down the beautiful Ashley gets $1000!  Who will score first?  Talking with me about this romp are actors/best friends Hunter Evans and Daniel Moser, who reveal their own Spring Break stories and love for Bananarama!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Fraternity Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailOn 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 terrible and why Henry Fonda sat for all his scenes!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Octo-Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailGet 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 this film has more WTF moments than you ever knew existed!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Giggly Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailA 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 Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Peace and Love and Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailDead 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 genealogist, Ed Kellar! Ed and I discuss the book motifs in this film, why reading is fundamental and how to get away with murder! (Jokingly, we're not complete psychos)Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Read the Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailYou 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" utilized for the film?Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Here come da Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailBack 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 Seaton.WARNING:  Gargy-Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailWho'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. Pufnstuff, Jimmy and Freddy the Flute as they try to avoid the evil machinations of the bumbling Witchiepoo!  When is a kiddie film not a kiddie film? When it's PUFNSTUF!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Witchie-Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailToday, 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.WARNING:  Embalmed Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailIn 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 this "little bug" movie on Celluloid Cemetery!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Eight-Legged Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailElastic. 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 fan Aaron Veach as we discuss Marvel's First Family and their debut cinematic endeavor...which was never meant to see the light of day...unbeknownst to the cast, crew and production!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Fantastic Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailLook! 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 40's mob mentality!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Super Spoilers!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailBAM! 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!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Holy Spoilers, Batman!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailThink 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, demons, time travel and second chances!  Filmmaker/photographer Bart Mastronardi joins me to talk about 2022's ADULT SWIM YULE LOG. Fireplace videos will never be the same!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Adult Swim SPOILERS!!©2026 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailThis 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 Hunter Evans, who talks about Goldberg's signature moves, how to not get your clock cleaned in the ring and whether he's on the naughty or nice list!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Bodyslammin' SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailYou 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 Bob Hope musical-comedy, THE LEMON DROP KID!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Lemon Drop SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailBy 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 razzleberry dressing!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Razzleberry SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailThe 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 fascinated by gory interpretations of things we loved as children?  Listen as we discuss the 2022 film THE MEAN ONE!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Mean SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailGrab 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 the snowman-slasher movie, 1997's JACK FROST!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Snowy SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailPillow 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 Millbern!  We talk about the making of the film, how he got involved, what Roger Corman was like and sh*t his fans tell him!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Slumber Party SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailReturn 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.WARNING:  Godzilla SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailDoes 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.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Cocaine SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailDid 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 THE ONE ABOUT THE TRAVELING SALESLADY?  Laurie tells us about Phyllis' life and career and how she became interested in the famous comedian on Celluloid Cemetery!NOTE: The film is not available anywhere on streaming or home video, so all audio clips were taken from a poor TV broadcasting source. You will hear the occasional “pop“ sound. I apologize for this, but it was the best I could find.Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Did you hear the one about the SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailAnd 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 discussing today, 1969's WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY?  "Candid Camera" creator Allen Funt attempts an adult-oriented feature film that looks at social morals of the day and shows us how little things have really changed!  Warning: the chat often gets spicy!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  What do you say to SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailOkay, "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! Warning: this episode is especially spicy!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  First Nudie SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailThe 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 surprisingly poignant.  So get out the hankies and join musician/actor Drew Beasley as we discuss the 2019 film DEAD DICKS!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  DICK-Y SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailWhen 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 movie, and would a giant fish skeleton really work as a comb?  Grab the soap and get ready for the biggest tick bath in history, as we chat about the 1977 film, YETI, GIANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Giant 20th Century SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailThere'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 doesn't anyone care that one of them is turned into a bloody doll?", "Did that actor get cast because he looked like Kevin Bacon?" and "Why is that guy naked at a gas station?"Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Windy SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailWhat 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 the film be if it wasn't padded like it had a pea under it!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Reunion SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailFilm 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 by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  SPOILERS SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailToday, 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 Disney's first cinematic adventure into the PG rating! Damn! Hell! Damn!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Hole-y SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailMel 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 we discuss the high points and pitfalls when the Master of Mirth meets the Master of suspense!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  HIGH SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailThings 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 Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  The SPOILERS!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailMove 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 Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  SPOILERS-ula!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailClashes 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 school teacher Bart Mastronardi and me as we pick up the pieces after FREDDY VS. JASON!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  FREDDY VS. JASON VS. SPOILERS!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailCelebrate 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.WARNING:  Clowny SPOILERS!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailHere 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 Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Kentucky Fried SPOILERS!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailToday, 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!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  SPOILERS, ya horny joiks!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailHe'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!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailCelluloid 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 joins me to chat about the pseudo-documentary SASQUATCH: THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Sasquatchy SPOILERS!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailEveryone needs a little adventure, a little danger and a whole lot of singing and dancing in their lives, even here at Celluloid Cemetery! Join dancer Anthony Chacon and me as we talk about dancing techniques, behind the scenes animosities, director Gene Kelly and Louis Armstrong! Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  HELLO, SPOILERS!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailHe's stronger than a team of horses!  Smarter than Einstein! Oilier than the inside of a Crisco bottle! Today on Celluloid Cemetery, actor/singer/dancer/wrestling fan Hunter Evans joins me to talk about the 1983 film, HERCULES, starring the incredible Lou Ferrigno! Join us as we talk about allegories to Superman and Jesus,  bad visual effects, Syblil Danning's cleavage and how to pack on muscle mass!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Super Strong SPOILERS!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailHurr-ray! Hurr-ray! Hurr-ray! Step right up to the deadliest show in town, where the popcorn and the cotton candy eat YOU!  Join actress, producer and singer Emily Durchholz, actor Daniel Moser and me as we face our fear of clowns talking about the 1988 horror-comedy, KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE on Rondo-nominated Celluloid Cemetery!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Killer SPOILERS from Outer Space!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailCelluloid Cemetery travels back to 1946 to watch the true crime exploits of the Phantom Killer and the Texas lawmen who try to catch him! Texas native actor/director Benjamin Lutz joins me to discuss this atmospheric slasher film directed by Charles B. Pierce! Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  The Town That Dreaded SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailRev your engines and shift those gears! Celluloid Cemetery spins its wheels and the race is on!  Join me and filmmaker Vito Trabucco as we discuss the Hal Needham-helmed sequel, THE CANNONBALL RUN II.  Listen in as we chat about Dom Deluise, the Razzies, celebrities who basically play themselves and Mr. Frank Sinatra!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Cannonball SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailAttention, Shoppers! There's a blue light special on frozen yogurt, purple dresses and cobras!  Celluloid Cemetery hits the mall with project marketing director, writer and actor Patrick Falvey as we chat about 80's horror movie tropes, big hair and eyeball toppings in this teen adaption of "The Phantom of the Opera", PHANTOM OF THE MALL" ERIC'S REVENGE!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  PHANTOM OF THE SPOILERS!!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailCount Yorga Meets Billy Jack is the best way to describe this movie! Join Bring Me the Axe podcaster David White as we watch a cinematic collision of Robert Quarry, vampires, hippies, bikers, surfers, cultists, caftans and wind chimes in DEATHMASTER!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  SPOILERMASTER!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Garth Manor, where a family of five freaks were slaughtered one dark night.  Now, four college pledges must spend the night in the deserted mansion on Hell Night, where the fraternity president has a bunch of pranks rigged up to scare them silly.  But what none of them know is that Garth Manor isn't as deserted as they think!  Join me on Celluloid Cemetery with my special guest ex-airman/budding horror novelist Bert Vojtkofsky as we manage the hedge maze looking for a reason behind Vince Van Patton's outlandish boxers!Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  Hellish SPOILERS!©2025 Thrillsville Productions

Send us Fan MailGot wedding jitters?  Prepare to have them multiplied by 10 in this little-known slasher film, HE KNOWS YOU'RE ALONE!  Celluloid Cemetery officiates the ceremonies with Best Man, horror fan Rob Carl, and me as Ringbearer, as we chat about big men, ghost trains, Psych 101 and Tom Hanks!Thanks to Sirius XM and Andy for the Tom Hanks clip.Theme by Rossano Galante.Artwork by JT Seaton.WARNING:  He Knows There Are SPOILERS!©2025 Thrillsville Productions