Dark Gate Horror Podcast

Episodes

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   Episode #25: Torture Horror

   Discussion of Torture in horror films can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Announcement: *Sadly, the December 2008 episode will be the last Dark Gate Horror Podcast News: * Pathology is now on DVD * True Blood (my favorite new series) * Ghostbusters 3?!? *ZOMBIES 2.O: "THE OUTBREAK" PUMPS NEW LIFE INTO...

   Sep 29, 2008
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   Episode #24: Creepy Kids in Horror Films

   Discussion of Creepy Kids in Horror Films can be found here. SHOW NOTES: News: *Twilight film will release November 21, 2008 *Possible Candyman remake? *Remake in the works of The Rocky Horror Picture Show *Remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street with Billy Bob Thornton as Freddy Krueger! *Review:The...

   Aug 24, 2008
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   Episode #23: Friday the 13th

   Discussion of Friday the 13th can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Discusses: Article: “Small is Scary: The Master of Fright reveals why big studios rarely deliver horror movie magic” by Stephen King, from Entertainment Weekly, July 11, 2008. Why Friday the 13th is Unlucky 1993 Study Results Friday…

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   Jul 27, 2008
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   Episode #22: Fangoria Convention

   Review of Fangoria's "Weekend of Horrors" Los Angeles Convention on 4/27/08 can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Discusses: *The cast reunion for the 40th anniversary of Night of the Living Dead, including George Romero! *Special Guest Appearances, including Ray Wise, Brian O'Halloran, Erik Preston…

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   Jun 29, 2008
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   Episode #21: "Based on a True Story"

   Discussion of horror films "based on a true story" can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Discusses: Exorcism of Emily Rose Amityville Amityville Horror Wolf Creek Zodiac The song of the night, “The Way You Are” by 46Bliss was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at...

   May 19, 2008
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   Episode #20: Universal Studio's Monsters (1920's-1950's)

   Discussion of Universal Studios monsters can be found here. He who fights monsters should look into it that he himself does not become a monster. When you gaze long into the Abyss, the Abyss also gazes into you. -Friedrich Nietzsche SHOW NOTES: Discusses: Dracula (1931) Dracula (1931)…

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   Mar 24, 2008
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   Episode #19: Alfred Hitchcock

   Discussion of Director's Series #2: Alfred Hitchcock will can be found here. SHOW NOTES: News: The Birds remake Alfred Hitchcock Presents film Discusses: The Birds review The Birds review The Alfred Hitchcock Hour The song of the night, “Mine Again” by Black Lab was provided tonight from Podshow...

   Mar 3, 2008
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   Episode #18: Building having a conscious will

   Discussion of buildings having a conscious will can be found here. SHOW NOTES: Discusses: Stephen King's The Shining Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" and Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House The song of the night, “I’ll Pretend” by Arthur Yoria was provided tonight from...

   Jan 21, 2008
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   Episode #17: Urban Legends

   Discussion of Urban Legends and uses in film can be found here. REFERENCES: In the Blood Candyman1 Candyman2 Candyman from Creative Screenwriting Magazine Encyclopedia of Urban Legends by Jan Harold Brunvand Hollywood Discovers an Apocryphal Legend: 2 films focus on 'suicide rules' By Leo…

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   Oct 29, 2007
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    Episode #16: Omens and Premonitions

    Discussion of Omens and Premonitions and uses in film can be found here. ARTICLES: Death Omens Premonitions Stir of Echoes The song of the night, “Down In Flames” by Superbeing was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. Thanks to Josh Woodward...

    Oct 8, 2007
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    Episode #15: Zombies Part Two

    Discussion of Zombies Part Two can be found here. ARTICLES: Invasion of the Ring Tone Snatchers By Janet Maslin The song of the night, “Bordeau” by The Shapes was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

    Sep 3, 2007
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    Episode #14: Zombies Part One

    Discussion of Zombies Part One can be found here. Show notes: Thanks for listening! It has been a nice, relaxing summer. Thanks for not unsubscribing! I will try to post at least once per month. I have seven episodes in the works. Email me with any topic suggestions. Check out:Anthology of Punk...

    Sep 2, 2007
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    Episode #13: Scream Trilogy

    Discussion of the Scream trilogy can be found here. Show Synopsis: Scream is a 1996 smart satire of the horror film genre, directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. The film revitalized the slasher film genre in the mid 1990’s, similar to what Halloween (1978) did for the 1970s, by...

    Jun 28, 2007
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    Episode #12: The Lost Boys (1987)

    Discussion of The Lost Boys (1987) can be found here. Show notes: *The film that launched the Coreys *That'll teach you to drink blood, Michael! *There is a straight-to-DVD sequel coming in 2008 VAMPIRES: Use of Vampire Lore ARTICLES: Monsters at Play: The Lost Boys Review by Lawrence P. Raffel...

    May 29, 2007
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    Episode #11: Women Gothic Writers

    Discussion of Women Gothic Writers can be found here. Articles: *“The Gothic Experience” * Defining Gothic *Famous Women Gothic Writers *Charlotte Perkins Gilman *"The Yellow Wallpaper" *Mary Shelley *Frankenstein References: Haunted Women: The Best Supernatural Tales by American Women Writers....

    May 13, 2007
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    Episode #10: Our Fascination with Horror

    Discussion of Fascination with Horror can be found here. Show notes: *Thanks for hanging in there for my extended hiatus-- I'm now living in Los Angeles. It's good to be back in Southern California (home). MAIN TOPIC: Why are we fascinated with horror? *Horror from a cultural and psychological...

    Apr 27, 2007
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    Episode #9: M. Night Shaymalan

    Discussion of M. Night Shaymalan can be found here. Show notes: *This is the first in the Director's Series, covering the films of M. Night Shaymalan. References: *Biography *Sixth Sense *Unbreakable *The Village *Lady in the Water The song of the night, “Fallen Angel” by Bree DeMoss was provided...

    Nov 27, 2006
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    Episode #8: Halloween

    Discussion of Halloween can be found here. Show notes: Review of two of my favorite fall/Halloween films: 1) The Blair Witch Project 2) Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow References: *Sleepy Hollow review *Sleepy Hollow The song of the night, “Scared” by Allison Crowe was provided tonight from the…

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    Nov 1, 2006
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    Episode #6: A Nightmare on Elm Street

    Discussion of Dreams and A Nightmare on Elm Street can be found here. Show notes: * Sleep, those little slices of death, how I loathe them. -Edgar Allan Poe References: * The Dreaming Mind by Dr. Van de Castle * The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan * Scientific American online articles on sleep…

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    Oct 9, 2006
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    Episode #5: Mothman

    Discussion of the Mothman can be found here. Show notes: *Sorry for the delay, I moved 2200 miles away, and am reassembling my usual routines. *Paranormal Podcast with Jim Harold in iTunes *Ahhhh! Ultraterrestrials! *Sand Cranes, teratorns and cryptozoology, oh my! References: *Prairie Ghosts...

    Aug 22, 2006
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    Episode #4: Jack the Ripper

    Discussion of Jack the Ripper can be found here. Show notes: *Whitechapel in 1888 was as fun as a barrel of dead monkeys! *Missing evidence, Freemasons and mysterious literate men, what could be better? *Metropolitan Police, aka "Scotland Yard" vs. London City Police: the showdown. References:...

    Jul 22, 2006
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    Episode #3: Secret Keeping

    Discussion of Secret Keeping as a plot device in film and literature can be found here. Show notes: *Sophocles wrote, "Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all." *Discussion of: 1) “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1836) *“For the Earth, too…

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    Jul 16, 2006