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Exploit It!

A weekly look at the films and history of exploitation and cult cinema.

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    #225 - Shocker

    This week on Exploit It, we're getting electrocuted by Wes Craven's gloriously unhinged 1989 cult classic Shocker.Horace Pinker. Killer TV surfing. Enough lightning to bankrupt a power company. Is this the forgotten next Freddy... or the most aggressively '80s horror movie ever made?

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    TFTCk - Sharon Sharealike

    As we discuss the animated Tales From the Cryptkeeper series, we encounter the most childish episode with "Sharon Sharealike"

  3. 453

    Midnight Mass - Episode 3

    This week we have a bonus as we discuss episode 3 of the series Midnight Mass

  4. 452

    #224 - Thinner

    Stephen King Summer continues with the 1996 cult horror film THINNER!We're talking cursed weight loss, Richard Bachman, practical effects, mobsters, and why this weird little movie deserves another look.

  5. 451

    TFTC - 99&44 / 100 % Horror

    This week's bonus, we're talking about the Season 6 Tales From the Crypt Episode with the oddest title that leads us down a rabbit hole into the history of soap manufacturing.

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    #223 - Glorious

    This week on Exploit It we're staring directly into the cosmic glory hole with GLORIOUS (2022).Lovecraftian horror.Truck stop bathrooms.J.K. Simmons as an ancient eldritch god.Against all odds... it absolutely works.

  7. 449

    #222 - Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead

    This week on Exploit It, we're diving headfirst into one of the most gloriously unhinged cult films ever made:Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011)Parasites. Zombies. Body horror. Toilet-based terrorism.Some movies ask "Why?"This movie asks "Why not?"

  8. 448

    TFTCk - It's For You

    We're back to the animated Tales From the Crypt and it's season 3. Prime has some issues so this is a random episode from that season.

  9. 447

    Midnight Mass - Episode 2

    Talking about the second episode of the Netflix series Midnight Mass.

  10. 446

    #221 - Maximum Overdrive

    Stephen King Summer continues with 1986's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!The only movie Stephen King ever directed himself. Killer trucks. Murderous vending machines. AC/DC at maximum volume. Pure, uncut cocaine-powered cinema.

  11. 445

    TCTC - Comes the Dawn

    In this week's bonus we're discussing the Season 6 episode of Tales from the Crypt - "Comes the Dawn."

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    #220 - Day of the Animals

    This week on Exploit It, we're heading into the mountains with the 1977 eco-horror classic DAY OF THE ANIMALS!🐻 Killer bears🦅 Murder eagles🐀 Angry rats☀️ Ozone layer panic💪 One shirtless Leslie Nielsen declaring war on nature itselfIt's one of the most gloriously unhinged movies of the 1970s.

  13. 443

    TFTCk - Transylvania Express

    This week's Tales From the Crypt is from the animated series again. Season 2 Episode 13 - Transylvania Express. It's a rough one.

  14. 442

    Midnight Mass - Episode 1

    We're starting a look at a new series every other week for the next few weeks. We will be discussing Mike Flanagan's Netflix horror series Midnight Mass.

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    #219 - Sleepwalkers

    This week on Exploit It, we're diving into Stephen King's absolutely bonkers 1992 horror film SLEEPWALKERS!Incestuous cat-monsters. Psychic powers. Heroic housecats. A movie that asks, "What if the cats were right all along?"

  16. 440

    TFTC - Doctor of Horror

    Finally back to talking about some Tales From the Crypt. This week we're talking about Season 6 Episode 12, DOCTOR OF HORROR.

  17. 439

    #218 - Salem's Lot (1979)

    🧛 This week on Exploit It we're heading to Maine for the 1979 TV horror event that traumatized an entire generation.📺 Salem's Lot🦇 Tobe Hooper🏚️ The Marsten House👻 Floating vampire kids

  18. 438

    Chucky - Season 1, Episode 8

    It's the Season One finale of Chucky!

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    #217 - Hausu (1977)

    HAUSU might be the most gloriously unhinged movie we’ve ever covered on Exploit It.A haunted house.A killer piano.A demonic cat.Floating heads.Pure 1977 psychedelic nightmare fuel from Japan.This week we dive into the absolute madness of HOUSE (HAUSU). 🩸🐈🏚️🎹

  20. 436

    #216 - Marshmallow

    This week on Exploit It we head to summer camp for the 2025 sci-fi horror film MARSHMALLOW.What starts as a nostalgic camp slasher slowly mutates into something strange, emotional, and deeply unsettling. 👀🌲

  21. 435

    #215 - Series 7: The Contenders

    This week on Exploit It, we’re diving into murder as entertainment, early-2000s media rot, and the most casually unhinged game show ever put on screen.Six contestants. One rule. Kill or be killed. 📺🔪#ExploitIt #HorrorMovies #CultCinema #BMovie #Series7 #MoviePodcast

  22. 434

    Chucky - S1, Episode 7

    Getting closer to the end of watching and discussing Season 1 of the show Chucky. Here we go through the penultimate episode of the season.

  23. 433

    #214 - Reflection in a Dead Diamond

    This week on #ExploitIt 💎We dive into Reflection in a Dead Diamond — a psychedelic Eurospy fever dream packed with glamorous spies, deadly femmes fatales, wild gadgets, and plots that absolutely refuse to behave.It’s loud, stylish, confusing, and dripping in pure 60s spy chaos. 🕶️🔪💋

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    TFTCk - Chuck and Melvin and the Beanstalk

    We still have to finish getting through these animated episodes of "Tales From the Cryptkeeper" and here we are with one of the worst... "Chuck and Melvin and the Beanstalk."

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    #213 - Re-Animator

    We’re diving into 1985’s RE-ANIMATOR — where med school meets mad science, glowing green goo, and decisions so bad they should be illegal.Herbert West didn’t just cross the line… he resurrected it.🎧 Tune in if you like:✔️ Practical gore✔️ Unhinged science✔️ Movies that absolutely refuse to behave

  26. 430

    TFTC - Surprise Party

    We continue making our way through every episode of Tales From the Crypt... almost finished with Season 6 with "Surprise Party."And just as we get within sight of the end, SHUDDER has announced that Tales From the Crypt will now be streaming starting on May 1st.

  27. 429

    BONUS: Dead White and Blue

    As a special bonus this week we take a look at a brand new movie that absolutely has the spirit of Exploitation. We're talking about Dead White and Blue, a unique sci-fi action comedy assembled from 300+ stock and public domain films. The movie is available on Tubi and Fawesome TV. Or you can purchase the DVD or Blu-Ray from the links below. BLU-RAYhttps://moviezyng.com/products/dead-white-and-blue?_pos=1&_sid=660630638&_ss=r&variant=46188248006806DVDhttps://moviezyng.com/products/dead-white-and-blue?_pos=1&_sid=03c4b1891&_ss=r&variant=46188247974038

  28. 428

    #212 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

    Prom night? Cancelled. Sanity? Gone. Chainsaw? REVVING. 🪚😱This week on Exploit It, we dive into the unhinged madness of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation—featuring feral Matthew McConaughey, terrified Renée Zellweger, and a plot that feels like it was written during a breakdown.Is it horror? Comedy? Conspiracy theory??Yes.

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    #211 - Xanadu

    🛼✨ This week on Exploit It, we hit the neon and roll straight into disco delusion with Xanadu 💫Greek muses. Roller skates. Gene Kelly just vibing like he wandered in from a better movie.Is it good? No.Is it a glitter-soaked fever dream? Absolutely.

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    #210 - Solarbabies

    This week on Exploit It… we enter a world where water is illegal, roller skates are mandatory, and a glowing space orb named Bodhi might be God.Yes. We watched SOLARBABIES (1986) ☀️🛼It’s Mad Max… but make it ✨confused✨#ExploitIt #Solarbabies #80sMovies #CultCinema

  31. 425

    Chucky - Season 1, Episode 6

    We're back to talk about the series Chucky with Season 1, Episode 6,.. Cape Queer.

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    #209 - The Crush

    This week on Exploit It we dive into The Crush (1993) — where a “harmless” teen crush turns into full-blown suburban psychological warfare 💋🔪Alicia Silverstone said: obsession.Cary Elwes said: I will do nothing about it.Bad decisions. Escalation. Rollerblades of doom.

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    TFTCk - Hunted

    We are back after a hiatus with a bonus look at an episode of Tales From the Cryptkeeper.

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    #298 - Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

    This week we dig into Dominion: A Prequel to The Exorcist — buried churches 🏜️, shaken faith ✝️, and evil stirring beneath the sands 😈Father Merrin faces a crisis of belief where ancient history, human cruelty, and the demonic collide.

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    #207 - Exorcist: The Beginning

    This week we descend into Exorcist: The Beginning — ancient churches buried in the sand 🏜️, colonial horrors unearthed ⛏️, and Father Merrin’s first brutal encounter with the demonic 😈✝️Does evil wait for us… or do we dig it up ourselves?

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    TFTCk - The Brothers Gruff

    In this bonus we're talking about the animated "TalesFrom the Cryptkeeper." This time around is a variation of an old fairy tale with trolls living under bridges with "The Brothers Gruff"

  37. 419

    Chucky - S1:E3

    Another bonus as we discuss the series Chucky. This time it is season 1, episode 3, "I Like to Be Hugged."

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    #206 - Schoolgirl Hitchhikers

    New episode of Exploit It just dropped 💋🚗We’re hitching a ride with Schoolgirl Hitchhikers (1973) — Jean Rollin’s “rent was due” era softcore road trip through 70s European sleaze.Is it art?Is it exploitation?Is it both wearing a plaid skirt and bad decisions?We break down the vibes, the melancholy nudity-that-isn’t, and the poetic trash energy only Rollin could deliver.Elegant. Greasy. Historically unhinged.Listen now.

  39. 417

    TfTC - The Assassin

    This week's bonus features us discussing yet another Season 6 episode of Tales From the Crypt - The Assassin. It's got Cory Feldman.

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    #205 - The Menu

    This week on Exploit It, we’re breaking down The Menu — fine dining, foodie culture, and what happens when a Michelin-star chef finally snaps.Pretentious guests. Conceptual cuisine.One perfect cheeseburger. 🍔Eat the rich… responsibly.🎧 Listen now

  41. 415

    #203 - Cannibal Mukbang

    This week on Exploit It, we dive into Cannibal Mukbang — the indie horror where livestream culture, loneliness, and questionable meat choices collide. 🍖📱Parasocial romance? ✔️Mukbang ASMR? ✔️Emotional damage served hot? ✔️Come hungry. Leave disturbed.🎧 Listen now

  42. 414

    TFTCk - Growing Pains

    This week's bonus we're talking about the animated "Tales From the Cryptkeeper" and the episode "Growing Pains" which is about loving plants a bit too much.

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    #202 - Sasquatch Mountain

    We scale the foggy nonsense of Sasquatch Mountain (aka Devil on the Mountain) and confront the real horror:• Lance Henriksen in Bigfoot combat• People arguing while actively being hunted• A Sasquatch with zero chillIt’s mid-2000s creature-feature energy at its purest.Bad decisions. Dense forest. Aggressive fur.Bigfoot didn’t come to negotiate.Listen now. 🌲🦶

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    #201 - Friday the 13th (2009)

    We head back to Crystal Lake to talk Friday the 13th (2009) — the remake that said “what if Jason… but efficient?”Running Jason. Tunnel Jason. Sleeping-bag-on-a-campfire Jason.Horny teens, brutal kills, zero shame.🎙️ Exploit It is live — come get chopped.

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    #200 - Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

    We dive headfirst into A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) — the remake that took Freddy’s jokes, threw them in the furnace, and replaced them with vibes and micro-naps.Is it scary? Is it sad? Is it aggressively un-fun?We discuss. We judge. We stab (metaphorically).

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    Chucky - S1:E2

    Another bonus as we discuss the series Chucky. This time it is season 1, epeisode 2, "Give me something good to eat."

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    Chucky - S1:E1

    A new kind of bonus as we start our way through the CHUCKY television series. Here we are with the premier episode, "Death by Misadventure."

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    #199 - Bad Ronald

    This week on Exploit It, we’re crawling into the deeply upsetting 1974 TV movie BAD RONALD — a suburban psych-horror about repression, bad parenting, voyeurism, and the absolute audacity of drywall.No slasher mask.No jump scares.Just pure, slow-burn “why did CBS air this at 8pm?” dread.🏠🧱👀Listen now and never trust your house again.

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    #198 - Cult of Chucky

    We’re diving into CULT OF CHUCKY, the snowbound asylum sequel where the franchise fully loses its damn mind.Multiple Chuckies. Gaslighting as a plot device. Fiona Dourif going feral. Jennifer Tilly being immortal.It’s therapy… but make it murder.🎧 Listen now

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    #197 - Curse of Chucky

    We’re cracking open CURSE OF CHUCKY — the goth comeback where the doll stops being campy and starts being mean again.Wheelchairs, family trauma, poisoned dinners, and a post-credit sting that rules.Chucky sobered up. Everyone else paid the price.🎧 Listen now

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A weekly look at the films and history of exploitation and cult cinema.

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