Filmed Obscura
by Justin Adkins & Chris Herdter
Horror and thriller fans gather around. We invite you to listen as we watch two obscure horror/thriller movies a month and then BLOW YOUR MIND with our thoughts, opinions and insight on the films. Sometimes thought-provoking and informative but mostly ludicrous and fun, Filmed Obscura is your gateway into rare, obscure, hard to find and just plain awesome films (except one-you'll see). We also drink local beer. Thanks for listening. Hosted by Justin Adkins and Chris Herdter.
Episodes
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Ep. 70: Sonno Profondo
Happy Halloween from the Filmed Obscura boys. This month was Justin's pick, and he brought an UBER obscure, short form Giallo homage called Sonno Profondo. It was directed by Luciano Onetti who brought us the wonderful Francesca and Abracadabra. It's artsy as hell and a little incoherent, but…
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Ep. 69: 5 Dead On The Crimson Canvas
Happy Fall everybody! The boys of Filmed Obscura are back with a new season after an extended summer break. This season, Justin and Chris are tackling one of the best sub-genres of film out there (at least for Justin)-the obscure Giallo. Chris got the first pick and went with an uber obscure pick...
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Ep. 68: Takashi Miike's Gozu
Happy Summer Friends! The boys hope that you survived the apocalypse of air quality that's been running amok and are having a wonderful summer season. Welcome to Episode 68 which marks the final episode on the Tougher to Watch Cinema sequel series. Justin got to pick the final film and brought…
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Ep. 67: Orozco: The Embalmer (with Evan Przebowski)
Happy almost Summer friends. Chris and Justin are back for Chris' final pick on the tougher to watch season of Filmed Obscura. He brought a very frank and "pull no punches" documentary about Columbia's infamous embalmer...what I mean is Orozco: The Embalmer. Oh it's direct, in your face, and...
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Ep. 66.5: Top 5 New Obscure Watches
Hey everybody! Filmed Obscura coming back at ya with another special episode. Coming hot off of their top 5 watches of 2025, Justin and Chris are back to highlight their top 5 new obscure films. There are many gems in this list and they urge you to check out some of these titles. Good watches…
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Ep. 66: Phil Steven's Lung (with Andrew Puglisi)
Hello all and welcome back to Filmed Obscura! Chris and Justin are working to wrap up the Tougher to Watch season of the podcast, and this go-round is Justin's pick. He tapped into the Unearthed Film's library and found the follow-up/pseudo sequel to a prior film they tackled called Flowers. That...
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Ep. 65.5: Top 5 Watches of 2025
The boys are back at the tail end of January with a special episode of Filmed Obscura. It's not the Lung episode unfortunately, as some crappy illness poked its ugly head into their business. But Justin and Chris went old school and did a virtual episode just like the old days. They tackled their...
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Ep. 65: Women's Flesh My Red Guts
Happy Holidays and New Years fellow listeners. The boys hope you had a great 2025 and wish you a marvelous 2026. To start things off with a bang, Chris brought a disgusting Japanese gore film that is sure to push your buttons. Which film you say, why it's Women's Flesh My Red Guts. While it may…
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Ep. 64: Playground
Happy late November, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and the upcoming Christmas season. The boys are back for another episode of difficult content. This month, Justin brought a Belgium film about bullying that really hits home with parents. So much so...that he's already looking in to signing Lily up...
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Filmed Obscura Halloween Spotlight
Happy Halloween everybody! The boys have encountered a delay in recording the October episode so they present a little Spotlight special drop for the listeners looking for recommendations this Halloween. Enjoy and be safe out there!
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Ep. 63: The Bridge
Happy Fall Folks! The boys are back with Chris' pick for the new season. Trigger warning...this episode discusses a film about suicide with real depictions of the events. It is the definition of difficult cinema. That film is Eric Steel's The Bridge. It's the first documentary to be tackled on...
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Ep. 62: Jigoku (The Sinners of Hell)
Welcome to the end of summer folks. Booo that...but to help ring in your Labor Day weekend, the boys are back with the fourth episode of the new season. It was Justin's pick this time and he went with the original Japanese gore film: Jigoku (aka The Sinners of Hell). This film is arthouse to the...
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Ep. 61: The Coffee Table
Folks! Folks! Holy hell. The boys just tackled a doozy of a picture. Oh boy. For episode 61, Chris brought out the infamous, cruel Spanish production of The Coffee Table. You've probably heard about it. Maybe you've seen it. It's something great. It's well done, well acted, shot beautifully, and...
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Ep. 60: Der Fan
Hallo meine freunde! The boys are back for the 60th episode of Filmed Obscura. As noted in the preamble, this will be our May episode since Justin dropped the ball and delayed the release. Sigh. Anyway, it's a fun episode where the gents tackle 80s synth rock, German exploitation cinema. This...
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Ep. 59: Marian Dora's Mors in Tabula (The Profane Exhibit)
Oh boy friends! The new season is upon us. Part 2 of the "Tougher to Watch" cinema is back and Justin is scared. Seriously, he's not ready for this. There have been too many easy, fun films in the past months that he went soft. Chris is ready to bring the heat and toughen him up again, and he's...
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Ep. 58: Top 5 Watches of 2024/Sator
The boys are finally back! Slight delays were recently afoot but the February episode is upon us (although it's dropping in March). This marks the final episode of season 7. Chris brought a solidly made, surprising and interesting film called Sator that everybody should see. The boys also give…
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Filmed Obscura Spotlight: The Passion of the Christ (with Evan Przebowski & Andrew Puglisi)
Hohoho Filmed Obscura fans! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and cheers to all. The boys are here with their special holiday episode for your listening pleasure. They brought back an MVP to the podcast as well as a new face to ring in the holiday season, and they are discussing Jesus. The torture...
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Ep. 57: Moorehead & Benson's Spring
Happy December friends. The boys are back for another helping of awesome, somewhat obscure, movie fun. It was Justin's pick this month and he went with one of his FAVORITE films. His spirit animal...as he puts it. That film is Moorehead & Benson's Spring. Their wonderful follow-up to Resolution,...
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Filmed Obscura Special Event Spotlight: Twin Peaks: The Limited Series
Hey everybody! As an added bonus, the boys put together a little Twin Peaks spotlight episode to discuss the wonders and craziness of Mark Frost and David Lynch's Showtime revival of Twin Peaks. Justin binged the hell out of it recently, and he just had to get his thoughts and questions out to...
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Ep. 56: Top 5 Blind Buys/Raw Force
Happy Almost Thanksgiving friends! The boys are back after a little delay. Apologies are warranted because Justin and Chris had some scheduling issues that prevented them from recording and releasing the new episode in October. To make amends, they have the new one ready just in time for turkey...
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Ep. 55: Faults
Welcome back for the first episode of the fall season (technically). While there is no pumpkin spice to celebrate the episode, Justin brought a certified banger to the Filmed Obscura world. It's a film that he knew Chris would vibe on, and it's frankly one of the better religious cult movies in...
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Ep. 54: Marian Dora's Cannibal (with Evan Przebowski)
Welcome back friends to Episode 54! The boys have had their appetizer for what's to come next season...and it was a doozy. Chris' pick this month brought the Filmed Obscura crew, and special guest Mr. Przebowski, back to the mysterious, disturbing, unusual, poorly lit and unnecessary world of...
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Ep. 53: Ryuhei Kitamura's Sky High
Welcome back for another slice of fun here at Filmed Obscura. Happy summer to all. The boys are back for another episode of randomness. This month, they had to audible because the special guest couldn't make the episode. In response, Justin stepped up for his next pick and brought some pure…
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Ep. 52: John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13
Welcome back to Filmed Obscura friends. Happy summer to all. Chris and Justin have another doozy of a film to talk about this month. It was Justin's pick this time, so he went with a more obscure John Carpenter joint...Assault on Precinct 13. It's one of Justin's personal favorites and, as you…
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Ep. 51: Family Portraits-A Trilogy of America
Thank you for returning to the wonderful audio world of Filmed Obscura. Happy May and almost Memorial Day!! This month, Chris and Justin revert back to the trials and hardships of a previous season where they watched difficult cinema. Chris channeled that passion with his pick, but he also made…
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Ep. 50: The Theatre Bizarre
The Filmed Obscura boys are back with the second film of the new season. Justin picked this one for Chris and as you will hear, it worked out well. That film is The Theatre Bizarre. It's a scrappy anthology with varying segments. Some great, some not so much, but overall, the film is fun and...
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Ep. 49: 5 Women for the Killer
It's Season 7 time friends! Welcome back and thank you! The boys are picking obscure films that the other hasn't seen for the next ten episodes and they are super excited. Chris is kicking off this season with a solid Giallo film that borders on sleaze and intrigue. It's fun, exploitative (in a...
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Ep. 48: Skinned Deep
Happy belated New Year Filmed Obscura friends, listeners and family! Justin and Chris are back with the final episode of Season 6 and it's a fun one. The season finale was Chris' opportunity to pick the last film and he didn't disappoint. Grab your headphones and get ready...because Skinned Deep…
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Ep. 47: Top 5 Watches of 2023/Champagne and Bullets
Happy holidays to all from Filmed Obscura. To celebrate this merry time of year, Chris and Justin watched a doozy of a film. It was Justin's final choice for the season. Was it a Christmas movie? Of course not! Was it terrible? You better believe it! Was it fun? Ten four partner! What film is…
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Ep. 46: Bloody New Year
Happy New Yea...wait! What? It's almost Thanksgiving. So why are the boys doing a New Years movie? Because...why not! Welcome to Episode 46 of Filmed Obscura. Justin and Chris continue the season of schlock, fun cinema with a Norman J. Warren special: the obscure Bloody New Year. Much like a…
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Ep. 45: Ninja III: The Domination
Happy belated Halloween friends. This is your October episode swinging in one day late. Apologies but the grappling hook was misplaced and the children invaded the boys for treats. Now it's live and ready for your ears. What halloween movie did the boys pick? Why only one of Cannon's best and…
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Ep. 44: Cruel Jaws (with Evan Przebowski)
Bruno Mattei alert. Copyright Infringement alert (not by Filmed Obscura, of course). It's rip off time! Welcome back for the perfect "summer's over" movie. Actually, it's more of the perfect summer movie, but the boys had to do Night Killer first. This month, Chris chose one of the most notorious...
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Ep. 43: Night Killer
Okay...so let's be frank. This is one of the more surprising films of the season, at least from Justin's perspective, because it's not that bad. It's Claudio Fragasso, the director of Troll 2, and it's not that bad. It has a twist that Chris didn't even realize. Not that bad. The mask and...
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Ep. 42: Beware! Children at Play (with Joe Brady)
Let's try this again. For all who noticed, Ep. 42 dropped in late July but had to be removed due to technical issues. Apologies for the confusion. Justin's computer issues continue to haunt him like the children in this film. Notwithstanding, it's back up. Joe Brady is back. Kids are killing...
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Ep. 41: Amityville 1992-It's About Time
It IS about time the boys do an Amityville film, and nothing came more recommended for an obscure, fun pick than Tony Randel's (Hellbound: Hellraiser 2) entry in the long running series. Full of mounted clocks, randomness, abandoned plots and phantom bite wounds, this movie delivers the goods. It...
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Ep. 40: Slaughter High
It's the 40th episode of Filmed Obscura. Hell yeah!!! The boys are super excited to bring you this fun-filled episode full of random phone calls, 80s slasher tropes, Busch beer, Star Trek and more tangents than you asked for. It's the second episode of Season 6 and Chris picked the flawed, yet...
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Ep. 39: Demon Wind
Happy February friends...oh crap! It's actually March; damn you short month. Well, I guess the boys will be doing two episodes this month. Welcome to the Season 6 premiere of Filmed Obscura. The boys made it to 39 episodes and now their bringing some fun horror movies to the mix. This season…
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Ep. 38: Miami Connection (with David Wahab)
Greetings all and welcome to the tail end of January. Justin and Chris have a banger for you all this episode for the Season 5 finale. It's the perfect mix of what was fun this past season, and a great precursor for what's to come. There is also a special guest joining us and he brought the…
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Ep. 37: Top 5 Watches of 2022/The Spirit of Christmas
Happy Holidays friends! Chris and Justin made it just in time for Christmas. Here is the ultimate episode of Christmas cheer…featuring a terrifying movie. Just kidding! The boys tackled a Hallmark movie for the first time and counted down their top 5 watches of 2022. It’s The Spirit of Christmas....
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Ep. 36: Death Rides a Horse
Happy last day of November friends. Cutting it close this month but the holiday caused a bit of a back up for Filmed Obscura. It was Justin mostly; Chris is innocent because he showed up ready to slay it...and he was on fire! With that fire came a hot Spaghetti Western for the turkey season. The...
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Ep. 35: They Came Together
Happy Halloween friends! Here is the second episode in October and don't be mad...but it's a comedy. Right? Weird...but it's worth it. Chris brought a great film to the table with David Wain and Michael Showalter's They Came Together starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler. While comedic in nature,...
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Ep. 34: Top 5 Giallo Films/The House with Laughing Windows
Happy October friends! Apologies for missing an episode in September but certain conflicts got in the way including filming the first Filmed Obscura film. So in true F.O. fashion, you will get two episodes in October. First up: a film that Justin thought was a traditional Giallo...but he was…
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Ep. 33: The Guest (with Brian McDonough and Evan Przebowski)
Welcome back to Episode 33 friends. It's been said a lot on this podcast but...this episode is gold. Unfortunately, Chris was unable to attend but Justin brought on an old fave to help co-host and a good friend to navigate the awesomeness of the film. What film you ask? Why it's Adam Wingard and...
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Ep. 32: Passion
You saw that right friends! Chris and Justin are back to De Palma. For the second episode of July, the boys are discussing Brian De Palma's return to form with Passion. It's sexy, it's thrilling, it's uber De Palma...in a great way. So put on your American Giallo hats, grab your beverages, and…
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Ep. 31: Cutting Class
Justin and Chris are back...finally! Welcome to Episode 31. Many apologies for the delay in releasing a new episode. Good ole COVID, and other things, caused some delays but now the boys are back with a fun new episode. Do you like Brad Pitt? Do you like Donovan? Maybe his son? Then you're in for…
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Ep. 30: Top 5 Obscure Films/Aragami
It's the 30th episode (not including our three commentaries) of Filmed Obscura. Woohoo! Justin and Chris are super excited and wanted to do something different this time around. So they added an extended Spotlight segment of their top 5 obscure films with some honorable mentions. It's fun. Not to...
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Ep. 29: Two-Lane Blacktop
It's time for Season 5 folks. It's time for regular cinema again. It's time...for whatever they want to bring. That's right. The boys can watch and discuss any film, from any genre, this time around. While Chris could definitely bring the rough content to your ears and eyeballs, he changed things...
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Ep. 28: Sweet Movie (with Evan Przebowski)
It's the Season 4 finale and the second film of March! Justin and Chris made it through the tougher content cycle of films...virtually unscathed. Chris did anyway. Now to the final film of the season, and to help celebrate the completion of this blazing garbage pail of content, the boys invited...
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Ep. 27: Melancholie der Engel
Welcome to March friends! Oh boy, do Chris and Justin have a backslap of a film this month. Apologies for the gap in episodes (February didn't work out due to illness) but you'll get two episodes this month to make up for it. First up is the horrifying film Melancholie der Engel. Directed by…
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Ep. 26: Flowers
Welcome to 2022 Filmed Obscura fans! Thank you so much for your support. Justin and Chris are back with the continuing saga of "tougher content" cinema. Coming off the craziness that is Subconscious Cruelty, this month's offering is a breath of fresh air. It was still difficult to watch to some...
About this show
Horror and thriller fans gather around. We invite you to listen as we watch two obscure horror/thriller movies a month and then BLOW YOUR MIND with our thoughts, opinions and insight on the films. Sometimes thought-provoking and informative but mostly ludicrous and fun, Filmed Obscura is your gateway into rare, obscure, hard to find and just plain awesome films (except one-you'll see). We also drink local beer. Thanks for listening. Hosted by Justin Adkins and Chris Herdter.
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Justin Adkins & Chris Herdter