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Gem Hunt
by Dirt Dog Cinema
The family behind Dirt Dog Cinema brings you “Gem Hunt”. On each episode the dirt dogs dig up an obscure horror movie, gauge its level of obscurity, and vote to decide whether it warrants “hidden horror gem” status. New episodes drop bi-weekly on Sundays. Check us out at www.gemhuntpod.com and follow us on Instagram or Bluesky.
Episodes
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Liverleaf (2018)
Happy start of October!!! Join us this week as we discuss the 2018 Japanese revenge flick Liverleaf. Tune in for teenage angst, killer kids, and enough blood to make Quentin Tarantino’s toe-licking-self blush. It’s going to be a blast. We also welcome some super-special time travellers with...
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The Appointment (1982)
If someone tells you to stay away from the creepy pathway though the woods, you best listen! The Gem Hunt crew takes a trip across the pond for a very British horror flick: The Appointment from 1982. We break down the history, rediscovery, and restoration of this once lost film, and get deep in…
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Disappear Completely (2022)
If you’re reading this and/or gearing up to listen, we suggest chanting the following phrase in your bathroom mirror three times: ‘rectum? I hardly knew him!!’ Or in other words, Cody has successfully survived the big surgery! But enough life or death stuff, let’s talk life or death stuff! This...
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Lurking Fear (1994)
Welcome back to another episode of Gem Hunt, did you miss us😏?? If you’re wondering why we’re a week late, it turns out abdominal surgery can put a stop to almost anything. . even podcast editing. This week we’re tackling a little movie called lurking fear (1994) which is LOOSELY based on the...
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Progeny (1998)
The 90's brought us an abundance of alien content, and embedded a profound fear of alien abductions within the minds of many impressionable youngsters . . but why? The Gem Hunt team is proud to bring you our in-depth investigative reporting. Or, more accurately, we dig into the Brian Yuzna’s 1998...
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Death Game (1977)
The Dirt Dogs are back from vacation! No more fun and games! Wait a sec- I take it back.. Join us for Death Game, which is a helluva thing. Home invasion! Threesomes! Crazy makeup! Molestation! This 1977 feature has it all. Will wild performances from Seymour Cassel, Colleen Camp, and Sandra…
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Chasing Sleep
Better late than never.. Or maybe never is okay too. It feels a bit that way the past couple of weeks. Anyway, we’re delivering this episode ridiculously late because the damn dogs ruined our recording session, and it took us a while to come down from the fury and frustration. And then we had…
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Shallow Ground
Hi! We are Dirt Dogs and we are SHALLOW, and also GROUNDed. Which is great news, as this week’s Gem Hunt selection is a lil’ ripper from 2004 that goes by the name of Shallow Ground. It’s mostly about a very bloody nude boy and some dumb cops (I guess?). Join us as we dive on in- but watch out-...
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The Killer Nun
Welcome back to Gemhunt! What are we watching this week? Well, it’s nun-ya business. Just kidding, this week we’re discussing The Killer Nun (1979), an infamous nunsplotation film loosely based on a true story. What is up with us and nuns? Are we being indoctrinated by Catholicism? Maybe we’re...
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The Righteous (2021)
The Dirt Dog fam got all Catholic-y on this week’s episode, talking about the relatively new Canadian film, The Rightgeous (2021), from first-time writer / director Mark O’Brien. The fact that we recorded on Easter (a holiday we do not care about) was a complete accident. Turns out all three of…
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Here Comes the Devil
We’re still here, friends! Join us for another installment of Gem Hunt. Parental sex! Powerful caves! Throat ripping! Mexico! It’s 2012’s Here Comes the Devil ¡Be there and/or ser cuadrada!
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Meet the Applegates
The dirt dog fam veers way off the beaten path and back into comedy territory with this week’s selection: the 1990 cult film Meet the Applegates, directed by Michael Lehmann, who also brought you the classic dark comedy Heathers. Grab your high school text book, flip to the satire section, and…
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Baby Blood
We’re slithering toward spring, and what better way to prepare for the change of seasons than by screening a good ol’ pregnancy-horror film featuring a primordial psychic fetus and loads of blood. Join the Dirt Dog family for a discussion of Alain Robak’s 1990 French gore-fest Baby Blood. Believe...
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5ive Girls
This week on Gem Hunt, your 3hree favorite dirt dogs have a little fun with teenage witchcraft, Mr. Ron Perlman, and the confounding use of numbers in movie titles! That’s right- it’s 2006’s 5ive Girls! Walk through the bathroom wall with us to see if this one lands firmly in the toilet, OR…
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Eyes of Fire
Alright dorks, on this week’s episode of gem hunt we’re going dumpster diving! Oh wait, fuck.. wrong movie. Join us this week as we venture to the frontier to discuss Eyes of Fire (1983). It's our first in depth discussion of Folk Horror. Be there or be square losers.
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L.A. AIDS Jabber
Well, we’ve gone and done it.. we ended our holiday vacation and finally finished our first episode of 2026. Happy New Year or whatever.. We are starting the year off with a bang (or possibly a dud depending on who you ask). If you listened to the past two or three episodes, you know we’ve been...
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Prey (1977)
This week on Gem Hunt, we raid this year’s October list one more time, and revisit 1977’s Prey for some weird British lesbionic action. Aliens! Dead birds! Awkward parties! Dive into the fetid pond with us, as we see if what we dredge up is gemalicious or turdtastical. Happy hunting and happy...
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Sledgehammer (1983)
Are you into bald teenagers? Do you like foggy rooms? Are you a little freak who likes scary tall men with tiny clothes? Well then - you’ve come to the right place. On this week's episode of Gem Hunt we’re kicking off the holiday season right with the dream-like logic of Sledgehammer (1983) -- a...
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Schizo
We survived October! Now it’s time to get back to business as usual, diggin’ for gems, finding turds, and what not. This week, the Dirt Dogs grab a pick from the October list: English proto-slasher Schizo from 1976, a film by Pete Walker. What does it really mean to go “schizo?” We can’t promise...
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The Hearse
Plop, plop, sparkle, sparkle. It’s Gem Hunt time! This week the dirt dog family tackles 1980’s The Hearse. Gem? Turd? Can a PG movie be scary? Who’s driving that thang? And what’s up with men? Also we fill y’all in on what we’ve been up to in October. Happy Halloween, bitches!
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October Update #2
We are approaching the final week of October, so it's time for another update on our October watchlist. Tune in for quick chat about the films we've watched over the past couple of weeks including some wild ones like The Baby (1973) and Prey (1977). We'll have a full episode for ya' next week…
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Nadja
Happy spooky season and welcome back to Gemhunt! This week we’re back to our roots with a new, sapphic-charged vampire film: Nadja (1994). Get ready for some artsy bullshit, hot ladies, terrible men, cool vampire action, and a special guest appearance from our lord and savior David Lynch.
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October Update #1
Howdy folks! This week we have a special abbreviated episode covering what we’ve watched so far this October. Join us as we stumble our way through some very brief (5 words or less) descriptions of the movies we’ve watched this month and provide an update on coming attractions.
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Fear No Evil (1981)
It’s finally October, the Dirt Dog Family’s favorite month of the year! We’re excited to embark on another October Horror Movie Challenge, but first- we’ve got a movie to review: the 1981 bizarro satanic panic film, Fear No Evil. This is a weird one folks. Is it homoerotic or homophobic (or...
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He Knows You're Alone
This week on Gem Hunt, everything breaks down in a family brouhaha over the surname of some guy called Tom Hank or perhaps Hanks. This guy appears in our movie, He knows You’re Alone, an early slasher from 1981. Film newbie Hank(s) trips a broad to meet a broad in this (girl power?) bride-focused...
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Wild Zero
Welcome back to Gem Hunt!! Our hiatus is over and we’re back better than ever, diving headfirst into the wild, campy chaos of Wild Zero (1999) — a cult classic featuring Guitar Wolf, romance, zombies, the power of Rock ’n’ Roll, the yakuza, bowl cuts, and the potential collapse of civilization as...
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Tin Can Man
If you’re having a bad day, week, or year.. just remember, it can always get worse. You may want to think twice about answering your door if someone knocks this evening. We can guarantee you’ll definitely think twice about answering a knock at your door if you happen to watch this week’s movie…
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The Night Walker
Are you awake? Is this thing on? Was it all a dream? This week the Dirt Dogs go waaay back to 1964 to check out William Castle’s The Night Walker. It’s old, it’s dreamy, it’s in black and white and it has some big time aged Hollywood talent attached. Will gimmicks and star power carry this flick...
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Hex (1980)
Ghosts, ghouls, vampires, dentures, and shitty husbands: what do they have in common? I don’t know, but they’re all here to party in this week’s episode of Gem Hunt, where we dive into the Hong Kong cult classic Hex (1980). Do you like boobs? Do you like ghosts with cleavers and green goop? Then...
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The Black Room (1982)
Is Gem Hunt joining the 27 club? Technical difficulties might just push us over the edge. But despite the audio issues with the new Dirt Dog computer, we still have movie stuff to discuss. Join us for a visit to sleazy 80’s Los Angeles as we debate whether The Black Room is a horror film or an...
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Abruptio
Everyone is a puppet, including the Gem Hunt crew. Who’s controlling you? Maybe it’s the Dirt Dogs.. The only way to find out is to check out this week’s episode, which also happens to be the Gem Hunt one year anniversary. This week, we review the 2023 film Abruptio, with a cast made up entirely…
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Poor Pretty Eddie
Howdy y’all, join us on this week’s episode of Gem Hunt as we head down south for some good ol’ exploitation! Blacks! Hicks! All will be ‘sploitated in this week’s film-Poor Pretty Eddie (1975). Gem? Taxidermied turd? Let’s check it out! Face down, butt up, America!
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The Attic Expeditions
Another late episode.. Sorry ‘bout that. Do you like being confused? Do you feel nostalgic for those late 90s / early 2000s mind benders, crafted meticulously to make you question reality? If so, you’re in luck because this week’s movie will surely tie your brain tissue in knots. Released in…
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I Need You Dead
It’s new, it’s live, it’s local! This week on Gem Hunt, the dirt dogs check out a movie filmed in good ole Portland, Oregon (currently on fire). Voodoo Donuts vs. Vegan Strip Clubs is streaming now.. Oh, wait! Just kidding- it’s a little flick from 2020 called ‘I Need You Dead’.. Get ready for a...
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Lips of Blood
Do you like detailed discussions surrounding women’s bush levels, sexy vampire twins, the French way of living, and soft core porn? Well, the answer better be yes because on this week’s episode of gem hunt we’re diving into the sexy mind of Jean Rollin, reviewing his 1975 cult classic Lips of...
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Welcome to Arrow Beach
Hey y’all, sorry we’re late posting this episode.. One not-to-be-named dirt dog is suffering from chemo brain and has also been doing the hand thing, resulting in a dereliction of his editing responsibilities. On this week’s episode of Gem Hunt, we drive our yellow hot rod back to 1973 for a...
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Night Feeder
GEM HUNT EPISODE TWENTY?! Say what?! This week the gang bellyflops into the world of late eighties shot on video weirdness with Night Feeder (1988). Join us as what’s left of our brains gets sucked out through our eyeholes. Does quality matter? Are some movies obscure for a reason? HAVE we been...
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Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat
Dust off your cowboy boots and grab your SPF 5000 because on this week’s episode of gem hunt we’re heading to Purgatory—no, not that one, but the sleepy desert town where vampires just want to sip synthetic blood and live in peace. We’re talking about Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat—the 1989 cult...
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Kolobos
Boobs, knee slivers, and Marianne Faithfull; these are just a few of the random topics the dizzy Dirt Dogs find themselves distracted by in this scattered episode of Gem Hunt. You’ll also hear plenty about Dario Argento, Italian horror cinema, the 90’s, and elaborate deaths, as your hosts...
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Mirror Mirror (1990)
Happy New Year, bitches! All three Dirt Dogs are back, and resolutely happy-sad! This week we dive into 1990’s Mirror Mirror, featuring a pretty subdued performance by the indomitable Karen Black, and a pretty Lydia Deetz performance by the disappearing Rainbow Harvest. The dog dies, a mirror…
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Adult Swim Informercials - Part 2
We apologize for posting late again. It turns out reviewing 46 short films (or whatever) is a lot of work.. who would’a thunk it? But, we’re back with Part 2 of our Adult Swim Infomercial adventure; well, two of us anyway. Buggy’s South American exploits continue. This week we’ll be discussing…
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Adult Swim Informercials - Part 1
Do you often find yourself awake at 4:00 am watching random television through blurry eyes while only half paying attention? If so, maybe you’ve encountered an oddity or two that scrambled your mind. On this episode, two of your least favorite Dirt Dogs venture into unprecedented territory,...
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Body Melt
Better late then never- unless you’ve already passed stage one (hallucinations), stage two (glandular), and moved on to stage three-AAAAH! AAAAH! (Insert car crash here). Wait, where are we? Oh! It’s Gem Hunt! This week the Dirt Dogs are getting up to some pharmaceutical fun, with 1993’s Body…
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Deadly Messages
Welcome to Gem Hunt TV week. The Dirt Dogs are live on prime time! That’s a lie.. we’re actually going back in time to check out the made-for-tv horror flick Deadly Messages from 1985. Get ready for ouija boards, 80’s misogyny, and a killer that looks suspiciously like the Terminator. The Fam…
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Sewu Dino
The Dirt Dogs are back, well actually we’ve been here all along, but we have been dealing with a 1,000 day curse brought on by a rival family! What a coinky-dink! This week’s movie, Sewu Dino (2023), from Indonesia, has a similar plot line. Gem? Turd? Are families the actual curse? Tune in to…
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Mad Monster Party
Kids, they’re what’s for dinner… Or maybe kids are the future of the horror genre if their stick-in-the-mud parents would just give them a nudge in the right direction. Luckily, Buggy’s parents gave her that nudge, and this week the Dirt Dog Family reviews one of Buggy’s favorite childhood...
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Reverb & Decoder (Double Feature)
We made it to episode 10 y’all! It’s some kind of milestone. In honor of the achievement the Dirt Dog family tackles a double feature. Lube up your minds and jam out with your hosts for this special music themed episode featuring the British film Reverb and the cyberpunk obscurity Decoder from…
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The Mafu Cage
It's family fun week at Gem Hunt! Join the Dirt Dogs as they dive deep into sisterhood, animal husbandry, and science(?). Directed by Karen Arthur in 1978, The Mafu Cage features the incredible hair and talent of all-fam favorite Carol Kane! Gem? Turd? Deviation? Listen to find out!
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Savageland
Dive into this week’s episode of Gem Hunt as we discuss the found footage film Savageland, set in the fictional Arizona border town Sangre de Cristo: a town that was massacred in less than 12 hours with little to no trace of the victims. The single survivor, an illegal immigrant named Francisco...
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Retribution (1987)
Cities can be weird, grimy, and a bit scary, especially when the Dirt Dog Family shows up. Put on some blue eyeshadow and join your hosts in 80’s Los Angeles for a free-wheeling review of the film Retribution. Expect plenty of gore chatter and a brief discussion about black bears. Will the Fam…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The family behind Dirt Dog Cinema brings you “Gem Hunt”. On each episode the dirt dogs dig up an obscure horror movie, gauge its level of obscurity, and vote to decide whether it warrants “hidden horror gem” status.
New episodes drop bi-weekly on Sundays.
Check us out at www.gemhuntpod.com and follow us on Instagram or Bluesky.
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Dirt Dog Cinema
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The family behind Dirt Dog Cinema brings you “Gem Hunt”. On each episode the dirt dogs dig up an obscure horror movie, gauge its level of obscurity, and vote to decide whether it warrants “hidden horror gem” status. New episodes drop bi-weekly on Sundays. Check us out at www.gemhuntpod.com and...
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