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Genre Grinder
by Gabe Powers
Genre Grinder is a podcast devoted to the weirdest, most unique, and painfully specific film genres. Every month, your host, Gabe Powers, and a special guest will talk about movies that (hopefully) you've never heard of.
Episodes
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63. Jidaigeki Kaidan, feat. Stefan Hammond, author of Sex & Zen & A Bullet in the Head
ONCE UPON A TIME IN JAPAN, WARS RAGED, ANGRY SPIRITS STALKED THE COUNTRYSIDE, AND VILLAGERS HID FROM MURDEROUS YOKAI IN THE TALL REEDS… Japanese cinema had an international breakthrough in the 1950s and '60s, fronted by a series of artful period pieces, known locally as jidaigeki. Many of these...
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62. Boarding School Horror, feat. Chloe Waryan (Chloe's Not Scared)
WHAT'S THE ONLY THING SCARIER THAN GOING TO SCHOOL? LIVING AT SCHOOL! Whether they're haunted by ghosts, run by toxic malcontents, or invaded by Satanists, boarding schools have been a horror, thriller, and dark melodrama fixture for decades. Join Gabe and returning guest Chloe Waryan as they...
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61.5: The Deep Sea Sci-fi/Horror of 1989 (Part 2), feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers
BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES AS WE TAKE A DIVE INTO THE MORE BUDGET-FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE DARK AND BRINY!! Gabe and Patrick Ripoll are back with another look at the Deep Sea Sci-fi/Horror movies of the year 1989 (and 1990, if we're getting technical). We talked about three studio-backed productions…
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61. The Deep Sea Sci-fi/Horror of 1989, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 1 of 2)
BENEATH THE WAVES ROILS A MURKY STEW OF KILLER ALIENS, MONSTROUS MUTANTS, PSYCHOTIC SOLDIERS, AND EVIL CORPORATIONS!! Welcome to another of Genre Grinder's patented deep(sea)-dives into a single year in cinema when a specific genre fad peaked. This time, Gabe and Patrick Ripoll are looking at a...
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60: The B-Sword & Sorcery of the '80s, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie
TWIN WARRIORS, MUSCLEBOUND BARBARIANS, UNDEAD HORDES, EVIL KINGS, ENSLAVED PEASANTS, MYSTICAL WARFARE, BLOODTHIRSTY GODS & PLAYBOY PLAYMATES…ALL ON A BUDGET!! In the wake of John Milius' Conan the Barbarian (1982) and the dawn of home video's dominance in genre filmmaking spaces, independent...
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59: Unconventional Biopics, feat. Tyler Foster
WITNESS THE LIVES OF INTERESTING PEOPLE MADE MORE INTERESTING VIA SUBJECTIVE TRUTHS, PLASTIC AVATARS, UNRELIABLE NARRATORS, AND CG MONKEY-FICATION!! Biopics: bland, formulaic, predictable. You've seen one, you've seen them all, right? Well, not every filmmaker is content to follow the blueprint....
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58: The Neurotic Women of '70s Giallo, feat. Sharon Gissy of Mental Filmness
SPLIT PERSONALITIES! BURIED TRAUMA! DEMANDING CAREERS! SHITTY BOYFRIENDS! COLD-BLOODED MURDER! IT'S HARD OUT HERE FOR A WOMAN!! We've already talked about the giallo movies released during the genre's peak year of 1971 with Patrick and covered several of the American films found in the pages of...
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BONUS EPISODE: The Most Underrated Films of the First Quarter of the 21st Century!
HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU MISSED IN THE LAST 25 YEARS!! The gang is back together and we're talking about our top 5 (sometimes 10) underrated films released between the years 2000 and 2025 (don't give me that whole "2001 is the first year of the 21st century" spiel, alright, let it go). Join Gabe and...
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57: Environmental Horror Movies, feat. Justin Clark of Slant Magazine
YOU DIDN'T CUT YOUR CARBON EMISSIONS AND NOW WE'RE UP TO OUR EYEBALLS IN SMOG MONSTERS, MUTANT ISOPODS, AND VENGEFUL NATURE SPIRITS!! We've already covered natural disasters and killer animals on Genre Grinder, but what about some specifically man-made environmental horrors? Well, that's where…
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56. Shaw Bros. Horror Movies, feat. Stefan Hammond, author of Sex & Zen & A Bullet in the Head
WRIGGLING WORMS, CRAWLING BUGS, SLITHERING SNAKES, WITCHCRAFT, RITUALS, AND BODILY FLUIDS OF EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE!! Once upon a time, three brothers named Shaw started a film studio in Hong Kong. That studio grew into a Southeast Asian powerhouse, building its reputation on wuxia, kung fu…
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55. Oops, I Married a Witch Movies, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie
HERE COMES THE BRIDE, ALL DRESSED IN …BLACK!?! RIDING A BROOM AND CLUTCHING A CAT?!? It's intractable imps, saucy sorceresses, and weird women on this episode of Genre Grinder, all falling in love and putting their spell on unsuspecting men. Join Gabe and returning guest Luana Saitta as they look...
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54. The Dangerous True Crime Women of '90s Made-for-TV Movies, feat. Kristine Fisher
ADULTERY, MANIPULATION, AND MURDER, RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES AND SLATHERED ACROSS YOUR TELEVISION SCREEN!! In the early days of mainstream cable, on the cusp of the Menendez Brothers and O.J. Simpson trials, the big three American networks struck gold with sensationalistic docudramas – several…
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53. Canuxploitation Films, feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director's Club
ALRIGHT, YA HOSERS, GRAB YOUR PLAID TRAPPER HAT, YOUR MOOSEHEAD, AND YOUR BIGGEST BOWL OF POUTINE – WE'RE CHECKING OUT SOME CANADIAN HORROR MOVIES! You can't talk about the greatest horror and exploitation films of the '70s and '80s without including our neighbors to the North. Canadian horror –…
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51.3: The Spaghetti Westerns of 1968, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (3 of 3)
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS. A WINDSWEPT FIELD. TWO SUN-BEATEN MEN IN WIDE-BRIMMED HATS. ITCHY TRIGGER FINGERS. THE MUSIC CRESCENDOS. THE FINAL SHOWDOWN. After a short break and some technical difficulties, Gabe and Patrick are back to finish what they started, looking back at 15 spaghetti westerns...
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52: Anthology Horror, feat. Chloe Waryan (Chloe's Not Scared)
WHAT'S BETTER THAN A SCARY STORY? SEVERAL SCARY STORIES COLLATED INTO A SINGLE MOVIE WITH A SPOOKY WRAPAROUND SEGMENT! Gather 'round the campfire, boils, ghouls, and non-binary creatures of all ages while we take a look at those little groupings of shorts known as Anthology or Portmanteau Horror....
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51.2 The Spaghetti Westerns of 1968, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (2 of 3)
HOP ALONG, CASSIDY – OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS – AND TUCK IN FOR A SECOND HELPING OF PASTA & MEATBALLS WITH A SIDE OF BULLETS & GRIT! Welcome back for part two of Gabe and Patrick's three-part look back at the Spaghetti Westerns of 1968. This is going to be the longest of the three episodes…
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51.1 The Spaghetti Westerns of 1968, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (1 of 3)
PREPARE YOUR SIX-GUNS AND YOUR BOLOGNESE AS WE DIG INTO THE TWO-FISTED ITALIAN COWBOY TALES OF THE BIGGEST YEAR IN SPAGHETTI WESTERN HISTORY! Welcome to another multi-part exploration of a single year in genre filmmaking. Join Gabe and returning guest Patrick Ripoll as they follow up their series...
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50. [Blank] in Wonderland Movies, feat. Betsy of Your Favorite Monsters
COME WITH US AS WE TUMBLE DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, PASS THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, ENTER THE WARDROBE, AND RIDE A TORNADO TO OZ! It's time to cover one of my favorite subgenres: movies where people cross over into another world where they learn a lesson and meet a bunch of walking metaphors. This...
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49. Animation/Live-Action Hybrids, feat. Tyler Foster
IT'S SEQUENTIAL DRAWINGS VERSUS FLESH & BLOOD ACTORS IN A SHOWDOWN OF MULTIMEDIA PROPORTIONS! Since the advent of filmmaking, people have been combining live-action photography with hand-drawn animation and now we're talking about it. But this is a podcast and we don't have time to cover a…
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48: The Hammer Horror Trans Allegory Special, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie
A DEAD WOMAN WITH THE SOUL OF A MAN! A MURDEROUS MAN WHO CAN TRANSFORM INTO A WOMAN! PROBABLY JUST A COINCIDENCE! Have you ever noticed that Hammer Studios made two horror films that work as trans allegories? Well, technically three, but I forgot about one of them. Anyway, I've been curious for a...
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46.3 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (3 of 3)
TAKE ONE LAST TRIP INTO THE UNKNOWN FOR THE ULTIMATE GIANT INSECT MOVIE, THE ULTIMATE GIANT MAN IN A DIAPER MOVIE, AND THE ULTIMATE KILLER, UM, ROCK MOVIE… Welcome to the final part of Gabe and Patrick's look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. This episode features the most...
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Episode 47: Jaws, Minus the Shark Movies, feat. Ann-Marie Taylor
YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO AMITY ISLAND FOR A SHARK MASSACRE!! IN FACT, YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A SHARK!! It's easy to recognize a Jaws knock-off when it revolves around a shark eating people, but what about all of those movies without sharks that lift scenes and ideas from Steven Spielberg's film and...
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46.2 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (2 of 3)
FROM THE FROZEN WASTES OF THE ARCTIC TO THE DEPTHS OF THE AFRICAN JUNGLE, THE ARID DESERTS OF MEXICO, AND THE AMERICAN MIDWEST THEY CAME… Welcome to part two of Gabe and Patrick's look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. We've got a lot of big bugs this time, including Nathan...
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46.1 The Giant Monster Movies of 1957, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (1 of 3)
FROM THE FURTHEST REACHES OF SPACE AND THE DEEPEST DEPTHS OF THE SEA CAME ALIENS, MUTATED CREATURES, AND OTHER LARGE, SCARY ALLEGORIES! Welcome to another patented Genre Grinder deep dive into a specific year where a specific genre peaked. This time, Patrick and Gabe are looking at 15 of 17…
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Episode 45: Meta Horror Movies, feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director's Club
THE FIRST PODCAST ABOUT MOVIES THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT'S A PODCAST ABOUT MOVIES!! Gabe (looks directly into camera): This is a podcast about making podcasts. The podcasters are also acknowledging you, the listener, directly. Yeah, you, Derek. Oh, and the fabric of the podcast is also haunting…
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Episode 44: Heavy Metal Horror, feat. Justin Clark of Slant Magazine
WELCOME TO THE HEADBANGERS' BALL …FROM HELL!! Can hard rock music really corrupt the youth? Will the lyrics raise the dead and turn innocent children into perverts and murderers? Is that a literal demon on lead guitar? Join Gabe and returning guest Justin Clark as they enter the pit to answer…
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Episode 43: Killer Animal Movies, feat. Arianny Pilarte of Not All Podcasts Wear Capes
LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS AND RATS AND…DUGONGS?! OH GOD!! They're cute, they're cuddly, they're out for blood. Join Gabe and returning guest Arianny Pilarte as they traipse into the sunbaked Australian outback, the darkest corners of Italy's subway system, and dank Canadian sewers in search of…
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Episode 42.5: Alternative 1970s American Horror – THE SEQUEL, feat. Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters (2 of 2)
THE GREATEST HITS OF A DECADE: VIETNAM, WATERGATE, ATTICA, MAN-EATING PIGS, SEEDY HOLLYWOOD, KILLER BRIDES, HOME INVASION, GANGSTERS, AXE MURDERERS, AND DEADLY GAMES… After Night of the Living Dead (1968) and before the slasher boom of the early '80s, American horror went through one of its most...
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Episode 42: Alternative 1970s American Horror – THE SEQUEL, feat. Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters (1 of 2)
THE SUMMER OF LOVE GIVES WAY TO PERVERSE MELODRAMAS, BLOODY HOME INVASIONS, NECROPHILIC HOUSEWIVES, AND…CARNIVOROUS BEDS? After Night of the Living Dead (1968), but before the slasher boom of the early '80s, American horror went through one of its most creative and influential eras. But, for…
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Episode 41: Killer Santa Movies, feat. Daniel Baldwin (aka: The Schlocketeer)
HO HO OH NO!! OL' SAINT NICK HAS A HOLLY JOLLY AX!! You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why – Santa Claus is coming to town. And he's out for blood! Join Gabe and first time co-host Daniel Baldwin, aka: The Schlocketeer, as they make a list, check it...
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Episode 40.4: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 4)
TO AVOID FAINTING KEEP REPEATING IT'S ONLY A PODCAST…ONLY A PODCAST…ONLY A PODCAST! This is it, everyone – the Top 20 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments of all time. Put on a sweater to avoid chills! Fasten your seatbelt to avoid thrills! Use a tea saucer to avoid spills! Join Gabe and Patrick for the...
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Episode 40.3: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 3)
IT'S GETTING HELLA SCARY AND DANG UNNERVING IN HERE! It's time for Part 3 of THE event of Spooky Season, covering picks 45 to 21. Once again, this is the official 101 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments. Those previous Bravo and Shudder shows aren't the real deal. Actually, I have to admit that even WE...
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Halloween Special: Rusty & Dip's Final Broadcast, a Found Footage Music Mix Tape
On the afternoon of Friday October 30th, 1992, an unexplained phenomenon struck the suburban community of Dunwich, New England. The local authorities described it as an unprovoked, spontaneous explosion of homicidal violence, but the actual cause has been shrouded in mystery, following a brisk...
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Episode 40.2: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 2)
IT'S TWO TIMES THE TERROR AND DOUBLE THE DREAD! We're back with part two of THE event of Spooky Season. Once again, this is the official 101 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments. Don't be fooled by imitators, even if they are professional filmmakers and scholars paid by the deep pockets at Bravo and...
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Episode 40: The ACTUAL 101 Scariest Movie Moments feat. Patrick Ripoll
STEP ASIDE PAID EXPERTS, IT'S TIME TO HEAR FROM THE REAL EXPERTS – TWO GUYS WITH A PODCAST! Inspired by the classic Bravo TV countdown documentary and its improved Shudder-branded follow-up, Gabe and returning guest Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned and 96 Greers have compiled the official...
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Episode 39: Telekinesis Movies feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director's Club Podcast
YEAH, PUSH IT! PUSH IT REAL GOOD! WITH YOUR MIND, THOUGH, NOT YOUR HANDS. It's mind over matter as Gabe and returning guest Jim Laczkowski take a look at more movies about the potential power of the human brain. This time, we're focusing on something a little less esoteric than Existential State...
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Episode 38: Sapphic Vampire Movies, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie
LOVE WILL HAVE ITS SACRIFICES. NO SACRIFICE WITHOUT BLOOD. BEWARE THE NIGHT AND YOUR OWN GAY PANIC, BUT, ALSO, HUBBA HUBBA! Wash your neck, prep your veins, and get ready to donate your plasma to the blood-sucking daughters of Sappho. It's time to explore the sexy, violent world of lesbian, pan,...
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Episode 37: Horror Movies for Kids, feat. Betsy Jorgensen of Your Favorite Monsters
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK UNDER THE BED AND DOUBLE-CHECK THE CLOSET, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING SCARIER THAN BEING A CHILD! What could possibly be worse than zombies, chainsaw-wielding maniacs, and blood sucking vampires? Puberty, bullies, cruel teachers, stranger danger, and childhood illness, of course....
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Episode 36: Foreign Remakes of Hollywood Films, feat. Tyler Foster
COVER VERSIONS OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES! NOW AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES FROM MULTIPLE COUNTRIES! Don't worry, you didn't select the wrong language track on your DVD Player, you're just watching familiar movies with an unfamiliar twist. You've seen plenty of Hollywood remakes of Hollywood hits…
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Episode 35.5: The Gialli of 1971 (Part 2 of 2), feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned
SHARPEN YOUR STRAIGHT RAZORS AND POLISH YOUR BLACK LEATHER, WE'RE NOT QUITE DONE WITH ITALIAN THRILLERS JUST YET!! Welcome back to Genre Grinder's look back on the gialli of 1971. In part one, Gabe (the fan) and Patrick (the skeptic) covered Sergio Martino's The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh…
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Episode 35: The Gialli of 1971 (Part 1), feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned
MAD KILLERS! ANXIOUS WOMEN! TWISTED CRIMINAL PLOTS! CHIC INTERIOR DECORATING! PSYCHEDELIC FLASHBACKS! NEEDLESSLY LONG TITLES!! Giallo – plural gialli – so-named for the cover color of pulp crime novels in Italy is a stylish world of psychosis and murder that has existed in some capacity since the...
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Episode 34: Pre-Code Crime Movies, feat. Arianny Pilarte of Not All Podcasts Wear Capes
CALLING ALL CARS! CALLING ALL CARS! BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR POINTED PROFANITY, SUGGESTIVE NUDITY, AND RIDICULE OF THE CLERGY! Before the MPAA ratings board, there was the Production Code and, before that, there was the Hays Code, which was more of a series of nagging demands than an actual code.…
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Episode 33: La Llorona, feat. Kristine Fisher
THERE'S A CHILL UPON THE AIR AS THE WIND CARRIES THE CRIES OF A WEEPING WOMAN. MIS HIJOS! MIS HIJOS! Once upon a time, there was a poor woman who murdered her children after being slighted by her wealthy lover. Or was it an indigenous woman who had her child stolen by colonizers? Or maybe it was…
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BONUS EPISODE: Halloween Music Mix 2022 – All Goblin, All The Time
Between canceled episodes, personal scheduling conflicts, and a secret project, we here at Genre Grinder have been very busy. But we don't want to shirk our spooky season music mix responsibilities, so, please, enjoy this special all Goblin experience. Every one of the songs and sound effects…
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Episode 32: Disaster Movies, feat. Justin Clark
FORTIFY THE TORNADO SHELTER, STAY CLEAR OF THE WINDOWS & STOCK UP ON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, IT'S DISASTER-O-CLOCK! Do you hear earthquakes and lightning? Do you hear hurricanes blowing and fear the rivers overflowing? Well, don't we all – it's called climate change. The end is coming for us all. Why...
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Episode 31: Shot-on-Video Horror – Addendum, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned (Part 2 of 2)
LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH! OUR BLOODSTREAMS ARE ANALOG DATA! OUR SKIN IS TEXTURED PLASTIC! OUR INTESTINES ARE RIBBONS OF MAGNETIC TAPE!! Welcome back to SOV hell! Your hosts Gabe and Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned and Uptown Song Club have nine more movies to talk about, seven of which at...
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Episode 31: Shot-on-Video Horror – Addendum, feat. Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned (Part 1 of 2)
YOU THOUGHT WE WERE DONE EXPLORING THE DEPTHS OF DO-IT-YOURSELF ANALOG HORROR? YOU FOOL!! Remember when Gabe and always special guest Patrick Ripoll spent almost eight hours talking about the weird, wonderful, and horrible world of Shot-on-Video (SOV) Horror? Well, there have been some…
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Episode 30: Western Horror, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Film
IT'S WRANGLERS VS. DINOSAURS, BUCKAROOS VS. WEREWOLVES, AND DISGRACED SOLDIERS VS. WESTWARD EXPANDING CANNIBALS! Howdy, cowpoke, did you just hear a spooky coyote howl? Catch a glimpse of a ghostly cow, maybe? That's probably because Gabe and returning guest Luana Saitta are talking about…
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Episode 29: Existential State Manipulation, feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director's Club Podcast
DON A BIG, BLINKY SCI-FI HELMET, DIVE INTO THE NEAREST SENSORY DEPRIVATION TANK, AND GIRD YOURSELF FOR A TRIPLE-FEATURE EXPERIENCE THAT WILL BEND THE MIND AND REALITY WITH IT! What if you could change your physical form with the power of your mind? What if you knew a guy that could alter reality...
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Episode 28: Weird Stephen King Adaptations, feat. Betsy Jorgensen of Your Favorite Monsters
SURE, YOU'VE SEEN THE SHINING AND PET SEMATARY, BUT HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OF THE DOLLAR BABIES? THAT FAMOUS FAILED BROADWAY SHOW? THAT MOTION COMIC SPONSORED BY A MOBILE COMPANY? It would be futile to think anyone would come to us at Genre Grinder for a Stephen King episode, especially considering…
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Genre Grinder is a podcast devoted to the weirdest, most unique, and painfully specific film genres. Every month, your host, Gabe Powers, and a special guest will talk about movies that (hopefully) you've never heard of.
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