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No-Budget Nightmares
by Moe Porne & Doug Tilley
In-Depth examinations of the best (and worst) of microbudget cinema.
Episodes
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Episode 133: REMAKE (2012)
Our long national nightmare comes to a close with the return of No-Budget Nightmares! And this time we’re tackling a fan-request and.. HOO BOY does Doug Phillips’ 2012 film REMAKE stink. Picture a horror film about a devious ex-cop-turned-snuff-filmmaker who kidnaps young women and makes them…
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Episode 132: BLACK DEVIL DOLL FROM HELL (1984)
It’s the first No-Budget Nightmares episode of 2024! And.. it’s March! OOPS! Anyway, we’re back with a long-requested SOV film from auteur Chester Novell Turner (director of NBN classic TALES FROM THE QUADEAD ZONE). This one features a highly religious (and very repressed) woman turning to the…
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EPISODE 131: CAPTAIN COSMOTIC (1998)
It’s been a long (long!) time coming but the German superhero parody (with a hint of splatstick) CAPTAIN COSMOTIC has finally arrived on No-Budget Nightmares! Since viewers don’t have easy access to the film (and it’s even harder to find subs), we go DEEP on this weird little number, hence a...
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EPISODE 130: BLOOD AND STEEL (1990)
HOT DAMN! No-Budget Nightmares returns.. AGAIN?! It feels like only a month ago when NBN returned from its THREE YEAR hiatus to J all over your Bs with meaty podcasting action, and now THE BOYS are back again, this time goofin’ and grinnin’ with the 1990 Buffalo-shot martial arts masterpiece…
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EPISODE 129: ZILLAFOOT (2019)
After three long years we’re free! TIME TO CONQUER EARTH! Yes – improbably – it’s the return of No-Budget Nightmares! Since March, 2020 the podcast has been laying in wait, but we’re back to insert ourselves once again into the overcrowded world of low-budget film podcastery! All your favorites…
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EPISODE 128: CLOWNADO COMMENTARY
Miss us? NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES has – as you may have noticed – been taking an extended break during the ongoing end of the world, but we miss all of you SO much so we decided to release something special. A couple of years back the legendary Todd Sheets asked Moe and Doug to provide a commentary…
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EPISODE 127: LISTENER SPECIAL
Your no-budget pals Moe and Doug have been at this since 2011, so we figured it’s about time to let our listeners get a word in. On this VERY SPECIAL episode of No-Budget Nightmares we have letters and audio clips from our listeners, who are eager(?) to ask questions, make comments, and to...
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EPISODE 126: PLAGA ZOMBIE: ZONA MUTANTE: REVOLUCION TOXICA (2011)
A horrible plague threatening to destroy the earth? Only in the movies! On episode 126 Moe and Doug return to the greatest Argentinian zombie trilogy ever: PLAGA ZOMBIE! This time we’re looking at the most polished of the bunch with PLAGA ZOMBIE: ZONA MUTANTE: REVOLUCION TOXICA (2011), which sees...
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EPISODE 125: RISE OF THE ANIMALS (2011)
On episode 125 of No-Budget Nightmares it’s the apocalypse.. AGAIN! This time the animals have risen up to take out humanity, and we have an intrepid (and very cold looking) trio making their way across Rochester, New York to deliver a cell phone. On the way, there’s rabbit attacks, squirrel...
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EPISODE 124: THE ZOMBIE ARMY (1991)
I WANT YOU FOR.. THE ZOMBIE ARMY! On a brand new episode of No-Budget Nightmares THE LADS take on the 1991 SOV Delaware-lensed zombie classic THE ZOMBIE ARMY. Featuring: TWO head explosions, neck biting, battery acid-fu and some LETHAL LADIES (/w theme song). It’s the best thing going today, and...
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EPISODE 123: PANTHEON BLACK (2010)
In the arms of an angel! It's NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES #123, and we're getting RELIGIOUS with the apocalyptic green-screen sci-fi madness of Fabian Rush's PANTHEON BLACK. It's a bit like ALIEN, a bit like EVENT HORIZON and a bit like that dream you had after eating a burrito where nothing made sense...
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EPISODE 122: METAL NOIR (1990)
This week on No-Budget Nightmares we're chatting about a true obscurity. It's the brand new (actually old) shot-on-video horror film METAL NOIR, originally directed by David R. Williams back in 1990, before immediately falling into obscurity. That was, until shot-on-video writer, creator and...
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EPISODE 121: SUDDEN FURY (1997)
WALKER! We've got another Patreon request episode, and this one is a DOOZY. 1997's SUDDEN FURY is full of explosions, full-body burns, gore, and incomprehensible accents. It also has the late David Warbeck (from Lucio Fulci's THE BEYOND) in one of his final roles. It's a rare No-Budget Nightmares...
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EPISODE 120: THE SLASHER (2000)
On a BRAND NEW episode of NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES we're watching Jim Haggerty's 2000 slasher film called, uh, THE SLASHER! It has bad acting, sound and dialogue, but what about the plot? That's bad too! But that's ok, since we're going to go through it scene by scene anyway, because what ELSE CAN WE...
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EPISODE 119: THE AMAZING BULK (2012)
BULK SMOOSH! As you may have guessed 2012's THE AMAZING BULK is a mockbuster/parody of Ang Lee's THE INCREDIBLE HULK, except made in five days and shot entirely against a green screen using pre-rendered stock footage and computer generated models. It's exactly as good as that would suggest. There...
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EPISODE 118: TERROR AT TENKILLER (1986)
HORROR! TERROR! SCARES! On this episode of No-Budget Nightmares we're discussing 1986's TERROR AT TENKILLER, which is so incompetent they forgot to record any audio while making it, so a different crew had to step in and complete the darn thing! Moe and Doug have plenty of fun picking this dull...
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EPISODE 117: DEAD HUNT (2007)
A no-budget nightmares RETURN! And this time, thanks to a Patreon request, we're delving back into the work of Don Dohler! In fact, DEAD HUNT is Don's final film (co-directed by HARVESTERS' and STAKES' Joe Ripple), and it's an old fashioned slasher flick with a touch of post-SCREAM metacommentary...
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EPISODE 116: VIOLENT NEW BREED (1997)
YES! No-Budget Nightmares returned with the movie that killed Monday, whupped Tuesday and put Wednesday in the hospital! It's Todd Sheets' VIOLENT NEW BREED. It's a ton o' faith-based fun, with a gang of drug-pushing "Breeders" making life hell for the citizens of "New York City", and features…
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EPISODE 115: IOWA – THE DIRECTOR’S CUT (2005)
And now for something EXTREMELY different. Thanks to a Patreon request from listener Tyler Sharp, we've been blessed with a one-of-a-kind item: a preliminary cut of Matt Farnsworth's IOWA that was later re-edited for DVD release. Unlike most/all No-Budget Nightmares features, this one had a…
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EPISODE 114: BEYOND THE 7TH DOOR (1987)
We're back! It's a HOLIDAY MIRACLE! After a two month hiatus, No-Budget Nightmares returns with the 1987 Canuxploitation oddity BEYOND THE 7TH DOOR, starring the unforgettable (and unintelligible) Lazar Rockwood! Our hero, joined by a cocktail clad - and much more competent - lady-friend...
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EPISODE 113: OPERATION DANCE SENSATION (2003)
It's another NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES PATREON SPECIAL, and that means something WEIRD! And, in this case, something GERMAN! Thanks to listener LARS for forcing us to watch the 2003 action-satire-gore-comedy OPERATION DANCE SENSATION, which has MASSIVE GUNS, endless NINJAS and an EPIC running time it...
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EPISODE 112: PLAGA ZOMBIE: ZONA MUTANTA (2001)
It's a NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES *FIRST*! A SEQUEL! Moe and Doug return to ARGENTINA to check out the mid-point of the beloved PLAGA ZOMBIE trilogy, and they LOVE IT! In fact, there's some discussion about whether this is the BEST NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES FILM EVER! But that's at the end. Before that,...
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EPISODE 111: PHOBE: THE XENOPHOBIC EXPERIMENTS (1995)
Sgt. Gregory Dapp is a renegade space cop hunting down a deadly creature across the cosmos. The beast, called a PHOBE, makes its way to planet earth with DAPP hot on its trail, but soon comes upon a young high school cheerleader who has unknowingly stolen its egg. Can DAPP protect the young woman...
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EPISODE 110: CARDS OF DEATH (1986)
Does it get any better than a SOV horror that had a limited international release in the 80s finally getting released in North America 28 years later (thanks to Bleeding Skull)? No, it doesn’t! And CARDS OF DEATH isn’t just some boring obscurity, it’s weird as hell, and introduced the world to...
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EPISODE 109: WHERE THE DEAD GO TO DIE (2014)
Look, I'm going to be straight with you. This is a rough episode of No-Budget Nightmares. We didn't like the movie, which is just an unending parade of empty misery, and talking about it was just a tremendous drag. You'll hear how defeated we were by the end. However, if you've ever wanted to…
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EPISODE 108: DRACULA (THE DIRTY OLD MAN) (1969)
YOU ASKED FOR IT! YOU GOT IT! It's a Something Weird (and Moe Porne) favorite, 1969's DRACULA (THE DIRTY OLD MAN), featuring all manners of rubber bats, sexual assault, and a soundtrack full of lame jokes recorded to make up for its unusable original audio! You also get Irving Jackalman, sex...
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EPISODE 107: BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL (1995/2012)
Take a splash of THE EVIL DEAD, a pinch of 1977's HOUSE (aka HAUSU), and a whole lot of BODY BUILDING and you have something resembling the Japanese microbudget horror comedy BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL. Filmed on 8mm back in 1995, it wasn't completed until 2009 and didn't get an official...
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EPISODE 106: JESUS CHRIST: SERIAL RAPIST (2004)
Look, we get it. That title is pretty rough. Also, this is a Bill Zebub film, so you know it's likely going to be awful. We at No-Budget Nightmares understand that some will be rightfully put off by such an extreme title, though the film in no way reflects the language of that title. There's no...
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EPISODE 105: THE TAINT (2011)
Exploding dongs. SO MANY EXPLODING DONGS. 2011's THE TAINT is a bad taste smörgåsbord, gleefully crossing the line at every opportunity with its unique mixture of quirky humor, bodily fluids, shockingly slick FX and a tremendous synth soundtrack. But IS IT ANY GOOD? Let your good friends Moe and...
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EPISODE 104: WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX? (2010)
MOVIE! MOVIE! MOVIE! MOVIE! No-Budget Nightmares is BACK with Uganda's first action movie WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX?, featuring Ugandan Bruce Lee (aka Bruce U!), "Kissed By a Rose", helicopter attacks, and NON-STOP action! Made for only $200, and featuring a feature length "Video Joker" commentary...
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EPISODE 103: SCHIZOPHRENIAC: THE WHORE MANGLER (1997)
After ANOTHER lengthy sabbatical, NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES RETURNS! For the first episode of 2018, Moe and Doug go deep on a film featuring murder, masturbation, necrophilia and ventriloquism! It's Ron Atkins' nutzo 1997 SOV classic SCHIZOPHRENIAC: THE WHORE MANGLER, featuring one of the most...
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EPISODE 102: SAMURAI VAMPIRE BIKERS FROM HELL (1992)
HO HO HO! MERRY NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES CHRISTMAS! This year’s holiday special features Scott Shaw’s immortal SAMURAI VAMPIRE BIKERS FROM HELL, the film that brought the revolutionary concept of ZEN FILM-MAKING to the world, and one that somehow manages to be tedious, incomprehensible AND less than…
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EPISODE 101: SOUL OF THE DEMON (1991)
It’s NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES: THE NEXT GENERATION! After crossing the 100th episode threshold, we’re back with 1991’s EXCEEDINGLY GORY SOV possession movie SOUL OF THE DEMON! Despite an interminable 45 minutes of set-up, there’s head slicing, crotch slicing, stomach slicing.. ALL THE SLICING A…
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EPISODE 100: 100TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR!
SIX YEARS. ONE HUNDRED MOVIES. It's been a long, strange, often baffling trip, but No-Budget Nightmares reaches episode ONE HUNDRED in STYLE with FOUR special interviews, a MYSTERY MOVIE for the ages, and a count-down of our very favorite NBN episodes. Did I mention it's almost FIVE HOURS LONG?!...
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EPISODE 99: WOODCHIPPER MASSACRE (1988)
THE MARCH TO #100 CONTINUES! On this penultimate episode of NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES we toss our ENTIRE HISTORY in the WOODCHIPPER for a good ol' fashioned WOODCHIPPER MASSACRE! Jon McBride's 1988 black comedy classic features an incredible Casio keyboard soundtrack, wholesome slaughter and TOM, the...
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EPISODE 98: TARTARUS (2005)
The MARCH TO 100 continues with a return visit to the works of auteur DAVE WASCAVAGE, the director of NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES classics SUBURBAN SASQUATCH, FUNGICIDE and MALEVOLENT ASCENT! This time Moe and Doug delve into the long-awaited TARTARUS and get terrorized by the film’s vision of a CG hell...
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EPISODE 97: TERROR AT BAXTER U (2003)
EVERYONE IN YOUR SEATS! On this episode of NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES, Moe and Doug are like school in summertime... NO CLASS! Also, a vicious CHUPACABRA is on the loose thanks to some potent Mexican sorcery. Students at BAXTER U are being dispatched in a variety of messy (off-screen ways), and it's up...
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EPISODE 96: BIG MEAT EATER (1982)
NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES returns with another Canuxploitation classic featuring ALIENS, ZOMBIES, NEW WAVE MUSIC, and LOTS MORE! It's 1982's BIG MEAT EATER and it's as crazy as a sci-fi/horror/comedy/musical gets, and - get this - it's actually pretty GOOD! A brief respite from the pain as we HURTLE...
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EPISODE 95: THE DEVIL ANT (1999)
It's the NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES debut of DAVID "ROCK" NELSON! Moe and Doug hop in the wayback machine to check out his epic (2 1/2 hour!) monster classic THE DEVIL ANT featuring Tom Savini, Forrest J. Ackerman, Roger Corman, Svengoolie, Conrad Brooks, John Russo and HILLARY CLINTON! By the end,...
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EPISODE 94: MEAT MARKET (2000)
It's the ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.. IN CANADA! Welcome to the NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES podcast, and we're looking at the first film in Brian Clement's MEAT MARKET trilogy featuring ZOMBIES, BUTTER TARTS, LUCHADORES, VAMPIRES and people dressed like IDIOTS. There's plenty of gore and pitiful acting, but also…
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EPISODE 93: SPINE (1986)
He is looking for Linda.. AND THAT COULD BE ANYBODY!! It's 1986's SPINE, a SOV horror classic featuring a Hank Williams Jr./Ole Anderson/Barry Gibb lookalike murdering nurses while the cops struggle with their ancient computers! IT BLOWS, but that doesn't stop Moe and Doug from talking about it…
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EPISODE 92: HEAVY METAL MASSACRE (1989)
YOU CAN'T KILL NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES! Yes, after a TWO MONTH break fans feared it was the END OF THE LINE, but Moe and Doug are back and better(?!) than ever! Not only that, but they've got a ROCKIN' movie to explore with 1989's HEAVY METAL MASSACRE, which features all of the belly-shirts, skull...
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EPISODE 91: MONSTURD (2003)
Time to drop the kids off at the pool, because on this episode of NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES we're plumbing the depths to bring you 2003's MONSTURD! Moe and Doug are up to their elbows in the brown stuff, and only their quick wit, Pepto Bismol, adult diapers and EARTH'S YELLOW SUN can save them, so…
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EPISODE 90: SERIAL KILLER (2002)
Look, I'm going to be straight with you.. Ryan Cavalline's SERIAL KILLER kind of sucks. It's dumb, and cheap, and not entertaining. HOWEVER, there are no half measures on NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES so we're going ALL OUT to bring this tale of twisted killers, tied up ladies and a FOOT in a BOX to life!...
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EPISODE 89: BASKET CASE (1982)
Time for another No-Budget Nightmares TREAT, and they don't get much bigger than Frank Henenlotter's microbudget bad taste sleaze horror classic BASKET CASE! Start off the new year right with startling sound clips, political commentary, and plenty of hanging dong. Moe and Doug are in depressed...
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EPISODE 88: JAN-GEL, THE BEAST FROM THE EAST (1999)
It's the HOLIDAYS! Almost! And that means it's time for the NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAPTACULAR, and what better way to say goodbye to this awful, awful year than with your good buddies DOUG and MOE?! This year our pernicious pair is spending time with Conrad Brook's awful JAN-GEL,...
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EPISODE 87: DOUBLE DOWN (2005)
It's the RETURN of the BREEN! Because YOU demanded it, we're diving deep into DOUBLE DOWN, and nothing's gonna stop us now! No-Budget Nightmares + Neil Breen = LOVE and DESIRE. We needed this, and you needed this, so let's hide away from the world for a bit and enjoy the solemn story of a hacker,...
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EPISODE 86: THE BODY BENEATH (1970)
It's a No-Budget Nightmares FIRST! Thanks to a kind contribution from Something Weird Video, we're bringing you an AUDIO COMMENTARY for the Andy Milligan vampire classic THE BODY BENEATH! Even better, though you can certainly sync our commentary to your OWN copy of the film, we've also gotten...
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EPISODE 85: TALES FROM THE QUADEAD ZONE (1987)
It's October, which means another SPOOOooooooOOOOOky episode of No-Budget Nightmares, featuring Chester Novell Turner's 1987 microbudget anthology film TALES FROM THE QUADEAD ZONE! It's filled with titty cups, corpse theft, SANDWICHES, and faces being mysteriously blown upon by ghost boys. It's…
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EPISODE 84: 555 (1988)
POLICE AND THIEVES! IN THE STREETS! It's episode 84 of No-Budget Nightmares and we're doing another PATREON SPECIAL (thanks Adam Lounsbery!) featuring Wally Koz's legendary 555. Y'see, there's a hippy killer on the loose and he's butchering couples just for the kicks, and you won't be able to…
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In-Depth examinations of the best (and worst) of microbudget cinema.
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No-Budget Nightmares is created and hosted by Moe Porne & Doug Tilley.
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