The Horror Explorer Podcast

Episodes

1. 64

   #64: Princess Mononoke Vs. A Serbian Film

   Over 7 years ago this podcast began with 3 online friends discussing movies, and 5 years ago it petered out after a couple different iterations. Now were back again, and this week original host Mike recorded an off the cuff episode detailing the results of a bargain between himself and another…

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   Jan 7, 2023
2. 24

   Horror Explorer Flashback #6: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

   Long ago Dave, Erik, Nat, and Aly recorded an episode revisiting Killer Klowns From Outer Space. Plagued with technical and audio issues, this episode remained in the can for months because the hours of repair required to make it publishable was just more work than I wanted to do. Thankfully,...

   May 8, 2018
3. 63

   #63: Hairy Balls (Critters, 1986)

   We're back! This week Dave, Erik, Liam, and Tim take a bite out of the 1986 creature feature "Critters". Perhaps boosted by the success of "Gremlins", this moderately successful movie is perhaps the most memorable Small Creature Feature out of a small field of similar movies such as "Ghoulies"…

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   Jan 7, 2018
4. 22

   Horror Explorer Flashback #5: JOHN CARPENTER IS GAY (Night of the Creeps, 1986)

   On this episode of the Horror Explorer Flashback, Dave, Erik, Tim and Liam take longing, awkward look at forgotten director Fred Decker's 1986 coming-of-age-and-kinda-gay-even-though-it's-the-80s sci-fi/horror homage "Night of the Creeps". Liam lusts for John Carpenter while Tim's eyes linger on…

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   Oct 2, 2017
5. 21

   Horror Explorer Flashback #4: Two Girls One Comet (Night of the Comet, 1984)

   This week Dave, Liam, Erik, and Shaun look back on 1984's "Night of the Comet", a tale of two sisters trying to get laid (and survive) in the aftermath of a comet-spawned apocalypse that has left the world almost completely wiped clean of human life. They also spend a surprising amount of time...

   Sep 10, 2017
6. 20

   Horror Explorer Flashback #3: Girl On Girl Action! (The Slumber Party Massacre, 1982)

   This week Dave is living out his podcasting fantasies as he gets to discuss the feminist slasher parody "The Slumber Party Massacre" again, but this time with 3 young women as Lauren, Aly, and Nat join him to talk about things like male gaze, voyeurism in horror, impotence, and phallic symbols.…

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   Aug 27, 2017
7. 19

   Horror Explorer Flashback #2: Cry Like a Butthole (Terrorvision, 1986)

   This episode of the Horror Explorer Flashback revisits an uncommonly good offering from producer Charles Band, 1986's "Terrorvision". A gluttonous monster from another planet is beamed away for disposal only to end up arriving in the television set of an outrageous mid 80s family of archetypes,...

   Aug 10, 2017
8. 18

   Horror Explorer Flashback #1: Sas-Crotch (Night of the Demon, 1980)

   The first episode of our new "Flashback" podcast, in which Mike hands the keys to the podcast off to his younger and newer co-hosts so they can check out some of the movies we covered long ago in our old format. ...and there's no better way to start this off than with 1980's extra-obscure "Night…

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   Jul 30, 2017
9. 62

   #62: My Mother Told Me Never To Do This (The Hitcher, 1986)

   This week Mike, Lauren, Dave, and Liam take a look at one of Mike's favorite movies of all time, "The Hitcher"(1986). This is the story of a young man driving a car across the desert who makes the mistake of picking up a hitchhiker who is unfortunately also an unstoppable killing machine. The…

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   Jul 21, 2017
10. 61

    #61: Near Death Experience (Jacob's Ladder, 1990)

    This week Mike introduces Lauren and Tim to "Jacob's Ladder"(1990). A Vietnam veteran traumatized by the death of his young son struggles to maintain his grip on sanity as the line between horrific reality and horrific delusion is blurred not only for himself, but for us as well.

    Jul 16, 2017
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    #60: Five MILLION Units! (Silent Rage, 1982)

    This week Mike, Erik, Liam and MHMM Dave check out the one and only Chuck Norris horror movie, "Silent Rage". Obviously seizing upon the early 80s success of the Halloween franchise and the slasher craze in general, this movie features upcoming action star Chuck Norris going against a...

    Jul 10, 2017
12. 59

    #59: I'm Walken Here! (Communion, 1989)

    This Week Mike, Liam, and MHMM Dave welcome new panelist Erik as we get abducted by the 1989 box office flop "Communion", based on the NYT #1 best seller of the same name that pretty much mainstreamed UFO abduction mythology. Written and produced by the book's author, Whitley Strieber, this movie...

    Jun 25, 2017
13. 58

    #58: That Boy Ain't Right (The Pit, 1981)

    This week Lauren, Liam, MHMM Dave, and Mike explore "The Pit", the story of a 12 year old boy who has more than one hole on his mind. Walking a fine line between childhood innocence and full blown sexual assault, Jamie creeps out his entire community and has no friends besides a talking teddy…

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    Jun 19, 2017
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    #57: Crouchazoids (Creepozoids, 1987)

    This week Mike, Dave, Liam and Lauren learn that duck and cover might help you survive the initial blasts of a nuclear war but the only way to survive the ensuing apocalypse is to crouch and walk cautiously. We follow 5 army deserters as they do just that in an abandoned government research lab...

    Jun 12, 2017
15. 56

    #56: Galaxy of Terrible (Galaxy of Terror, 1981)

    We're back! We made good use of our time off gathering up fresh young co-hosts. This week we welcome Liam and Lauren to the show and break them in with the 1981 Corman sci-fi/horror flick "Galaxy of Terror". Will the star power of a Happy Days actress and early performances by relatively young…

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    Jun 5, 2017
16. 55

    #55: Cabin in the Weeds (There's Nothing Out There, 1991)

    This week we welcome TJ back to the show and take a look at the meta-horror/comedy "There's Nothing Out There". Predating other self-aware, fan servicing horrors such as Scream and Cabin in the Woods, this movie follows a group of friends out for some vacation debauchery as3 cliche couples endure...

    Apr 16, 2017
17. 54

    #54: The Mutant Ate My Homework (Class of Nuke 'Em High, 1986)

    Since everyone loved The Toxic Avenger, Mike picked another original Troma movie for this episode, "Class of Nuke 'Em High". Once again we visit Tromaville, this time turning our attention to the local high school right next to a nuclear power plant that happens to spring a leak, changing some of...

    Mar 26, 2017
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    #53: MASTURBATING TO DEAD CHILDREN! (The Toxic Avenger, 1984)

    Mike decided to change the schedule around a bit after last week's movie and string together a couple of Troma movies. This week we look at the the seminal Troma creation "The Toxic Avenger"(1984), a wildly transgressive movie for the times that would end up putting Troma on the map and lead to a...

    Mar 5, 2017
19. 52

    #52: Say NO To Hugs (The Children, 1980)

    Mike, Alicia, and Dave are just completely and utterly rekt by a 1-star iTunes review of the podcast from some mysterious person who claims to have listened to FIVE 1-hour episodes of a podcast they really hate. Dave has to be airlifted to the burn unit after experiencing multiple SICK burns at…

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    Feb 27, 2017
20. 51

    #51: Counterfeit Holocaust (Cannibal Ferox, 1981)

    This week Mike has the gang take a bite out of "Cannibal Ferox", Umberto Lenzi's 1981 attempt to replicate the infamous Italian cannibal movie "Cannibal Holocaust", and gets some surprising reactions. If you check out the movie because of this episode (and we hope you do) please be aware that…

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    Feb 13, 2017
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    #50: Cinema's Homeless Usually Dirty (C.H.U.D., 1984)

    This week we introduce a short new segment in which Critical Dave gets to review a screener that has been submitted to us. After that we discuss "C.H.U.D.", a movie in which corrupt government officials try to stop too many characters from spilling the beans on a missing persons epidemic that can...

    Feb 9, 2017
22. 49

    #49: Workplace Safety Video: The Alien Factor (Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor, 1990)

    This week Mike suggests a movie that he's never actually watched through before. Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor was intended to be a sequel to The Deadly Spawn, but the filmmakers were afraid that associating it with such a low budget movie would reduce interest in it... but nobody ever heard of...

    Jan 30, 2017
23. 48

    #48: Children make terrible neighbors (Troll, 1986)

    This week Critical Dave gets something to sink his teeth into when Mike makes the gang watch the 1986 movie "Troll", perhaps best know for being the movie before "Troll 2". A new family moves into an apartment building and brings along the worst nuisance imaginable - children. The youngest…

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    Jan 22, 2017
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    #47: Urine The Wrong Neighborhood (The 'Burbs, 1989)

    Shocked that they had never seen the movie, Mike makes the crew watch "The 'Burbs" even though it's just a comedy with some horror elements. Really how does a movie as great as this get lost in the annals of film history so quickly? A group of neighbors in a quiet but quirky suburb become...

    Jan 15, 2017
25. 46

    #46: [NIBBLING INTENSIFIES] (Piranha, 1978)

    We're back! The Horror Explorer Podcast has returned with a new and improved shorter and more focused format! VHS-era horror aficionado Mike chooses and older or obscure horror movie for his younger co-hosts to watch that most younger people have never seen, or maybe even heard of, and has them...

    Jan 9, 2017