Horror Brew Podcast

January saw us gearing up for our 2 year trivia anniversary! Before 2018 gets away from us, tune in for a look back on our top horror films of 2017. Mix yourself a Slaughtered Lamb and tune in as Matt and Cat discuss the movies of 2017 you should see if you haven't already!  Cocktail Concoction: The Slaughtered Lamb Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the following: 2oz Bourbon .25oz Triple sec .25oz Absinthe 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters Stir for 10 seconds and strain into a chilled martini glass Garnish with lemon peel Films discussed within the episode: Split, Get Out, The Blackcoat's Daughter, The Void, Life, Creep 2, The Shape of Water

Tune in as Cat and Gretchen get Gothic! From literary influences to themes found time and again in horror story telling, join us for a scratching of the surface of this centuries old take on scary stories and things that go bump in the night.  Cocktail Concoction: Smoking Bishop 1 bottle of Port (750ml) 1 bottle of Dry Red Wine (750ml) 1 cup Water ½ cup Brown Sugar ¼ teaspoon Fresh Grated Ginger 4 oranges 20-40 whole cloves Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash and dry oranges. Pierce and stud each orange with 5-10 cloves. Place oranges in a baking dish and roast until lightly browned all over, 60-90 minutes. Add port, wine, water, sugar, & ginger to a saucepan (or crockpot on low), and lightly simmer Slice oranges in half and squeeze juice into the wine and port mixture. Serve in a punch bowl, and ladle into individual glasses.  

The quintessential American folktale meant to give you the shivers! Set in 1790 in the former Dutch settlement of Tarrytown, New York, a gangling schoolmaster comes to town and encounters the lovely daughter of a wealthy landowner, her jealous beau, and the ghost of a headless Hessian.  First published in 1820, Washington Irving's tale has been analyzed, told, and retold for nearly 200 years. Tune in as Matt and Cat talk about the folk tale and its place in the American lexicon as well as 3 different film adaptations and its influence on other aspects of popular culture.

Cat and Matt get the lowdown on the fabulous Queer Horror event from Anthony Hudson, the mastermind behind it all!   Unfortunately plagued by technical difficulties that weren't discovered until too late, we were only able to share half of the interview with you! Please check out horrorbrewpodcast.com to get the best information on all the upcoming horror events in the Portland area that you do NOT want to miss.

Matt and Cat dip into the wild world of Scandinavian fairy tales! Tune in as we discuss 2010's Norwegian film,Troll Hunter, and 2015's Swedish TV show, Jordskott. Cocktail Concoction: Go A Viking Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the following: 1oz Vodka 1oz Mead .5oz Triple Sec .5oz Fresh lemon juice Shake vigorously and strain into a rocks glass with ice The term "Viking" refers to raiding foreign lands - and this drink does just that! Lemons from warmer climes, vodka from the eastern European countries, and Danish mead all come together for something refreshing and just a bit sweet!

Horror Brew gets cryptid! Tune in as Matt, Cat, and guest Gretchen talk 'squatch and his many appearances on the silver screen. Cocktail Concoction: Swamp Ape Fizz Fill a rocks glass with ice. Pour in the following: 2oz Bourbon 1oz Cider 1oz Soda Dash of bitters

From big name & big budget, to sequels & remakes, to art house & low budget, horror films can be found occupying every level of film classification - this week Matt and Cat talk 2 lesser known indie/B films from 2016 that piqued their interest! Cocktail Concoction: The Alchemist's Margarita Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the following: 2oz Silver tequila 1oz Triple Sec .75oz Cinnamon-infused simple syrup 1oz Fresh lime juice Shake vigorously and strain into a rocks glass with ice Tune in as we talk We Go On and The Alchemist's Cookbook - both available now on Shudder. This week is loaded with spoilers - so beware if you're planning on listening before you watch!

Cat needed a Romero education - with his passing, there's no better time than the present. Cat had not watched Night of the Living Dead in its entirety until podcast prep! Given that Romero is seen as the father of the modern zombie, it's only fitting that the cocktail to accompany this episode is a recreation of the original Zombie Punch from 1934.   So tune in as Matt and Cat talk Romero, historical context, Night of the Living Dead and Knightriders! Also, at the end of the episode we talk about our first time checking out the Portland area's Coffin Cruisers Club

In which Matt, Cat, and author K.M. Alexander explore the stories that lie between strict genre borders. Want to get your hands on Book I of the Bell Forging Cycle? Enter our giveaway! Go to horrorbrewpodcast.com or find us on Twitter or Facebook Tune in as Matt and Cat get the inside scoop on the world of The Bell Forging Cycle and talk over a variety of horror topics including Westerns (Bone Tomahawk, Gallowwalkers, The Burrowers), the interconnectedness of Stephen King's works, and the  recent "horror can be sexy" vibe of young adult TV shows such as Hemlock Grove & MTV's Scream. Cocktail: The Egress  2oz Ransom Old Tom Gin .5oz Apricot Brandy .5oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice Place ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake & strain into a chilled martini glass  

Matt and Cat welcome Ray Leader to the show! Local author and performer, Ray opens the show with a reading of his work entitled "Relief" - and then we talk about Ray's upcoming show at Home, A Bar, the primal draw of werewolf films, and the awesomeness that was late night cable channels and early 90's biker films. Tune in for a bit of horror that keeps Portland Weird!

This week we’re going to do something a bit different. The Portland Horror Film Festival took place June 8th – 10th and Horror Brew hosted the Friday night after party with an abbreviated version of our putrescent puzzlers! Every other week Matt and I craft a 2 hour trivia comprised of 5 rounds or 8 questions each – with ever changing themes all revolving around the horror genre. Our trivia nights are not for the faint of heart –  So. Want to see if you’ve got what it takes? Interested in throwing a little horror trivia with your friends? Stay tuned for 20 questions from Horror Brew’s Pub Quiz from June 9th, 2017 as part of the Portland horror film festival’s after party. Fuzzy Face Cocktail: Take whatever size glass you’d like … fill with ice. Pour 1oz peach schnapps, 1.5oz spiced rum in said glass, then top with orange juice.  

Aliens! Vampires! London! Tune in as Matt, Cat, and guest David go deep into Tobe Hooper's 1985 flick - Lifeforce! Based on a book entitled The Space Vampires by Colin Wilson, and adapted for screen by Dan O'Bannon, Lifeforce is absolutely bonkers and we had a lot of fun rehashing and reviewing it.  Recipe: Electric Lemondrop Squeeze 1/4 fresh lemon into cocktail shaker Add 1 tsp sugar Top with 1oz Three Olives vodka, 2oz Original Viniq Add ice & shake! Strain into a martini glass.

Press play.   Tune in as Matt and Cat talk Beyond the Gates and The Dark Tapes. From a supernaturally soul-snaring VHS board game to four tales of terror, join us as we talk VHS nostalgia and the terrors of sleep paralysis while reviewing these newer entries into the indie horror scene. Cocktail Recipe: Dark Star Can be done hot or cold. Place the following in a coffee mug if hot, pint glass if cold -  1.25 oz Coffee Liqueur  .25 oz Butterscotch Schnapps .75 oz Bourbon Top with Coffee (or Cold Brew!) and stir with a bar spoon. Then top that with Whipped Cream & a pinch of Cinnamon!

The tagline says "Don't leave Adam alone" but after this screening, Cat wasn't too keen on being alone herself! Tune in as Matt and Cat get the inside scoop on the scariest film from the Overlook Film Festival. Join us for our first Brews & Interviews segment as special guest Brandon Christensen, director of Still/Born, gives us a peek behind the curtain!   Cocktail: Muddled Old-fashioned Place the following in a rocks glass - 1 tsp sugar (1 cube) 2 dashes bitters Splash water Muddle - maraschino cherry & orange peel in sugar mixture Top with ice cubes & 2.5 oz Bulleit Bourbon

We entered The Void and discovered that Sam might have been there... Tune in as Matt and Cat talk the most recent feature length entries in the cosmic horror sub-genre, from the practical effects packed The Void and the more psychologically disturbing Sam Was Here. Are you a fan of mad scientists and dimensions beyond human perception? Join us.   Cocktail Recipe: Enter the Spritzer Muddle 1 strawberry in the bottom of a rocks glass Top with 1.5 oz vodka Fresh squeeze lime  Top with ice and soda

Normally we release episodes on Sunday mornings, but this was a special event so here's a Thursday treat! Tune in as Matt and Cat review the Overlook Film Festival that took place at the Timberline Lodge April 27th-30th. For those interested in skipping ahead to get to a particular film as fast as possible, check the approximate time stamps below. Lady Macbeth - 17 minutes Terror 5 - 21:30 minutes Still/Born - 27 minutes Short block #2 - 35:30 minutes It Comes at Night - 45:30 minutes  

Matt, Cat, and guest Matt Smith investigate vampires of the Eastern tradition! Delving into the Jiangshi genre, tune in as we talk Mr. Vampire (1985) and Rigor Mortis (2013). Hopping vampires might not sound intimidating, but these qi-sucking clawed revenants are nothing to joke about! This episode's cocktail is one of my own devising!  The Qi-Reviver! 1.5 oz vodka .75 oz Shoaxing wine .75oze lychee syrup from canned lychee (you'll use the lychee for garnish!) 1 medium strawberry Muddle the strawberry in your shaker, fill with ice and pour in ingredients. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Use 1 lychee as garnish.

Matt and Cat speculate wildly! Tune in as we give the rundown on the upcoming Overlook Film Festival (April 27-30) at the Timberline Lodge in Oregon. We were able to nab tickets to some but not all of the films being screened - so this week we are talking about all the films we're going to miss. Having seen all the trailers we could get our hands on, we get a bit speculative on Lily Ana Amirpour's sophomore effort - The Bad Batch, tense social commentaries like Amat Escalante's The Untamed, and off the wall splatter flicks like Yoshihiro Nishimura's Meatball Machine Kodoku. Want to get a head start on what to look out for this year in horror? Look no further! 

Matt, Cat, and Gretchen get into some monkey business. Tune in as we talk King Kong, from the 1933 original and its 2 American remakes to the bit more bizarre Toho works and of course the most recent - Kong:Skull Island. So break out the bathtub gin, make yourself The Last Word, and press play!  

Recording this intro on April 9, 2017, the following episode was originally recorded in late February of 2017! Stay tuned to hear Matt and Cat discuss differing perspectives between a newcomer to the horror genre and a well-seasoned professional. We review Drag Me to Hell, American Werewolf in London, and Get Out as well as discuss horror’s complicated relationship with the MPAA.