2 Guys And A Chainsaw

Tobe Hooper died a couple weeks ago at the age of 74. He left behind a crazy assortment of horror films, not the least of which was the infamous and groundbreaking The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This is our tribute to his legacy.

Suffice to say that we found the conclusion even more disappointing than we remembered it being.

There's another remake on the horizon. So we thought we'd pay tribute to Stephen King's magnum opus, "It", by looking back at the TV miniseries that scared a generation of kids and adults, while putting clowns around the world out of work.

This week we go back to the classics. The quality of this surreal French film stunned us both - even Craig, who admits he is not usually as interested in "the oldies".

We both love horror anthology pics, but we ended up a bit divided on this one overall. Have a listen to find out why.

RIP George Romero. Our tribute episode to a man who changed the face of horror and exploitation film forever.

Well, it's a practical effects extravaganza. You get double the storyline for your money. There's a host of zany characters. When you have three credited directors, what could possibly be wrong? Before you check this one out, let our podcast prepare you for all the time you will wast....er, spend watching this "night of unrelenting terror".

Clint Howard, Ron Howard's less attractive younger brother, began a long career in horror movies with this "high tech" fright flick from the 80's. It's a male version of Carrie with a lot of dumb elements, but it was fun to laugh at.

Not to be confused with the far better film "Trick R Treat," this heavy metal horror film may not be the best VHS tape on the shelf, but it sings with 80s charm - a throwback to a time when horror didn't take itself so seriously. And in addition to a decent soundtrack, there are also a couple cool cameos of a young Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osborne.

Like many of the critics before us, we felt this movie was uneven enough to prevent us from giving it the full stamp of approval. However, it manages to be bloody entertaining at times, simply by going where few dare to tread.

This paint-by-numbers haunted insane asylum story is far from "insanely horrifying," but it's not the worst film we've seen, by any stretch of the imagination.

This turkey - one of his few horror films - has to be one of the absolute best so-bad-it's-good horror flops. Once you're done hearing us riff on it, head over to Netflix for the MST3K episode.

This Spanish-language film takes place in a Barcelona apartment building, as a television producer gets trapped in a quarantine situation with a deadly outbreak. Todd usually doesn't like this sort of thing, but he enjoyed this film.

Ah, where to begin with this one? Scary it is not, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a more wacky or off-putting film in all of cinema. We wish we could say we were taken in by its charms, but some rather disgusting antics in this movie turned our stomachs more than mere goriness ever could.

By the end, we were unexpectedly touched by this dated but unique "killer baby" movie.

This slow burn creep-fest really got under our skin and we enjoyed discussing its many nuances.

Who knew there was such a market for mediocre killer puppet movies?

We're both happy to discuss this Mario Bava giallo flick, which turned out to be the granddaddy of the slasher genre that came to prominence a decade later in the 80's. Yes, the plot is convoluted. But at least there IS a plot. Listen as we attempt to unravel it.

This Roger Corman-produced Alien-ripoff also happened to send a young James Cameron on his way to film stardom. It's hard to deny the strong resemblance between this film and Aliens, which he would later write and direct. Thanks, Ryan, for the suggestion!

Thank you, Mr. DeCouteau, for your tireless efforts at making movies that people want to watch.