Discussion of Torture in horror films can be found here.SHOW NOTES:Announcement:*Sadly, the December 2008 episode will be the last Dark Gate Horror PodcastNews:* Pathology is now on DVD* True Blood (my favorite new series)* Ghostbusters 3?!?*ZOMBIES 2.O: "THE OUTBREAK" PUMPS NEW LIFE INTO UNDEAD FILMS. INTERACTIVE HORROR FLICK LETS VIEWERS MAKE FATAL DECISIONS.* Director/Producer Guillermo Del Toro is Co-Writing a vampire trilogy of novelsMAIN DISCUSSION:*Interview with Professor Aviva Briefel*“Torture Porn: When Good Times Go Bad An IGN investigation: What's driving the current wave of horror films and what is the phenomenon really about?" by Scott Collura* Now Playing at Your Local Multiplex: Torture PornWhy has America gone nuts for blood, guts, and sadism? By David Edelstein*Last House on the Left (1972) and here*Saw (2004)*Screenwriting blog by Marty Langford, article “Ugly Times”*Misery (1990)*The Devil's RejectsMUSIC:The song of the night, "Mine Again" by the Black Lab was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next episode will discuss The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Thanks for listening! Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Dark Gate Horror Podcast

Episode #25: Torture Horror

Review of Fangoria's "Weekend of Horrors" Los Angeles Convention on 4/27/08 can be found here. SHOW NOTES:Discusses: *The cast reunion for the 40th anniversary of Night of the Living Dead, including George Romero!*Special Guest Appearances, including Ray Wise, Brian O'Halloran, Erik Preston, Tony Todd, and the cast of Moonlight*Feast 2 & 3*And much more!The song of the night, “Down with Everything” by The Transfer was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next episode will discuss Friday the 13th. Thanks for listening!Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Episode #22: Fangoria Convention

Discussion of Friday the 13th can be found here. SHOW NOTES:Discusses: Article: “Small is Scary: The Master of Fright reveals why big studios rarely deliver horror movie magic” by Stephen King, from Entertainment Weekly, July 11, 2008.Why Friday the 13th is Unlucky1993 Study Results Friday 13th not more unlucky, study showsInterview with Scott S. CunninghamArticle: “The High Art Of Horror Films Can Cut Deep Into the Psyche”The song of the night, “ The Horror Movie Song" by Ben Minnotte was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next episode will discuss Creepy Children in Horror Films. Thanks for listening! Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Episode #23: Friday the 13th

Discussion of horror films "based on a true story" can be found here. SHOW NOTES:Discusses: Exorcism of Emily RoseAmityvilleAmityville HorrorWolf CreekZodiacThe song of the night, “The Way You Are” by 46Bliss was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next episode will discuss horror television shows, past and present. Thanks for listening!Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Episode #21: "Based on a True Story"

Discussion of Universal Studios monsters can be found here. He who fights monsters should look into it that he himself does not become a monster. When you gaze long into the Abyss, the Abyss also gazes into you. -Friedrich NietzscheSHOW NOTES:Discusses: Dracula (1931) Dracula (1931)Frankenstein (1931)Mummy (1932 vs. 1999)The song of the night, “The Black Company” by Spirit Creek was provided tonight from the podshow podsafe music network. Check them out at music.podshow.com.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next episode will cover films that are "based on a true story". Thanks for listening!Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Episode #20: Universal Studio's Monsters (1920's-1950's)

Discussion of Urban Legends and uses in film can be found here. REFERENCES:In the BloodCandyman1Candyman2Candyman from Creative Screenwriting MagazineEncyclopedia of Urban Legends by Jan Harold BrunvandHollywood Discovers an Apocryphal Legend: 2 films focus on 'suicide rules' By Leo Reisberg from The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc.The song of the night, “Rabbit for Halloween” by Marc Gunn was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next episode will cover houses having a conscious will or soul. Have a fantastic Halloween!

Episode #17: Urban Legends

Discussion of Director's Series #2: Alfred Hitchcock will can be found here. SHOW NOTES:News:The Birds remakeAlfred Hitchcock Presents filmDiscusses: The Birds reviewThe Birds reviewThe Alfred Hitchcock HourThe song of the night, “Mine Again” by Black Lab was provided tonight from Podshow Podsafe Music Network.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next episode will discuss Universal's Monsters. Thanks for listening!Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Episode #19: Alfred Hitchcock

Discussion of buildings having a conscious will can be found here. SHOW NOTES:Discusses: Stephen King's The ShiningEdgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" and Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill HouseThe song of the night, “I’ll Pretend” by Arthur Yoria was provided tonight from Magnatune.com.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next episode will be the second in our director's series: Alfred Hitchcock. Thanks for listening!Email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com

Episode #18: Building having a conscious will

Discussion of Omens and Premonitions and uses in film can be found here.ARTICLES:Death OmensPremonitionsStir of EchoesThe song of the night, “Down In Flames” by Superbeing was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next podcast will be discuss Halloween. Thanks for listening!

Episode #16: Omens and Premonitions

Discussion of Zombies Part Two can be found here.ARTICLES: Invasion of the Ring Tone Snatchers By Janet MaslinThe song of the night, “Bordeau” by The Shapes was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

Episode #15: Zombies Part Two

Discussion of Zombies Part One can be found here.Show notes:Thanks for listening! It has been a nice, relaxing summer. Thanks for not unsubscribing! I will try to post at least once per month. I have seven episodes in the works. Email me with any topic suggestions.Check out:Anthology of Punk HorrorARTICLES:The Critical CriticsRotten Tomatoes28 Days Later review from ign.comThe song of the night, “August Moon” by Dylan in the Movies was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.Thanks to Josh Woodward for providing his song "I Want to Destroy Something Beautiful" for the opening and closing music. Visit this talented artist at joshwoodward.com.The next podcast will be Zombies part two: a review and analysis of the Stephen King novel, The Cell.

Episode #14: Zombies Part One

Discussion of The Lost Boys (1987) can be found here.Show notes:*The film that launched the Coreys*That'll teach you to drink blood, Michael!*There is a straight-to-DVD sequel coming in 2008VAMPIRES:Use of Vampire LoreARTICLES: Monsters at Play: The Lost Boys Review by Lawrence P. RaffelReview from horror.comThe song of the night, “Wave Goodbye” by Steadman was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.The next podcast will discuss the Scream films.

Episode #12: The Lost Boys (1987)

Discussion of the Scream trilogy can be found here.Show Synopsis:Scream is a 1996 smart satire of the horror film genre, directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. The film revitalized the slasher film genre in the mid 1990’s, similar to what Halloween (1978) did for the 1970s, by using a standard concept (teens being brutally killed off being one example) with a tongue-in-cheek approach that successfully combined straightforward scares with dialogue that satirized slasher film conventions. There were two sequels which did fairly well with critics and fans alike.The song of the night, “I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say” by one of my favorite bands, The Subways was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.The next podcast will discuss Stephen King's novel The Cell and Zombies.

Episode #13: Scream Trilogy

Discussion of Women Gothic Writers can be found here.Articles:*“The Gothic Experience”* Defining Gothic*Famous Women Gothic Writers *Charlotte Perkins Gilman*"The Yellow Wallpaper"*Mary Shelley*FrankensteinReferences:Haunted Women: The Best Supernatural Tales by American Women Writers. Edited by Alfred Bendixen. Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., New York: 1985.The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton. William R. Tyler. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York: 1973.Lewis, R. W. B. Edith Wharton : A Biography. NY: Harper & Row, 1975The song of the night, “Without You” by Black Lab was provided tonight from music.podshow.com.The next episode will cover Final Destination, Death and Grim Reaper. Thanks for listening!

Episode #11: Women Gothic Writers

Discussion of Fascination with Horror can be found here.Show notes:*Thanks for hanging in there for my extended hiatus-- I'm now living in Los Angeles. It's good to be back in Southern California (home).MAIN TOPIC: Why are we fascinated with horror?*Horror from a cultural and psychological standpoint* Leon Rappoport *Nightline ArticleArticles:*Review: ‘Hitcher’ Surprisingly Harrowing By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic*7 Deadly Sins of Horror*Chicago Tribune ArticleThe song of the night, “Ghostly Feeling” by Beight was provided tonight from Magnatune.com.The next episode will cover gothic women writers. Thanks for listening!

Episode #10: Our Fascination with Horror

Leave the mortal world behind and join me as we explore horror in literature, film, popular culture, myths & legends and more.