It's time for some Lovecraft? Yes, This week we review an 80's film donated to us by Resoltuion67 about The Unnamable (1988).. I'd tell you what it is but I'm unable to name it... *Wocka Wocka*. Well, it's actually about some college students who take on the local legend of the Unnamable in a house nearby campus. They happen on the house and one by one get picked off by a creature that is up to no good. Will Randolph Carter solve the mystery in time to save his fellow friends? We find out in this review of a wild 80s film. We give you loads of trivia and talk about what worked and what didn't. JOIN US!
This week we picked 2 movies for the community to vote on and you guys picked SATAN'S SLAVE (1980) from Indonesia. The movie that inspired Joko Anwar to do horror and become successful at it. Alex went out blind bought the film to become more knowledgeable about Indonesian horror and the outcome is here for him, Christina & you guys to enjoy! We do a full on spoiler review and mostly a bunch a trivia on the movie for you guys. Join us for some more BTV in your eyes and ears! JOIN US!
It's time for a Random Sequel that many have debated over and many have not been so fond of, but was it all that bad? We dive into RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD II (1988). A sequel that Dan O'bannon turned down. We watched it, review it and get into the reasons why the movie didn't work out like many of us all hoped. We also point out our more positive moments and a peek behind the scenes. This week on BTV! JOIN US!
Fresh off the heels of a SO BAD ITS GOOD horror movie from last week! We delve back into some weirder waters of Blood Diner (1987). The semi official but not so similar Blood Feast 2 film that you always wanted to see? And when you do FEAST your eyes on it will you succumb to the powers of SHEETAR! WE did... and her teeth were so pretty. A story about 2 boys who grew up studying the Egyptian art of cannibalism & magic run a famous veggie restaurant on the corner of Hollywood Blvd and death. They are hacking up customers who sign up for their mailer to create the perfect franken SHEETAR! Will they succeed or will the jealous competition find out what they are up to and stop them. It's all here in one WEIRD... episode. JOIN US!
It's Alex's Birthday Episode so we had a good times celebrating on the podcast this week! You can too by helping us spread the celebration with others! Be sure to share this on social media! Also, the deadline for the free movies is still open till the 12th. So Be sure to sign up. We kick off the episode by talking about the anniversary of Kurt Cobains Death and some peoples reactions to the times 30 years ago. This week Alex picked an Indonesian Terminator Knock Off called LADY TERMINATOR (1988). A so bad its good film that might just blow you mind. We dig in deep and talk about why we love this film and why you need to watch it's insanity. It's one big Alex celebration so let's ring in his birthday with a bunch of laughs. JOIN US!
It's another community pick week! The 2nd winner of the community is John Carpenters THEY LIVE (1988). So this week we kick things off and talk to you guys about some new stuff coming out. Christina drops some interesting news and we talk about a giveaway for Alex's Birthday! Then we dive into conpsiracy and alien invasions with our review of They Live. A movie so far ahead of it's time that it's a little too real and eerie these days. We talk about what we think of the movie, then get in dirty to talk about the meaning of the movie. Which has multiple messages. Plus LOADS of Trivia and our favorite scenes. JOIN US THIS WEEK!
It's time to get weird and deep on this weeks episode. You guys chose it on our community tab for YOUTUBE! This week is for Sci-Fi lovers of film, book and more! First we kick it off with a discussion about Christina’s thoughts about Late Night With The Devil, rapidly growing technology & Beetlejuice Beetlejuice . Then we both try a new SPICED beverage & Shot recipe directly from the Shimmer itself. Plus finally we review James Vandermeer’s novel adaptation of Annihilation (2018) that Alex Garland brought to life with his own personal touches. Or rather his own team of talented film makers as he would prefer it. The 4k of the movie was donated to the stream by Resolution67 that we devour and get pretty deep on. We discuss the deeper meaning, how some people might have wanted more in this movie and what we think it was all about. Plus loads of trivia and jokes. All in one great new Episode of BTV! JOIN US on both Audio everywhere podcasts are & Video now on Youtube!
WE ARE BACK! BTV is growing and we are changing. We are now adding this podcast to a video so that you can watch us act like complete buffoons on Youtube as well. Whether you enjoy audio or video. We are discussing The Crow (1994) and reviewing what we think of the 90s GOTH MASTER that it was. Does it still hold up? What actually happened to Brandon Lee? What do we think of The NEW Crow & will the world ever be able to wear tight leather like the old days? We can only hope, but it's all here in one giant episode across the airwaves & the eye waves? I'm not sure where I was going with that, but I hope you join us either on Youtube or on the podcast. JOIN US!
For some strange reason we decided to take on the rest of the SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK franchise. Someone had to do it! They HAD to COME back… Right? We are the hero's to take on the quest and come out the other end with some jokes & some trivia that would make any horror fan happy. First Christina tells you about her viral moment online which is a fun story. Then we dive into our review of SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK AGAIN (1996) about a whole new set of Greaser Demons (well sorta) who COME BACK ... Again... For revenge! Only this time much more gory and fun. Then we take on SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK FOR MORE (1998) where it takes the story to Antarctica? Yeah... This one is all over the place and we have a lot to say about it and the franchise! SO JOIN US!
This week we picked up a few Stephen King stories turned into movies to review. One of the movies will start the franchise for next weeks episode that will finish it too! We kick it off with Graveyard Shift (1990) which stars Stephen Macht & Brad Dourif in this tale of bad bosses, working late & creatures that kill. A group of workers at a textile mill are put to work in the basement and are killed off by something creepy. Then we watched and review SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK (1991) about a boy who's older brother pays the ultimate price with some greasers by a train when they were kids. Upon returning to his home town as a teacher memories and the dead start appearing to pick off his class.. Can he stop these greasers once again? Or will they take him & his family with them? We pack it full of trivia about the movie and a few of our thoughts on Stephen King & some of his movies. Even which book would be a great TV show. All in this weeks episode. JOIN US!
This week we reach across the pond for some Horror and a Scifi horror film by Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg! That's right 2 films of the Cornetto Trilogy. Starting with a review of the movie that started it all.. SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004). Which some people consider one of the best horror comedies ever made. We talk about what we think of the film and how it compares to other films in the sub genre. Then we skip over the sequel of the trilogy and go straight for the blue jugular of THE WORLD'S END (2013). The final chapter of the trilogy for Wright & Pegg. A movie about growing up and leaving your town behind.. Well some of us anyways. It's about friends and what we hang onto in our pasts. Well.. that and a bunch of Robots... I mean Aliens that have taken over the hometown of the 5 musketeers. If you know you know. We review the movie and talk about whether it's up to par with their first film and plenty more trivia for both films JOIN US!
It's the HOLIDAY HORROR SEASON! This week for our final episode of the year we decided to pick some films that are around Christmas and involve kids. Whether they are out to take parents out, or their friends. We partake in the Christmas "Spirit" this week for the 2 horror films to review that you may or may not of seen. First we start off with The Children (2008). A movie about 2 sisters and their families that join together for Christmas in a far away cottage. While celebrating this special time together as a family the children start getting sick and start plotting to kill their own family. Then we take on a movie that Christina has been wanting to cover on the podcast. Super Dark Times (2017). A story about some kids in the 90's that live pretty average suburban lives until one day an accident happens between 2 best friends. It not only threatens their friendship, their love interest and maybe even their friends. We review both of these films and talk about some of their trivia and thoughts on the matter. JOIN US! We will return to the podcast in January for our Top Horror of 2023. We will be posting videos on Youtube steadily. Happy Holidays Everyone!
Our Podcast has EVOLVED! From monkeys... last week. Into Large Man Beasts! Be prepared to step into the weirdest 70s films you may have ever seen. With TROG (1970) about a half man half beast found in cave that was recently thawed out. A scientist woman played by the famous Joan Crawford wants to reintegrate this beast back into society. But TROG MAD! We review this wild movie and the next one. SHRIEK OF THE MUTILATED (1974). A movie that is considered one of the top 100 worst movies ever made! But is it?? About a Yeti that is being hunted down by a Professor and his students. Only they all start dying. What is behind all of this. Will they survive the beast!? Both movies are sure to blow your friggin minds this week. We had a blast talking about them. JOIN US!
We are back from Christina's Birthday week and we ain't monkey'n around... Well kind of.. It's an episode full of Monkey's really. This week we review a couple of films starring a few angry monkeys that murder... Starting with a movie called LINK (1986) about a circus Orangutan monkey that is getting pretty old and aggressive. When the Professor who hires a young student to look after him disappears. It's up to Jane (Elizabeth Shue) to make it out alive from LINK's "The Master of Fire". Then we get into our own MONKEY SHINES (1988) by George A. Romero. A movie about a man named Alan who's recently been disabled with Quadriplegia. When a close friend decides to gift him one of his Capuchin lab monkeys high on human DNA to help around the house. Things... or rather humans start to end up dead. Especially when they anger Alan. Is there a connection? Can Alan, a quadriplegic stop the madness before everyone he knows ends up dead? We dive into all of this hairy madness this week chock full of our special blend of bad humor and laughter. You won't want to miss an episode. EVER AGAIN! Join us!
It's Christina's BIRTHDAY WEEK! Technically on Thursday! So she picked a few freak daddy movies for your horror sick freak daddy minds. We know you well. We celebrate it and even open a surprise package that arrived at our door while we were recording. Then jump into Christina’s Birthday movies to review this week! FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC (1987) about a group of kids and mother who lose their father. When the mother comes crawling back to her father to beg forgiveness for something in her past that you soon find out involves the Children. Who are locked in the attic TO DIE! Then Christina picked a horror movie with her name in it randomly. CHRISTINA'S HOUSE (2000) A typical wanna be slasher high AF on Lifetime movies with so bad it's good dialogue. People start dying in a house that Christina, Her Father and her little brother move into and they don't know why. Spooookyyy Birthday! So Help us celebrate Christina’s Birthday by listening, sharing the episode and laughing at all of our terrible jokes.
We get into a few NEW Indie Supernatural films that came out within the last year. One demonic one and one cursed ghost one. First we review SURROGATE (2022) A fairly unique film that is all the way from Australia about a mother who is haunted by something that has taken over her family. Then we jump into another review with THE ACCURSED (2022) which is from the Director of Willy's Wonderland. This time trying his hand at Demonic horror. When a girls mother passes she is faced with getting a job caretaking for another woman in a coma with a very dark and connected past. IT's much darker than she would ever consider. JOIN US! This week on BTV for these new films. Including Trivia and our thoughts.
This week we decided to check out some micro budget Horror Comedies that you can watch FREE! That's right, this week is all about Tumbleweeds and Vampires! We kick things off with a short talk about what we've been up to and Alex tells a few Bus stories. Then review the movie KILLER TUMBLEWEEDS (2008) about a news anchor hellbent on saving the world from killer Tumbleweeds that eat babies. Then we jump into Oops! You're A Vampire (2022). Which is a movie about 2 sisters and one of them turns into a vampire. The family helps feed her until they can no longer handle the mayhem. It's a fun wild episode this week. With loads of derailing and loads of appreciation for super indie films. JOIN US!
This week on BTV we went for a pair of movies about buddy cops, Aliens & terrible love stories. That's right we are talking about The Hidden Franchise. Some may not even know this, but there was an actual sequel to the film THE HIDDEN (1987). The first movie stars Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Showgirls) Who is a "FBI" agent alien named Gallagher. He is hunting down a criminal alien that is hellbent on using bodies for their little joyride adventures in murder and excess. He teams up with Officer Beck for fun and antics on the streets of LA! Then we review the sequel that exchanges buddy cops to a love story with ravers & of course those pesky aliens. Turns out the alien that got exploded laid eggs and its up to Gallagher’s alien hunting back up to stop the crazed alien disaster from killing and galivanting again while he falls in love with the Officer Becks daughter 15 years later. We packed this episode with a lot of bad humor and laughs. JOIN US!
This week we picked a couple of Hong Kong Horror movies to watch involving guards, a haunted building of some sort and ghosts! One of these gets our coveted label WEIRD AF WONDER. Plus, Christina brings another weird story to the podcast newest segment HAPPY MONDAY involving a very twisted mother with Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and is still on the loose. Then we kick up some fun in our reviews. We watched and review THE IMP (1981) about a security guard who is haunted by a deadly imp that is killing off all his security buddies and trying to reincarnate himself into his pregnant wife. Then we decided to watch another HK movie THE GHOST SNATCHERS (1986). Which is a Ghostbusters Spoof movie. Chock full of humor and goofy and wild ghost action. But only one will walk away with the WEIRD AF WONDER Award. Do you know which movie will do it? Join us this week for some fun. JOIN US!
This week we delve into the notorious Bruno Mattei's Italian horror catalog. Plus, we even premiere our new segment called Happy Monday. Which is story time with Christina telling us some crushing weird news in the world to get your week started. That's right it's zombie time with his last two films in fact. If you don't know Bruno, he was the rip off king! He would put many scenes from other movies or homages in his films. We talk about his life and these two movies. Starting with ISLAND OF THE LIVING DEAD (2006) where a group of treasure hunters get surround by fog and get ship wrecked on a island filled with the living dead. Not just zombies either. Then we review and talk about Bruno Mattei's Final film ZOMBIES THE BEGINNING (2007) where the last movie left off with Sharon being rescued. She goes back to the dread island under false pretenses. When her old pals come back to bite her but not before she Ripley's (from Aliens) her way out of it! All in this big ol' BRUNO episode! JOIN US!
