Friday Night Frights

Barbara Steele. Mario Bava. Ennio Morricone, Helga Liné. Michael is joined by professional opera singer, music professor and horror aficionado Dr. Cristy Lynn Brown to talk Italian Gothic horror. From BLACK SUNDAY to DANZA MACABRA, we'll define the Italian style and discuss vengeful ghosts, creepy castles, windmills, powerful women with dogs and watching late-night horror movies with Grammy. We’d love to hear from you. Send us a text and let us know what you thought of the episode. Thanks for...

Danny Boyle is back with more zombies in the first two films of a new trilogy - 28 YEARS LATER and 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE. Michael is once again joined by his cinephile son Ian to pull back the skin (pun intended) of these two modern horror films. They'll dive into the concept of the Alpha zombie, discuss the story behind the monster that is Sir Jimmy Crystal and revel in the glory of watching Ralph Fiennes sing Duran Duran. Spoilers abound, so join us after watching. We’d love to he...

Michael is once again joined by award-winning film critic and Shock Cinema magazine contributor Mark Burger to discuss the greatest hits of the one and only Vincent Price. From Poe to Phibes with a little detour into witch hunting and Shakespeare, they detail the career of the man whose filmography spanned five decades, and also put the spooky in one of the biggest pop songs of the 1980s. Can you dig it? We’d love to hear from you. Send us a text and let us know what you thought of the episod...

You can't keep a good man down and Hammer Films brought Dracula back time and time again. Michael tells the story behind the films - the unused scripts, the numerous times the studio had to beg Christopher Lee to step back into the cape, and the unprecedented continuity the series gave fans. He also recommends a double feature of two of Hammer's nine Dracula films to sink your teeth into. So, get your goblets it's time to toast the prince of darkness, the lord of corruption, the master of the...

Michael is joined by costume designer extraordinaire, theatre professor and horror aficionado Karsen Green to talk about the gothic aesthetic in 21st century horror. They define Gothic Horror and then discuss its influence on films such as WEAPONS, BARBARIAN and others. Then it's time for a deep dive into Guillermo del Toro's horror/fantasy PAN'S LABYRINTH and Robert Eggers' terrifying THE WITCH. This episode is Black Phillip-approved. We’d love to hear from you. Send us a text and let ...