Coming back from the dead, a lost George A Romero film. The Amusement Park made in 1973 has been released. This podcast puts the film into context of what Romero was up to at the time and the wider themes of his work.
Here's a quick horror story written and performed by me. Happy Halloween.
The Last Horror Podcast is going on hold for a while, but fear not. If you search for The Video Nasties Podcast you'll see all my new content.
Game Of Thrones is over and 1.2m people seem so unhappy they want it remade. Why has so many people become upset about the end of a TV show? A quick rant through fandom and the mini-industry of Game Of Thrones analysis
Don't call it a comeback. The Video Nasties Podcast returns to look at the Section 3 list. But first an explanation of what Section 3 Video Nasties actually are, why it's taken so long to cover them and the plan going forward. God help us all.
George A Romero's final film is a zombie film about families at war. He touches on themes that have sat through plenty of his work, although the film's low budget prevents the fans getting behind it.
George A Romero's fifth zombie film mixes concerns about the mainstream media, the raise of internet media as a source of truth and general distrust of authority.
George A Romero is given a big budget and produces an action zombie movie with plenty to say about the mid naughties
George A Romero's last non-zombie film was sadly lost on DVD and due to piracy. It's a shame as this is a neat riff on some of the themes that have sat through plenty of his movies
George A Romero's adaptation of Stephen King's novel has all the elements of another breakaway smash for the director. Sadly it doesn't quite work out for him
Romero teams up with Dario Argento again for a horror two-header influenced by Poe
George A Romero enters into the studio system with this horror film about a killer monkey. It's a film with faults but still plenty of interest as well
Romero created a horror film that reflected the 80s, this grim and gory movie took its time to find an audience but, eventually, became a classic. The original Day Of The Dead script is here
Romero's partnership with Stephen King tops of the box office and shows a more playful side to the director. These are still fairly heavy morality tales, however.
Straight after the success of Dawn Of The Dead George A Romero steps away from horror again with a movie that mixes action, fantasy and outsider bikers. It bombed, but is still a very personal piece
Romero's big hit, the creator of the structure of the zombie movie and one of the best horror films ever made.
Back to the well after a long break. Here's a special story for Christmas about something that happened to me a few years ago. Normal podcasting will resume soon.
A culmination of plenty of the themes brewing from his work up to this point in the 70s. One of Romero's better films overall and, certainly, an interesting take on the vampire genre
The Romero Sessions: The Crazies. Romero's return to horror features plenty of moments and themes that mark out his early work.
Romero's Season Of The Witch is the film that he released that was terribly treated on its release. There are plenty of themes flying around the movie and some fantastic moments. Come for the 70s fashion, stay for the social satire