Podcasts by The Bloody Pit

185 - TEN LITTLE INDIANS (1965) from 2023-11-30T06:33:59

Author Troy Howarth returns to the show to talk about the second feature film of Agatha Christie’s TEN LITTLE INDIANS (1965). We compare it to the superior 1945 version and a couple of later att...

184 - PHASE IV (1974) from 2023-11-12T00:16:27

Author Randy Fox returns to the show so that we can continue our series on 1970’s Science Fiction films! This time we look at the fascinating directorial debut of graphic designer Saul Bass, PHA...

183 - Inner Sanctum Radio Shows from 2023-10-28T09:00:30

Since we will be covering four more Inner Sanctum films in 2024 it was suggested that I might want to acquaint podcast listeners with some of the old radio shows. I love these wonderful horror a...

182 - THE SCARLET CLAW (1944) from 2023-10-14T09:16:06

Beth Morris and Troy Guinn visit the show again to discuss another Sherlock Holmes film. This time out we fan away the fog to examine one of the gothic horrors of the series, THE SCARLET CLAW (1...

181 - STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK from 2023-09-30T08:57:17

Mark Maddox returns for a discussion of the third Star Trek film – THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK! The odd number films are generally derided but both of us feel the positives outweigh the negatives in th...

180 - CONQUEST (1983) from 2023-09-17T09:39:24

I am joined by Troy Guinn and Jeff Nelson to talk about a Lucio Fulci movie once again! This time we swipe away the fog and try to get a clear look at CONQUEST (1983). This was the director’s on...

179 - CALLING DR. DEATH (1943) and WEIRD WOMAN (1944) from 2023-09-03T09:25:40

Troy and I dive into the Universal Inner Sanctum films with a conversation about the first two of the series. There is much discussion of Lon Chaney’s pencil-thin mustache and some speculation a...

178 - RATS NIGHT OF TERROR (1984) from 2023-08-20T09:57:51

**Word of warning – the first fifty minutes of the show has less than great audio. For some reason a buzzing was on the track and the only way I could eliminate it was to crush some of the less ...

177 - STAR TREK II THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) from 2023-08-05T09:25:34

Mark Maddox and I return to the Star Trek feature films! This time we tackle the big one – the one that kept the franchise alive – STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982). It’s an important film ...

176 - KING OF KONG ISLAND (1968) from 2023-07-23T11:27:46

Bob Sargent joins Troy and I to discuss KING OF KONG ISLAND (1968). Or is it just KONG ISLAND? And what connection to King Kong does this movie actually have? Spoiler alert – none!

Becaus...

175 - Buggy Emails! from 2023-07-12T16:45:13

This episode allows Troy and I answer a few emails and dart down a couple of rabbit holes that they bring to mind. We talk about giant bug movies, Brian Trenchard-Smith’s career and post apocaly...

174 - THE SPIDER WOMAN (1944) from 2023-06-19T09:48:28

We rejoin the Universal Sherlock Holmes series with the fifth entry, THE SPIDER WOMAN (1944). Long considered one of the best of the run Beth, Troy and I relate our opinions in this episode’s ra...

173 - STUNT ROCK (1978) from 2023-06-04T08:58:56

I’m joined by Bobby Hazzard and John Hudson for our long-delayed discussion of STUNT ROCK (1978). Is it a movie with an actual narrative or is it an episodic mockumentary about stunts and rock &...

172 - THE MAD GHOUL (1943) from 2023-05-20T08:16:59

Troy Guinn joins me to discuss another Universal horror film of the 1940’s!

Although it is a mad scientist film THE MAD GHOUL (1943) stands out from the other films of its type in many wa...

171 - Big Bug Movies of the 1950’s! from 2023-05-06T08:49:28

Author Mark Clark returns to the show for a discussion of the giant bug movies of the 1950’s!

I have always lumped the giant bug movies in with the other giant monster films of t...

170 - STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) from 2023-04-20T07:30:43

Mark Maddox joins me to discuss one of his favorite films of all time - STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979). Does Mark need medication or is he able to back up his opinion of this film that has...

169 - Marc McCloud and Emails! from 2023-03-30T06:44:37

This is a bit of a hybrid episode of the show. We welcome as a guest the owner and ‘head man in charge’ of Orbit DVD of Ashville, NC – Mr. Marc McCloud! Troy and I have known Marc for decades an...

168 - SON OF DRACULA (1943) from 2023-03-17T07:01:20

Lon Chaney Jr. gets little respect for his performance in this Universal Monster classic but Troy and I have a few things to say about that. In fact, we have a few things to say about a number o...

167 - PUFNSTUF (1970) from 2023-02-27T11:48:47

For this very special episode five people have gathered to discuss an influential part of their childhood – H. R. Pufnstuf!  In particular we examine the movie that grew out of the children tele...

166 - Maciste Movies! from 2023-02-08T06:05:49

Mark Maddox returns to the show to talk about a pair of Italian Muscle Man epics! Both movies tell tales of one of the oldest reoccurring characters of cinema – Maciste! And if you think you’ve ...

165 - Email-O-Rama! from 2023-01-29T10:39:08

Troy and I decided to record the Bloody Pit Mail Bag portion of things separately this time to keep the latest show from stretching near the three-hour mark. So, instead of an extended regular e...

164 - FLESH AND FANTASY (1943) from 2023-01-15T11:24:39

FLESH AND FANTASY (1943) is a film that should be much better known both in Horror fan circles and among fans of classic cinema in general. Directed by one of the giants of French cinema transpl...

163 - THE MONSTER MAKER (1944) from 2022-12-29T07:11:36

I’m joined by author David Annandale for a deep dive into the poverty Row horror film THE MONSTER MAKER (1944). Even among fans of these low budget efforts this one has a disreputable reputation...

162 - THE CHILDREN (2008) from 2022-12-13T15:42:25

This year’s Holiday Horror episode arrives! 2022 was Troy’s pick and he has chosen a British creeper set in the week between Christmas and New Years Eve called THE CHILDREN (2008). It is an unde...

161 - It’s Alive! by Julian David Stone from 2022-11-25T10:06:54

This episode I welcome writer Julian David Stone to discuss his new novel, It’s Alive! The book explores the struggle to produce FRANKENSTEIN (1931) at Universal Studio. Stone’s story uses the p...

160 - CODE NAME: WILD GEESE (1984) from 2022-11-07T16:23:23

Adrian Smith joins me as we return to our long-term discussion of the films of Antonio Margheriti. In the 1980’s he made several ‘military men on a mission’ films for various producers. These mo...

159 - HORRIBLE SEXY VAMPIRE (1971) from 2022-10-22T12:09:54

Cort Psyops returns to discuss THE HORRIBLE SEXY VAMPIRE (1970)! Just how many words in this title accurately describe the film’s contents? Woo boy. Your mileage may vary……

Recently resc...

158 - SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH (1943) from 2022-10-08T12:43:51

Troy, Beth and I convene to discuss the fourth of Universal’s Sherlock Holmes film series! Of course, the show is packed with spoilers but we just can’t resist.

  SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DE...

157 - RED SONJA (1985) from 2022-09-22T16:10:18

Cort Psyops returns to the show to talk sword and sorcery!

  RED SONJA (1985) is a film that gets very little respect even among hardcore cult film fans. Cort and I feel this is an oversi...

156 - BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) from 2022-09-08T07:32:48

This is a very special episode.

John Hudson joins me to discuss BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) but that is only half the fun. We also got the chance to talk to actress Jane Hamilton who appears in ...

155 - THE CANDY SNATCHERS (1973) from 2022-08-24T18:23:57

John Hudson and Bobby Hazzard return for a roundtable discussion of THE CANDY SNATCHERS (1973).

  Typical of exploitation cinema of the 1970’s this is a grimy, mean-spirited tale of crime...

154 - Mail Bag and Announcements from 2022-08-11T18:25:56

Other projects have thrown off my podcasting schedule so I present this short episode as a bridge to our next full show.

Troy joins me to respond to a couple of emails addressing some qu...

153 - THE GREEN ARCHER (1961) from 2022-07-24T11:20:29

Author Nicholas Schlegel joins me for a deep dive into the underappreciated genre of the ‘krimi’! These underseen films are German adaptations of Edgar Wallace crime novels. During their most po...

152 - THE MECHANIC (1972) from 2022-06-22T16:23:06

Author Paul Talbot has published two important books about Charles Bronson and his career. Both ‘Bronson’s Loose: The Making of the Death Wish Films’ and ‘Bronson’s Loose Again: On the Set with ...

151 - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1998) from 2022-06-05T20:19:11

During a recent rewatch of Dario Argento’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1998) I typed out my real time reactions to the film on FaceBook. Several friends played along, seeming to share my dislike o...

150 - PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943) from 2022-05-22T09:56:49

The show finally reaches episode #150 with a discussion of the 1943 version of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!

  Join Troy and I as we swing on the giant opera house chandelier! Say what you will, ...

149 - MURDER ROCK (1984) from 2022-04-20T18:14:33

Lucio Fulci’s MURDER ROCK (1984) is not considered the director’s finest work but in this episode Troy Guinn, Jeff Nelson and I mount a defense of the film.

We take a look at several aspe...

148 - CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN (1943) from 2022-04-02T17:27:43

We enter into one of the odder areas of the 1940’s Universal Horrors with CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN (1943)! The few jungle girl movies made by the studio in the decade can be seen as a slightly falteri...

147 - FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN (1973) from 2022-03-20T00:45:46

Where is the line between grotesque horror and dark comedy? Paul Morrisey’s FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN (1973) explores that blurry line with colorful delight. Often known as Andy Warhol’s FRANKENSTE...

146 - BEYOND DARKNESS (1990) from 2022-02-26T14:51:20

John Hudson and Bobby Hazzard join me to discuss out first Filmirage production and, of course, it’s a horror film. 

BEYOND DARKNESS (1990) was directed by the man responsible for the as...

145 - THE UNNATURALS (1969) from 2022-02-11T19:38:53

After our recent discussion of BED OF A THOUSAND PLEASURES (1972) over on Wild, Wild Podcast Adrian Smith and I continued our conversation about Antonio Margheriti here on The Bloody Pit.

144 - Radio Sherlock! from 2022-01-29T16:37:13

Following on our coverage of SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON (1943) we once again dig into the wealth of radio adaptations of the original stories.

  Beth has chosen two excellent audio ver...

143 - SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON (1943) from 2022-01-14T10:06:31

Sherlock Holmes takes center stage again with Rathbone and Bruce traveling to America to secure a secret document.

  I am joined by Beth Morris and Troy Guinn for a detailed look at the t...

142 - DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS from 2021-12-12T17:16:50

Holiday Horrors returns for 2021!

  John Hudson, Troy Guinn and I discuss the amazing French Christmas film DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS (1989). Although we had never even heard of this movie un...

141 - Space: 1999 with John Kenneth Muir from 2021-11-22T17:35:44

John Kenneth Muir has been writing about film and television for more than twenty-five years. His published works range in subject matter from the horror films of various decades and books focus...

140 - FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943) from 2021-11-08T21:27:01

Troy and I rejoin the Universal Horror Films of the 1940’s, already in progress. 

With FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943) Universal’s monster films took off in a radical and cinema a...

139 - EVILSPEAK (1981) from 2021-10-28T08:40:01

I am joined by John Hudson and Bobby Hazzard to discuss another strange horror film from the 1980’s.

  EVILSPEAK (1981) is an independently made supernatural tale of teenage bullies and t...

138 - Creepy Sherlock Radio! from 2021-10-22T19:01:24

For your October listening pleasure here are a couple of spooky Sherlock Holmes radio tales!

  Beth has chosen these two as representative of the scary end of the classic radio format fea...

#137 - SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON (1943) from 2021-10-05T18:12:31

Join Troy, Beth and I as we check out the second of Universal’s Sherlock Holmes adventures. 

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON (1943) is - as you might have guessed – another World W...

136 - FRANKENSTEIN AND ME (1996) from 2021-09-21T18:57:11

In this episode I welcome filmmaker Robert Tinnell and film historian Anthony Taylor to the podcast for a discussion of the 1996 movie FRANKENSTEIN AND ME, which was conceived and directed by Mr...

135 - WILD WILD PLANET (1966) from 2021-09-07T18:49:02

I have talked about this film on many occasions and on several different podcasts but never on my own show. After all, there are hundreds of films I want to discuss and this one has had some att...

134 - 1941 (1979) from 2021-08-22T18:21:14

We don’t cover many comedies on The Bloody Pit for various reasons but 1941 (1979) ticks off many boxes for genre fans that makes it nearly perfect for discussion. Toshiro Mifune and Christopher...

133 - NIGHT MONSTER (1942) from 2021-08-07T18:35:27

Troy Guinn and I jump back to the 1940’s for our next Universal horror film of that decade. 

NIGHT MONSTER (1942) has two ‘horror stars’ first billed in the credits – Bela Lugosi and Lio...

132 - AMERICAN RICKSHAW (1989) from 2021-07-24T14:40:39

John Hudson and the mighty Bobby Hazzard return to discuss this late 80’s mystical mystery filmed in Miami.

Directed by Sergio Martino, AMERICAN RICKSHAW (1989) surely would not be nearly...

131 - THE MUMMY'S TOMB (1942) from 2021-06-20T15:49:11

Troy and I return to the Mummy movies made by Universal Studios in the 1940’s.

  THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1942) has always been the film in this series that is the easiest to dump on. It begins ...

130 - HARD BOILED (1992) from 2021-06-06T13:46:27

John Hudson returns to the show to discuss one of director John Woo’s greatest achievements. 

The Hong Kong genre known as ‘Heroic Bloodshed’ was born out of a desire to move away from ma...

129 - William Castle Westerns Part 4 from 2021-05-11T20:08:18

Monster Kid Radio’s Derek Koch makes his belated return to the show so that we can finally wrap up our multipart series on William Castle westerns of the 1950’s! It certainly took us long enough...

128 - SEVEN DEATHS IN A CAT'S EYE (1973) from 2021-04-29T21:22:57

Adrian Smith comes back to the show to discuss this giallo dressed up in gothic clothing.

  Longtime listeners to The Bloody Pit will notice that this is the second time I’ve talked about...

127 - THE FINAL PROGRAMME (1973) from 2021-04-11T19:53:40

Randy Fox returns to dive back into the science fiction films of the 1970’s.

Unfortunately, THE FINAL PROGRAMME (1973) is one of the lesser-known SF movies from the 70’s. There are many ...

126 - Sherlock Holmes Radio from 2021-04-03T10:37:02

After our last episode we thought it would be interesting to dig a little deeper into the radio tales of Sherlock Holmes. As Beth is such a fan of both the character and classic radio dramas, I ...

125 - SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE VOICE OF TERROR (1942) from 2021-03-20T11:52:32

There have been roughly a billion Sherlock Holmes movies made over the last century and the master detective has been portrayed by enough people to populate a full reenactment of the California ...

124 - TURKEY SHOOT (1982) from 2021-03-03T17:47:30

We’ve never before dug into the fertile field of Australian genre movies here on The Bloody Pit which means it is long overdue. The classic Ozploitation period is generally thought of has having...

123 - INVISIBLE AGENT (1942) from 2021-02-14T17:45:17

We return to the Universal Invisible Man series of movies for a wartime adventure! 

As the United States entered the World War effort in 1942 Hollywood joined in with dozens of films ben...

122 - ULTRA Q (1966) from 2021-01-31T15:08:05

Author Mark Clark returns to discuss the exceptional Japanese television series ULTRA Q.  Originally envisioned as a combination of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, ULTRA Q was altered to...

121 - THE STRANGE CASE OF DOCTOR RX (1942) from 2021-01-10T14:47:23

Troy and I return to the Universal Horrors of the 1940’s well for another pail of mystery and madness. This time out it’s heavy on the mystery but the madness feels like it was nearly forgotten....

120 - BETTER WATCH OUT (2016) from 2020-12-16T19:08:43

It's that time of year again. Time for our annual Holiday Horrors episode with Troy Guinn and John Hudson! We are a festive trio.

  This year I got to choose the film and I went with a ve...

119 - THE GOLDEN ARROW (1962) from 2020-12-05T09:57:31

For years John Hudson and I have used this podcast at cover the films of Antonio Margheriti. These shows have ranged from westerns to gothic horror to military action to science fiction and goof...

118 - DR NO&FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE from 2020-11-21T08:59:32

When the news broke last month that Sean Connery had passed away it didn’t come as much of a shock. He had made it to 90 years of age and I can’t be the only person that was surprised that he ha...

117 - GARGOYLES (1972) from 2020-11-07T08:37:12

American genre TV movies of the 1970’s hold a fascination for me. Growing up they were often the big event of the week and the major topic of discussion for kids at school for a long time after ...

116 - LISA AND THE DEVIL (1973) from 2020-10-24T10:26:20

Mario Bava is one of the most influential European filmmakers of all time. At the time of his passing in 1980 it is doubtful that he would have thought his work would be held in high esteem but ...

115 - THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET (1942) from 2020-10-10T10:30:58

Usually when you see that a 1940’s Universal film is an adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story the expectation is for a horror film, but Poe was much more than just a master of the macabre. His ...

114 - DJANGO (1966) from 2020-09-26T09:54:54

Hundreds of westerns were made in the 1960’s and 70’s by European filmmakers looking to cash-in on the success of Sergio Leone’s breakout hit A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964). Within that huge volume...

113 - PRIMAL RAGE (1988) from 2020-09-12T15:49:41

The late 1980’s were an odd time for Euro-trash exploitation filmmakers. The slasher genre was played out and no other type of horror film was considered a sure bet so, what to do? Why not find ...

112 - GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (1942) from 2020-08-27T14:02:14

Universal’s Frankenstein film series enters the 1940’s with its neck-bolted head held high. 

As the fourth in the series THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (1942) is usually seen a massive step d...

111 - Doctor Who: INFERNO (1970) from 2020-08-12T22:09:24

I’ve been a fan of the classic version of Doctor Who since I was a teenager. Like many Americans I discovered the show on PBS and have been striving to catch up ever since. The standard debate a...

110 - REVENGE OF THE NINJA (1983) from 2020-07-30T10:39:05

For years Cannon Films has been celebrated for the mad movies they brought to the big screen in the 1980’s. The company’s focus on action films made that decade a crazed series of ever escalatin...

109 - NOTHING UNDERNEATH (1985) from 2020-07-16T21:50:32

I’m very excited to welcome author and podcaster Amanda Reyes to the show for the first time! She edited and co-wrote the excellent overview book ‘Are You In the House Alone: A TV Movie Compendi...

108 - TWINS OF EVIL (1971) from 2020-07-05T09:56:08

Mark Maddox returns to discuss another Hammer film!

Things became very different for vampire films in the 1970’s. Topics that used to be ignored or, at most, alluded to were suddenly able...

107 - THE MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET (1942) from 2020-06-19T06:44:54

Mad science is a strange field of endeavor. It seems that there are few barriers to becoming a practitioner with the one real requirement being a narcissistic belief that the world needs to be c...

106 - THE KID BROTHER (1927) from 2020-06-06T10:36:06

The film under discussion in this episode is a silent movie and a comedy meaning that it represents two cinema topics that this show rarely touches on. In fact, this is the very first time that ...

105 - Sam Irvin Visits! from 2020-05-23T10:16:45

Every now and then you meet a true raconteur. Someone who not only has the ability to tell tales in an amusing way but who has enough life experiences accumulated to have stories that seem to be...

104 - THE MUMMY'S SHROUD (1967) from 2020-05-14T07:20:04

Hammer Studios made four feature films in the ‘mummy’ subgenre and THE MUMMY’S SHROUD (1967) is usually listed as one of the least of them. I’ve never understood this general attitude and not ju...

#103 - MISSION STARDUST (1967) from 2020-05-04T06:06:20

Created by German science fiction authors K. H. Scheer and Walter Ernsting, Perry Rhodan is the central character in the world’s longest running science fiction book series. Publication began in...

#102 - X THE UNKNOWN (1956) from 2020-04-18T15:14:08

Although best known for their gothic horror films, Hammer made movies in many different genres. Before striking gold with their first Frankenstein film in 1957 they produced a trio of science fi...

#101 - 1968 from 2020-04-02T18:46:10

Author Mark Clark rejoins me in this episode to put an interesting idea before us all. He claims that the all-time best year for science fiction, horror and fantasy movies is 1968. Best ever?  H...

#100 - BATTLE OF THE WORLDS (1961) from 2020-03-18T19:23:43

For the 100th episode John Hudson returns for another discussion of an Antonio Margheriti film! It’s taken a long time to finally get to triple digits and I’m happy to say that we treat the occa...

#99 - THE WOLF MAN (1941) from 2020-02-28T08:33:06

Is this the last ‘great’ Universal monster movie?

That is one of the questions Troy and I pose as we dive into a discussion of this beloved werewolf film. THE WOLF MAN (1941) is such an e...

#98 - MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932) from 2020-02-12T16:59:50

Mark Maddox returns to the show to talk about one of the more overlooked of the Universal horror films of the 1930’s - MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932). This movie’s lack of attention may be bec...

#97 - TERROR IS A MAN (1959) from 2020-01-19T09:38:06

I welcome artist Mark Maddox back to the show and we take a trip to Blood Island to survey the territory. TERROR IS A MAN (1959) is the first of what would become a series of Philippine produced...

#96 - William Castle Westerns Part 3 from 2019-12-26T21:19:13

After too long a delay I welcome back podcaster extraordinaire Derek Koch! Yes, the host and proprietor of Monster Kid Radio returns to the Pit to resume his discussion of the 1950’s westerns of...

#95 - TO ALL A GOODNIGHT (1980) from 2019-12-13T17:58:15

It’s time for our annual Holiday Horrors episode!

This year John Hudson chose our Killer Santa viewing experience, taking Troy and I back to 1980 for a little-seen slasher called TO ALL A...

#94 - HOLD THAT GHOST (1941) from 2019-11-30T22:49:45

Troy and I jump back into the Universal Horror films of the 1940’s with a movie that is quite a curveball. HOLD THAT GHOST (1941) is the first of many Abbot & Costello comedies that would have a...

#93 - NIGHTMARE BEACH (1989) from 2019-11-16T11:02:36

This episode presents a first! This is a first in that my co-host goes by a pseudonym! (Even Cort Psyops uses his real first name!) On podcasts he calls himself Bobby Hazzard which is a quite di...

#92 - INSEMINOID (1981) from 2019-10-14T14:32:40

Once again Adrian Smith returns to the show! This time out we’re discussing (at length) one of Norman J. Warren’s films – INSEMINOID (1981). Probably the most notorious of the director’s horror ...

#91 - EMBODIMENT OF EVIL (2008) from 2019-09-21T12:54:49

After more than a year away the subject, Cort Psyops and I finally return to the cinema of Zé do Caixão a.k.a. Coffin Joe! EMBODIMENT OF EVIL (2008) is the long delayed third film in the trilogy...

#90 - THE SPIDER WOMAN STRIKES BACK (1946) from 2019-09-05T18:41:16

It’s difficult to think that there might be a Universal horror film that has never been released on video but THE SPIDER WOMAN STRIKES BACK (1946) fits that description. Like a handful of other ...

#89 - GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE (1989) from 2019-08-17T07:41:02

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE (1989) and we use that fact to discuss one of the least talked about movies of the Heisei era. The film contains a tr...

#88 - THE BLACK CAT (1941) from 2019-08-02T07:36:46

The ‘old dark house’ tale was a staple of the horror genre for decades. It still shows up in the 21st century but most of the time it drops the gothic accoutrements for a less antique view of a ...

#87 - ALIEN FROM THE DEEP (1989) from 2019-07-20T02:46:40

John Hudson returns to continue our look at the films of Antonio Margheriti. This time we examine one of his last completed pictures ALIEN FROM THE DEEP (1989) which nakedly steals elements from...

#86 - OPERA (1987) from 2019-06-07T07:58:32

We've wanted to discuss the films of Dario Argento for a long time but have been stumped about the correct starting point. In a career spanning more than fifty years and over twenty films where ...

#85 - HORROR ISLAND (1941) from 2019-05-12T12:54:46

HORROR ISLAND (1941) is one of the 1940's Universal horror films that gets very little attention. The main reason for this it that it does not feature any of the big horror stars the studio crea...

#84 - William Castle Westerns Part 2 from 2019-04-19T15:49:14

Monster Kid Derek Koch returns to The Bloody Pit to continue our series on the early western films of director William Castle. This time out we tackle two efforts Castle made for producer Sam Ka...

#83 - TORNADO THE LAST BLOOD (1983) from 2019-03-25T21:17:14

John Hudson and I dive back into our years long look at the career of Italian director Antonio Margheriti with a show on one of his early 80's war films. Known under several titles but currently...

#82 - Cult Blu-Ray Releases from 2019-03-08T19:40:09

This episode sees the return of cult movie expert and long time film writer Robert Monell. He and I discuss four of the newest Blu-Ray releases from Severin Films with a few mostly related side ...

#81 - William Castle Westerns from 2019-02-22T16:14:30

In this episode I welcome longtime podcaster Derek Koch to the show! Derek is the producer, writer and host of Monster Kid Radio which is one of the best shows out there focused on the monster f...

#80 - Cult Movie Memories from 2019-02-09T10:47:30

I'm proud to welcome a new contributor to the show this month. Robert Monell is a writer I've admired for years for his smart and enthusiastic analysis of European Cult cinema. His byline in a f...

#79 - MAN MADE MONSTER (1941) from 2019-01-20T12:43:17

We begin 2019 with the first new show in our Universal Horrors of the 1940's series.

MAN MADE MONSTER (1941) marks the first Universal horror staring role for Creighton Chaney a.k.a. Lon...

#78 - HELL DRIVERS (1957) from 2018-12-26T19:06:43

Here's a post-Christmas treat!

Artist Mark Maddox has had a very busy year. He remains in high demand for book and magazine covers along with all his other work. 2018 saw him finally bra...

#77 - CHRISTMAS EVIL (1980) from 2018-12-09T18:25:34

For the fourth year in a row Troy Guinn, John Hudson and I dig into a festive themed film that fits the odd nature of this podcast. Holiday Horrors 2018 brings us to the often overlooked classic...

#76 - INVISIBLE WOMAN (1940) from 2018-11-25T18:30:38

With THE INVISIBLE WOMAN Troy and I finally complete the first year of the decade in our look at the Universal Horrors of the 1940's. Released two days after Christmas in 1940 it signifies the f...

#75 - THIS NIGHT I WILL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE (1967) from 2018-11-11T17:09:58

After too long a delay Cort Psyops returns to The Bloody Pit to dip back into the Brazilian madness of the second Coffin Joe film - THIS NIGHT I WILL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE (1967)! As I admit in th...

#74 - AND GOD SAID TO CAIN (1970) from 2018-10-14T19:09:29

John Hudson and I return to the films of Antonio Margheriti! This time we stick to the spaghetti western theme of our last episode together with 1970's AND GOD SAID TO CAIN, but it is important ...

#73 - The Mummy's Hand (1940) from 2018-09-18T20:57:02

Troy and I return with the fourth entry in our 1940's Universal Horror series! With this episode we are really getting into the (gauze wrapped) meat of the matter with the first of the decade's ...

The Bloody Pit #72 - LADY FRANKENSTEIN (1973) from 2018-08-23T17:02:22

Mel Welles was an actor who worked with Roger Corman in the late 1950's and early 60's. He appeared in many films such as ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS and THE UNDEAD. He will undoubtedly be best ...

The Bloody Pit #71 - HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES (1940) from 2018-08-06T18:59:31

Once again we travel back to 1940 to check in on the horror film output of Universal Studio! This time we have a literary adaptation of Nathanial Hawthorne's classic novel THE HOUSE OF SEVEN GAB...

The Bloody Pit #70 - VENGEANCE (1968) from 2018-07-08T12:20:36

Antonio Margheriti directed several westerns over his very long career. VENGEANCE (1968) was his second effort in the genre after 1967's DYNAMITE JOE and the evidence here shows he was very comf...

The Bloody Pit #69 - BLACK FRIDAY (1940) from 2018-06-08T08:21:30

This month Troy and I return to our new series focused on the Universal Horror films of the 1940's. In fact, we leap to April 12th of 1940 for the release of the second such feature of the decad...

The Bloody Pit #68 - SEX&FURY (1973) from 2018-05-22T20:33:34

SEX & FURY (1973) is more properly known as 'Story of Delinquent Female Boss: Ocho' and is a prime example of the Pinky Violence genre. Although Troy and I are both curious about this strange Ja...

The Bloody Pit #67- AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL (1964) from 2018-04-29T21:52:32

The cinema of Brazilian filmmaker José Mojica Marins is under seen and underappreciated in the English speaking world. Although his astonishing movies have been available in subtitled form since...

The Bloody Pit #66 - THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (1940) from 2018-04-04T09:52:31

With this episode Troy and I start a new thread of shows focused on an unjustly neglected area of classic horror - the Universal Horror films of the 1940's. Not that there hasn't been attention ...

The Bloody Pit #65 - NAKED...YOU DIE! (1968) from 2018-03-14T17:09:30

What do you get when you combine Mario Bava, Tudor Gates, the Woolner Brothers and Antonio Margheriti? You get NAKED...YOU DIE! This is a project that started out as a Woolner production to be d...

The Bloody Pit #64 - ROLLERBALL (1975) from 2018-02-18T10:38:45

Randy Fox returns to the podcast and we resume our discussion of the science fiction films of the 1970's. It's been over a year since the two of us sat down for a long talk about the incredible ...

The Bloody Pit #63 - DALEKS INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. (1966) from 2018-01-21T20:39:30

DALEKS INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. is the second and, sadly, last of the feature films made with Doctor Who as the central character. Or, at least, the ostensible central character. As you might ha...

The Bloody Pit #62 - 'And All Through The House (1972 - 1989) from 2017-12-10T21:14:58

December brings our annual Holiday Horrors episode! This year my two co-hosts have chosen a tale told twice and adapted from a 1953 comic book story by the legendary Johnny Craig. The story is a...

The Bloody Pit #61 - Road Tripping With Maddox! from 2017-11-18T10:19:14

This might be the episode of the show recorded in the strangest fashion. This past summer Mark Maddox and I attended G-Fest in Chicago. Because Mark totes his work to such events this required a...

The Bloody Pit #60 - SEVEN DEATHS IN A CAT'S EYE (1973) from 2017-10-12T19:39:06

Just in time for the creepy season John Hudson and I dive back into the films of Antonio Margheriti for a gothic horror that deserves to be better known. Set in a huge Scottish castle in which t...

The Bloody Pit #59 - DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS (1965) from 2017-09-15T10:49:03

For nearly fifty-five years the British science fiction television show Doctor Who has been a staple of geek culture. Admired for it's imaginative stories, if not always for it's high budget, th...

The Bloody Pit #58 - GAMERA (1965) from 2017-08-20T13:30:58

NOTICE - There is an audio glitch in the first couple of minutes of our conversation that pushes our voices into one channel. It clears up quickly and remains fine for the rest of the show. It i...

The Bloody Pit #57 - KILLER FISH (1979) from 2017-07-29T20:22:38

JAWS rip-offs were all the rage in the late 1970's. If you were a film producer of any ambition at that time the massive financial take of Steven Spielberg's world wide hit drew your attention. ...

The Bloody Pit #56 - HERCULES, PRISONER OF EVIL (1964) from 2017-07-09T10:08:55

When is an Antonio Margheriti movie NOT an Antonio Margheriti movie? When it's HERCULES, PRISONER OF EVIL (1964).

As followers of this podcast will have noticed I am a fan of the films o...

The Bloody Pit #55 - The Outer Limits (1963-1965) from 2017-06-18T21:00:29

Although The Outer Limits lasted only two seasons in the middle of the 1960's its influence is still being felt today. Because it was an anthology series it is often compared to The Twilight Zon...

The Bloody Pit #54 - THE MASK OF FU MANCHU (1932) from 2017-05-26T13:37:58

Fu Manchu is author Sax Rohmer's most famous creation and one that he returned to repeatedly over the years eventually writing a total of thirteen novels detailing his insidious plots for world ...

The Bloody Pit #53 - THE BEYOND (1981) from 2017-04-28T09:57:47

This episode we take a trip to the dank, mist enshrouded, sweat covered land of Louisiana for a blast of gore drenched Italian horror from maestro Lucio Fulci! The Three Stooges of Euro-Trash de...

The Bloody Pit #52 - Maddox Attack! from 2017-04-06T21:49:51

Last summer artist Mark Maddox and I sat down to record a show about the James Bond films. We managed to do that but we also went off topic so often and for so long that I ended up excising big ...

The Bloody Pit #51 - Godzilla Talk! from 2017-03-13T17:21:51

A few months ago our regular correspondent Jason Spear wrote in and, among other things, started a chat about fandom. This conversation became a much larger thing than we thought it would and ex...

The Bloody Pit #50 - GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH (1991) from 2017-02-17T09:13:40

Until now we have danced around the 1990's Godzilla films in our series of shows focused on Kaiju films but we have only briefly discussed them. That is over!

Closing out our Ghidorah Fi...

The Bloody Pit #49 - MR SUPERINVISIBLE (1970) from 2017-01-12T21:43:06

We return to the films of Antonio Margheriti and the decade of the 1970's to see what an Italian made Disney film would look like. You might remember the kind of film we're talking about if you ...

The Bloody Pit #48 - SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984) from 2016-12-16T06:05:09

For our second annual Holiday Horrors episode we take a look at the highly controversial 1984 killer Santa slasher SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT. Deemed, at the time, to be an affront to all that i...

The Bloody Pit #47 - CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980) from 2016-11-30T19:38:48

Here's a film to darken the days and blight the soul.

The cannibal sub-genre of exploitation films grew out of the Mondo movie genre. The Italian Mondo films were documentary in nature w...

The Bloody Pit #46 - MARS ATTACKS! (1996) from 2016-11-10T10:41:11

Eclectic Film Discussion and Babble

The Bloody Pit #45 - DR BLACK MR HYDE (1976) from 2016-10-26T17:25:38

Larry Underwood and I have known each other for nearly thirty years. We spent our younger days getting into various types of trouble together but don't get to hang out as much as we'd like anymore....

The Bloody Pit #44 - GODZILLA VS GIGAN (1972) from 2016-10-11T06:11:13

1972 saw the Japanese release of GODZILLA VS GIGAN but the film didn't appear in the US until five years later under the title of GODZILLA ON MONSTER ISLAND. As with most kaiju films many joys can ...

The Bloody Pit #43 - STARCRASH (1979) from 2016-09-23T21:16:49

Eclectic Film Discussion and Babble

The Bloody Pit #42 - THE ARK OF THE SUN GOD (1984) from 2016-09-08T18:06:58

Eclectic Film Discussion and Babble

The Bloody Pit #41 - The James Bond Files from 2016-08-16T18:49:48

We start off talking about THUNDERBALL (1965) and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) because the former was Mark's first Bond film and the latter is one that I, until recently, disliked. We delve into the ...

The Bloody Pit #40 - DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (1968) from 2016-07-23T17:54:17

We return to the land of the giant monsters for a surprising and impressive entry in Toho's Godzilla series. This was the ninth outing for the Big G and his crowd of monst...

The Bloody Pit #39 - SOYLENT GREEN (1973) from 2016-06-25T11:20:04

These days SOYLENT GREEN is a film better known for it's spoiler level final act revelation than for it's more impressive qualities. It presents a dystopian vision of the world if then current...

The Bloody Pit #38 - INVASION OF THE ASTRO MONSTER (1965) from 2016-05-28T11:09:21

Toho Studio's Monster universe takes another turn for the
weird in this science fiction epic! This movie introduces the soon to be reused
idea of alien invaders ta...

The Bloody Pit #37 - LOGAN'S RUN (1976) from 2016-04-29T09:21:36

Welcome to the 23rd century. The only thing you can't have
in this perfect world of total pleasure is your 30th birthday.

...

The Bloody Pit #36 - THE NEW BARBARIANS (1983) from 2016-03-24T21:25:38

Pasta-pocalypse time on The Bloody Pit! I am...

The Bloody Pit #35 - GHIDORAH, THE THREE HEADED MONSTER (1964) from 2016-02-20T10:22:06

As always with these giant monster movies Troy is the fanatic with years of reading and watching informing his thoughts and I am the neophyte trying to line these movies up in my horror loving head...

The Bloody Pit #34 - CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE (1980) from 2016-01-23T10:57:25

John Hudson returns to the Bloody Pit to help me discuss
this amazing cannibal gore film from director Antonio Margheriti. Shot in Atlanta, Georgia
during the cooler mo...

The Bloody Pit #33 - NEW YEAR'S EVIL (1980) from 2015-12-20T18:36:44

For the first of our annual podcasts focused on Holiday
Horrors we tackle 1980's NEW YEAR'S EVIL. A much maligned and neglected slasher
film, NYE boasts a number of hig...

The Bloody Pit #32 - WESTWORLD (1973) from 2015-12-11T00:50:45

WESTWORLD is a fantastic science fiction tale from the early
1970's that deserves more notoriety on several levels. The first feature film
written and directed by best ...

The Bloody Pit #31 - DIARY OF A MADMAN (1963) and other Horla adaptations from 2015-10-26T23:40:08

For a Halloween treat I present an episode that focuses on
Guy de Maupassant's classic short story The Horla and its various adaptations.
The most prominent of these is...

The Bloody Pit #30 - Halloween Mix 2015 from 2015-10-05T22:56:50

It's October again! Time to enjoy all the things we love about the Autumn season and the fantastic month leading to the most scary day of the year - Halloween! In the spirit of all the festive cree...

The Bloody Pit #29 - GODZILLA FINAL WARS (2004) from 2015-09-27T13:34:38

A rock 'n' roll Godzilla movie? Yeah, that seems to be what
we have with GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004). Director Ryûhei Kitamura was tasked
with bringing his kinetic style to the Millennium s...

The Bloody Pit #28 - TAKE A HARD RIDE (1975) from 2015-09-01T08:03:33

Our series of spoiler filled shows focused on the films of
Antonio Margheriti continues with one of the director's westerns. Of course,
the name in the credits is his standard pseudonym Ant...

The Bloody Pit #27 - CONTAMINATION (1980) from 2015-08-01T12:44:31

It was a year ago that Troy,
Jeff and I sat down and podcasted together and the film under discussion that
time was the mad Umberto Lenzi zombie epic NIGHTMARE CITY.
Proving that we onl...

The Bloody Pit #26 - CASTLE OF BLOOD and WEB OF THE SPIDER from 2015-07-09T16:44:06

After a short delay John Hudson and I finally sit down to
discuss two of director Antonio Margheriti's scary films. This time out we
delve into his Gothic Horror output with the Barbara Ste...

The Bloody Pit #25 - GODZILLA MOTHRA KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL OUT ATTACK (2001) from 2015-06-28T02:20:38

In this episode Troy and I return to our Controversial Kaiju
series to talk about GODZILLA MOTHRA KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL OUT
ATTACK (2001) and marvel at more than just the length...

The Bloody Pit #24 - FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD (1965) from 2015-06-03T00:27:36

I have always strived to include as many guest hosts on The
Bloody Pit as possible and this time I'm finally joined by a friend with whom
I've planned to record for over a year. It should n...