Spooktober - The Thing (1982)

The gang are back for Spooktober! Sitting down with the one and only Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 1974 directed by Tobe Hooper.  The dirt, the smell, the leather faces - it all adds to the uncomfortable feeling this movie leaves you with.

The gang get an unannounced visitor with a VHS of Gremlins directed by Joe Dante, and discuss miracles, crabby old ladies, and Howie Mandels voice acting.

The gang watch the 80s horror classic Hellraiser directed by Clive Barker and discuss practical effects, mullets,  and puzzle boxes.

The gang watch the very hairy horror film Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf directed by Philippe Mora and discuss monkey suits, soviet government assigned assistant directors, and the gravitas of Christopher Lee next to Reb Brown 

What would you do for rent money? The gang watch horror/slasher The House Of The Devil directed by Ti West and discuss 80s rent, ADHD and pizza.

Zombies are ruining the desserts as the gang watch Dead Alive directed by Peter Jackson and discuss rat monkey thoughts and kung fu priests. 

It's that time of year again: SPOOKTOBER has entered the chat and the gang are kicking it off with their all time favourite sci-fi horror The Thing directed by John Carpenter.  Discussions of flailing limbs, gooping goops, and diabetus ensue. 

The gang watch Virus from 1999 directed by John Bruno and discuss how much Jamie Lee Curtis hates it, Donald Sutherlands life  choices and how just being wasted doesn't give you a good nautical accent.  

The gang watch Devon's long time favourite sci-fi Starship Troopers directed by Paul Verhoeven and discuss bugs, blood, butts and fascism as well as the films long lasting visual appeal due to the  quality practical and visual effects of Phil Tippett

The gang fly through the cosmos on a quest to get their fill of Sci-Fi! The first stop on the journey is Krull directed by Peter Yates, where the gang discuss their ever growing dismay due to allegedly fantastical weapons that end up being not so fantastic.