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    A Year In Horror

    Your host Paul Waller (not Weller) is a horror movie addict. During 2020 the workload for his band and music management job slowed right down. At this same time he discovered the movie social networking platform LETTERBOXD. Armed with this database he decided to fill in the gaps of his horror film knowledge. Within week one he was averaging 3 a day. This podcast is the result of that horror compulsion - A YEAR IN HORROR
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    Episodes (218)

    1968 (Part 3)

    1968 (Part 3)

    It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a three parter anyways. 1968 was a ground breaking year for horror movies, well, as far as the big hitter films are concerned anyways. The highs are really high & the lows are few & far between. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1968? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and over 4 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1968, A Year In Horror.

    • 0.32 - The Devil Rides Out (w/ Ian Martineau)
    • 34.47 - Witchfinder General (w/ John Tantalon)
    • 1.05.20 - Targets
    • 1.10.34 - Night of the Living Dead
    • 1.18.56 - Rosemary's Baby
    • 1.21.39 - Outro

    1968 (Part 2)

    1968 (Part 2)

    It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a three parter anyways. 1968 was a ground breaking year for horror movies, well, as far as the big hitter films are concerned anyways. The highs are really high & the lows are few & far between. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1968? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and over 3 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1968, A Year In Horror.

    1968 (Part 1)

    1968 (Part 1)

    It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a three parter anyways. 1968 was a ground breaking year for horror movies, well, as far as the big hitter films are concerned anyways. The highs are really high & the lows are few & far between. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1968? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and over 5 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1968, A Year In Horror.

    • 0.00 - Introduction
    • 13.31 - The Worst 10 Horror Movies from 1968
    • 21.54 - Kuroneko
    • 27.24 - Seeds
    • 33.03 - Twisted Nerve
    • 38.53 - Also Rans
    • 48.34 - Dracula Has Risen From The Grave
    • 54.57 - The Boston Strangler

     

    Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) w/ Steve Hackett

    Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) w/ Steve Hackett

    Today I chat with Steve Hackett, the legendary guitarist from Genesis about the Francis Ford Coppola directed masterpiece, Bram Stoker's Dracula.  Steve is now 30 albums deep into an incredible solo career which this week has seen the release of his latest opus, a rite of passage concept stunner entitled 'The Circus And The Nightwhale'. This episode is a cracker. Enjoy!

    STEVE HACKET 'The Circus And The Nightwhale'

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    Eye of the Devil (1966) w/ Twin Temple

    Eye of the Devil (1966) w/ Twin Temple

    I think Eye of the Devil is an undercard for 1966

    • In the USA you had William Shatner starring in 'Incubus' and John Saxon And Dennis Hopper in 'Queen of Blood'
    • In Spain you had Jess Franco’s 'The Diabolical Dr Z'
    • In Italy Mario Bava put out 'Kill, Baby Kill'
    • In Japan 'Daimajin' was released as well as 'Irazumi'
    • And in the UK you had Hammer Horror’s 'Plague of the Zombies', "The Witches' and 'Dracula Prince of Darkness'
    • All I think stronger titles than 'Eye of the Devil'

    But there is no denying there is something magical about it. I just can't put my finger on it.

    J. Lee Thompson directed Cape Fear in 1962, Happy Birthday to Me in 1981 plus a couple of Planet of the Apes movies as part of his genre sweep during his career. Eye of the Devil is often overlooked which is a real shame. When I asked the fantastic satanic doo-woppers TWIN TEMPLE to pick a movie to cover for this show, imagine my delight when they came back with that very choice. YES! Today we are joined by singer Alexandra Jones and her guitarist husband Zach. That's right! It's the time of the Temple. Right here, right now.

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    Stephen King (Part 4)

    Stephen King (Part 4)

    Yes, Yes, Yes. This is one of the big hitter episodes that I planned out before even episode 1 of A Year In Horror. I get to watch every single Stephen King adaptation and then rank them from worst to best. That's right, EVERY ONE! Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and over 7 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This Stephen King, A Lifetime In Horror.

    • 00.30 - It (1990) 
    • 09.58 - Creepshow (1982)
    • 25.29 - Also Rans (Part 3)
    • 38.14 - Doctor Sleep (2019)
    • 45.15 - The Mist (2007)
    • 52.21 - Misery (1990)
    • 1.00.31 - Carrie (1976)
    • 1.07.34 - The Shining (1980)
    • 1.19.16 - Outro

    Stephen King (Part 3)

    Stephen King (Part 3)

    Yes, Yes, Yes. This is one of the big hitter episodes that I planned out before even episode 1 of A Year In Horror. I get to watch every single Stephen King adaptation and then rank them from worst to best. That's right, EVERY ONE! Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and over 7 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This Stephen King, A Lifetime In Horror.

    • 0.34 - Christine (1983) w/ Neil Marshall
    • 31.30 - Also Rans Part 2
    • 36.28 - 1408 (2007) w/ Maps
    • 1.14.45 - Maximum Overdrive (1986) w/ Brad Hanson

     

    Stephen King (Part 2)

    Stephen King (Part 2)

    Yes, Yes, Yes. This is one of the big hitter episodes that I planned out before even episode 1 of A Year In Horror. I get to watch every single Stephen King adaptation and then rank them from worst to best. That's right, EVERY ONE! Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and over 7 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This Stephen King, A Lifetime In Horror.

    • 00.33 - Also Rans (Part 1)
    • 08.39 - Secret Window (2004) w/ Lono
    • 52.22 - Pet Sematary (1989)
    • 59.45 - The Dead Zone (1982) w/ Marc Canale

     

    Stephen King (Part 1)

    Stephen King (Part 1)

    Yes, Yes, Yes. This is one of the big hitter episodes that I planned out before even episode 1 of A Year In Horror. I get to watch every single Stephen King adaptation and then rank them from worst to best. That's right, EVERY ONE! Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and over 7 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This Stephen King, A Lifetime In Horror.

    • 0.00 - Intro
    • 8.18 - The worst 10 Stephen King adaptations
    • 21.03 - Sci-Fi Corner
    • 23.34 - The Running Man (1987) w/ Alexander Heff
    • 1.18.10 - The Shawshank Redemption (1994) w/ Paul Chanter

    The Exorcist (1973) w/ Gost

    The Exorcist (1973) w/ Gost

    It's mid month - It's music time - It's horror time - & here on A Year In Horror we aint afraid of no Gost.

    Very rarely indeed is it that a relatively new artist will take hold of my very essence & rattle it about enough to shake up what I consider my untouchable top 10 artists ever list in music but thats just what Gost did when I discovered them shortly after the release of their sophomore album, Behemoth. This is the sort of conversation that takes place when i fanboy over a life changer. Enjoy!

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    Strangeland (1998) w/ Goat Girl

    Strangeland (1998) w/ Goat Girl

    Please welcome to A Year In Horror, special guest Rosy Bones from the band Goat Girl. We talk about the 1998, John Pieplow directed, Strangeland. You want internet chat rooms, leather pants, nu metal, body modification, top knots, torture basements, BDSM & AOL screen interface, well, press play on this bad boy & your dreams will come true.

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