hellbender

PUBLIC VERSION. The Adams Family of filmmakers - John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser (HELLBENDER, WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS, THE DEEPER YOU DIG) join Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss their journey as a filmmaking family! From making the decision to stop waiting for permission and start making films on their own… to the importance of practice and why trial and error is crucial if you’re going to learn how to do it yourself… to how they create their films in a way that makes the production possible to pull off WELL within their limited resources… to how they have been able to create professional, theatrical quality films with extremely low budgets (fancy sausage is the key!)… to the making of their latest feature WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS… this conversation puts the value in family values! 

Dr. Arwen provides “Hollywood Therapy” for a filmmaker having trouble letting go of a finished project and moving on to the next, the Adams Family shares why they are proud to be longtime MOVIE CRYPT Patreon members (we didn’t pay them to say it- really!), and the boys gear up for YORKIETHON 8 next weekend (12/8 - 12/10) on www.ArieScope.com!

A lonely teenager and her mother live a secluded life in the woods.  The more the teen uncovers about her family the more likely it seems she comes from a long line of witches.

On this week’s episode…

Join the crew as we discuss metal matriarchs, doing witchy things in the woods, and the Adams family’s low budget banger, Hellbender (2022).

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Housekeeping (5:00)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (17:55)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (24:05)

Rotten Tomatoes (82:09)

Cooter of the Week (90:20)

What We’ve Been Watching (93:28)

Hotline Scream (103:40)

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Jess investigates what connects giant salamanders, community organizing, and fracking via a conversation with journalist Annie Roth and biologist Justin Grubb, creators of the documentary film "Hellbent."

Joe Ferry joins Caitlin to discuss 2022's Hellbender, a folk horror favorite that explores witchcraft, shifting power dynamics, and control. It's got beats of both monstrous menstruation and monstrous motherhood, and in general it's a very Plug It Up movie. We do say the word "flesh hole" a few times, so beware. Tangents include: salamanders, ice shapes, track suits, cereal, and miscellaneous witchery. Be sure to check out Joe's podcasts Films at First Sight and No Film Left Behind, and find his writing at Bloody Good Horror and The Wicked Wild. 

Happy Halloween Psychos Nation!

As this is dropping on All Hallows Eve, I wanted to give you all a very special treat.  

John and I were lucky enough to attend The Eerie Horror Fest earlier in the month and we had the pleasure of talking with a number of celebrity guests.  This first one was one of the ones I was most interested in meeting.  

John Adams and Tobey Poser are the husband and wife team, who along with their children, have truly shaken up the indie horror landscape with their terrifying film, "Hellbender" which holds a 97% one Rotten Tomatoes and has 

In talking with them, we got to learn about how they take real life situations that their family has dealt with and weave them into tales of the macabre that frighten and delight.  

So as you're handing out candy tonight, take a listen to our amazing interview with The Adams Family.  

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This week Jessica is sick and Toad is at his most demonic. We talk new horror movies Smile, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and Hellbender, The weirdness of doing paranormal-based interviews, A couple stories about human teeth, Hocus Pocus 2, Never-ending pasta bowl is back at Olive Garden, Jessica’s head is scaring people, Spooky October songs, Travel bug Tenney, and much more! There is no greater friendship than a man and his worm…

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Due to a scheduling snafu, the regularly scheduled episode had to be moved, so instead you get some good old fashioned talking-into-the-void from yours truly. I go over some trailers (Don't Worry Darling, The Munsters, The Menu, Smile, Pearl, and Barbarian), some recent releases (Nope, Torn Hearts, Watcher, Hellbender, and They/Them), and some horror TV (the Chucky series, as well as American Horror Story and Stories). I also chat about life and give some podcast recommendations. Hopefully this isn't weird? I'll be back with regular episodes next week.

Kim tells Ket about the little Shudder horror film from The Adams Family! It’s got a really witchy vibe and Ketryn is here for it. She’s also here for a chipmunk that tricks her. The girls also discuss pivoting to their very own Fight Club. What could go wrong? Most importantly, we’ll learn if Ket will live or die in Hellbender.

Dirs. John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser

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Happy Anniversary, Weirdos! This week we celebrate one year of What’s Up Weirdo?! We discuss the Motor City Tattoo Expo, old horses, haunted houses, Jessica’s new horror movie obsession Hellbender on Shudder, giant mantises, how Tenney rejects technology, a viral video of buried backyard skulls, life advice with Jessica’s dad, werewolves, cryptids, our favorite moments over the past year, and much more! We love you Weirdos, we really really do.

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Welcome to the epic fifth episode of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies! Apologies for the delay in release, but this baby is about 5 hours and 24 minutes of pure Horror podcasting power, so it took a little extra time. Here in Episode 005, Jay of the Dead is joined by his all-star Dream Team that (so far) includes Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker, The Gillman Joel Robertson, Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop and GregaMortis! Your six late-night Horror hosts bring you reviews of new Horror movie releases from 2022, six Horror-themed Specialty Segments, and a couple of group Feature Reviews, such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) and Brian De Palma’s The Fury (1978)! As for our other 2022 Horror releases, we’ve got reviews of The Cursed (2022), No Exit (2022), Studio 666 (2022), The Ledge (2022) and Hellbender (2022). We’ve also got some entertaining reviews of some older films that still might be new to you, and those are 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957), The Ring (2002), Deathdream (1974), Inside (2007), and the Killer Baboon movie, Shakma (1990).

And just to tease a couple of our Specialty Segments, we’ve got Mister Watson’s Top 5 Horror Movie Surprise Endings, as well as Dr. Shock’s segment about The Final Resting Places of Celebrities (and how they all weren’t quite as final as their families had hoped). Of course, we have some prize winner announcements and some new contests! We also get a great voicemail from Jay’s boy, “Spawn of the Dead.” #ProudPapa And your favorite, late-night Horror hosts discuss topics like Third-Act Horror Movies, Japanese water ghosts, the magnificent artistry of Master Monster Maker Ray Harryhausen, how Netflix is getting all of us “Shakma-levels-of-pissed-off” for not releasing their Horror films (like TCM) on physical media, and of course, saggy boobs. (We have to include something to keep Dr. Shock from getting bored.) This episode is dedicated to “The Grey Man” Greg Bensch.

Damian sits down this week to chat with the husband and wife duo, John Adams & Tobey Poser aka The Adams Family, about their newest horror film HELLBENDER, now streaming on Shudder! We talk about the family's punk rock origins, doing it yourself approaches and how art is their lives. All this and more. Find out how you can win a 6 month free subscription to Shudder in the intro!

Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy are back to their old ways, reviewing ten new movies on this week’s show including a little early preview. The rest include a tale of obesity and bullying (Butter) and a family hooks up on Zoom to grieve grandma (Family Squares). More pandemic cinema takes Naomi Watts on a jog of social terror (The Desperate Hour) and Havana Rose Liu ends up at the worst rest stop (No Exit). There is also the story about record label head Alan McGee (Creation Stories) and Andy Garcia looking for someone to write his biography (Big Gold Brick). A family of filmmakers write, direct and star in a tale of witchcraft (Hellbender) and the Foo Fighters try to dabble in horror by creating their own movie (Studio 666). Finally released is a film that was on Erik’s top ten list in 2021 (Cyrano) and the guys have an early review of Matt Reeves’ new film which may end up on a few lists in 2022 (The Batman).

1:52 – Butter

10:31 – Family Squares

18:30 – No Exit

25:49 – Creation Stories

33:39 - The Desperate Hour

49:03 - Big Gold Brick

54:59 – Hellbender

1:03:19 – Studio 666

1:14:14 – Cyrano

1:33:16 – The Batman

1:56:56 - Outro

Anheuser-Busch is the #1 user of sustainably grown U.S. rice. They use rice in Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, and even in new Bud Light Seltzers. Hellbender Brewing Co. brewmaster Ben Evans joins the podcast to talk about brewing craft beer with rice, including the Louisiana purple rice beer he made last year. USA Rice’s Cameron Jacobs also stops by and the gang discuss future projects, Louisiana’s Crying Eagle lager made with local rice, and in the name of science and journalism, sample them all.

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This week’s topic, Hellbenders Salamanders. Also called snot otter, lasagna lizard, devil dog, mud-devil, Allegheny alligator, and mud dog, Hellbenders are the largest salamanders of North America.

But, first we talk about the stupidest things humans do, like laundry, and somehow the topic turns to cults, especially one of the most famous, called People Temple led by Jim Jones. 

The origin of the name "hellbender" is unclear, and probably derived from colonists who did not think these salamanders are as cute as Jennifer thinks they are. Despite misconceptions, Hellbenders are not poisonous; they just produce a lot of slime to protect themselves. Considered a "habitat specialist," Hellbenders have adapted to fill a specific niche within a very specific environment, and their presence shows a healthy ecosystem. So, yes, the males may like to cannibalize eggs, but that isn’t want is causing them to be endangered. That is, of course, is humans fault and the stupid Trump administration. Why should we save this interesting animal? Listen now to find out. 

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Salamander expert Kirsten Hecht—also known as Kirsten “Hechtbender,” for reasons that will become clear—gave Macken a call tonight to talk about salamanders and other topics. The conversation was light & fun, we heard a few stories, learned a bit of history, and found out a lot about animals.

Macken had several questions for her tonight, including: Why are they called hellbenders? Can all salamanders regenerate limbs? How do salamanders regenerate limbs? Why do amphibians go through a tadpole stage? Why don’t mudpuppies and axolotls grow up? How do you balance being a mom with being a scientist?

Macken and Kirsten ended up covering some tangential topics, from the history of dragons in China to the joys of Halloween. Everyone can find something to enjoy!