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Half Price Horror

A deep dive into the half-price horror rack of the local used bookstore, coming away with classics, cult treasures, and the strangest stories the genre has to offer.

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00:44:11

Ash Vs Evil Dead Season Two, Episodes 6-10 (2016)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/08/27

Baal is loose on the Earth, and the only man who can stop him is... Pablo?! Hey, that's where we are as the back half of 'Ash Vs Evil Dead' Season Two kicks off, but there are so many wild twists and turns in store it takes a whole podcast to get through them all! So let's dig in!

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00:54:48

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/08/20

Time to steer our "Summer of Sam" into another little detour, as we examine the first major success of Raimi-influenced director Edgar Wright and his good friends Simon Pegg and Nicholas Frost, the 2004 horror comedy 'Shaun of the Dead'. Let's get a little red on us, kill the Queen, and stagger down to the Winchester for one of the most beloved movies in the zom-rom-com genre! How's that for a slice of fried gold?

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00:47:48

Ash Vs Evil Dead Season Two, Episodes 1-5 (2016)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/08/13

With a first-season finale like that, you had to know the evil wasn't over, right? Join me... excuse me, JOIN US... as we dive into Season Two and help Ash tackle his past, banish the Necronomicon, and meet his new nemesis, the demon Baal, as 'Ash Vs Evil Dead' (and the Summer of Sam) continue!

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00:49:44

Happy Death Day (2017)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/08/07

It's your host's birthday again, and he's selected another birthday-themed horror flick to examine! But while 'Happy Birthday to Me' was a lost cult gem, 'Happy Death Day' is full of messy problems and plot holes. But that's worth looking into too, so let's do a deep dive into this 2017 release that was written in 2007 and all the things that make it what it is. For better and much, much worse.

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00:44:30

Ash Vs Evil Dead Season One, Episodes 6-10 (2015-2016)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/07/30

We last left Ashley J Williams and his friends Pablo and Kelly heading back to the cabin in the woods, determined to bury the Necronomicon and end its reign of terror over the world... but as you can imagine with the season half over, there's a lot of complications to their simple plan. Join Half Price Horror in digging deep, albeit maybe not under a cursed cabin, as we tackle the back half of 'Ash Vs Evil Dead' Season One!

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00:53:40

Braindead (aka Dead Alive) (1992)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/07/23

If we're tackling the films of Sam Raimi for our "Summer of Sam", it's hard to resist taking a little detour Down Under to look at the early work of New Zealand moviemaker Peter Jackson and see how he was inspired by Raimi. And when it comes to Raimi-inspired horror-comedies, it's hard to find a more famous or inventive one than the 1992 cult classic 'Braindead'! So let's jump in, dig deep, and kick ass FOR THE LORD as we examine Peter Jackson's bizarre little

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00:49:40

Ash Vs Evil Dead Season One, Episodes 1-5 (2015)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/07/16

Half Price Horror goes small-screen for the first time, as we take a look at the first half of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell's television sequel to 'Army of Darkness'! It's time to see how Ash has gotten along in the years since his first encounter with the Necronomicon, meet his new allies and enemies, and take that long winding trip that will eventually lead us back to the cabin in the woods!

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00:53:41

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/07/09

Are you ready for an electrifying six and a half minute long explainer on the foreclosure process? Are you hyped for a deep dive into cultural misogyny and the grinding misery the patriarchy inflicts on working women? Are you jazzed for a discussion of the ingrained racism in the portrayal of the Romani people? Do you, too, want to overthink the hell out of this movie? Then COME ON DOWN! as our "Summer of Sam" continues with 'Drag Me to Hell'!

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00:48:18

Evil Dead (2013)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/07/02

It's still a cabin in the woods... and it's still a book of dark magic... but everything else is different. Join us as we go through David, Eric, Mia, Olivia and Natalie's journey into evil, and find out what works and what doesn't about the Evil Dead Remix!

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00:57:55

Black Friday (2021)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/06/25

Time to put the focus squarely on Bruce Campbell for an episode, as we look at a 2021 horror-comedy that wanted to be a worthy successor to 'Evil Dead II' and was willing to hire The Chin himself to do it. But did this movie about the nightmare of retail consumerism hit its mark? You'll have to listen and see!

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00:52:59

Army of Darkness (1992)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/06/18

Here we go, folks! Sound the trumpets, raise the drawbridge, and drop the Oldsmobile, because Half Price Horror is celebrating its 100TH EPISODE in style with Sam Raimi's hilarious conclusion to the original Evil Dead trilogy, 'Army of Darkness'! Enjoy this celebration of Bruce Campbell's defining role and every one-liner that comes with it as the "Summer of Sam" continues!

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00:33:18

The Dead Next Door (1989)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/06/11

Some of you might already know about this Sam Raimi-funded indie horror flick made by low-budget producer J.R. Bookwalter. But if that's all you know, you're in for a deep dive into trucker hats, religious cultists, finger swallowing, and all the best and silliest gore that a hundred thousand bucks and a Super 8 camera can shoot as the "Summer of Sam" continues!

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00:53:01

Evil Dead II (1987)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/06/04

Our "Summer of Sam" continues as we take a look at what many believe to be his masterpiece, the 1987 horror comedy 'Evil Dead II'! Join us... excuse me, I mean JOIN USSSS... for a discussion of what makes this sequel bigger, bolder, and more reflective of Sam Raimi's personal style of filmmaking, alongside plenty of praise for his lead actor Bruce Campbell, as we get ever closer to our big 100th episode!

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01:02:43

The Haunting (1963)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/05/28

Our series on the work of Sam Raimi and his collaborator Bruce Campbell takes a bit of a detour, as we go back to examine the legendary director's roots with a look at the 1963 movie 'The Haunting'! With plenty of eerie cinematography, direction by the iconic Robert Wise, and a story from one of the best books in the history of the genre, there's plenty to look at and talk about. In the night. In the dark.

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00:55:42

The Evil Dead (1981)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/05/21

It's time to kick the march to Episode #100 into high gear, as we launch into the trilogy that made your host John into the horror fan he is today with Sam Raimi's original classic, 'The Evil Dead'! Come dive into every detail, enjoy the reminiscences over one of the legends of horror, and JOIN USSSS for a discussion of the ways this influenced directors for generations to come!

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00:40:38

Equinox (1970)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/05/14

There are some movies that are classics, there are some movies that are cult classics, and there are some movies that are little-known secret touchstones of the genre that inspired all your favorite filmmakers without ever being very well known themselves. And 'Equinox', the first-time effort of future Academy Award winner Dennis Muren, is definitely one of those secret touchstones. So let's jump back to 1970 (and even earlier), and examine a Criterion Collection film that many people

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00:43:27

The Video Dead (1987)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/05/08

Anyone who watched late-night cable television in the late 80s is probably familiar with this direct-to-video horror movie... but for the rest of you, here's a work of cosmic supernatural horror hidden inside a zombie flick just waiting for you to discover its low-budget charms. Enjoy a deep dive into an enjoyably shallow movie with this week's episode, 'The Video Dead'!

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00:43:42

The Wicker Man (1973)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/04/30

No, not the bees (not the bees!) - this is the original, accept no substitutes British classic where Edward Woodward travels to Summerisle in search of a missing girl and clashes with the suave and sinister Christopher Lee. And we talk folk horror, conspiracy thrillers, and the terrible misrepresentations of pagan culture as we dig into everything worth discussing about this amazing movie!

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00:47:26

The Bride (1985)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/04/23

Sting as the Baron von Frankenstein! Clancy Brown as his creation! Jennifer Beals as the infamous Bride! Could there be a more 80s take on the Frankenstein mythos? Hard to say for sure, but maybe you'll know by the time you listen to Half Price Horror dive into 1985's 'The Bride'!

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00:44:29

Pieces (1982)

Half Price Horror ·

2023/04/16

There's lurid and there's lurid, there's trashy and there's trashy, and then there's the champion of sleazy exploitation, 'Pieces'! Come and listen to a discussion of chainsaw murders, male frontal nudity, waterbed stabbings, and just about everything else the director could toss into a classic of the Eurosleaze genre.And if you only watch one thing from it, watch this clip: https://youtu.be/KCCxGQetNrk You're welcome.

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